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pxleyes said:
How is that disappointing? It's a generation upgrade to the Nexus One, and while it isn't a huge upgrade, it is still a nice one for less than a year out from the N1 release.
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Because it doesn't do what the N1 did to the Android scene. Every Android owner could have jumped to the N1 and had a huge upgrade. I ordered mine as soon as it was announced. But to the NS? As an N1 owner, I don't have much incentive.

The back of the NS looks cheap, too.
 
Bboy AJ said:
Because it doesn't do what the N1 did to the Android scene. Every Android owner could have jumped to the N1 and had a huge upgrade. I ordered mine as soon as it was announced. But to the NS? As an N1 owner, I don't have much incentive.

The back of the NS looks cheap, too.
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What more could they have done? As it stands now, it's the most advanced Android phone.
 
Futureman said:
Yea, wonder how long until we see this on Moto X?

I'm conflicted between rooting and getting a custom 2.3 ROM on my X, or just waiting for Motorola.
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There's no telling when we'll get it but my guess would be late January or sometime in February.

You can't get a 2.3 ROM on the Droid X(because of the locked bootloader) so you'll have to wait til a Motorola 2.3 update is leaked and install that or wait for it to be officially released by Motorola.
 
Futureman said:
What more could they have done? As it stands now, it's the most advanced Android phone.
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Something more than rebrand a Galaxy S. I suppose that's the difference to me. The N1 was fresh and made a big splash. This is underwhelming.
 
Bboy AJ said:
Because it doesn't do what the N1 did to the Android scene. Every Android owner could have jumped to the N1 and had a huge upgrade. I ordered mine as soon as it was announced. But to the NS? As an N1 owner, I don't have much incentive.

The back of the NS looks cheap, too.
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Well the Android scene is kind of a big scene now. It would take more than an incremental android upgrade and a new phone for anyone outside of devs and android purists to get excited. That's a good thing though. It means Android is so big now that something like the N1 or NS cant have such a huge impact unless it really changes the paradigm. Look for Android 3.0 to help solve that, and it may be something that takes the NS hardware and really exploits things like NFS.

Bboy AJ said:
Something more than rebrand a Galaxy S. I suppose that's the difference to me. The N1 was fresh and made a big splash. This is underwhelming.
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Did you read the NS page? It isn't JUST a rebranded Galaxy S. Show me a GS with a curved display, NFS, and 2.3 stock.
 
Paznos said:
There's no telling when we'll get it but my guess would be late January or sometime in February.

You can't get a 2.3 ROM on the Droid X(because of the locked bootloader) so you'll have to wait til a Motorola 2.3 update is leaked and install that or wait for it to be officially released by Motorola.
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oh well that makes my decision easier. :D

I'm currently happy as hell with 2.2 on my X, so I guess it isn't that big of a deal to wait for an official update.
 
pxleyes said:
Did you read the NS page? It isn't a rebranded Galaxy S. Show me a GS with a curved display, NFS, and 2.3 stock.
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I read it and your reasons for distinguishing the NS from a GS are minimal. Vanilla Android is great but hardly unexpected on a Nexus. Curved display, okay, cool? NFS is cool, front camera is also cool. Nice upgrades but not... wow.

I want one. It'd be an upgrade over my N1. But it's not that huge of an upgrade. I'm not saying it's bad. I'm just saying I'm disappointed. I can't see it lasting a year as still the phone to have, like the N1 did.
 
josephdebono said:
You guys do realize that strictly speaking the Nexus One is a rebranded Desire, right?
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Other way around. Had the Desire came out first, I would be disappointed in the N1's revealing.

The best thing about the Nexus line is that Google is the only company to get the hard buttons on it correct. It should be Back, Menu, Home, then Search. WTF is up with some companies putting the Back button somewhere in the middle?
 
Well as an N1 owner, I'm going to be looking to keep root but ditch the custom ROM. Not happy with missing timely updates because I have to wait for the developer to put out a final and stable version... I'm still running 2.2, not even the small updates put out over the last few weeks. I've found that root has helped me more than having a custom ROM.

What is the most simple path to keep root (the custom recovery is fine to keep too), while keeping mostly everything else intact. I do have Titanium Backup for my apps and settings, and I do have an app that backs up text massages, so that's a good start at least.
 
Specs for HTC Bravo had been out for quite a while before the N1 was announced. The Bravo itself went on to be called the HTC Desire but we had known it was coming since before the N1.
 
josephdebono said:
Specs for HTC Bravo had been out for quite a while before the N1 was announced. The Bravo itself went on to be called the HTC Desire but we had known it was coming since before the N1.
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but it wasnt out, the galaxy s has been out for some time
 
GoldenEye 007 said:
Well as an N1 owner, I'm going to be looking to keep root but ditch the custom ROM. Not happy with missing timely updates because I have to wait for the developer to put out a final and stable version... I'm still running 2.2, not even the small updates put out over the last few weeks. I've found that root has helped me more than having a custom ROM.

What is the most simple path to keep root (the custom recovery is fine to keep too), while keeping mostly everything else intact. I do have Titanium Backup for my apps and settings, and I do have an app that backs up text massages, so that's a good start at least.
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What benefit does a custom ROM have over stock or is it just cosmetic changes? I recently got a hand me down T-Mobile G1 which I have flashed with a 2.2 but there were other customizations and they just seemed to slow the phone down tbh so I ditched them.
 
Huh. A little underwhelmed by both the Gingerbread details and the Nexus S specs =/

I was hoping for Google's music service to launch with 2.3.

I don't think I'll be trading in my Nexus One for an S, although I'm glad to see the line is staying alive-- I'd love to see an HTC Nexus phone with HSPA+ launch over the summer.
 
My not-really-that-important-when-you-think-about-it point is that in both cases the hardware was already known by the time the phone itself was unveiled.

Whatever.
 
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YAY!!! :D

Got the SDK, NDK & Eclipse plugin updated. Now lets see if I can actually finish an Android app :lol
 
when is the ATT version going to come out? Not going to jump ship if i can't enjoy the faster speed. I'm just unsure of Tmobile's coverage. ATT has finally gotten 3G where all of my family lives.
 
Mercury Fred said:
I was hoping for Google's music service to launch with 2.3.
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There is no way that is happening any time soon, if at all. Maybe in like January 2012.
 
Bboy AJ said:
Because it doesn't do what the N1 did to the Android scene. Every Android owner could have jumped to the N1 and had a huge upgrade. I ordered mine as soon as it was announced. But to the NS? As an N1 owner, I don't have much incentive.

The back of the NS looks cheap, too.
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It was never going to do what the N1 did. The N1 was basically a way to get hardware devs to get their shit in gear and release higher spec phones. Google don't need to do that now.
 
Some screens from the User Guide.
I'm definitely digging the new status bar.
The green on black/gray is very apparent across the OS.

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The black theme will save battery, too.
 
gcubed said:
when is the ATT version going to come out? Not going to jump ship if i can't enjoy the faster speed. I'm just unsure of Tmobile's coverage. ATT has finally gotten 3G where all of my family lives.
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If it's anything like the N1, probably a month or two down the line.

Just enough time to be outclassed by other phones
 
Anyone else think that gingerbread is a bit underwhelming? there really isn't much new, to me the most exciting thing is the native sip client because I use voip a lot. The way people were talking this up I expected more...
 
So I'm considering rooting my Galaxy S Vibrant. Main reason being that I came across this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY1YXrltIRE&feature=channel (http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/tools/ryanzas-oclf-20_jyfx.html is the app he advertises) which has a rooted "lag fix" that seems to significantly increase the speed of the phone.

Has anyone done this? Does using this lag fix drain battery life a ton? What are the chances I can mess up my phone rooting it like that guy? (his boot screen is missing). I'm happy with the way the phone is now but can't help but be tempted by making it faster. Although I'm not a big fan of voiding the warranty.
 
I will be interested to see if there are any changes the carriers make. Knowing Verizon I would assume that all of the Green in the status bar etc. becomes red.
 
SimleuqiR said:
Whatever you find interesting.

EDIT: The Download section? Would like to see the centralized location.

Also, what's your take on the new APIs?
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Downloads. Notification icon will show up on the top left. Can be managed through the notification bar or donwloads app.

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Improved copy/paste is my favorite new thing. Much needed overhaul.

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Second favorite thing is overscroll animations. Sort of like the “springy” animation you get in iOS when you reach the end of a list.

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APIs? Probably access to any camera/video hardware on the the device, downloads manager, NFC, and better native graphical tools that should help game devs.
 
MisterAnderson said:
So I'm considering rooting my Galaxy S Vibrant. Main reason being that I came across this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY1YXrltIRE&feature=channel (http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/tools/ryanzas-oclf-20_jyfx.html is the app he advertises) which has a rooted "lag fix" that seems to significantly increase the speed of the phone.

Has anyone done this? Does using this lag fix drain battery life a ton? What are the chances I can mess up my phone rooting it like that guy? (his boot screen is missing). I'm happy with the way the phone is now but can't help but be tempted by making it faster. Although I'm not a big fan of voiding the warranty.
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I have a vibrant and have installed almost every lag fix and rom available. The lag fix does indeed drain the battery a bit faster although not by much from my experience. If you want the fastest rom available, cyanogenmod 6.1 beta 2 (some bugs are present) works on the vibrant. In terms of bricking the device, I can honestly tell you its almost impossible. There are plenty of options available that will bring you back from a potential brick. Just read up on everything you need to know and you can start here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=732458
 
My previous example was C&P on a non-editable field. (text inside a web page) Here’s the process for editable fields like an SMS or the address bar.

Long press to bring this up:

mjmmd


Tapping select word/all gives you the adjustment tool:

hywqz


When you have your selection, tap inside of it to bring this up:

knzn


And here’s the cursor adjustor. Wish it had a magnifying glass though:

zjmj
 
giga said:
My previous example was C&P on a non-editable field. (text inside a web page) Here’s the process for editable fields like an SMS or the address bar.

Long press to bring this up:

http://kttns.org/mjmmd[IMG]

Tapping select word/all gives you the adjustment tool:

[IMG]http://kttns.org/hywqz[IMG]

When you have your selection, tap inside of it to bring this up:

[IMG]http://kttns.org/knzn[IMG]

And here’s the cursor adjustor. Wish it had a magnifying glass though:

[IMG]http://kttns.org/zjmj[IMG][/QUOTE]

Nice. Long over due.
Will make trackballs obsolete...although I do like the light notifications on my Nexus.
I hope they keep some form of light notification on upcoming hardware.

Edit:

Just got an update for Quick Settings:
- Android 2.3 fixes with following restrictions: no one click GPS anymore (:-/), no Bluetooth and Lock Pattern controls for now.
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I'm liking the new UI theme, kind of reminds me of Metro from WP7 but not as flat.

Feature wise, I was expecting more, but met I'll live. Sprint is suppose to be sending out my Epic 4G by Wed. I'm pumped.
 
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