yeah i knew mine was not faulty as i could access it on a xp laptop and save and remove files via 'airdriod' i think off hand debugging is under developer options
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yeah i knew mine was not faulty as i could access it on a xp laptop and save and remove files via 'airdriod' i think off hand debugging is under developer options
LOL that video they link to is me! 'JimmyLittleUK' i removed it last week ha ha cheeky buggers!
4.0.2 (ICL53F) is on its way and some people in the EU have already received it.
The stock factory images for both WW&US GN phones have been updated on the Google support site:
Link: http://code.google.com/android/nexus/images.html
The changelog appears to be:
The stock factory images for both WW&US GN phones have been updated on the Google support site:
Link: http://code.google.com/android/nexus/images.html
The changelog appears to be:
I spoke too soon about AirDroid and the pictures. Using Astro I can see the 2 I added in the folder. Plug the Nexus into the PC via USB and the files don't show. Can't select the photos to add to contacts either, they don't show in Gallery, do show with Astro but force close if you try to select it.
Whoops.....I have 4% battery to last me 2 and a half hours till I get home.....think I used it too much today.
Think I am going to have to get some spare USB cables so I can charge it at work. Also can anoyone recommend a good usb powerpack charger for it?
Think I am going to have to get some spare USB cables so I can charge it at work. Also can anoyone recommend a good usb powerpack charger for it?
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I honestly can't say how disappointed I am with the camera on this phone; coming from a Galaxy SII.
Of course I was aware that this was most likely going to be the case, but today was a great example of just how bad it is in comparison.
Part of my job entails me going into grocery retailers and doing store visits, looking at what's going on in the trade in terms of pricing and promotions amongst other things and I take a fair few photos when doing this. I usually upload photos to a central location for my work colleagues to look at and use in their customer presentations.
I took 95 pictures last time with my Galaxy SII and some of my work colleagues thought I had taken them with my Nikon D40, they were that good; and usually stores have very good lighting.
Today I struggled to get pictures that weren't blurry, despite handling the phone with much concentration and even holding my breath to minimise any shaking/noise.
Of course I was aware that this was most likely going to be the case, but today was a great example of just how bad it is in comparison.
Part of my job entails me going into grocery retailers and doing store visits, looking at what's going on in the trade in terms of pricing and promotions amongst other things and I take a fair few photos when doing this. I usually upload photos to a central location for my work colleagues to look at and use in their customer presentations.
I took 95 pictures last time with my Galaxy SII and some of my work colleagues thought I had taken them with my Nikon D40, they were that good; and usually stores have very good lighting.
Today I struggled to get pictures that weren't blurry, despite handling the phone with much concentration and even holding my breath to minimise any shaking/noise.
Hmm, I've taken pictures in grocery retailers and they look pretty good. Have you check something isn't wrong in the settings? Things are on auto or fluorescent or whatever?
This doesn't sound right. Can you see what's causing this?
This doesn't sound right. Can you see what's causing this?
i know the camera is not as good for sure
I received the notification this morning, but when I tried to install it, I just got the Android/exclamation mark graphic.
Had to battery pull to get out. Now when I check for updates, I get zilch. Very strange.
Oh! mekrel gone from the GS 2 to the GN
Didn't think that would happen!
What do you think of it overall compared to the GS 2 for speed, smoothness etc.
I've had it quite a while, unfortunately my gadget obsession that I think all men are born with meant I had to get it.
In summary, it's a great phone because as a complete package; it's a joy to use. This is mainly down to Ice Cream Sandwich though as obviously, the hardware certainly isn't top notch in every area.
My main concerns when buying the device were amount of storage with lack of memory card, camera ability and speed of the GPU. Thankfully, the GPU really does appear to hold its own, Shadowgun plays very smoothly at 720p resolution when I found a relief and very surprising.
The storage is an issue for me personally as I like to carry all my music around and I probably have about 14Gb of the stuff. I was really relying on Google Music cloud storage and 3's unlimited data to be a work around, but unfortunately, Google Music ended up being US only launch. I've tried Tor Browser to fool Music beta site into signing up but Google know's my account is an English one and I really can't be bothered with having two accounts and setting up a US one through Tor.
Personally, I've always HATED stock Android which is why I've always insisted on manufacturer overlays because they added a lot of functions that stock Android just didn't have. I can now say that I think Ice Cream Sandwich is brilliant, functions really well and looks great to boot. There's still the obvious omissions from Google, such as T9 dialer but for the most part; it's just the universal polished UI that Android needed.
The new Google applications are so fantastic, especially Gmail, YouTube, Maps and Calendar. As well as looking great, the system on a whole is very fast with the only slow down coming from the transition from home screen to app drawer and visa versa. Web browsing deserves a special mention, it's smooth and so feature packed with the ability to sync bookmarks etc with Chrome Desktop; finally!
The smoothness of it really highlights how much a good job Samsung did with TouchWiz and Gingerbread on the SII, the Galaxy Nexus browsing is just as smooth but without the downside of non-dithered 16bit images that you get on the SII. At first the SII browser did seem quicker still, but from what I can tell, the GSII has scrolling acceleration which is very sensitive. I.e. it will increase the velocity at which the browser scrolls, the faster you "fling" your finger up the screen. The Nexus isn't so aggressive with it, but it's still very smooth and I've yet to experience any "chequerboard" effect.
Basically, if the camera quality isn't critical for the consumer and the lack of expandable memory isn't an issue; then it's hard not to sing this phone's praises.
I'm actually looking forward to a CyanogenMod release, they may add some of the missing things such as T9 dialer. Previously I didn't like CyanogenMod by nature that it was based on stock Android UI, which prior to ICS; I hated.
I hope the Galaxy SII users get a 100% working ASOP release, as apart from the screen resolution; the Galaxy SII will be a formidable phone with ICS. Well, as long as the camera quality remains the same with an AOSP ROM as it did with 2.3x TouchWiz ROMs.
Reason why I hope that is because I've seen the TouchWiz version briefly demonstrated here and if I was still a GSII user, I would be disappointed if this was what I was waiting for. Looks like they've taken Android 4.0 and made it look exactly like the Gingerbread TouchWiz ROMs...
The ability to install an ASOP ROM that's fully working, will be a major influence in my future handset choices now. I really think Ice Cream Sandwich is that good, so it will just come down to hardware and the ability to run an ASOP rom.
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Edit: I don't have 4.02 yet but it seems 4.03 will follow very soon after:
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2011/12/android-403-platform-and-updated-sdk.html
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Noticed it yesterday, awesome. The one app preventing me from selling my ipad. Lol.
Are people recieving 4.0.2 OTA then?
Nice! Good to hear another persons thoughts going from the GS 2 to the GN
The one thing, which does look much much much better camera wise is the pics taken in pretty dark conditions (comparison between the 2 http://hemorrdroids.net/samsung-galaxy-nexus-vs-samsung-galaxy-sii-s2-camera-test/)