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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] prostang:
Thanks!!! It was driving me nuts.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] was1958:
Random muting of volume

I flashed XenonHD RC 3 yesterday to get 4.2.1. Now, the notification bar will occasionally show that the phone is muted. The levels for Ringer, Notification, and System are at zero. Media, Alarm, and Voice Call are unchanged. I'll put the levels back to full.

For the fifth time in less than 24 hours, those three volume levels are back to zero.

Any ideas as to why this happens?

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Verizon Galaxy Nexus

XenonHD RC3 (08.12.12) JB 4.2.1

Franco Kernel

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After flashing, my GN was much responsive. On 4.1.2, something was whacked with my phone. It kept getting slower and more sluggish over time. A reboot would correct it for a few hours. But now, I think the phone is the fastest ever.

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Verizon Galaxy Nexus

XenonHD RC3 (08.12.12) JB 4.2.1

Franco Kernel
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] icanrule:
It's smooth. I like the idea if the keyboard, but I don't think it works as well as swype. It's a great first attempt and use it instead of swype because it has better voice dictation.

The lock screen widget idea is great. In time it will produce great widgets.

The screen saver while charging also looks cool.

I can see a major use for profiles but the change in directory structure was a little hard to get used too. I still haven't found a file manager that will do it right.

It was a nice upgrade. But I can see why they didn't call it something other then jellybean. It is just a bunch of small updates.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] z.coniglietti:
running xylon and from the 4.2.1 i really love the quick settings somehow i find it better than toggles and prettier also
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] WILLI120:
Does anyone know a .zip or sth to replace old gingerbread stuff for 4.2.1? I'm using Xylon 013. Had this back when I was using 4.1.X and I really liked it.

Any suggestions?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Bowie:
Just in case someone else stumbles across this post.. after the OTA my device was laggy as F*#k!!!

I was getting java scripting errors in the browser, it was simply quitting if the page was too large, (usually greater then 800kb) Touch response was laggy, just running really poor!

So I did an ADP pull off the sdcard dir and got ready to flash again, but thought I'd just do a factory restore just for giggles..

Anyway that was enough to clear all my issues. Browser back to normal, touch working properly.

The End. Happy again. :P
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] b0ris_:
A very laggy user experience in competitive with iPhone. And a I think the new notification field is a bit stupid, learn from Cyanogenmod. If I don't get some improvement soon, I will not go back to Android in a long time.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] glacier1122:
hello folks, , my friend has a galxy nexus , he is currently on 4.1.1 , how do i update to 4.2?? do i have to update to 4.1.2 first or direct update to 4.2,,, btw the phone is completely stock,, so no custom recovery
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] b0ris_:
Why? Because I expect more from Androids "reference" system? Before Jelly Bean this mobile really was crap, it felt like Google didn't want people to buy Nexus. And Nexus before ICS, Cyanogenmod wasn't a choice, it was a must. The Nexus stock user experience is starting to be better much better, but it have took a to long time. I have been patient, but I'm starting to get tired of getting disappointed.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] retskrad:
Also, 4.2 is MILES behind of iOS right now. There are micro lags litterally everywhere, while on my sisters iPhone it's so mooth and a fun experience, while everytime i bring up my Galaxy nexus I get so frustrated, because I paid $500 dollars for this phone. people kept telling me it was so much better than iPhone and SMOOTH. All lies.

Also, the stock Android browser crashes like at last 3 times a day, and apps are force closing like crazy. Android stability is also not near iOS.

These problems are still here on nexus 4, with quad core processor and 2 GB ram. This tells me that I should take a look at Android in 10 years,

Also, why is the screen off animation so laggy and choppy now? How did it get past quality testing at Google? The screen shuts down like every 30 secs.

They add a new feature named "Daydream" which is a gimmick and noone uses, but they chose not to fix the screen-off animation lag, or the recent app list lag, or the Chrome lag, or who am i kidding the whole UI,
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] isinisterx:
Then don't use android. Go enjoy your iphone . No ones forcing you use this OS
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] niks4101:
Lag after installing game

Hey guys,Today I installed Modern Combat 3 and downloaded the data through wifi and I already had NFS most wanted installed with 4 gb free space. After playing MC3 for a while, my phone has started lagging for every action and every application has started to FC. I uninstalled both the games and removed their data but the lag is still there:mad:. Any idea whats wrong?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
Oh come on. As far as I remember we're in discussion forum and not in google's temple. Just because I use an android phone should I shut mu mouth and do not expect any improvements? People that use any handsets have right to be critical. Customers have right to expect good quality for the price they pay and there's always a correlation between their dissatisfaction and progress. Android is my favorite os for reasons I do not have to share here, but i wish my nexus was as smooth as iphone is (there are still some moment of choppiness to be eliminated in gnex). Combination of iphone's smoothness and everything else from android would be a juice for me (and I guess most of us here).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NCguy:
I

This is not an android vs. iphone forum. You're clearly off topic and nobody here cares what you think about the iphone. Its inflammatory and if anyone is trolling its you. And do you really think that threatening to switch to iphone will make google address your personal issues.

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 063_XOBX:
B**** much? 5 years ago personal computers weren't even this powerful, and nothing even came close to 300ppi.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
Excuse me sir, what do I think about the iphone? Enlighten me please. I know that the thread went little bit off-topic, but I don't think you have the power to speak for everyone. Moreover I don't understand why you tok my post so offensive. "Trolling"? Just because I stated the obvious (Isn't android openess combined with iphone smoothness that we really want here? I don't think there's a one single person that considers "stuttering" as a positive phenomenon) Sorry but I do find answers "go and get an iphone" everytime somebody mentions Android's disadvantages and iphone's advantages ...just not serious and ridiculous.

"Threatening"? where does it come from? Custommers dissatisfaction usually results in decrease in sale-numbers which is something that manufacturers must take into consideration. Thus, negative feedback and constructive criticism bring more good than (forgive me this expression) cultic attitude. That's all what I meant. FYI my previous post wasn't about android vs. iphone but about hegemonic thinking vs right to discuss. I guess u didn't notice that.

That's right and 14 years ago I was amazed by speed of AMD K6 -200 mhz in my first PC...So? Does it really matter what was 5 years ago today? Hey I didn't say Galaxy Nexus is laggy as hell. It's my best smartphone so far.(The first one I don't want to replace after couple of months) I just say there are still some (few) moments of choppiness that could be eliminated...read a field to improve in comparison with the competition.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jun4:
hey man.. why don't you just use your tiny stupid screen iphone and just leave us galnex users who are trying to share our thoughts in using this device.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
Hey "man" I am a happy GNex user, and have never owned an iphone. I suggest you to read my posts one more time, and if you still don't get the point pm me please. I'd be more than happy to explain.

NCguy was right though. I offtopped a bit and sorry for that. In my defense I can only say that fanboism and hegemonic thinking has always driven me nuts. EOT here. Let's focus on 4.2.1 experience. Anybody wants to continue this discussion is most welcome to pm me. I don't have problems to discuss with open-minded people.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sliders7:
It's Xmast!

Ok guys it's X-mast now...

Let's get back to the topic and discuss why this stock 4.2.1 is full of bugs and SODs...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kennypow3rs:
I love my gnex. I left a note and a GS3 for this device. Its sleek, thin, lightweight, not BRANDED by a stupid phone company, and overall is excellent. I do HATE HATE HATE the lines in the screen though. If it wasn't for that this would be the first device I could actually go a year or two with....it breaks my heart.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] retskrad:
Thats exactly what i did in my post: i wrote about my experience with android 4.2.1. I wrote all the places I found major lag and also I expressed concerns about Googles priorities. If they don't find the "small" things like the screen-off-aimation lag important, it wories mer egarding future updates to Android.

They add a feature like daydream and lock screen widgets, who is infact totally messy and I still dont know the use of it. Also, the implementation so bad IMO,

I shouldn't be, like you my friend, apologizing that I have an opinion,
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
I agree with you at some point. I didn't apologize for having opinion though, just for offtoping. But yeah It's just sad that logical argumentation is being replaced by mindless, tribal aggressiveness. I hope the level of ridiculousness will constantly decrease. Merry Christmas to all xda - communities.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] neovdr:
What lines in the screen?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] airtime82:
4.2 is mostly a disappointment. Lots of things get me here. I am sad that the drop down items are merely shortcuts and not toggles, and while were in the drop down I just can't understand why they added the gray around the light bar where you pull it. It looks cheap like they just didn't feel like putting a little extra effort into making things polished. Speaking of not polished lock screen widgets, that's all I can say there. And instead of looking at what the community does here and adding some useful stuff like quick reply texts or even kill all in the recents , they add novelty crap like photosphere and daydream. I'm skipping this garbage and staying on 4.1 until 5.0. Sorry for the rant. PS I didn't really notice any extra performance in 4.2 and they should have left the multi user file bs to tablets only.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] crixley:
I haven't even tried 4.2.1 tbh...

I've been completely happy with the performance of the 4.1.2 rom I've been on, and lockscreen widgets, etc.. don't interest me so I'm with you on this one.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
I like the new camera that was introduced in 4.2. Otherwise I think I preferred 4.1.2 too. I found it smoother especially in app drawer.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] retskrad:
Here are some inconsistencies and weird things in Android 4.2.1:

The first one is a huuge "WTF Google, what were you thinking?"

http://i.imgur.com/X54E9.png

http://i.imgur.com/sDgrt.png

http://i.imgur.com/3dLJV.png

http://i.imgur.com/0TuRa.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/co38q.png

http://i.imgur.com/TaxWg.png

http://i.imgur.com/Jh3eR.png

http://i.imgur.com/BIvPE.png

http://i.imgur.com/Xs9RJ.png

http://i.imgur.com/oFJ4E.png

http://i.imgur.com/qHWWV.png

http://i.imgur.com/Q3swr.png

http://i.imgur.com/mGsfg.png
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kennypow3rs:
The person above me has a severe OCD condition lol.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zerocool79346:
That's all you do in ANY of your posts, from far before 4.2 you've been a troll about it and it's obnoxious. In fact, I challenge you to find me one thing you have ever posted that was constructive, just one.

As for m., no one minds your opinion, but retskrad is nothing more than a troll and has been since he joined, I doubt he even owns a Gnex.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pfmiller:
I can't even figure out what's supposedly wrong in half the pictures i looked at. Even the first one. I only wish these were the most serious problems Android had :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] retskrad:
What I was trying to say was, Android isnb't polished after i don't know how many years (4-5?) and still lacks consistency.

TL;DR: Android is like Linux distros. The experience is like a cluster **** of UI's and design philosophys.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NCguy:
This thread has been totally corrupted. Someone should close it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kennypow3rs:
Who cares. Its in general and people are talking about 4.2.1 so get over it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NCguy:
Enjoy yourself. I'm unsubscribing. This is not my kind of discourse.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kennypow3rs:
Awesome!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rzgomba:
Tried numerous times especially 4.2.1 and find 4.1.2 is better IMO. Try CNA 3.8 or Jellybam or CM10 which all are great.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] aeoveu:
There's no single design rule for Android, from what I've seen. These issues are menial (and everyone knows the interface isn't unified in the color sense)... Maybe that's why it seems less bland than iOS

The new Windows 8 (on the computer) does the same thing too - all sorts of colors!

At least the phone's working.

sent from my mini tractor
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kinfolk248:
the 4.2 update was one big gimmick!! 2.3 to 4.0 and 4.0 to 4.1 were big updates but 4.2 = garbage. The two prior were huge jumps but 4.2 was a hop up to the curb, its full of gimmicks and nothings. All the stuff in 4.2 is just gimmicky stuff for tablets just like the 3.0 update was for tablets. 4.2 shouldnt have even come to phones b/c it was/is more for tablets. It came out unfinished and unpolished, Im still on 4.1.2 with my Gnex cus 4.2 is a no-go. Just waiting it out till the next go around...

Thats just my opinion!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chrisinsocalif:
After doing a clean install of 4.2.1, the functions I use the most are the ones that seemed bugged. Lag doesn't seem to pose a problem most of the time, but I use my phone at work to play Netflix movies for my co-workers over hdmi. Since the wifi is inconsistent, I cannot finish a movie without it being interrupted by a loss of a signal. When I try to wake the phone while connected to an HDMI, the screen has a problem waking up. I have to disconnect the mhl to get the screen to wake on many occasions. While driving to and from work, I use the Bluetooth which also has it's issues. Netflix freezes on the TV (but not the phone) while playing movies, i have to disable the H/W overlay for it to stop (not sure if i should blame netflix for that one.) If they fixed the wireless and bluetooth drivers, I would be a happy man. My usage was much more consistent on 4.1.2.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] madd0g:
Lets just all agree on the obvious fact, that 4.2 was rushed for the N4 release. N4 for reviews were given with a 4.2 preview version which got an OTA on the supposedly shipping date (early november). If I can remember most of the Google's winter releases were buggy:

- GB had issues on N1 and first usable was actually 2.3.3 in march 2011

- ICS was delayed with GN till december and even then 4.0.1 and 4.0.2 releases were buggy and slower. 4.0.3 became more polishing, 4.0.4 was quite good.

Froyo and JB which came in the summer didn't need any sudden patches or polishing. I hope Google could just stick to 1 major release per year, with a minor release at the end.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Delacombo:
Hey, I am reversing my thought process to hoping I can make calls since its a mobile phone. Trying to put so many user bells and whistles in a mobile phone meant for a computer has brought out the worse in most of us.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] b0ris_:
I have this problem too. I get lines after the keyboard and the home screen clock.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dpgetz:
I think it lacks some of the butter from the previous versions.

But with a custom rom and kernel, it's really nice!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rodmc123:
i few things i have noticed:

-4.2.1 is a bit more laggy than the previous version

-it is incredible that google still doesnt fix the issue with the notification light.. its been totally useless for me, it blinks every 2 seconds or so, most of the time i dont even see it ... is it really too hard for them add a little option in settings to configurate the notification light speed and choose colors based on apps??? people have been pointing this issue since a long time ago, with the nexus 4 it is the same.. i know there is lightflow but i dont like to use external software for something that they could easily implement, also lightflow sometimes crash or stop working properly when there is a new version of android... GOOGLE FIX THAT!! i dont know who is the genius in google who thinks the notification light is ok blinking every 2 or 3 seconds..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] madd0g:
They rely on the community for that. Get Light Flow.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xxSAKISxx:
Very happy with 4.2.1.All going grate. Merry Christmas XDA

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rodmc123:
i got it, but it doesn't work in 4.2.1.. when i receive an email i just hear the sound of the notification but the led doesn't blink. (using gmail app)

but like i said, that should be an included feature of the OS, notifications are an important thing for a lot of people who actually use the device as what it is , a smartphone, not only for games or install custom roms on it.

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] madd0g:
LED is there for people who use the device. But it's not perfect as nothing is.

The thing with Android is that it's extendable and that makes it different from iOS or WP. You can't expect from Google to include everything in the OS.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Cinayet:
LED works kinda' randomly. Sometimes it just doesn't turn on. But in general 4.2.1 works great. The most beloved feature (Panoramas) works like a charm. And I cant notice lags or something like this even with load of apps.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rodmc123:
what kind of justification is that? i know the led is there, but they could easily make it better.. i mean you dont need a genius to notice that the led blinks too slow, it is a basic but important feature. and yes, i can expect from google to include this kind of things in the OS, it is true that there is a big community of developers BUT when you buy a phone you are not supposed to root your phone or install custom roms, because you lose your warranty, so unless they keep the warranty if you root or install custom roms and other stuff, you cant use as a excuse that "android is extendable" if you have to lose your warranty to get that extra stuff that make it work for you.

i love android and my gnex but there is just that sensation of "not polished" that every android version gives me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] madd0g:
Where didn't I say that the 4.2 is crap ? If you scroll up, I wrote it couple days ago. But moaning about what Google should and would do doesn't help the issue either. You can rather :

- use a 3rd party solution

- downgrade

- wait for next Android release and hope it's fixed.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sergeyotro:
Is somebody facing issue on 4.2.1 when deleting last photo in gallery — camera app is appearing? And if I press back button — there is camera app appearing again, because there is empty album in gallery.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Roby72:
Yes, pretty annoying...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] msavic6:
4.2.1 is garbage, it ruined my semi-decent battery life that I had and it gives me random lags and stupid software glitches. I hate being a beta tester for Google.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] l_deadeye_l:
No fair, I did not receive a hardware update with 4.2? :) (j/k)

But seriously, the lagginess in the 4.2 camera app and everywhere else makes me want to go back to 4.1.2. It was so buttery smooth, I did not think it could get any better. But rather than root and downgrade I am hopeful I can keep sane while waiting for the next update.

I agree with another that this is the first android phone I did not root and change Rom's as it did not seem necessary with all the improvements in ICS (until maybe now).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] retskrad:
Umm, yes you can. You pay them $500 for this phone.

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I don't think you know what lag means. Android 4.2.1 is full of glitches and lags. For an example, just go to the recent apps list and swipe one app off. If you tell me you dont find lag there, you are a liar.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] makeshiftharmony:
Running muzzy with tiny kernel and I get no lag what so ever.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PhazeDelta1:
My pictures in the gallery are taking quite a bit to load every time I view them. But other than that, 4,2 works fine
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lionhe:
Well, I did exactly this test and I did not notice any lag. I have to say that I never used 4.1.2 on the gnex, but on my previous nexus s. In any case, I cannot imagine the sliding down of remaining apps faster than what I saw.

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kennypow3rs:
To all the people *****ing about lag and blah blah no one is forcing you with a gun to your head to run 4.2.1. You do know you can just run 4.1.2 or even 4.0 if you want. Complaining all day isn't going to fix the problems any faster. So relax and let the kinks be worked out. When iOS 6 came out it was also buggy but apple is working them out. I know I have an iPad 3. I mean you're mad at a company that will never care or see your comments lol. It will get better with time...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] IntelBashy:
The only problem i have with this Android 4.2.1 is battery life.Still can't get better battery life with different ROM and Kernel
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] retskrad:
Seems like you have a fun time and have no problem being Google's lab rat.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
No offense but who gives a damn if google will read these comments or not?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Riekr:
I read of a lot of people trying to convince others that 4.2 is laggy and buggy but very few of them which also do a minimum analysis of what they discover.

Some people, me too, are happy with 4.2.1: no lag and almost the same battery life of 4.1.

First of all: to do a correct comparison we should only compare the same ROM and stock should be the one.

The 2nd big point nobody told here is about apps: since I have no lags even in the task switcher, I'm not a liar and I know very well what lag is I can say there must be some other thing eating resources. Most probably a third party app, an app enabled for a country but not for others, a custom kernel (zram comes to mind) or some customization done on the ROM.

The fact is, anyway, that for some ppl the user experience changed but we will be only talking about nothing serious until we don't point down the differences between who says 4.2 is good and who says it is not.

I don't have the power to see in everybody's mobile what is installed but if you really want to help people having issues should post at least a description like:

- description of the problem

- steps to reproduce

- ROM version

- kernel version

- from settings, applications, in use tab: used and free ram and active processes (when you get the issue)

I think that if google messed up something it's not that obvious like saying 4.2 is **** but if you have a problem, want to rollback but still haven't done it this thread should help us to have a better future release.

Just my 2 cents.

Hope it helps.

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] truongflyson:
I'm using un-official AOKP rom (4.2.1), and battery is really bad now (@.@), but the performance is extremely good, very smooth.

Phone idle use nearly 19% battery. And battery drains very fast