TheLegendary
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Anyone use Locale? Don't want to use anything that might drain my battery any more than needed
Mrcapcom
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So whats all involved with Google Voice? I thought that one point they said if you did the whole call forwarding things (I'm on Verizon) You still get charged minutes for the voicemail.
Is that different now? Whats the best way to set this up on Verizon Galaxy Nexus. And did they start accepting MMS on G Voice yet?
Is that different now? Whats the best way to set this up on Verizon Galaxy Nexus. And did they start accepting MMS on G Voice yet?
Got my 6th Nexus last night (3rd CLNR from Verizon) and I think I'm going to keep this one. Hardly a hint of purple in the grays, no annoying lines/bars on the screen, and there seems to be less motion blur/ghosting than my previous good one. The blue tint to viewing angles is still pretty bad compared to some I've seen, but I'm tired of playing this lottery. Real shame that Samsung can't keep the viewing angles up to par with LCD (although I suspect it has something to do with better viewing in sunlight), so I'd probably recommend the One X if you want the best display, but I like the Nexus as an overall package better.
Now to unlock this thing and really get down to using it properly.
Now to unlock this thing and really get down to using it properly.
Found this little gem today, found it amusing.
http://www.technobloom.com/verizon-samsung-galaxy-nexus-4g-could-get-first-dibs-on-android-jelly-bean/229982/
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R since Verizon screwed over everyone taking 5 months to release 4.0.4, They are totally going to release Jelly Bean first or very very fast to make up for that.
Yeahhhhhh right. I could almost see Verizon not releasing JB at all going by there track record.
http://www.technobloom.com/verizon-samsung-galaxy-nexus-4g-could-get-first-dibs-on-android-jelly-bean/229982/
TL
R since Verizon screwed over everyone taking 5 months to release 4.0.4, They are totally going to release Jelly Bean first or very very fast to make up for that.Yeahhhhhh right. I could almost see Verizon not releasing JB at all going by there track record.
The Faceless Master
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Found this little gem today, found it amusing.
http://www.technobloom.com/verizon-samsung-galaxy-nexus-4g-could-get-first-dibs-on-android-jelly-bean/229982/
TL
Yeahhhhhh right. I could almost see Verizon not releasing JB at all going by there track record.
i feel bad for clicking that link and giving that article a hit.
Yeah, Google Voice works like regular voicemail in terms of minute usage. If you really want to use Google Voice without minutes you'd have to use something like GoogleVOIP (I'm not sure what it's called I don't use it myself). Someone else could chime in with the details.
The only thing you get with Voice that's free is text message and voicemail transcribing, which goes over the data network instead of the cellular network.
GrooveIP lets you make voip calls with your Google voice number. Almost a must have with the $30 a month t mobile plan.
The Faceless Master
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Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
How awesome would it be if they announced it at I/O and then pushed out the update immediately after the presenter ended his/her sentence?
...It would only be awesome if the source code was pushed as well, seeing as I'm now a Note man.
TheLegendary
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I'll believe it when I see it.
ThatObviousUser
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Sorry. >_< Will be up tonight, promise.
Unknown Soldier
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The One True Best Galaxy gets Android 4.1 Jelly Bean first. All is right with the world.
So, apparently Google Wallet no longer supports rooted phones...which is sad. Still, I basically only rooted my phone so I could get 4.0.4 back a few months ago, and that update has apparently rolled out, OTA, to the Galaxy Nexus.
What's the simplest and most painfree way I can unroot my phone so Wallet is working?
What's the simplest and most painfree way I can unroot my phone so Wallet is working?
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
It works. Unless something changed last I checked. It's only a notification, it doesn't stop function.
you mean the GSM galaxy nexus!
Unknown Soldier
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you mean the GSM galaxy nexus!
I anticipate it will take at most 24 hours before it's hacked to run on the Fatty Tuna.
no.
TheLegendary
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I BELIEVE!
ThatObviousUser
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The Faceless Master
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that would be really awesome, which means it won't happen.
ThatObviousUser
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ThatObviousUser
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Definitely. The Google Play version sounds right up your alley. Especially if you're upgrading from a 4 and not a 4S, the GNex will be a revelation for you.
Best part is, even though ICS is fricking awesome, Jellybean will be coming your way in a couple weeks from now, before anyone else.
I see, if so, I'll be getting it locally. I love the design of both hardware and software.
How do the app marketplace look like? If pretty much have many of the big ones also found on iOS right? Do the People Hub have Facebook and Twitter? Also, do it have Reeder for RSS? Or is there a web link to the Google Play store?
How much more expensive is the galaxy S3 in your country? Hardware-wise the nexus gets whipped badly and I don't know how long the slightly weak (by todays standards) chipset will last in terms of good performance with future android versions, but the design of the nexus is still better IMO. If it's significantly cheaper, go for the nexus, otherwise give some thought to the S3 or wait for the next series of nexus phones later this year in october/november.
Almost double the price unfortunately. And I only want to pay half that, as I want to surprise my father with a smartphone as well.
Is the google Wallet on Nexus, even available outside US? Cause I see it have the NFC chip here but dunno what to use it for.
In fact, I'm considering either the Nokia 800 or the Galaxy Nexus which is only like $50 more next week.
ThatObviousUser
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Cool! Yeah, can't beat stock.
Great. Very close with the iOS App Store in terms of volume and quality. It's pretty much iOS and Android... then everything else (Windows Phone, etc.)
More and more these days, with recent big launches like Instagram and Instapaper.
Not by default, but There's an App For That™.
Unfortunately not since the developers of Reeder seem completely Apple-exclusive, however there are several popular alternatives such as the official Google Reader and Readability apps.
Or is there a web link to the Google Play store?
Yes. After you link your phone with your Google account, when you go to the Google Play website and click "Install" on any compatible application it will be downloaded and installed immediately on your device, over the air.
Google Play also includes music, movie, and ebook stores.
Almost double the price unfortunately. And I only want to pay half that, as I want to surprise my father with a smartphone as well.
Is the google Wallet on Nexus, even available outside US? Cause I see it have the NFC chip here but dunno what to use it for.
In fact, I'm considering either the Nokia 800 or the Galaxy Nexus which is only like $50 more next week.
Nokia 800 was practically dead on arrival, and the WP8 announcement just desecrated its corpse even further. Nice looking hardware, but pretty low-specced even at release (it's like Raditz to the GNex's Goku SS2, and the S3 is Majin Vegeta.)
Google Wallet is US-only unfortunately, but you can still use the NFC for Android Beam and other apps that support it.
Go with the nexus then, you'll both enjoy it. Don't think buying the 800 is a good idea as it won't be receiving an update to the next version of windows phone.Almost double the price unfortunately. And I only want to pay half that, as I want to surprise my father with a smartphone as well.
Is the google Wallet on Nexus, even available outside US? Cause I see it have the NFC chip here but dunno what to use it for.
In fact, I'm considering either the Nokia 800 or the Galaxy Nexus which is only like $50 more next week.
ThatObviousUser
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It's also weaker than most smartphones released in the last year... Looks pretty, but yeah... if you're going to get a dead-end Windows Phone, then the 900 is a slightly less shaky bet.
Unknown Soldier
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If you really want a Windows Phone, wait until the first WP8 devices ship. Seriously, as of right now, WP7 is completely dead.
ghostofsparta
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gdamn this phone is beautiful. I've had it for a couple months but I still look at it and smile.
ThatObviousUser
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Same. Looks fricking great, especially if you're in lighting conditions that make it impossible to tell the back of the screen from the bezel. So sleek.
It also feels really solid, and it's exactly as thin as I want it to be.
It also feels really solid, and it's exactly as thin as I want it to be.
Unknown Soldier
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It really, really is. Physical buttons are so primitive and uncivilized.
ThatObviousUser
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Thought I'd also post it here: the Galaxy Nexus is the third most-popular phone on NeoGAF.
ghostofsparta
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No buttons + no manufacturer/carrier logos = sexy
ThatObviousUser
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It's just that I have not felt for a phone like Lumia 800 since the days of the first iPhone or even iPhone 4. Lumia 800 is something special and specs I don't care about. It's sleek and fluid. I don't like Lumia 900, it's too big for its design, there's no magenta color and the screen is flat instead of curved. The WP7.8 has given it new life in my opinion, though I know it won't be updated after that.
But it also feels a bit bare bones, so I have changed my focus to Galaxy Nexus; it's one sexy phone and I love the thinness and weight. Even the texture feel on the back. It would be nice to try out Android again, question is if I really need it when I already got an iPhone 4 that just works.
ThatObviousUser
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The Galaxy Nexus truly raised the bar IMO in a way few others have. It's like, in terms of bar-raisingness, there's the iPhone (self explanatory), iPhone 4 (retina), Nexus One (1 GHz processor), and now the Galaxy Nexus staring down at the rest.
The One X and S3 are nice, but they're very very slight incremental improvements on what the Galaxy Nexus accomplished, I don't care what anyone says.
The One X and S3 are nice, but they're very very slight incremental improvements on what the Galaxy Nexus accomplished, I don't care what anyone says.
Unknown Soldier
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The only thing the Galaxy Nexus lacks that people might really want is the microSD slot if they have huge music collections they want to tote around all the time. Besides that, the newer phones with quad-cores and Snapdragon S4 win benchmarks but in practice the app switches 0.1 seconds faster, you'll never notice the difference in the real world and most of the performance improvement is negated by the monstrously inefficient skins like Sense and TouchWiz slathered all over everything.
The Galaxy Nexus is inarguably mid-to-late 2011 hardware but combine it with stock Android, no bloatware clogging everything up, and Google's personal touch and you get something that's much more than the sum of it's middling hardware parts. A phone is both hardware and software after all, and only one phone is Pure Google without heavy skins replacing the whole UI and carrier bloat out the ass.
The One X and S3 are regressive in a way, they try to revert the ICS UI design to look like Gingerbread just to preserve the consistency of their tryhard skinning. It's like Dell started selling PCs with the whole UI replaced so that Windows 7 looked like Windows XP, WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?!
To be honest, even on the hardware front, the design is really important to me, and nothing has come close to it IMO.
ThatObviousUser
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It took me a while, and a period of owning the device itself, but I do like the looks and design of the GN a lot. The solid black, buttonless and curved face looks pretty in press shots but is gorgeous in action. I liked the consistent look of the Nexus S a lot, too.
Still, I can't help but backslide a bit to the original Nexus-ers... The Nexus One still might be my favorite smartphone design of all time, and I wish HTC would return to make a Nexus one day. (Hey, with five of them supposedly hitting this year, chances are good!)
Still, I can't help but backslide a bit to the original Nexus-ers... The Nexus One still might be my favorite smartphone design of all time, and I wish HTC would return to make a Nexus one day. (Hey, with five of them supposedly hitting this year, chances are good!)
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