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

[uvarvu]

Heads up that the official Swype beta for ICS is now available and working.

YYYEEEEEESSSSS.
I HAVE BEEN SAVED!

 

[_Jimlad_]

really ? i hate swype!

 

[uvarvu]

Yep! It's the single biggest thing I miss about the sII. This also supports spell checking on text areas

 

[Cosimo]

Make your GN fullscreen:

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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1497558

 

[thepharcyde]

My newest mod.

Softkeys removed and replaced with quick controls

How do you go back in an app or phone back to home screen?

 

[kona786]

How do you go back in an app or phone back to home screen?

using quick controls

 

[Cosimo]

Meet the white GN:

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[BoomAM]

Rumours circulating that Google to launch Android 5.0 (Jelly Bean) in Q2 2012 with the idea of either a stand-alone 5.0 or combining 5.0 with Win 8.0 in the same tablet PC. Android 5.0 is expected to be optimised for tablets and will integrate Chrome more closely to push dual OS. Taiwanese sources make comments about 4.0 adoption being slow:

http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20120215PD209.html

Comments?

Bull.
Jelly bean is 4.1, not 5.
5 will be years off yet.

 

[_Jimlad_]

^^

agree!

 

[IvanDobskey]

Meet the white GN:

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That looks gopping

 

[dhill]

My newest mod.

Softkeys removed and replaced with quick controls

Any chance you can share what widgets your using, how you got the 6 rows of icons instead of 4/5 and how you got rid of the softkets etc please buddy?

I assume your using something like LTM for quick controls on the home screen?

 

[smokedog]

Any chance you can share what widgets your using, how you got the 6 rows of icons instead of 4/5 and how you got rid of the softkets etc please buddy?

I assume your using something like LTM for quick controls on the home screen?

Sure, I'm using Apex launcher which can have up to 7 x 7 grid.

Widgets: SwitchPro widget, Aix Weather & Panda Clock No1 (I prefer mClock but that's a battery hog)

To get rid of the softkey, instructions are here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1497558

 

[dhill]

Sure, I'm using Apex launcher which can have up to 7 x 7 grid.

Widgets: SwitchPro widget, Aix Weather & Panda Clock No1 (I prefer mClock but that's a battery hog)

To get rid of the softkey, instructions are here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1497558

Top man! Many thanks

 

[Robbo]

Meet the white GN:

That isn't too bad, but they really needed to make the front white. It would look so much better.

 

[muon]

Price cut to £420.

 

[dhill]

Sure, I'm using Apex launcher which can have up to 7 x 7 grid.

Widgets: SwitchPro widget, Aix Weather & Panda Clock No1 (I prefer mClock but that's a battery hog)

To get rid of the softkey, instructions are here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1497558

Just got a couple of questions for you smokedog...

1. How did you resize the widget to got the full width of the screen?
2. How did you get rid of the settings from the menu bar at the bottom of the screen?
3. How do you get 6 icons across the bottom?

I have Apex launcher installed if that helps.

Cheers buddy

 

[Alty]

When ICS gets around to being released on other devices such as the SGSII, what will stand this hand set apart besides the impressive screen? I'm just wondering whether to get this, the SGSII or wait for the SGSIII??

 

[DIABLO]

Stock Android is a big thing for some as they don't like Samsungs efforts on the SGS2.

 

[Shimmy]

When ICS gets around to being released on other devices such as the SGSII, what will stand this hand set apart besides the impressive screen? I'm just wondering whether to get this, the SGSII or wait for the SGSIII??

The screen is one of the main features tbh, seen as though you're using it all the time.

The other main features are the notification LED and NFC - will only be useful once Google Wallet launches officially here. I also prefer the ergonomics of the Nexus over the SII, but that's subjective.

 

[Owenb]

When ICS gets around to being released on other devices such as the SGSII, what will stand this hand set apart besides the impressive screen? I'm just wondering whether to get this, the SGSII or wait for the SGSIII??

You will have the next version of Android within weeks of release gather than 5-6 months later. Samsung aren't even releasing ICS for the SGS so it's possible that the SGSII won't even get Jelly Bean.