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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] WiredPirate:
Yeah I use it all the time, at least once a day. My most common use is to find out the weather, I usually ask if it is raining outside before I ever get out of bed. I have the iPad too so I've gotten to pit Now vs Siri, and like everyone else's results: Now understands me better, is faster, and has access to much more information than Siri. Probably my second most common use is asking about movies - running time, cast, etc. Another thing I love about now is it brings up my tracking info for stuff I buy on Amazon. If I lived in a high traffic area I would definitely get some use out of the traffic (delay) feature.

My one complaint right now is that it doesn't know or recognize SEC teams.

(Alabama fan - ROLL TIDE)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Lavoslav:
I think that Google Now has full potential only in 'Merica and Great Britain. Maybe Germany. It's a great tool, but not useful in most conutries because it is not supported at all. I wish in Croatia got like 50% of it, In my case, I use only the search
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MBQ_:
Thanks for your guys' input. I didn't realize how handy it is!! :) should I start a poll?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] username8611:
i use google voice (the siri stomper) all the time but i have google now turned off. im not busy enough or mobile enough for it to be useful to me right now
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dragn4rce:
I use it for weather, setting dates, searching for apps(326), definitions, finding places to hangout at, and directions back home.

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cmoG530:
I did at first....then I forgot all about it.lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Petrovski80:
Nope. Hardly used it to begin with, and since I disabled it the partial wakelocks caused by NetworkLocationLocator have dropped significantly.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mach3.2:
I see it as a battery hog, had that bad impression back during 4.1, not sure whether it changed.....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bat0nas:
NO!!

My understanging: useless feature.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Herman76:
The search part of it I use quite regularly.

It's pretty fast to press home and slide up to do a search regardless of which app you have open.

Beamed from my CM10.1 Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sergini:
No, I tried but couldn't get used to that and a lot of features are made to us citizes, so, I have it disable.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DZYR:
Hi,

I use Google Now quite often. Switching to Google Now from anywhere in the phone swiping up on the home button is extremely nifty. The way I have it set up, it usually displays weather and transit information for nearby transit stops, which lets me know when I should leave home to catch the bus & whether I should be taking my umbrella with me or not.

Also, if you set it up correctly, if I have looked up a restaurant on Google Maps on my laptop, when I leave home and switch on Google Now, it automatically opens up direction/navigation to the restaurant (or any other location you search for). I was surprised the first few times it happened, but now I love this feature.

Another, favorite feature is if you have an appointment in your Google Calendar, with the exact address mentioned in the location of the appointment, Google Now just pings me indicating that its time I leave from wherever I am, so I can make it to my appointment in time, and of course, it tells me what my next appointment is and also transit details.

I also use Google Now to set quick reminders for example: Google set a reminder in 20 minutes "Take the beer out of the freezer" and Google sets an alarm for 20 minutes for now with the text as "Take the beer out of the freezer"! Perfect-o!

Besides, always use it for simple searches and conversions: how much is 20 pounds in kilograms, etc.

Last, but not least, Google! Open "App Name" launches whatever app you select.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] shencez:
All the time to keep track on weather sports, location, activity, and currency when I travel abroad
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Techno Tonis:
I use google now all the time for navigation. It's much easier to say the address while you're on the road... or I just ask it to find things nearby.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MBQ_:
DZYR, that's sick dude!! :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hhwong:
I use it all the time when I am visiting a new area and feeling hungry........"bring me to mcdonalds" :D

Eventually, google now just learned that I am ****ing hungry all the time and spam me with the mcdonald route card......
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MBQ_:
A poll has been added. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MBQ_:
Munchies? ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] msavic6:
Don't use it anymore, I find its a battery hog. Only use it to show off against siri
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lumpysherman:
Using google now daily

I use it daily for various reasons, traffic, package tracking, quick weather. I've also used it for flight tracking last summer while going to Vegas.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DelTree©:
I don't use it anymore. I did at first as it was a novelty. I use public transport and it was great for timetables but now it just seems like a resource i no long need. Plus I have never had the team updates work!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MBQ_:
And how does it do? ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Comp625:
I do have a few Google Now services enabled, but disabling most of it for the sake of battery life and/or lack of applicable use in my daily life.

The more practical ones, like Weather, Traffic and Next Appointment are great.

However, Flights, Places, Photo Spots, etc. are not really useful unless you are frequently traveling and/or on vacation somewhere.

I had News Updates enabled but it rarely ever showed me a card. I think it's because Google Now relies on your habits when using news.google.com and/or Google Currents. However, I still manually go to CNN.com, NYTimes.com, TheVerge.com, etc.

Birthdays require that your social network use Google+, and unfortunately, most of my friends aren't on there. :(

Activity Summary sounds great but I am super concerned at this one sucking battery life since it has to record every single step and every single motion detected by the phone's gyroscope. Thus, I turned it off.

I also rarely use the voice search function, but this is more user oversight since I haven't attempted to change my own phone-using habits. I'm still running search strings via the address bar in Chrome. :eek:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] skyrocket727:
nope
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] namtombout:
Only on the road. Nav, phone book, traffic etc
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Lunarskye23:
I used it for traffic and routes home, but found it drained my battery so I shut it off. Seems more like a novelty to me then anything.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MBQ_:
I agree.

I can't imagine what'd happen to your battery with data, sync, and location on..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
In my experience with the VZW gnex.. About two hours of screen time happens, which is about what I have always gotten. Sometimes I turn sync off and that might squeeze me a little extra time. I leave GPS off all the time though cause that usually eats my battery the most.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MBQ_:
Especially if your GPS doesn't lock!!

Anyways.. Thanks for your answers guys
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] msavic6:
Too look up quick information and sports scores and random trivia, it is quite a bit faster then Siri. But even when Google Now is quicker, Siri has wolfram alpha support and the interface is very polished although slow. I like the clean look of Google Now but all my iPhone friends think it looks ugly, probably a way to cope with defeat.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MBQ_:
Nah. They're just heavily biased because the sheepherders (aka Apple) make all their little sheep (iPhone users) believe apple is superior. So the little sheep stick their noses up in the air and close their minds to anything else.

And yes, I am heavily biased towards android AND a hypocrite for saying what I just did. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] I Am Marino:
I have it on but never actually use it.

-Sent from Marino's Galaxy Nexus-
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] moe6:
The most useful things I've found so far has been the random articles I actually were interested in whenever I did go into Google Now, then traffic cards have saved me some headaches (and in Malaysia no less!) and the ones telling me when the next Manchester United game is :). I haven't missed one since Google Now.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] semihbalcioglu:
in most countries it is useless. you can only search and nothing more.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MBQ_:
That really sucks dude.

Edit: thanks for all of your votes!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] joshuajones:
I would use Google now but there's no battery life to spare on the Gnex, and it drains it bad..

I use the voice search a lot though
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MBQ_:
If you choose the right kernel along with the right frequencies and IO scheduler (along with the other options), you'd be surprised how far you can push the phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] WestHej:
I use google now for weather, checking my plane journeys, getting transit times home and checking the latest score. It's seriously useful.

Also everytime someone wants to do a currency conversion I do it faster by asking google now. It's really great. The Pedometer is quite fun too.

Admittedly the places aspect of google now I never use. Overall it's a really cool feature.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] seandarcy:
What right kernel and io scheduler?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MBQ_:
Check out my guide.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jordanishere:
Don't use it much at all.

When searching, the results should just be shown in a browser, not that awful list which can't be opened in tabs.

I guess its OK for setting alarms "set alarm 45 minutes". But isn't that voice actions?

I def don't use those awful cards or restaurant recommendations .
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] VonEsch:
Used it at Sam's club the other day asking it to convert quarts to gallons so I don't get ripped off buying a tub of ice cream. Also, weather forecasting. Its cool in the fact that you can string questions, ask it who someone is, then their wife/husband/age. It's kind of intriguing finding how many questions you can go in before it just shuts up and loads a results page
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sporkette:
Almost never. Just can't seen to get in the habit.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] LarsAussems:
No, I don't use it. It seems really unusable in my country.

Verstuurd van mijn Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Carlos_Manuel:
I use Google now rarely.. Only then when I want to know what's the weather somewhere or to find some information of something...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MBQ_:
Does it work well for you?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Nephilim:
I love it, here's some things I use it for:

I use it for approximate times to destinations aka Home, Work etc.

I use it for sports scores.

I use it for looking up information on things quickly. (as someone already stated, much more quickly than Siri)

I use it to see what events are going on in the local area.

I use it to see what there is to do when I am in an area outside my general home location.

I use it to ask "do a barrel roll."

I use it to get directions quickly because it's integrated into Google Maps and Google Navigator.

There is probably a bunch more things I utilize it for on a day to day basis that I am just forgetting currently. Bottom line, it's an amazing integration and it just keeps becoming more and more useful with each update. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kissme99:
Odp: Do YOU use Google Now?

Sorry for noob question, but does Google Now eat a lot of battery? Or there is no diffrence when u turn it on?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Manoboy:
I would like use it, but the motorola didn't upgrade my Atrix.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Nephilim:
It can eat some battery if your GPS/Location services are not good in the area you live, I personally live in the city bit do not notice a drastic battery loss even when I am outside the 4G area I live in. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kissme99:
Odp: Do YOU use Google Now?

Thx, I will give a try it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Nephilim:
Your welcome. :)

It's definitely a good decision.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mariojp:
My reasons for using it:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MBQ_:
Phoenix won!!!!! :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jpalo:
I don't use it because it's slow to start, eats battery and adds no value.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Nephilim:
Wow, you must be in an area that Google now doesn't cover because not one of those this is truthful anywhere in the U.S.

Sent from my AK Dummy Powered AOSPA Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kissme99:
Odp: Do YOU use Google Now?

I live in Poland and I think Google Now is useless yet.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kuba144:
Exactly my thoughts. Google Now in Poland has too few features :( I turned it off, for weather I use another app
[Dell Venue] TerryTosan:
Hello,

May be my below question is already answered before on this xda forum, sorry if I am asking again.

I am using dell venue since last I guess one and half year and I love this phone. It can do almost everything that any latest smartphone can do.

now I am bored with the old andoid 2.2 and wanted to upgrade android 4.0.

for that I need step by step guidance as I am not developer so I can't understand even the basics of any mobile development.

I like my phone the only with this phone is I need reset it I guess in every 2-3 months.

hope I will get help to upgrade to Andoid 4.0 from here.

--

Thanks in Advance

Terry Tosan
[Dell Venue] spatone:
Step by Step Guide

Follow this guide here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1653756

The ICS ROM isn't completely functional yet
[Dell Venue] Phone_Noob:
But the download link from mediafire was taken down.
[HTC One X] Iacopo91:
i already searched a lot, but i didn't find anything useful so i post here hoping that someone can help me. i really need my phone so before send it to htc service i have to try to get it back working.

simply yesterday my phone went off because of low battery. when i got back home i try to charge it, but nothing happened. so i tried using pc in order to see if something happen, and led started to blink slow (orange led). so i turned it on, and it worked. then i was using it (connected to the wall charger) and it frozed, at 9% battery. so i tried to restart it (by pressing power and vol down), but nothing happened... it was completely dead, i tried:

-wall-charger;

-pc-usb;

-change different charger/different usb cables);

-i left it the night connected to the charger);

-no adb, and obviously i can't get the phone in recovery/bootloader/fastboot...

i was on hboot 1.3x... don't remember which number cause i updated the hboot a few days ago. i was on viper rom and i was using the tripndroid kernel based on official nvidia sources (really like their works:) )

hoping that someone can help me:)

however in the next days i will send it back to htc but i need to try something cause i really need my phone in those days and i have no replacement. will htc repair my phone for free? (remember that i unlocked it)
[HTC One X] HC4Life:
Crazy thing. U can't put the phone in bootloader mod?
[HTC One X] Iacopo91:
no i can't... :(

completely dead, i think i should just stop trying to fix it
[HTC One X] HC4Life:
Try this tutorial if it helps:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1609190
[HTC One X] Iacopo91:
can't boot in bootloader neither recovery... it's just like an expensive paperweight
[HTC One X] HC4Life:
And u can't charge either?
[HTC One X] Iacopo91:
finally got a sign from my phone.... it entered in APX.... no way to get out from this mode??
[HTC One X] HC4Life:
Sorry, but what is APX?
[HTC One X] BenPope:
That means your phone is broken. It needs a new motherboard.

Nobody has recovered from that. Some people have managed to get the phone working after APX, but it seems to go back to APX mode.

Sorry. Back to HTC it goes...
[HTC One X] Iacopo91:
ok thanks... it is and hardware fault or it's because of the custom rom/kernel?
[HTC One X] Iacopo91:
APX mode is a sort of nvidia recovery partition, as far as i know...
[HTC One X] HC4Life:
APX mode:

http://xdaforums.com/wiki/APX_mode
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dead Silence:
Dear all,

Because I use my Tab 10.1 (P7510) intensively, I switch often from alphabetic to numeric keyboard, which is quite annoying.I really like to have a row of numeric keys added to the stock ICS keyboard. Is this possible (options or via app)? I noticed that the Tab 2 10.1 (P5110) has it standard on board which make me very jaleous :). Thanks for your reply.

UPDATE: well...looks like Hacker's keyboard does the job.....I rest my case...
[LG Optimus 4X HD] pierg75:
Hi guys,

I've noticed that recently I get a lot of disconnections with the wireless. The only way to make it stable for a while is to reboot the phone.

Has anybody the same problem?
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] johar.sanjeev:
How to remove call record mod i9305 ripper rom
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Sblackmagics:
So i had my galaxy note 2 stolen from me right out of my bag as i was playing basketball at the gym this weekend. Sucks im mad but whatever life goes on. i had no password on it but already called ordered new one had imei blocked ect. I just had one question. If they block the imei does that mean that the person just cant use the phone for calling texting purposes or like the phone wont work at all. Can they still access my apps thru wifi or something, i had soo much info on there and im just trying to think if i need to change passwords which i already changed my gmail but for all my apps which would be a major hassle. ughhhhh lesson learned i will never leave my stuff where it has the chance of being stolen. people are shady but ill let karma take care of them. and from now on i will always put a password on my phone. i think all those mobile security find ur phone apps are useless too...as soon as i found out it was gone i had my friend call, phone was already off (smart) so that was basically game over. f*$k.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Grant Barker:
I'm glad you can get a new one. Maybe if you act as if nothing happened and keep an eye on people who seem to be curious as to what you are using now. Maybe you will find out who took it in time. They might give themselves away. Are there any security cameras around where it went missing?

If you research some of those security apps, I think they might be better than you think. Phoning the device is not so smart in my opinion. I suspect some of those security apps have more subtle options to track it undetected.

Maybe you can pretend that you have the Galaxy Note 3 soon. Then put a hand grenade in your bag at the gym. (or maybe just a mousetrap.)

Or do what banks do and place a dye pack which explodes when the bag is opened. It should be easy to spot them then.

Enjoy your newer version.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] newageoutlaw:
I believe they will still be able to use data with wifi. Won't be able to text or call or data with any sim card though... Sux, sorry that happened.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] csmith1289:
I worked for Tmobile for quite some time. They can definitely still access your data over wifi. Change all of your passwords.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Cable123:
Sorry that that happened to you. on the topic of security what's the best way to secure yourself if your phone is lost can't they root something and unlock it is there secure way I know I put my pictures zips what password on it on the SD card. Any thoughts on full security instead of just the PIN pad lock screen
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] roligov:
Sorry for your loss! I always have a pin, as irritating as it is....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Sblackmagics:
yea i guess ill definitely start using a password as annoying as it is to unlock everytime i need to use it. But at least if it ever happened again nobody would have access to my files. I heard about some security app that if u input the wrong password the front camera takes a picture and uploads it to dropbox? anyone ever heard of that. guess im gonna have to change all my passwords as well. wish i could remote wipe it. o well u live and u learn i guess.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] maska2611:
Cerberus do this. Can protect your phone after lost,posibility can help to got it back.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Grant Barker:
Some apps have a few interesting options. You can check out a few examples to try here.

---------- Post added at 12:41 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:38 AM ----------

Thanks. I'll add it to my page. :good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] madman604:
Cerberus is amazing.

You can:

Make the phone sound an alarm remotely, lock the phone with a password. Display a message on the screen. Track the phone. Type a message and make the phone read it via speakerphone. Remote wipe sd card. Remote take a picture, video or audio recording from either camera.

Sent from a phone that's 2 Note-worthy, via XDA Premium HD app.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Vanquiz:
I just got Cerberus, last night took off my sim card to test it on my cousin's phone, turn my note on without sim, suddenly I got email from Cerberus, saying that my phone is activated without unauthorized sim, complete with tracking, pin pointed to my EXACT adress .. Impressive.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] eccoodamo:
Yea Cerberus rocks and it works really well and it is cheap. So if you value your data, that would be the first thing I would install. It works better if you have your phone rooted to use it but can be used either way.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] prepaidguy9081:
I prefer avast

It data wipes

Lost gps tracks

Displays stolen message on lock toggle

Siren

Ect

All written to root dir to survive a system flash

So if u steal my phone, flash a new rom

I can still activate these features, lock u out, track u, and/or data wipe the device

Sent from my SGH-T889
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ainrran1994:
please help impossible to enter flash mode

75 after flashing firmware please help

locked bootloader
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] nickholtus:
Is it so hard to read the rules????????
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Moriarty82:
1.switch off d cell

2. connect d cell to USB cable while holding volume down key. let go d volume down key when you see a green LED....
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ainrran1994:
Impossible flashmode

if I do the steps to connect by pressing the volume down button but the pc detects it as SEMC flash but what is flashtools and seus not detected
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] CosmicDance:
Firstly wrong section..

Don't worry about what Windows shows... Just let go of the volume down key when the led goes green
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] horizophon:
Re-flash kernel. Wipe cache
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doctor_droid:
Let windows install drivers for semc flash device first

This u do by connecting phone in flashmode without flashtool running

Once drivers are installed u r good tp go

Thread reported
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] AvRS:
Thread moved. Please don't post question threads in Development as they belong here in Q&A.

Thanks

AvRS
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ainrran1994:
What happens is that I Seuz Ni Ni Flashtools detects it
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scorpio1991:
I installed slim bean rom and siyah kernel and when I connect to pc via mass storage I can see just sd card no internal card :/ whats wrong?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Glebun:
The internal SD cannot be mounted in UMS mode
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scorpio1991:
intresting :/ on my Note or S2 it can be very easy :/ So best way to copy files from pc to internal memory is via media storage?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Glebun:
I always do it via FTP, no need for cables, but yeah, you can do it via MTP
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scorpio1991:
via FTP? you meen like LAN internet connection? I sometimes use ES file explorer and connect to my pc via LAN but speed is very slow. :/
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Glebun:
no, via WiFi, aka WLAN. The speed is about 4 MBps