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[Motorola Triumph] jaaydogg:
Hers a link to a guide i wrote on how to fix this http://forum.sdx-developers.com/?topic=19181.0
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kurttrail:
1. Battery life sucks. I had to bring a charger to work. Battery life sucks so bad that I switched back to my Thunderbolt, a phone not known for its great battery life either, but at least I'm no longer a slave monitoring my battery use. I can stream music and browse or game at the same time without needing a charger close at hand.

2. The gnex screen is a disappointment, especially at low back light levels. And I thought that SAMOLED pentile matrix screens were supposed to be energy efficient compared to normal LCD displays, but I've never seen such a battery life sucker in a phone. Inverted apps and black backgrounds don't help.

3. CDMA/LTE Radio. Not horrible, and getting better. Pretty much all if my LTE problems were network related. CDMA has been flakier for me but the 4.04 update seemed much better for the short time I used it. All CDMA/LTE combo phones suck battery life.

4. Apps/Market/ICS. So many of the games I've purchased are incompatible with the gnex its laughable. I must have $50 of games that I can't play on my gnex.

5. No good car and home docks.

This criticism post isn't meant to rile up gnex fanboys. My intention is to give valid criticism for people doing research before buying a new phone.

The VZW Nexus is a high maintenance phone, which needs users to constantly monitor battery use, make compromises on how they use their phone, and need chargers close at hand, but there are no good charging docks. Many games are incompatible with the gnex too.

So due to the hassles of using a VZW Nexus, I've gone back to my Thunderbolt as my every day phone, and my gnex has been relegated to being a mini wifi tablet that has a charger nearby.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus via WIFI
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
You lost me when you said you went back to a Thunderbolt and were previously *****ing about battery life, LTE radios, and the like.

Logical.....not.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Fahrenheit:
Battery life is increased with the 4.0.4 patch.

Games not working isn't the fault of the GNex, its up to the game dev to update their game to make it work in Ice Cream Sandwich.

Poor radio...that's subjective. I get great reception in my town. Its not necessarily the phones fault you get poor signal. Also, signal strength is improved in the 4.0.4 patch.

This phone may not have the most features forever, but that's the point. Nexus phones spur innovation in the other OEM's.

Sorry you're disappointed.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bowsersoulstar:
Funny, I came from a Thunderbolt and I thought it had decent battery. Will disagree on the fact that this Nexus is worse than that; it's been better (much better) compared to a Tbolt.

Whatever floats your boat though. One less battery thread then I guess.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] spencer88:
This is the same guy that got his other thread locked because he's just bashing this phone. And going back to the thunderbolt. What a joke. Leave now plz.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Azeolus:
1. You're doing something wrong with your battery. I'm consistently getting 1 day on the battery and still having some juice left over, and each GNex owner I know personally is getting the same results.

2. Backlight? You do know how AMOLED works right? On power efficiency, remember how you've got an HD display on the GNex? it has more pixels to push than the TBolt. It has already been proven that "pure black" is more efficient, but no one does that. Look at the power draw of the Rezound screen, it's ugly.

You're trolling, don't pretend you aren't.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] s2d4:
yeap, thread closed then opened another one for the same thing.. stupidity has no bounds here..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lrs421:
Where's operation iron fist when you need it?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kurttrail:
What don't you understand? I'd be happy to explain it to you.

On my thunderbolt, I was able to stream the entire Super Bowl (commercials and halftime show too) over LTE with lots of battery life to spare. With my gnex, I would have had to put it on a charger or changed the battery some time in the 3rd quarter.

With my gnex I'm constantly making compromises on my phone use. Do I want to stream music or do want to browse or game? With my thunderbolt, I don't need to worry about making those compromises, I just stream music constantly, and browse and game without constantly monitoring battery usage.

With the vzw gnex, no kernel or rom yet has really helped the battery suck, but my Bolt on stock Sense sips on the battery by comparison. And as I mentioned in my OP, the Thunderbolt isn't known for good battery life, only in a head to head comparison with the gnex does the Bolt seem to have efficient battery use.

Do you still have a Thunderbolt? Go back to using that for a week. You'll be amazed at how much more use you'll get out of it compared to the gnex.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus via WIFI
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] spencer88:
Nobody cares what phone you use or what phone you think is better. We all know you're a troll.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kurttrail:
LOL! Its my valid criticism of the phone after using it for over a month and a half.

And I'm still using it as a mini wifi tablet.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lrs421:
It's your "valid criticism" that no one cares about. Go troll the thunderbolt forums, leave the adults alone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kurttrail:
1. When I use my phone the most is over lte. I doubt you'll get that battery life the way I use my phone. I've spent the last month and a half compromising my use to the gnex's battery suck, in comparison to my phone use with my Bolt. I'm sick and tired of being a slave to monitoring battery use.

2. I've installed every inverted app that I can find. Inverted the browser, and have a pure black background. The energy savings is no more than mere minutes.

And I'm not trolling. I'm sharing my valid criticism of my gnex in comparison to my Bolt. Why can't a person do that without being called a troll?

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus via WIFI
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kurttrail:
Iron fist? Can't a person post valid criticism in this forum without veiled threats of violence?

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus via WIFI
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lrs421:
Violence????? Lol. Iron fist is XDA's garbage cleaning initiative. Sigh.

http://www.xda-developers.com/announcements/operation-iron-fist-is-now-in-full-force/
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kurttrail:
Is name calling allowed in this forum? It certainly isn't on topic, which is my valid criticism of using a VZW Nexus for over a month and a half in comparison to my Bolt.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus via WIFI
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] masully84:
I'm more interested to hear what the phone has to say about about you as an owner. And blame the game devs...

Sent from my Gummy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kurttrail:
People researching their next phone purchase may care. And that's my intended audience.

With all the "I get great battery life" posts in this forum, a contrary opinion is needed, especially when you see the screen shots with hardly any display use.

I get great battery use too, in airplane mode and on standby, but if I want to use the display and 4g, the battery sucks much much faster than the same use on my Bolt. That's a fact, Jack!

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus via WIFI
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kurttrail:
I'm using the 4.04 leak now. CDMA Radio seems more stable. I get great LTE signal where I use my phone the most, so constantly switching radios hasn't been a problem, nor a major battery drain for me.

My problem was with CDMA flakiness when driving, but 4.04 seems to have stabilized that, which I did mention in my OP.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus via WIFI
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kurttrail:
How is the VZW Nexus better than your Bolt? Please give an example on how the gnex battery usage is " much better," because I can stream music constantly while browsing or gaming for hours more on my Bolt than I can on my gnex.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] housry23:
This thread is hilarious! I mean who cares! I have NEVER gotten a full days use on any of the Android phones I have owned(this is my 6th one) on heavy usage. Get an extended battery and quit crying or continue to use the TBolt. Srsly, most people that get Nexus devices get them for the pure "Google" experience and not because they want a full day of battery. You have to keep in mind that ICS is very early in its development and I am sure every point you have brought up will improve as ICS is further developed.

You have to expect some backlash when you start a thread bashing a phone in that phones forum where the people that love and own the phone come to. Did you really expect no one would disagree? You knew that people would have something to say, therefore you are trolling. Case Closed!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kurttrail:
My phone loved me. I conformed to its needs, rather than it conforming to mine for almost 2 months.

And there are games that work on my Xoom with ICS that come up as incompatible on my Nexus with ICS, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit as one example, so can games devs really be blamed?

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus via WIFI
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Aridon:
I have excellent battery life.

Turn off 4g unless you are downloading something large 3g is more than fast enough

Download AOKP 21

Download Franko

Set govenor to turtle (grab his app)

Undervolt 100 mv on all the speed increments (grab his app)

Download auto run manager, block Gtalk and maps items from auto start

Don't set a retarded sync schedule for social media

Enjoy the battery life.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kurttrail:
Yeah, the mod bashed me for riling up the people that attacked me for posting my experience using the vzw gnex, instead of bashing the people that couldn't deal with me posting my factual experience.

Fanboyism has no bounds here. Valid experiential posts aren't tolerated here, from my point of view.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus via WIFI
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kurttrail:
What's the use of having a 4g phone, if you need to turn off 4g? I don't have to do it on my Bolt. If I wanted a 3g phone, I'd reactivate my D2.

The rest I've tried and more. More placebo than anything else.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus via WIFI
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kurttrail:
I have a couple of extended batteries.

So no one can post any contrary valid opinion or experience without being called a troll, by your theory.

I've given examples on how my Bolt gets me much more use than my gnex does because of battery life. No one yet has given one example on how their gnex does better than a bolt. SO WHO ARE THE REAL TROLLS HERE? The guy sharing his experience, or the people with their panties in a twist calling me names?

I'm quite content that an unbiased casual observer wouldn't pick me.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus via WIFI
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nikeairj:
Can you post screenshots of your battery usage? Be sure to post the graph + apps list, screen on time, etc.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bowsersoulstar:
I rely heavily on my phone for work. Lots of emails, lots of phone calls, lots of web browsing over LTE (sometimes both at the same time). With my Tbolt, I'd average around 25% battery left by the time I got home. Sometimes I had to charge midway in my car.

Workload increased for me in 2012 by substantial amount which also amounts to more usage time I need out of my phone compared to when I had my Tbolt. I've yet to experience my battery level drop less than 50% by the time I got home. If I'm getting that with increased phone usage compared to my Tbolt, then it's rather fair for me to say that, wouldn't it?

Not trying to be a **** here but it seems you're rather quite set on moving on from the Nexus. Seems you've clearly made a related post before and now just want to argue with folks who see otherwise. You mentioned "fanboyism knows no bounds" yet you're exhibiting a behavior not much different from what you're complaining or arguing against.

You do keep mentioning that you're making a "valid criticism" in the OP (and subsequent posts after) but if that was your true intention, isn't it in your best interest to simply make the post, and move on with whatever you decided will make you happy? In this case it'd just be moving on with your Thunderbolt. I'm not quite sure what's stopping you from doing so rather than bicker with the folks here.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] McDeadagain:
If this is your intent, why would you post it on a forum mostly populated by people who already own the device? Seems it would make more sense to post your review where you purchased the phone.

Having said that - I've been disappointed with the behavior in this forum. I had to watch a video before signing up that I would behave, yet so many replies here are just plain rude. Someone should be able to post their opinion without getting flamed by the masses. It's why I don't participate much here anymore.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Couchment:
You must use your phone a ton. My Vzw Gnex will last ~10-12 hours with moderate usage.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kurttrail:
Workload increased for me in 2012 by substantial amount which also amounts to more usage time I need out of my phone compared to when I had my Tbolt. I've yet to experience my battery level drop less than 50% by the time I got home. If I'm getting that with increased phone usage compared to my Tbolt, then it's rather fair for me to say that, wouldn't it?

Not trying to be a **** here but it seems you're rather quite set on moving on from the Nexus. Seems you've clearly made a related post before and now just want to argue with folks who see otherwise. You mentioned "fanboyism knows no bounds" yet you're exhibiting a behavior not much different from what you're complaining or arguing against.

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What behavior of mine exhibits "fanboyism?" I'm sharing my experience comparing two android phones so that people in the market for a new phone don't get hoodwinked into believing the hype of all the screenshots of great battery life with hardly any display use with 4g turned off.

People looking to buy a new phone might want to know that this ain't the phone to get if you are a heavy 4g and screen user like me.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus via WIFI
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Rem3Dy:
1. User error. End of story.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] spencer88:
Agreed.

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kurttrail:
Since I'm only using my gnex over wifi in airplane mode any screen shot wouldn't be a valid comparison to my normal phone use.

Regardless, I don't need a graph to show me I get more usage time with my bolt when compared to my vzw gnex, when I use my bolt much harder than my gnex and don't have to charge it as often.

I even tweaked to death my gnex to improve battery life, yet my stock Sense Bolt kicks my gnex's ass in comparison.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus via WIFI
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mca312:
When you buy a new phone with a new operating system, expect some bugs. If you can't handle it, wait until the next release.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bowsersoulstar:
Heh, ok. Just gave you my input in regards to my heavy usage on LTE and screen usage and apparently that doesn't count as heavy usage in your book. Good luck with everything bro. Maybe one day the world will revolve around me too.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Baguett:
Lots of CDMA users having terrifying battery life, weird that Google/samsung didn't noticed it before selling it.

How you cant say that the scrren is bad is beyond my mind, it's the most awesome screen i've ever seen...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kurttrail:
I own the device, and I am a member of this forum, and I have used xda to do research on phones myself, so why shouldn't I post my criticism here, this general discussion forum for the Nexus?

Yep. Moderation at xda is half-assed backwards.

I mostly read the dev forums but that's not the place to express contrary experiences on gnex battery life.

This is the proper forum for my criticisms. It's just a shame people cannot disagree with me without the off-topic personal attacks.

The youngsters here need a lesson in good manners, that's for sure.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus via WIFI
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] masully84:
Ok man give it up already

Sent from my Gummy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kurttrail:
LOL! Of course it counts . . . . to you.

My experience with my heavy usage differs to yours by leaps and bounds.

And I actually compared usage in the last week. Not relying on memory.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] spencer88:
You're beating a dead horse. Stop it already.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nikeairj:
I understand. I still think it's valid to post screenshots so we can pinpoint the problem. I'm not bashing you at all. I'm giving you a benefit of doubt and I think it'll be fair if we all do the same.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pstevep:
so i think i am missing the point anyone is trying to make here.

OP, yes you are being trolled, yes you are technically trolling. you complain of fanboyism in a forum of people who own and love a certain device. everyone gets it, you love your thunderbolt, it had a battery that would last through the apocalypse. i have a htc hero that the battery would last for 2 days on heavy usage, but i don't complain in the forum of the phone that i own now about how the battery sucks. yes in comparison the battery isnt as good, but there are a ton of factors that go into it. i dont go in to where people love the phone and state "yes the battery sucks, it doesnt matter what you say, it sucks". you are being just as much of a troll as anyone else. move along.

everyone else. you all are trolling or feeding the trolls. get over it, yes he is stating his opinion, technically he is allowed to do that. who gives two craps if he thinks the battery sucks, or if he wants to throw the phone off a bridge. let him be. trolling a troll post only = more trolling which = mods closing threads, issuing infractions. if you have a problem with his post, report it, dont troll him, dont flame him. move along.

thanks in advance, and thread closed.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] AndroidUser00110001:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.android.chrome

Video review of Chrome on Android by qbking77 HERE
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] liorry:
says my device is incompatible... (I'm with ICS 4.0.3)

any chance for APK?
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] xMiklo:
I'm going to try that. Thanks for the info.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Nick N:
Download from Market worked for me.

NS4G 4.0.4
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] kbkang:
As stated in the market description: To check if it is available in your country, please visit: http://goo.gl/6ARvc

so, who can post anywhere the apk? :D

btw: i installed it using market enabler. will test chrome right now :D
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Roscopcoletrain:
works pretty good! The tabs are very slick. Tilting the device to show more. very cool
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] brrip:
waiting on that sweet apk!

EDIT: http://db.tt/sLYEFPLC from the galaxy nexus forums
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] siffar:
APK anyone?
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] jabbeboy:
Same here, cant install in my country.. Give us the lovely apk...
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] 309041291a:
Good good. Still prefer ICS browser

Nexus S (GSM i9020a)

CM9 Nightly Kang (Build 1 of v2.1)

Eugene's Kernel (Speedy-7)

OC 1100/100 (conservative)
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Azygos1:
look here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=22276820
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] jabbeboy:
BTW, here is the apk..

Hope you enjoy..

http://www.mediafire.com/?2dgkp3kchxdukil
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] jurvyx:
http://www.mediafire.com/?iu3mpcbdzrwbdez
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] rickbosch:
It's slick, but a resource hog. 50mb all the time? Back to ICS browser.

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] luciferii:
i like it! the tabs are nice and it runs smooth!

-•°ŇêXûš Š 4Ğ°•- EliteMod 6.4 ICS
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] im.nick.hello:
NICE! ill dl this as soon as i get home
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] demo23019:
Tried

firefox11 alpha much smoother and faster

Especially on on pages like YouTube in desktop view

edit FF alpha 12 out also
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] NicholasQ:
I've had xscope browser for a long time and it's been like a chrome mobile browser forever. I hope chrome brings a lot to the table because xscope is the best browser hands down IMO.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] mr.chow:
awwww yeah this is dope! Took a couple minutes at first but sync is working
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Killasmoke:
Google CHROME yeah boy so far I love it its really fast & looks good all around!
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] albedebbi:
It's a beta but runs great.

This is html5benchmark:

Inviato dal mio Nexus S usando Tapatalk
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] david279:
In tabs view tilt your phone and you can move the tabs. :p

Sent from my Nexus S 4G
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Azure465:
Nice! guess this will be standard in future android versions
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] uansari1:
Anyone find a way to import bookmarks from the stock browser? If I can do that and if Google adds the Quick Controls using the slide gesture from the edge of the screen, it'll be perfect!
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] resetreflectt:
Go into bookmarks and it should be in Desktop Bookmarks.

---------- Post added at 03:39 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:38 PM ----------

This browser is incredibly. The UI is very nice looking, reminds me of the recent G-apps and the Google Currents design.

The speed is noticeable compared to stock ICS browser, and the way they handle tabs is pretty great. I noticed a little problem with the facebook mobile website where it keeps scrolling back up, and then the lack of flash which is fine since it is a first release.

---------- Post added at 04:10 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:39 PM ----------

Oh and guys go to BrowserMark on the stock browser and test it, then do it on Chrome. The difference is mindblowing.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] italia0101:
I did a very brief screen cast if anyone wants to check it ... its only a small look at it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5avuL0VGCw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Rozendaal:
It doesn't only seems to sync from desktop to android but also android to android.

Still waiting for the sync between android and desktop. I guess it's because I'm using the Dutch version of Chrome.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Yusei:
for a beta app it works 5*

i'm loving it
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] dwielunski:
This has an adaptive zoom on double tap, rather than the fixed zoom of the stock browser. It makes a big difference on sites with photos like anandtech.com, check it out. Also try the Microsoft HTML5 demos. Night & day.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] superm1:
i like a lot of the features it brings to the table that you don't even think about like when clicking on a button that has a lot of other buttons it gives you a zoomed in view to verify selection.

Try it with xda (that's where I noticed).

Unfortunately i'm not really a fan that it's such a big resource hog. Really shows on NS4G. I start any other app and it's killed and takes a long time to start the next time.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] xxproblemzxx:
Sooo happy this has finally come to android. Lack of flash is really no problem as HTML5 support is picking up nicely and works great. Since Chrome is an open source project, I can't wait to see the mods and themes these awesome devs in the xda community come up with for it.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] doa4ever:
nice but I still prefer browser+
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] shahidwzr:
It seems really nice. Market download worked for me after using the market enabler.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] xasthe:
Has anyone else tried running this on cyanogenmod 9 v4.0.3 v2.1 on a Nexus S?

Chrome worked for me for a couple hours but then every time I launched it, my screen stopped responding and only the volume rocker, power button, and capacitive buttons functioned.

Even for a Beta is looks and works great, hope this issue doesn't persist.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] madd0g:
Too bad it doesn't have History. I'll still use it though :P
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] uansari1:
Are you referring to the bookmarks from the stock ICS browser? Those are what I'd like to import to Chrome.. But all I see is an option to sync with my Chrome bookmarks from my pc.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] jimkaps:
nice i am going to give it a try