Android: Phone News and Discussion Thread
#5361
Safety Car
All the new Jelly Bean features that they talked about and that they didn't talk about:
http://developer.android.com/about/v...elly-bean.html
Really like the new TTS voice. It sounds more natural than the one they have in ICS and the new notification bar looks awesome with the resizable notifications. Project butter looks interesting as well. The new Google Search with the Google Now feature is pretty cool. Lot of new features incoming.
http://developer.android.com/about/v...elly-bean.html
Really like the new TTS voice. It sounds more natural than the one they have in ICS and the new notification bar looks awesome with the resizable notifications. Project butter looks interesting as well. The new Google Search with the Google Now feature is pretty cool. Lot of new features incoming.
#5363
Suzuka Master
werd i'd ditch cm9 in a heartbeat for that, but its gonna have to be ported to my phone first, which means it may take a ltl while longer
#5364
Safety Car
I am big dumb on a lot of things including the software/firmware on cell phones.
In every day terms, are the flashes like putting a cold intake system on an Acura for 7 extra HP? Or is it more of letting the user modify their screens?
If I start to mod my phone, will something be better in placing calls, text, and connection to the net?
Thanks
In every day terms, are the flashes like putting a cold intake system on an Acura for 7 extra HP? Or is it more of letting the user modify their screens?
If I start to mod my phone, will something be better in placing calls, text, and connection to the net?
Thanks
A solid custom ROM is CyanogenMod because its based on AOSP and usually what most custom ROMs base their builds on. Once you learn how to flash on one device, you pretty much do the same thing on any other Android device. The hardest part will be installing the SDK and rooting the phone. From there on, its just a matter of picking which ROM you want to flash and then setting your phone up all over again. Watch some videos and read a few threads on XDA to learn how to do it. There are a lot of tutorials out there for every device.
Last edited by CGFebTSX04; 06-27-2012 at 02:19 PM.
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#5366
I shoot people
No backside camera, I don't have a problem with that, but I think some people are going to bitch about it
#5367
Suzuka Master
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1736529
4.1 sdk system dump, let the porting to ns begin!! hopefully someone does it soon!
4.1 sdk system dump, let the porting to ns begin!! hopefully someone does it soon!
#5368
Safety Car
Yup. lol. Funny thing is I've never used the backside camera of my Transformer ever. Okay maybe once to play around with it to see how the quality looked but haven't found a use for it yet. The Front Side camera, however, is very useful for GTalk and Hangouts. Google had to cut stuff out to get the price down to $200 so it was expected. Still trying to find out if there's an SD Card slot but I don't think it has one.
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i think google is trying to do wayyy toooo many things at the same time....its a good thing but i hope they dont get lost somewhere in the middle...
#5370
Suzuka Master
I always laugh at people using an ipad as a camera... before the 3 the ipad's camera is probably worse than the camera in your phone.
But I think they should allow you to be able to take pics with the front camera. They dont have a photos app so i dunno if thats available for the Nexus 7. That I think is not a good idea if its true.
But I think they should allow you to be able to take pics with the front camera. They dont have a photos app so i dunno if thats available for the Nexus 7. That I think is not a good idea if its true.
#5371
Safety Car
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1736529
4.1 sdk system dump, let the porting to ns begin!! hopefully someone does it soon!
4.1 sdk system dump, let the porting to ns begin!! hopefully someone does it soon!
#5372
Suzuka Master
I/O pre order for the glasses $1500!!
#5373
Safety Car
I always laugh at people using an ipad as a camera... before the 3 the ipad's camera is probably worse than the camera in your phone.
But I think they should allow you to be able to take pics with the front camera. They dont have a photos app so i dunno if thats available for the Nexus 7. That I think is not a good idea if its true.
But I think they should allow you to be able to take pics with the front camera. They dont have a photos app so i dunno if thats available for the Nexus 7. That I think is not a good idea if its true.
#5374
Safety Car
Oh the web version of the Play Store just got updated too. You can now update/uninstall from the My Apps section. Still no way to remove the list of apps you installed though. Maybe its coming next version.
#5376
I shoot people
I went to a concert last Sat (The Cult), got right up to the front, and there was this older couple that brought an iPad to video
#5377
Safety Car
Even the YouTube update is nice. Wow. It has elements of G+. Really digging the new UI. Must be the new design for Jelly Bean. Love it. Go Matias and the guys they took from Palm!
#5378
I shoot people
Chrome browser seems faster (might just be in my head tho)
#5379
Safety Car
#5381
Suzuka Master
If you missed the goggles intro
http://www.businessinsider.com/googl...ILVPki5-pvE2ah
http://www.businessinsider.com/googl...ILVPki5-pvE2ah
#5382
Safety Car
Google+ Events:
Sample from tonight's event from Vic Gundotra:
https://plus.google.com/events/cblag...83540235115863
You can see the animation they implemented. Pretty slick. I can see how this could be useful for a wedding or big event where people can share their photos on the fly on a live slideshow.
Sample from tonight's event from Vic Gundotra:
https://plus.google.com/events/cblag...83540235115863
You can see the animation they implemented. Pretty slick. I can see how this could be useful for a wedding or big event where people can share their photos on the fly on a live slideshow.
Last edited by CGFebTSX04; 06-27-2012 at 03:17 PM.
#5383
Suzuka Master
the new apps are nice!! Man I wish people used google+ more often well my friends. I'm on the messenger app all the time but i dont touch the rest of google+
#5384
Safety Car
I use it a lot. I actually prefer that my friends stay on Facebook because I really hate the ego, pity me, chainletter like posts in Facebook. I've circled a lot of car, tech, science, and funny sites on G+ and find a lot of interesting articles on there daily. Its more of a higher intellectual discussion forum than a personal/friend forum for me. Its funny cause a lot of the stuff that shows up here on Acurazine I normally see in the What's Hot section so I don't spend as much time on here because it becomes a rehash of that stuff in Ramblings. I only keep Facebook because it allows me to sync my contact pictures with HaxSync. lol.
#5386
Suzuka Master
lol i see.
haxsync is awesome btw. I love the calendar sync! Ohh is there any way to get fb events on google calendar thats not on the phone?
haxsync is awesome btw. I love the calendar sync! Ohh is there any way to get fb events on google calendar thats not on the phone?
#5387
Safety Car
http://maketecheasier.com/export-fac...dar/2011/07/29
However, for some reason, the times stay in Pacific Time only regardless of where you live and if you change your time zone. HaxSync does a better job IMO.
Oh and speaking of Facebook. They changed everyone's emails to @facebook.com without telling anyone. You can change it back yourself by editing your profile info:
http://facecrooks.com/Internet-Safet...com_today.html
Last edited by CGFebTSX04; 06-27-2012 at 03:46 PM.
#5389
Drifting
I'm really excited for Google glasses, I would totally buy a pair for using on my motorcycle. Having navigation/traffic alerts displayed or video from a small rear facing helmet cam would be awesome.
#5391
Suzuka Master
google now vs siri
http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/27/31...6H0G-pBTtzBI4L
seems like there are pros and cons for both
http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/27/31...6H0G-pBTtzBI4L
seems like there are pros and cons for both
#5392
Suzuka Master
so here's a question, with the nexus 7 kinda having like phone UI'ish does this mean the tablet apps arent available for this device?
#5393
Safety Car
Google's stance on Tablet UI has always been there's no need for a separate "Tablet app" if the Developer creates their app properly using fragments. It bases it on the DPI and resolution and the app will adjust accordingly. You could always sideload a Tablet app and see if it'll work but for the most part, Google doesn't want separate Phone and Tablet apps in the market at it confuses people. They want one app that can translate into either form factor depending on the DPI and resolution.
#5394
Safety Car
Jelly Bean OTA for GSM Galaxy Nexus:
http://android.clients.google.com/pa...D.5a07884d.zip
http://v5.lscache3.c.android.clients...D.5a07884d.zip
http://www.mediafire.com/?5v2gv9tnn25emkr
Must be running stock IMM30D! Downloading now but I need to make some backups. Now to find IMM30D. Someone has to have it.
http://android.clients.google.com/pa...D.5a07884d.zip
http://v5.lscache3.c.android.clients...D.5a07884d.zip
http://www.mediafire.com/?5v2gv9tnn25emkr
Must be running stock IMM30D! Downloading now but I need to make some backups. Now to find IMM30D. Someone has to have it.
Last edited by CGFebTSX04; 06-27-2012 at 08:30 PM.
#5395
Safety Car
IMM30D:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/11370263...ts/X1kukKRFu16
I think I'll wait until someone posts mirrors. The links on there are going so slow for me right now. lol. Just finished making some nandroids so I'm ready to flash me some Jelly Bean.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/11370263...ts/X1kukKRFu16
I think I'll wait until someone posts mirrors. The links on there are going so slow for me right now. lol. Just finished making some nandroids so I'm ready to flash me some Jelly Bean.
#5396
Safety Car
CWM flashable IMM30D:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...&postcount=454
My internet is so damn slow over here. 21 more minutes until its complete.
A full 4.1 Nandroid if you don't want to flash to IMM30D then to Jelly Bean:
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/28469-gsm...nexus-41-dump/
They're working on a Verizon update. I'm guessing it'll be out tomorrow.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...&postcount=454
My internet is so damn slow over here. 21 more minutes until its complete.
A full 4.1 Nandroid if you don't want to flash to IMM30D then to Jelly Bean:
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/28469-gsm...nexus-41-dump/
They're working on a Verizon update. I'm guessing it'll be out tomorrow.
#5397
Safety Car
Woo Jelly Bean is running!
Pics up in a bit. Animations are beautiful and its a lot smoother than ICS! Almost on par with the iPhone in terms of smoothness. There is room for improvement but I can see that coming along with custom Kernels and some more tweaking.
Pics up in a bit. Animations are beautiful and its a lot smoother than ICS! Almost on par with the iPhone in terms of smoothness. There is room for improvement but I can see that coming along with custom Kernels and some more tweaking.
#5398
Safety Car
Jelly Bean Pics
First setup:
xtVJl.png ABun7.png 1C3pt.png mk2W7.png
New Lockscreen with Google Now/Search:
Clfgl.png
The home screen (Notice Google Chrome not preinstalled. Not sure why.)
TspTk.png
Keyboard (Notice the back arrow):
qELnf.png jPP1n.png
Slide up to access Google Now/Search on any Screen:
r53Ey.png krf7z.png o4Nqs.png
New Notification bar (expanded and then condensed with a two finger slide up):
fudhk.png Z2gSf.png
Lots of new transition animations that are really slick. Fling up to delete pics in the Gallery like getting rid of cards in WebOS is really awesome. Pinch out to access the thumbnails a lot faster. Lots of UI tweaks here and there. Overall, its smoother than ICS. I had some issues with WiFi but I fixed it with a Static IP. Hopefully someone will come up with a proper fix on XDA. Gotta look. Might make this my daily for the time being...
Oh also forgot to mention. The Boot Animation is a minimalistic Nexus X and it looks awesome. Its different from the Nexus 7 boot animation. Boot time is a lot faster than ICS as well but maybe because I don't have that many apps installed yet.
xtVJl.png ABun7.png 1C3pt.png mk2W7.png
New Lockscreen with Google Now/Search:
Clfgl.png
The home screen (Notice Google Chrome not preinstalled. Not sure why.)
TspTk.png
Keyboard (Notice the back arrow):
qELnf.png jPP1n.png
Slide up to access Google Now/Search on any Screen:
r53Ey.png krf7z.png o4Nqs.png
New Notification bar (expanded and then condensed with a two finger slide up):
fudhk.png Z2gSf.png
Lots of new transition animations that are really slick. Fling up to delete pics in the Gallery like getting rid of cards in WebOS is really awesome. Pinch out to access the thumbnails a lot faster. Lots of UI tweaks here and there. Overall, its smoother than ICS. I had some issues with WiFi but I fixed it with a Static IP. Hopefully someone will come up with a proper fix on XDA. Gotta look. Might make this my daily for the time being...
Oh also forgot to mention. The Boot Animation is a minimalistic Nexus X and it looks awesome. Its different from the Nexus 7 boot animation. Boot time is a lot faster than ICS as well but maybe because I don't have that many apps installed yet.
Last edited by CGFebTSX04; 06-27-2012 at 11:25 PM.
#5399
Safety Car
Alright final update for the night. WiFi has been fixed. Download the ROM Manager version of Jelly Bean:
http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanag...20Nexus%20(GSM)
Should be flashable with Yakju or Takju variant of GSM Galaxy Nexus.
http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanag...20Nexus%20(GSM)
Should be flashable with Yakju or Takju variant of GSM Galaxy Nexus.
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nice, i was reading about project butter and it looked like great improvements to the responsiveness of the UI