(VZW) Nexus 4.0.X Update Discussion

Does unlocking the bootloader, but NOT rooting, wipe the phone memory? I'm tempted to just do that and update manually, but not if it wipes everything.

I'm with Ravenwjf; if I don't see something by the end of the month, I'm taking the plunge and unlocking. I know the benefits, but I have only been holding out for warranty purposes. Verizon = fail.

Verizon=Fail......like this?: or

Blue218 said:

4g is hit/miss for me where I live.....but it is in the mountains and also in New Mexico which is kinda behind the times when it comes to technology so it isn't as bad as I worried about it being. I have the day off so I called Verizon Technical support and asked about the update....the nice lady advised me that it was still scheduled for a May release....but who knows if Verizon will delay it. The one way mute issue occurred while I was speaking to the verizon rep and she called me right back....which was a surprise.....so I did of course ask her if that issue was going to be addressed in the update and she looked and told me that yes it would be fixed.

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Albuquerque has great 4g. Where you at?

dkear said:

Albuquerque has great 4g. Where you at?

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Santa Fe

You know, folks, you DON'T have to unlock the bootloader to root 4.0.2...

If you're tired of waiting for OTA but don't want to deal with the hassle of backing up, wiping, & restoring, you can do what I just did: root using the exploit scary alien posted( http://androidforums.com/verizon-ga...oot-un-root-without-unlocking-bootloader.html), move the update package to /cache, then unroot & boot into recovery to complete the update( or, if you want to keep root, use OTA RootKeeper before updating since the exploit is patched in 4.0.4).

...is it just me, or did this update change the Google Talk icon?

I'll try to make this brief. Have had the mic cut out issue since Day 1. Pretty random. I call Verizon about once a month to complain and ask when a patch is due. I'm somewhat patient even though it drives me nuts (just use my wife's phone on occassion when needed...RAZR MAXX...she said she's had it happen but I'm not sure it's the same thing).

Called again yesterday, was on the phone almost an hour between two techs. First tech...the mic stopped working which was perfect. But she knew about it and instead of hanging up would ask me to press a button if I heard her. So I did...she heard the tone. Hung up and she called back. She researched and said my phone should be able to d/l a new update (4.0.4). But it wasn't happening so she decided to hand me off to Tier 2. Of course that person didn't know what I was talking about (sigh). After explaining a new phone probably wouldn't help she researched with other support people.

Came back on and asked all my versions...Android (4.0.2) and Build Number (ICL53F). She said those were most current but said there is a maintenance release that came out on May 24th that fixes garbled speaker and audio cut out issue. She then called Samsung and had me listen in. Samsung person said yes the maint. release fixed those but they already passed it to Verizon. Rep kept mentioning May 24th to me but couldn't say what the version numbers were (i.e. 4.0.4 and assume IMM76K).

She was very nice and kept apologizing and agreed that a new phone would probably not do any good. Only offered to let me trade in for any 4G *except* the RAZR MAXX. Of course I'm not interested in anything else right now...my wife has that phone...it's good but Galaxy Nexus with ICS is so much faster/smoother. And I don't want an iPhone.

Soooo...she marked my account again and I'm willing to wait another week. From what I've read 4.0.4 does not fix the audio mic issue so I'm wondering if they know that and are tweaking it more before releasing.

I rooted my last phone and will probably have to do it eventually on this one *IF* it fixes the mic cutoff issue which I have been unable to determine.

Everyone at Verizon was very nice and apologetic but I still think their customer support needs work. Tier 1 knew about it right away, the Tier 2 tech did not. And no one seems to know when this maintenance release is coming out.

I could ask them to release me from my contract but most of our family have Verizon phones so it's free to call them. However, if they do get rid of the unlimited data soon it won't matter as we'll just go back to basic phones and they can lose our revenue stream

I know this was long but it was a long phone call with Verizon...

Steve

I'm done with Verizon after this phone. Its either the Galaxy S3 or Blackberry 10 for me next. I bought this phone fully expecting frequent and timely updates because you know, it was teh pure google fone. I have had this phone since december and not a single update! I don't want to root! had a bad experience doing it so I vouched not to do it again. WTF is up with Verizon and this bullcrap? All the other versions got the update except us? And yet they still keep trying to pass the blame onto google? Cmon with the crap!

My phone randomly restarts, battery life is horrible (shouldn't need an extended battery, stock should be sufficient but it isn't by far), typing into reply boxes on forums is a joke! The cursor jumps all over the place and there is no autocorrect! My wife's VZW iPhone 4 gets 4 bars in the same spot of our house where I get only 2! Granted, I also get 4G in my house tho so I'll give them that much.

Connectz said:

I'm done with Verizon after this phone. Its either the Galaxy S3 or Blackberry 10 for me next. I bought this phone fully expecting frequent and timely updates because you know, it was teh pure google fone. I have had this phone since december and not a single update! I don't want to root! had a bad experience doing it so I vouched not to do it again. WTF is up with Verizon and this bullcrap? All the other versions got the update except us? And yet they still keep trying to pass the blame onto google? Cmon with the crap!

My phone randomly restarts, battery life is horrible (shouldn't need an extended battery, stock should be sufficient but it isn't by far), typing into reply boxes on forums is a joke! The cursor jumps all over the place and there is no autocorrect! My wife's VZW iPhone 4 gets 4 bars in the same spot of our house where I get only 2! Granted, I also get 4G in my house tho so I'll give them that much.

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verizon, see ya and I wouldn't want to be ya!!!

Galaxy Note here I come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

steveFTC said:

Soooo...she marked my account again and I'm willing to wait another week. From what I've read 4.0.4 does not fix the audio mic issue so I'm wondering if they know that and are tweaking it more before releasing.
Steve

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For me it did not fix the problem.
For all we know it's a hardware problem just like the LTE modem crashing that one would see in a RIL logcat.

I have had the same thing happen... be on the phone with them and have it cut out and they just called me back.

Some people said it fixed their issues. YMMV.
What I wonder is if there is any relation to the China/Korea made versions and the LTE modem crash or mic cutout issues.

I look at it this way.... if flashing the 4.0.4 leak fixes the device for you.... why not?

The 4.0.4 update helped me with a lot of issues so that's why I had it flashed.
I just hit a breaking point and could not warm up to getting a 6th Nexus.
I need the phone for work and the mic cutout and garbled call issue was causing me great pain.

At this point in the game it seems to me that there isn't much to lose and everything to gain by flashing the leak.
It's not like you can't grab the stock images and flash those back over the top.

Lucky Armpit said:

My local Verizon store has a sign in front of it that's advertising the Galaxy Nexus for $99*. I assume the * is the normal blahblah about a two-year contract. That doesn't make me feel good about the future of the Galaxy Nexus on Verizon's network. Has Verizon always steeply discounted phones ~5 months after their release, or is that only reserved for poorly-selling phones?
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All phones get reduced, most much more quickly than that. The Gnex was one of the longest running and was discounted way way after the Rez and Razr. I don't think it's nearly as bad selling as most think. Also has nothing to do with anything. Think about this, the Razr nor RM have received a significant update since release and they are VZW's golden child.

Have there been any reports of 4.0.4 breaking anything?

paleodust said:

Have there been any reports of 4.0.4 breaking anything?

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Lol I'm still waiting on a report of 4.0.4 being REAL

elevener said:

lol i'm still waiting on a report of 4.0.4 being real

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lol!

Perhaps I missed it, but not a single reply from this thread talks as to what exactly are the changes in this new 4.0.4 update.

Anyone with the official list? What are the changes?

By the way, I am trying to sync the facebook integration to the phone, and when I try to add Facebook account (under 4.0.2), the facebook logo comes in, and it stays there and nothing more.

Anyone else with the same issue? Or anyone has been able to integrate Facebook to their Galaxy Nexus?

Pure google experience with verizon----> :turtle:

I'm OVER Verizon. After 5-1/2 months, I feel that anything that's going to break on this phone would have done so by now. Time to start moving files over, backup up stuff, and unlocking/rooting this baby so I can install updates AT WILL.

Someone PLEASE correct me if I'm wrong, but I have not found a way to install the OTA file without being rooted. Even a temporary root would be required to flash a one-time Clockwork Recovery to flash it... and if I'm going to go that far, why not go all the way?

My days of running stock are numbered for this very reason. The advantages of being unlocked and rooted just outweighed the advantages of remaining stock.

Now if ONLY there were a way to run a full backup without root or unlock so I could just restore on the other side

Post 557 right above your post has the link you are looking for. Install the update without unlocking or rooting.

I'll be doing it this weekend if Verizon doesn't do anything this week.

Steve

VGPOP said:

Perhaps I missed it, but not a single reply from this thread talks as to what exactly are the changes in this new 4.0.4 update.

Anyone with the official list? What are the changes?

By the way, I am trying to sync the facebook integration to the phone, and when I try to add Facebook account (under 4.0.2), the facebook logo comes in, and it stays there and nothing more.

Anyone else with the same issue? Or anyone has been able to integrate Facebook to their Galaxy Nexus?

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it changes your number from .2 to .4 .... duh!

sorry couldn't help it. i've just been rooted and flashing roms and kernels since the first week or so. it's fun and it makes things that are already good even better, but it doesn't fix any real problems. luckily, i don't have any real problems with the phone. seems like a lot of people here are relying on it to fix things for real. just like people were relying on the gnex to have updates from google.

my advice, if you're having real problems - mic going out, data dropping, serious battery problems, screen problems - don't wait. do something about it now. chances are updates aren't gonna be enough to fix these.

Hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend.

The weather in Shreveport today is hot and sunny, with no update in sight.

I know there are several dozen threads here discussing the 4.0.4 update and how to flash/root/unlock ect.......but I am not tech savvy enough to attempt any of this and wont pretend to understand it either.

I really like my GNexus and understand that many of the issues I've encountered are very fixable with the new update, but I need to decide quickly if this phone is worth keeping and waiting for the update push from Verizon.

I've read all there is to read about the power struggle going on between Verizon and Google and why this simple software update seems to be a corporate casualty for us customers so I just want to know if anyone has had the update come to their phone yet. Several sites have said Verizon has started releasing the update but I've yet to read about anyone who's had it come to their phone yet.

Sorry to start a new thread about this but I really wasn't sure where to post this question.

C'mon, anybody got anything good? Talk to Verizon, Samsung, etc?

How can VZW just pi$$ in our faces like this? I'm beginning to wonder if they even realize what the point of a Nexus phone is. I get the feeling they just view it as any other Android phone, and don't get what the stink is about.

I have targeted end of June as point of no return with VZW. No update = paying termination fee and buying and unlocked phone to free myself of carrier chains forever.

aacary said:

I know there are several dozen threads here discussing the 4.0.4 update and how to flash/root/unlock ect.......but I am not tech savvy enough to attempt any of this and wont pretend to understand it either.

I really like my GNexus and understand that many of the issues I've encountered are very fixable with the new update, but I need to decide quickly if this phone is worth keeping and waiting for the update push from Verizon.

I've read all there is to read about the power struggle going on between Verizon and Google and why this simple software update seems to be a corporate casualty for us customers so I just want to know if anyone has had the update come to their phone yet. Several sites have said Verizon has started releasing the update but I've yet to read about anyone who's had it come to their phone yet.

Sorry to start a new thread about this but I really wasn't sure where to post this question.

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I moved your post into the correct thread. I hope you get the answers you're looking for

wilkster79 said:

C'mon, anybody got anything good? Talk to Verizon, Samsung, etc?

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I did. I called Verizon.

I asked the CSR the disturbing question: Why is it that Google has had the iMM76 OTA update fie on their website for at least a week, and Verizon hasn't pushed it out yet?

Well, he hemmed and hawed and went on about testing, and it's got to be just right, etc. I bought absolutely NONE of it. I'm pretty confident that the Verizon Nexus will never get 4.0.4... let alone Jelly Bean. I think Verizon is deliberately sandbagging the updates to make us mad, and to make us swear off Nexus phones on Verizon ( so they can sell more locked-down, bloated phones ).

I'm OVER Verizon. As soon as I can resolve the Google Wallet "brick" issue with reset phones, I'm wiping it, unlocking it, rooting it, and ROMming it with a 4.0.4 stock ROM. If anything was going to break and need warranty work, it would have broken by now.

I foresee my days of remaining stock as VERY, VERY numbered.