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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] generalagony:
Mine did not. I got mine about a week ago and was curious if it would be a good step up since installing JB on my NS ran so super badass and I gotta say the GN is hands down a good buy even today. Mine had ICS out of the box but immediately notifies me of the JB update. Ran it for a weekend and am now running Minco v1 which makes the phone even better. Kuddos to the awesome toolkit in the dev forum which made rooting a breeze. I had a great run with my NS but glad to be part of the GN community finally.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] moshe22:
Looks like you are a big Nexus fan.

They must be good :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pottyvick:
Ive never had a nexus device but have always loved the CM team....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] moshe22:
Same here bro, I am so glad, and proud to be a Nexus owner.

Edit: I am just speculating since I don't physically have it yet, but judging from comments and reviews I am glad that I am about to own one.

I am sure it will not dissapoint.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zeromention:
Ordered mine internationally, shipping with fedex, for little over $150 extra :/

But so, so excited for when it arrives next week :) :)

Also, does anyone know how to upgrade to jellybean and THEN do the setup?

Cheers

Zero

Sent from my GT-P1000 running JellyBean
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pottyvick:
We have a similar track record... I had the SGS4g then the G2x, now the sensation. About to be galaxy nexus lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] moshe22:
Hahaha that's a funny coincidence. Maybe we are brothers, we just don't know? Lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pottyvick:
You must have the other half of the necklace... lol.

Anyway, yeah we are off track... so yes. galaxy nexus tomorrow. yes.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] moshe22:
Congratulations man :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rdw55a:
Ordered mine today!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] generalagony:
Absolutely. I have had a large range of unlocked gsm phones from sony to Nokia and once I got my original Nexus One I never looked back. Nexus is the only way to go and for $350 it is a no brainer.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nitrogen618:
Just got mine at 6:45PM today...

So far no purple tint at lowest brightness. However, on around 0-50% brightness, I feel like the screen have a lot of texture in dark backgrounds... It's hard to describe it...

Say you have a purple background, there is like purple dots, but not purple dots, but like noise.. O_O

It's like noise in a picture.. IS that normal? This is stock btw..

(I feel it's the most noticeable on grey and purple background)

Received at as ICS 4.0.4
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] harveydent:
That's what people mean when they refer to the screen's "graininess"
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nitrogen618:
Is that normal? I notice is more grainy on the bottom half of the screen.

Also blue tint when on white background in extreme angles, but yellowish white on regular background.

Just tested..

Not grainy other colors beside Gray(Quite grainy), blue, and purple (little bit grainy)

Also, I don't need to install official OTA jellybean, before I install jellybean through custom roms right?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] harveydent:
For some people it's "normal", others are more picky and to them it's not. If you're not staisfied, call Google for a replacement (although they'll send you to Samsung since they stopped offering exchanges a few months ago). I for one had the purple screen issue, but I didn't mind as I never go that low brightness to notice it.

The blue tint at extreme angles is normal for this type of screen.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nitrogen618:
Alright. Thanks! I guess I'm not returning this one.. I don't want to return one, and get one with a purple screen.. So far, no purple even at lowest brightness, but quite grainy in gray screen...

Hey, can I install jellybean via CWM without installing OTA JB?

I'm on stock 4.0.4 right now.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JonathanBarca10:
Yea i see the grainyness too. But it doesnt really bother me cause it still looka fantastic. Cant wait to root it and put either AOKP or CM9 on it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] harveydent:
Yes, but if you do decide to flash something (ROM, kernel, radio), you have to go back to stock to be able to install the OTA

Try the JB AOKP or wait for CM10. JB is way better than ICS
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nitrogen618:
Alright.

I know how to do it by command lines, but for the toolkit, I can just press 7 (1 click for all) and than install CWM on it right? After CWM is installed than install JB and a kernel.

No need to flash a JB bootloader right?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] harveydent:
The 1-click for all (shows up as option 8 for me) actually installs CWM, so you don't need to install it after. Install the stock 4.1 zip first, than do the 1-click, then the 4.1.1 update zip (you can use CWM for the update). Then a kernel. The JB bootloader and radio comes with the 4.1 factory ROM

If you're straight to a custom rom, though, just flash CWM. Most JB ROMs already come with root and busybox, plus they combine the 4.1 and 4.1.1 stuff into one package.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nitrogen618:
So...

1.OTA Update

2. Than do the 1 Click

3. Than install w.e you like
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] harveydent:
To clarify: you're on 4.0.4 now. Are you getting the OTA notification? If you are, just install it. If it updates you to 4.1, wait for 4.1.1 and install that too. If it updates you to 4.1.1 you're done. Do the one click (or fastboot which is better) to unlock, root and CWM. Then w/e

If you're not getting the OTA notification and want JB, you'll have to install it manually. Unlock your phone (fastboot oem unlock) Download the factory 4.1 zip. Install it (through the toolbox if you prefer, but it's easy enough to install via fastboot). Then install 4.1.1 either through CWM or fastboot (I prefer fastboot rather than CWM for this since update deletes CWM, so you have to install it twice if you go the CWM method). Then do the 1-click (root, CWM and busybox)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ssCISengineer:
Exactly. I never post threads on the forum....why? Because every single question has already been asked and answered. Laziness prevails however...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nitrogen618:
I get the OTA now... Sorry for being a noob, came from the G2X where we don't get updates... :(

What do you mean by installing it twice for CWM method?

So the steps are...

1. OTA Update (4.1.1 JB)

2. One click for All

3. Install 4.1.1 JB Custom Rom

4. Done

right?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] harveydent:
Pretty much, except that if you're going to install a custom ROM now, just do 1-click then install the ROM via CWM. The other stuff is for if you want to see what stock JB feels like. No need to install the OTA
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nitrogen618:
Alright. So I don't need to worry about the boot loader? Thanks a lot for helping me out!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] harveydent:
I'll clarify the bootloader too. :D

The GNex comes with a locked bootloader, but it's super easy to unlock (just type fastboot oem unlock). The 1-click will unlock it for you, so you don't need to worry about it.

What I was referring to is that there are several versions of the bootloader, but all of them work with JB. It's only important to install the latest one if you want OTA updates in the future
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rafa3L:
Lucky you. I rcvd my 2nd replacement today and still have purple. Definitely keep yours.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JonathanBarca10:
Lovin JB. Took the advice to upgrade and just did the OTA update. Will look to root it soon though.

To anybody that may have just ordered or are waiting for their GN from Google Play...your phone will take 4 BUSINESS days. Dont listen to the two day shipping thing. Hope this helps anybody that comes looking in this thread.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Roxy:
Well technically they are telling the truth since the method of delivery is UPS 2 day shipping. :P

It also clearly says ' delivered in 3-5 business days ' under in stock status. https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=galaxy_nexus_hspa
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JonathanBarca10:
Yea but some people here seemed impatient. Who knows if somebody else comes in panicking even more haha

I understood what they meant from the beginning lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 95Z28:
I've had my GNex just over 3 weeks now and have decided I'll most likely never own another non nexus again! The android experience provided by a nexus is an unparalleled pleasure.

I almost regret purchasing a nexus simply because now that I know what I was missing I'll never be satisfied with anything less. Ignorance is bliss.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nitrogen618:
Seems like I get graininess even on full brightness in gray screens. But no purple even on lowest.brightness
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] X_N_:
Well I got my Galaxy Nexus yesterday and must say that its a amazing device. As for color problems I did have the purple tint at low brightness but the trinity kernel solved the problem immediately.

I did get the grainy texture but its not to bad if you don't keep your brightness very low. So far I've only seen one black spot in greyish type background (JB Notification Background for example) in the darkness.

Either way the device is truly amazing and the nexus way is the way to go.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] strumcat:
Oh, OK. Yeh, I see a slight bit of that on a pure gray screen. It's not what you would call graininess in a photograph, but more like a faint, blocky, variation in luminosity that gives it kind of a subtle "dirty" look. I can live with that. Especially since you can get just about perfect color accuracy on this screen with a little tweaking. I haven't seen even a hint of the purple tint at low levels issue that so many people are reporting, so guess I lucked out in that regard. Trinity kernel and its toolkit work great for adjusting color and levels.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nitrogen618:
Heh, I guess we got a good batch...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] moshe22:
I receive it today but I work till 7:30pm so won't get to see it till late tonight.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nitrogen618:
After installing Trinity Kernel with the color control, I can say 95% of my graininess is gone
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] moshe22:
Nice :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AndAllThingsWillEnd:
UPS usually delivers to my house around 10-2. Of course on the delivery of my GNEX it's almost 4:30 and I've been waiting all day...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Flyer729:
My was the same way when I got it, but after a 10 minutes in the charger the phone turned on. Since then I've had no problems. It seems that they have these phones in storage for a long time and the battery is completely dead.

I thought I was going to return the phone, but it actually works.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] moshe22:
I received it! This thing is amazing.

I come from a HTC Sensation and this thing is truly amazing, much better than a Sensation and worth getting over the HTC Sensation.

Btw, Mine got some graininess that I don't really care about and no purple at all even at the lowest brightness setting.

Now if you excuse me.... :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rafa3L:
I'm so jealous of you all getting purple free screens! Actually the one I gave my wife is not purple either, nice grays. That's all I'm looking for too. Hopefully replacement number 3 which should arrive next week will be good.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] moshe22:
I hope it comes purple free for you.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nitrogen618:
Just found out mine has 5 black dots when the screen is dark...

How I tested:

Go to a dark room, and turn on the phone.. When you see the google logo, cover that up with your hand, and you will see dark spots in the surrounding.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] moshe22:
To be honest, If have I have to do that to be a able to see them then I really don't care if they are there.

Screen looks amazing. I suggest that you enjoy your device.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chandler240:
Ok, I order the phone today, can expect it to be here in friday?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nitrogen618:
Wednesday Earliest (10%)

Thursday Most likely (80%)

Friday Latest (10%)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] moshe22:
I am with Nitrogen. Most likely Thursday.

You will not be dissapointed, I am surprisingly pleased :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
OMG I just got my USA GN!!!!!!!!! :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nitrogen618:
OMG! :good::good::good::good::good:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] moshe22:
Congratulations
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JonathanBarca10:
I lold.

This padanoidandroid business is quite fun...very fun indeed. Me gusta.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] osi13:
I picked up a GSM Galaxy Nexus on Craigslist yesterday. It's the model that was given to Google employees back in December. The back cover is pretty cool, and I'm really happy that it's not carrier branded. It has some unsightly scratches on the screen, but I'm really enjoying Jellybean, and I don't really mind the scratches. The screen looks better than expected and the device feels nice in your hand. Overall, it's great. I prefer it to my EVO 4g LTE. However, the screen on the EVO is definitely a bit better.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] strumcat:
Hm, I wonder if you could get a jeweler to polish out the scratches?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dattack:
I just placed my order this weekend but i can't seem to find the thread on how to root jellybean. Is this same process of rooting the phone that is on ICS?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JonathanBarca10:
Edit: im an idiot. Didnt read your whole post somehow. Try the toolkit thread if you havent, gives the manual instructions and i didnt read through it but i imagine its the same as ICS
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Roxy:
Read and follow the instruction in jubakuba's thread ( one of the stickies ) at Q&A section. That's what I did on JB.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rafa3L:
OMG I just got a purple-free galaxy nexus! Finally! After 1 original and 2 replacements, my 3rd replacement is a winner! This is my last post from my purple nexus, cya on the other side, the gray side. Where grays are gray and purples are purple.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] KelvinJet:
Hi guys, congrats to those who are getting great Nexus's.

I have completely forgot about this. On Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012, I wrote the Google Play Team a question about buying a device with a Non-US credit card.

This is what I wrote:

I'm traveling to the US next month and I would like to purchase a device

from the Play Store when I'm there, so I was wondering if I can or would be

able to use my credit card, wich billing address is outside the US with

such purpose.

And two weeks later, this is what they replied:

Hi,

Thanks for writing in, and my apologies for the delay in response - the demand for our Nexus devices has been huge, and we’re responding to customers as fast as we can.

At this time, the country of your credit card must match the the country that you're shipping to.

We appreciate your feedback and will keep it in mind for the future.

Regards,

Some girl's name

The Google Play Team

Well :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] taoh:
I ordered my Nexus from Google Play last Sunday and it was shipped Wednesday, arrived Thursday. It's the first smartphone I've ever owned and I don't really have any previous smartphones to compare it against but I do like it a lot. I don't notice any purple tinting or graininess that I'm finding some users are posting about. If it helps with finding problem phones, the numbers 12.02 are on the far right of the S/N. I think this means the phone was manufactured Feb 2012; battery is labeled as manufactured on 2012.02.20. The phone also shipped with ICS and I used it until yesterday when I got tired of the auto updates prompting me to update to JB.

I'm kind of glad I held out for so long before getting a smartphone as I never really liked the earlier generations while I was dumb-phoning. I was ready to get a smartphone until hearing the rumors about the Galaxy S3 in late Dec/early Jan. Eventually it was just too much to spend after having to throw a lot of money at a new car when someone smashed into mine in April. I couldn't justify spending twice as much for a newer CPU and a card slot. I would have waited for the next gen Nexus phone, but I grew tired of the loaner BlackBerry my friend let me use while my last dumbphone died on me. I also didn't want to get a smartphone from ATT for their ridiculous data plans while trying to preserve my 'non-smartphone' unlimited data.

So here I am with my first smartphone trying to learn my way around.:victory:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rbryant1983:
Ordered my nexus last Wednesday at noon PST. Got it today. 5 days not bad.

I'm excited, this is my first nexus device. I started with a g2 then got the g2x (ugh.. I know right).

Just figured I would share my ordering experience.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] moshe22:
Welcome to the Nexus bandwagon!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chandler240:
Got it today at 12pm, I'm in that 10%. I order it saturday and got it in wednesday. Let see if the screen doesn't have any problems.

---------- Post added at 06:51 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:18 PM ----------

Ok so help me in this one. When I turn the brightness low the grays look purple, if I turn the brightness all the way off gray turns into purple, I took a screenshoot with the screencapture and with the brightness all off in the phone the picture looks purple but not completely purple, in the computer the same picture looks normal gray. So there is no solution for this? I have a faulty screen?

I know this is not normal as I had another galaxy nexus before this and all the grays looked gray, in this one is not like a kind of purple-gray, is complete purple. This model says is from 02-12, my last nexus was from 2011.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bmg1001:
I'm a little late but I got mines on June 20th after ordering on June 18th. Fast shipping. Mines has no purple tint and I actually like the grey grain thing.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Lythandra:
Got mine about a week ago and loving it.

Came from 2.5 years with a Nexus One and am now on the $30 T-Mobile plan.

Unlocked and rooted already and just waiting on CM 10 now.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chandler240:
Yes I know about the grainy look, all nexus have that grainy look and I don't mind, but dude purple!!! I can't return this one as I'm leaving the country in a few days.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jmudrick:
Had my Google supplied phone for a week and very happy with it. Running Franco kernel and stock jb ROM. With Franco's recommended screen configuration am thrilled with the display and overall performance. GPS perfect. Camera leaves much to be desired. Really good at macro shots but my old 3gs does much better in most situations. Rather shocking given how good the rest of the phone performs.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] harveydent:
It's the purple issue everyone's been talking about. You have 3 options: 1- completely ignore it if you don't go to that low of a brightness to see it anyway, 2- use a custom kernel/ROM to change you color settings and turn purples back into greys, or 3- call google and have them replace your phone (they'll refer you to Samsung who'll send you another phone and put a hold on your card while they wait for you to return your phone)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chandler240:
Using a kernel like trinity with the melange color settings really fixes it? If I put a custom rom it voids my warranty?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] harveydent:
I don't use trinity so I'm not sure about "melange", but franco and trinity allow you to manually tweak your phone's color settings to whatever you like.

Yes, flashing will technically void you warranty, but there are no flash counters on the GNex and it's ridiculously easy to go back to stock (you don't even need a computer)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chandler240:
I tried to tweak the colors, but is not the same and looks weird. Now getting back this retarded child to stock so his daddy picks him up. I hate samsung and google, is august, don't they test the screens for such a big manufacturing problem?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JonathanBarca10:
they probably figured people would spend more time with the screen brighter and admiring it so they didn't do anything lol idkwtf they did.

been a week now and damn...how the hell did i go so long without a phone like this! incredible phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] knut150:
Coming from the Galaxy SII on Tmo, (really not a bad device), but tired of waiting for updates that most likely never arrive. I got the Nexus 7, after getting a taste of JB. I decided to jump fully on board the Nexus wagon! So I got the phone too! I don’t plan in looking back, from now on no more *******ized Android for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] KelvinJet:
Hi there. Have anyone received a Galaxy Nexus from the Play Store recently? Are they still coming with a bad/purple screen?

I'd really appreciate any comments, they would be really helpful :good:

Thank you, and everyone have a good night.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ieatnoobs:
Got mine from play store. No tint at all.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ingenious247:
Yeah there is no matter what. It's yellow whites even with no purple. Check by comparing to any other recent phone
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jlczl:
I have not been restricted at all eventhough some have stated daily and monthly caps set at 100mb and 2 gb respectively. I have surpassed those amounts and never been throttled or warned about excessive usage.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] patruns:
For those that just got there's, did UPS require a signature? That is going to screw up my delivery....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DeezNotes:
No signature required. Confirmed by mine being left on the porch and another user confirmed no signature required directly from Google.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] grim82:
There's no signature required. But if you live in a shady neighborhood it's always at UPS's discretion to not leave it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DeezNotes:
CM9 have some customizations I miss a little - I used it on my Sensation, but I'm going stock for now with the Nexus. I figure I should let it run with the stock ROM (which was just updated) first to truly evaluate the phone before I start hacking it. I don't think CM9 is stable yet, plus they aren't up to date with the latest ROM pushed to our phones.

However, I did root, got my app data back from Titanium, blocked ads with Adfree, then unrooted to get Wallet back to working again.

So far i LOVE this phone. Just bought a Rearth case and some NFC tags for it too. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jimmyz:
My understanding was that you can remain rooted and still use wallet (you will get the "unsupported device" message)- however if you were going to flash another Rom you should be careful to first deactivate wallet- is this correct?

Also how do you unroot-- can you just uninstall su?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jdiddy_ub:
yep...no signature...the UPS guy not only left it there but left it hanging off of the ledge of my porch window...i guess he didnt bother to think that whatever was in the box was worth $$$

it was hanging off the ledge AND visible to everyone walking by
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] uranis:
Mine actually required signature which I thought was weird. I'm in New York.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jdiddy_ub:
i also live in NY...NYC..which is why its even worse that he left it on the ledge of my window...people walk by all the time
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DeezNotes:
To unroot, I used root explorer to delete /system/bin/su, deleted the alias /system/xbin/su and also deleted /system/app/Superuser.apk. this can also be done via adb as well.

Thanks for the info on the unsupported device message. I may modify the root cwm zip to have an "unroot" zip to make it easier. I don't really need root access that often with a phone this nice. :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Jjday7:
I hope mine doesn't require signature. I know for sure I won't be home. My ups guy usually puts things behind the bushes so it's not visible to the street. The woman that comes literally throws packages from the truck and where it lands, it lands. Hopefully the guy will come this time. I can't wait till Monday woot woot!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
You should get Frisbees delivered to your house.

teach a man to fish, you feed him for life. teach a man to fastboot, and you create competency. and less threads on xda.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] uranis:
You got lucky it stayed there lol