The Android Cell Phone Thread

[Oscur]

any idea when nexus is hitting the US -____-

been waiting for this for too long, my phone broke a month ago

being phoneless is weird

[chantheman]

anyone get the gingerbread update recently?

shit popped up on my incredible the other day.

fucked with my root/ROM and had to reflash it last night. pain in the ass

[wild style]

Nexus rumormill says it's possibly being pushed back to December release. I got the gb update on my dinc the other night also. Followed shortly by the low data storage warning. What a piece of shit this thing is. Plz god galaxy nexus.

Edited November 17, 2011 by wild style

[blackfuture]

galaxy S2 rules. although, quadrant says it's single core? does gingerbread only utilize one core? i feel like i read that someplace...

[the hall of vame]

my shits been running slow and dying fast as hell. i have a droid 2 with the juice defender app, anyone have any good recommendations for increased speed/battery life?

[footfeet]

I have an atrix, do you guys recommend I root my phone?

Edited November 22, 2011 by footfeet

[lestat]

yeah root it... then freeze or delete all the bloatware that came with your phone

[conqueror]

i have had my gs2 for a couple of months now and not one australian carrier has released 2.3.4 yet.

[azif]

i have had my gs2 for a couple of months now and not one australian carrier has released 2.3.4 yet.

Just flash a version from XDA...

Apparently there are leaks of icecream sandwich

[E36]

what have you guys found to be the best browser?

and i downloaded the wiki app but wtf is the point, it opens in my browser anyways

[evisu 2000]

stock browser is best imo... unfortunately i'm using miui and the browser is buggy as fuck, so i use opera sometimes which i think is better than the other ones (xscope, dolphin, miren).

[footfeet]

yeah root it... then freeze or delete all the bloatware that came with your phone

will do. i'm tired of seeing that crap on my phone.

[not too tight]

I have a samsung galaxy S fascinate for verizon. I think I rooted it but still only have 2.1 and not too much going on. anyone have any suggestions to get the most out of my phone?

[NatseOklim]

I have a samsung galaxy S fascinate for verizon. I think I rooted it but still only have 2.1 and not too much going on. anyone have any suggestions to get the most out of my phone?

Get "voodoo lagfix" and flash it to your phone, so much faster and MUCH better sound quality.

[evisu 2000]

fucked around with the droid razr today, i forgot what a responsive phone felt like. too bad it's ugly.

i wonder if i should get a new phone or just go back to froyo. pretty sure the only reason i'm using gb is for the crt off animation.

[E36]

man, sony's android phones come with some really awesome proprietary widgets...however, they are unavailable if you install another launcher. pretty much tied into my oem one =\

[the hall of vame]

literally just activated my replacement droid 2... did backup assistant. whats my next best option? (rooting, etc)

[percy]

just a quick question. i have recently bought an android phone for the first time and noticed when trying to install apps that they all ask for permission of some kind, from accessing phone calls to contacts or whatever. wtf is this? i dont want some random company or person being able to do what they like with my phone and information.

any help would be great because im seriously thinking of sending it back because of this. thanks.

[insomnia]

i think it's more just to let you know what services an application will be using, and it's your choice to decide if that is justified or not. if you're downloading a "credible" application (enough reviews, high ratings, etc.), you're probably pretty safe. but if you're downloading some bootleg version of doodle jump that requires GPS info and messaging capabilities, it might not be a good choice. when you're using an app, there are certain directories on the phone that need to be accessed, it's kinda your own decision to decide if they requested permissions are reasonable.

[halomunkey]

Verizon sales associate said the nexus dropping tomorrow, or 1am in the east coast. $299 though...I'm probably going to have to cop since i've been living 10 years in the past with my basic phone.

anybody else gonna cop?

[insomnia]

galaxy nexus copped. used that 3g to 4g phone discount (known as CH4GE discount in verizon's 'doorways' system) for $100 off woop

Edited December 15, 2011 by insomnia

[tangerine]

^ how do you like it so far? Pros and cons?

I was considering waiting for the Galaxy Nexus but in the meanwhile I played with a Droid Razr and was impressed with the design and solid feel of it.

When I was comparing specs I realized the Razr had a few things that I felt were important to me. Good feel and finish, Motorola radio, and mass storage mode. My original Droid was leaking oil and dropping screws everywhere, so I decided to go with the Razr. Happy with it so far, I had forgotten what a responsive phone is like.

Edited December 15, 2011 by tangerine

[herpsky]

google japanese IME came out today. it's the best JP input system i've used on android.

i've been on atok, go keyboard, and simeji but this thing is far superior to any of these

[stazy]

^ how do you like it so far? Pros and cons?

I've had a nexus for a few weeks now and these are my thoughts...

Pros:

• ICS is a really nice, smooth IOS.
  
• Super fast
  
• Awesome screen
  
• Face unlock is cool
  
• Being able to resize widgets is awesome.
  

Cons:

• This is hard to explain but I'll try...If I've written out a text to someone but don't send it, it gets saved as a draft. If I later delete the draft, it's removed from the message thread but if I go back to my list of texts, the deleted draft still shows up. Not a huge glitch but it annoys me.
  
• Camera isn't great
  

Overall it beats the shit out of my old 3Gs. It's my first android so I can't compare it to previous models but so far I'm really pleased. I don't regret switching from Apple at all.

Edited December 16, 2011 by stazy

[insomnia]

^ how do you like it so far? Pros and cons?

I was considering waiting for the Galaxy Nexus but in the meanwhile I played with a Droid Razr and was impressed with the design and solid feel of it.

When I was comparing specs I realized the Razr had a few things that I felt were important to me. Good feel and finish, Motorola radio, and mass storage mode. My original Droid was leaking oil and dropping screws everywhere, so I decided to go with the Razr. Happy with it so far, I had forgotten what a responsive phone is like.

haven't used face unlock, but i agree with stazy's pro's. the screen size and speed are such an improvement from the OG Droid, it's incredible. task management has been one of my favorite improvements from the OG droid.

i'm also very impressed by the audio out (if you remember the OG droid headphone jack woes). it's really clear, and the jack on the bottom is very convenient when using the phone, i think.

one thing that i really liked about the nexus over the other current top vzw phones was how nice it feels when you're using it. from the curved screen to the rounded edges and even the textured back plate (though the razr kevlar back is pretty awesome), it's a very well designed phone.

ICS is great so far, but there are some downsides since it's so new. quite a few programs are incompatible at the moment, apparently, but that'll pass in time.

the speaker could be a little louder. the OG droid was a great alarm - piercingly loud in the mornings. the nexus is a bit too soft with some of the same tones i had on the droid, but i may just need to optimize sound settings as it's a different phone.

don't know if it's just my device, but the phone tends to get pretty hot. sometimes i'll leave it sitting on the desk for a while, pick it up and it'll feel like it's been running intense processes for some time. not a big deal yet, but i'm curious to see how hot it gets when the tasks get more involved.

camera is whatever, but it's a lot better than the OG droid. i still don't use a phone camera as a primary, so it doesn't bother me.

hopefully that helps a little bit. i've only been playing with it for a day, really, so the list of good/bad will likely change dramatically over the next couple weeks. so far, though, i really dig it. anything in particular you're curious to compare?

[Solix]

Just got my nexus galaxy today. I forgot how pleasant it is to have such a snappy phone, not to mention how incredibly fast lte is (yay unlimited data) My old droid eris was on its last limb. Definitely gonna give it a couple days to get used to. My only real gripe so far is the way the battery door attaches to the body.

Can anyone suggest me some must have apps? My last phone's hardware sucked so hard i was never really able to run anything. Ive already added a twitter app, lookout, netflix, and yelp so far.

[herpsky]

apps on my home screen

1) twicca

2) gReader

3) readitlater

4) map

5) jorte (calendar)

6) wunderlist (to do list)

7) evernote

8) fast reboot

ADW extended (or whatever it's called) is my home screen manager.

others:

ezPDF reader pro, beautiful widgets, doubletwist, juicedefender, gasbuddy, shush (timed silent mode - awesome if you are in a meeting or whatever), soundhound infinity (kinda like shazam but able to ID really obscure stuff e.g. japanese punk songs),

[not too tight]

Got a verizon upgrade and trying to decide whether to get the Nexus or iPhone 4GS. Live in NYC if that matters but can anyone comment which one to get?

[stazy]

Another annoyance: I hate how my texts are right aligned. Anyone know what to change that?

Can anyone suggest me some must have apps? My last phone's hardware sucked so hard i was never really able to run anything. Ive already added a twitter app, lookout, netflix, and yelp so far.

Epicurious

Mixology

OpenTable

Slacker Radio

SoundHound

Evernote

Flight Track

Paper Camera

Score Mobile

Reddit is Fun

IMDB

[Solix]

Got a verizon upgrade and trying to decide whether to get the Nexus or iPhone 4GS. Live in NYC if that matters but can anyone comment which one to get?

A couple of my friends have been trying to get the the Nexus in NYC, but a bunch of places are sold out so far. Idk if that'll make an impact on your decision at all.