***** The Official Galaxy Nexus Thread *****

[Cosimo]

Don't forget shooting 1 hour of video takes up ~7GB.

There are better things to shoot one hour of video with and you wouldn't keep it on the phone.

 

[Cosimo]

i don't think anyone on here is arguing for having no sd slot. i certainly would love one and have a redundant 16gb card in a draw loaded with music

its just learning to live with it.

It's easy to do. I've got 2GB of music (20 albums) on mine and I find that is quite sufficient for my needs.

Anyway, still no sign of the case.

 

[Cosimo]

Apparently Samsung are looking to push the official update over wifi/3G before the end of this week (from a guy that works at Samsung).

I presume that it will come from Google as they will probably have a few OS fixes included.

 

[Cosimo]

I just navigated to a website that does some browser checks and it reported mine as Safari 4 Mobile browser

What site is that?

 

[Cosimo]

My Nappa/Suede leather pouch has arrived:

 

[Cosimo]

grrrr i ordered mine ages ago

Very nice. Still no sign of mine though

Ordered on 21st and shipped on the 23rd, arrived with the post today.

 

[Cosimo]

Can you take a pic of case opening with phone fully inserted?

How is it? Got one ordered, few days later though

I like sleeve cases rather than placing phone bare in pocket because it limits friction wearing away the phone,and random bits in your pocket scratching it. Its probably not much of a problem in back pocket as it is front though...

Have a look in the accessories thread, post 66:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=20677232#post20677232

Expensive but quality.

 

[Cosimo]

Simulatorman, I take it you have one these phones?

What are your thoughts?

I'm trying to decide between another Android handset or an iPhone.

I’ve had mine since launch day. The screen is just gorgeous, it’s a great design, the phone is a good size and weight, battery life is excellent. There is no manufacturer bloatware as it is a pure Google experience. Compared with my previous phone (Nexus S) the camera/video is good and perfectly adequate for me. It is only 5MP but a higher megapixel count does not always bring better quality.

There is no external SD card slot so you are limited to about 13GB of internal storage, again not an issue but will be for some. ICS is a breath of fresh air and of course you will get updates before anyone else when they arrive. There is the GSM volume bug (fix on the way) but I’ve not experienced it.

Apart from a few minor OS niggles I don’t have anything to complain about in fact I’ve still got a big smile on my face which is here to stay for a long time to come.

I think it's the best Android phone out at the moment there are others who can comment on its choice rather than an iPhone.

So from me, very highly recommended.

 

[Cosimo]

Has anyone tried Google Catalog on their SGN yet?

No but it's US only content.

 

[Cosimo]

About the fix:

From Clove:

We are aware that the new stock has had an update applied to it to fix the volume bug that was present in some handsets from the previous batch of stock that we received. We would therefore expect the update to be available very soon for the earlier released handsets.

From Handtec:

Update b) Delivery enroute! also the volume bug is confirmed as fixed in new handsets. Samsung UK distribution is also stating that previous buyers will get OTA – this seems imminent as our new batch seems to have the fixes applied

Shame we don't have details of the fix (build/version numbers)

 

[Cosimo]

Volume Fix coming next week:

http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/30/google-galaxy-nexus-volume-fix-to-roll-out-next-week/

 

[Cosimo]

http://blogs.adobe.com/flashplayer/...support-for-the-galaxy-nexus.html?PID=4003003

About time too, it should have been ready for launch.

 

[Cosimo]

have a looking inside your nexus

http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung-Galaxy-Nexus-Teardown/7182/1

and those volume buttons!!

http://guide-images.ifixit.net/igi/2FdXIHOvEjLwOAqy.huge

Looks nervously at his screwdrivers. Anyone tempted?

 

[Cosimo]

Scrub that, it just arrived

Great.

What build number, etc do you have?

 

[Cosimo]

he's currently showing it to his mum...

 

[Cosimo]

More from Clove:

We have had confirmation today that the updates for the Galaxy Nexus are about to begin. This will be done in batches over the air.

Yesterday we did receive information from our UK distributors that the update had already been completed on the new stock, but this was not the case.

However, this morning’s news means the update will be available very soon for new and existing customers and some customers may be prompted to install the update upon powering up their machine for the first time.

So the story changes again and it will only be an OTA for the time being.

 

[Cosimo]

What other way were people saying the update would be delivered?

The latest batches would come with the fix installed.

 

[Cosimo]

Does anyone know why i don't have an email app icon? Only a gmail one? I've added my ntl email account ok in the settings but I have no way to view / send email from that account?

It should be there:

If not do a factory reset. My Google Earth went for a walkabout at some point.

 

[Cosimo]

I don't know whether to laugh or cry:

@samsungukSamsung UK

Hi @darrenmoore. I am sorry to say that we do not yet have a timescale available for release of the the ICS update

http://twitter.com/#!/samsunguk/status/141906349452832768

EDIT: Forget it as it refers to the SGII.

 

[Cosimo]

Hopeless!

Honestly, they are just unbelievable. Where's the transparency? Where's the customer service?

I'm genuinely surprised at how bad it has been. They really don't give a ****.

There is one thing to remember and that is that Google are the ones who will push this out so maybe they are a bit in the dark.