Google Android users clubhouse - Page 64

DanishDevil · Dec 18, 2011, 04:31 AM

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Originally Posted by JrRacinFan

Dont forget the Android Appstore, they have a pay-for app free daily. Oh yes, Dolphin Mini works great.

Amazon Appstore.

Fitseries3 · Dec 18, 2011, 04:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Paulieg

Can someone give me a list of general must have apps for android smartphones? ie. apps that help extend battery life etc. Oh, and for anyone who uses grooveshark, is it possible to use the browser to use it, without having to buy the grooveshark app?

gosms pro(best txt app i've found)
audiomanager(great app that runs as a widget that allows quick volume adjustments)
craigslist(the one by DuDu)
juicedefender pro(best battery saver i've found, my phone lasts 2days+)(pm me if you want it)
numberguru(GREAT for finding out who a number belongs to)
plume(IF you use twitter)

JrRacinFan · Dec 18, 2011, 04:44 AM

@Fit

I like Handcent a little more but remember 3rd party messaging apps still require the use of the stock messaging app as a service. Hence, it does cut into battery life but only a little.

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Originally Posted by DanishDevil

Amazon Appstore.

LOL I knew something was wrong there....

Cold Storm · Dec 18, 2011, 11:07 AM

I really don't know what people complain about with the Gnex... I had it unplugged for 18:28h and I hit 48% once I went and plugged it in... I even was playing trailers and downloading a movie off the android market while watching the football game.. I think people just don't know or don't care how to manage their battery use...

Update:

13h and with 14 items going, I hit 40%...

Now, big news. Google wallet for all Gnex users. I have it on my Gnex and I can't wait to use it!

Plus, for limited time.. if you can use it, set a google gift card, google give you $10 for setting up a card threw them.

Win-Win!

Grnfinger · Dec 18, 2011, 11:26 PM

been a long time Blackberry user, just bought the EVO 3D for an early xmas present.
WOW, cant believe it took me this long to make the switch, happy that I did.

S-Off and Rooted, no custom rom yet... cant find anything I like that has 4G and wireless working.

brandonwh64 · Dec 18, 2011, 11:30 PM

bad ass looking phone man!!

ktr · Dec 19, 2011, 03:00 AM

Should be getting my Galaxy Nexus tomorrow. ^_^

travva · Dec 19, 2011, 04:16 AM

switched back to android. sold my iphone 4 and picked up the galaxy nexus. pretty sweet phone.

JrRacinFan · Dec 19, 2011, 04:27 AM

welcome back & nice christmas present ktr & travva

I hope you enjoy it!

DanishDevil · Dec 19, 2011, 05:24 AM

Galaxy Nexus acquired!

n-ster · Dec 20, 2011, 03:27 AM

Should get my Galaxy nexus in 1 month

erixx · Dec 20, 2011, 07:59 AM

In advance of the arrival of my android powered Asus Transformer tomorrow I started browing Android forums and this is f*** ridiculous: they are full of housewifes/men that have never worked with a computer and don't know what an USB cable is! Seems that many used a male-male USB cable to sync files, doesn't work, fries device, etc!!! And the manual says 'Use only the provided special cable" haha

Just an example of many.... :P

Thrackan · Dec 20, 2011, 08:08 AM

If you don't know how a computer works, AND are stupid enough not to read the manual for stuff you don't understand, you deserve that imho.

erixx · Dec 20, 2011, 10:23 AM

All potential Apple household device customers. NOW I understand the WHITE idea

JrRacinFan · Dec 20, 2011, 01:45 PM

LMAO @ erixx & thrackan

A nice christmas present would be to get a functioning ICS build on this OG. I know it may never happen but a guy can wish right?

brandonwh64 · Dec 20, 2011, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by JrRacinFan

LMAO @ erixx & thrackan

A nice christmas present would be to get a functioning ICS build on this OG. I know it may never happen but a guy can wish right?

Do you think the OG could handle ICS? Gingerbread is sluggish sometimes without the right kernel and settings.

JrRacinFan · Dec 20, 2011, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by brandonwh64

Do you think the OG could handle ICS? Gingerbread is sluggish sometimes without the right kernel and settings.

If you get the right dev developing it, Chevyno1 would make a killer ICS build.

Cold Storm · Dec 20, 2011, 03:31 PM

I gotta say the phone is great... just sent brandon a picture and it was very clear... I am very happy to say I bought this phone. Now... off to use google wallet

brandonwh64 · Dec 20, 2011, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by cold storm

i gotta say the phone is great... Just sent brandon a picture and it was very clear... I am very happy to say i bought this phone. Now... Off to use google wallet

thank you!!!!! Im super excited!

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Originally Posted by brandonwh64

thank you!!!!! Im super excited!

Quote:

Originally Posted by brandonwh64

thank you!!!!! Im super excited!

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Originally Posted by brandonwh64

thank you!!!!! Im super excited!

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Originally Posted by brandonwh64

thank you!!!!! Im super excited!

COFFEE EXPLOSION!

Cold Storm · Dec 20, 2011, 03:50 PM

Just hope she was as good for u was she was for me.

JrRacinFan · Dec 20, 2011, 03:55 PM

Oooo did you get it yet B!?

@Cold Storm

thank you!!!!! Im super excited! LOL

brandonwh64 · Dec 20, 2011, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by JrRacinFan

Oooo did you get it yet B!?

@Cold Storm

thank you!!!!! Im super excited! LOL

It was shipped today! Hopefully have it friday!

Cold Storm · Dec 20, 2011, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by brandonwh64

It was shipped today! Hopefully have it friday!

Should have ig friday from what the tell said in a breathful

Quote:

Originally Posted by JrRacinFan

Oooo did you get it yet B!?

@Cold Storm

thank you!!!!! Im super excited! LOL

Lol... nice one.

brandonwh64 · Dec 20, 2011, 07:44 PM

I just seen that USPS works on christmas EVE as well so lets hope friday or saturday

DanishDevil · Dec 20, 2011, 07:44 PM

A couple of initial impressions/rants about the Galaxy Nexus:

I really do like ICS. One thing that I think might need to be changed is menu and search functions to be standardized in different apps. Some apps have them on the top, some on the bottom. When flying between apps having them in completely different places is a little confusing.
The camera in the Galaxy Nexus is severely sub-par to the 8MP shooters that HTC puts out. My old Incredible (now my little sister's) puts this camera to shame (except for the instant photos). The flash washes pictures out a lot more than the HTC phones (I was always incredibly impressed by the flash performance) and low-light pictures just plain suck.
The phone is a bit slippery naked. My Rezound's soft-touch battery panel was enough for me to keep a steady grip on it, but the Galaxy Nexus just about flies out of your hand at times (especially if you've just washed your hands). I think I'll have to keep an eye out for a nice case.
The screen is great. I greatly missed AMOLED, and the Pentile matrix is almost unnoticable. The combination of AMOLED and Pentile make things look kind of grainy/washed out at very low brightness settings, but it still looks pretty good. Whenever I look at a white background, it almost looks like the background of lined paper because of the combination.
Hardware buttons are MUCH easier to press than either the Incredible (didn't have a problem with them) and the Rezound (horribly shallow and barely tactile).
Because of the lack of Android shortcut buttons on the bottom when the phone is off or looking at something full screen, I sometimes pick the phone up upside-down. Not problematic, but kind of silly sometimes
All of the sounds on this phone are WAY TOO QUIET. I can't even hear some YouTube vidoes that are a little quiet in the first place, but they are INAUDIBLE at max volume. Ring and notification volumes are low compared to HTC phones as well. I really hope they push an update to boost the volume and it's not a hardware limitation.
I kind of miss 7 home screens (what I was used to), but I'm making do with 5. The widgets aren't bad either (although I am using some Beautiful Widgets as well now, thanks $0.10 sale).
Animations are much faster than on my Rezound, and because of that, are less "in the way" of some of the flashy stuff that Sense 3.5 does. Much better overall.

Guess that was a little more than I expected to write, but more to come! Questions are more than welcome

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Dec 18, 2011, 11:07 AM	#1579
Cold Storm Battosai Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: In a library somewhere on this earth Posts: 10,566 (5.14/day) Thanks: 4,242 Thanked 3,047 Times in 2,493 Posts System Specs	I really don't know what people complain about with the Gnex... I had it unplugged for 18:28h and I hit 48% once I went and plugged it in... I even was playing trailers and downloading a movie off the android market while watching the football game.. I think people just don't know or don't care how to manage their battery use... Update: 13h and with 14 items going, I hit 40%... Now, big news. Google wallet for all Gnex users. I have it on my Gnex and I can't wait to use it! Plus, for limited time.. if you can use it, set a google gift card, google give you $10 for setting up a card threw them. Win-Win! __________________ The only way success is before work, is in the dictionary Support for the mind. Support for your hardware Last edited by Cold Storm; Dec 18, 2011 at 09:43 PM.

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Dec 18, 2011, 11:26 PM	#1580
Grnfinger Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Chained 2 Desk Posts: 397 (0.21/day) Thanks: 111 Thanked 167 Times in 100 Posts System Specs	been a long time Blackberry user, just bought the EVO 3D for an early xmas present. WOW, cant believe it took me this long to make the switch, happy that I did. S-Off and Rooted, no custom rom yet... cant find anything I like that has 4G and wireless working. __________________ 3DMark06 Vantage

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Dec 18, 2011, 11:30 PM	#1581
brandonwh64 Addicted to Bacon and StarCrunches!!! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chatsworth, GA Posts: 13,569 (10.00/day) Thanks: 2,149 Thanked 5,342 Times in 3,697 Posts System Specs	bad ass looking phone man!! __________________ Cruncher's: All GPU's GPU's: 7970 3GB Unlocked = 8 Threads 5770 1GB OCed = 2 Threads

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Dec 19, 2011, 03:00 AM	#1582
ktr Eligible for custom title Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bay Area, California, USA, Earth Posts: 6,158 (2.36/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 708 Times in 595 Posts System Specs	Should be getting my Galaxy Nexus tomorrow. ^_^

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Dec 19, 2011, 04:16 AM	#1583
travva Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Hampton, VA USA Posts: 287 (0.17/day) Thanks: 101 Thanked 59 Times in 49 Posts System Specs	switched back to android. sold my iphone 4 and picked up the galaxy nexus. pretty sweet phone. __________________ fedor by armbar. My Heatware

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Dec 19, 2011, 04:27 AM	#1584
JrRacinFan Served 5k and counting ... Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Youngstown, OH Posts: 16,121 (7.13/day) Thanks: 4,149 Thanked 4,552 Times in 4,027 Posts System Specs	welcome back & nice christmas present ktr & travva I hope you enjoy it! __________________ Graphics Artists United™ Request Thread Low Cache CPU Club Solaris Utility DVD 3.0 DanishDevil's Logitech Soundroom TPU Video Gallery Sciencemark Revisited

Dec 19, 2011, 05:24 AM	#1585
DanishDevil Eligible for custom title Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Newport Beach, CA Posts: 8,631 (3.10/day) Thanks: 1,362 Thanked 2,018 Times in 1,585 Posts System Specs	Galaxy Nexus acquired! __________________ [B/S/T: FS/FT Cisco VPN Gigabit Routers \| WTB] [Logitech Z-5500 Digital Soundroom \| The TPU Darkroom \| The TPU Zune Social \| Tech Net Subscribers Club]

Dec 20, 2011, 03:27 AM	#1586
n-ster Eligible for custom title Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Montreal Posts: 8,304 (5.21/day) Thanks: 1,206 Thanked 1,420 Times in 1,153 Posts System Specs	Should get my Galaxy nexus in 1 month __________________ My Heatware

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Dec 20, 2011, 07:59 AM	#1587
erixx Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Moorsoldaten barracks Posts: 2,183 (1.89/day) Thanks: 711 Thanked 312 Times in 250 Posts System Specs	In advance of the arrival of my android powered Asus Transformer tomorrow I started browing Android forums and this is f*** ridiculous: they are full of housewifes/men that have never worked with a computer and don't know what an USB cable is! Seems that many used a male-male USB cable to sync files, doesn't work, fries device, etc!!! And the manual says 'Use only the provided special cable" haha Just an example of many.... :P

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Dec 20, 2011, 08:08 AM	#1588
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Dec 20, 2011, 10:23 AM	#1589
erixx Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Moorsoldaten barracks Posts: 2,183 (1.89/day) Thanks: 711 Thanked 312 Times in 250 Posts System Specs	All potential Apple household device customers. NOW I understand the WHITE idea

Dec 20, 2011, 01:45 PM	#1590
JrRacinFan Served 5k and counting ... Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Youngstown, OH Posts: 16,121 (7.13/day) Thanks: 4,149 Thanked 4,552 Times in 4,027 Posts System Specs	LMAO @ erixx & thrackan A nice christmas present would be to get a functioning ICS build on this OG. I know it may never happen but a guy can wish right? __________________ Graphics Artists United™ Request Thread Low Cache CPU Club Solaris Utility DVD 3.0 DanishDevil's Logitech Soundroom TPU Video Gallery Sciencemark Revisited

Dec 20, 2011, 03:31 PM	#1593
Cold Storm Battosai Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: In a library somewhere on this earth Posts: 10,566 (5.14/day) Thanks: 4,242 Thanked 3,047 Times in 2,493 Posts System Specs	I gotta say the phone is great... just sent brandon a picture and it was very clear... I am very happy to say I bought this phone. Now... off to use google wallet

Dec 20, 2011, 03:50 PM	#1595
Cold Storm Battosai Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: In a library somewhere on this earth Posts: 10,566 (5.14/day) Thanks: 4,242 Thanked 3,047 Times in 2,493 Posts System Specs	Just hope she was as good for u was she was for me.

Dec 20, 2011, 03:55 PM	#1596
JrRacinFan Served 5k and counting ... Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Youngstown, OH Posts: 16,121 (7.13/day) Thanks: 4,149 Thanked 4,552 Times in 4,027 Posts System Specs	Oooo did you get it yet B!? @Cold Storm thank you!!!!! Im super excited! LOL __________________ Graphics Artists United™ Request Thread Low Cache CPU Club Solaris Utility DVD 3.0 DanishDevil's Logitech Soundroom TPU Video Gallery Sciencemark Revisited

Dec 20, 2011, 07:44 PM	#1599
brandonwh64 Addicted to Bacon and StarCrunches!!! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chatsworth, GA Posts: 13,569 (10.00/day) Thanks: 2,149 Thanked 5,342 Times in 3,697 Posts System Specs	I just seen that USPS works on christmas EVE as well so lets hope friday or saturday __________________ Cruncher's: All GPU's GPU's: 7970 3GB Unlocked = 8 Threads 5770 1GB OCed = 2 Threads

Dec 20, 2011, 07:44 PM	#1600
DanishDevil Eligible for custom title Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Newport Beach, CA Posts: 8,631 (3.10/day) Thanks: 1,362 Thanked 2,018 Times in 1,585 Posts System Specs	A couple of initial impressions/rants about the Galaxy Nexus: I really do like ICS. One thing that I think might need to be changed is menu and search functions to be standardized in different apps. Some apps have them on the top, some on the bottom. When flying between apps having them in completely different places is a little confusing. The camera in the Galaxy Nexus is severely sub-par to the 8MP shooters that HTC puts out. My old Incredible (now my little sister's) puts this camera to shame (except for the instant photos). The flash washes pictures out a lot more than the HTC phones (I was always incredibly impressed by the flash performance) and low-light pictures just plain suck. The phone is a bit slippery naked. My Rezound's soft-touch battery panel was enough for me to keep a steady grip on it, but the Galaxy Nexus just about flies out of your hand at times (especially if you've just washed your hands). I think I'll have to keep an eye out for a nice case. The screen is great. I greatly missed AMOLED, and the Pentile matrix is almost unnoticable. The combination of AMOLED and Pentile make things look kind of grainy/washed out at very low brightness settings, but it still looks pretty good. Whenever I look at a white background, it almost looks like the background of lined paper because of the combination. Hardware buttons are MUCH easier to press than either the Incredible (didn't have a problem with them) and the Rezound (horribly shallow and barely tactile). Because of the lack of Android shortcut buttons on the bottom when the phone is off or looking at something full screen, I sometimes pick the phone up upside-down. Not problematic, but kind of silly sometimes All of the sounds on this phone are WAY TOO QUIET. I can't even hear some YouTube vidoes that are a little quiet in the first place, but they are INAUDIBLE at max volume. Ring and notification volumes are low compared to HTC phones as well. I really hope they push an update to boost the volume and it's not a hardware limitation. I kind of miss 7 home screens (what I was used to), but I'm making do with 5. The widgets aren't bad either (although I am using some Beautiful Widgets as well now, thanks $0.10 sale). Animations are much faster than on my Rezound, and because of that, are less "in the way" of some of the flashy stuff that Sense 3.5 does. Much better overall. Guess that was a little more than I expected to write, but more to come! Questions are more than welcome __________________ [B/S/T: FS/FT Cisco VPN Gigabit Routers \| WTB] [Logitech Z-5500 Digital Soundroom \| The TPU Darkroom \| The TPU Zune Social \| Tech Net Subscribers Club]

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