Galaxy Nexus Watering Hole

[ryancmatchett]

ok. this is bugging me. anyone know what is the best way to upload screenshots of our high res gnexi?

app isn't supporting local file uploads. if i email it to myself at work and upload it, i get a msg saying it's too large, no matter how small i make it to fit the max limits on the resolution.

grrrr.

I am taking a screenshot, save to dropbox app on the Nexy, Share/copy link..... paste the link as a IMG in the app/browser/whatever and done....

 

[jmar]

I had to go back to the beginning and start reading again after I started giggling at TAR balls. Please 'splain this to me.

TAR ball is a file that ends in the suffix .tar.gz

It is a file version compatible with Linux. In windows you would have to convert it using something like 7zip, IIRC. I don't know if that is a full explanation and I am sure someone else could chime in with more info but I am trying to remember from a walk-through and 7 pages of info off the top of my head!

TAR balls for everyone!

jmar

 

[NCTurner]

That seams like to much work and you have to pay for the "tags" is a no go for now

Well, personally I don't see them as nearly as work intensive as, say, writing your own kernal, and they work SO well. You also get the 'wow' factor, from your friends.

The tags are about $1 each, and it doesn't take many. I think most people would use between 2 and 6, maybe? If you want, send me your address and I'll mail you a couple of tags.

See below from my post about how I am using them:

NFC - finally got my tags working SO well. I simply could not get NFC Launcher to load multiple apps the way I wanted them. I finally installed Tasker (I hadn't used it in quite a while.) It works VERY well with NFC Launcher! I pretty much now just do my programming of the tag in Tasker, and simply have the launcher run the Tasker task.




For example - I have a Tasker task called "car dock." It:

• sets my screen to never time out (can't do that with NFC Launcher)
• loads Pandora in the background (and starts it to streaming)
• sets my phone to "car dock mode." (I had no idea our Nexi even had that mode...I never ran across it in the settngs.) This is nice because when it's in that mode, and I presss the 'home' key, it goes to my car dock program. FYI - Car Home Ultra is a GREAT car dock app!
• Loads my navigation app, and that is on top, asking me for the destination.
• BT on
• Volumes all set

I also have a tag for when I work in my home office. It stops the keyguard, sets screen timeout for 90 seconds (you can't do this with NFC Launcher, Antimony), loads Pandora to start streaming, loads my phone app (exDialer), and finally, pops up a message to start working.

 

[jbdan]

For those that "do the Nova" looks like Roman is incorporating it into the next build16

 

[blkbeltkid17]

I think. I am going to try aokp tonight

 

[zx10droid]

this "hanging" mms bug is really starting to piss me off
/rant

 

[BabyBlues]

this "hanging" mms bug is really starting to piss me off
/rant

What bug is this?

 

[jbdan]

What bug is this?

+1?

 

[blkbeltkid17]

+ 2

 

[jmar]

For those that "do the Nova" looks like Roman is incorporating it into the next build16

I haven't been using nova...not looking forward to it unless I can have option to run the stock launcher if I don't like Nova. I tried it at build 7 and it was too buggy for me...

+3 on the bug...which ROM?

jmar

Edit: Just checked the mail...got my tags!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[blkbeltkid17]

What rom are you guys talking about incorporating nova?

 

[jmar]

What rom are you guys talking about incorporating nova?

AOKP by ROMAN

 

[jbdan]

I haven't been using nova...not looking forward to it unless I can have option to run the stock launcher if I don't like Nova. I tried it at build 7 and it was too buggy for me...

+3 on the bug...which ROM?

jmar

Edit: Just checked the mail...got my tags!!!!!!!!!!!!

I prefer the stock launcher as well. I'm sure it will be optional as are most of the tweaks he's included with the ROM. *crossing fingers*

Awesome on the stickers it's so much fun!

What rom are you guys talking about incorporating nova?

AOKP Team Kang Rom(an)

--and I was sworded by none other than the jmar himself

 

[jmar]

I prefer the stock launcher as well. I'm sure it will be optional as are most of the tweaks he's included with the ROM. *crossing fingers*

Awesome on the stickers it's so much fun!



AOKP Team Kang Rom(an)

--and I was sworded by none other than the jmar himself

I love the way you described my most feared ninja move...lol!

Captain Ninja Sword

 

[jbdan]

I've made 5 batteries now in UOT I can't decide which I like, why is something so silly as a little battery icon making me so indecisive....

*wished and hoping soon UOT supports ICS!!*

 

[BabyBlues]

Wish me luck. I'm about to do zumba and yoga back to back.

 

[jmar]

Wish me luck. I'm about to do zumba and yoga back to back.

I like Zumba and its hosts.

 

[halon]

Am I the only person left that has a rooted phone and has yet to flash anything?

 

[jmar]

Am I the only person left that has a rooted phone and has yet to flash anything?

yes

 

[halon]

I've never flashed rom's or messed with kernels before. I haven't looked into yet either. I'm still waiting to here about "must have" roms.

 

[zx10droid]

What bug is this?

+1?

+ 2

+3 on the bug...which ROM?

jmar

i thought everyone in here would know, its a well known issue. when on wifi, for whatever reason it has an issue switching from wifi to 4g/3g to send an mms and will constantly show "sending", and the mms will never actually get sent. there are a bunch of theads about it in the nexus section

edit: stock rom, stock messaging app

 

[zx10droid]

Am I the only person left that has a rooted phone and has yet to flash anything?

no, i am in the exact same boat haha

 

[esmith818]

I've never flashed rom's or messed with kernels before. I haven't looked into yet either. I'm still waiting to here about "must have" roms.

I don't know that any ROMs out yet are "to die for" although from many comments here I'll wager that's arguable. I was happy with the stock ROM but I missed the flashing thing with the X2 after having the OG Droid.

My first ROM was RevolutionHD. I still consider it a favorite since it is basically just an optimized version of the stock ROM.

I tried Gummy next which I didn't care for although in fairness that was probably due to it being the first ROM I tried to over clock which resulted in reboots and erratic behavior.

I am now on AOKP based on all the chatter in this thread. I am using it with the lean kernel with interactiveX settings applied at boot. Not bad although I did have a random reboot this afternoon. Not sure if that is due to OC to 1350, UC to 350, or just a coincidence.

At this point I would be happy with Revolution. I will say that I am a fan of the Nova launcher. I didn't like it the first time I tried it, but on a 2nd run its been fantastic, especially after moving it to the system apps with root access.

The bottom line is that this is a great phone for tinkering with and yet also is amazing if left as is. With a few tweaks like the black & cyan keyboard and Nova's landscape home screen and scrollable dock, this has been a great phone so far!

 

[AntimonyER]

Am I the only person left that has a rooted phone and has yet to flash anything?

no, i am in the exact same boat haha

Make that three of us. I am gonna wait for the first few updates before I start with a rom.

 

[lovebyte21]

Has anyone else that is using Nova Launcher as an app (non-rooted) noticed that it rearranges all of the apps within a folder on the home screen after rotating to landscape? I like being able to have the home screen rotate, but I ended up turning that feature off after it kept reordering all my games.