Galaxy Nexus Watering Hole

CaptainRon · Dec 28, 2011

BabyBlues said:
This made me think of CaptainRon:

LOL. To be honest, that is the approved method of dealing with an unsafe landing gear indication. His announcement could have been a tiny bit more soothing though.

It can be difficult explaining aircraft malfunctions to passengers. We don't want to lie, but you also don't want people to panic unnecessarily (It's okay to panic when it IS necessary!) On my flight to Tokyo a couple days ago I had a minor problem with the left engine during startup and had to return to the gate to have the mechanics repair it. It was truly a "minor" issue and we were on our way within 30 minutes, but when you say "engine problem" to passengers some of them start to hyperventilate and want to get off the plane.

Stigy · Dec 28, 2011

For those with no data, try switching to CDMA only instead of LTE/CDMA in your Mobile Network settings.

See if that forced 3G works for you. *knock on wood* I still have 3G.

BabyBlues · Dec 28, 2011

CaptainRon said:
LOL. To be honest, that is the approved method of dealing with an unsafe landing gear indication. His announcement could have been a tiny bit more soothing though.

It can be difficult explaining aircraft malfunctions to passengers. We don't want to lie, but you also don't want people to panic unnecessarily (It's okay to panic when it IS necessary!) On my flight to Tokyo a couple days ago I had a minor problem with the left engine during startup and had to return to the gate to have the mechanics repair it. It was truly a "minor" issue and we were on our way within 30 minutes, but when you say "engine problem" to passengers some of them start to hyperventilate and want to get off the plane.

I wondered how much truth there was in that. I look at flying as an adventure. I hope it all goes ok and I know there is always the chance of hiccups but the chances of major malfunction aren't big enough to make it a big deal. Now if my equilibrium would cooperate with me I'd be a happy camper.

HanSolo · Dec 28, 2011

Here is Kellex's review, albeit very late:

Samsung Galaxy Nexus 4G LTE Review – Droid Life

I gotta say I agree with the camera bit. It's very hard to take a picture without any blurriness whatsoever. Yeah, there will be some "user error", but why they didn't put in a stabilizing effect is beyond me.

Camera (picture quality): If there was one thing that I think we can all agree on, it’s the fact that Google and Samsung skimped on the camera in this phone. It is just not as good as the competition at taking still shots. Forget the fact that it’s only 5MP and not the industry standard of 8MP for high end phones, the camera in this phone should be better than it is. Low or bright lit areas, the shooter here is simply not good enough when you compare it to the HTC Rezound or even the RAZR for that matter. It may not be as bad as the Bionic’s camera, but man is it pushing it. You definitely can’t expect this phone to “wow” any of your friends in the recently-snapped-photo department. Samples below:

efdisaster · Dec 28, 2011

Hey, Han, I'm out in the burbs and you're closer to the city, I think, but I DO have 3G, just no 4G. You in the same situation, or still without either one?

Also, don't think I've checked in here, since the Nexus came out, but I'm glad to see it's the same feeling as the pre-release thread, complete with overbearing mods! Yay!

HanSolo · Dec 28, 2011

Stigy said:
For those with no data, try switching to CDMA only instead of LTE/CDMA in your Mobile Network settings.

See if that forced 3G works for you. *knock on wood* I still have 3G.

Nope, still nothing. My sister says that it's a widespread issue right now.

HanSolo · Dec 28, 2011

efdisaster said:
Hey, Han, I'm out in the burbs and you're closer to the city, I think, but I DO have 3G, just no 4G. You in the same situation, or still without either one?

Also, don't think I've checked in here, since the Nexus came out, but I'm glad to see it's the same feeling as the pre-release thread, complete with overbearing mods! Yay!

Yeah, I'm downtown right now and have no 3G or 4G.

RazorSharp · Dec 28, 2011

sgrinavi said:
BabyBlues said:

You guys make me miss flashing with all this talk.

Click to expand...

When's Mardi Gras this year?

Oh god, I lol'd at this.

Stigy · Dec 28, 2011

Back on 3G now -- been playing with my homescreen. This is what I have come up with so far -- not sure if I am 100% happy with it or not yet.

RazorSharp · Dec 28, 2011

Looks good, Stigy. How did you change the battery icon in your top bar? I'd love mine to display the numbers like that. Is it part of a ROM or just a small mod?

jbdan · Dec 28, 2011

RazorSharp said:
Looks good, Stigy. How did you change the battery icon in your top bar? I'd love mine to display the numbers like that. Is it part of a ROM or just a small mod?

Battery % is in Gummy latest ROM. kejar did a nice job of it just wished he'd make it optional.

Stigy · Dec 28, 2011

Made this for people trying to match circle widget (or any other widget's colors to ICS) based on info I found online.

RazorSharp said:
Looks good, Stigy. How did you change the battery icon in your top bar? I'd love mine to display the numbers like that. Is it part of a ROM or just a small mod?

Part of gummyNex 0.3.0 -- I sorta wish it was just numbers or inside the battery. I don't like the battery squashed down like that though.

esmith818 · Dec 28, 2011

Stigy said:

This is why I keep stalking the watering hole. I don't think all this cool info is making it's way to the "burbs" of the forum. I find valuable information by being a fly on the wall where the cool kids hang out.

Stigy · Dec 28, 2011

esmith818 said:
This is why I keep stalking the watering hole. I don't think all this cool info is making it's way to the "burbs" of the forum. I find valuable information by being a fly on the wall where the cool kids hang out.

Everything I find goes here first -- the people in this thread are the Nexus family. They get the good info first, then its passed around back to the Nexus forum if felt necessary.

Lucky Armpit · Dec 28, 2011

HanSolo said:
Ugh. 4G and 3G are out.

Frakking Verizon.

Okay good, glad it's not just me. Not 'good' as in I'm happy the service is out, more that I was worried something was wrong with Precious.

*Lucky Armpit cradles his Galaxy Nexus ever so lovingly*

"Yessssss.... It's okay Precious. The tricksey Verizon is having another outage, they are. We's will make sure you have teh wifis until 3G comes back."

BabyBlues · Dec 28, 2011

Coffee - Green Mountain limited edition Spicy Eggnog for the keurig. I'm in love with it.

Lucky Armpit · Dec 28, 2011

BabyBlues said:
Coffee - Green Mountain limited edition Spicy Eggnog for the keurig. I'm in love with it.

We got that massive variety pack and my wife loves the spicy eggnog and the french toast. The gingerbread, not so much.

jbdan · Dec 28, 2011

BabyBlues said:
Coffee - Green Mountain limited edition Spicy Eggnog for the keurig. I'm in love with it.

Ohhh I gotta try this I like the nog thx!

TKEnzy · Dec 28, 2011

So, all of a sudden my battery won't stop draining. Literally 1% a minute, with the recent apps all shut, wifi, gps, blue tooth off. Service is back too. Any ideas what this could be? I know we had system keep awake issues before, and it seems like I'm having some now. Thoughts on any way to stop the madness? TIA

HanSolo · Dec 28, 2011

TKEnzy said:
So, all of a sudden my battery won't stop draining. Literally 1% a minute, with the recent apps all shut, wifi, gps, blue tooth off. Service is back too. Any ideas what this could be? I know we had system keep awake issues before, and it seems like I'm having some now. Thoughts on any way to stop the madness? TIA

Franco (on his kernel page) says when you first boot up the phone, open the camera first and then close it. Supposedly the sensor is staying open, which drains the battery. The Nexus S had the same problem.

I've done this, and I think it's having an effect, although I haven't really gotten around to examining the numbers yet.

zx10droid · Dec 28, 2011

ok, a couple weeks in and i think im finally ready to make the jump to flash something, anything. kernel, rom, something. anybody have a suggestion to ease into it for a noob? lol, already unlocked rooted and CWM'ed

jbdan · Dec 28, 2011

zx10droid said:
ok, a couple weeks in and i think im finally ready to make the jump to flash something, anything. kernel, rom, something. anybody have a suggestion to ease into it for a noob? lol, already unlocked rooted and CWM'ed

What do you want? As close to stock as possible? A few tweaks here and there for more efficiency? A sUp3r l33t rom OC'd to the max?

ARHD 2.1.2 is a brilliant choice imo for a first time flash. It has the VZ apps.

Make a backup, follow instructions, and enjoy!

BabyBlues · Dec 28, 2011

jbdan said:
What do you want? As close to stock as possible? A few tweaks here and there for more efficiency? A sUp3r l33t rom OC'd to the max?

ARHD 2.1.2 is a brilliant choice imo for a first time flash. It has the VZ apps.

Make a backup, follow instructions, and enjoy!

Ewww. I'll be staying away from that one when I get around to flashing. Lol. I only want the Wifi switcher from Verizon.

zerocool79346 · Dec 28, 2011

I think a giant user of my battery is the phandroid app

. Gonna run a few weeks without it and see what happens. My terrible battery days seem to correalate with the apps use.

jbdan · Dec 28, 2011

BabyBlues said:
Ewww. I'll be staying away from that one when I get around to flashing. Lol. I only want the Wifi switcher from Verizon.

It's just 3 apps

you can delete them! Some people really like them. I don't. ARHD is just so stable and smooth a nice improvement over stock.

I'm going to use NFC for wifi switching as soon as my tags get here

How is that VZ wifi app treating you working well?

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