The Galaxy Nexus thread
Thrax
🐌Austin, TX Icrontian
I feel there is sufficient interest to get this party started. This is the place for Q&A, discussions, important links, etc.
KEY LINKS:
ADB/Fastboot/MTP Drivers: Get your device connected to your PC and responding to ADB. Required for rooting/unlocking.
Galaxy Nexus Unlock/Root Toolkit: A convenient utility to do the hard work for you. It even installs Clockwork recovery.
[LTE] Android Open Kang Project (AOKP): Thus far the best ROM for the Toro. Currently based on a heavily-modified version of IML74K.
[GSM] Android Open Kang Project (AOKP): Thus far the best ROM for the Maguro. Currently based on a heavily-modified version of IML74K.
[Kernel] Lean Kernel: Thus far the very best custom kernel for the Toro and Maguro SGN. With moore features and faster development than any other kernel, Imoseyon has brought his pioneering work with other devices to the Galaxy Nexus. I highly recommend you flash the latest experimental (180Mhz version), then keep it updated every few days by typing "lkflash" at the terminal and selecting the 180MHz experimental option.
Extensive customization can be done with the LeanTweaks script, which is flashed through Clockwork Recovery and accessed inside Android by typing "lt" at the terminal. The script's preset voltages are quite good, and my phone works beautifully with the "aggressive" presets.
KEY TERMS:
SGN: Samsung Galaxy Nexus (aka "GNex")
Tuna: Codename for the Galaxy Nexus hardware (OMAP4, SGX540, 1GB RAM, etc.)
Maguro: Codename for GSM Galaxy Nexus (Western Europe, Virgin Mobile Canada, Bell Canada, etc.)
Toro: Codename LTE Galaxy Nexus (Verizon Wireless)
Yakju: The name for the specific software build of Android 4.0.x that was prepared and deployed by Google for the Maguro SGN. Only SGN handsets referencing this fingerprint in /system/build.prop will receive updates directly from Google. Other builds, such as yakjuws and yakjuxw, were prepared by Samsung or the carrier, and must be updated by the carrier. Luckily, Maguro owners stiffed with one of the non-yakju Android 4.0.x builds can wipe their phone and restore the factory yakju image to put Google back in control. WARNING: Your bootloader must be unlocked to perform this restore, which voids your warranty. All data on your phone will be destroyed by executing this process.
Mysid: See above. Mysid is the fingerprint for the Google-controlled version of Android 4.0.x for the Toro SGN. All VZW SGNs ship with the mysid fingerprint.
ITL41D: Another name for Android v4.0.1.
ICL53F: Another name for Android v4.0.2.
IML74K: Another name for Android v4.0.3.
IMM76D: Another name for Android v4.0.4.
SAMOLED HD: The brand name for the particular panel technology behind the Galaxy Nexus' 1280x720 screen. For generic information on SAMOLED, visit here. SAMOLED HD uses the PenTile RGBG matrix, but with a sufficiently high DPI to disguise the visual artifacts commonly associated with this subpixel arrangement. Seriously, this screen looks ****ing good.
Bootloader: Responsible for initializing the process that allows Android to start successfully. A locked bootloader will cause the phone to refuse custom ROMs. The Galaxy Nexus is prized for being freely unlockable with a command issued from a utility in the Android SDK. Virtually every other Android phone must have a security flaw exploited before the bootloader can be unlocked. In other words, this phone was expressly designed to be easily modified.
KEY LINKS:
ADB/Fastboot/MTP Drivers: Get your device connected to your PC and responding to ADB. Required for rooting/unlocking.
Galaxy Nexus Unlock/Root Toolkit: A convenient utility to do the hard work for you. It even installs Clockwork recovery.
[LTE] Android Open Kang Project (AOKP): Thus far the best ROM for the Toro. Currently based on a heavily-modified version of IML74K.
[GSM] Android Open Kang Project (AOKP): Thus far the best ROM for the Maguro. Currently based on a heavily-modified version of IML74K.
[Kernel] Lean Kernel: Thus far the very best custom kernel for the Toro and Maguro SGN. With moore features and faster development than any other kernel, Imoseyon has brought his pioneering work with other devices to the Galaxy Nexus. I highly recommend you flash the latest experimental (180Mhz version), then keep it updated every few days by typing "lkflash" at the terminal and selecting the 180MHz experimental option.
Extensive customization can be done with the LeanTweaks script, which is flashed through Clockwork Recovery and accessed inside Android by typing "lt" at the terminal. The script's preset voltages are quite good, and my phone works beautifully with the "aggressive" presets.
KEY TERMS:
SGN: Samsung Galaxy Nexus (aka "GNex")
Tuna: Codename for the Galaxy Nexus hardware (OMAP4, SGX540, 1GB RAM, etc.)
Maguro: Codename for GSM Galaxy Nexus (Western Europe, Virgin Mobile Canada, Bell Canada, etc.)
Toro: Codename LTE Galaxy Nexus (Verizon Wireless)
Yakju: The name for the specific software build of Android 4.0.x that was prepared and deployed by Google for the Maguro SGN. Only SGN handsets referencing this fingerprint in /system/build.prop will receive updates directly from Google. Other builds, such as yakjuws and yakjuxw, were prepared by Samsung or the carrier, and must be updated by the carrier. Luckily, Maguro owners stiffed with one of the non-yakju Android 4.0.x builds can wipe their phone and restore the factory yakju image to put Google back in control. WARNING: Your bootloader must be unlocked to perform this restore, which voids your warranty. All data on your phone will be destroyed by executing this process.
Mysid: See above. Mysid is the fingerprint for the Google-controlled version of Android 4.0.x for the Toro SGN. All VZW SGNs ship with the mysid fingerprint.
ITL41D: Another name for Android v4.0.1.
ICL53F: Another name for Android v4.0.2.
IML74K: Another name for Android v4.0.3.
IMM76D: Another name for Android v4.0.4.
SAMOLED HD: The brand name for the particular panel technology behind the Galaxy Nexus' 1280x720 screen. For generic information on SAMOLED, visit here. SAMOLED HD uses the PenTile RGBG matrix, but with a sufficiently high DPI to disguise the visual artifacts commonly associated with this subpixel arrangement. Seriously, this screen looks ****ing good.
Bootloader: Responsible for initializing the process that allows Android to start successfully. A locked bootloader will cause the phone to refuse custom ROMs. The Galaxy Nexus is prized for being freely unlockable with a command issued from a utility in the Android SDK. Virtually every other Android phone must have a security flaw exploited before the bootloader can be unlocked. In other words, this phone was expressly designed to be easily modified.
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Thrax, Ryder, and I have been pretty flash-happy the last couple weeks, and we're pretty unified in our recommendations of AOKP and franco. Stellar pairing. At a little over 10 hours on battery so far today, I'm still at 85% on the conservative governor, with no performance issues to speak of. Love love love.
Also, which versions of the GNex are you guys using? Any differences in what works between them?
No differences in what works, but the GSM car dock is way better.
Currently it is believed that one or more of these services in ICS is occasionally stopping the phone from going into deep sleep:
-Google Chat
-The camera's sensor
-The DRM Content Provider Service
We're all still fighting hard to find something conclusive.
This does not stop you from using Maps, etc just enable GPS whenever you need to, turn it off when done.
I'm going to be ordering a Galaxy Nexus soon. A piece of me wants to wait on the Samsung Galaxy S3, but eff it, I don't think I can wait until this summer as rumored.
As I'm coming up on a new job soon, I feel like I'm safe to buy this phone soon. Plus, with all the job related calls coming through, I need something that's reliable. My old G1 misses calls without notice frequently, and quite frankly, it's terrifying.
As sad as it may seem, I know nothing about buying a phone outside of a provider and activating it (considering I've had two cell phones total since 2005, this shouldn't be too much of a shock). Where is the best place to buy the device for use on T-mo, and is there anything I need to know?
All GSM Galaxy Nexuses work on any GSM network in the world. Just plug in the SIM and you're done. Expect it to run about $600, but your monthly bill will drop $20/mo. on T-Mo by bringing your own phone.
If you ever have aspirations of loading a custom ROM onto it, the very first thing you should do is unlock the bootloader, because that resets the data on the device. Might as well do it to get it out of the way so your data isn't at risk later.
Downside: it has HTC Sense bloatware.
http://www.sprint.com/landings/evo4glte/index.html?ECID=vanity:evo4glte
This phone doesn't have removable storage, right?
Anyone have the Silver Nexus? Or does everyone here rock black?
This isn't going to deter my decision, but I'm curious. What kind of realistic battery life are you guys getting with the GNex? I've spent a lot of time around @mertesn's GNex, but he's got the thing tethered to his power pack so often that I haven't got much of a feel for real-use battery life.