Galaxy Nexus Watering Hole

[vandyman]

I finally received my extra extended battery today. So now I have a total of two extended batteries.

For some reason I could not get a tracking number from VZW, I tried calling , emailing, and ranting, but nothing worked .
That was the first time that I ever ordered from them on line and it will be the last.

 

[Lucky Armpit]

Some of you may remember that I said I had to hold off in getting a Galaxy Nexus, due to the uncertaintly of our job... we'll know whether we have jobs going forward the first week of January 2012. Well, I received a VERY pleasant surprise yesterday morning from my manager's manager: an AmEx gift card for "Performance and Recognition"! I wasted no time in calling Verzion and ordering a Galaxy Nexus!! It will be here on Thursday. Not only that, when I called, they gave me the web-only price of $260 rather than $300!!

I didn't want to go to the store... the reps there move at the speed of drifting continents and it's always a zoo at this time of year. Plus, when I tried to order it online, it said it wasn't compatible with my data plan so the phone rep had to tweak a few things (I'm holding onto my unlimited data plan for dear life).

I'm so excited, I can't stand it!

 

[Copacetic]

Both my 3g and 4g were off until after 830. Honestly, I almost did not notice because my signal strength bars are grey more often than blue, lol. I took my phone up to the Verizon store and did a side by side with another nexus and all the strength readings were pretty good and about the same so I know its not my actual unit. Funny thing is I live in a house on stilts and from my kitchen (third floor) I can see the tower across the sound, and if i stand looking out that window I pick up 2 to three bars of 4g. Move to the other side of the house or go down a level and it has only one bar or all the bars are grey

 

[Copacetic]

I also got the extended battery yesterday via fed-ex (ordered Sunday night). I also like how the phone feels better with this battery in it and it still fits in the tpu case. I fully charged the original battery and will carry it as a back up if I need it. Anyone know how long it will hold a charge outside of the phone?

 

[MSUgEEk]

I also got the extended battery yesterday via fed-ex (ordered Sunday night). I also like how the phone feels better with this battery in it and it still fits in the tpu case. I fully charged the original battery and will carry it as a back up if I need it. Anyone know how long it will hold a charge outside of the phone?

It should keep some charge on it for several weeks.

 

[Stigy]

Funds added!

 

[MSUgEEk]

Funds added!

I used Wallet for the first time Monday at the local grocery store. The cashier flipped out and started asking me all kinds of questions about the phone.

 

[RazorSharp]

Okay, let's get today's RSRSS feed going...

Droid Life’s Top 25 Android Apps Of 2011 – Droid Life

Prepare Your Smartphone and Laptop Travel Toolkit | Lifehacker

Firefox 9.0 for Android Now Available | Phandroid

Love me some Tintin: Review: Tintin Serves Up Indiana Jones-Style Adventure | Wired.com

Downloading this now: High-tech anti-virus app Avast now free on the Android Market | CNET

A Google-a-Day Puzzle for Dec. 21 | Wired.com

Early Beta Download for the All New and Improved Dropbox for Android App – New UI, Features and ICS Comptability | Phandroid

Lingering Android security flaw lets apps do things without permission | The Verge

Jackpot! Getjar Gold Apps Sale – Over 100 Paid Apps For FREE | Phandroid

OS/Battery issue might be affecting not only Nexus S updates, but ours as well: Google holds Android 4.0 updates for Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus - SlashGear

The Most Popular Featured Desktops and Home Screens of 2011 | Lifehacker

"If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding!" The Pudding Machine That Yells At Kids | Gizmodo

Watched this and teared up a little bit, not gonna lie: First Trailer for Peter Jackson's The Hobbit is out | Kotaku

Get this, Star Wars Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi’s home planet is officially named after Jon Stewart! | TheNextWeb

If you can't be near a TV on Dec. 31 (our good friend Captain Ron, perhaps?): Ring in the New Year watching on your phone as the ball drops in Times Square | PhoneArena

For advanced users: Gaining a Remote Shell On Android - Slashdot

Watch Out for This "Unlock Your Debit Card" Text Message Scam | Lifehacker

Hey, Words With Friends players, can you keep a secret? Use Wolfram Alpha to Find Scrabble Words | Lifehacker

From the "lolwut?" column: Democratic Republic of Congo bans text messaging -- Engadget

NSFW but hilarious: Christmas Hype Will Drive Your Children To Insanity | Deadspin

 

[HanSolo]

Good morning, peeps!

Can anyone who rooted with Clockworkmod Recovery check their system folder under Root Explorer to see if "/system/reboot-from-recovery.p" is there?

I definitely only renamed it, but I just went into that file with Root Explorer and it's gone!!

 

[RazorSharp]

Hey, my 4G is back! Awesome.

 

[altimax98]

Good morning, peeps!

Can anyone who rooted with Clockworkmod Recovery check their system folder under Root Explorer to see if "/system/reboot-from-recovery.p" is there?

I definitely only renamed it, but I just went into that file with Root Explorer and it's gone!!

Mine is gone, but I'm running a rom so I dont know if it was removed

 

[Stigy]

Good morning, peeps!

Can anyone who rooted with Clockworkmod Recovery check their system folder under Root Explorer to see if "/system/reboot-from-recovery.p" is there?

I definitely only renamed it, but I just went into that file with Root Explorer and it's gone!!

Mine is /system/reboot-from-recovery.bak -- never flashed a ROM.

 

[zx10droid]

Good morning, peeps!

Can anyone who rooted with Clockworkmod Recovery check their system folder under Root Explorer to see if "/system/reboot-from-recovery.p" is there?

I definitely only renamed it, but I just went into that file with Root Explorer and it's gone!!

I haven't flashed anything yet, but mine is still there

 

[HanSolo]

Ah, I see. I guess when I flashed Universal HD it got deleted.

Oh well. Hopefully when I'm ready to accept an OTA I will be able to restore my nandroid backup and it will reappear.

BTW, no 4G here either.

 

[LiQUiDBuD]

4G back here too. Ahhh. Let the downloading resume...

 

[Stigy]

BTW with a USB OTG cable, this program lets you mount flash drive to your Nexus - requires root though.

https://market.android.com/details?id=eu.chainfire.stickmount

 

[ryancmatchett]

Only 3g and spotty at that in Santa Barbara, Cali...oye. VZW says...we are aware of a 4g issue in your area. Please check back later....Cool ish...

 

[HanSolo]

4G back on in Chicago.

 

[MSUgEEk]

First day on extended battery and it dipped down to 55% and then gradually started climbing back up in the low 60% range without plugging it back in, lol. Silly Android. Figure I'll get a couple of good full charges and drains in on it the next couple of days and then should see some excellent battery performance. Why didn't they just include this battery with the phone from the factory? *sigh*

 

[RazorSharp]

BTW with a USB OTG cable, this program lets you mount flash drive to your Nexus - requires root though.

https://market.android.com/details?id=eu.chainfire.stickmount

Installed, thanks.

 

[Stigy]

More pictures! Unedited from today -- just point and shoot.

Edited (in phone) from the other day.

 

[RazorSharp]

The leaked LTE radios from yesterday have been posted to Droid-Life:

Download: New EK06 and EK04 Radios and Bootloader for the Galaxy Nexus – Droid Life

 

[jbdan]

No. Its the Verizon charging dock.
Morning everyone!

Morning! Ahh the portrait one ok thx.

Honestly i really don't care for theory roms... o wait I mean th3ory lol. He was a big thunderbolt dev and my phone never liked his stuff. But I really don't care for developers who push stuff out with little or no modification above stock and call it something special. That's why I love Pete and CM. Pete makes stock and tweaks it. No themes, or other installed BS. CM has that good stuff but just works properly.... I just don't particularly care for all the kangs in the dev section of the forums.

-3nd rant -P)


O yeah on XDA someone got a version of CM dialer with the mod that searches contact names and numbers when typing the numbers. Works great in Pete's rom

Right on

Some of you may remember that I said I had to hold off in getting a Galaxy Nexus, due to the uncertaintly of our job...I'm so excited, I can't stand it!

What awesome news you are being watched over!

Good morning, peeps!

Can anyone who rooted with Clockworkmod Recovery check their system folder under Root Explorer to see if "/system/reboot-from-recovery.p" is there?

I definitely only renamed it, but I just went into that file with Root Explorer and it's gone!!

G'mornin'! There are so many ways and images out to get your phone back to stock you're good.

 

[jbdan]

More pictures! Unedited from today -- just point and shoot.


Edited (in phone) from the other day.

Love that edited one. Did you just bump up the saturation some? Looks a tad soft, but great composition!

 

[Stigy]

Love that edited one. Did you just bump up the saturation some? Looks a tad soft, but great composition!

Shadows and saturation in the built-in editing program.

Definitely not as sharp as I'd like, but when reduced size its not bad at all.