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[Kindle Fire Android Development] Felnarion:
It's pretty close to working fully. There's a few graphical glitches in the somescreen/statusbar, which is fixable by changing the DPI to phone size and (sporadic, conflicting, reports) changing the theme.

Aside from that, I haven't noticed a single problem with it.

Just make sure you get a volume and brightness widget.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Twilla:
Do you have the newest version?.You can adjust both of those in the second half of the status bar called "Toggles." I think you have to have it set to "page," not compact. It's a good alternative, but "Quicker" is a great app if you're interested in making your own shortcuts and stuff.

Note: You have to click off automatic brightness for the brightness slider to show of you didn't know.

Thanks for fixing the sensor, guys. I also noticed that a ton of market apps are compatible again like Google Currents and Beejive IM! Yes. That was the one thing I missed. Now I don't have to mess with stuff.

Time to update ~

Warning to all: Do not apply other lockscreens unless you know how to manually change it back. A lot of lockscreens are made for phones and therefore impossible to unlock with sliding. Just uncheck it.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] JvictorSS:
No one? really?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] airmaxx23:
Netflix and Youtube work on CM7.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] smirkis:
do a full wipe. data system cache and delvikcache

than, install the rom..

than wipe cache and delvikcache again.

the sound error is common in twrp. install cwm if u don't wanna see it anymore :-)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Twilla:
I can't get it to work either, unfortunately.

It must be a problem with the .zip. This happens with the MIUI.US one and this one.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] casacristo:
same here, error 6
[Kindle Fire Android Development] smirkis:
Damn, must be the newest zip. I flashed 1.12 I think, it was fine. But the newest release gives error 6 and aborts.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] DeerSteak:
Well, the problems I had (other than icons being different sizes and the status bar corruption, both of which you suggest might be fixed by themes) were all related to bad releases - leeech posted on Twitter that the first release of 2.1.20 was hosed and I needed to get another. I DL'd from here (in the OP of this thread) not very long AFTER that, but apparently nobody updated the OP here at the time because I still got the crashy launcher. I had posted then in the MIUI.us forum and then immediately discovered that the crashy launcher was a sign of the bad build.

So I grabbed it again, this time from the MIUI.us site, and that one worked, more or less, other than I could not get to the settings app and the home button in Button Savior didn't work. I think I managed to not wipe the cache/dalvik and so I did both of those things and flashed again for good measure, and then it worked as advertised. It's just a weird thing to look at - are the icons all different sizes on the phone versions too? It may just be a preference thing.

I'm not having any problems with it, so to speak, outside of what's already been addressed as being known issues - that's why there isn't any good descriptions from me. I don't need help, I'm just commenting that this ROM is strange and was curious if that's the MIUI way. From what you just said and I quoted above, the answer appears to be "yes". It's cool, I know everyone has different tastes; it's just not for me. :)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] pre4speed:
Did I get a bad build of 2.1.20? Screen rotation doesn't work right. It wont rotate when turning around, and when I get a game that is landscape it stays landscape after exiting. Im assuming that is also the reason I can't play games that I need to rotate the screen with.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Bobgnarley:
Can i suggest if you're not coming right with this ROM try the ICS one from JackpotClavin & bl1nk as its pretty stable as of latest release. And the volume.misc error you'll get on most ROMs you flash. Not sure but I think its got to do with the volume buttons which doesn't exist.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] acax456:
Any updates?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] JvictorSS:
the error I had has nothing to do with that.

I was using this rom before and I was pretty happy with it, I just can't flash the new version just like some other users.

I'm using ics now but miui was the one I liked the most.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mikevillarroel:
I.'ve wiped every thing several times and flashed but first i was getting infinite FC's and now I'm stock in the little green guy and the hand showing me how to touch it but as much as i touch the freking android the screen remains the same...... Any ideas?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] tomcanfield:
What recovery are you using? Did you wipe System, data, dalvik and cache?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mikevillarroel:
TWRP and yes i wiped them
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] militarymedic23:
Didn't see a post directly about this so I wanted to ask.

Has anyone tinkered with having the gnex open a VPN and clients connected via the hotspot function (default vzw, rooted, or other apps) being able to access internal resources?

Not sure if a VPN is created first, the hotspot function will NAT the VPN based IP or the public vzw address.

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] G-Bus:
Hey guys

I just got my Nexus yesturday and previously I had the Galaxy S2 and I was expecting the Nexus to be AT LEAST as smooth but its far from it. I only changed the kernel on my previous phone and its a lot smoother when scrolling web pages Facebook twitter etc... than the Nexus.

Has anyone noticed his? Everybody keeps saying how smooth and fluid it is but even the launcher I find lags in its transitions.

Is my phone the problem or what? Tonight I'm going to install a kernel a maybe a diffrent rom to see if it improves but so far I'm really not impressed.

Normal or not?

Btw I'm running 4.0.1
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] crookone10:
From what I've found I think 4.0.1 is the culprit of the problem.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] droidstyle:
It is and has been talked about many times already. Thats why I posted what I did previously. Not trying to be an arse but jeez...use the search function for crying out loud. All of these "I thought the gnex should be" threads are getting old.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] G-Bus:
I tried searching and looked thru the first 3 pages didn't find anything. I wasn't sure either of what to type in for the search. I tried speed smoothness and nothing came out.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gharris040604:
Yea u need to root and get 4.0.3 installed, smooth as butter, and by the way I'm a s2 owner also
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dario3040:
Well... In some cases the Nexus S is smoother.. actually it's smoother in all cases except for 1080p videos and some web browsing.

I expect it to improve with time though.

Same thing happened to the nexus s right after it was released.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MarkGbe:
is that 4.0.3 stock or do you use overclocked/tweaked kernel and custom rom?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lambda30:
4.0.3 stock doesn't exist. You can only get a 4.0.3 ROM for the time being.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Meets34:
Try swapping in the exynos processor.

That should do the trick.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Buddy Revell:
Read this please: https://plus.google.com/105051985738280261832/posts/2FXDCz8x93s
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] G-Bus:
So basically after reading that, this means that due to the higher resolution the GN will always have a slower not as smooth UI? Damn this definately doesnt sound good.

Ill try with a new rom and kernel tonight and if it doest help, looks like my GN will be up for sale.

I happen to like my devices with an eye candy smooth UI.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] GinoSylum:
WOW, really? You are going to ditch on one of the best overall devices on the market because of a slight hitch? By all accounts 4.0.3 takes care of it anyway. No phone is flawless but this one will be supported by Google and get updates for at least 18 months. But ya, loose the phone with the best screen on the market and the latest OS... ;-) spoiled
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Aerocaptain:
On many apps.....the slowdowns may be attributed to ICS incompatibility. More specifically, inability to utilize the hardware acceleration the GN pocesses. Go to settings, then Dev tools and turn on Force GPU Rendering. That should help with many incompatible apps that are running poorly. At least until the app is optimized for ICS and its capabilities.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ajftl:
Gs 2 smoother
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lambda30:
Pff... did you read what I wrote above ? 4.0.3, smooth as it can get. Jeez, some people just need to complain all the time...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
Pass this guy some cheese. :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lambda30:
You're messing with my zen thing, man !
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] G-Bus:
When I pay a cellphone 600$+, and expect the "best" Android phone out there, I want it to AT LEAST be smooth and look good. Because what's that "best screen on the market" for?! To have a peak of all that eye candy. Now, part of eye candy for me is the smoothness of the UI.

Now that it doesn't bother you guys, that's fine, but it does bother me!

I'm not even talking about the cheap built quality, no Gorilla Glass, poor battery life etc...

I was expecting a lot more coming from Google and especially for the amount of money they want for cellphones nowadays.

/Rant
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SwiftLegend:
Even after we told you the problem and how to fix it, you're still complaining.

Here's what you do (hopefully you read this part):

1. Return the Gnex

2. Use the $600 to buy yourself a white and a black 4S

3. ???
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mutelight:
My SGS2 easily felt smoother out of the box but after moving to another ROM my GN runs great. Still not as consistently smooth as the lower res SGS2 but miles better and perfectly acceptable. I only really see hitching when using the multitasking button.

As mentioned, you may want to see how it runs with 4.0.3.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Buddy Revell:
Just pointing out facts straight from a member of the Android team.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Aerocaptain:
Great article! Thanks for the link. Now if only xda can do a permanent post of it in the nexus/gs2 forums, half of the complaining topics would be abandoned.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] G-Bus:
Just installed 4.0.3 ROM AOKP and it's a lot better, but still I find it's a little choppy, like when I'm about to type a text message and the keyboard slides up, it doesn't slide up smooth... The transitions in the launcher are a lot better and Facebook/Twitter are also a lot smoother.

I mean, those are things that can, and I hope so even tough that text doesn't reassure me, be ironed out but it's still annoying to have to put on a custom ROM etc.. when the whole idea behind Google phones was to have Android watered down with nothing slowing it down.

Some of you guys are acting like I was insulting your mother, when the fact of the matter is that it is true and that it is something that we should demand as users not just accept it because "some dude will make a custom rom on XDA anyway"...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Buddy Revell:
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. This would be a good article to post up on all the forums for tablets running Honeycomb as well, so they don't make some unrealistic assumptions about ICS and its effect on their devices.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] King Shady:
To the OP:

I used to own a GSII as well. It was rooted, rom'd, the whole line yards. It is the fastest phone I have ever owned. In fact, it still is the fastest phone on the market. Nothing can match Sammy's homemade SoC's (even Apple uses it). However, the Galaxy Nexus offers a totally different, unique approach to Android that I had never previously experienced. Stock Android. No bull****. No CM7 or CM9 where there were bugs and glitches (don't get me wrong, Team Hacksung is great!). Everything in ICS is just soooo polished and looks great. In addition, after about 2 months of the GSII, I missed my iPhone 4's screen resolution (not the display technology - even tho IPS is pretty good). WVGA just looked horridly outdated to me. I was immediately drawn to the GNex because of the combo of Super Amoled and 720P. The GNex just feels so much more polished than the GSII. Sure, it doesn't load apps up as fast the GSII, but it still performs like a beast and I haven't experienced any lag so far (am on a 4.0.3 rom like many others have suggested). So if I were you and you are seriously concerned about the GNex, then you should:

1. Bring it back

2. Wait for the SGS III

3. Enjoy

OR you can:

1. Respect the Galaxy Nexus and give it another shot, because it truly is a one-of-a-kind device - there's only one Nexus every year, and they get updates first.

2. Enjoy the Nexus and put 4.0.3 on it

Good luck
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dwang:
The galaxy nexus will probably be never as smooth as the sgs2 since its pushing 2.5x more pixels.

And maybe Samsung just has better software engineers than google. :)

However fwiw, somebody in another thread mentioned that the galaxy note which has similar resolution is laggier than the galaxy nexus running 4.0.3.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] G-Bus:
I guess I was expecting much more, especially after reading all the amazing reviews. I knew the SGSII was a heck of a phone but was expecting the Nexus to be better.

I think I will keep it tough, this screen is just soooooooo beautiful...! Retina display can kiss my ass!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] twilightrevenant:
I don't think its as simple as blaming it on the resolution. Games run just fine.

I am currently using Franco kernel 8. Its an improvement from 4.0.3. In fact, within well written apps, I think it is better than my gs2. Gs2 hardware acceleration was great but it always felt unnatural compared to my iPhone. I think my galaxy nexus is now iPhone smooth, mostly...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Buddy Revell:
Of course, to play devil's advocate, the iPhone's UI is damn smooth.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] skynet11:
Go to Settings/developer options/background process limit and set that limit to 4 processes. That *might* help, though with a whole GB of RAM, it should be able to run smoothly on the standard limit...

Terminators run on Android...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SwiftLegend:
Try GummyNex 3.8 with franco's kernel (think that's his name). My keyboard pops right up smoothly and quickly. My phone runs nicely as well. The kernel supposedly makes colors more vibrant, but I haven't noticed a difference since my wallpaper is black and white

Yeah, since you can't change anything :) Openness > Smoothness for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] skynet11:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXp413NynFk&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Terminators run on Android...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] skynet11:
Yep, franciscofranco http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1422956...

Terminators run on Android...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] natezire71:
Go to Settings-->Developer Options-->Force Render 2D blahblahsomething

It'll render all the GUI using the GPU. Should make it smoother.

Sent from my GNexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] G-Bus:
So far,

AOKP 4.0.3 Rom

Force Render 2D

Limit background apps at 4

It's starting to make sense. Will install a custom Kernel soon to make sure it's running as smooth as it possible can. It's getting closer and closer!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] droidstyle:
I think your off a bit in the rationalization department....give google a chance to dial in Ics for the love of god. Its been out a whole month and is getting better with every update. Hardware is only as good as the software running it....it will get better, give it time.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tommyz2kool:
I'd wager the reason why SGS2 runs so smooth has more to do with Samsung optimizing specifically for Exynos rather than the lower res screen.

ICS on SGS2 will probably be flawless in terms of smoothness IMO.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ChongoDroid:
I've got both and I don't see any real difference as far smoothness. The browser is a tiny bit smoother on the gs2 but the nexus is faster to render the page. Im running a kang build with one of francos kernels. When i'm at home I run the minimum frequency at 700mhz and it's liquid butter.

Sent from my Google phone
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lambda30:
Like I said above... some people are born to complain first, instead of actually doing something.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AfroCreame:
I'm too lazy to read all of the posts, but IMO the GN is the "smoothest" android device out there. Granted my GS2 can display live wallpapers like no tomorrow, but the GNX spanks it in actual browsing experience.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RogerPodacter:
i still must be missing something cause my nexus is so buttery smooth. are you guys saying the SGS2 is smoother? i never tried that device. but i'm definitely not seeing any chop on my nexus except for a few random apps that have no been updated yet. but things like gmail, the settings menu, homescreens, app draw, are all insanely smooth. what am i missing?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Buddy Revell:
The difference in "smoothness" is minimal imo, but some people notice it more than others. Click on my sig for more details why.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vvaffles:
im curious on how you are comparing the GS2 to the GN, like stock shipping TW gingerbread on GS2 compared to Stock shipping 4.0.1 GN? because i was fairly unimpressed with stock TW gingerbread, and 4.0.1 stock is definitely faster overall.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dario3040:
I literally fell out of my chair laughing.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] G-Bus:
Now with everything set its pretty good. But i have already got a little scratch on the screeen, definately miss the gorilla glass... Got a screen protector but it ruins the screen.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mjchung:
Came here to throw my 2 cents in the pot:

This is definitely the smoothest smartphone I've ever owned. It was great out of the box, but now with 4.0.3. + Franco, this phone can be eerily smooth. The only stuttering I get is with unoptimized apps and the occasional lockscreen lag. Coming from a OC'd Desire HD with CM7, which had zero lag, but wasn't smooth (like playing a game at 30fps vs 60fps), I'm completely satisfied with the Nexus. I'll scroll around homescreens and the app drawer sometimes, just to savor the smoothness of it all.

Using my sister's GSII, it's definitely a little smoother, even with stock. But there's definitely a point of diminishing returns when it comes to 'smoothness', especially if its at the cost of a lower resolution screen and waiting on Samsung to deliver updates.

To the OP:

Don't worry yourself by comparing your device with everything else that's out there; it's a game you'll never win with any device. If you do decide to stick it out with the Nexus, your patience will be rewarded. Compare the Nexus S to SGS: a year later, the Nexus S has one of the smoothest ICS experiences around, and the SGS... Well, we all know what's going to happen to that poor guy. With the rumored specs on the SGS III, that's going to be a beast of a phone that gets all of the attention, so there's a good chance that official SGS II support might fade away in a wimper.

Moreover, you say that flashing custom roms can get annoying, but honestly, that's really the main reason to get a Nexus device. Sure it's great for the end user to get the latest update, but the real magic happens when you get that update in the hands of some capable devs.

Give a man an update, and he'll be happy for a day. Teach a man to flash, and he'll be happy until the end of his contract.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lambda30:
That's very professional of you... Insulting me in our native language, when the official language of the forum is english... Very mature indeed. Not to mention about the actual insulting part...

Like I said, some people are born to complain just about everything in life.

Better get an iPhone. It doesn't require you to think.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tigajr:
I was giving you some credit up until now. Very polite and proper ...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Smokeey:
The stutters/lag seen in apps is caused by many factors. Twitter is known to lag on dual core processors, I have a sensation right here that has that problem, also most apps aren't built for android 4.0 or dual core just yet, so they aren't able to utilize full hw acceleration and the full potential of devices. Give it some time to allow app developers to catch up. This is just apart of technology, we are all early adopters.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tigajr:
I feel the same way about my GN.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Chirality:
I have noticed some UI glitches seemingly due to processing not being able maintain a high framerate. For example click on an item in the settings menu, the blue highlight will fade halfway, then stutters a bit as the system tries to load the next screen, then fade the rest of the way. Or try deleting the message you are reading in the Gmail app. This seems to cause a race condition where the screen would flash if the transition back to the Inbox takes too long and the deletion message is being faded while the main screen is transitioning to the Inbox screen. In any case these are small UI glitches and doesn't bother me, but is this the non-smoothness you guys are referring to? I'm probably going to compile 4.0.3 later today and it will be interesting to see if all these glitches go away.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ChongoDroid:
Lol I do this constantly... it's my "battery bug"

Sent from my Google phone
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
With how fragmented android is, on top of all the different hardware, it is incomprehensible how much complaining and bickering goes on about what/how android does things. Especially early nexus adopters. It seems a lot of people shouldn't buy a developer phone with the latest software. Software that has 24/7 maintenance and support. Some of these topics should be changed "why cant i fix these problems as easily as i ordered my google nexus phone?!" On that note, google y u no have sd card?

My grandma beat me down and took my nexus. Sent from a jitterbug with beats by dre.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MikeyMike01:
That's disappointing to read. I was under the impression Google finally got the lag problem fixed in ICS.

Sent from my SGH-I897
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] retskrad:
No The framedrops is definitely NOT fixed in ICS. A Google engineer on Google Plus explained everything about android and GPU acceleration. Search "Dianne Hackborn" on G+.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] G-Bus:
Yeah it happens when you cant read the posts and just come in here to post your useless 2 Cents...

"born to complain".. Hell yes if not nothing will get done at all. When something goes wrong with my car I complain and guess what, dealership fixes it.

I buy a cellphone which is supposed to be the most performant and advanced Android phone out there and realize its NOT necessarely what I expected.

I dont understand YOU people for not getting the fact that sometimes you can face deception towards a product that everybody says is the best.

I'm not saying the GN is a crappy phone but I do miss some things that my SGS2 had. It was so damn snappy and that Gorrila Glass kept me safe. I already have a scratch on my GN from beeing in my empty pocket....

But i do love the amazing resolution, that will keep me going.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lambda30:
If the car dealer is already cooking up a fix for your broken car, then why the hell would you still complain ? Like I said... some people just NEED to complain in life.

LE: Whatever man... like I previously said, get an iPhone, it's not such a hassle.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mutelight:
Wow, this is honestly exactly how I felt!

Missed the super high res of the iPhone 4, then fell in love with my SGS2, and now a new flavor with the GN. This is my whole reason for trying different types of phones, I love them all in their own regard.

It would be very boring to buy a new phone every year and have the same experience with minor adjustments.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nurre:
This is my biggest gripe with the phone. I click through this kind of lists a lot in news readers every day. And it's very noticable.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1404377

Posted that but never had anyone else reproduce it.