Official G-Nex first impressions thread Love it? Hate it?

atrain311 · Dec 15, 2011

tluley51 said:
For a digital clock, just download senseclock, beautiful widgets or fancy widgets. All of those have sweet clocks.

Also another thing I dislike is the notification light taking FOREVER to flash...I sit there and wait...and wait...and wait for it to flash...Flash more frequently please!

If you use GoSMS you can speed up the blink rate for texts... Now if I could just do that for gmail.

Romparoo · Dec 15, 2011

I love it! Fantastic phone' everything I hoped and thought it to be.

Congrats to all of you who purchased today, WE MADE IT!!!!!!!!

TzuDohNihm · Dec 15, 2011

If the Incredible weighs 130 grams and this 150 grams then why does it feel like it weighs half of my phone? I just cannot get over how cheap this thing feels.

atrain311 · Dec 15, 2011

Do not take this as a complaint because it absolutely is not, but does anyone else feel afraid of putting the back cover back on?

It will probably be one of those things where in a week I don't even think about it, just like with my Inc and then TB, but for now I'm afraid of breaking it.

Mind you, the cover is totally doing its job very secure.

atrain311 · Dec 15, 2011

TzuDohNihm said:
If the Incredible weighs 130 grams and this 150 grams then why does it feel like it weighs half of my phone? I just cannot get over how cheap this thing feels.

On the contrary I feel like this is a breath of fresh air. I adored my Inc and when I gave it to my wife to upgrade to the TB I felt like yeah, this bolt feels really solid... Then I started feeling like it was a brick in my hand and I could maim a small child with it if need be.

This phone feels so much more like my Inc and I'm in love with that idea. Like being reunited with an old friend who got hotter as they got older.

Deleted User · Dec 15, 2011

TzuDohNihm said:
If the Incredible weighs 130 grams and this 150 grams then why does it feel like it weighs half of my phone? I just cannot get over how cheap this thing feels.

It's probably because the weight is displaced over a larger surface area. A tennis ball weighs more than a golf ball but the golf ball feels heavier because it's more concentrated on a smaller area.

ebe3692 · Dec 15, 2011

Nexused!
Paid for it by having to work late because I ran out to the verizon store and the rep wouldn't let me have it till the update downloaded and installed which took forever. youd think they would make sure that verizon stores had a good data signal.
anyways, worth it.
best. gadget. ever.

Thunper · Dec 15, 2011

I'm looking for a digital clock in the new ICS font

Dadroid08 · Dec 15, 2011

Phone is great so far.. Worth the wait.

Dadroid08 · Dec 15, 2011

Puppa said:
Thanks for the details--boldface added by me...EVERYONE with an Android Phone should do this after leaving a VZW store. I've had them sneak task killers onto the phone, etc., even though the phone appeared factory fresh. It's a variable none of us need to deal with...best time to do it is right as you walk out!

The First thing the Verizon rep ask you to do is put your password in for Google. And I tell them no thanks I'll do it myself, and the rep says are you sure, are you sure you know how to do it. Lol I tell them, I think I can handle it. I knew more about the phone today then all the reps at the store I went to.

ttaylor0024 · Dec 15, 2011

Mine comes in tomorrow, and I have one quick question for all of you; is the notification LED the kind where you can select any color? My OG Droid only had Red, Blue, Green, and White...

ckelly33 · Dec 15, 2011

How many people have the banding on the side of the screen?

zebug · Dec 15, 2011

Love this phone, i'm pretty sure i am going to marry it. Only down side thus far is that the speaker isnt very loud.

orlando bull · Dec 15, 2011

So far so good.

Very fast and smooth. Sound seems fine. The speaker I think is actually louder than my old iPhone 3gs. Definitely snappier than old phone, but, apple was trying to force people to upgrade, so, they didn't really care about updates killing the older models.

I've installed light flow and have my notifications set up. That's a cool feature I didn't have before.

Added a couple of ringtones. Still need to get my music on there.

I got all the way to the "are you sure" screen on the bootloader unlock. I chickened out right at the end.

Background data? WTH is that? Market used 130MB today of background data. I'm guessing that it was the initial installation of all of my apps? I have it restricted on many things at this point.

Camera is about what I expected. Nothing spectacular, but, it will be fine for me, for my phone.

Set up my VM with google voice, it was easy, I did a quick test from work and everything is there. Remains to be seen how it compares to the visual vm on the iphone, but, I think it will be fine.

You all knew this already, but, navigation is awesome!

I am getting used to things. I keep picking it up and checking something else out every 15 seconds.

Things to get used to...
1. Button placement. I keep hitting the volume buttons while pressing the sleep button.
2. I am going to miss the unified in-box from the iphone (unless it's there and I just haven't seen it yet.
3. I have to find a good way to manage my music. Suggestions?

cggorman · Dec 15, 2011

Thunper said:
I'm looking for a digital clock in the new ICS font

Make one. Root, download the Beautiful Widgets sdk, then strip out the roboto font from the phone and plug it into the sdk. Takes some work, but it's fun.

sharmahw · Dec 15, 2011

Friends,
Got the new Galaxy Nexus this morning. Few hiccups, wonder anyone else had similar issues:
1. After 40 min of talking on the phone the earphone area is HOT :mad:

I feel its going to burn my ear

Did anyone else feel its gets hot on calls that last more than few minutes?

2. Installed Dolphin Browser HD from Market Apps, installed fine but does not launch, get white screen and hangs up, uninstalled it, powered down/up, re-installed it, same...

3. Indoor Camera pictures are horrible compared to the Samsung Skyrocket

4. Verizon tech support said go change the device and see new one is better. May be Santa is not happy with me

5. Like the Ice Cream OS though

Regards

tpags · Dec 15, 2011

ckelly33 said:
How many people have the banding on the side of the screen?

I can see banding is some areas like the dark call log screen. I also see some grainy-ness in white background like sms. But I can really only tell when screen brightness is low. I have seen that the galaxy S2's also have same issue.
I don't think banding is a defective phone issue, I think it is the software from what I've read.

BabyBlues · Dec 15, 2011

sharmahw said:
Friends,
Got the new Galaxy Nexus this morning. Few hiccups, wonder anyone else had similar issues:
1. After 40 min of talking on the phone the earphone area is HOT I feel its going to burn my ear Did anyone else feel its gets hot on calls that last more than few minutes?

2. Installed Dolphin Browser HD from Market Apps, installed fine but does not launch, get white screen and hangs up, uninstalled it, powered down/up, re-installed it, same...

3. Indoor Camera pictures are horrible compared to the Samsung Skyrocket

4. Verizon tech support said go change the device and see new one is better. May be Santa is not happy with me

5. Like the Ice Cream OS though

Regards

I have the same issue with Dolphin.

dmodert66 · Dec 15, 2011

Finally got mine. Had to wait until after work (rep held one for me). While I was purchasing he said there was more excitement for this device today than even the iPhone 4S. Said there where around 30 people waiting at the door. Truth be told though this particular store is one of the busiest on the West Coast (supposedly). It's always packed when I am in there anyway.

Loving it anyway, but I haven't got to play with it much. My brother's birthday was tonight (got him a Razr which he loves so far) so I haven't had much quality time with the phone.

ryknoll3 · Dec 15, 2011

sessman said:
it may be a setting but the only thing i dont like is how it automatically adds a shortcut to your home screen when you download an app

Uncheck the "Auto-add widgets" box in the Market settings. Don't know why it calls them widgets, but it will stop adding app shortcuts to your home screen. Figured this out AFTER downloading all my apps. =/

xGalaxyNexusx · Dec 15, 2011

orlando bull said:
So far so good.

Very fast and smooth. Sound seems fine. The speaker I think is actually louder than my old iPhone 3gs. Definitely snappier than old phone, but, apple was trying to force people to upgrade, so, they didn't really care about updates killing the older models.

I've installed light flow and have my notifications set up. That's a cool feature I didn't have before.

Added a couple of ringtones. Still need to get my music on there.

I got all the way to the "are you sure" screen on the bootloader unlock. I chickened out right at the end.

Background data? WTH is that? Market used 130MB today of background data. I'm guessing that it was the initial installation of all of my apps? I have it restricted on many things at this point.

Camera is about what I expected. Nothing spectacular, but, it will be fine for me, for my phone.

Set up my VM with google voice, it was easy, I did a quick test from work and everything is there. Remains to be seen how it compares to the visual vm on the iphone, but, I think it will be fine.

You all knew this already, but, navigation is awesome!

I am getting used to things. I keep picking it up and checking something else out every 15 seconds.

Things to get used to...
1. Button placement. I keep hitting the volume buttons while pressing the sleep button.
2. I am going to miss the unified in-box from the iphone (unless it's there and I just haven't seen it yet.
3. I have to find a good way to manage my music. Suggestions?

Glad you like your phone! I love mine as well. Quick question -

I wasn't familiar with Light Show until you mentioned it in this post. I went on and was checking it out in the Market, but have a couple questions that the description didn't really touch on.

1) Is it for rooted devices only? I just want to make sure ANYONE can use this. I'm going to wait before unlocking and/or rooting.
2) Is it worth the upgrade to the paid version? I never mind paying a couple bucks for something if it's worth it. What do you think?

Anyone that has a clue about this is welcome to throw out their opinion! I'd love to hear them all!

Thanks so much and I hope you guys love your Nex as much as I do!

orlando bull · Dec 15, 2011

xGalaxyNexusx said:
Glad you like your phone! I love mine as well. Quick question -

I wasn't familiar with Light Show until you mentioned it in this post. I went on and was checking it out in the Market, but have a couple questions that the description didn't really touch on.

1) Is it for rooted devices only? I just want to make sure ANYONE can use this. I'm going to wait before unlocking and/or rooting.
2) Is it worth the upgrade to the paid version? I never mind paying a couple bucks for something if it's worth it. What do you think?

Anyone that has a clue about this is welcome to throw out their opinion! I'd love to hear them all!

Thanks so much and I hope you guys love your Nex as much as I do!

I'm not rooted, works like a champ.

I did get the paid version, so, I don't know what the free version offers. I saw it mentioned in "the mega thread" last week or so and looked into it then. Thought it would be worth the price. Give the free version a shot, it can't hurt, then, you can always upgrade later.

Wolfedude88 · Dec 15, 2011

BabyBlues said:
I have the same issue with Dolphin.

Have you tried unistalling and reinstalling? Rebooting phone? Someone else had the same issue on the GSM version, I installed it with no problems on the GSM version, so I wonder if there is something that can fix this.

BabyBlues · Dec 15, 2011

Wolfedude88 said:
Have you tried unistalling and reinstalling? Rebooting phone? Someone else had the same issue on the GSM version, I installed it with no problems on the GSM version, so I wonder if there is something that can fix this.

Tried 3 times.

Wolfedude88 · Dec 15, 2011

BabyBlues said:
Tried 3 times.

Definitely sucks, I don't use dolphin anymore, but I just installed again to make sure it works, and it did without a problem.

I wonder what could be causing it.

Has anyone been able to get it working on the LTE Version? Or is it just 4.0.2?

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