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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] G1-8701:
well put, it gets kinda annoying when people post threads like this, so quick to complain without even reading on ways to help fix the problem they may have, rooting definitely can solve a lot of issues, yea it can also cause problems if you don't do RESEARCH on mods, roms, etc BEFORE you attempt to install. But overall this phone is great too many people are complaining over stuff that can simply be fixed if they SEARCH through the forum
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] biffsmash:
Nexus is no more or less buggy than any other phone. They all have bugs, and this is no different.

The multitouch bug, which does exist before anyone tries to deny it again, is annoying as it isn't fixed, even with custom roms.

As for Stock vs Custom Roms, they both have their pluses and minuses. I am on AOKP at the moment, as it's the most stable custom rom I can find, and is slightly faster than stock. Stock is in my opinion, very very good, if not lacking in some small features like smart dialling.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] retskrad:
If you go to Google forums, Google doesnt care about the problems you post

Just go there and look at how many complaints, but zero reponses from Google

What i was trying tosay with this thread was that all the thing about Nexus been ng so much better and less buggy bothers me. Maybe this was the case before but not now. The latest phones from Samsung and HTC good and sometimes bettr than Nexus phones.

Also I just dont understand how they release updates with new nexus phones with so many small things like very very smooth in some places in the OS but very very buggy in others. The appdrawer is extremely laggy and just look at the scrolling in the messaging app.

These things are being used the most.

Sorry for all the spelling errors wrote it on a friends Gnex.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] GR36:
I think the problem is too many people have bought the phone and don't know anything about it.

I yearn for the days with the n1 and nexus s when only people that knew what the phone stood for, and what you could do with it. Everyone else got a galaxy s or something.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Scottatron:
And the icing on the cake, the US wifi Xoom is getting 4.0.4 via OTA
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
User error.

Sent from my Nexus in Texas.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ChongoDroid:
No kidding, the messenger app? Lol that thing is hardware accelerated and is buttery as all hell.

5 bucks says op has 6 launchers and doesn't use the back button... only the home button.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Monk4Life:
Sounds like you either A: have a defective device B: Need to do a factory reset or C: have some app installed that's bogging down your phone. Mine is stock with 4.0.2 and I don't have any of the issues you seem to have. If your that upset about android and the way Google develops then go buy an iPhone and become an apple fan boy and move on.

This is by far the best android phone I have had and I have owned and still own a bunch of them.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RogerPodacter:
You have the wrong idea about a nexus phone. They were NEVER said to be less buggy than other phones, PERIOD. the only purpose of a nexus phone is for google to showcase their next OS version to the industry as a baseline, which gets the recent OS released on its hardware. Thats it. Dont know why you think its supposed to be less buggy.

And thats my issue, how many bugs does this nexus really have? To me it seems pretty damn solid with less bugs than typical other phones ive had. Top notch experience etc.

That leads me to what was posted above, its probably from the user constantly pressing the home button when leaving apps rather than back button. Home button leaves all kinds of needed garbage collection to clean up the activity stack which starts to hiccup the UI etc. Press back to exit apps truly closes them and wipes the stack etc for less garbage collection. Maybe thats why even my app drawer is smooth etc cause i back out of everything to leave apps when done etc.

And yes text scrolling is choppy. Googlers use this phone and see it too. They want to fix it. Software is incredibly complex and time consuming. All these bashers should write some practice code to see just how insane code writing is. Every released phone from htc, samsung, moto ALL have these same bugs.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rmagruder:
I think the whole "it's a dev phone! you are SUPPOSED to hack it" is an interesting approach.

With my N1, I knew that HTC would honor its warranty, bootloader or no, when I called in (and they did, first with a bad speaker and the second with a messed up power button). They were okay that I was a dev and had unlocked the bootloader.

What I don't have a good feel for is the degree to which Verizon/Amazon/Samsung will respect the warranty on the GN.

I guess if you re-lock the bootloader (which couldn't be done on an N1) they don't know...but I guess hypothetically, if, say, the volume button stopped working, or the screen went wonky, would you be able to get it replaced under warranty if you'd unlocked the bootloader and installed your own ROM? Or would you be told you blew it and you are welcome to buy another $500+ unlocked GN?

Anyone ever try? That's about my only hesitation in proceeding with my GN as I did with my N1. I just don't know how good Samsung/Verizon is in this way compared to HTC (which was great).

Randy
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
You must relock bootloader because essentially you're putting it back in factory state and that is how they determine the baseline for what is wrong and is not wrong. Same thing with my sager warranty. Laptop needs to be sent with original components bought at time of sale or without. They will not determine what is wrong with upgraded components or software. It also makes troubleshooting easier. On the flip side of things I bet many people would not be happy if x company charged a couple of hours to put it back to stock. I bet it would be in the ballparkbof at least $70 to do so. And if you know how to flash a rom you should know how to put your phone back to stock. Otherwise you're just a wannabe teeny bopper poser that is only cool inside your own head.

Sent from my Nexus in Texas.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RogerPodacter:
There are countless instances of people sending in for warranty repair and left the bootloader unlocked and they had no issues. Sure maybe not guaranteed, but not a huge worry either.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] KWKSLVR:
I'm not sure if I've ever actually heard someone say that their warranty wasn't honored because they had an unlocked bootloader, at least not from the manufacturer. The biggest hassle I ever had was a warranty exchange from AT&T on a Blackberry Bold that was in a bootloop. I had flashed a non-AT&T update and the device was completely fine, but for whatever reason one day it ended up completely screwed up and while it would power on, my drive was corrupted. It was missing the moisture indicator stickers (no clue why) and it took them about 30 minutes to decide whether or not to honor the warranty, which they did. But, that was AT&T, not RIM.

The reality is that an unlocked bootloader is a HUGE security issue. People need to be aware of that first and foremost and most are not. No one talks about, probably because most people do not understand all of the nuances (I know I don't) but I have friends in high level IT Security that are Android fanatics that promptly relock their bootloaders and use encryption after the phone is set up the way they want it. I guess once you see a demonstration of a rooted Android device with an unlocked bootloader get brute forced, all of it's data/passwords copied, then remotely wiped in just a few minutes, it changes your perception.

It puts a damper, especially on a GNex, when you want to change things up but you have to choose if you want security or if you want to be able to easily customize things. Technically, everyone should lock their bootloader. I know it's an annoying thing to deal with, but if the right person gets access to your phone (physically or wirelessly) an unlocked bootloader opens up all of your information to that individual. It's like putting all of your sensitive information on your kitchen table then opening every window and door in your house before you leave for a week.

There is a reason why bootloaders come locked, and it has nothing to do with a manufacturer not wanting you to flash a custom Rom. Personally, I don't expect any manufacturer to warranty a device with an unlocked bootloader. If they choose to do so or fail to check, then good for them!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Nexus Project:
If you want to be overly satisfied with a phone straight out of the box, buy an iphone. For the most part, stock Android is buggy. Now the fun part..........But if you are into mobile technology and educate yourself you can....Unlock your bootloader and Root your phone, flash a custom ROM with the latest and greatest software, flash a new radio for better call quality, flash a different kernel for better battery/performance, theme every aspect of your phone to your liking and basically control/tweak every aspect of your deVice., Now once you've done all this you WILL hold in your hand the BEST device out there. So this is why I go with Android over iOS., It's also the same reason alot of people like iOS better. Moral is Android devices with tier one hardware (Galaxy Nexus) Have the potential for every user to make it the best.

Sent from my (GSM) i9250 Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
Buying a nexus device is pretty much paying Google to be a beta tester for their newest Android version. In return, we get to play with the newest and latest version of Android. That's that.

They need nexus devices with next generation hardware to test their newest Android OS. So no it won't end. If it bothers you, then just ignore the nexus brand. not really that hard
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ljwnow:
This is a ****ty thread. Lol nexus forever!!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zetsumeikuro:
Once you go Nexus... You never go back!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Smokeey:
Who bumped this thread?

I thought it was gone forever and I got happy.

Wait a second....I just bumped it again.

****.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] LuffyPSP:
wow thats a great phone! Droid Epic Galaxy 4G Super Touch Plus

this is the only thing that can get me to buy other than Nexus!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] j.go:
THIS THREAD should come to an end... Long live the Nexus brand!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MarkGbe:
i disagree. Ill never buy another non Nexus phone again. It's leaps and bounds better than any other device.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] retskrad:
Fixed that for you :-)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MarkGbe:
ha! nevaaa. I try to like iphones since i deal with them at work at least once a week, but it just feels yucky. lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] retskrad:
Well fine keep staying with Android. But remember this: You will ALWAYS have to keep changing ROMs, kernels, tweaking etc. just to get to iOS Windows Phone standards. Android will always be the poor mans iphone or WP7. You android folks keep saying the next Android update will fix this and that. Also why can't Google stay with a UI that works so that they dont have to change it every major OS update? Seems like alll the other OSs have stayed with a good UI.

I'm not a Windows Phone or Apple fanboy currently own a Gaalxy nexus and i have NEVER have to put up with so many problems before Android. This platform is just a nightmare.

My 2 cents.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zepius:
no you dont. there are plenty of people who are happy with their phone bone stock.

clearly you should just go to the iphone and use the AOL of cell phones.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] retskrad:
Are you telling me Android is perfect? the problem is you folks never admit the Android problems. After 4 major android versions, Google still can't put up a consistent fps framerate. Why don't they just rebuild the architecture and let the apps run in compability mode until the developers fixes this?

This problem will never go away, even if u put up a 20 core processor and monster graphic card. Microsoft realized this with Windows phone and now they dont have to worry about laggy and choppy OS. Android will go the same way as Windows Mobile.

i just used my friends iphone and the experience is sooooo much smoother and fun. When you first go back to a high end android device, you immediately notice the lag. if you see it once, it will never go away. it's like the pentile display on the galaxy nexus, once u seen it, it's game over.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] IINexusII:
when i can choose my own custom ringtone without doing any sort of stupid jailbreaking and hacking, then ill get an non android device.

may be posted before, but here,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMiY1kSTHZw
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MarkGbe:
im actually the stock android type myself. I don't change a thing anymore. i used to with my old HTC evo because I always found myself going back to stock android via cyanogenmod. Now with my last two nexus phones(Nexus S, and now Galaxy Nexus), i find myself completely content.

But everyone has an opinion, and that's fine. Apple makes a fine product for what it is. Mine opinion is that android gives me freedom, and when i use an iphone i feel like i'm using a jitterbug....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] retskrad:
Okay fair enough, but this freedom you're talking about comes with a bunch of problems.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MarkGbe:
I can't say i've had any problems to be honest.. other than the quirky bug where battery usage was reported incorrectly.

Like i said above, i deal with the support of iphone devices at work and they have a nice share of problems in the field. Heck... there is a $15 per user settlement being paid out for the iphone 4's "antennagate". No signal when the phone is being held in the hand? That seems like a pretty large problem versus my battery usage being reported incorrectly on my Nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Serious_Beans:
What bunch of problems? My galaxy nexus is flawless. No lag at all, I think you're using your phone the wrong way.

My UI is very fluid and smooth, apps open quick, task switching is quick. Yeah I have a custom rom and kernel but what's the point of using stock with a Nexus...but when I had stock for a few hours it was running great also, no lag or drop in fps.

Also if you cared to check nearly every blog or review site said the Galaxy Nexus tops the iPhone and that's because it does in many ways and not just because I'm an android fan, but it simply does. Better screen, bigger screen better design, better os. If you care so much about every little framerate then go to iOS and WP7 just remember you're gonna be losing more than you gain especially with WP7.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zepius:
did i say that android was perfect? never once did i say it was perfect so stop assuming.

google is doing one thing the other OS creators arent. innovating. look at iOS.. that has been the same style OS since version 1. the same layout is used everytime. it is a stale OS.. there have been no real changes. The same can be said about WP7, but less so, since it is newer.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jd1001:
I really think this post is ridiculous. Android is open source with a huge community of developers which make things better. As for Nexus no longer being a developement phone look at the ammount of work being done by devs on it!!!! I don't even have the energy to go into your post in detail because I think you're wrong and comparing any Android phone is the same breath as an iOS device should get you barred!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] IINexusII:
troll of the year
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ferris2375:
Granted updates have improved my experience, but this phone has been pretty much flawless for me since November. One of the best phones I've ever owned.

This thread should come to an end. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] retskrad:
Thats the problem. You just write "troll" and click post. WHY am I a troll? You clearly dont have a counter argument.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] asianxtreme:
go kill yourself. NEXUS FOREVRRRRRRR
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nodstuff:
Why are you a troll?

Because you post about how good the iPhone and wp7 are and how "crap" the galaxy nexus is IN THE GALAXY NEXUS FORUM.

that sir, is why you are a troll.

Mods please close this thread.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
User error.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zacisblack:
4.0.4 basically fixes all of the issues you mentioned. I just installed a 4.0.4 ROM for the first time yesterday and the screen rotation is waaaaaaay faster, keyboard doesn't lag at all, and the speaker is louder without any mods applied. There are always going to be bugs on any platform but instead of complaining and having a hissy fit you could contribute to the community by reporting the issues to the Android team directly.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] IINexusII:
because 99% of the nexus users dont seem to have these problems you are facing. please backup your statements with evidence. show us some screens or data about the exact reasons that you are arguing about then maybe we can solve them for you :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kwiggington:
That be laggy as a mofo

Sent from my Apple Mac 2 in 1983
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Luuthian:
The Galaxy Nexus is one of the fastest cellphones I've ever used. I've been through a Samsung Focus and an iPhone 4 and neither beats the customization or speed of the G Nexus (at least in terms of the OS).

Admittedly I've rooted and installed a custom ROM, but it only took a couple hours of research and prep (you can't beat this place for friendly, helpful advice either). And the stock I was originally using was still a damn good device.

My only complaint is that Google tends to use somewhat less than current hardware for it's tech, but that's such a negligible complaint. The G Nexus is more than powerful enough to handle everything important. It might not be able to handle Tegra 3 level graphics, but there isn't much that requires that yet anyways.

This is a fantastic cellphone. Small complaints simply don't mar an otherwise excellent experience.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Konceptz804:
Coming from a Droid X and running just about every available ROM for it. I can say that the GNEX is the absolute best phone I've ever had, and I've had blackberries, palms, and now droids).

I have had ANY of the problems posted here and I bough the phone used. Mine is rooted and unlocked but its running 4.0.4 stock.

Get an Iphone and become an Isheep!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] retskrad:
Android is a successful mess. Android as a successful future platform is in doubt as consumers wake up that the Ice Cream Sandwich is melting on the sidewalk. It will be interesting to see if Google takes the lead and solves some of the real problems with what is now an awkward adolescent platform.

Google might be well-advised to do what Nixon did re: Vietnam: declare a victory and pull out. If it's “desperate” to compete (badly) in phones and tablets, it's only because it refuses to realize that it has achieved what it wanted with Android, and should re-evaluate how to best serve users.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ChongoDroid:
I have one question for you,

Why are you here?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ChongoDroid:
Oooooh never mind, it's so obvious now. You're one of those ****y snot nose kids that needs everything spoon fed to them.

Even after multiple people tell you that 100% of your problems are solved by 4.0.4, you still whine and complain like a child. I mean really, this a developer forum, do you really need your hand held through the return process of a device.

Are you so low on friends and self esteem that you have to vent to happy G Nex users about your pathetic first world problems. LoL ***** please.

Now thank the people that have helped you, flash the new radio, flash the new bootloader, flash 4.0.4, be happy, or GTFO
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wingnut76:
And something tells me he is probably quoting some aplle fanboy's blog or something.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ChongoDroid:
Just went through his posts and this might be troll of the year. In this latest post he talks about being stock, yet the aokp forums are littered with his noob questions asking about milestones "smoothness" and what not. Either he is troll of the year or he's just been so used to being spoon fed and asking when honeycomb is coming out, and how ics isn't "really" gpu accelerated before it was out.

Let's face it were talking to Corky over here.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ChongoDroid:
Apple, I lav ooouu, durr my update didn't come, maybe I'll post on xda...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nodstuff:
LMFAO!!!

I think you hit the nail right on the head!! :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] amonfog:
laggy

Hey guys.. yeah sorry still having a Moto Milstone 1 (running on CM9 and thus android 4.0.3) I did order my nicely new nexus and I'm hoping to receive it in the coming week. but I wanted to give you a tip in advance to this.

I hope you do understand that you can actually close apps on a friendly way without hassling trough settings or installing a task manager (which I greatly encourage you to NOT put on your device, since JIT Compiling get's broken by it) and by that speeding the system up a little without having to reboot it.

very simple:

1: press the home button until that shiny new "recent apps" list appears.

2: press one of the previews of the apps that you just opened and drag it to the left

3: ?

4: profit!

Good luck and see you guys soon!

ps: this does not work on honeycomb only on android ICS
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nodstuff:
That is great advice and more people should know that task killers/managers are pointless!

Oh and on gnex there's no need to hold the home button for recent apps! We have a pretty recent apps button! ;)

You'll love the nexus, great phone and a great dev community!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] amonfog:
hmmm

1: keep changing roms is actually kinda nice... I have my phones on 2 year contracts and love the fact that I can just get it a new shiny rom.. makes me feel I just got a brand new phone. above that custom roms just unlock the full potentials of a phone.

2: In my opinion iphone standards are their pricing, inability to use bluetooth (come on, can't even share a simple mp3 file), share files other than pdf's and pictures... the iPone is a phone for apple fanboys and people who just want to listen to music, do some games and perform the things you do on a phone. And have no problem in buying a new one when it comes out, because that new version of IOS just sucked so hard on your old iPhone.

I'm not even going to take windows phone serious in this case. PERIOD.

3: I haven't received my Nexus yet, but my 2 year old milestone runs almost buggless on a system with only 200 mb internal mem (including RAM) and specs that are realy bad comparing to the phones and tabs that come with ICS nowadays. how could the GN be worse?

and what problems could you be facing? big chance you just installed an app for an older system or installed something like a taskmanager that was already available from stock.

4: Having problems with UI and need to have something nice? I could advice you this ROM http://en.miui.com/ the GN version is running android 4.0 with a very clean UI. (they have english versions, so don't worry about all these japanese and korean texts)

I really advice this to you if you struggle with your UI the way you do right now.

5: if new technology and a Developers phone are to much for you and life is so bad.... take this phone:

it is so solid that it could survive a zombie apocalypse.

good luck!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ChongoDroid:
I've got mine set up old school,

back, big menu, home(long press for tasks), search (long press for voice search):D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] amonfog:
Thanks I'm really looking forward. the last 2 years with CM6 CM7 MIUI and CM9 development were great! hope to help you guys soon.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nodstuff:
BLASPHEMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

I have standard 3 icons with small menu on right hand side (always visible)

Skankwich latest nightly.

OP needs to get an iPhone, seriously, I hear the *****es love em! :D