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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kalinf:
Google must be aware that people are running 4.0.3 and 4.0.4 on their phones so why such a delay in pushing out an update? This seems a bit like 'gold build' hunting. Based on the feedback being posted on these boards there doesn't seem to be any worse bugs existing in those versions of ICS than in 4.0.1 or 4.0.2.

I'm using a GSM phone and it isn't locked to any specific carrier. These version numbers that are potentially (but I can't see any official comment confirming them to be) targeted at certain handsets contain bug fixes for the core of ICS and apply to all devices. The longer they leave it and the bigger updates becomes the more potential bugs that could be introduced or bug fixes that could be unfixed.

Wouldn't it be better if core android fixes were released and pushed out universally and phone specific radios separately? I don't know if that makes practical sense?

Specifically I would like to see the random reboot issue resolved which seems to be an issue that is experienced by people (not everyone) using both flavours of Galaxy Nexus and would appear to be a general ICS issue. Some people are suggesting this might be resolved in 4.0.4.

Whereas as GSM phone user I'm keen to see if a radio update will improve the strength of signal my phone is registering because at present in a poor reception area my phone is dropping calls/network frequently where my old HTC Wildfire remains solid. It's pretty disappointing and perhaps it is a hardware fault but it is hard for me to tell, I've already out waited my return period in the hope that an update would come along and improve this issue and I've been reluctant to flash new radios thus far but I don't know how much longer I can wait. It could be that a future Google pushed update might not improve the situation at all I just don't know and in the meantime my new expensive phone is less reliable than my old one.

Sorry I wrote a lot and probably deviated massively from the discussion...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gabster21:
Great point. I've made it myself a few times in these forums but each time I get responses like "oh, but there are still bugs in that version" even though people who have been using 4.0.3+ ROMs are reporting that it's way ahead than 4.0.2.

If a xda member with a full time job can come up with a stable 4.0.4 ROM in his basement, then surely the hundreds of Google developers with infinite resources can churn out something decent and not give us crap like "just wait for the next version". If they're still not sure and don't want to OTA it at least make a build available on the website like they did for 4.0.2 so people who know what they're doing can upgrade manually.

Logic should be: Is 4.0.(n) better than 4.0.(n-1)? -> Yes -> Release it!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TheBishopOfSoho:
I think its worth pointing out that, contrary to what everyone thinks, the Android Dev team is actually quite small, at around 20 developers. Thats it. Android itself doesnt make google much money, so they dont throw "infinite" resources at it. When you realise the size of the team, delays like this take on a new context...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrneitzke:
Could be a noob question but to get ota updates the phone must be unrooted and locked or it will be not a problem?

Thanks in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gabster21:
Not sure about OTA but I was unlocked/rooted and was able to manually upgrade to 4.0.2 without losing any data
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fregor:
As long as you haven't messed with system apps, recovery or partitions, you would be ok.

You'll loose root of course.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrneitzke:
Thank you guys, Im stock, I just kept it unlocked when I flashed yakju over the yakjuxw that came in it. I did not change anything.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] matt2053:
It kind of goes like this:

Google wants to get ICS out and they release it for Galaxy Nexus as Android 4.0.1.

Next they have some issues there that need resolved so they clean up some things in 4.0.2 and push it to all GN phones. Now ICS is really stable on this phone.

Next they have to make some changes to get ICS working well on legacy phones, so they make further changes and finally push 4.0.3 to devices like the Nexus S.

Next biggest problem is signal issues on Verizon version so they cook up 4.0.4 and will soon push that to CDMA GN.

After that their attention will turn to something new and a new update will be sent. Probably attention will go back to updating GSM version soon.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CJSnet:
Any updates on why Google hasn't released anything past 4.0.2 for us yet?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] virtualcertainty:
Because they haven't even finished pushing out 4.0.2 yet.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gabster21:
Give them a few more months/years.. If you're really in a hurry you can flash one of the many buggy roms from the dev section.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] KWKSLVR:
You guys are way, way to caught up on version numbers. I've been on 4.0.4 since the first day it could be flashed. I'm glad that it is not official. It has several bugs. If you're looking for stable, you do NOT want 4.0.4 pushed to you OTA from Verizon, Google or anyone else.

On 4.0.4 I've seen:

1) A handful of random reboots that seem to be related to be using my phone a LOT (it being really hot, in a hot car) and slapping on Google Maps on top of it.

2) Occasionally the soft keys disappear.

3) Occasionally the phone stops recognizing the charger and requires a reboot.

It's unofficial for a reason. Is it fast? Yeah, it's fast. It's 98% complete. But you are not "out" anything because 4.0.2 is the most recently available OTA.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kalinf:
These all sound the same as problems a lot of people on 4.0.1 and 4.0.2 are already having - that's disappointing :( Personally I was hoping the random reboots was something that might have been addressed though it may be one of the hardest to solve and most likely has many different hard to trace triggers.

There seems to be a serious misconception around that people are looking for updates simply for the version number.

Many many times people keep having to reiterate that it is NOT the version number we care about - it is the bug fixes associated with a higher version number that address the serious issues we are encountering on our expensive phones we are hoping for (or at least I am).

Sometimes it seems hard to tell if it's a software bug, specific handset failure, a common manufacturing fault or simply a limitation of the design.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] KWKSLVR:
It still doesn't mean that these issues won't be fixed on 4.0.4. Just because a pre-release version has them, it doesn't mean that they'll exist in the final product. At the same time, when my phone is baking @ 120 degrees and I'm:

streaming audio with BT, using Navigation, syncing everything, blah blah and a reboot happens. Well hell, what do ya expect with that kind of abuse. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] yakalid:
It would have been great if we had an Android-DEV option, similar to Google Chrome-DEV, with more frequent / less stable updates.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Gingerbread Man:
Then we would have people *****ing about phones which are very buggy instead.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
People would ***** if they were hung with a new rope. Nothing will change that, regardless of the options you give them. People will 'want and need' until they bleed things dry, if you let them.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] beekay201:
aosp/master
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tjobrien21:
Heck with version number..

The heck with version number, call it 4.0 for all I care... What I'm anxious for is a fix for the bugs. In particular, I have random reboots and 4G connectivity problems and they're driving me crazy. I'm starting to wonder what I can get for it on Ebay (humor). ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrmadcat:
agreed! i would love this!
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grayfoxmg1:
I was wondering if Juice Defender actually increases battery life on a Nook? More specifically, my Nook is running Samiam's nightly ICS builds. If anyone has experience with using Juice Defender on a nook, on ICS, or both I would like to hear from you.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobstro:
I have used JD on CM 7.1+ and on rooted B&N 1.4.1, and it definitely makes a difference, even just controlling wifi. I have it set to auto-disable wifi after one minute when the screen goes off unless there's traffic being transferred. It turns on wifi to sync for 30s every 2 hours, and shuts off connectivity completely late at night until morning. Otherwise, it turns on wifi once the screen is turned on.

I make sure very little polling goes on, and don't have any live wallpapers or active widgets.

On B&N 1.4.1, battery consumption is essentially flat when the unit is not in use, and about 10% per hour when screen and wifi are on.

I've also tried Green Power, and while I liked it quite a bit on my phone, it seemed to cause problems on my NC running CM.

The next step I'm contemplating is only enabling wifi when select apps are in the foreground. I could just as easily do this with Tasker, of course. I'm not expecting a big difference, as the screen eats, by far, the most battery when on. I do like that JD will wake up my device throughout the workday to refresh email and my calendar. Otherwise, a battery policy of off when screen is off would suit my purposes.

No idea on ICS, sorry.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Anniraff:
Got too many FCs using JuiceDefender 3.2.0 with ICS 02012012 on SD card. Dropped it. Never noticed much difference when it was running on CM7 anyway. FWIW
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OrganizedFellow:
I'm sure Tasker would be perfect for this!
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobstro:
On CM, you can set wifi policy. Unfortunately, on the stock B&N ROMs, you can't. The only thing you'd gain with Juice Defender or similar would be the ability to have it wake up periodically and briefly fire up wifi to refresh apps. If the wifi policy settings are working, I wouldn't tinker with them! I'm not running ICS yet, but if it has these settings, it's probably most of what you'd gain from using JD.

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If you can come up with a short list of apps that do require wifi, it's perfect. I'm using tasker on my NOOK Simple Touch and it's perfect for limiting wifi when the device is actually on.

You could set up Tasker to periodically wake up and briefly enable wifi if you want a periodic poll when the screen is off. I've done this on my phone. It's not as elegant as JD though.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lanternoil:
I didn't notice a significant difference with JD on ICS. to save battery, i've just been putting it in airplane mode when not in use for now. By my usage, it generally lasts from when i wake up, around 7-8, until midnight where it reaches about 20% and i plug it in for the night.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grayfoxmg1:
Yeah thats what I've found after a couple days use. I just wanna thank everyone who answered you've all been helpful.
[Windows Phone 7 General] AppDevCA:
Hi,

We are creating a back-end service for WP7 developers so they will not need to develop and maintain back-end server for their apps. We are searching for beta testers who can feedback on our service. Please pm me if you are interested.

Thanks
[Windows Phone 7 General] lseidman:
First, what type of service?
[Windows Phone 7 General] AppDevCA:
It is ready back end server for mobile app developers. For example save/query user data , save location information or retrieve saved locations that is in a specified area etc. Our goal is to build an easy to use, complete set of server side functionality for mobile app developers so they can go to market faster without worrying server side.
[Windows Phone 7 General] sensboston:
Sent PM but will be good if you can answer here.
[Windows Phone 7 General] AppDevCA:
Thanks , Actually all the details are on our web site appEasify.com , I am not sure if I am allowed to post links . This will be a paid service but beta testers will enjoy free limited service(and details for this is also on the web site). This is WP7 only for now, we have a WP7 client that talks to our Azure web service. Clients for other platforms will follow. The API details are on the web site under developers section.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] waxworkz:
ok so i am decided i want the skyrocket over my iphone. i looked at amazon and saw its $99.99 right now with upgrade. i went to the at&t store and its $199 and they wont price match, this much i knew. now the guy at the store states i can buy from amazon and keep my grandfathered "unlimited" data plan. i have the old, true unlimited plan, but how do i keep that plan using amazon? i dont see it and dont want to make any changes.

i also noticed that fry's has the phone for $149, but again how do i buy there and keep my data plan?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] scott14719:
I can only comment on the fact that reading a few of the "throttled" threads leads me to believe that their isn't such a thing as "true unlimited plan" anymore. You may want to read those threads and see if it is still something that is important to you or not. Maybe someone else can help with information on how to keep if if you still want.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] waxworkz:
i dont care about reduced speeds, which is what throttled means. i mean quantity, as in how many gigs over the entire billing period, not how fast i download. i use it my phone all day as i am out of the office most of the day. so i need to use it for uploading pics, email, updating social networks. dont care if it takes 2 mins or 5 mins as i just set it and leave it while i finish work
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] seandidk:
You will care about being throttled on the 4G lte network when the download is usually 24-70 mb/s to 200 kb/s.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
well you can flash t-mobile radio and use hspa/phone apn and get hspa data speed. which is still better than sprint!!!!!:D

NOw to your question call att and they will take care of it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] waxworkz:
call them when and tell them what? after i order and have selected what ever plan is available on the site i order from?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Shelby317:
We purchased 2 Samsung Skyrockets from Amazon for $0.01 during their black friday sale. LOVE THEIR SERVICE.

If you are grandfathered into unlimited plans, make sure that you contact AT&T prior to upgrading your phone with Amazon (or others). Make them put it in the notes that you will be continuing with an unlimited data plan. Personal recommendation, go to a real AT&T bricks store over talking to the phone customer service.

Then buy your phone from Amazon. You will not be able to select an unlimited data plan, in their ordering system, but that is ok.

Once your phone arrives, contact AT&T again before you activate it. Confirm that you will upgrading your phone, the rep needs to look at the notes and MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT ON THE ACCOUNT TO ALLOW FOR UNLIMITED DATA. Then activate your phone. Make sure that the rep (again, better in store) also marks the service for LTE otherwise you'll be stuck on just 4G speeds.

Have fun! We've seen downloads of 42 MBPS and uploads of 15 MPBS using Speedtest.net app.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] waxworkz:
thank you! so would i be ok following these steps: 1. go to att store and talk to rep about making note for unlimited, 2. ordering phone and just select any data plan, 3. once i receive phone go to att store and have them do everything? i have a sorta friend at a store but they cant match prices
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Shelby317:
Yes, but make sure they put it in the notes on your account. Even better if you watch them. Tell them you have to have the notes in the account because their authorized retail partner has built a system on their policy that unlimited plans are no longer offered. It will only work for upgrades. If you purchase new phones/add lines, they will not allow for unlimited under any conditions for the new phone/line.

General store employees tell you that they can not match prices. I know I tried with my Blackberrys and they said no twice. However, I had a problem which was AT&T's fault and the store manager could/did match prices without documentation.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] waxworkz:
well looks like i'll either wait and buy from at&t store or loose my unlimited data. i went to the store and they said once amazon removes my plan, they might not be able to get it back. it was the manager i spoke with by the way. this sucks man
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Shelby317:
Did you go to a real AT&T store or to an authorized retailer?

If it was the real AT&T store, try a different manager. Their training (companywide) on the subject sucks. That is the reason I suggested making sure it was put into the notes on your account.

You can upgrade your existing line to a new Skyrocket from Amazon.com. I know, I've done it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] rohitp78:
I also ordered Skyrocket from Amazon and was able to get back my unlimited plan.

I had checked with ATT stores and they said to order it online and then come to them to have the unlimited plan put back (they did not put any notes in my account). They said that they can add the unlimited plan back as long as a request is being made within 30 days of activation.

I activated my phone yesterday and called the ATT customer service today and they were able to put my $5 messaging as well as the unlimited plan back on the account.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Shelby317:
I knew I wasn't the only one! :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lookitswillie:
can someone upload the stock calculator app for me i accidentally deleted mine. thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Raul69.atl:
Use realcalc...way better man...give a try.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lookitswillie:
That's what I'm using not really used to it
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] karthikus:
I am a proud user of LG Optimus one which s a fabulous phone due to dev support here @ XDA. I am thinking of buying Desire. I have few questions.

1. I am an audiophile . So i need an in ear earphones for Desire. Is ther any?

2. How s the dev support for Desire. Does it support well known roms such as oxygen, cm and MIUI?

3. I read bad news about the Sunlight legibility, battery and build quality of Desire. Any comments?

4. Does Desire have any other problems?

Thanks guyz. Awaiting response.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ksavai:
1. Supplied one is not in ear. You can (have to) buy separately any std (3.5 mm)

2. Dev support is very good. One of the best as Desire is HTC best product for 2010 and early 2011

3. Build quality is great better than any galaxy series, Battery is user specific - I dont find it terrible. Yes in direct sun light I find display little dull.

4. Desire have low internal memory so if you like more app you need to root, create ext partition and SD card and install any custom ROM. if you are planning to do that anyways its not a problem.

I am using desire since 1.5 years without any problem and tried many available ROM doing great for me, but I advice you to look for other options as Desire is old product and almost all users are in their end of their cycle. I dont know your buying preference but if you list down everyone can help you suggest more models.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] karthikus:
I am looking to buy desire because i found it at an offer price of 15300 INR. I think there is no other good models compared to desire @ this price range. Am i right? Or is ther any?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ksavai:
So you want something for budget of 15000.

1. I just got Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo for 14750 (With out bill) which is twice better than my Desire. Neo V even goes 1000 Rs less.

2. Motorola Defy+ in 15500-16000

3. I am not sure but check Samsung Galaxy i9003 something which is also around 16000

4. There is one LG model also in 13000, cant remember name.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] karthikus:
What are the disadvantages of desire. is defy+ better than desire ?

Without bill is without warranty right ? What if the product fails ? Warranty ?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ksavai:
Comparison of Desire and Defy+

Desire released in March 2010 while Defy+ in Sept 2011. Recent product so they will get official update.

Better CPU and GPU and double ROM.

Its dust and water proof.

1700 battery instead of 1400.

Those are the advantages of Defy+ over Desire.

http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3077&idPhone2=4098

Yes without bill is without warranty.

Let me explain how that works for me giving you example by my Neo purchase.

Neo officially available at around 18000+ and without bill it is 14750. So difference is 3000+ rs.

When they sell they give you demo and you can check and later you pay. If something wrong later also it wont cost me 3000 for sure. And I almost bought around 8-10 handset in last 3-4 years for my friends and family without bill and did not get complain.

And when you buy android handset and you root it your warranty is gone anyways.

So you have to decide its risk worth or not. ;) Sometime bad luck is enough
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] erklat:
You know root is reversible?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] elias.parasini:
Dear bro,

I go back to 65.1.12.X910.PSHAsiaRetail.en.03 & can not update with OTA update in the dev section. I see the OTA update in the dev section is:

From: 65.1.12.XT910.AsiaRetail.en.03

To: 65.1.21.XT910.PSHAsiaRetail.en.03

Download: http://dlhg.eternityproject.eu/mtspyder/official/xt910/ota/Blur_Version.65.1.12.XT910.AsiaRetail.en.03.zip

See, I'm not from 65.1.12.XT910.AsiaRetail.en.03, but I'm from 65.1.12.XT910.PSHAsiaRetail.en.03. Is these two are diferent? I did update from Moto recovery but not success due to SIGNATURE things or something.

So what the different between these two? How to fix it?

One more, I've few Singtel app, how to delete it? I try to delete in setting but it cant. Is it okay if I delete that app?

Thanks in advance :)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] vash_h:
To be honest I do not see the differences between the two.. I Huat hide the star hub apps..

Sent from my Motorola Razr XT910
[Motorola Droid RAZR] elias.parasini:
I see, but there's 2 different OTA Update file, one named PSHAsiaRetail & the other named AsiaRetail (without "PSH"). Since I was on PSH version, I cant update the OTA Update AsiaRetail version.

Is there an RAZR_AsiaRetail_Recovery.zip? I only found the PSHAsiaRetail recovery in this forum.

So, there's no way to uninstall SingTel app? We just hide it? No big deal for me, but I'm in Indonesia so there's no SingTel over here.

Thanks bro :)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] schizo:
thanks for the sharing, bro. i haven't yet have the clue of why and how to solve it.

so, really sorry to hear that.

i'd gladfully help if only someone would be kind enough to tutor how to dump the OTA part in my current 65.1.21.XT910.AsiaRetail.en.03 version. must be quick since i've plan to revert to 65.1.12XT910 soon ;-)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] elias.parasini:
Hmm, sorry I cant help bout dump things. I myself is a noob XD. But there's some post about dump, try to search, bro :)
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sinister1:
"Get the iPhone, Android or Blackberry App" Wait a minute what about Windows Phone?

Every time I go somewhere or watch T.V. there is always an app for either the iPhone, Android and even Blackberry but never a Windows Phone app, Why?
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ROCOAFZ:
because this is the US and nokia hasn't pushed it here yet. it's coming though. More developers are adding windows phone to the list. Especially now that Nokia is a hit in other countries.