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    Revert back to pre JB keyboard input?

    Is it possible to switch back to the old 4.0.4 keyboard after updating to JB? This new keyboard makes using punctuation so much slower. It used to be after a word you could type space and common punctuation showed (question mark, exclimation, etc) as suggestions but now when you type space after...
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    Help Stock ICS 4.0.4 and JB 4.1.1 laggy/slow

    Hello, I recently purchased a used nexus s 2 weeks ago. It was running Gingerbread 2.3.6 and the phone felt super responsive, when I touched an app or a a button there was hardly a delay at all, apps and pages loaded instantly. A week ago, I got a system update for 4.0.4 . It looked nicer and...
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    Help Help! Nexus S went musicblind after the official upgrade to Android 4.1.1

    Last Sunday i got the long awaited upgrade notification from Google. I finally got to wear the new shiny JellyBean on my nexus s. My happiness didn't last long though... after i got through the installation of the 114Mb upgrade pack, i decided to do a factory reset so that everything would...
  4. marvinblue

    Help Help with spamming!

    Hi all. I have a Nexus S that was flashed by google to ICS a little while ago. I recently installed two widgets to countdown days, (one I didn't like so much, so I tried another). Since then, I get a notification about every six hours of single hot girls in my area, etc. I've uninstalled the...
  5. DanielRojas

    Root nexus s help!!!

    okay so i have a nexus s , not the 4g version. it is rooted , i think. well i went to go unroot it and accidentally unrooted with the 4g version of the oneclick unroot. so now every time I turn my phone off it gets stuck at the part that says google. also my phone is unlocked. i need help...
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    BW issue with v4.1.1 JB

    I have Beautiful Widgets and with my Nexus S and v4.1.1 Jelly Bean I have issues. When making simple setting changes, BW gets nuked. BW battery widget vanishes too. I thought BW was updated for v4.x but I guess it needs another update for v4.1.1. Let's see some action. :D
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    Help Overheating when Charging

    I charged my phone overnight, only for about 4 hours. When I woke up I picked it up, realized it was really hot, and tried to check the time. The screen flashed an exclamation point inside a battery box and went blank. I took out the battery, which was almost too hot to touch, and let it cool...
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    Help Google Voice Search doesn't work properly (Android 4.1.1)

    I just updated to Android Jelly Bean and wanted to use the new voice search. When I use it,it only searches Google. It doesn't give the cards when you e.g. ask how tall Obama is. It also doesn't set a reminder when I ask. On the bottom of the screen it shows a little bar where "internet" is...
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    Jelly Bean Update Status 7 Error

    Hi, I have I think a vanilla Nexus S, un rooted on Vodaphone UK. The only thing I did was manually update to ICS from a zip file a while ago. The details are Model GT-I9020 Android 4.0.4 Baseband I9020XXKI1 Build IMM76D I have downloaded I think the correct Jellybean (9ZGgDXDi.zip) after...
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    Trying to upgrade to Jelly Bean help please!

    I have a Samsung Nexus S, unlocked for Wind Mobile. I'm using this in Canada 1.) Model Number: Nexus S 2.) Firmware Version ? 3.) Baseband Version: 19020XXKL1 4.) Kernel Version: 3.0.8-g6656123 android-build@vpbs1 #1 5.) Build Number: IMM76D I recently bought this off Craigs List...
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    Help Nexus S 3G and Updating Issues

    Hi guys I'm new to forums so bear with me. I have had the gsm nexus s that I use on t mobile for quite a long time. Ever since I bought it won't connect to 3G and is also stuck on 2.3.4 and wont update, and now that I hear it's getting Jellybean im starting to get a bit annoyed. Here's the...
  12. zuben el genub

    Root Recovery thinks usb is connected to pc

    Galaxy Nexus S - rooted using Cyanogenmod wiki. Running CM7.10 originally. Started after rooting from Google? update to ICS. Phone is rooted, have Superuser, etc. Wanted to update to CM7.2. Tried through ROM manager - it updated, but no wifi. Simply would not take the password or set up new...
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    JB update done - 1 problem, help please!

    Hello Nexus S friends - I posted this in Android Lounge before discovering this forum, apologies for duplication: Hello all, site newbie here. Not sure if anyone has experienced this and can help, but I have a Nexus S (bought it the day they arrived in the UK, not network-specific) and got...
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    Nexus S Jelly Bean update

    Hello all, site newbie here. Not sure if anyone has experienced this and can help, but I have a Nexus S (bought it the day they arrived in the UK, not network-specific) and got the JB update yesterday. The new 'Unlock' screen came up after the update was done, but it hasn't come up since then...
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    OTA 4.1.1 update - help!!

    I've searched and couldn't find any help on this. So I got the 4.1.1 OTA update this afternoon. After the update, I've got all kinds of problems! Notification bar is gone, no notification tray Can only change to live wallpapers -- won't switch to pictures Incoming phone calls don't show the...
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    Root Thinking of rooting my Nexus S - question

    I am thinking of rooting my Nexus S after all this time, but right now I don't want to install any custom rom's or kernels, just want the access. The question is this - in light of the current Jelly Bean furore would I still receive OTA updates - or at least the notification - or would I have...
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    Not receiving text messages

    Hello Have a Nexus S with Vodaphone. Not sure if it is the phone or the network but not been receiving text messages for days, this happens every so often. Ive cleared my messages out, also using Handcent SMS. It seems to be sending OK Any ideas :)
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    Help Nightly crashes on Nexus S

    Hi all, My Sprint Nexus S 4G has been crashing frequently for the past 2+ weeks. The phone crashes consistently if left on overnight - alarms don't work and when I wake up the screen is usually blank (but still on) and the capacitive buttons below the screen are glowing. Nothing is responsive...
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    Help Help tethering

    New to the whole tethering thing. I know little about what my phone will do. I have a Nexux s 4g from sprint. How can i use my mobile data plan to surf the internet on my laptop?
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    Help Fastboot issues galore

    I know this problem seems to have been documented before, but I am at my wit's end with this stupid driver problem and I am afraid that both my phone and the plate glass window to the left of me are going to suffer the consequences :mad: Last year my power button started to become sporadically...
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    Nexus S stuck in boot animation screen

    Hi all, I am new to rooting and mods, so please excuse me if I don't know what I'm talking about. So, back in January I rooted my phone and installed CyanogenMod on my Nexus S. I flashed an unofficial version of ICS that I found on the internet and I got it to work fine (although it was...
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    Root Nexus S stuck in boot animation screen

    Hi all, I am new to rooting and mods, so please excuse me if I don't know what I'm talking about. So, back in January I rooted my phone and installed CyanogenMod on my Nexus S. I flashed an unofficial version of ICS that I found on the internet and I got it to work fine (although it was...
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    Root through waiting on updates from at&t

    Had my nexus s for nearly a year now, bought from best buy. A friend has a nexus s and is on verizon. He has had ICS for 6 months now and is about to get jellybean. I'm stuck with honeycomb, but want to go with jellybean. I'm now willing to root, unlock or whatever, if someone would please...
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    Jelly Bean coming to Nexus S

    According to several sources, we'll be getting 4.1 on our Nexus S phones some time this month. http://pocketnow.com/2012/06/29/samsung-responds-to-jelly-bean-upgrade-questions/ I can't wait. I love ICS, but the performance has been problematic unless I manually close some apps on a regular...
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    Help Nexus S Crashes

    Android version: 4.0.4 Baseband version: I9020XXKI1 Kernel version: 3.0.8-g6656123 android-build@vpbs1 #1 Thu Feb 2 16:56:02 PST 2012 Build number: IMM76D On several occasions since the upgrade to 4.0.4 my phone has crashed several times. When using the search bar on the...