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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kaijura:
It's like a car concept. If you only need a 2010-2011 Toyota to get you from point A to point B without any need for upgraded engine or internal dash fancy stuff, then the galaxy nexus works for some people.

If the person need all the latest bells and whistles they can buy the 2013 Toyota, upgrade to a Lotus or Porsche. Sure enough the hardware is old on the 2010, but for the price point of it should be a selling feature enough to concern the average user.

Then again, some people only need to get groceries and errands with their daily beater. Messaging, phone, email and browser are enough to cover that and the galaxy nexus can do all those when comparing side by side to a Nexus 4/5 SGS4 etc.

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cstrife999:
I'll agree to a point. When you drive that BMW though its hard to go back lol. Not trying to trash this phone. At its time and for some time after it was top notch. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AndyYan:
...and still top-notch in its current (second-hand) price range - seriously, even Chinese manufacturers can't make a $65 phone (this is the price I bought my GNex for) with this build quality, screen, speed, etc.

There's always someone who needs slightly legacy devices to fill their needs, after all :)

Sent from Google Nexus 4 @ CM10.2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RknDroidFreak:
Got my for $60. Touche
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] FreddyFernando_:
The Gnex is a great device. But the problem is it's battery life. That amoled simply won't let me make it through a day. The processor isn't that great according to today's standards. Same with the GPU. It cannot push full hd and a good frame rate. Now as TI went bust there are no Google updates either. Go for the N4.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
Nexus 5 :cyclops:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] frostedk:
The gnex is no longer being "officially" supported. That alone should be a deciding factor. ROMs will always be around for it, but if Google is dropping support now, what motivation are developers going to have 1 or 2 OS updates from now to build new ones for it?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] alpha-niner64:
I remember I was really close to getting a Nexus 4 now that the price clearly makes it a good buy. I can deal with the less-than-good camera: The Gnex isn't exactly a stellar snapper either but it serves my purpose. I can deal with the slightly less responsive screen as I have big fingers and I tap slower than the average person anyways. I can deal with the more fragile phone: there are cases available and there are plenty of levels of protection out there. I can deal with many things like lack of storage options, lack of GPS performance, lack of LTE for various reasons. However I cannot deal with a phone that does not have a removable battery.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CristiS2012:
I missed getting a Nexus 4 and then nexus 5 as well and now looking to see if / what google will release next. I didn't felt any pressure to get a new phone since my galaxy nexus still works pretty well and does the job. And with the xda roms available, you can use it to play a bit and check new features.
[Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EVOme:
I can't find the setting in settings. Anyone?
[Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darksizzle:
Are you talking about having the battery percentage with the icon on the status bar? Stock Android (and in this case mostly stock) doesn't have that option. You can use what I use, power toggles, to have it pinned on the left side of the status bar. Not the greatest set up but for now it's all we got. Another reason why I really hope we see an unlocked boot loader so we can get some roms that will have this feature. :good:
[Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmill75:
Or you can two finger swipe down on the notification bar and it will show your percentage
[Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EVOme:
Yes, that's what I was talking about... I added power toggles and put up top. Thanks
[General Accessories] rik_trendell:
Hello,

I got my XDA2 brand new of ebay back in April. I am now having some screen problems which are getting worse.

The top left of the screen, going all the way down the side (but getting thiner) is grey. The problem is spreading where more and more is becoming grey. The strange thing is when I have the screen displayed but not with the back light all the screen is there with no area grey??

O2 support have said they can fix it but require proof of purchase. With me getting it off ebay I don't know how to proceed.

Any tips on the fault and also how to handle the O2 support issue?

Thanks
[Motorola Atrix 2] origin1112:
Hi, i am really new to all thing like this, especially forum posting and my new phone motorola Atrix 2. so, i'm sorry for mistakes that might come out.

I just bought it a couple days ago and now i really love the phone, on the day i bought i updated the OS version from 2.3.6 to ICS 4.0.4. ICS which gives me a horrible battery drain, however, i did some researches that stated that battery life of Atrix 2 is quite good (but not with ICS).

I have tried to find many things to downgrade it and come to the RSD option, which i'm planning to use. However, i just too scared that this will hard brick my phone. Some people said they were successful and some didn't.

i am using Motorola Atrix 2, with:

system version: 67.220.3.ME865.Retail.en.05

Model Number: ME865

Firmware configuration version: GAS_ASIA_EDISONHKTWNGNC_P012

Build number: 6.7.2_GC-220-EDS-3

so, my questions are, is my phone with ICS Hong kong retail version which is different from AT&T? (as i cannot remember my Gingerbread previous one).

and, should i downgrade with retail Hong kong or Chinese (which one might be better?).

Will, this be successful? (as many people seems can do and some fail).

I've as well searched through many sites about this and could not confirm what firmware should i use and my version of firmware.

I have tried to download the firmware retail Hong Kong from the droid developer site

(sorry i cannot post any link yet). However, my speed download is very slow, may i have another mirror link?. i still don't know if this is because my internet connection or not, but for other site, it seems i can open and download fast compare to this site.

Sorry for asking so many questions, and thanks for all the help.
[Motorola Atrix 2] MotoMudder77:
There is no downgrading after official update.
[Motorola Atrix 2] jimbridgman:
You have an ME865 or HK version, which is locked down just like the AT&T version. You can not use GB (2.3.6) anymore.

Go look in the dev section, for non-stock (lite) ROMS, there are a number of them that will give good battery life, also disable things you do not use like Bluetooth, WIFI, etc. when not in use. Disable auto email checking, and other push services. This way to can start from ground zero and add things in slowly to see which is causing the drain.

What exactly is the length you are getting between charges, and how much drop do you get say at 8 am you are at 100% and by 12 noon you are at 70%, and by 10pm you are at 20%... Info like this will help us help you. Also you may have a rogue app that is draining the battery by running all the time.
[Motorola Atrix 2] origin1112:
wow, thanks i almost brick my phone then. the battery life is horrible, i charged it full, then by two or three hours it can drop by 10-20%. When i checked the battery status, the screen display takes like 70% of the activity or the android OS 48% and 30% of screen display, although it is in locked state/sleep. is that means there's an app that keep turning on my phone?.

this lite ROM is it about rooting and flashing?, or can i use RSD in fastboot mode?. if i cannot go back to GB so that means i can only use the 4.0.4 or Jellybean ROM?.
[Motorola Atrix 2] jimbridgman:
Ok, so yes it means that you need to root and install at least BMM or bootstrap. BMM is in the google play store, and bootstrap is in the development section here.
[Motorola Atrix 2] origin1112:
Thx, hahha, know i have changed into JB leak but it seems the battery still the same with the stock ICS.
[Motorola Atrix 2] darth_nihar:
root ur device get BMM ull find the steps on the dev sections.....

Try numa 4.0.4 its quite good with battery and try avoiding ROM's based on kexec as they increase battery consumption.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1960679 :good:
[Motorola Atrix 2] origin1112:
Thx bro, so if i want to flash that ROM do i need to flash back to ICS first?, as i have root and bmm my jelly bean leak
[Motorola Atrix 2] Akhi879:
My Motorola atrix 2 gps not able to lock location and it always few yards away, i tried using gps status and fix app but of no use, using Indian version of a2 plz help..... Running ics Indian version
[Motorola Atrix 2] darth_nihar:
no no just simply goto playstore dwnld BMM then follow this thread on multi booting in dev section

flash ur rom on system 1 and ur good to go

if u want you can run the other roms also.......(BMM RULZZZZZZZZ :laugh:)
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] jakelights:
Does anybody notice difference on sound on other tablet? or this is just another ad gimmick?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] kkd28:
just feel louder than previous nexus 7
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] hyperspacey:
AFAIK the option is only available in Play Movies.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] player911:
Even normal stuff, the sound is pretty cool. I really like it. Nice and loud and sounds good.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] fysix:
The speakers themselves are quite good, and by far better than last year's Nexus 7.

I can't say much about the virtual surround since I immediately flashed a rooted ROM after I got it and it (probably) removed that feature. I've been between a few ROMs since and the best I've seen is the DSP Manager.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] MrWulf:
I've noticed improve loudness and clarity at louder volumes on the new Nexus 7 as well. Compared to other tablets I've heard I would say the quality is very good.

As for the surround feature, I can say the only video/audio where I have noticed a separation between speakers was the nexus 7 video they uploaded to demonstrate the surround feature.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] studdmufin:
It is hard to tell the "surround" part and sometimes I hear it when using the speakers, but I definitely can hear the stereo stuff (left channel vs right channel). I did notice some sort of surround sound with headphones on while watching breaking bad the other day
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Flippy125:
The feature is only in the Play Movies app, if you open it up it should ask if you want to hear a demo
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] qpqpqp:
I recently got the mk908ii, so far it's been working out great. Very fast. Wi-Fi is very strong, but the antenna seems kind of fragile(accidentally turned it wrong way and heard a crack). Does anyone have recommendations for any new apps I can use?
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] DaPhinc:
I have had a mk808b for about a week now, these are my must have apps:

-full!screen: for hiding the navigation bar that was there even on "fullscreen" movie playback. I set a pie control for my right upper display corner that now totally replaces the navigation bar. This is actually the most usefull app i found.

-External Keyboard Helper: for starting apps directly with the push of a button on my wireless keyboard (Measy RC12)

-Screen Adjuster: In case you don't want to change the brightness/color settings of your tv

-XBMC (v 13 gotham alpha 1 works quite well for me, if you can live without hardware decoding, the stable v 12.2 (frodo) build would propably be better) + Plugins (1channel, icefilms etc...)

-MX Player: probably better playback of HD content than XBMC
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] drinkypoo:
No need to go stable. All nightlies now have libsf support. I can suggest a specific build if necessary.
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] DaPhinc:
What build are you using? I tried so many different ones. The first 6 alphas with hwaccel and 2 nightlys from last week, but alpha 1 was the only one where youtube worked. All others showed a network connection error. I just finished downloading the alpha 7 from yesterday. I am going to test it now...
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] drinkypoo:
Don't use any of the specific alpha builds, because now ALL nightlies have libsf! I would first try the latest nightly and go from there!

I find that ALL of the XAF builds fail on my MK908. So I gave up on that thread.

Hmm, my MK908 isn't actually plugged in right now and I have to go do some work. But just try the LATEST android nightly build and if that doesn't work ask again and I'll hook up and tell you which build I'm actually using.
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] DaPhinc:
Alpha 7 is the latest build. It was released yesterday. Does the youtube addon work in your xbmc?
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] drinkypoo:
OK, I just hooked up my MK908... still waiting for my tronsmart airmouse from geekbuying so I haven't been messing with it recently

WTF, why isn't full!screen working? XBMC isn't starting fullscreen for no apparent reason. And I am getting errors I've never seen before from XBMC about "Failed to start commoncache"

Looks like my MK908 has developed some kind of problem while I wasn't using it. That's a real mark of quality hardware.

I don't think I will ever buy another android stick PC at this rate. So far I have tried two rikos and one tronsmart and they are all crap. It's too bad nobody mades any Android PC which is not crap. I guess there's some that are kind of OK but they are more expensive than an AMD nettop! WTF. This is why my MK908 wasn't even plugged in. I sure hope Pi****u supports this chip soon.

edit: that's PIC UNT U. Word filters are for children.

Well, I'm not going to be able to give you any useful information, you probably already know that Google is unresponsive to bugs and that XBMC doesn't run very well on Android. I guess I will have to re-flash my MK908. Maybe I'll try just restoring a backup.

What garbage.
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] DaPhinc:
That's exactly the porblem i have with all XBMC builds after Alpha 1 (besides the non-functional youtube addon, but i guess thats related because youtube needs the commoncache plugin). But all other plugins work fine, so its not that bad ;).

If you decide to reflash let me know if it resolves the issue for you.
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] drinkypoo:
actually, I didn't even run youtube, although I may have it installed. and last time I turned my stick on I didn't get these errors. I haven't updated XBMC, either. it's been a week since I've used it.
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] KrisPerry:
You should buy an odroid. Much better hardware and stable
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] qpqpqp:
My mk908 is working fine. I can even run power hungry games like asphalt 8 on it. Don't know what kind of issues everyone has having. It's it because of xbmc? I haven't used xbmc yet so I can't tell
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] drinkypoo:
are they offering more than a four week warranty yet?
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] KrisPerry:
Unfortunately not. I've had mine for 4 months now though and more than happy with it
[HTC Butterfly] elol:
some one can up-load for me for this ruu.exe i cant download on this forum because all file its already link broken...i need restore my h-boot back because my h-boot cant go to splash screen...

also any one can suggest me how can i solve my brick htc butterfly...

the problem like this

*** TEMPERED***

*** RELOCKED***

***securuty warning***

DELUXE_UBI PVT SHIP S-ON

HBOOT-1.41.0000

RADIO-3A.24.306.14

OpenDSP-v6.120.274.0114

eMMC-boot

:crying::crying::crying:
[HTC Butterfly] daorderdillon:
Unlock your bootloader again
[HTC Butterfly] bluheart:
Lol always read complete OP
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] shahkam:
Hey all im about to trade my s3 for an iphone 5 and trade it back for an htc one going to leave the s3 and just had a question I'd like to wipe not my sdcard but my internal storage and if i do so will it loose root?cwm? Or is it safe to do it via cwm?

Im just looking to get everything to look as stock as possible whitout having to odin so ill be flashing the wicked v10 rom lets say and after that if i wipe my internal storage and reboot i should be fine right ?

Thanks.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Aerowinder:
Factory reset to remove user data. Will wipe intsd if on stock recovery.

Use Odin to return to stock. This won't wipe data.

Your question could be worded better, I think. Did I answer your question? Not entirely sure what you're asking.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Da Kine:
In CWM:

Wipe cache

Wipe dalvik cache

Wipe data factory reset

While in Cwm:

Go to mounts and storage

Format data and /data/media (/sdcard)

Flash rom

Wipe cache

Wipe dalvik cache

Doing those steps will completly wipe the internal storage and when you boot the phone up everything will be as if you just unboxed the phone and started using it for the first time.

You can double check after flashing the rom, reboot device and skip all of the options in the setup wizard, then go to settings> storage and see how much memory is available.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] shahkam:
I basically wanted to wipe every content of my phone as if it was newly bought whitout using odin and instead just leave cwm and a custom rom...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] shahkam:
Will try thanks alot
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Hayzie:
May leave a dirty trace if not done properly. Wipe a few times to be sure.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Da Kine:
Thats why you double check, by going to settings> storage afterwards.

---------- Post added at 06:44 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:42 PM ----------

Also if you do double check by going to settings> storage, afterwards just boot into recovery and wipe data/factory reset, wiping cache and dalvik cache is optional.
[Xperia Tablet Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MikeViller:
Surprise with this tablet to see this in Play Store games

Your device isn't compatible with this version

.....

Even on Android 4.2.2 anything can be done ??????
[Xperia Tablet Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shangrila500:
What games are you talking about?

It is up to the developers of the games to make them compatible with our tablet, not Sony.
[Xperia Tablet Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] E7ite:
Maybe is Tegra only?
[Xperia Tablet Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MikeViller:
ok thanks I didn't realize the difference in all android devices. I was looking at the specs .
[General Questions and Answers] stuffy08:
I have a nokia lumia 520 and I am trying to sideload to the phone (themes, games, etc) I Have followed a number of youtube videos and threads from online but i cant seem to find anything to side load apps to my phone. my phone is windows 8 and my pc is windows 7 can anyone help me or give an advice on sideloading apps to a nokia lumia 520 from a windows 7 pc
[Droid Ultra General] EVOme:
Read a review it's terrible. I'm working on running mine to empty.
[Droid Ultra General] Khanusma:
I have juice defender and easily get over a 24 hours with moderate use. Getting close to 36 hours on my first full charge now.
[Droid Ultra General] @work:
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[Droid Ultra General] iamnohs:
1d 0h 19m on battery with 25 percent remaining.

Screen time on is 4h 37m.
[Droid Ultra General] EVOme:
Crap! Mine is on 13+ hours and does not reset when I plug/unplug... WTH!
[Droid Ultra General] mbh87:
Battery stats in settings only reset on full charges.
[Droid Ultra General] Gtech145:
Here's my usage with Battery Saver off. Going to test with on next to see what I get.

This is my first full day with the phone. Downloading apps, heavy Exchange email, and moderate use.
[Droid Ultra General] EVOme:
I don't see that... I did a full wipe.. Hope it doesn't happen again.
[Droid Ultra General] iamnohs:
Could have milked the last ten percent a little longer but used the GPS to navigate to my hotel around an accident:
[Droid Ultra General] hajabooja:
I'm running the Droid Maxx and here are my results. I'm amazed, even coming from the Note II.
[Droid Ultra General] devlp1213:
Here mine from the maxx, Def could of gotten several more hours with the 16% left. This is about 3hrs of streaming Google music, watching a 10-15 3-5 min YouTube vid, and decent amount of web surfing, so I'd say moderate use over 2 days
[Droid Ultra General] devlp1213:
For pervious post, didn't take wouldn't let me edit it in
[Droid Ultra General] EVOme:
Your screen was on for only 4hrs in 2.5 days....:eek:
[Droid Ultra General] hajabooja:
Well, almost 5 hours. But yeah, in those 2.5 days, I worked almost 30 hours. I work in a profession where I can't be on my phone all day.
[Droid Ultra General] Khanusma:
1 hour and 56 minutes of talk time and I am down to 84%. This thing rocks.

P.s. I have juice defender.
[Droid Ultra General] Rams99:
Haha as am I. Came from the Note 2 also. Battery life on this phone is awesome. Only reason I upgraded from the Note 2 to this was on my Note 2 the gps was all wack. I initially upgraded to the HTC one but that only lasted 2 days until I returned it for the Maxx. I am loving this phone so far.
[Droid Ultra General] Redwolf379:
I went a solid 36 hours on my Mini with over 6 hours usage and finally plugged it in last night with 29% battery left. This is without a doubt my favorite Android phone Ive owned. Its just a beast, plain and simple.
[Droid Ultra General] th3taman:
I've never had a phone last this long stock or custom ROMs including the Note 2! I think I could have pulled 7.5 to 8 hours on screen time if I had stayed up.
[Droid Ultra General] Piaband:
Those are really good numbers..I don't seem to get what you guys do but I'm in harsh cell reception areas most of the time (1-2 bars 4g). Still, my battery easily lasts a full day and way longer than any other phone I've had

We're you on Wi-Fi the entire time? What did you do to get that battery life?
[Droid Ultra General] mbh87:
I've only ever seen that good of battery on wifi, but even on mobile Im getting at least 5 hours.
[Droid Ultra General] IntenseImage:
Loving my MAXX so far
[Droid Ultra General] civichater:
Finally figured out my wake lock problem. This is on my Ultra.
[Droid Ultra General] hajabooja:
What problem did you have and how did you fix it?
[Droid Ultra General] edjm711:
So far it is better than I expected. I have a maxx also, and I was expecting It to be way worse. I was pleasantly surprised.
[Droid Ultra General] edjm711:
Not too shabby
[Droid Ultra General] civichater:
Phone was not going into deep sleep and battery wasn't lasting a day. It turned out to be location reporting in Google now. I turned it off and battery is killer now.
[Droid Ultra General] osatrevor:
Good enough on the MAXX

I picked up the MAXX over the weekend and I absolutely love it! The way it feels, responds, the extra features, really an amazing phone.

On the battery life, I'm getting about 16-20 hours. But that is because I have been doing a lot of set-up on it and I keep the screen at 100% brightness. I've been wanting a phone forever that I could use all of the feature to the fullest. I'm so happy that someone finally made a thin, durable, and amazing battery life device.

Also, I just installed the Snapdragon Battery Guru. I'm curious to see what the results are. Has anyone else used it yet?
[Droid Ultra General] Gtech145:
I've had Location Reporting on and have been getting 22-24 hours average. I'm curious to see how much ill get with this setting off. I will test and report back.
[Droid Ultra General] soapbubble:
I TRIED to kill the Maxx during one of my whole days. I played a lot of Defender 2 that's for sure. Needless to say - I couldn't. I'm happy. Most of this is with shoddy reception too.
[Droid Ultra General] davinci27:
Any update on battery life without location reporting?

Sent from my Droid MAXX
[Droid Ultra General] Gtech145:
Actually I just turned it back on yesterday. Didn't notice any difference battery usage for location services. Looking on the web it seems this is a hit and miss issue. Works fine for some and others have issues.
[Droid Ultra General] pcsperson:
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