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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jpildave:
i would agree, BUT i'd have to have an awesome display. the battery is probably my biggest complaint about this phone, so a longer battery life is definitely a must. as for the expandable memory, i also agree it's a nice to have, but i think manufacturers are staying away from it because it potentially extends the amount of time a user will keep that phone. plus, when you have to choose a model without expandable memory, some people with opt for the larger capacity (and more expensive) version.

but just like everything else, users' needs will change and they will demand more from their devices. apps will require more resources and sooner than later, a phone with anything less than 2 GB of RAM will be a joke.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] eksasol:
I share similar sentiment, especially trying to sync folders between my computer my the Nexus. I found the adbsync app that help a bit.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 063_XOBX:
And you're missing the point that until we get better battery technology there's never going to be a phone efficient to last all day with a battery < 2000+mah. The only way to get more battery life with modern technology is to add a larger battery.

The fastest sd card writes @ 10mbps which is still slower than internal memory. Few people even have a class 10 and most don't even know there's a difference.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] msavic6:
The IPhone is fairly efficient with its battery only 1440mah but then again it does have limited functionality in the OS.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] secretasianman:
I switched to Android because I wanted a phone to use as I please. User swappable batteries and microsd cards are nice and useful options. If YOU don't want to use those options fine. Many of us want those options.

Google is slowly going the Apple route in their Nexus hardware designs and it's not something I'm fond of. Some of these comments defending Google's decision quite frankly are the same arguments I read from The Cult of the Apple.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 063_XOBX:
There are undeniable benefits to unibody design. Namely build quality and aesthetics but they're still worth discussion.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] eksasol:
Honestly now that TMobile in my area finally support 1900mhz, I'm trying to decide if I should re-get the S3 international despite not liking it's build quality and physical buttons, or go for the N4 which seems to have various little problems and not having USB OTG. The former still have USB OTG, better camera and microSD and possibly better sound due to Wolfson Dac. Right now the S3 seems more compelling, except for the sudden death issues people seems to be reporting on it.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hack.causality:
The whole "phone and desktop can use the memory at the same time!" tripe that MTP lovers seem to think is the greatest thing ever doesn't even work. Try playing a song as you're copying files onto it and you'll get two seconds of audio followed by a pause, then another two seconds of audio and another pause, and so on until the desktop isn't accessing the phone anymore. Reminds me of windows XP trying to copy two files onto a flash drive at the same time and the speed on both of them dropping to 5KB/s.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] IINexusII:
SDCard write speeds = 10MB/s average (or less depending on class). Internal NAND memory speeds = 200MB/s average (sequential write speed tested on Nexus 7) SDCards are dead for phones.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] secretasianman:
Store frequently accessed files on internal storage and multimedia files (videos and music) on external storage. Nobody is forcing you to use the external SD storage.

Choice and freedom to use your device your way used to be the Android way.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Cilraaz:
It still it the Android way, considering the vast bulk of Android phones come with an SD card. Google has decided they don't want them in the Nexus line, but any user who feels they need the extra storage is free to buy any of the many other available Android phones.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 063_XOBX:
And nobody is forcing them to use a nexus. But keep that ****ty sd from our Nexus'.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Cilraaz:
I couldn't care less one way or another for myself on the SD card in the Nexus line. However, when I do require something from my phone, I don't ***** that one model doesn't have it... I go and get a model that does.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
well said. I find myself only buying phones that have the features I need. Researching a phone beforehand can save a lot of headache and money.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 1454:
20 gb of music is because we, meaning those of us that "hoard" data, don't know what we are going to want to listen when the time arises that we don't have a data connection. Not to mention, if you take a few 30 min long HD videos, and keep a couple of hour long tv shows or movies on there, then you can easily eat up 20-25 GB. Lastly, no one wants to be moving music and such on and off their device all the time. I like to only "clean" my out about every 6 months to a year. It's called laziness. And I am it.

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Yes, but that is less convenient. Why carry around two devices everywhere when you can just carry around one? The whole point, in my view, of a "smartphone" is to not have to carry around 2-3-4 different devices.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 063_XOBX:
Smartphones don't have the battery life tablets do. I can hammer away at my old ass Xoom all day with OC and not kill it. I doubt there's ever going to be a reasonably sized High end phone with great battery life any time soon.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 1454:
Yes, and the research shows that if you buy a non nexus device you probably won't get any support from the OEM. That's why we buy NEXII. As a former owner of the tbolt, and current owner of a Bionic, Rezound and Nexus. There is a reason we don't want non Nexii devices. It took the rezound 8 months for ICS. The Bionic 12 months, and the TBolt still doesn't have it. The Rezzy still doesn't have JB after 6 months, and I don't think the Bionic does either. So, it's one thing between timely updates and non existent ones. How does it hurt you to have a spare "port" in your device and not use it? Like others have said, if you aren't going to give us a SD slot. Give us 64 gb internals. Is that too much to ask? Apple does it, why can't google?

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I disagree. I believe you can hammer the DMaxx all day without a problem. If moto can put a 3k mAh battery in their phones, then why can't other OEM's? Heck, I would be happy with a 25-2800 mah battery with a solid 4.3 screen. That's more than reasonable. I would buy the Dmaxx if it were for the lack of development on the Moto's compared to the Nexus devices thanks to those wonderful locked boot loaders.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 063_XOBX:
Good point. I consider the MAXX less than high end but I'll concede it is "possible". I'm just not sure how likely or with removable battery it is.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 1454:
I would concede a removable battery if we could get a 3k+ battery. IMO a removable battery would be completely unnecessary at that point for 95-98% of users.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] msavic6:
The Galaxy Note2 has impressive battery life, although I don't know if I could deal with carrying that beast around all day.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] veshio:
The point of SD cards is to expand the amount of memory you have. If you really cared about speed, or if the manufacturers actually cared about the speeds then we wouldn't be using NAND technology. The emphasis of NAND is on cost and high density memory => SD cards still have a place in phones because they give us the ability to increase the memory capabilities for our phones.

You guys have to remember that there are trade offs for everything! People want different things and you have to accept the majorities needs.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 063_XOBX:
Take your own advice. The majority prefer speed to capacity.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ags29:
Come on that's not a fair comparison. Now if Google removed SD card support from android, then maybe you'd have a point.

But they didn't.

They simply choose not to include it in their line of devices. There are plenty of other devices out there with SD card support for you.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] veshio:
Maybe if you read my advice you would have not made that comment. NAND technology is not the fastest technology, but it allows for high density, low cost memory.

And with the growth of NAND technology it is CLEAR that cost and capacity is more important than access times! If you want speed there are many expensive NOR technologies that the general public will not buy....

Again, the majority prefer capacity.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 1454:
Yes, none of which that will get timely updates. Hence the reason behind buying a nexus device. Honestly, if it weren't for my issues getting working current roms on my phones then I probably wouldn't have bought a Nexus. Overall, I don't like it as much as others. But I'm not willing to shell out money for a device that will maybe get one update a year, or longer, after the nexus has. But 8 and 16gb devices are just worthless IMO. Most of us would be fine if they would at least the release of 32 and 64 gb models. Also, is it really that hard to include an SD slot and let people choose not to use it?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 063_XOBX:
Nexus 4 is still sold out with 8 and 16gb memory with no expansion. Speed is imperically proven to be what the majority want. Cost even more so than capacity.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 1454:
But you don't lose speed by having an empty slot that goes unused.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 063_XOBX:
But you do when they cut down on internal memory since there's a card slot.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] veshio:
It wasn't a debate.... NAND technology is so popular today because of its cost and density characteristics compared to NOR which has faster access times. I'm not arguing based off of personal perception, its a fact! Manufactures use flash memory because of these qualities and they have judged it to be the most valuable based off of consumer demands.

Plus, other devices with larger memory and slower speeds have additionally sold out (iphones, and many android phones). Just because one device is successful with less memory and faster speeds does not mean it is successful because it has less memory and faster speeds.

All I am saying is that the SD card is not dissapearing because we want faster speeds from internal memory. Because faster speeds are not what manufacturers really care about (to a certain degree). You may be able to argue that SD cards may be disappearing due to the cloud though! (Which again confirms that the public cares about high capacity and low cost).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 1454:
I think 8gb and 16gb are about as little memory as one could feasibly put in a phone now even with an SD and actually have people still buy it. And that's all the N4 has without the ability to expand. Even the S3 came with 16 and 32gb only plus the ability to expand. So I don't think that they will go back to the mentality of leaving internal memory out in favor of SD cards. Heck, I can't believe google allow LG just cheap out with the 8gb version. I can sort of understand 8 in a tablet, but 8 on a phone? That just seems useless to me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] woody296:
You get a"thumbs up" from me for using "imperically". I'm not sure if it's spelled correctly or used correctly, but it looked really good!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bush911:
We gotta dreamer over here.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Cilraaz:
At that point, you'd have to choose between options just like you do on any other product in existance. If I'm choosing between 2 cars (oh god, car analogy!), where one has a better warranty and one has more trunk space, it's up to me to decide which of those I want. It's not up to me to ***** on a third party discussion site that Car Company X's car's trunk doesn't have as much space as I'd like. I can make the suggestion to the company, but they don't have to listen. They will continue to base their decisions on their own design philosophy. The consumer chooses which product they want based on available features.

Yes, the analogy breaks down a bit, since a warranty isn't exactly equivalent to firmware updates, as well as the ability to purchase a longer warranty (though do we really want OEMs to start nickel and diming us for firmware updates?). However, no analogy is perfect, so if you can only argue my point based on that, just save your keystrokes.

To specifically answer your question: It wouldn't hurt me at all to have the SD card slot available on a Nexus device. I might even make use of it at some point. However, it's not my decision to make. The OEMs make the Nexus devices based on Google's specification. Google has decided that they do not want SD cards in the Nexus devices so that the end user has one chunk of storage instead of internal and external storage. Regardless of how you view that design philosophy, it will result in a device with a certain feature list. If that feature list doesn't include a feature you consider necessary, then it's time to make a decision... not a whiny post on a forum.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] secretasianman:
How about if you just move on and ignore this thread if you disagree instead of telling other Galaxy Nexus owners that they can't complain or make suggestions to improve a device they like?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 063_XOBX:
And who exactly cares about these suggestions? Google/OEMs sure don't.

Does XDA make phones now?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zepius:
i have one. does that make me the winner of the thread that no one from google even cares about?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 063_XOBX:
XDA was built around the XDA (assuming that's what you mean) which is not even remotely relevant, but you knew that.
[Bravo General] NickKG81:
First time flashing a rom so I know i've got something out of order in the process.

ATTEMPTED:

I attempted ROM manager and it kept saying that I needed to install Clockworkmod recovery and I never could really get it working.

ENDED UP DOING:

Phone is rooted and unlocked for non-market apps with Superoneclick.

Installed 2init to flash [JB] CM10 Jellybean 4.1.1 from the Quartz build (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1779324)

No problem here. Got it up and running and gapps installed.(from http://goo.im/gapps used gapps-jb-20121130-signed.zip)

When I tried installing the sbf file with RSD Lite (v5.7), I hit the red Moto logo bootloop and had to do the stock recovery.

I am wondering how to avoid this bootloop when I install the SBF file (p4_kobe_umts_kobe_user_3.4.2-125_KOB_FFW-4_product-keys-ATT-US_ATT-signed.sbf) can't remember which site I downloaded it from. I've tried this 4 times. Any suggestions?

Btw, what is included in the SBF file? I assume it has the moto and att apps. I'm just looking for the att phonebook and the motoblur for backup.

I've looked around the forum a lot so please forgive me if I am asking about something already posted. It just wasnt clear for me.

Thanks for the help.
[Bravo General] Dr. Orange:
The SBF has factory/stock MotoBlur with the at&t bloatware included. You can't use MotoBlur with cyanogenmod that I know of. You might be able to use the at&t address book though.

You need to reboot into recovery after installing 2init. You do that by pressing volume down when the blue led light comes on at the red logo.

Then you can install cm10 and gapps.

Try sbf in linux if all else fails, skeevy420 posted a great tut on how to do it, or just look up "flash sbf linux" in google and you'll find a guide from somewhere. Sounds like you just need to start from scratch, in which case you have to flash sbf first.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antonio8297:
hi at all

i'll try to compile my first rom from suorce,but not have a good internet bands.

my question is:

can i download the suorce in two or three different times???

for example:

the first part at 6am

shutdown my pc

the second at 8pm

thanks to all! :D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobpantsspongesquare:
You can start the sync (download) whenever it is convenient for you and when you need to "pause" the sync simply do CTRL-C at the terminal window and that will allow you to do other things with your bandwidth. When you are ready to start up again simply repo sync and it will pick up where you left off. Keep in mind however, that if there were any changes made to content you initially synced, those changes will also be made to that data therefore increasing time and bandwidth.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antonio8297:
tried at work.

i stay syncing aosp repos,but i'll delete it.

can i delete the repo synced without finished the process??
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mDroidd:
Sure. If it's not finished, you won't be able to build though..

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus running Android 4.2 JB
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antonio8297:
if I do not want to finish the download, how can I delete the downloaded files?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mDroidd:
For example, you downloaded the source in directory WORKING_AOSP, you just delete the folder.

If you synced it home directory (not smart), you delete the .repo and .git directories. Beware that you may delete files you want to keep!

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus running Android 4.2 JB
[HTC One S] Spakainz:
Hi does any HTC One S3 owners use Go launcher EX last version with screenshot capability. Does screenshots works well....?
[HTC One S] el_smurfo:
Doesn't the stock ROM have screenshot capability built in?
[HTC One S] PcFish:
Should. idk if it's just stock.

Power and Home or Vol Down and home.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashok681:
just rooted my sgs2 I9100 via Odin with 'Siyah-s2-v4.1.5.tar'. i've got working superuser and CWM and when I'm about to flash i hear about his crazy mmc superbrick bug which apparently bricks your phone if you factory reset your phone.

Just to be on the safe side am i good to go or do i have to flash other kernel.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cosmic Blue:
you are good to go as siyah kernal has diabled the brickbug.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashok681:
Thank you, sir.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theunderling:
Hey man,now backup your efs and make a nand backup.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RjV555:
Does all Galaxy 2 i9100 has this issue?

Checked with eMMC Brickbug Check App

Says I have a Insane Chip :( Is this a Issue with Chip or ROM. Or a Combination ?

Does all Galaxy 2 i9100 has this issue?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] immortalneo:
Please read about eMMC Brickbug issue on 4.0.4. :)

"To err is human, to forgive is divine"

Sent from my SGS II
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RjV555:
Thanks

Thanks. So if I got it right, if my FW is not 4.0.4, I'm safe ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
If you've had read that post you'll know that the only kernel affected is 4.0.4....

Sent from the little guy
[GT540 Optimus General] sliceX2:
Hi, i got a gt540 yesterday, and i want to root it now. The problem is, that there are so many different how tos (some work, some not, some dont work for my phone) and tools etc. that i dont know which one i should use, and how i root it properly.

So what is the best way to root it (what program etc.)?

(my real problem is:

I had whatsapp on my last phone and made a backup. Now i want to import all contacts and chats on the gt540.

When i copy the backup (msgstore.db.crypt for example) to the whatsappfolder on my sd card, whatsapp wont recognize it.

I think it has something to do with the fact that whatsapp was automatically installed on the phonestorage, and not on the sdcard...) Now theres an app which can move data from the telephone storage to the sd card, but the phone has to be rooted...

i would really appreciate some help...

regards
[GT540 Optimus General] devilanuj17:
TO ROOT SEARCH FOR Z4 ROOT APP IN GOOGLE (not play store ) download it (its a blue colour app ) hit permanent root and let it run . in 2 min and you will be rooted..and your problem in my view is not related to root .and also i will advise you to switch to at least ics now...use rishab rajs aokp ics rom... you will be AMAZED...
[GT540 Optimus General] danlikesphones:
Thank you, very easy to do! Now I can use apps to need my phone to be rooted :)
[GT540 Optimus General] MR.LEE:
Yeah, Z4ROOT is very effective app for rooting, you can ask GOOGLE on how to use that :)

by the way, you can directly flash customs roms in your liking

( i believe almost all customs roms now are already rooted )

im using Android 2.3.7 base on AOSP v.2.0 with 2.6.35.10 kernel by miroslav_mm

Goodluck! :)
[GT540 Optimus General] Hellboybazinga:
THANKS :)
[HTC Sensation] Gogeta_138:
I do not want to get the genuine one as they dont have that flexible thing (example below).

HTC Cable:

Other Cables

I say this because i have used already 4 HTC cables and they all stopped working properly when that rubbery bit rips (example below).

The phone doesnt charge properly and the computer doesnt recognise the cable/phone.

I want a recomendation because i once used a nokia cable but that didnt work as it took forever to charge my phone.

Out of these ones which one will work properly: http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=micro+usb

THANK YOU!
[HTC Sensation] mrew42:
I use the blackberry one. I bought a few of them as they were in pound land - recommended

The Nokia cable shouldn't be slower as its basically the same
[HTC Sensation] Tangent_:
I haven't had any problems with the cables I've bought from monoprice.com for about a buck a piece... Every one of them charges just fine and works will on the computer as well.
[HTC Sensation] webharsh:
I haven't found a cable which doesn't work. Any cable I throw at it works just fine :).
[HTC Sensation] Gogeta_138:
but when using some cables like the nokia one the phone loses charge while its charging and also get this message about the phone is using more current then the charger is able to deliver!! =/
[HTC Sensation] smackd:
That problem can happen even if you are using the original HTC cable.
[HTC Sensation] DankoFGL:
use samsungs one, and chargers to, they are very good quality
[HTC Sensation] Skipjacks:
This.

If you buy anywhere else, you're paying too much.
[HTC Sensation] se1000:
I really like CMPLE cables. You can get them from Amazon and they're not too expensive either. http://www.amazon.com/Cmple-Micro-P...GXDK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1355161774&sr=8-1
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] rohanchrome:
Anyone got the Photosphere working? By working I mean usable???
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] bluerain28:
Nope can't , because our phone doesn't have a gyroscope. :)
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] russelldias:
ya no gyroscope :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] syde1020:
I have been playing around this morning trying to create a windows 8 launcher theme. I'll update the thread as I make progress if anyone is interested in it. Set up to vertical scroll and listed apps. This is my progress so far :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] syde1020:
Forgive me lol its my first time uploading images on here. I know I made a mess of it :P
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] KyleKatastrophe:
Could you try to add an option for an app drawer that is like aosp? I hate list lol

Great work man!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] syde1020:
Its launcher specific. You can choose any sort of app drawer you want. I have changed mine back to the aosp drawer also. I should probably say I'm just using existing apps to do this. I'm not smart enough to write any such coding to create a launcher myself.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] drbveb88:
So this will be a theme for go launcher, apex or nova, or something like that?

It looks nice so far! :thumbup:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] syde1020:
Its lightning launcher with metro ui widget pro is the name I think. Took some tweaking but I'm getting use to it finally.