Why does Google forget the first Nexus s? - Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

just read an artical on androidcentral that the htc google nexus one got android 2.3.6.
In the meantime nexus s 4G got andorid 2.3.7 and the normal nexus s is still n 2.3.4
why do they forget this device where there are still lott of bugs with wifi and keeping connection with google.
Hopefully this will better with ics

Will the NS even get ICS? :/
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if the nexus even got gingerbread and now 2.3.6 then the ns would get ics or i will never buy a nexus phone again

I'm really pissed at this too! If they were to give an explanation, fine, but there ain't nothing been said!
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I dont think the nexus one will not because google doses not want to but b/c of the hardware its too outdated it has little memory, ram etc so it will be buggy and laggy and goovle would prefer a much smoother experience I heard once it got gingerbread it was acting slow, nexus prime 4 me : D
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2.3.6 was a bug fix for a bug the original Nexus S doesn't have, same with 2.3.5. 2.3.7 on the other hand brought Google Wallet which is Sprint Exclusive and since i9020t has GSM bands and not CDMA and can therefore not run on Sprint's network we don't get it.

The 2.3.6 update stared rolling out to Nexus S devices on September 2nd. From what I've read, it is mainly to fix the search button bug that has been affecting some NSs. So far I think only Canadian NSs have received the update, though.
I wouldn't be so upset that you're not receiving the update though because there are reports that it kills tethering and portable hotspot.
http://thisismynext.com/2011/09/02/...ate-confirmed-rolling-out-tethering-problems/

I wouldn't be too worried about ice cream sandwich. Google wants the open handset alliance to commit to 18 months of updates for all devices. (I suppose this would be 18 months from launch, rather than 18 months from whenever you happened to buy it.) I can't image them not updating a pure google phone for even 12 months. I wouldn't be surprised if the n1 got it, too.

Says the guy with a nexus s 4g....
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leerobson99 said:
Says the guy with a nexus s 4g....
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Says the guy who is logical and not knee jerking. Why is everyone up in arms about not getting an update the targeted bug fixes NOT for their device? Outside of 2.3.7 you're not missing anything.
Wallet was always going to be a Sprint exclusive launch since it was announced.
If you want the latest build Google provides the binaries, source and instructions to build an AOSP rom. It's simple and you can easily always be as up to date as you would like.
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Offtopic but the shift doesn't even have gb source code when our ota was released a while ago, and they have been giving us bs excuses for months.
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leerobson99 said:
Says the guy with a nexus s 4g....
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Trust me its not worth crying over.
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N1 is mostly AT&T in the US right? And 2.3.6 kills built in tethering right? Mystery solved.
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2.3.7 integrated Google wallet withe the NFC chip that's in the nexus s. The nexus 1 doesn't have NFC!
From cellblock D

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N1 is mostly AT&T in the US right? And 2.3.6 kills built in tethering right? Mystery solved.
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N1 was available on At&t (a compatible device, never through At&t) only for a very short time. The device that was always available is for T-Mobile.
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N1 was available on At&t only for a very short time (a compatible device, never through At&t). The device that was always available is for T-Mobile.
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I'm pretty sure CyanogenMod will have it in a future release eventually.....
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I don't see any problem here. My 2.3.4 running i9023 is working just fine, without any search/tethering/reception/other problems, so I guess those fixes don't apply to my device
Maybe device specific fixes should have some kind of unique name? Like 2.3.4a?
If anyone is here to be blamed, I would point out Samsung for making at least 4 different devices named Nexus S with their own issues i9023 is not even anywhere officially listed as SNS...
Oh, and stock GB on N1 was not even close to be as good as on SNS. 2 second wait before call answer anyone?
Good day gentlemen

For the people with the original nexus s complaining...I feel you cause I have it myself. Yes at first I was pissed of about not getting updates. But after doing some research I finally realized we have in all the nexus versions have the perfect built. Update 2.3.5 brings better 4G reception for sprint users. I also wanted 4G but not noticing my phone does run hsdpa even though it says 3G. Update 2.3.6 brought voice search fixes. That we don't need. And now 2.3.7 it is not googles fault they wanted google wallet to get pushed through but T-Mobile has a deal with ISIS another form of mobile payment. So yes I understand your frustrations. But know it is not googles fault its your carriers like myself T-Mobile. And which I think tmo is no longer running the show but at&t. So be happy with your original nexus s it is the perfect built among others.
And I'm a proud user of my nexus s running stock 2.3.4 rooted
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Be prepared to get ICS prime ))) We dont need simply 2.X.X )))

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EVO 3D Lunch This Month .. Will you return your NS4G

RAdioshack says that June 24th is the release date for the Evo 3D.. after the radio issues are you considering returning the phone?..
i am actually thinking it
i guess everyone loves the Nexus 4G
I already returned mine, and went back to my Evo 4g, waiting for the 3D now.
My Nexus had 50% time without signal, and thus battery life was horrendous.
Well not to rain on the EVO3D parade but....version1 hardware with a new technology ...(the 3d display) not to mention when the Evo launched it had its fair share of radio issues. So it always a gamble with a new handset with new untested(real world testing) hardware. I think I will stick with my Nexus for now and just wait on the next Google phone.
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Nope. I'll be keeping my NS4G.
And I'll be hoping that OpenSense (just launched by HTC) will result in parts of Sense being ported to my device...
My Nexus S 4G:
Time without signal = 0.00%
I'm keeping mine. I love it.
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Given Google's response with previous issues with the Nexus One and the GSM Nexus S I'd imagine a fix is on the way in the near future. The Evo 3d is a toss up. Personally I am on board for NFC, both for app development and Google wallet.
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Given Google's response with previous issues with the Nexus One and the GSM Nexus S I'd imagine a fix is on the way in the near future. The Evo 3d is a toss up. Personally I am on board for NFC, both for app development and Google wallet.
Are you currently using Google Wallet? If so how is it working for you?
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TonyArmstrong said:
Nope. I'll be keeping my NS4G.
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Me too. I haven't even paid off this phone yet. I will try the wait and see attitude as best I can.
I loved my EVO until I got the pure GOOG experience... keeping the NS4G..
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No way! Pure Google all the way. I'm keeping my NS4G until I get a Nexus 4 (or whatever the latest Nexus is in 2013). After living with the Hero and the LG Axis, I won't go back. Bloatware & custom skins be gone! More importantly, when I hear Engadget announce the next killer feature for Android, I want it NOW, not 6-9 months from now, if ever.
Yeah im keeping my nexus s 4g i wont be returning it for the evo 3d i love my google nexus s 4g
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why go from a sleek, fit in your pocket phone to a bulky version 1 device.
No way the NS4G is awesome!!!! I get awesome battery life. And I love the pure Google experience. Wouldn't trade for anything except the next Nexus phone.
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I'm still loving my non-4g Nexus S, best phone i have ever owned...ever! Honestly I'm apprehensive about the whole "dual-core" thing, which would be the only attraction the EVO 3D reportedly has. Other than the 3D aspect if your into that kind of thing.
Nope. I am sticking with the Nexus line of phones. EVO 3D is a prototype. I guarantee you it will be problem city.
In the meantime, I will still have my Nexus and the peace of mind knowing that I will always have the latest version of Android (barring any minimum hardware requirements).
I can actually watch Google keynotes and be excited.

[Q] IceCream Sandwich for Nexus S

The ice cream sandwich will be launched first on nexus prime, we all know that. I want to know how long will it take before nexus s sees an ota update for ice cream sandwich too?
I remember it took quite a while for Nexus One owners to officially get Gingerbread. It was months, wasn't it? I may be mistaken.
I hope Ice Cream comes sooner for NS owners.
onthecouchagain said:
I remember it took quite a while for Nexus One owners to officially get Gingerbread. It was months, wasn't it? I may be mistaken.
I hope Ice Cream comes sooner for NS owners.
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The reason for the massive delay was the immense number of bugs in GB upon its initial release (since it was pushed out before it was really ready).
onthecouchagain said:
I remember it took quite a while for Nexus One owners to officially get Gingerbread. It was months, wasn't it? I may be mistaken.
I hope Ice Cream comes sooner for NS owners.
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We've already supposedly seem ICS leaks for the Nexus S already so I assume it isn't that far off. That's only if those leaks were legit though.
And seeing as the Nexus Prime will be truly different than the Nexus S, I'd assume the NS was used to test ICS against traditional form devices (phones with front buttons). When GB went to the Nexus One, I'd assume it had very little progress to begin with as the NS was practically the same phone meaning that they didn't need to test it on the Nexus One.
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We've already supposedly seem ICS leaks for the Nexus S already so I assume it isn't that far off. That's only if those leaks were legit though.
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we did see gingerbread on the Nexus One well ahead of the actual launch [remember the lock screen animation leak? :http://phandroid.com/2010/10/21/gingerbreads-screen-off-animation-exclusive-video/]
so, even though we've seen a (supposedly) leaked version of ICS running on NS, it might still be a while before we get it on our pretty NexS-es
i'm in no hurry though ...
I remember reading somewhere that Nexus S will be the first phone to get ICS and Nexus Prime will be the first to be shipped with ICS.
I hope ICS will be released on the Nexus S when it's ready. I don't wanna see a disaster of an update like Gingerbread 2.3.6
I'm not impressed with Google at all when it comes to updates. They cause more harm than good!
So are we going to get a new thread of this same question every day until its released?????
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Rem3Dy said:
So are we going to get a new thread of this same question every day until its released?????
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Yes, and its your job to post the new one for tomorrow. Remember to also repost the teaser video in general.
kenvan19 said:
Yes, and its your job to post the new one for tomorrow. Remember to also repost the teaser video in general.
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Here I will just troll with this
http://i.imgur.com/qvYzT.png
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Here I will just troll with this
http://i.imgur.com/qvYzT.png
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i think it can be true
No way ICS will be released when they launch the Prime. It will be an exclusive on the Prime model for weeks, if not a month or so. This will force geeks who just can't wait to buy the Prime rather than settling and updating their NS.
It's all speculation at this point, but if I were to guess I'd say the NS will get it 1-2 months after release. That's all it is, though; a guess.
Prime will have it exclusively for a good few months if the past is any indicator of things to come
From what i understand, ICS is supposed to address to current fragmentation issues with Android, and hopfully unify all phones/tablets with one version.
Under this logic, it makes sense that they would push it out ASAP
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From what i understand, ICS is supposed to address to current fragmentation issues with Android, and hopfully unify all phones/tablets with one version.
Under this logic, it makes sense that they would push it out ASAP
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I agree, pulling the waiting game again would be a joke for Google.
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I'm not impressed with Google at all when it comes to updates. They cause more harm than good!
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trust me freind apple is NO better. 4.0 on 3g's anyone?
On release, I think one way or another it will be out sooner than later. Either it will be released rapidly or someone will rip it off the prime, realize it works already on the S and then put it up here rooted and with superuser..... YAY XDA!
A better q is how long after prime release does ics go to the aosp
So cm can port it to us
How long usually for new android versions to be open sourced
SS2006 said:
A better q is how long after prime release does ics go to the aosp
So cm can port it to us
How long usually for new android versions to be open sourced
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Cyanogen 9 (ICS) will be released when the source is there. Probably after nexus s get their update.
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melvinchng said:
Cyanogen 9 (ICS) will be released when the source is there. Probably after nexus s get their update.
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dont you mean cm8?
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ICS event!

Idk if anyone's posted THIS yet but...supposadley ICS for the Nexus S will be revealed that day? Either that or maybe they'll unveil the Nexus Prime running ICS. The live stream will only (obviously) be there the day of (the 18th)...but for now, an awesome giant ICS-Android!
Most likely the nexus prime and ICS.
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Most likely the nexus prime and ICS.
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Yeah, the Prime will probably be running it exclusively for a month or so
How long did it take for the nexus one to get gingerbread?
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benifactor said:
How long did it take for the nexus one to get gingerbread?
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acouple months I think
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Could someone explain to me, why the next nexus comes from Samsung? I thought Google wanted to change the producer for the nexus every year.
I as I'm sure all of u would love to ics sooner rather than later. I can't help but think about how Apple handles their updates though. The 4S released today running ios5. However ios5 was available Wednesday, two days before the 4S was launched. For me, if this was going to happen with Android and ics I would be over the moon! It's unlikely but hey, we can live in hope eh?
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We have been forgotten.

Is it me or does the Thunderbolt feel completely abandoned by developers?
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Yep no jellybean for us yet. JB makes ics seem as slow as am ibm pcjr. We should demand HTC give us JB instead of ics
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Developers need an ICS leak to make anything new, how many GB ROMs do you want? As far as the CM9 RIL has proved to be a huge problem. So no, developers still have Thunderbolts they just need something new to work with, instead of pointing fingers at them, point them at HTC.
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While it's not the fault of the dev's, we have been forgotten. The thunderbolt is unfortunately old news and most likely won't have much more activity until we get ICS/JB.
Its more like HTC doesn't give a crap about our phones anymore. It's unacceptable that they haven't put out an update sooner.
I'm still here!
Most phones were forgotten (or stagnated) on Verizon when the Nexus came out. Anyone who didn't see that coming was just a tad short-sided.
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Most phones were forgotten (or stagnated) on Verizon when the Nexus came out. Anyone who didn't see that coming was just a tad short-sided.
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Sounds more like people just using us and then throwing us away when the next hot thing comes out...
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Let me tell you the gnex didn't do much for me. Should have never gotten rid of my thunderbolt.
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bond32 said:
Let me tell you the gnex didn't do much for me. Should have never gotten rid of my thunderbolt.
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The reason why I'll only buy nexus phones now
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The Thunderbolt is dead; it has been for awhile. I can't wait for my GS3! Verizon needs to ship those babies soon!
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It's not dead for me yet. Still waiting for the end of July / August for HTC to actually produce something. There's been beta testing supposedly but no leak.
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Dont blame only HTC. Verizon is also to blame... and VZW is historically known for not providing too many updates.
I dont expect any additional development until ICS is "officially" released for the TBolt.
I dont believe we'll ever see an official release of JB for our phones.
im building a rom off of cm7 now . RomZombie.
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Dont blame only HTC. Verizon is also to blame... and VZW is historically known for not providing too many updates.
I dont expect any additional development until ICS is "officially" released for the TBolt.
I dont believe we'll ever see an official release of JB for our phones.
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Kinda gotta blame HTC tho, cuz a leak is just as good to me as Verizon's "official" release. Its the ril that is necessary, u get that n the rest is history -_-
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is the thunderbolt even supposed to get official ics?
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is the thunderbolt even supposed to get official ics?
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Yea supposedly this month or next.
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Bionic already has 4 ICS leaks...and blame HTC. Anyway, the Incredible S (GSM Dinc 2) got ICS today. Here's the thing - the Thunderbolt was replaced by the Rezound a long time ago, and it's honestly not that great of a phone anyway. It was the first LTE phone, but the specs were far behind other phones that came out before it. It will be nice when it finally does get ICS (and it will, but remember the 2.3.4 update took a very long time as well), but most people (like me) who bought this phone will have already moved on, or be well on their way to a better phone by the time it finally is released. As far as being forgotten by developers - not forgotten, but they have moved on to better phones. The Thunderbolt is old hat - 1Ghz Snapdragon w/ 768MB RAM, the developers have moved on to better things, for the most part.
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Developers need an ICS leak to make anything new, how many GB ROMs do you want? As far as the CM9 RIL has proved to be a huge problem. So no, developers still have Thunderbolts they just need something new to work with, instead of pointing fingers at them, point them at HTC.
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That and point really at Google for.this messed up veal they allow which is so stupid. We need to stop overlays on android and have the same user experence as any other device a unified way. On touch six.you select wick widget it brings up any available wick if one is not already selected on sense and stock that does not happen. Not a great user way here.
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Pretty sure specs weren't far behind anything when the tbolt came out. If you're this concerned sell it and buy a bionic. Go to craigslist, they are cheap.
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For current Nexus S owners, what phone will be replacing it?

The Galaxy Nexus has come and gone but it didn't intrigue me enough to upgrade to. While the NS is still a great phone, the hardware is slowly becoming dated and it's inevitable that most of us will get a new phone eventually.
For those of you who still have an NS like me, are you eyeing any particular phones that you might switch over to in the near future?
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I've had my Nexus S for over 2 years now and I typically change phones every 1.5 years so already I'm impressed at how long this phone has lasted me. The Galaxy Nexus has come and gone but it didn't intrigue me enough to upgrade to. While the NS is still a great phone, the hardware is slowly becoming dated and it's inevitable that most of us will get a new phone eventually.
For those of you who still have an NS like me, are you eyeing any particular phones that you might switch over to in the near future?
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Might switch to a Samsung Galaxy SIII whenever I get too tired of this. I can see it slowly fading away, being too slow for some things. With Jellybean it looks great but doesn't perform as well as it did with Gingerbread. We'll see whenever I'm too tired with it I guess!
Going galaxy nexus just got a nexus 7 made me realize I want a bigger screen
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Getting a gnex now is silly. Wait for the next nexus.
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Getting a gnex now is silly. Wait for the next nexus.
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And when is that going to be ?
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And when is that going to be ?
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Nexus One - January 2010
Nexus S - December 2010
Galaxy Nexus - November 2011
LOLNEXUS - End of year 2012/Start of 2013?
A new nexus means a new version of android I don't think Google will be releasing a new version of android this year most phones haven't even received ICS yet let alone jb just my opinion tho
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A new nexus means a new version of android I don't think Google will be releasing a new version of android this year most phones haven't even received ICS yet let alone jb just my opinion tho
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Not really. They've timed it in the past, but it doesn't expressely mean a new version I believe.
Even then, Nexus One released with 2.1 Eclair, while Nexus S released with 2.3 Gingerbread. Not exactly a leap forward as big as Galaxy Nexus with Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.
The first Google device was still the G1, released in October 2008 with Android 1.6. Old school haha!
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Not really. They've timed it in the past, but it doesn't expressely mean a new version I believe.
Even then, Nexus One released with 2.1 Eclair, while Nexus S released with 2.3 Gingerbread. Not exactly a leap forward as big as Galaxy Nexus with Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.
The first Google device was still the G1, released in October 2008 with Android 1.6. Old school haha!
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Every Google device launched with a new version of android from the G1 to the nexus 7
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Every Google device launched with a new version of android from the G1 to the nexus 7
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Yes, but some version were incremental updates rather than absolutely new OS. The names changed, but very little did in the background from Eclair to Froyo to Gingerbread, as I said. Nothing stops them from releasing 4.2 and calling it Key Lime Pie...
Expect the a new nexus around December.
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Yes, but some version were incremental updates rather than absolutely new OS. The names changed, but very little did in the background from Eclair to Froyo to Gingerbread, as I said. Nothing stops them from releasing 4.2 and calling it Key Lime Pie...
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Yes that is true
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Yes that is true
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Anyway it's all speculations. We'll see whenever it hits!
Found this surfing the web http://www.techradar.com/us/news/ph...g-spec-sheet-reveals-new-nexus-device-1093015
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galaxy s II
had a s2 x for all of 3 days.. picked it up on the cheap cause it was boot looped and owner didnt know what to do with it.. sold it on a good profit and picked up a Nexus with change to spare. think this nexus will do me till the next google phone actually comes out or what comes of the new arm 15 processor
I replaced my my aging (plagued by search bug) white Nexus S (i9020a) with a Carrier (SaskTel) Galaxy Nexus... just got it today and was well worth the new contract.
Next Nexus. Can't go back to other phones after using this for so long.
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in june '13 my contract will drop, at that time I will find a new one.. I'm actually falling in love with a sony nexus... but apart for manufacturer will be a nexus
nexus is the only way to go honestly. im eagerly awaiting the announcements for the new nexus phone's ... there is going to be multiple phones instead of just 1 phone from 1 company. so far im pretty sure samsung , sony & lg are all making a nexus type phone. if sony makes one , i probably would drool over it. i love the look of their current phones , and something with a fresh design factor as such with vanilla android on it would be gold from them.

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