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[Nexus 10 General] dalingrin:
Page load times are indeed faster but scrolling is much slower than building chromium yourself. My guess is there are a few things still disabled in the beta build that are enabled in the chromium source.
[Nexus 10 General] dodgebizkit:
some problems with typing in websites like facebook or forums.

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[Nexus 10 General] sempersi:
Doesn't kill battery as much as the other one. However zooming doesn't adjust text size so kind of useless from that point of view.
[Nexus 10 General] Aridon:
Chrome needs so much work to be competitive with other offerings its sad.
[Nexus 10 General] hatchna:
I ran the Chrome beta a bit yesterday, but it only took about 25 minutes for it to freeze up and force me to reboot my Nexus 10. I don't know how prevalent this is with the beta, but it appears to still be an issue. I've gone back to using AOSP browser.
[Nexus 10 General] blackhand1001:
What makes it so sad is the fact that Google thought it was ready to be the only browser shipped on the nexus devices.

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Is there someone who posts nightly builds for chromium?
[Nexus 10 General] stev067:
Really glad to see effort being put into improving Google's own browser so it will look good on their own tablets!
[Nexus 10 General] Zeblade:
Well my testing the Ocean is faster then the Chrome beta but I use Firefox beta love the ad block and loads the theverge site much faster..for me.

But testing different sites on different browsers ..well you will always get a different score. Depends on how many people are hitting that site and that can always very. I like Firefox but keeps asking for flash on some sites haha..
[Nexus 10 General] rockypr70:
So far only one crash but scrolling is not that smooth... Still using AOSP browser as my main
[Nexus 10 General] dajogejr:
Lock up and reboot within 20 minutes of use.

Does run a little better... Faster, buy not enough to get away from dolphin or Firefox right now
[Nexus 10 General] Royal2000H:
Not here to start a flame war... But a bunch of you keep saying how poor and feature lacking Chrome is... I haven't played with the other specific browsers much on my N10...But chrome gives such good syncing with my laptop (history, tabs, etc), that it's amazing. Am I the only one who is in love with this feature?
[Nexus 10 General] dajogejr:
We do love that feature, stepping away from a desktop/laptop and picking up where we left off!

The problem is it's slower, causes lockups and reboots.

How it keeps everything in sync is absolutely why it would be nice if it didn't cause the lockups or reboots.

I'm fine with the features...

Folks are just disappointed because Chrome IS Google's browser, on their branded flagship tablet.

I think others would agree with you, if they could speed it up and get it stable! I know I do!
[Sprint LG Optimus G] jhgti:
I've been looking all over for a ringtone zip with some nice custom ringtones. If anybody can provide a link or a zip I will much appreciated, thank you all, you guys rock!:thumbup:
[Sprint LG Optimus G] genaro12543:
Get zedge from the play store or something
[Sprint LG Optimus G] jhgti:
I personally don't like the permissions it ask for and after installing it got some spam text. Removed wipe cache spam gone.:banghead:
[Sprint LG Optimus G] demar01:
http://www.mediafire.com/?26wskymzz43wywr. It's from the evo 3d forum. Just extract it and put it in root of sd

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Almost forgot, haven't tired it yet, but don't see why it wouldn't. Just make a backup.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] jhgti:
Good call. Ty Sir
[Sprint LG Optimus G] AdriVelazquez:
For ringtones, it's easier for file system to find it if you place is in system/media/ringtones
[Sprint LG Optimus G] Morningstar:
I've always just used Audiko for all my ringtones/notifications (even when I was on iPhone). There's an apk for it around, but I can't remember offhand if it's in the Play Store or not....
[Sprint LG Optimus G] jhgti:
I found it... But, it ask fire permissions to my gmail, any reason why?
[Sprint LG Optimus G] Morningstar:
Their site (audiko.net) lets you upload songs into their vast database, clip them into ringtones, and send them to your phone formatted for whichever type of mobile you use (iPhone or Android). You can also access any ringtones you've added via your phone and download them to your pc, for whatever reason. It automatically creates a username (your gmail address) and emails a randomly-generated password to you so you can log in to the website if you want. If you were to 'sign up' via the website you could also link it with facebook or another email address instead of gmail, and on iPhone it would use your Apple ID.

It's not the greatest system, and it would be nice if it let you choose whether or not to create an account (since you can do everything their site does from your phone via other apps), but I've been using it for 4 years and can assure you it's nothing malicious. (even though the website does look rather sketchy lol).

I use it because I can pull up pretty much any song I can imagine and have it set as a ringtone in a matter of seconds, but if you know of or happen to come across anything comparable, please share!

Cheers!
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grubbyfoot:
So I'm still on stock HD and I've already rooted and installed gaps etc. But there are a couple of apks I would like to install that can't be obtained by the play store. I can download them but everytime I try to install them I am told the install is blocked because the apk wasn't obtained from the nook store. Anybody get around this yet?
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leapinlar:
You are trying to install with the Nook apps, like the browser and my files. Those are still blocked. You must install using a third party file manager like the one I put on the Universal Root. Or download one from Play Store.

Sent from my HD+ running CM10 on SD with XDA Premium
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grubbyfoot:


I tried using the file manager included in your extras zip as well as astro but everytime I select an apk file it pops up saying it's blocked.
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leapinlar:
You may need to flash my unknown sources zip. That was in the gapps zip, but maybe you flashed it too early in the process. You need to have registered for that mod to work. Anyway do it again.
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grubbyfoot:
Yep that did it. Wired how that happened as I didn't flash it abnormally early. Anyways thanks.
[Nexus 7 General] peterecliptica:
As everyone knows Google Play outside the US is very restricted, I've been looking for ways to bypass the security and use the full Google Play in my Nexus 7. I've only found several links that let me use Google Music but after trying lots of ways I finally discovered a way to do it on the Nexus 7 without any problem (A CC is needed but it wont be charged).

Steps:

1. First of all you need to set up a Credit Card in Google Wallet, google.com/wallet/ as it's needed for authentication.

You can use any CC just use the real billing information.

2. After this you shall see your card info at the Payment methods section, click edit and change the country to US and the address to any real US address (Just Google any real address with a zip code). NOTE: Google Wallet doesn't check your billing info so there is no problem with this.

3. Now you have to set up any Google Play service, I started with Google Music as it is the easiest. Go to music.google.com and the page should load normally, just accept everything and it will let you download music manager. Now you have just set up Google Music, try it by adding a song to your folder and let it sync with your Nexus 7.

4. Now after doing this Google validates that you have a real US account so the next thing to do is get all the other Google Play services. In your Nexus 7 tablet add the My Library widget to any screen, then it will ask you to select any service (Music, Books, Magazines and Movies & TV), try adding Books, then touch the widget and it will take you to the app, click enable and there you go, you just activated Play Books Service.

5. Activate all Google Play services and enjoy!!!

NOTE: You can actually shop with google wallet like that, I've tried buying a $1.99 TV episode just to check, it worked and the episode was added to My Library without checking my CC information. After this I went to the Google Wallet site again and in Payment Methods in my card I clicked edit and now you can swap easily between the 2 addresses, I just returned it to normal and every Google Play service keeps working.

Hope this works for you too!!! :)
[Nexus 7 General] michalurban:
Didnt work for me. I removed both by cards, changed my address to a US one, changed my phone number in the settings, changed my language and added one of my cards with the US credentials. Still "The Google Play music player is currently available in select territories." ... BTW does it really be a CREDIT card? As I have a VISA debit card (check card) ...

PS: I used a Canonical Massachusetts address and phone ... If you have a working one, please share! :)
[Nexus 7 General] nodstuff:
Worked for me first go in Ireland.

Nice guide man.

Watching an episode of through the wormhole with Morgan Freeman now! :D
[Nexus 7 General] erghezi:
or you can buy and connect to a US based VPN server or proxy
[Nexus 7 General] MrYadro:
That what he said.
[Nexus 7 General] xateeq:
+1 to that
[Nexus 7 General] Moscow Desire:
Just so you know, this method in no way circumvents payments. You still get charged,

It only circumvents the addressing method allowing for usage in restricted countries.

However, be advised. The issuing banks fraud department may freeze your accounts due to address changing when they receive the transaction statements, and notice rapid address changes. This usually results in about 2 weeks to straighten out, in which case your card will be frozen.

Just sayin......

MD
[Nexus 7 General] michalurban:
What if I use US sim card? I have one from the time when even buying apps was not supported in my country ... anyone tried that? If no, I guess Ill check it out when Im back from the dentist ... :D
[Nexus 7 General] nodstuff:
Which you have to pay for, whereas this method is free and quite simple.

Anyway I've tried to do it via a VPN before and it won't let you download music, books or movies, it checks the credit card details and then throws and error if it isn't US based, doing it as the OP has shown works perfectly.
[Nexus 7 General] issak42:
How the hell do you enter valid US phone number?

I get either 'invalid area code' or 'number is too long'

I got my address here:

http://www.fakeusaaddress.com/
[Nexus 7 General] juicejuice:
I already got my account working another way but can't buy music using this method. It rejects my payment at Google Wallet stage, maybe because the billing address doesn't match my Aussie credit card? I suspect for actual purchases they do match off the billing address.
[Nexus 7 General] michalurban:
Ok, tried again today but no change. I have a working credit card information in google wallet. I click the "change" option under the card (I dont know how its in english, I have my nexus in czech language), make a US address taken from www.fakeusaaddress.com, everything goes fine. Then I go to music.google.com and ... "The Google Play music player is currently available in select territories." ... dang ...

EDIT: Finally, I figured it out. I used the mentioned site fakeusaaddress.com to get a working US address. Then I changed my billing info (not my own info, only the info with the CC). Then I installed a Chrome plugin called Stealthy (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stealthy/ieaebnkibonmpbhdaanjkmedikadnoje/related) to fake my position (set United States). Then go to google play and you can buy.

To see the content in your device you need to have Google Music App (installed in device usually), Google Play Videos (installable via Google Play) and Google Play Magazines (installable manually http://www.mediafire.com/?iy923q1amq36q7x).

I tried buying a magazine and a song and worked fine. Although I would prefer using secondary credit card (in case google or my bank get pissed because of me faking billing info lol). :)

BTW I had to wipe app (Google Music) data to make it refresh online content.

ENJOY! :)
[Nexus 7 General] timboj:
Do you know if the IP location is a second verification check? Meaning if your account details (billing, cc etc) all check out, does it then look to make sure your IP is based in the US, or are you good to use your account to stream/buy music anywhere in the world?

There is a site mygiftcardsupply.com that is selling Google Play gift cards purchased in the US, which Google has setup to allow people to create accounts without credit cards; I am wondering if this would be sufficient enough to get a US account and stream/buy music while I am in Asia.

Thanks!
[Nexus 7 General] slimdizzy:
Not working for a Canadian here. Gets rejected due to address wrong on my CC. I did all of this through my works US internet connection and as soon as I log into any play store, either device or web, it shows me Canadian content. I log out and I see the US store. I used a relatives address in the US as well with same last name and all. No go. The only thing I care about is US only app restrictions and androiddrawer.com fills that void.
[Nexus 7 General] ktkr:
It's no longer working I'm afraid, Google started to identify based on IP geolocation.
[Nexus 7 General] faw2816:
Same issue

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[General Questions and Answers] kirkwoodlucas:
Okay i rooted my Samsung stellar everything went okay, and the way i rooted it was with a S3 root, so i wanted to back up my rom to play around so i downloaded room manger, i didn't see my device supported for the clockworkmod so i downloaded a s3 one, after that, it went into recovery boating, it went into a loop, and when it finally turnt on MY TOUCHSCREEN AND SOFTKEYS WONT WORK, so i went home and just turnt my phone back to stock. still wont work. i factory reset so now my usb debugging is off. should i just start looking at a new phone? i have no warnty
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] endursa:
I have my nexus 4 now for about a month, and I noticed that, starting from the top left edge of the front face the oleophobic coating looks like to wear off, it is noticeable because the fingerprints are much more visible in that spot!

does anyone else have this problem?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meangreenie:
I find my screen gets 'sticky' after a few minutes use, where my finger no longer slides with ease.

But as far as finger prints my whole screen is permantly covered in them lol.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LateNiteLife:
I just opened a thread in Q&A about this very thing. Mine's the same way. Was wondering if anybody has tried to use after-market coating sprays as a viable solution to this kind of thing. I've noticed that other phones in the past have had this problem too, so somebody here should have seen it before.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benblb:
I've never used a coating spray but I highly recommend iKlear for cleaning. They claim it doesn't damage coatings, but it is a bit pricy. (Like all screen cleaners)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nbell13:
It's winter. Your hands are dry. Use lotion. Problem solved.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] republicano:
you need some Fusso SmartPhone drops, I have never had this issue as I have a screen protector, should last upto 3-6 months

www.amazon.com/API-Fingerprint-Oleophobic-Coating-SmartPhone/dp/B008H2GFUW/ref=pd_cp_cps_0
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] threeclaws:
A month on and mine is still slick but if I could tell the coating was giving out I would call google.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] letom:
Yep I am definitely experiencing this at the top left and slightly at the bottom right. The glass is still slick it more that they look like blemishes. Not sure what I should do really...
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DynamicRam:
I was very close to buying this for my galaxy nexus but then i got the nexus 4, i wish some one would review it
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeusInvictus7:
Is this what you guys are seeing? I started noticing this a day or two ago, but I have no idea what it is. Is it the coating wearing off or is it a defect in the glass/screen itself?

(Smears were added intentionally to show the blemishes inside red box)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] letom:
Yes that's it, at first glance it looks like it could just be a few finger prints but if you keep wiping, it doesn't go away. It looks like it's below the screen, but obviously it's not because it wasn't there before.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeusInvictus7:
Yeah exactly. If the screen is clean then it doesn't look like it's there, but once there's dirt/oil again, then the blemishes come back. If it was the coating, wouldn't the glass feel different? Because my glass still feels really smooth all over, including that spot.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ArRaY92:
Sadly my glass feels really rough in the middle... Stupid coating! You can see the damage pretty well if you wipe a wet cloth over the screen. Will probably post a picture soonish
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Devo6273:
Has anyone tried to RMA their phone because of this? I've just discovered a ~1" x 1/8" streak right in the middle of my screen that just collects oil. No matter how well I clean it up with a microfiber and a dab of water it reappears once I use the screen again. I noticed when wiping the screen with the microfiber cloth it seems that the friction is higher in that patch.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vnvman:
Strong bump. I've got a similar issue on my 5 days old Lumia 920, around the earpiece to be more more precise. I don't really care much about it because it's not on the screen so I don't know wether I should get it replaced or not.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jawz101:
aren't the smears not supposed to happen if it's oleophobic? I guess I'm wondering why I'm always having to wipe my screen off when I've only had this phone for like a month..
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xmidt:
I used that lame screen protector that comes with my nexus 4 for a couple of weeks. After getting fed up with it I removed it. A couple of hours later I found a scratch on my nexus 4. I tought that the gorrila glass was just bull****. I also found out that if I rub the scratch with micro fiber it completely disapears. Maybe it was already scratched and I didnt notice it because of the screen protector? A month later and no other scratch has appeared. Seams weird to scratch the screen in a few minutes after removing the protector but 1 month later no other scratch has appeared. Also my corners (specially the top left) is getting some heavy wear. Has anyone RMA their phone because of this disapearing oleophobic layer?

Regards.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whyzor:
Possible manufacturing defect

I've had my Nexus 4 (new design with the nub on back) for about a month and in the upper left corner also what appeared to be a smudge, and after some alcohol wiping and delicate cleaning is still there It shows up more when there are finger oils than when clean. I've owned many other smartphones before and this hasn't happened, I keep it in jeans pocket with nothing else, so the only thing it could've been rubbing against was cotton. I think either LG made the coating too thin or of a material that weakens easily maybe when in contact with some acids (like fingers that have just peeled an orange).

Really sad to see this, my older & cheaper LG Optimus S & LG G2x didn't have this problem.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grubbster:
Anyone tried Rainx? I have used it in the past and it works pretty well. Needs reapplication occasionally.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noodles2224:
I wanted to try :) what kind of phone did you try it on? I've seen other people in other forums try it before.. I think on Droids.. Does it work good?

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m_zet:
Is there any way to have the feature on Nexus 4 to search the dialer by numbers not present in contact list?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] estallings15:
Numbers not present in the contact list? Where would it search? I don't understand.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shotta35:
He's talking about T9 dialers. The Nexus 4 with stock Android doesn't do that but with CyanogenMod or an app from the market you can.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] estallings15:
There is a T9 dialer apk, but it only works on deodexed ROMs.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m_zet:
The case is that I use phone to talk a lot, I type numbers (not automaticly putting them as my contacts) and phone.

Than I want to search the log call by this unknown number.

T9 not fully solves the problem because it only search through numbers in contact list not in call log.

I use exDialer - but I wonder if there is a possibility to modify build in Nexus 4 app dialer to got this feature.

I would also pay for having feature of recording calls (like in S III).
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZecaR:
Hello. I'm using Allview P6 Stony, and my menu is laggy because of the themes...

i can't install new themes because:

I don't know that launcher i have- his name in menu is simply Launcher. i dig up in phone and i found com.gionee.launcher in /data/data and a theme manager called in menu Theme , found smth like gn.com.android.theme

here are some screenshots of the apps

1. Launcher -> i.imgur.com/kj9mD.png

2. Theme -> i.imgur.com/H69k1.png

3. Inside Theme -> i.imgur.com/5pnQv.png

Sorry but i can't post links !

Can anyone help me ? How do i get rid or at least change those themes because it's making the menu pretty laggy.

Thanks.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZecaR:
UP?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ivoidwarranty:
Do you've Google Play Store? If yes, try Golauncher EX from the store. It's generally faster, smoother and has many good themes also.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZecaR:
i tried nova launcher wich is supposed to be better than go launcher (from reviews) and it was a lil bit laggy (from time to time it freezes)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ta1bot:
Well, you can also try Bazooka Launcher from the play store.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...1bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5hdmF0YXJyb20uYmF6b29rYSJd
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ivoidwarranty:
There is no one better launcher for all phones - especially rebranded chinese phones (since the software is not much optimized by the chinese manufacturers). I would recommend you to try the top 4-5 launchers and settle on the one that's smooth and fast on your phone. I've seen Go Launcher EX work smooth on very low end devices, that's why suggested you. You should try light weight launchers - stock AOSP launcher from GB / launchers with less features / effects.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZecaR:
I'm using Allview P6 (Romanian brand, not chinese) . I have dualcore 1ghz + 1gb RAM. it's not a low device. I tried go launcher and it runs smooth, no problem, so far so good.

I wished that you guys start working on these models :( it's insane that they are putting their own launcher and theme manager :| . with a cyanogen it would run perfect ...