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[Nexus S General] nearblack:
Alright, I don't know how many threads there are on this, but I'm here just give my 2 cents. I don't own an Nexus S (but am hoping to buy one next week!).

Why Google went to Samsung for this phone:

Most importantly the screen. Obviously Android's main competitor here is Apple and the iPhone. Right now, the only 2 displays that really stand out in the market are the Retina Display, and the sAMOLED from Samsung. Samsung already has the technology and resources to create their competitive Super AMOLED screen, making them perfect for Google's need to compete with the RD.

The GPUs Samsung uses. Another reason why Apple is doing so well is because of the Appstore, and more specifically, the vast amount of games available on it. Gingerbread makes game-developing for android devs more extensive, and with the extremely capable GPUs Samsung is pumping out (GPUs better than that of the iPhone), it makes it a great manufacturer for Google to partner with to show their commitment to gaming.

Samsung's use of the Hummingbird. Google understands that it is more efficient than the Snapdragons, and is showing all manufacturers that Android will start to be shaped around the Hummingbird.

To show its diversity with manufacturers.

I don't think HTC was particularly interested in doing another "Nexus" phone.

Recognize Samsung for its commitment to Android

At the core though, it is all about competing with Apple. Google really needed to put something out there to compete with the iPhone 4 (with the FFC, processor, smoother OS, and gaming), a phone that won't be upgraded for 7-8 months. Yeah there were a lot of facepalms about this device (lack of the microSD slot, no HD recording, etc.), but other than that, this is the best Google can really do at this point. Google has released 2 Nexus phones within one year, so we can be sure that another one will be seen soon, to counter the iPhone 5.
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
I dont think its about competing with apple as much as it is showcasing the latest and greatest of the Android OS
[Nexus S General] nearblack:
it's always about competing with Apple. They showcasing the latest and greatest of Android, to show consumers why they should buy Android phones over other phones (such as the iPhone).
[Nexus S General] suhas_sm:
Thank for opening a brand new thread for things being discussed time n time again since last couple of months :p You observations are warm heartedly welcomed :p
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
if it truly was about competition Google would pull all the google apps off the Appstore
[Nexus S General] nearblack:
it's all about the bottom line. they put their apps on the appstore to spread their brand name. and, the google apps on the appstore don't have all the features that they do on android, and always get updated later.
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
i think to truly compete with apple google needs to brand their own hardware, and what i mean by that is Not have any type of other company branding, no Samsung, no HTC none of that just Google Nexus
[Nexus S General] nearblack:
agreed. But I don't think Google plans on doing that anytime soon :(
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
ya sadly :(

Also there needs to be more exposure of the Android brand, people know Android as "droid" thanks to damn people at verizon
[Nexus S General] rashad1:
Who says Samsung didn't approach Google?
[Nexus S General] timur525:
Well if they just made it Google Nexus than i don't think Samsung or HTC or any other manufacturers would want their hardware in it, meaning Google would have to invest millions in factories to produce Google branded hardware. Even if they did all this to produce an actual 'pure (and not just the software)' Nexus it would still sell less than the iPhone because most people going for Android will get something on their current provider because a phone on contract is cheaper than a unlocked phone, whereas iOS seekers only have 1 current phone to go for.
[Nexus S General] Anderdroid:
Lolwut?

You're forgetting where Google makes the majority of it's money.

Oh yeah, advertising. Lol. Just because Apple is a competitor to "Google Mobile" doesn't make it a competitor to "Google Search". I use Chrome on my Macbook Air. Are you saying Google should stop supporting OS X as well?
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
no, i didnt say anything close to that, what his argument was that Google and Apple are in competition, my response to that was if it was truly a competition why offer some of the hallmarks of Android on an iOS device
[Nexus S General] hansmrtn:
****, I know! Its so annoying!

Dumbass: "Well howdy do? You using a Droid phone right there"

Me: "No, its an Android phone"

Dumbass: "oh, like them robots they send into space?"

Me: "-_- really?"
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
First commercial to that i saw with "Andy the Android" was the Evo commercial
[Nexus S General] mmas0n:
I agree. As an example, I have a not-so-knowledgeable friend who has an iPhone. He was envying the Vibrant I had at the time while *****ing about Apple/AT&T. I told him he should just make the switch to Android and his response was that he "couldn't get a Droid because it is only on Verizon."

It took several minutes to explain that Droid is a brand, Android is an OS, and he could in fact switch to an Android powered device without switching carriers.

So many people still see phones like the Captivate, for example, as being an isolated feature-phone instead of being a full-featured smartphone that is part of the Android ecosystem.

It would be nearly impossible to get device manufacturers and carriers to change their advertising game but I really think Google would benefit greatly from a few solid ad campaigns.

As another example, I absolutely blew my aunts mind when I explained that having 4 completely different phones from different manufacturers in the past 2 years was really not a logistical problem because they all run the same OS and all of my apps/settings/messages/etc could easily be moved from one to the other.

Granted, neophytes and morons are always going to be just that, but there are so many people out there who just don't know any better and think that Apple not only invented the smartphone, but that it's a mobile landscape where it's Apple vs. 1000 little guys and some of them happen to be "powered by Google"

</rant> and I apologize for going so far off topic.
[Nexus S General] j2l84u:
I agree with more mass advertising. besides the droid commercials, I havent really seen any manufacturers advertise the Android OS, just their hardware (screen size, 4g)
[Nexus S General] allen099:
I don't think there's too much wrong with a manufacturer's name on a product as long as it doesn't take center stage. On the front of the Nexus S, there is no carrier logo. That's the biggest and most recognizable branding you'll find on a phone nowadays. The only typed-out words we see are on the back cover, and still it only says Google and Samsung in roughly the same font. I think they did a nice job with keeping the phone "plain" in that regard. Also since Google is square in the middle of the cover, I think most peoples eyes will go to that first.
[Nexus S General] Jgobeil:
They chose Samsung for profit ! Look at the quantity of Galaxy S that Samsung sold. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
[Nexus S General] mmas0n:
First off, please do not reply with "Try Launcher Pro" or anything similar. I have the paid version of LP and like it very much, but I also like the stock Gingerbread launcher, TYVM.

After using the stock launcher since picking up my NS on launch day, the only thing I'd like to tweak is the app drawer. I'd like the ability to change the scroll inertia as I miss being able to scroll through 200+ items with one or two strong flicks when I need to. I'd also like for it to remember my last position in the app drawer.

I'm sure that somewhere inside the apk (or elsewhere) these are configurable options that could be utilized by a 3rd party tweaking app, but have been unable to find such a thing.

Thanks.
[Nexus S General] rashad1:
I just want to replace the phone icon with the messaging icon, since I browse and text the most. I rarely make phone calls.
[Nexus S General] RogerPodacter:
You would have to pull the stock launcher source code into eclipse, edit the code, the re compile and load it onto your device.

My hunch is you'd specifically have to change onSavedInstanceState or onRestoreInstanceState (or the onPause onResume) functions of the app drawer activity to memorize the app drawer location each time It's sent to the background.
[Nexus S General] onthecouchagain:
For an experience that is supposed to be about customization, not sure why Google/Android wouldn't have these features implemented in the first place -- something as simple as changing say the icons on the dock, or the settings of the app drawer.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] Cokemonkey11:
I'm on a droid FRG83D following the step by step instructions on cyanogenmod's wiki.

I only have access to linux if that helps.

When I get to the step when I need to run sbf_flash I get an error:

Segmentation fault

Can anyone help me out? Thanks in advance
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] Cokemonkey11:
Bump. Can someone help me root my droid please?
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] fancso:
Me too

I was rooted but had to get a replacement and I have tried everything to get my root back and nothing works. Someone please help
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] es0tericcha0s:
Saw a couple of posts over at Droidforums.net that mentioned they used Super One Click available here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=803682 . They also updated z4root, so that would probably work as well. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=833953 . Hope that helps...
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] Cokemonkey11:
Can you tell me if either of those work in linux?
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] crazymthrfckr:
I'm having the same problem. I've tried sbf_flash as listed on the CyanogenMod wiki, but it doesn't seem to work with v. FGR83D. Is there any way to root this droid in Linux? Every Windows app I've tried so far (RSD Lite mainly) fails too. I'd prefer to be able to do it in linux.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] MasterRebkee:
Which .sbf are you trying to flash? I JUST rooted via sbf_flash yesterday so I know it works. It is possible the .sbf is screwy.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] Ben's:
I have started a thread here to root your Droid, check it out.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] MasterRebkee:
Although some say they got it to work, I couldn't get the directions in your thread to work properly on linux. If you are rooting via linux sbf_flash is by far the easiest.... maybe someone should do a quick write up....
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] Ben's:
Ahh sorry, that was my bad. I forgot the Superoneclick needs a Windows based computer.

Can you get to a PC that runs Windows? The process is very quick and easy, it would not take you long at all.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] fancso:
Soup for root beta it really works
[Venue Pro Accessories] dhafiz:
Deleting thread as I'm re-posting in the "General" thread. Please go here instead.
[Venue Pro Accessories] youngstone:
exactly .
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ydmitriv:
doesn't work. i saw some gps status and reset guide but anything that needs gps force closes automatically.

so browser (Google-my location) -force close

gps status -force close

maps works, but is over 1mile off.

any problems with anyone? any fixes?
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CondemnedSoul:
If you search his thread its a known issue and I believe they say how to fix it in there also :rolleyes:
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SicNside:
very simple fix, just replace the libhardware_legacy.so with the one from v38 by using adb push or a file explorer that has root access.. Or download this http://www.multiupload.com/KU5UI6TUFY its v39 but i replaced the lib file and re-signed it.
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] willwgp:
Thank you so much, I had this problem just last night at 11:40pm and was so lost in some neighborhood, had to be somewhere else just in time for the ball to drop in NY, I was seriously going in circles wondering how the heck to get out of there, the GPS just wasn't working! This fix will make sure it never happens again! :) I did end up finding my way out of there and getting where I needed to be just in time though, whew!
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stewyfallingup:
Can you please re upload that file. Thank you so much in advance
[Nexus S General] fosdos4790:
i did a quick search but didnt find anything talking about this particular problem. i bought a ns today and love it but i noticed that when i call someone my end call button is like neon pink is this normal or is it a defect? i already have to take it back because its suffering from the purple hue effect as well as the thing just miraculously quit charging after charging for a little bit and wont charge anymore. im just wondering if the pink is something i should pay attention to in the future.
[Nexus S General] fosdos4790:
Bump
[Nexus S General] RickROM:
I'm almost positive that you are seeing the new colors in the OS. I've been comparing my phone to my Vibrant, and they basically look the same. I spot some differences in apps that are included in 2.3 such as the dialer.

I think Google gave certain elements more of a purple tint on purpose. It seems like people are expecting parts of the GUI to be black, but Google decided to color them a little. You can see that other parts that are meant to be black are rendered as black.
[Nexus S General] fosdos4790:
So the universal color of the end call button (red) is instead neon pink on gingerbread?
[Nexus S General] RickROM:
Looks like red with a splash of pink to me. I'm not sure what 2.3 is really supposed to look like.
[Nexus S General] TheKenAnthony:
Yeah mine looks a little pinkish..but everything else is great..think it is part of new look..I say this because all the other reds on phone are red ( no pink tint) ..
[Nexus S General] AllGamer:
This is a something I'd like to bring to the attention of the Nexus S brothers of SGS

there has been some initial research going on into this topic

USB Host Driver For Ext HDD?

as it will be extremely beneficial to us, since we lack the microSD option, that the SGS has in stock.

if we can at least make the Nexus S be able to mount USB memory sticks, or USB HDD, then we'll be able to have access to mass amount of space, specially when you want to watch a whole load of 720 HD movies which i used to bring along with me on many microSD until i switch phone service providers.

now with just the left over 16GB space, it's no much room for enjoyment as the MP3 and the Apps will take-up most of the remaining space :(

I wouldn't mind connecting USB sticks like this when i want to watch HD videos, do backups, or installing new apps/games
[Nexus S General] suhas_sm:
Oh !! That would be a great feature. Just like Nokia n8 has USB on go feature :)
[Nexus S General] petep86:
Any word on this?? I have a trig hhd looking for some nexus love....
[Nexus S General] DebauchedSloth:
Yeah, I spent some time poking around the kernel. The kernel shows every sign of OTG being valid. The topic got moved to general (?).

Just need a cable to try it out. Should work.
[Nexus S General] AllGamer:
They did it already for Froyo 2.2 on Nexus ONE

Nexus One USB host driver

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=694427

any chance we can get one of our own for our phone?
[Nexus S General] distortedloop:
This warrants a stickied position? Really?

I like the idea, but...
[Nexus S General] AllGamer:
it needs some prime time to stimulate SNS DEVs :D
[Nexus S General] distortedloop:
Wouldn't stickying it in the development section make it more visible to the devs? :confused:
[Nexus S General] AllGamer:
only actual DEV works goes into DEV section

everything else stays in General or Q&A
[Nexus S General] AllGamer:
pictures added
[Nexus S General] BartT-GSM:
Work it ? ? :)
[Nexus S General] ghost010:
id really love something like that :'D!!!!!!!!
[Nexus S General] BartT-GSM:
I have something like this , but in NS I haven't driver to work it :(
[Nexus S General] SilverEagle:
bump, the desire hd just got the option, we want it badly :p
[Nexus S General] AllGamer:
agree http://www.xda-developers.com/android/usb-host-driver-ported-to-desire-hd-usb-devices-rejoice/

also the one from Galaxy S is nearly there, they are just figuring out ways to power the usb port, code is ready

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=709135
[Nexus S General] SilverEagle:
In the other thread
[Nexus S General] SilverEagle:
Still nothing? noone interested in having more space available? :(
[Nexus S General] AllGamer:
apparently no DEV is interested in making it work on the Nexus S :(

both N1 and SGS got it, except us
[Nexus S General] prittyboy203:
I have part one cord part one thumb drive I'm missing the connectors to attach them and the 1 most important thing is missing part no dev experience lol and I have the drive to want this done I would carry that damn thing with me everywhere if this would be possible haha.
[Nexus S General] eiabea:
:D looks funny, but would be really great!! :)
[HTC Aria Android Development] Tenacious--M:
I am looking to remove stock system apps to free up memory via Terminal Emulator. I cant get it to mount though... can somebody give me the commands I need to use?

Im trying..... mount -o rw,remount /system
[HTC Aria Android Development] dtr145r:
this is pretty much the only way

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=735255&highlight=remove+stock+app&page=1

there is only 6 pages. id suggest reading at least 5 so you understand what you are doing. be careful of what apps you are removing. removing certaiin stock apps could really f up your phone.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jj8811:
Not sure what happened, but my phone isn't recognizing headphones or 3.5mm jack anymore. I've dropped it once or twice, but nothing too major that it should have done some damage (and I have an otterbox case). Sound will only come from the phone speakers.

Any solutions? Thinking about getting an exchange, but not sure if it's worth the headache...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] contalyst:
Like it says, looking to download it as samfirmware.com has jk3 then JL2..
[Galaxy S I9000 General] spectre85:
get it off this forum, they are all in the main general, just do a search
[Galaxy S I9000 General] cloudrainstar:
http://www.multiupload.com/X5UBCLF7B2

Hopefully that works for you
[Galaxy S I9000 General] contalyst:
Hah, I was looking for 2 hours last night and couldnt find it. I'll admit im not too great at all the intricacies of forums and didnt help the search was down a few times as well for me.

Thanks Cloud for the link, it wont hurt anything at this point but maybe it'll help do something different lol.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mirceal:
Hi,

I have a Samsung TV with AllShare(DLNA) functionality. I was reading that I can see on TV contacts, calendar etc from my Galaxy S using ScreenShare function. But I don't know how. In the TV User Manual is written "In Samsung mobile, ScreenShare must be installed and the supporting application must be executed; Then you can use the ScreenShare Function".

Can somebody help me?

Thanks,

BR,

Mircea
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cepedaf:
I have the same problem.

Samsungs User Manual talks about "ScreenShare", but there is no apk for mobile in the Android market or in the Samsung web page. Web searching, without solutions.

Fake advertising??? :mad:
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cepedaf:
ScreenShare on Galaxy S

I’ve called Samsung and… Bla Bla Bla… no solution yet. So, fake advertising :mad:
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seba.olah:
yeah, samsung support from romania suck!

they said for android we must search on market for that application but on bada it is implemented. :(
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] almi88:
Have you tried with the Allshare app that is pre-instaled on our SGS?:p
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacubec:
AllShare in SGS doesn't support screenshare, only DLNA (music, video, pics)

That sucks, i just spent 1000USD for TV which as they said in store will work.

Well, both TV and SGS have allshare sticker, but it seems these are different definition of ALLshare.

The rumour says that SGS II will support screen share ? well, hopefully this app can be used on SGS I.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 2raaas:
hey i have the samsung galaxy s 2 and a samsung tv but cant see any screenshare options on this phone though, any ideas anybody?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacubec:
Well, start Your TV, and AllShare -> ScreenShare function

Then in SGS II in AllShare look for ScrennShare function.

Samsung Support in Poland said, none of european phones can ScreenShare.

In US, they told me that US models of SGS do shere screen - and sent me to UK. cuz:

" we on live chat can only talk about mobile phones " to talk about TV connect with different division "

:: LOL and then should i have to open chat windows :) hahah

SUCKS
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] livinlifes2short:
Allshare works awesome with my new tv was suprised how well the video looked on the big screen
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SuperStoner:
how

How were you able to get this to work?
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
of all the apps that i use on my android phones the most (CoPilot aside) is Titanium Backup Full/Pro/Donate whatever you want to call it.

Just make sure you unlock it to get the DropBox feature.

in the Nexus S with the lack of the extra external storage, it's almost a must have to be able to back/restore all your apps & settings online, and on the go, so that if crap happens, you can easily just restore them all back.

it also facilitates a lot when we are constantly trying out new ROMs ;)

with the 1 click restore feature
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Guitarfreak26:
How do you do it mate? I backed up to phone then synced with dropbox? Is that it? Would be awesome if someone made a drop box music player lol
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] TheBiles:
I highly recommend Titanium Backup. The donate version is a must for anyone who flashes ROMs.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] jblade1000:
can anyone point me in the direction for a write up or comparison of the different Backup/Restore options for Android. Specifically Nandroid vs MyBackup Pro vs Titanium Backup? Just trying to see what each does and doesnt do...thanks in advance
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] DKYang:
Just google it: "Nandroid vs MyBackup Pro vs Titanium Backup." You'll gain all the information you need. It's been talked a lot.

Nandroid = Every nook and cranny.

Titanium Backup = Basically everything app related and system settings. Doesn't touch the OS itself. Pro version has that auto install feature when you restore apps.

MyBackup Pro = Dunno if it changed much, but it backs up everything app related. No system settings. Also backs up app data if you have root. Restore app one by one.

I might have forgotten something because the last time I used MyBackup was about year or two ago.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] jblade1000:
cool thanks, i appreciate it!
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] vroomr4:
>MyBackup Pro = Dunno if it changed much, but it backs up everything app related. No system settings. Also backs up app data if you have root. Restore app one by one.

Actually, MyBackup Pro does back up system settings. Also backs up SMS and MMS and photos. Also batch restores the apps.

What I did not have a good experience is backing up contacts as it conflicts with google's contact sync and I ended up with double contacts..this was almost a year ago though..
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] tominater12:
Another recommendation here though only for the pro version. The regular version is just a pain to back up and restore all your apps.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
it's true about the pain to restore

but the FREE version you still have the 1 button backup everything option