yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dcyouknow:
Keep in mind that the iPhone has an internal battery, which cannot be removed, nor can it be replaced at the end of its life cycle. Your daughter might "get better battery life," but that device has an expiration date. As soon as the battery is done, it's time for a new phone. Internal batteries are far more likely to have better battery life...but at a cost. There's a trade off here.

To answer your question about getting good battery life without "sacrificing features" of the phone: Turning off features of the phone helps tremendously in getting better battery life. I always think of it like running your car while you're not using it. You'll eventually run out of gas, even though you're not actually driving anywhere. The same goes with your phone. If you keep things running when you aren't using them, you're gonna run out of gas real quick. If you're not actively using something, why keep it running? There are several widgets and shortcuts out there to enable or disable features with one simple click. Doesn't it make more sense to conserve energy where possible and save it for when you actually need it?

Don't take it as "sacrificing features of the phone," because its really not. Nothing is going anywhere. You aren't losing the features permanently. You're just being conservative. That has helped me on every Android device I've had in the past 3 years, and I have NEVER had the phone die on me before I was able to reach a charger (and I'm normally at least 25% battery away from that point).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Liquid_Cool:
I'm using faux kernal. I'm seeing problems from other people but I haven't had any. Battery life is great, all camera and video settings work, my browser has actually improved in speed and transitions, emails work, no app problems (so far) internal wifi (phone hotspot) is great, network 3g/4g haven't changed. Boot is a tad slower than initial ics but that's OK. I've been using vicious for about a week now and to me its the best running JB so far. I wiped data, dalvik, and factory reset. I also came directly from stock ics when I installed vjb 4.1.1 v1
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ajftl:
Lol wow. Really? In the pass 3 years u phone battery never have die on u? Wow u must have ocd...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dcyouknow:
Ummm, no. I just know how to manage my phone usage so that I can get a full day out of a single charge.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] djras111:
I have given up on JB (for now) util battery life improves. I got only 5 hours before it dropped to 15% with 2 hours screen time. ICS I had better.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jreyno10:
Okay I'm having a problem. I was running vicious 4.1.1 and I wanted to flash paranoid android to check it out but I didn't like it. I tried to restore my nandroid but I got "error while restoring /data" message. I wiped to factory reset and I eventually got it to boot. I thought all was good but when I went to re download all my apps in the store, it says device isn't compatible with 3/4 of them. Keep in mind these are apps I had about an hour ago. Any thoughts on how I might fix this? Any input would be appreciated.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jamor414:
I'm on 19b9
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dcyouknow:
What kernel are you using? I know there was an issue with an older version of Faux not allowing apps to be installed.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jreyno10:
I'm using faux. The one that the op has linked. Do you think that's the problem? I've been using it for a couple days with no problem.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sway40:
I've almost had mine die, but it's never even a concern lately, unless im testing a new rom/kernel, and I don't know how it runs. If im close to it being drained, everything gets turned off like sync and 3g etc...

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dcyouknow:
Yeah, that's the problem that I had too. There's a newer version out there. I'm not sure if the one that's posted is it. I switched to Trinity though, and honestly, I like it better.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jreyno10:
Hows battery and speed on trinity? Would you say better than faux?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dcyouknow:
I personally think both are better than on Faux. Granted, while I was using Faux, I didn't really have many issues. It'd lock up occasionally, but nothing severe. Trinity just feels faster to me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jreyno10:
Alright thanks I appreciate the advice. I'll try flashing trinity and see what happens.

Edit: didn't help. Just flashed trinity and still can't install apps. Any other advice?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bunklung:
How to I unroot this ROM? I want supersu gonzo. I tried to delete /system/app/superuser.apk

That doesn't remove supersu.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jroid:
Compression issues are directly related to mms since they have to be drastically reduced due to the gnex high res screen. Images are much higher because of the 720p screen. Gmail and other apps have much higher bandwidth so compression is lower. By the way, can you link me to the chrome os theme you're using that looks super clean.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pennjersey83:
I apologize if this has been addressed already. I've read 75% of these pages and haven't found an answer. Can someone please provide a mod or an app that increases the volume of YouTube videos, in-call volume, speaker volume, Pandora, etc? The volume of this phone really sucks. I have tried volume+ and that doesn't work on this ROM, Equalizer app no longer works with this ROM, and every other equalizer app on the market won't work with this ROM. Yes, I have enabled them in the music effects settings but still no luck. As far as I know Beats Audio and Awesome Beats only increase the volume for music, and they're not universal.

I love this ROM and the dev is a legend, and I'm so thankful to be using it (since Verizon is a P.O.S. that doesn't want my galaxy nexus to live up to it's true potential) but if someone could point me to a universal loudness increase mod or app that actually works with this ROM I would be forever grateful.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mattbourge:
I read that the dev of volume+ is having a problem with that because of what Google did with jelly bean, he's working on a fix but until then be patient. I'm almost positive there's nothing else you can do.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dco717:
When im in the settings under apps it freezes my phone i have to pull battery happened a few times...also t9 dialer in the next version would be great
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Big Cam:
That just goes to show how much juice 4G uses. I'm at about 10% left right now and I'm going to end up with about 20h50m and 2h of screen on time, I'm in a 4G area and I use it, also Wi-Fi at home.

Vicious with James Bond kernel no push except gmail since you can't stop it.

And sadly I consider this good.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sway40:
That is not bad at all, think of 4g as WiFi and only use it when you need the speed, Verizon 3g is plenty fast enough for everyday use.

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Neo3D:
There are 3 people (heave phone users) in my family with the iPhone 4s and I can tell you 100% that they are doing battery management too. Among the things they do are:

dim the screen to the lowest setting

carry around a USB charging plug

plug in their iphone everytime they get into their cars or are at their computers at work

However, I bought my GF the Galaxy Nexus (even though she wanted the iPhone 4s as well since one of her female coworkers got the 4S at the same time) but I also bought her 2 extra batteries + 2 extra chargers. On her phone we:

set the screen brightness to max, cuz the SAMOLED screen looks so gorgeous, why not use it to the max?

ALL her radios are on 24/7

updates set to 1hr

Now, guess who regrets their phone? Her coworker! She wishes she got the Galaxy Nexus too! We're in the Verizon forum and Verizon 4G LTE smokes its own 3G service. That's one reason her coworker doesn't like her iphone. Another one is that she loves the Galaxy Nexus's huge screen (unfortunately, another battery drainer). Compare it to the size of the iphone screen and it's no contest, that screen is tiny! Despite this disadvantage tho, my gf can get thru a full day with light use on her Gnex. But, she is a HEAVY game player, so she usually goes thru two batteries. The third one is just for backup.

What she is grateful for is that in about 5-10secs, she can swap her battery and have 100% charge again. While her coworker, always has to plug her iphone 4s in at work to keep it juiced up. She also plugs it into her charge to charge it while driving. My gf doesn't have to do that. My gf doesn't mind having to carry around a spare battery to get 4G speeds, big screen and keep everything running at max on her phone. She just charges all three batteries every night. People act like it's such a hassle to swap a battery, talk about lazy. :confused:

I'm sick of these whiney people complaining and comparing battery life of this phone to the iphone, it's apples and oranges. When the iphone gets a huge screen and 4G, then it's a direct comparison. Otherwise, it's like comparing a V8 BMW 5 Series (the Galaxy Nexus) to a Toyota Prius. One is a big car with a powerful engine, the other is not. When you don't know what the hell you're complaining about, that's called being whiney. If this comparison was valid, then, yes, critique is good.

Check the screen brightness on your daughter's phone and let us know what it is set at. Also, ask her how often she charges it throughout the day. If she's really a heavy user like you say, there's no way she keeps the screen at max all day unless her phone is <6mos old.

Seriously, sell your Gnex on ebay and buy a used 4S. I'm sure you'll be a lot happier. :victory:

The Gnex isn't for everyone. Some people want a small screen and slower internet.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jamor414:
Wifi is definitely messed up.. Hope they fix it soon but I'm switching until they fix these bugs.

My wifi range is like 15 feet lol. This is the first time this connection hasn't pulled 10-12 down every time.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] civicsisedan:
Might be your Internet. My wifi is perfect.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Doritos Bandito:
Has anyone tried the latest Franco Nightly?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bjazz69:
I was not comparing the features of an iPhone to the galaxy nexus I was pointing out that the battery management on the iPhone seems to be much better. Changing out 3 batteries in a day seems a little ridiculous to me manufactures make this phones but there is no battery to support it for a quality amount of time some people are happy with 3 hours of screen time in a 24 hour period but to me that is not good battery time line I said before I do not use a computer or a tablet I work in the field I am constantly using my phone for reference and information so in a 16 hour day I am using my phone probably 6+ hours a day I have to put it in a charger or change battery 2-3 times. It has been this way with every android phone I have had. I do not buy the flagship phones to not use them. That is like buying the bmw v8 5 series and driving it in first gear all the time. And to comment on an earlier post the iPhone is not done if the battery dies you can get it replaced. The technology for better battery life is there.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] datboiro:
Is anyone else having issues with resizing widgets? Mine aren't auto-fixing themselves, nor can I do it manually. Any ideas? I'd hate to leave this ROM, as it's a nice one, but my battery life has been pretty bad and this will almost ensure that I find a new ROM.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sway40:
If you don't like this phone then go to iPhone and stop *****ing. For this phone that battery is not bad, if you want better battery, then get a smaller phone without 4g...end of story.

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] infazzdar:
I'm using the same version, odd..

The use of other versions and other kernels alleviates the problems?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dcyouknow:
I stand corrected. You can replace the iPhone battery. Of course, though, its a process of buying a kit to do it, buying a battery, being extra careful not to break the phone as you're literally tearing it apart to get to the battery, replacing the battery, and putting the phone back together. Or, you can just send it to Apple to get it replaced for like...$85. Easy? No. Convenient? No.

With Android phones, its as simple as removing a battery door.

Like Sway said, if you don't like the battery life you're getting, and the iPhone's battery life is "so much better," maybe you should consider switching to it, since you use your phone so much more. I really don't think you'll see the results to be any better though.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sasadorian:
Dont mean to repeat, but is anyone having any radio issues using 4.1.1?

Happens at least once a day, the 4G or 3G signal bar on top turns grey and my data stops working (cant surf or use the data for any app). I took a snapshot the other day and I will post if necessary (it basically shows the 4G signal bar being grey). Now you may say: "what if I had no service?" Well, this is happening in odd places where I know I had no service issues.

I didn't do a Clean Install for 4.1.1 and updated like before. Can this contribute to the problem?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] civicsisedan:
How bout we stop comparing the iPhone to the Nexus...

And focus more on the ROM.

Sent from my Verizon Galaxy Nexus on JellyBean 4.1.1
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mursepaolo:
Such a ridiculous statement. "Switch if you prefer better battery life." How about pressing the manufacturers or Google to give us better battery life instead?

I obviously prefer everything that is Android over anything iOS except battery management. So no. Some people won't switch just for that. However, it would be nice if Google found a way to make the OS run more efficiently.

I'm at 61% with 36 minutes of screen on time not overclocked or anything. That's absurd. What this is telling me is that I have a feature packed phone that I can barely make use of.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ohleo:
Damn when is the next version dropping?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hogowner:
I was thinking the same....V2 should be "right around the corner". :)

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Big Cam:
Until Google releases 4.1.2 , 4.2 or 5.0 or some kind of update, there is no reason for a "next" version.

---------- Post added at 02:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:20 PM ----------

I agree with your point of view and posts more and more everyday.:good:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dcyouknow:
In time, battery life will get better. Technology is constantly improving, and battery life is the one area that they can't seem to keep up with. Give it time. We'll see Android phones with better battery life soon.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jamor414:
I can get the consistent speeds if I'm right next to the router.

As soon as I get around 15 feet away it really struggles. Dropping from from 10-12 to 2-4 mbps down.

My speed is normally very consistent.

I'll do some more testing with a couple other devices to make sure and report back. Maybe it is the router.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mroneeyedboh:
hey guys Im having kernel wake locks on this rom and on the jame bond kernel. Would that be rom related or kernel related? Sure its a kernel wake lock, but I didnt know if it was the rom that kept running things or is it the kernel sparking things to run?

Im using better battery stats and the phone has been on for 2:08hrs and Im at 18mins of wake lock... Any recommendations?

Also is there a way to permanently delete or disable gtalk,wallet and NFC?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kingsley404:
This is the battery life I got on my drive home from the beach! Good enough for me. Lots of tweeting is all I really did.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mursepaolo:
There has to be a way!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hogowner:
I didn't mean a big change.....just some

"Add ons". Not a complete overhaul

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Big Cam:
Gotcha, maybe add the fixes in by default.

I love this ROM the way it is, granted I've applied all the fixes.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mroneeyedboh:
what are the fixes besides gps?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sway40:
It's not really the manufactures, they come out with all this new tech, and ways to save battery such as lower wattage processors. Well we've had the same battery tech we've had for many years, the only thing they've (the manufactures) have done is increase the size like in the maxx.

They (battery people or whoever) need to make a different battery source to last longer, but can you see them doing that, the battery industry is not gonna lose that money to invent something to never have to charge, or charge once a month. Im no battery expert but im sure we have the technology here to only charge our phones once a week or less...what you think? Kinda like apple holding tech back to make money on the next item.

Bottom line is the tech is advancing faster than or batteries, maybe they need to break from making new shut and focus on battery technology huh? Just saying!!! Until then yeah if you don't like battery on a bad ass phone, then switch to a smaller less bad ass phone that will obviously have a tad more battery.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jamor414:
Not sure. 19b9 is the only one I used and I tested the flash on. That is strange though.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rhodes588:
I would try wiping everything clean and doing a fresh install of the ROM and kernel.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] djras111:
I work in the micro-electronic assembly equipment segment.

The biggest push is to reduce the size of the electronics (smaller die, finer traces, stacked die).

The reason is NOT to reduce the size of the consumer products (cell phone are NOT getting smaller - actually now bigger screens).

The SOLE reason is to leave more room for a bigger battery.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] civicsisedan:
What does this have to do with vicious 4.1.1 jellybean ROM?

Start a battery thread somewhere.

Sent from my Verizon Galaxy Nexus on JellyBean 4.1.1
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrbigdrawsz:
Is there a way to view and arrange my homescreen in this ROM? Can't figure out how to view them to adjust.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Android.Ninja:
I messed with it for a while on my original install & ended up adding Nova Launcher Prime, due to the lack of customization in the included home app. Now it has a great look, feel, & customization that I need.

Sent from my Jelly Bean Galaxy Nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sway40:
Don't worry bout it, Rom hasn't been updated in a while nothing new, so nothing new to talk about.

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] infazzdar:
I don't believe that the Jelly Bean stock launcher has this feature.

I know that Go Launcher Ex does, however.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Android.Ninja:
Unfortunately, the JB Stock doesn't.

Go Launcher is very good.

Nova Launcher is also very good.

I just preferred Nova due to the feel and look on Jelly Bean.

Sent from my Jelly Bean Galaxy Nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Smokeey:
The damn ROM won't boot again. This happened on the older jelly bean builds too...so WTF? I cleared cache, dalvik, and reflashed...SO WTF?

Booted after another reflash, took 20 min.....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] civicsisedan:
That doesn't mean you can just post about anything you want in the thread because it hasnt been updated.

I personally check out the first couple and last few pages before flashing ROM to get a feel for bugs. And the last couple pages are people bickering between batteries and I phones..

Its not too hard to stay on topic and post about bugs or questions about the ROM. Post somewhere else if you have something else to talk about.

/rant

Sent from my Verizon Galaxy Nexus on JellyBean 4.1.1
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] civicsisedan:
Are you talking about it hanging on the Google screen?

Sent from my Verizon Galaxy Nexus on JellyBean 4.1.1
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Big Cam:
WiFi, BT, & MMS

It helps with the Wi-Fi/BT signal for some. I'm not sure the MMS fix, I never had problems, but it's one zip so I applied it and it did improve my Wi-Fi signal, in my house. Your mileage may vary.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] imablackhat:
Tried this rom for two minutes. And had the same issue I had with v5. Using trinity. The kernel always idles at like 691 mhz. Every other rom it idles at 307 I don't get it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sway40:
Wellllll don't use trinity.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dcyouknow:
I prefer Nova too--it's the most customizable, in my opinion.

Anyone know if they got Apex working on Jelly Bean yet? I was using that on ICS and I loved it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tclarkey:
I have, works great.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] harshybar:
Google+ login issues

I am having G+ issues, it keeps saying no connection to server.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kingsley404:
Is there a way to get beats audio on this?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Long Ball Larry:
Gotcha, thanks for the info!

Here's the URL for the icons I'm using: http://carlosjj.deviantart.com/art/Google-JFK-Icons-ICO-and-PNG-270715545
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jharvey24:
Pictures are taking, but not saving. Anyone else have this problem?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ktownhero:
It sounds like you have an app like SetCPU or similar that is set to use a min frequency that doesn't exist in your current kernel. For example, maybe you were using one that was set at 307mhz earlier and haven't changed the setting? When that occurs, what you are experiencing is exactly what happens; it ends up not being able to drop to the lower frequency and reach deep sleep.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Android.Ninja:
Mine are working perfectly.

Sent from my Jelly Bean Galaxy Nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] IncrediblyDroid:
Does anyone have any issue with syncing from google? When I installed this rom nothing synced, wifi,apps. etc. I then later go into settings, backup & reset, and I look up my Backup account and I find that my account isn't there. Is anyone else having this issue?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] datboiro:
I had that issue on my first install. I believe that was V2. A full wipe I fixed this issue for me if I remember correctly.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tacopimp:
still no volume fix? Right?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 105437:
Apparently not, my in call and ringtones are not very loud even on the highest setting.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hogowner:
Try audio manager from market...after you do the settings on the first page....swipe that page and you will go to another screen....click loud......it helped me....not a lot....but it did help

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jroid:
Gonna try this new vicious 4.1.1 CM10 build and see how well it runs. V1 4.1.1 on the imoseyon kernel was rock solid, butter smooth 100% of the time with no issues since it was released. Only thing was GPS took a few min. to lock but that's the ONLY complaint.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Damacles:
Does this have the Faux Beta already included with the Rom?

Also I installed the version of Vicious listed here but I have noticed one thing, my 4G speeds are slower than they were on my Samsung Charge with Gingerbread. I averaged around 14Mbps down and 8 Mbps up. Now on my new Nexus with Vicious I average 7Mbps down and 4Mbps up. Any ideas why and how I can fix it? Also it says there is up to V4 but the links on the main page only list V1. Which one should I use? I have V1 installed now.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] infazzdar:
4.1.1 v1 is what you should use.

Lean kernel comes stock with this rom.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Damacles:
Thank you for the info. Any idea about the 4G speed issues?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jimmiegeddes:
Any idea when V2 will be available of Vicious 4.1.1? Thanks in advance!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pennjersey83:
This was designed to be a stock ROM. It already runs pretty flawless so I don't see any features that should be added or any reason a V2 should be made other than for a volume fix
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dco717:
i have a bug when in all apps under settings it freezes my phone needing a battery pull to fix also in multitasking it shows blank squares at times so i hope theres a v2