yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 4 General] l0rionl:
I really believe that the reason they omitted having the SD Card slot is because as a developer phone, it eliminates a layer of complexity. My Nexus S has a few flavors which complicates development enough, but the last thing devs need is to have to squash bugs by asking if it is a Class 4, 6, or 10? 4, 8, 16, or 32gb? EXT3, EXT4, or FAT? Partitioned properly? Brand-name or $2.99 special?

I appreciate that my wife's HTC Desire has the SD slot as it allowed devs to solve the small internal storage issue and give it new life. Now it's crashing and I'm asking myself all of those same questions.

The Nexus line is where the development begins. Let the non-Nexus devs build on it and work out those complexities.

Apple avoids the expandable memory to keep things simple. It's a good philosophy for Google's development devices as well.
[Nexus 4 General] thevoiceless:
It's unfortunate that there doesn't seem to be a way to get both the "pure" Android experience AND a decent amount of storage. It always seems to be one or the other. I'd be more than willing to pay another $50 (maybe even a little more) for a 32GB option.

You could argue that the average user doesn't need much storage, but I'd disagree. I know many average people who use their phones for almost nothing besides games, music, and taking pictures/videos. The reality is that you can't fit a significant amount of all those on less than 16GB; you'll eventually have to delete some pictures or keep less music with you or uninstall a couple apps. It's sad.
[Nexus 4 General] SIGUEL:
So you would rather keep all your pics and videos on your phone and loose it if it gets stolen or it brakes??

SKYNET
[Nexus 4 General] thevoiceless:
I would prefer it to cloud storage, yes. Cloud storage uses data, battery, and requires some kind of wifi or cell connection. Using "the cloud" simply doesn't fit the way I use my phone. I'm sure a lot of people will read that and say "well then get another phone", and that's exactly the point I made in my first post. I want pure Android with fast updates, AND I want enough storage to use my phone the way I prefer to use it.
[Nexus 4 General] Ace42:
Technically you can get this from any Android phone that has vanilla/aosp/aopk/cm ROMs available.
[Nexus 4 General] thevoiceless:
I suppose that's true, but I'd prefer to get it straight from Google. I guess I have yet to hear a good reason for why they couldn't have offered a more expensive version with more storage. They could have severely undercut every price point. I guess that might look bad to other manufacturers? I don't know.
[Nexus 4 General] big_b0sss:
Breaking news apple finally said they will start making quad core phone with 5 GB ram on 2050.. bingo :)
[Nexus 4 General] PlanBSTi:
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[Nexus 4 General] dynamicpda:
Apple makes a lot of money from internal storage. Every 16Gb costs $100. That's probably at least 75% profit. You wonder where all the iPhone profits come from.

Who knows exactly why Google excluded an SD slot; it does have business consequences.

I'm not a fan of the glass back. Half my friends with iPhones have cracked fronts or backs. It looks terrible and is totally predictable. Who doesn't drop their phone at least once? I don't fawn at the back of my phone and I don't have a fetish for the feel of glass. People will either sport broken glass or a phone armored with carbon fiber or a plastic case. What is the point of the glass if you're gonna cover it all up?

I wish the N4 were more plasticky like Samsung devices. I've dropped the GN a few times, mostly on the back. The back has been scratched, but at least I have been able to replace the peel off battery cover OEM for like $4. Compare that with the cost of ugly armor or a repair for glass.

I'm also not happy about the battery but the S4 Pro is a lot more efficient than the terrible electronics in the GN. I'll probably have to carry a small power brick.

The price is great and I'm fed up of Verizon and watching phones go obsolete after one year on two year contracts.
[Nexus 4 General] nag xperia:
still nexus is the greatest

no 1 cares about simple things

there are many phones like these:)
[Nexus 4 General] barmanham:
"I wish the n4 was more plastic like samsung" I really got a good laugh out of that go buy a plastic pos Samsung phone then here I'll sell you mines...... or put a plastic pos case on it...
[Nexus 4 General] Hemlocke:
I don't think you will ever see a quad-core iPhone. It is unnecessary, and why would you when you can design class-leading dual cores? Apple could have chosen to go the cheap route and use a Samsung designed and fabbed quad core, but instead they went custom dual and achieved superior battery life and performance to the Samsung quads and even the Samsung Exynos 5250 dual.
[Nexus 4 General] G1ukos:
Every single phone is the same nowadays.

Big display, black color, slim design, bad battery, few buttons to control something...
[Nexus 4 General] eksasol:
Actually Google introduced full disk encryption, which is more secure without microSD.

Sent from my iPhone Nexus 4 32gb
[Nexus 4 General] @home:
Yes it is a fantastic O/S, but I do care about as card's& if the battery is kak, I'd like to be able to change it.
[Nexus 4 General] dario3040:
Apple Swift isn't supposed to beat A15 in performance, and it doesn't either.
[Nexus 4 General] samuel.toma:
not to force you to use google cloud sevices

Actually Matias Duarte said in an open discussion on Google+ that the reason why their is no expandable storage is that garanties more OS stability and speed. While using SD cards and installing apps on it might threaten the OS stability.

here you go: plus.google.com/u/0/114892667463719782631/posts/JAAMUzx1PFX
[Nexus 4 General] Hero_Guy:
I remember when I first saw the iPhone 4 I thought it was the best looking phone ever. Now that Google kind of adopted it, I'm very happy with it.I Understand some of the gripes people have with the phone like it like that, but I'm very excited.
[Nexus 4 General] Richieboy67:
I disagree with the premise that Google is copying Apple. I believe it is the other way around.

How long before the IPhone has widgets?

I like the simplicity of Apple products but love the flexibility of Google products. There will always be similarities between products and trying to do what consumers like is not necessarily copying.

Just my 2 cents..

Cant wait to buy the Nexus 4 on the 13th! I love my Nexus 7 and my Galaxy.. I will never go back to Apple..
[Nexus 4 General] eksasol:
It can be either a good or bad thing from each person point of view.

I installed JB to my brother's Captivate (who also uses iPad), and show him things like Airdroid and the new swipe keyboard by Google. He was like 'wow so Android is better than apple'. Then he asked 'why doesn't more people use android then?' I told him iPhone have one device and form factor while Android have many and each manufacturers have their own look and software so it confuses people. I don't even know if I believe in what I said, I think it's have to do with the monopoly of Apple. I don't think Google wants to dictate Android too much either and allow room for manufacturers to customize it. It only make sense this way anyway since it's open source and Google make money from distributing the software and make revenue of the ads. This is why I hate it when DUMBASSES say things like Google should patent this or that and sue Apple which does not make business sense and goes against the open source nature of Android (though I know their 'gapps' are proprietary), obviously we see Google creating apps for iOS.

This LG Nexus device however does seem a bit like iPhone from a hardware stand point due to some design choices, which is either good or bad depending on your taste, but the software still allow it greater freedom than Apple ever will do, so people should not allow this device alone to dictate the entire perception of the Android ecosystem. I personally think Nexus devices are not built to set any leading example to other manufacturers, but as a development and Play Store consumption device. Google is not competing with any other manufacturers in selling hardwares because that is not what they are setting out to do and would harm their own business.

Sent from my iPhone Nexus 4 32gb
[Nexus 4 General] Damanis1:
I only use a 16gig sdcard anyways so removable one is nicer but It's not needed same with there battery,what gets me is the glass back scares me yet a case should fix that
[Nexus 4 General] techmatlock:
Absolutely. I was always frustrated with how many Android devices there were with terrible designs, specs, and skins. Would love to see the entire android market merge into the Nexus line. Priced as we see with the Nexus 4, beautiful designs, and overall experience being superior to anything else. It already is, but with more focus it will take even more market.
[Nexus 4 General] NienorGT:
I don't care as well about Battery and SD Card.

BUT, I want phones with more than 16GB :(
[Nexus 4 General] espionage724:
My mom's phone has a SD card slot, but even I honestly had a hard time trying to... actually use it. I think devices that just have a large amount of storage internally are the best option, but then again, you may want to have devices that have such large storage available. 16GB should be bare-minimum in this day in age, with 32GB, and 64GB variants, maybe even 128GB.
[Nexus 4 General] zelendel:
OK to be honest I have to disagree with you and agree with Google. I work at a place where I see this all the time with android and people. They have no idea where their stuff is or how to get to it other then an app like gallery. Moving files and 2 different storage areas with SD in the name confuses people. It s**** but its their call.

Sent from Arkham
[Nexus 4 General] zander145:
Are you lost? The trash can is on a other site. You come on to a Android forum using your iPad mini, spouting complete lies.
[Nexus 4 General] :
Nothing wrong with an iPad mini picking one up myself today, also picking up the Nexus 4. Best of both worlds. Also there's an element of truth in what he says. Quad cores on phones arnt needed nor do apps support them properly yet. Most duo cores do outperform quad cores in the battery sector. Anyways this isn't a apple / Google ***** fest. Use what ever you like. :)
[Nexus 4 General] F1tty:
idk y apple guys come here and flame to googles device...(they know its not released yet???)...maybe they only have fear about their outdated device and upcoming really new features that come from google...maybe next year we will see some appletisement about new camera features we had years ago :D

greets F1tty

powered by Google & XDA
[Nexus 4 General] huntedsoul12:
No, you are not the only one :)
[Nexus 4 General] Slap-Yourself :):
At least I'm not alone. lol:good:
[Nexus 4 General] soulja786:
I think this new design is brilliant. A little bit of appleness doesn't harm ;). I like the glass back, makes it look more sophisticated and less cheap. The removable battery isn't much of an issue if its a reliable battery (i.e. will last you a long time). I think people should just get over the SD card nonsense. New cloud services are the way to go!
[Nexus 4 General] Serious_Beans:
Also you have to remember, Google never touted the fact that their Nexus devices had a removable battery or sd slot (nexus one only) as a feature better than Apple's iPhone. Considering sd card slot has been omitted since the 2nd generation Nexus, it was pretty obvious they wouldn't be including it in the future Nexii. As far as removable battery, like I said, they never said "we have removable batteries that's why we are better than Apple".

The reason I believe most people choose Android is for the openness of the OS and the fact that it has more features (or at least better designed features) than iPhone IMO. Don't need to remove the battery if the battery lasts long enough and we don't need multiple batteries and don't need an sd card when you can have everything on 1 partition instead of transferring stuff back and forth.

I had a S3 after my Gnex and I was annoyed having 2 storage options tbh, I'm glad I went back to the Gnex and now I'm ready for the N4, it's gonna be a great device and a good upgrade from the GNex for sure.

---------- Post added at 02:09 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:06 PM ----------

He's not the only one, I think Android helped advance phone tech, if it wasn't for Android we probably wouldn't have seen as many advancements in phones, same way OEMs beefed up laptops and desktops since they could license windows and design their hardware, but for Android it's even better since it's open source, manufacturers can just experiment and release awesome tech without having to worry about making an OS or whether the OS is good enough or not.
[Nexus 4 General] kindiboy:
Yea OP, and actually it's not a bad thing. It's Apple.

Thank God, it's an open OS.
[Nexus 4 General] F1tty:
[YOUTUBE]cQ_gITUIhqs[/YOUTUBE]

so funny^^

maybe google will make also such funny videos :D
[Nexus 4 General] Slap-Yourself :):
YES! :good:
[Nexus 4 General] lokeshsaini94:
Man you are awesome...

You just said that you love android and you got 45 tjanks for free...

wow...

I am so jealous...:D
[Nexus 4 General] nomisr:
The thing is, people forget that currently, 75% of the smartphones on the market runs on Android while only 15% of the Smart phones uses iOS. So yes, pretty much everyone with a smartphone is using an Android. The problem is, there's so many different versions of it and there's so many crappy phones out there running pre-GB OS so that people don't realize how much of a different JB makes
[Nexus 4 General] Capt.PP:
lol true.
[Nexus 4 General] Michealtbh:
I think I just said what most people coming into this thread are thinking. I honestly don't care about imaginary internet points.
[Nexus 4 General] jvbferrer:
I agree with you. This Nexus 4 is gonna rock the market not only due to its price, but also because it is a user-focused device, just like iPhone. I don't like iOS nor Apple policies, but I have to admit that the iPhone itself is a great designed gadget. That's what I love from the Nexus 4, plus it is from Google :D
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dt33:
Its S-Pen quick command and I dont get that menu up. Maybe I disabled it somehow or dont have it in Nordic firmware.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwN62SWboR0&feature=related
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] system.img:
On a homescreen, press the s pen button and swipe upwards.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sumeshd:
That opens the quick command but doesn't show this kinda menu..and look at d pic..the spen is not even touching the screen..
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m4sta2k:
It shows just what is available for commands, if you want to go back you make < or if you want menu u write ^. Nothing special
[General Accessories] n7GU22:
[size=+1]Nexus 7 Gaming Joystick Joypad Mod[/size]

[youtube]6WQBkhT0svw[/youtube]

I figure I would repost this in the general accessory section since it can probably be applied generically to many 7" tablets.

I had a $20 BestBuy gift card and some of the other parts at home, so luckily it only cost less than $8 to mod. It should be at the least under $30 if you have nothing on hand.

Original thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1962716
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oscar-Mark:
Just saw the 10 inch Youtube app on Sony Tablet S and I love it.

Now is there any way to get it WITHOUT rooting, I assume with PA ROM you could just change "size" but I don't wanna root this beauty.

Thanks for your help.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aLPaSLaN07:
Looking forward to the solution as well..
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oscar-Mark:
I 'm always lucky getting lots of answers for my questions... -_-
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kevin130:
Read question wrong. Deleted
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Warrior1975:
You do realize that not one person owes you or anyone else on this site anything. Certainly not answers to your questions or responses to your demands. People take time out if their lives to help others in need. With comments like that, you are even less likely to get help or answers to your questions.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kilometers4:
Why don't you want to root? It's basically meant to be :)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] turdbogls:
The app is the same for all devices it just changes its layout due to the DPI that is set.....and you need to be rooted to change that. So unless Google decides the tablet layout is OK for this smaller screen then we are out of luck.

After having a 10" tablet i am Happy to have the normal interface the N7 has
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oscar-Mark:
Sorry guys if you misunderstood me, it just felt like all other threads were being answered, well this was a stupid question, which I already knew.

Not gonna root my N7 just yet, that's why I got a Nexus, so that I wouldn't have to root.

Thanks anyway for the replies.
[Nexus 4 General] vido.ardes:
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/48164/o2-secures-nexus-4-exclusive
[Nexus 4 General] Michealtbh:
Lol at their pricing, you'd have to be bonkers to spend that sort of money when it's so cheap sim free.
[Nexus 4 General] CJHolderUK:
I'm on it!! :D Free TV FTW! I'm also an o2 customer anyway, guess I'll be camping like the iFags...
[Nexus 4 General] evie12604:
Agreed
[Nexus 4 General] compact_bijou:
"O2 will be the only UK operator"

Tesco, Argos, PCWorld, Currys and Google Play are not operators ;)

So that's either a PR coup for O2, sloppy journalism by pocket lint or both. My money is on both.

I'm not buying for the first month anyway. I'm waiting to see what's wrong with the phone first.

Easily scratched, easily chipped, screen lift, tearing, battery drain ... catches fire :laugh:
[Nexus 4 General] vido.ardes:
i would assume they have contract exclusivity, but I can't be certain. If I can'y get it off the play store till mid December then I'll cry :crying:
[Nexus 4 General] Michealtbh:
I just hope Google have plenty of stock otherwise this well sell out in no time
[Nexus 4 General] compact_bijou:
I'm pretty certain that anti-competitive practices like that are illegal under EU law.

My guess is that it's a PR stunt but with a toothless watchdog the profits from sales would outweigh any fines, if they got one.

Who knows, O2 is getting mentioned on fora so it's working ;)
[Nexus 4 General] Michealtbh:
I hope it is available in high street stores sim free. I plan on selling my HOX on Gumtree then buying a N4 from a shop that same day as I don't have the spare cash to buy the Nexus first
[Nexus 4 General] EddyOS:
The N4 is 'free' on o2 on their 24 month/£36 a month (1GB data, unlimited calls, unlimited texts) contract...anyone care to work out what a similar sim-only deal is? I'd imagine it'll be a LOT cheaper to buy the phone out right and get a SIM-only contract...

EDIT: o2 Simplicity SIM-only deal: £20 a month (1GB data, unlimited calls, unlimited texts) x 24 months = £480 + £279 (16GB Nexus 4) = £759 for the 2 years...o2 give you phone for 'free for signing up to pay £864 over 2 years. That makes perfect sense, o2...
[Nexus 4 General] compact_bijou:
But .. But .. you can buy it .. standing on a ROOF if you queue in the freezing cold and pay through the nose, terms and conditions apply, we want your first born etc.

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2221321/o2-announces-lg-nexus-4-pricing-and-release-date

Love to see the numpties on £36/month lock in with their "free" phone holding their "free" TV in one hand

whilst trying to take a panorama shot with the other hand whilst stood on top of the O2 arena in the rain :laugh:
[Nexus 4 General] akhan47:
I still have 2 years left on my O2 contract from the Galaxy Nexus I purchased last year. Will be buying the Nexus 4 sim-free as soon as I can.
[Nexus 4 General] warr3n:
Carphone Warehouse are also offering the phone from 13 November - click

I reckon you must be bonkers to go for one of these deals. Surely anyone with sense will be buying outright and switching to a far more competitive SIM only deal.

I recall that when Google launched the Nexus One their intention was to shake up the mobile phone market by selling direct to the consumer - however it was priced far too high at circa £500. I ordered mine direct from Google and as part of the shipping tracking you could follow the flight from the USA - much better than the recent Nexus 7 debacle!!

I reckon with the low priced Nexus 4 a huge number of consumers will be buying unlocked phones.
[Nexus 4 General] akhan47:
Yeah, you'd be silly to tie yourself in to £30+ a month contract for 24 months when it's only £279 for the 16GB version sim-free.

I really think that price is amazing. With the more commercial S3 and iPhones being around £500 (with more memory and radios, I know) the price for the Nexus 4 is fantastic. Lack of LTE means nothing to me. The LTE plans EE have released are far too expensive. Something like £35 a month for a 500mb data plan. No thanks.
[Nexus 4 General] EddyOS:
SIM-free phone and Giff-Gaff (runs on o2) SIM - £15/month unlimited data with decent minutes!! BOOM!!

http://giffgaff.com/goodybags
[Nexus 4 General] MizuhoChan:
Now we play the waiting game. And then not buy from O2, since they have stupid prices. I'm also on Giffgaff, so £12 a month for me starting November for 250 minutes, which I always never use, plus unlimited data.

Woo, I NEEDS IT NOW... LET ME PREORDER!
[Nexus 4 General] nevis:
Play Store says available Tue Nov 13th. So you can.
[Nexus 4 General] EddyOS:
Yep, I'm guessing it's exclusive to the carrier, e.g. Vodafone/T-Mobile/Orange/3 not getting it for a month
[Nexus 4 General] compact_bijou:
How much was your THREE year contract you tied yourself in to on the Galaxy Nexus?
[Nexus 4 General] big_b0sss:
Do they not offer same thing for £10 ?? I mean 250 min unlimited text and unlimited data?? What plan for £12 ??
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bumbazz:
Hi everyone. First, I'm a total noob for android phones.. always had iphones and now decided to go with a galaxy s3 (interantional version). I somehow managed to root the phone, mainly to solve the battery drain problem caused to the standby.

Yesterday the official jelly bean update was released. I manage to download the update, then the phone restarts and beginns with the installation. after a few seconds though the installation stops an i get a picture of the Android with an opne belly and a red exclamation mark. After that the phone starts, but i'm still on the android version 4.0.4.

what are the reasons that i cannot update? what do I have to do?

sorry if these are basic question, but any help would be very much appreciated. If you need further information i'll be happy to provide...

thanks in advance for your help.

cheers
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lelinuxien52:
First welcome on XDA-Forum.

No problems if you are a begginer .. We all started like this !

To help you, can you drop here the output of this command : *#1234# on your phone dialer ?

And can you tell us how you have download the update ? (KIES, OverTheAir or a firmware website)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bumbazz:
thank you lelinuxien52!

ok, the output is the following:

AP: I9300XXBLH1

CP: I9300XXLH1

CSC: I9300AUTBLH1

I downloaded the update OTA.

Maybe I should also mention that I only have a Mac and no PC :o
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lelinuxien52:
You have root your phone. Are you using CF-Root-v6.4 by Chainfire ?

If yes, you use a custom recovery (ClockWorkMod).

I think they are conflict between CWM and OTA update (I'm not sure, I never update my phone via OTA/KIES).

Two solutions :

- you flash the stock recovery and try another time to update Over The Air

- you flash directly the good ROM available on sammobile(dot)com

PDA: I9300XXDLIH

CSC: I9300AUTDLI4

Version: 4.1.1

Date: 2012-10-04

If it doesn't work, perform a wipe cache / wipe data (WARNING : you will lose your data)