yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] codesplice:
If I recall correctly, the reasons Google gave for dropping Facebook support were more about Google's fundamental philosophy regarding the open and free exchange of information. Google lets your bring your information to their service, and you can then take your information away and put it elsewhere. Google was fine with you sharing information from your Google account to your Facebook account. Facebook is more one way - you can bring your information and contacts in, but you can't take that information anywhere else. You could import your information from Google into Facebook, but Facebook will not allow you to export Facebook information to Google. This is the reason Google stopped supporting facebook sync.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bnathan:
its amazing how defensive people get when you give opinion or coment about fault with something they own.

Fact remains (no matter what the reason) Google removed the facebook feature which only hurts the end user. If Apple or anyone else did this you would be all up in arms saying how much better Android is for being so open. HAHA

No matter how you look at it there is compatiblity issues between versions of Android which there arent any (apparently) to IOS or WP7 users. Example... Plants Vs Zombies. I have owned it on al three platforms and on IOS or WP7 I have never had an issue with it working as it should. On my Android phones its breaks between versions. On my Incredible S the zombies would walk off the screen on centain versions. It doesnt run at all on my Galaxy Nexus.

I accept that the average XDA user can fix his or her own issues with ANdroid but the users here are a VERY VERY small percentage of users and for the average user Android isnt as user friendly or stable as the other two.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] s2d4:
Since you chose the ignore the same thing on iOS, and also the fact wp7 hasnt seen a major version update.

Go back to those devices, bye :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] philipdeane:
Erm... thanks for your opinion, we're all entitled to one. Stick with your iPhone or WP7 device then mate.

Morale of the story here is that providers will try to sell you what they 'think' you need without asking you.

They don't always listen when they do ask and they certainly don't get it right 100% of the time.

Xda Premium on GSM Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zolah:
I agree with pretty much all the comments made here about android.

This is the biggest change android has made to its OS since its birth so certain 3rd party apps will be broken until the developer of the app pulls his finger out and makes it comaptible again. This isnt googles fault.

I dont agree with the statement of the nexus being a developer phone however.

If it was a developer phone and google wanted you to root it and flash custom roms it wouldnt break your warrenty would it.

I had a galaxy s before my galaxy nexus and i flashed literally hundreds of roms onto that phone and OC it and all the rest... Thats not because thats what samsung wanted me to do.

Google have reinvented android and tried to make it consumer friendly.

There isnt a label on the galaxy nexus for the average user that says dont buy this phone unless you plan on flashing custom kernels and roms onto it.

The galaxy nexus is an amazing phone and i personally plan on leaving it stock as long as i can because i really dont think theres too much that needs doing to it that warrants voiding my warranty and risking bricks etc.

Back to the point... Yes if you dont like the phone then dont cry about it, just sell it and buy a windows phone. Why come here complaining? What do you hope to gain?

Maybe you should have tested the phone and done some research before you upgraded.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zapek666:
The Facebook problem is entirely Facebook's fault.

Android provides an API to synchronize contacts. 3rd party apps can add metadata to those contacts (picture, phone number, email, status updates, etc...). These metadata are then available on your phone.

But Facebook thinks they own your data so instead of using the proper API, they do it in a way to prevent you from exporting that data. For example they don't want you to be able to have a list of your friend's emails or phone numbers through Facebook.

Remember the first time you used Facebook? There were options to find friends using a contact list (CSV, email provider, MSN, GMail contacts, etc...). This is exactly what Facebook wants to block from the competition and one of that platform is Android.

There's a reason the Facebook app on the market has 3.5 stars only. It's rarely updated, slow and full of bugs. And they don't seem to listen to users. All they do is copy others because they are paranoid about ending up like MySpace. Their latest copycat is "Facebook Messenger" which puts an icon right next to Google+ messenger with the name "Messenger" as well.

So instead of blaming Google who removed the "backdoor" Facebook used (adding fields to the contacts database directly and causing a mess if you removed the Facebook app then) write a complaint to Facebook. They'll happily ignore you because they don't care about what their users wants.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gokpog:
Bye. I guess we'll survive without you. Or did I miss your groundbreaking contribution to the community?!

Every second somewhere, someone changes their phone. I hope not that many think they need to share their decision here. Have fun with your new phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Jmurph3:
Google shouldn't be responsible for your screw ups regardless. If they did warranty hard bricks and other software errors, they'd be out of a lot of money. As you still see today, there are several people on here that brick their phone(or at least think they did) because they can't read ahead of time. Now why should Google be liable for that?

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zolah:
Exactly.

They wont do it because thats not what the phone is for and they wont help you if you mess it up. It is NOT a development tool.

P.S... I have never screwed up a phone yet touch wood and ive flashed lots of my friends phones for them as well as my own...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] codesplice:
You came on a forum full of Android fans who love to hack their Android Google Experience devices and *****ed about the OS, the latest Google Experience device, and Google in general. I'm sorry - what exactly were you expecting? I'm sure you would get similar treatment on a Windows Phone, Blackberry, or Apple forum if you posted a thread whining about the products they love.

I'm very sorry your carrier got you to buy a phone that doesn't fit your needs. It's not Google's fault, or Android's, or XDA's, or mine. You should take your complaints to the carrier that sold you the phone - maybe you can exchange it.

Threads like these accomplish nothing.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] s2d4:
Way to turn this into some fan boy thing.. his points were mute without needing to resort to you love this, they loves this so mindlessly defend to death crap
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] codesplice:
That's not the point I was trying to make. I don't mindlessly defend Android. If he had bothered to make any legitimate complaints I probably would have been a bit more supportive. It is frustrating that not all developers have updated their apps for ICS compatibility, but that's not Google's fault. It's the nature of the open system that is Android. Missing Facebook contact sync? I don't miss it. I already have contact info for anyone I wish to talk to on my phone. I don't see the need for adding contact entries for 400 people I either don't actually know or haven't talked to since high school. Even so, I explained why it was removed from the vanilla Android builds, and others pointed out alternative ways of syncing Facebook contacts.

Android is the land of alternatives. Not every feature you could possibly imagine can be built into the OS, but you have the ability to find apps and other workarounds to do anything you want. iOS certainly doesn't allow for alternatives to that extent.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pete_kowalski83:
Wow this is a stupid thread....maybe read up on the devices you buy? Its a fairly new os so yes there's compatibility issues. But seriously I love my nexus wouldn't change for anything especially an apple product
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Jarheadflip:
Get an apple then if it just works
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] andyjcp:
Maybe I missed it: Did the OP say which 'main apps" were not working?

I have not experienced any incompatibility on mainstream apps so far.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] codesplice:
I have found a few games that don't work - but after contacting the developer the issues have usually been resolved.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] andyjcp:
So maybe the OP can tell us which apps are not working if he's really looking for help...

For me, the GNEX is an excellent consumer device. I have never rooted and don't plan to and still am more than happy with its performance and usability.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] -=Dante=-:
I was wondering the same thing myself.

Personally I have not found a single app out of the 90 that were on my Droid X that was not compatible with my Galaxy Nexus after moving them over.

I know that incompatible apps do exist, but I have yet to run across one in daily usage.
[Fascinate General] Aali1011:
Sorry Wrong forum please delete.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jayjr1105:
Hey all, in a bit of a time crunch. I have a friend coming over tonight with an i9000 and I'm going to help him flash a custom rom as he's disliking stock 2.x

I have just about every tool/rom/kernel/odin package/etc. imaginable downloaded for the captivate but I need to know what I can use on the i9000.

Here is what I need from you guys...

- A link to GB bootloaders (odin flashable) for the i9000

- A recommendation for a good

clean

& stable 2.3 ROM (he won't want 4.0 just yet)

- A link to an odin flashable kernel with the latest CWM

- i9000 windows drivers unless the captivate ones I already installed will work

I know the captivate and i9000 are super similar but I'm pretty sure you cant flash an i9000 with captivate ROM's even if they are i9000 based. The only thing I'm actually concerned about is flashing the proper bootloaders. After that its smooth sailing.

Thanks all in advance!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jtriantafilou:
hey man,

the best way to do this is to flash the leaked jvu through odin found here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1431596

You can find odin and 512 pit file for i9000 at www.samfirmware.com you can also find device drivers there too.

the leaked jvu is a pretty good rom for your friend, and from there you can flash any rom found in the i9000 development section.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] umarian:
Man try this link:http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1102881 and

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=788108 or http://androidadvices.com/info/samsung/
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] goddi2010:
I am going to take it upon myself to learn to Dev. Not because we don't have great developers now but because i would like to contribute to the community.

I am curious though, how did some of you devs get your start? Was it just tinkering around, familiar background or something else? Also I've been doing some reading up on this matter of making roms and was wondering if you guys like raver, dsexton, racing and others would support me if i need help or have a question about something?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] FBis251:
What would you like to dev?

Do you have any programming experience?

If yes, do you know Java, Linux, shell scripting, git, C/C++?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] goddi2010:
Actually first off I'm sorry i forgot to mention your name fb In the op your a good Dev to. As well as bh and airfluip.

To answer your question. i would want to dev roms and learn to make apps too. I only have experience in c++ but i would need to relearn it. i took visual basic and c++ in high school which was 8 years ago lol
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] stephen_w:
I totally feel old now. LOL
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] FBis251:
For now I stay stick to learning Linux and how to compile programs from source, or you can learn Java and how to make android apps. As far as working on kernels or building roms from source it might be a bit too complicated for you right now.

You can also consider learning edify which is basically shell scripting. You can control what your cwm zips do when you flash them. It's what I've been working on lately so you can take a look at the source code here:

http://sourceforge.net/p/teamacid/installer/

Check out the updater-script and aroma-config files in

/META-INF/com/google/android/

I have left a lot of comments to help people understand the code.

Hehe. :D
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] goddi2010:
Awesome i think I'll try and learn Linux and java. And see what i can do
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] RaverX3X:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_H4AlQaNa0

if you do have some experence :P
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Fluidification:
I am still 14. I started tinkering with my G1 last summer, since then, this is the progress I have made.

I have learned:

A lot of java, (You need this because basically android is based on 10 % linux(kernel and boot stuff), and basically, android's main system is 85% java. Apps, dexes, frameworks,libs,everything else is java, swap, ext4.

Some c++(the other 5% off the sytem)

shell(all internal unix command line programming)

What I still need help on...

_

------------------------

git(if you want to help with AOSP and kernels and more)

More in depth stuff.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] stephen_w:
+1 to FB for Linux. It's a great place to start. You learn facets of scripting/programming along the way. Get a bit up to speed there & learn to compile your own kernel for your PC. It's not too difficult unless you start modding the code.

Good luck :)
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] goddi2010:
Thanx guys I'm going to look over this material this weekend and report back. I know it's just the weekend but I'll be some what more knowledgeable about what I'm doing
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] thomas.raines:
You feel old? My 20 year reunion is coming up this summer...

As for learning to DEV... It's a huge learning process. I started with scripting a couple months ago, and looked into attempting to build a ROM, but I do not have a Linux machine and my POS windows machine won't run linux properly to do much of anything with it (both installed as a dual boot and in as a vm). Keep reading and learning...
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] bswann:
Up until now I have only been able to read stuff I do not understand and now I can watch stuff I do not understand. Lol, Thanks for making me feel dumber than I was 5 minutes ago.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] stephen_w:
Sigh...mine was 2 years ago.

Good advice there too. I'm slowly getting into some of it.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] thomas.raines:
I feel a little better now...lol
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] goddi2010:
So far I've been reading up on xml and java. I think i will try to develop an app before i take on a ROM. I will try to make an app that can theme our phones in some sort of way.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Core618:
You and me both sir... I've got kids who've been out of high school longer than that...

---------- Post added at 01:58 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:52 PM ----------

We're planning our 30... it's just a year away... but, I don't feel the slightest bit old yet...
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aali1011:
Well my good friend just bricked his Fascinate trying to go to the newest glitch kernel for ICS. It has been handed to me for fixing like many times before :p. This time though i don't think i can quite fix it. So the phone will automatically boot into ICS Recovery(5.5.0.4).

Here is what I have tried thus far from Recovery:

Wipe Cache Partition(Check)

Wipe Dalvik Cache(Check)

Wipe Data Factory Reset(Check)

This yields no results the phone just boots back into recovery. With that in mind I have/had tried this:

Wipe Cache Partition(Check)

Wipe Dalvik Cache(Check)

Wipe Data Factory Reset(Check)

Install teamhacksung_fascinatemtd-ota-eng.BUILD6.1

This too yields NO results. The phone again boots back into recovery. Actually it didn't boot straight into recovery I had to play with it for a bit.So the logical thing to do from here would be too boot into download mode and go from there either via Heimdall or Odin. Unfortunately neither are doing anything. The phone doesn't get recognized in either program. "Maybe it is your cable or your computer" I wish that were so but when hooking up my Fascinate no issues with either program. I have tried DaleV's methods for both programs and nothing. I have even tried getting the phone into download mode via the charging plug to see if there was any difference with that and no. I don't want to say it but i think the phone is completely BRICKED. So if any of you good forums members have any advice it would be greatly appreciate it.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mkuehl06:
I had this problem yesterday too. You have to flash build 1 not 2 then flash 6.1 again. It worked for me. Flashing 1 might give you an endless boot loop with your animation, but that's normal. Just pull battery and 3 finger into recovery and flash 6.1
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k_nivesout:
3 fingering into recovery CAUSES a bootloop like the OP is describing.

He can try it out, but I'd be surprised if it did anything but bootloop. If I'm reading his post right, he can get into download mode, but the device won't be recognized by the computer? I'd recommend odin and starting fresh, but if the devices isn't being recognized then I don't know. Maybe look into getting/making yourself a jig? Although I thought those were more useful for getting INTO download mode..

I'm not sure, even though you said you can plug your phone in and it'll work, I'd just be trying different ports/cables and crossing my fingers :confused:
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aali1011:
NO DICE. The phone is pretty fudged from what it looks like. I tried to install Build 2 but just the same thing. It boots into recovery and nothing.

Yup went ahead and tried doing that as well. No other combination of cables does anything. So i believe the consensus here is.....Bricked:( Not cool but the upgrade deal that best buy is offering makes the Galaxy Nexus all that much more tempting.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k_nivesout:
I'm wondering how he got it bricked in the first place? If he flashed the correct kernel for his device I don't see how that could happen. Did he flash the wrong kernel for his device? If he did, maybe the you would need the drivers for that phone? Just kinda thinking out loud, that's pure speculation. Did he flash the kernel and then mess with overclocking or anything?

One other thing I've heard of that you might look into is the "unbrickable mod", but as I understand it, it's done at the hardware level so if you're not fairly comfortable with the idea of taking your phone apart I don't know if that would be an option.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hypera:
Is it possible to flash CWM through ICS Recovery, then say ..stock rom, check if computer can pickup the phone and go from there??
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aali1011:
My apologies i forgot to mention that. The funny thing is when we first got our phones he bricked his by setting setCPU all the way up LMAO:D. So i think this was the time of superclean on eclair so we didn't even have any over clock kernels or anything of that nature. This time around he tried doing the same idk what method though. He tried going to 1.4ghz but i don't believe that he properly messed with the multiplier or voltages.Unbrickable mod would be awesome but it would have had to have happened before this instance i believe. Even at that though given the situation i don't think it would have helped.

This seems like a good idea but just speaking to him a couple minutes ago he phone is no longer going into recovery either. If it was it may have been worth a shot but I doubt it would have done anything. I think due to his tinkering he has had a hardware failure at this point.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k_nivesout:
Ah, that makes sense, and yes I'd say you're right about the unbrickable mod. Not sure that it would've been able to help in this case where the hardware was pushed beyond its limits. Just because you have the option to max out the OC settings doesn't mean it's something you should do, lol! He might have been better off with the stock ICS kernel (which doesn't include the ability to OC).
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jnthnmc01:
I'm sad to hear this. I've been searching the Internet for people with the same issue. The same thing happened to mine except I have a captivate. I flashed the new ICY Glitch kernel from CWM and my phone buttons immediately went hay-wire, where all buttons performed the "back" function. So I pulled the battery and rebooted to find only a bootloop. The button recoveries nor download modes will work, so I used my jig I made to get into download mode, and just as you said no computers nor odin will recognize the device. Nothing, nada. Although it will charge the phone as it will show the big battery icon charging.. go figure. I wonder if the Glitch guys know about this yet. I would post but I'm still a noob so don't have enough posts or whatever you have to have.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k_nivesout:
First, if you're on a captivate, then you could probably be better helped in those forums.

Second, can you not use the volume and power buttons to navigate in recovery?
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jnthnmc01:
Believe me ive checked those forums, that is why I am here, looking for any glimmer of hope. No the button recoveries wont work, ive tried a zillion times a zillion different ways.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AntonioSamano:
Help for the love of god

Did you find a fix for this? Because I also have a fascinate that will go into download mode but not the boot mode, it was a completely stock phone and will not be recognized by Odin, help if you can please :p
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MultipleMonomials:
Check out #9 in http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1238070
[Xperia Arc General] BluechipJ:
2012-02 Update

: In keeping with the forum organization, OEM/Sony ROMs will be posted in the General section while custom ROMs go into Development.

Fixed the download URL since Multiupload is down.

Link to the newer 4.0.2.A.0.62 firmware: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1492588

NOTE: Build .62 CANNOT be rooted by zergRush/SuperOneClick. The ONLY way to root it is downgrade your kernel which is only possible if your bootloader is UNLOCKED. Flash this build (.42), root and then update-over-air to get .62 while maintaining root.

Generic, unbranded American Xperia arc/LT15a ROM extracted through Update Service, run through SEUSdecrypt, repackaged with Bundle Package in Flash Tool.

Version

: v2.3.4, 2011 September

Baseband

: 8x55A-AAABQOAZM-20328D-56

Kernel

: 2.6.32.9-perf SEMCUser@SEMCHost #1

Build

: 4.0.2.A.0.42 [upgradeable over-the-air to 4.0.2.A.0.62 while maintaining root]

NOTE: All 2011 Xperia firmwares can now be rooted directly using DooMLoRD's zergRush:

[YOUTUBE]9mfRA2j1vXg&hd=1[/YOUTUBE]

Rogers ROM threads:

v2.3.2: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1088539

v2.3.3: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1134270

v2.3.4: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1362561

This works on ANY Xperia arc.

Your arc does NOT have to be rooted.

Your arc does NOT have to be bootloader unlocked.

This does NOT re-lock a SIM unlocked phone (unlocking is ONCE and PERMANENT).

This does NOT unlock your bootloader.

This WILL wipe your phone & root. Backup first.

You MUST have BOTH PC Companion and Update Service installed. MIRROR: http://jp1.ca/androidstuff

[YOUTUBE]Keo61Zffh5Q&hd=1[/YOUTUBE]

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?uen7h027tc0ci (261.57 MB, single flashtool file)

Please do NOT mirror files.

Also confirmed using TrevE's Logger Test App that this firmware does NOT contain the privacy invading rookit by Carrier IQ.