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[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] tamanaco:
As I said before, if AT&T "unlimited data" literally meant what it is supposed to mean, then I would not be so disappointed with 16GB of local storage. With insufficient local storage you're at the mercy of your service provider. What recourse do you have if AT&T decides to lower the monthly limit to 1GB and charge you for each additional MB? What do you do if you need a large file that's stored in your Dropbox have no open WiFi available and only have marginal cell connectivity? Cell phone networks are not yet fast enough, robust enough, reliable enough or inexpensive enough to download large files or to stream multimedia consistently. Even today, E, 3G and LTE connectivity are not available everywhere. My $35 32G SD card is fast, robust and reliable. It also gives me real unlimited access to the data stored in it. Now-a-days, one can pick up a 32GB SD for about $20. Using AT&T's network how much will it cost you download another 5GB after you reach your 3GB cap and how long will it take you to downloaded this 5GB given AT&T will throttle down the speed of your unreliable connection?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] belyle:
Not to muddy the waters even more, but this is what I use a tablet for. I did a six hour non-stop flight with just my nook and my phone once... It did not go as well as I thought it would (did not realize that watching video would drain the battery on my phone so fast). But traveling with the tablet is awesome.

I'm a bit concerned with the storage size because I have a new baby and already take a ton of video and pictures with my current phone. I'm going to rely on Dropbox. If it sucks, I think I'll know in the first thirty days and I'll take the phone back. Everything else on this phone is a solid 10.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] tamanaco:
I don't think the issue is Dropbox or this excellent full featured phone. The problem is that Dropbox stops being free the moment you exceed the data cap set by your service provider. If it were an issue of phone cost, I would rather pay an extra $50 for a phone with 32GB than pay many times that amount over the life of my contract from excess data usage. I rather have more storage than a front-facing camera. But the providers know that this front-facing camera has the potential to get you to your data cap faster. If users don't demand more storage in their phones is a win, win for the cell phone companies. What if they decide not to offer WiFi in their phones once LTE coverage has a larger footprint? We're becoming an even more captive audience of the cell providers as they narrow the choices and features of the phones that they "officially" support in their networks. They know that for the majority of their clients buying an unlocked third party phone at $600+ is not an option they'd consider. This reminds me of ATM machines.... at first, they were free regardless of which bank you used.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] bigballa:
Forget drop box. Upgrade to box. 50gb for life. Also abuse google+ picture upload. Its the best thing ever!
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] The_Zodiac:
box gives you a lot more storage (have both) but overall dropbox is a much better package and from a software end is far superior.

(includes picture upload, can choose to have it only do it over wifi)

cant you not even upload folders to box ?:confused:

and if you get enough "referrals" you can get more storage for free on dropbox. im at 19.4 gb :)
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] SusieGalaxy880:
Everyday before sleep, I usually turn off wifi,bluetooth,all unwanted application. And I used task manager to kill unwanted program running and

go to Task managers and free up the RAM. Usually when I awake on the morning, I have similar battery power left before I goes to sleep. BUT

today morning, my device battery all drained up completely, and I charge up the battery and check what causing the excessive power usage. I go to

Setting>About device>battery usage. I notice Android system using 35% power over night. And I check which application running on the background

and I see all these things list running over night and it scares me to hell.

Included packages:

Perso

Security storage

DRM content

EncryptApp

PopupuiReceiver

Software update

VPN Services

Error

Status bar

Bluetooth Test

Settings

com.sec.android.app.Icdtest

Factory Test

Settings storage

com.samsung.InputEventapp

WlanTest

Account and sync settings

Setup Wizard

Task manger

MTP Application

Service mode

Android system

License settings

Google Backup Transport

wssyncmlnps

All these thing causing my android system used so much power over night today. And I was scary as hell what might cause these testing. Did I get

a virus/malware? I didnt install any weird app the previous day. Today I charged back 100% power started the device, half hour idle time, android system

goes down to normally 5% power usage. Seems normal for now, but I duno what causing all the testing running overnight? Help appreciated.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] tcat007:
That's a LOT of apps running! I don't think I have that much going on when I am busy and connected! I do find that battery readings get "stuck" and I see a 30-40% drop all at once, but that's after a lot of use and the battery stuck for a few hours. Maybe you have something backing up to the cloud and the app isn't smart enough to know you don't have a connection. If this keeps happening, you might install an app like "Power Tutor" to see if you can pinpoint the app that's causing the most drain.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] DeLaVicci:
An important thing to remember is that the battery gauge on our devices is wildly inaccurate on it's best days.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] SusieGalaxy880:
I just want to know what causing these testing on android system overnight?

Last night I did deleted and add some files(not important system files, just other files like game apk,mp3,picture,etc). Then my media scanning says my storage full/lower memory when I still had 5 GB internal storage left. (probably referring to the RAM, not sd storage space) Then I search around and I found that my media storage has like high 95mb, so I clear data/cache. Then the media scanning icon can complete scanning and "full storage/low memory" message disappear. And I restart my device, then I went to sleep. Then today wake up with all those listed items running/testing on Android System drained up my battery.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] tradeJmark:
Calm down

I say just calm down a bit. This is probably just a one-time thing. I doubt it will happen again. If it does, though, you should come back here and post immediately, and somebody will probably find out what's wrong.

P.S.

Do you have a custom ROM or Kernel? Sometimes these things can act strangely. I once had one that spent a bunch of battery trying to get a cell connection on my Galaxy Player!
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] SusieGalaxy880:
I didnt have any custom rom, it is a stock rom
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] DeLaVicci:
Did you install any new apps or anything different from what you'd been using normally?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] SusieGalaxy880:
I tried to install gameloft Fishing King, but fail, so I copied the data to that folder failed too. so i deleted those files and uninstall it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] attilafe:
h t t p://android.sfr.fr/
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
Shocking...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] andQlimax:
what the ****ing are doing there at google?

i want still hope that the delay is only for sfr..

why there is no place where google can put/say some official communications about the upcoming updates??
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] molinillo:
¬¬ we are waiting
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] attilafe:
Galaxy nexus isn't a nexus phone...... is like a galaxy s 2.0.1 :mad:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
So much anger with folks here.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Jameslepable:
does that link have any sources?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
I questioned it once as well. The general response was they are a major French carrier, so thats all the source you need.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Jameslepable:
But the updates come directly from google themselves unless they have a variant other than yaku (i.e. DoMoCo)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
You should sell your Galaxy Nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
Correct. Just informing you how it was thrown back at me when I questioned the source.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] El Daddy:
Who cares. The next update will be released when Google feels it's ready. Everyone's phone still works perfectly fine with 4.0.2.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
You sir, need to gtfo. You are not angry enough for this forum.

Start throwing temper tantrums, or move on. NAO.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Jameslepable:
Yea it works but not as good as it could, battery has been poor lately, wi-fi/3g/gps signal is low compared to other phones I have (same network/wifi/area) we are a api level behind the official release of ICS (4.0.3) and the last update was December. Now I believe it will be ready when its ready and with fewer bugs but there is a point where it takes the p*ss.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] spencer88:
Maybe everybody's but mine. Mine still suffers from low signal/data drops and the horrendous loss of outbound audio bug, which is unacceptable for any phone. I just hope a software update fixes it, as I really like the phone...when it works.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] attilafe:
Multitouch bug , charging bug , live wallpaper bug, some casual reboot, high CPU usage in some process , lag everywere ..... android issue page is a War camp..... and no a single minor update....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
I don't have any issues at all.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
dont have these issues... 2 random reboots, that's it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Neither do I.

Aside from the fact that I have yet to find and get working the following 2 apps:

1) An app to eliminate the grease mark left by my fingers; and,

2) An app to change the casing from plastic to metal.

:P
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] LionAR10:
I have no issues beyond the standard "It's a smartphone, it'll crash once in a while." that's happened even with my first Palm Treo smartphone .. those Treos and Windows Mobile disasters crashed several times a day even. My Galaxy Nexus has blown up maybe 3 times in the last 30 days. Not bad.

This is the finest phone I have ever owned and it runs like a champ.

My phone is the GSM one.

edit: Also I'm not itching for some update. Everything works fine for me ... so no need for me to get uppity.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mr mystery:
Totally agree with everything you're saying, I miss my I9100 some days
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] miketoasty:
Never had a problem with my WiFi either. Can actually go up two or three stories in my office building and still get a signal (We are talking lots of interference and stone walls).

Also, I can open Facebook in seconds, I don't know how in the world it is taking above 5 seconds for you to open other than maybe you have some sort of corrupt ROM install.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kalinf:
The Facebook app is definitely slow - but I don't think that is just isolated to the GNEX. If you read the feedback for the app you will see a lot of people giving it 1 star simply because it is really slow. Compare it to the Google+ and Twitter apps and it is like night and day. The app itself can open quickly but the loading of content is awful in my experience.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] yiannisthegreek:
Im curently running AOKP Milestone 4 and have had this "app" issue since I got my device no matter what ROM I was running. Same with the WiFi issue...

Id like to think its an easy fix for both but have not yet found one...

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My SGSII opens Facebook with no lag or delay of any kind and where the scrolling inside the app is choppy (to say the least) with my GNEX, it scrolls and runs smooth as silk on my SGSII. I am confused about it as well but its true...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] arvylas:
The release date was for tomorrow, so why don't you wait until tomorrow and start complaining from the 16th if the update doesn't come up??
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] joshnichols189:
If you are that anal about an update of 0.0.1, you will stop *****ing, and root your phone and install said update. If you don't, you have no right to ***** considering you bought a REFERENCE, DEVELOPER phone that is by far the EASIEST to MANUALLY update. And if that isn't for you, buy another phone. It is honestly that simple. It isn't like 4.0.3 will make every device run seamlessly and provide miraculous battery life.

And yes, I also have a Galaxy Nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] andQlimax:
This thread suck

THIS THREAD SUCK

we should talk abbout the 4.0.5 ota, which sfr was seems to know some news (probably wrong)

thats it

stop talking about shiit

now i understand because some people have about 10.000 posts....this is an example of those post..totally out of topic
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
If you aren't part of the solution....yes, I am referring to you. Simply responding did nothing but clutter the thread.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] yiannisthegreek:
+1

Ooops... Now Im cluttering up the thread... :p
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] andQlimax:
if u read my words, i said "this is an example of those post"..and i was referring to my post spamming the thread as well :P

and this is an otoher example..so hope is clear...so unless u want give an other example of spam post, don't post :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ruimoura:
Nice try. Now ... next time try to read what i wrote. I mean, try to understand it. I didn't wrote a single complain about my phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
I never said you did but I guess you didn't read what I said. I merely used your words to make an equally accurate reply. I quoted the original words for dramatic effect.

Go ahead and re-read it. I know its hard but I have faith in you.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
Doesn't matter to me. It was a fail thread to begin with ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jbmowgli:
Doesn't "En Attente" translate to pending?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] OniV2:
How would I have been able to respond to your post if I didn't read it? Talk about a cop out response.

Samsung doesn't like to release kernel sources willingly, definitely not after a big release. Unless you want to go back down to Gingerbread, you're looking at a buggy, heavily locked down device- in terms of software and drivers.

Gorilla Glass? The Nexus has that too- it's just not branded as 'gorilla glass'. :rolleyes: It's called 'marketing'. Kinda similar to how an 'ultrabook' is no different to a laptop, one's just branded as an 'ultrabook'.

There are different builds of the GNex, and most problems seem to lie with the Chinese-made models. I own a Singaporean model, which proves to be of a much higher build quality than the Chinese-made models.

Those apps load might fast for me.

The volume is a bit low, yes, but only out of the front facing speaker. Back speaker seems to be nice enough.

If you don't like it, then sell it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Sleuth255:
Sooooo.... have we reached any conclusions yet?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
The conclusion is somewhat inconclusive at this time.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Hinee:
pending conclusion
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dougeq:
It is what it is until it is not. That's the conclusion
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DynamicRam:
http://androidandme.com/2012/03/opi...upport-why-should-i-buy-a-nexus-device-again/

you can tell from the comments that alot of people are pissed
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] descendency:
the more I read this thread, the more my head hurts.

A lot of people don't seem to understand that many issues that they are having seem to be driver level issues (speaker, mic, camera, 3G/HSPA connectivity, etc), which is why 4.0.3 and 4.0.4 roms don't fix them.

The AOSP code contains no updated drivers/radios. Drivers are only updated after the OTA update happens and many things get fixed that people didn't even know were a problem. I really don't know if leaked IMGs have them or not. It's totally possible they don't.

For example, my Nexus One had a serious headphone bug that when you jiggled a normal headphone, it would pause/stop, skip, and repeat tracks. It made Google Music unusable without using the (below average) stock headphones [which would totally defeat the purpose of owning half decent headphones].
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Smokeey:
You can tell by the comments that everyone is impatient and owns a Nexus S.

People, just be patient, you don't need a 2mb update (that wasn't even pushed to AOSP) that isn't even ready for Google Employees. Seriously. Its a frigging .0.1 version difference!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] donniestarko:
There is a reason why stock unrooted gnexs are still on 4.0.2. Calm yourselves.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] descendency:
The 0.0.1 is an API level change, though.

That's like saying GB 2.3.4 wasn't a big deal over 2.3.3, when I believe 2.3.4 gave users the ability to video chat (with GMail friends)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DynamicRam:
in the end no matter how dumb or impatient users are if the majority are not satisfied then something is wrong , business as usual .
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NIK516:
no amount of crying will bring the update to us sooner. Lol in saying that can't wait for them to get a driver for a louder speaker and hopefully a back illuminated censor for the camera . Can't wait lol

Trollollllooooolllllllll
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DynamicRam:
positive criticism is always good , look at htc now , unlockable bootloaders , faster and wider updates , less bloated sense , better camera . . . . . . .
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Gingerbread Man:
Yes, I did check this yesterday....

Perhaps not delayed after all?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Sleuth255:
Exactly...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] matthewr87:
Here in Canada I am still on 4.0.1. I'll be happy enough if I receive 4.0.2 within the next month, let alone 4.0.5 lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
Can you tell me one feature that API change has added for us?

;)

Edit: I wanted to add to this.

Do you realize that our current proprietaries do not even fully support the new API? Point in case: Build master AOSP and watch the graphical mayhem ensue. There are two commits to update SKIA to the latest API which breaks a lot of crap for our device.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Monk4Life:
Yes it is. That's why you can find the phone at www.Google.com/nexus . Just like the previous nexus phones. I don't know where you heard that it is not but that's wrong information.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] haydonxda:
0.0.1 unimportant?

Usually 0.0.1 bumps are for bug fixes. In the current state that would be a heck of a lot more welcome than a 1.0.0 bump to me!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] descendency:
Yes.

http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-4.0.3.html

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Do a manual update.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
Like I said, feature added for us. Not "will be a feature in the future".

Those are all fine and dandy....if you are a developer. It means nothing to the end user until implemented.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] descendency:
I think you're missing the point of the nexus device. It's a developer phone. Not only is it superficially embarrassing to be behind a consumer device (Galaxy S2), it also defeats the purpose of owning a Nexus. Most of the people here are the ones that want to be on the bleeding edge or are developers (or both).

I think there should be a bit of concern here that it's taking them so long to get it working on the Nexus S. It's not like google has to wait on someone to give the Android source, test it, and pass it out.

I agree with you that this isn't going to be a life altering update, but there are definitely some drivers and radios that need to be updated because there are hardware bugs. I have to believe that both new radios and new drivers (like most updates) will be packaged.

Updates don't always just do one thing. Many do both. However, in this case Android 4.0.1 was the initial release. 4.0.2 was purely a bug fixing update. 4.0.3 both fixes bugs and (minimally) adds new API level features (developer stuff that won't impact execution for months or even years). 4.0.5 could be just bug fixes to 4.0.3 or it could be a new API level and bug fixes to 4.0.3 (doubtful that it is only an API improvement over 4.0.3).

edit: I'm not mentioning 4.0.4, which is also possibly out there. It could be some form of bug fix/API update as well. Just a guess is that it has something to do with LTE or CDMA that isn't at the driver/radio level (given that a very very small number of LTE phones got it).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Noctrl:
I want 4.0.5 now ;)

I also thinks there is something wrong because it's taking so long time to get it to Nexus S.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MagicMan3:
lol I'm the same way
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] descendency:
Just heard something from someone I respect:

"Maybe it's taking a 'long time' because Google is working on the Sprint version."
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
Can you find me one link where Google officially called it a developer device?

There were three official developer devices.

ADP1: An unlocked HTC G1

ADP2: An unlocked HTC Magic

ADP3: The Nexus One

After that, there were no developer phones, officially. Unless you can find me link saying otherwise, of course (non google sources don't count).

By the way, even if you consider it a a developer device, a 'developer' would not be resisting AOSP.

4.0.4 is not an API update either. You can check it by decompiling one of the apks and check the AndroidManifest.xml.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] akira02rex:
Did they ever officially call the Nexus One a developer phone, I'm not sure?

I'm assuming the Galaxy Nexus is based on the fact that it comes with Developer settings in the settings menu. Also, it takes one command to unlock the bootloader.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] descendency:
The N1 was claimed as a developer phone. It wasn't really ever meant for mass consumption, but it was released as an experiment that failed miserably. (the Google phone store... not the device. The N1 was awesome.)

All Android phones I've ever owned (N1, GN, Optimus V...) have had those settings. I don't think Google has ever explicitly called the GN a 'developer phone' but they do everything but that. Their AOSP pages reference how to build android for the device. They list it as one of the 'Google supported devices'.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] montysweden:
That is an app I would pay plenty of $$ for. :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kristovaher:
Don't worry people. Just because Galaxy Nexus is a 'Nexus' phone only in name does not mean it isn't the best damn phone on the market!

I've given up on Google actually supporting my Nexus though. The only fix I got was the early bugfix and a buggy update that just made things more laggy. I recently demoed Galaxy Nexus to an iPhone owner and was embarrassed by the lagginess of 4.0.2 that was not there in 4.0.1.

This actually shows that it is stupid to get a phone with new major version of ICS, because it won't be supported post-release no more than any other phone. But the thing is that new phones will be released with newer versions than the Android you have running, so by waiting longer, you will get a quality release actually sooner.

So reality is that if you want a buggy major release early and wait for quality updates forever then Nexus phone is a great idea. But if you want a better working major version and are willing to wait few more months, then you are bound to get a better version of Android sooner by 'waiting' and buying a new phone from someone else with newer version of Android than buying a Nexus phone.

And hey, look at the bright side, at least this is not Half Life Episode 3!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Scottatron:
Well that made little to no sense.