Ice cream sandwich rumors... some dude on 4chan posted some shit... but it's 4 Chan. However, its all entirely reasonable... except ti said omap4 will be the next nexus processor. This guy claimed it was an exynos. Possibility that he was in error, or its bullshit, or Verizon isn't getting an official nexus.

Droid-life (more commentary and a distilled version): http://www.droid-life.com/2011/09/16/mega-rumor-details-of-the-galaxy-nexus-ice-cream-sandwich-as-2-4-and-galaxy-siii-revealed/

Phandroid (4chan copy pasta below): http://phandroid.com/2011/09/16/anonymous-4chan-user-posts-hands-on-time-with-the-samsung-nexus-prime/

Quote :

" Alright so these Samsung representatives dropped by work today and gave our team a heads up about their mobile division and their flagship phones coming out in the near future. Basically they came in with the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus. They said it was a beta model, but it looked like a proper retail version. They talked about that phone, their Galaxy S II, it’s success and the Galaxy S III next year which is already in R&D. Samsung Galaxy Nexus: - Samsung representatives showed a working a working model of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus but not the Galaxy S III. They passed around the Galaxy Nexus phone and we got about an hour to play with it while they were here. The phone looks similar to the Sprint variant of the Galaxy S II, with a round-edged body, but also similar to the Nexus S with a curved screen. It’s a good size, not too big if you’re used to Android phones. It’s a monster compared to iPhones though. - Reps said that Verizon passed on the SGSII to have an exclusive deal with Samsung to stock the Galaxy Nexus. - The SGN will run on Samsung’s Exynos dual core CPU clocked at 1.5GHz, 1gb RAM, Super AMOLED Plus 4.65 inch 1280×720 HD display, 16gb internal memory (with sd card slot) is 8.8mm thick, metal body and a 2000mAh battery (the same as the new one that’s being released for the Galaxy S II). - It is heavier than the SGSII, weighing in at around 130g-140g because of the metal casing. It feels nice and has got decent weight. - The phone is blazingly fast, I guess it’s as fast the SGS II. It has no issues with general use and opens apps, drawers etc instantly. No lag. I tried opening a whole bunch of apps, but it was still running smooth and would auto-kill once it got overloaded anyway, so you never feel the performance taking a hit. Ice Cream Sandwich: - Ice Cream Sandwich is very nice. It works like the current Gingerbread OS but has gotten a major facelift. The menus are a lot nicer and smoother, screens have a ‘glassy’ look to them. It just feels more polished with more animations (fast and smooth) when accessing things on the phone. - On the demo unit, the Android version was 2.4.1, not 4.0 or whatever people were expecting. - The app drawer has three sections at the top that you press and it goes to the drawer for your selection. There are sections for apps, games and widgets. The apps section is what we are all used to. Just drawer for all the apps on the phone. The games section is just a drawer for all the games you’ve downloaded, the widgets section shows all the apps that have widgets available. The cool thing is you can click the widgets in the widgets section to get a view of what they look like. So you don’t have to screw around with applying a widget on a homescreen, seeing you don’t like it, deleting it, doing it again wit a slightly different setting etc etc to see the difference. On ICS you get a visual representation of the widget, you can swap easily between the widgets the app provides, change the settings in real time, and then you can go ahead an apply it on a homescreen. - Best of all with the drawers is that you can create and name your own app drawer if you want. I think the ICS comes with three standard drawers mentioned above (apps, games and widgets) and then demo phone had app drawers created called "Sports" and "News" which contained all the sports and news related apps that you download. I’m not sure if the sports apps you download automatically go to the sports drawer (with some settings like auto push sports apps to drawer "Sports" or something) or if you have to put it there manually. Either way, it was very good and reduced the amount of searching for an app. With the Galaxy phones, if you didn’t know where the app was, which page it was on, it would take a while to search through it because they weren’t in alphabetical order, they were just in the order you downloaded them. This is a LOT cleaner, organised and feels more polished. - I’m not familiar with Honeycomb, so I don’t know really what it pulled from there. I’m guessing quite a bit because visually it’s quite different to current Android phones. I always thought that Android phone manufacturers made great phones, but the Android software lacked polish and user-friendlyness I was told the glassy look is from honeycomb and there are a lot more blues and purples on the phone rather than green. The icons look different, more shiny. The marketplace app is the same as the current one. Not sure if a new one is being worked on. - The Gmail app is a lot better looking than the current one. If you flip the phone to the side, it has the preview pane, like how Outlook works, with the emails on on the left and the message on the right. It looks really nice. Vertically, it works similar to the current Gmail app, but looks a lot cleaner and on an email the reply button says "reply" rather than having that arrow. There’s a down arrow next to the reply button which has "reply all", "save as draft" etc etc. The threads are smaller (could be due to the higher resolution screen) and around 10-12 threads can fit on the screen. Other than visual tweaks, it’s the same thing you know. - Calendar app is revised, a lot less cluttered, glassy bluish look. A new calendar widget available. - The internet browser is leaps and bounds better than what you currently get. It has a completely revamped interface and the icon is no longer the blue earth icon. The icon is now an Android behind the earth which is green and blue. Name is still "internet". But it’s really easy to use. I personally hated the stock browser for Android but I’d actually consider using this. It has its tabs at the bottom of the screen now, similar to Opera Browser mobile. The pinch to zoom is better than before, the rendering is excellent, no checkerboards. Zoomed out the text is pristine. Really liking the browser app."

[Edited on September 17, 2011 at 12:11 AM. Reason : .]

[Edited on September 17, 2011 at 12:13 AM. Reason : .]

9/17/2011 12:10:36 AM

I will disavow Verizon completely if they miss on the Nexus Prime, I'm still angry about the Galaxy SII

9/17/2011 12:22:42 AM

I just hate that this shit was on 4chan, because their track record tends to be spectacular.

9/17/2011 12:39:44 AM

NCSUMEB-I figured out your Hotmail issue-you have to use corporate email/ms exchange. I made up a Hotmail account and had it on my Moto Xprt in about 5 minutes...

9/18/2011 11:40:58 PM

Going to Sprint.
Motorola Photon or Samsung Galaxy SII? And why?
Go!

9/20/2011 7:55:05 PM

Galaxy S 2 for bigger, brighter screen.

Unless you plan on traveling outside of America a lot since the Photon has a crapload of radios.

9/20/2011 8:01:36 PM

Oh, and what's the cheapest way to connect these phones to an old ass CRT TV that only has RCA, Component, or Coax inputs?

9/20/2011 11:24:44 PM

HDMI-to-buy a new tv.

9/20/2011 11:30:12 PM

I did...This is my old TV that I put at Lake Gaston as an upgrade to the 1992 CRT I had been using.

9/21/2011 12:25:20 AM

http://www.amazon.com/HDMI-RCA-VGA-Cable-1-8ft/dp/B002ZUI68G

?

9/21/2011 12:27:20 AM

^ The reviews on that are awesome, lol

9/21/2011 12:44:09 AM

I know, couldnt resist posting it

I saw some converter boxes but they did rgb component video

9/21/2011 12:48:22 AM

I've seen some converters for like $50.
At that price I might as well just pay a crackhead to steal a TV for me.

9/21/2011 12:51:55 AM

2.3.7 for Nexus S speeds up a lot of things. I like it.

Can't wait to try Wallet out too. Free $10 ftw.

9/21/2011 4:31:31 PM

Quote :

"Galaxy S 2 for AMOLED screen instead of pentile bs."

ftfy

9/21/2011 4:35:47 PM

If i remember correctly, thats not entirely true... the screens Samsung uses are indeed pentile, however this technology shares a green pixel, as opposed to adding an additional shared white.

9/21/2011 6:43:15 PM

anyone know of an app that will allow me to mark locations in the google maps app? it's stupid that they don't allow you to simply mark a location (not necessarily an address)...looks like google had realized this and started on the "my maps editor" project (it's no longer available), but i was able to find it and i downloaded it...it doesn't seem to work with the latest maps app

9/22/2011 9:57:38 AM

pentile lcd vs. super amoled plus...

9/22/2011 11:51:02 AM

just used google wallet at mcdonalds this morning, with my free $10.

the cashier was all like

it was sweet. can't wait until that kind of payment is everywhere

9/22/2011 12:20:28 PM

So I am deciding between a Galaxy Tab and Xoom. I can get the Xoom for a good bit less from what I have seen and most reviews have pointed me to the Xoom rather than the Galaxy, but the reviews I have read are a bit dated.

Which tab do you guys feel is better? My understanding is that the Xoom is a more PC like experience which is a plus for me....thoughts?

9/22/2011 1:55:51 PM

The old Galaxy Tab or the newer 10.1?

9/22/2011 2:23:54 PM

Quagmire... star a location as a favorite. Places, addresses, etc. On the map all your starred locations are displayed

9/22/2011 2:32:27 PM

^ i tried that, and it works for starring locations that have addresses or show up as a place, but i can't do it for "fake" roads

for example, i was at one of our research stations yesterday and there are a series of roads that get you there...they show up on google maps, but they don't have names...i can't star them

even better if i could star GPS coordinates

9/22/2011 2:46:03 PM

Try starring them on the web version?

9/22/2011 2:57:17 PM

^ i haven't tried it via the android browser, but i'm sure that would work...of course, it defeats the purpose of having the app

9/22/2011 2:59:01 PM

I was thinking more of on a PC... are you looking to star them when you are at the place, or to help you find it when you're heading out?

You could use the app "my tracks" by google. You can record your path, and also set way points. Also, you can upload the map into Google for viewing or editing on a PC.

9/22/2011 3:56:57 PM

Quote :

"are you looking to star them when you are at the place, or to help you find it when you're heading out?"

pretty much

i've used the mytracks option and it works, but my preference is to set a point while using google maps...i was just hoping there was an addon or something

thanks for the suggestions, though...i imagine one of them will have to suffice for now

9/22/2011 4:13:22 PM

i think your best case is my tracks, and upload those to google, then screw around with it on a pc.

i think my tracks should have been integrated with maps and navigation long ago.

9/22/2011 4:21:28 PM

Fuck I want google wallet. I might actually sell my evo3d and buy a nexus s

9/22/2011 5:25:03 PM

any way to force the Nexus S to update to 2.3.7?

it will check in, but doesn't update anything

i want google wallet

9/22/2011 8:02:06 PM

Gotta have the right kind of card for it, though...

I don't know if I'd use it... my amex already has express pay in it. I love it.

9/22/2011 11:55:30 PM

So I have the Galaxy SII now...is there any way to easily backup my apps and app data from my Evo and transfer to the Galaxy? If it matters, the Evo is rooted, but I do not plan to root the Galaxy just yet.

9/23/2011 12:45:54 PM

I would probably use AppBrain in that situation to avoid anything transferring over from Sense. If you want/need all the settings transferred as well, then you can use Titanium Backup and selectively backup only the apps that do not depend on HTC framework.

Someone may correct that and there very well may be a much more efficient way to tell Titanium what to backup but I've only ever used the batch > system+apps function.

9/23/2011 12:59:58 PM

Titanium requires root

9/23/2011 1:27:11 PM

Quote :

"any way to force the Nexus S to update to 2.3.7? it will check in, but doesn't update anything i want google wallet "

http://android.clients.google.com/packages/ota/google_crespo4g/2e8d40143341.signed-sojus-GWK74-from-GRJ90.2e8d4014.zip
+
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3RiIirybXM

A few days ago, Google said this:

Quote :

"And today, Visa, Discover and American Express have made available their NFC specifications that could enable their cards to be added to future versions of Google Wallet. "

so they'll all be on it sooner or later. If you really want to use it right now just add some $$ to the prepaid card. You get $10 if you signup in the next few days, fo free.

[Edited on September 23, 2011 at 1:33 PM. Reason : ]

[Edited on September 23, 2011 at 1:34 PM. Reason : and re: buying a nexus s, at this point i'd just wait for the prime, if it comes to sprint]

9/23/2011 1:31:41 PM

yeah, you'll need to root the Galaxy SII in order to restore any app data since all of those apps require root access afaik.

9/23/2011 1:31:56 PM

Oh yeah true I just overlooked that. Looks like you should just root it then.

9/23/2011 1:40:22 PM

I will probably eventually attempt rooting it, but I wanted to put that off for awhile. My Evo is rooted and runs like a dog more often than not...the two probably arent related, but I want to try to stay stock until I absolutely need it just to see how it performs. Outside of text messages and call logs (which I have apps for backing up), the only data I think I need to backup are bookmarks and game saves...I assume I will be able to redownload paid apps without being charged again.

9/23/2011 2:19:56 PM

it looks like "uber bamf" was/is the beta successor to "das bamf" and "bamf forever" is the "real" thing...downloading now and we'll see how it goes

9/24/2011 11:06:30 AM

lol. You're a little late to the party on that one. BAMF SoaB and Sense 3.5 is where it's at now.

9/24/2011 5:10:15 PM

WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME THESE THINGS, THEN?

well, i think i may stick with a non-beta for a while...i'm enjoying the (relative) lack of quirks

[Edited on September 24, 2011 at 6:13 PM. Reason : .]

9/24/2011 6:09:09 PM

Anyone using the Galaxy Tab 10.1? I'm an iPad guy but there's several limitations to iOS that I don't care for and it seems that the 10.1 is getting awesome reviews as the main tablet to compete with the iPad. I'd love to hear some owners' thoughts/opinions.

Also, is it possible to browse the Android App store JUST for tablet/3.1 apps?

9/24/2011 7:21:33 PM

Looks like Verizon and HTC are finally close to pushing out Gingerbread to the Thunderbolt.

http://www.droid-life.com/2011/09/27/finally-the-htc-thunderbolt-gingerbread-update-appears-to-be-ready-as-build-2-11-605-3/

9/27/2011 1:50:30 PM

^^unfortunately, no. "staff tablet picks" or something is as good as it gets... and this low count of 75ish is often what gets cited as the total number of tablet apps there are. there's no real way to view just honeycomb optimized apps, to my knowledge

9/27/2011 6:47:35 PM

ICS Accouncement- Oct 11 @ 2:30pm
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/09/28/google-and-samsung-team-up-for-ctia-event-time-to-find-out-what-is-next-in-android/

ICS on a Nexus S from ebay. Google apparently remote wiped it shortly after
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/09/28/nexus-s-purchased-on-ebay-gives-us-a-2-minute-ice-cream-sandwich-preview/

9/29/2011 8:35:14 AM

so will the Nexus S get ICS?

9/29/2011 11:17:29 AM

don't see why it wouldn't

9/29/2011 2:02:11 PM

It might take a couple months, but it should

9/29/2011 3:46:02 PM

+1 for Google Wallet on the Nexus S 4g - works completely as advertised. Dude at the store (Kangaroo) was like "Man, I love me some smartphones"

9/29/2011 4:30:38 PM

Question:
Anyone know if any of the ATT android phones have micro-sim which I could swap between my iphone4 and android device? Need to know if a) it has a micro-sim and b) does ATT do anything that would keep it from being able to be used on the iphone4.


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Background:

I currently have a iphone4 on my family plan.

I am adding getting a paid corporate phone, whenever I decide to activate it. I do have to pay for the device (at discount) but the service charges are free.

With that said, I dabble in mobile development, and would like to keep using my iPhone 4 as my main phone (on the corporate line). I want to have an android phone that I can just turn on when I want to do testing / change of pace every now and then. I would use it mostly for wifi, I expect.

Thanks!

9/30/2011 5:07:00 PM