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[Q] For all of you advanced Nexus users..

I will be receiving my package containing the Nexus S tomorrow from Fedex. I am eager and super anxious and just want to sleep this day away.
I went from a Palm Pixi to this Nexus S, and was curious as to what exciting things should I do within the first hour of receiving this incredible phone? Any "neat" or "cool" tricks besides rooting?
TIA <3

You're going to be looking for all sorts of excuses to play with it, just to look at the screen. I can't think of anything specific to the Nexus personally, but I don't even have mine rooted because it's just how I want it out of the box.
Tapatalk and Words with Friends are great excuses to play with your phone.

MaxCarnage said:
You're going to be looking for all sorts of excuses to play with it, just to look at the screen. I can't think of anything specific to the Nexus personally, but I don't even have mine rooted because it's just how I want it out of the box.
Tapatalk and Words with Friends are great excuses to play with your phone.
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The one thing you are missing is the pre 2.2.3 colors. It is worth it to flash a kernel to revert the colors or one that supports voodoo.
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MaxCarnage said:
You're going to be looking for all sorts of excuses to play with it, just to look at the screen. I can't think of anything specific to the Nexus personally, but I don't even have mine rooted because it's just how I want it out of the box.
Tapatalk and Words with Friends are great excuses to play with your phone.
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This... I haven't gotten around to root my phone because it has all i ask of it right off the box. It's fast, reliable, and after the first week, i noticed my NS going from 11-13 hours of moderate use with still 10%-20% battery left.

The battery does start off dying quickly. After a couple days of a full charge to fully drained the battery life gets really good.
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Keeping It Weird ATX said:
I will be receiving my package containing the Nexus S tomorrow from Fedex. I am eager and super anxious and just want to sleep this day away.
I went from a Palm Pixi to this Nexus S, and was curious as to what exciting things should I do within the first hour of receiving this incredible phone? Any "neat" or "cool" tricks besides rooting?
TIA <3
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You should go to the congress bridge and take some videos of the bats and then hit 6th for some night life pictures!
Honestly the ns4g is pretty much like most other androids. Except samoled screen and vanillia android, IMO. One thing you should have on hand is dsp manager for sound as its alittle lite in that area.
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Switch or come from M8?

Anyone thinking about switching to the M8, due to root and not being able to control the battery? Or come from the M8 and have comments?
Contemplating the switch

I'm coming here from a galaxy s4 and my s5 should be shipping but I was really on the fence between these two. But with this one no having root and everything I'm still not sure what I'm going to do. I'll probably just try out s5 and see if it's worth keeping even without root. What are your guys complaints on s5.
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ElijahD407 said:
I'm coming here from a galaxy s4 and my s5 should be shipping but I was really on the fence between these two. But with this one no having root and everything I'm still not sure what I'm going to do. I'll probably just try out s5 and see if it's worth keeping even without root. What are your guys complaints on s5.
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i came from the G2, the battery i kill in less than a day. i check my email and FB @6am. by 6:20 my battery is at 90% with the powersaving on and grayscale feature disabled. using wifi.
i feel like i cant get through a day. with my G2 i could get through an entire work day and be at 70% battery.
Going to look at the M8 now

BlueHarford said:
i came from the G2, the battery i kill in less than a day. i check my email and FB @6am. by 6:20 my battery is at 90% with the powersaving on and grayscale feature disabled. using wifi.
i feel like i cant get through a day. with my G2 i could get through an entire work day and be at 70% battery.
Going to look at the M8 now
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Wow first I'm hearing about such subpar battery life. I was under the impression that the s5's battery is a bit better then M8.
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ElijahD407 said:
Wow first I'm hearing about such subpar battery life. I was under the impression that the s5's battery is a bit better then M8.
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It's definitely better, I don't know why anyone would look to the M8 for an improvement if they're coming from the GS5.

BlueHarford said:
Anyone thinking about switching to the M8, due to root and not being able to control the battery? Or come from the M8 and have comments?
Contemplating the switch
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I returned the M8 due to it being ridiculously slippery and just very difficult to hold. I'd hold my breath each time i got it out!

Coming from the M8
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It's definitely better, I don't know why anyone would look to the M8 for an improvement if they're coming from the GS5.
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I got the HTC One M8 the day it came out for Verizon and it is an incredible phone. Very fast and responsive, beautiful and sleek but coming from a galaxy s4 ( and thinking I was tired of touchwiz and Samsung phones) I couldn't get used to the volume controls in the other side and such. I switched to the S5 (burning my only exchange option) in the day 14th of using the M8 because of the wonderful screen, the better camera and the volume keys location besides that this phone feels sturdy and robust.
I dislike the vibration caused by the speakers and how different it sounds when compared to the M8. Also I see myself double tapping the screen frequently to turn on the phone. But the main difference is how slow this phone is compared to the M8 and even to my "old" galaxy S4. Despite all those facts I still love my S5 and if I had the chance wouldn't exchanged it back with the M8 even when I keep looking for apps to turn on my screen by double tapping and ways to make my phone faster.
I'd prefer to wait longer and if I don't get use to the slowness of this device I might give it to my wife in August (when her upgrade is available) and get myself a new phone such as the new LG G3, etc. I used to root and install lots of ROMs in my old S3 (now my wife's), and other phones but I did not root my S4 and did not miss it. I am OK with my S5 if it was faster and could double tap to turn on. This screen in amazing and I think I already got used to Samsung phones.
M8 is a great phone but to simple for me and the screen don't get close to the S5 in my humble opinion. Besides it's heavier and slippery that I thought I was going to drop it any minute, even when I can't get over its speed and responsiveness.

jongraytv said:
I returned the M8 due to it being ridiculously slippery and just very difficult to hold. I'd hold my breath each time i got it out!
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Im coming from S4 to S5 but due to not having root im taking it back today. Actually liked how snappy it is and smooth it works. Reason i need root is need to tether my unlimited data. Was actually considering M8 cause its roited and unlocked but i just dont know might wait for that Sony to come out soon.

I'm on the gs5 right now but I seem to be having little issues like the screen not coming back on after hitting power then trying to turn phone back on. I do this a lot I'm noticing now. I've had each galaxy phone Verizon has had and I still have the m7 gs4 gs3 and gs5 this has the best screen IMO and will miss camera. I'll hold one to the gs5 in hopes of the root but will have the m8 as my main phone for the time being. The little issues I have from the gs5 makes it feel like a downgrade from the m7.
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Had the s5. Bought the m8 first, then got the S5 but returned it to keep the M8. No regrets. I didn't like how long it was to have to reach up to turn the screen off but I found a screen off widget do one handed use is perfect.
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First off, i'm impressed with this thread so far. Everyone giving their opinions and not telling anyone what they should do or that something sucks.. It's refreshing.
I own both myself and the G2. While the displays on the G2 and M8 are great and are by no means slouches, the AMOLED on the S5 is just stunning. The best on a mobile device I've ever owned. I do enjoy the back and it feels well construed. I went ahead and added wireless hotspot to my unlimited plan for another $30. I did this for more than just having it on my S5, the only device I own that isn't rooted but wanted to throw that out there for those who are worried about it affecting their unlimited data and don't mind paying the extra cash.. It only brings my bill up to $120 so it's acceptable for me. I love my devices and usually hold on to all of them but with S5, I planned on giving it a test run as I'm in love with the M8 and will not be parting with it anytime soon. But, I didn't count on my love for the S5's display. I'll be keeping it as well.. At least until the G3 comes out. A Galaxy device is like money in the bank. Great resale value. Owning all the devices that I do and cruising all the threads, it's obviously, as we all know, personal preference. Just keep at the reviews and find what features are most valuable to you.
If all my devices were held hostage and I was only allowed to keep one, it would be none of the above. It would be my developer edition Moto X, that is covered by warranty while being unlocked, rooted and running a custom ROM based the stock Moto UI.
Sorry for the novel, I always end up rambling.
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Ciscoaudrey said:
Im coming from S4 to S5 but due to not having root im taking it back today. Actually liked how snappy it is and smooth it works. Reason i need root is need to tether my unlimited data. Was actually considering M8 cause its roited and unlocked but i just dont know might wait for that Sony to come out soon.
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KitKat kills tethering.
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I am exchanging my s5 tomorrow for the m8. The s5 is awesome but there's a few things I'm really looking forward to on the m8...
1. Root/s-off. This is important to me. For me having a phone without root is like having a bike with flat tires. You can still ride it, but it sucks and the bike is so much more fun with pumped up tires.
2. On screen buttons. I do not like the physical home button, and since I am left handed I HATE that the back button is in the bottom right hand corner. It's a pain for me to reach. If I could switch the back and recents button on the s5 that would go a long way.
3. Front speakers. I watch a lot of stuff on my phone and the first time I heard the speakers on the m8 I knew I was probably gonna exchange my phone.
4. Double tap to turn on. I fell in love with this feature on the G2 (kinda wish I had just kept that phone. It's a great phone. Gave it to my sister in law though). Once you get used to this feature it's hard to not have it.
Things I'll miss about the s5:
1. The screen. It. is. Beautiful.
2. Water resistant. It's been a long time since I've dropped my phone in the toilet. I'm overdue for it to happen again.
3. Removable battery. I've always like this feature.
Any thoughts on the battery life of the m8 vs the s5? I know the battery life on the G2 was quite a bit better than on my s5. Is the battery on the m8 even worse?
Lastly - what's with the sim card on the s5 not being spring loaded? IT's a PAIN to take out.
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KitKat kills tethering.
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What do you mean? I've tethered many times on different phones running kit kat. Lack of root kills tethering. Not kit kat.

supermatt9 said:
I am exchanging my s5 tomorrow for the m8. The s5 is awesome but there's a few things I'm really looking forward to on the m8...
1. Root/s-off. This is important to me. For me having a phone without root is like having a bike with flat tires. You can still ride it, but it sucks and the bike is so much more fun with pumped up tires.
2. On screen buttons. I do not like the physical home button, and since I am left handed I HATE that the back button is in the bottom right hand corner. It's a pain for me to reach. If I could switch the back and recents button on the s5 that would go a long way.
3. Front speakers. I watch a lot of stuff on my phone and the first time I heard the speakers on the m8 I knew I was probably gonna exchange my phone.
4. Double tap to turn on. I fell in love with this feature on the G2 (kinda wish I had just kept that phone. It's a great phone. Gave it to my sister in law though). Once you get used to this feature it's hard to not have it.
Things I'll miss about the s5:
1. The screen. It. is. Beautiful.
2. Water resistant. It's been a long time since I've dropped my phone in the toilet. I'm overdue for it to happen again.
3. Removable battery. I've always like this feature.
Any thoughts on the battery life of the m8 vs the s5? I know the battery life on the G2 was quite a bit better than on my s5. Is the battery on the m8 even worse?
Lastly - what's with the sim card on the s5 not being spring loaded? IT's a PAIN to take out.
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What do you mean? I've tethered many times on different phones running kit kat. Lack of root kills tethering. Not kit kat.
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You need more than root for tethering to work. FoxFi has stated that it will never work on KitKat. Hopefully somebody will find a way.
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dts242 said:
You need more than root for tethering to work. FoxFi has stated that it will never work on KitKat. Hopefully somebody will find a way.
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Good point. In my experience I have always rooted and then flashed a rom. Whether it was a stock rooted rom or a custom build like CM, tethering was always built in.

dts242 said:
You need more than root for tethering to work. FoxFi has stated that it will never work on KitKat. Hopefully somebody will find a way.
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if you use AOSP it works fine... G2 tethered all the time

BlueHarford said:
if you use AOSP it works fine... G2 tethered all the time
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AOSP will probably not be an option. It was only possible on the S4 when it first came out. After updates, you could only flash TW based ROM's.
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Coming from S4 MDK to the S5. My brother needed a replacement phone, so I made a commitment to give the S4 to him, knowing the S5 was going to be a PITA to root. Though we don't have root, I'd rather suffer with a locked down S5, than suffer more with a rooted M8. Can't wait for something else to come along and offer another alternative.

Please continue in the sticky thread for upgrading and device comparisons
Thanks
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So how's 4.4.4

Anything significantly different about the user experience with 4.4.4 vs 4.4 for the Maxx?
Any issues loading up on the Maxx?
Is root preserved with survival mode? Any issues with xposed?
Is it worth upgrading?

Instead of creating new threads, you should probably visit the main thread which answers all of those questions

I figured it would be a good idea to start a new thread now that all the initial excitement has subsided and people could formulate a complete response about their experience as a whole.
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LeoBloom. said:
I figured it would be a good idea to start a new thread now that all the initial excitement has subsided and people could formulate a complete response about their experience as a whole.
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Or join in on the thread that has answered these questions numerous times. But hey whatever works for you

My opinion: if you're rooted/WP off.....don't update. There's nothing about this update that makes it worth losing WP off. Yeah its cool that were up to date with nexus but 4.4 rooted beats the update to me.
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Well... it's the same as 4.4, there's no or little visual changes, but, at least ART is much stable compared to 4.4...

rhouse1983 said:
My opinion: if you're rooted/WP off.....don't update. There's nothing about this update that makes it worth losing WP off. Yeah its cool that were up to date with nexus but 4.4 rooted beats the update to me.
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I'm of the same mind. No one has said anything compelling enough about 4.4.4 to make me give up root & wp off.
I might feel differently if there was a working WiFi tether hack, but that only matters because I'm unlimited data.
I'd said for 8 months Droid Maxx was just about perfect and didn't need root to be a great device, until they broke FoxFi functionality.
Still, faster ART and reports of improved battery life are airways tempting. I used to get an easy 36 hours on this phone, for months I'm lucky if I get 18 hours.

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I'm of the same mind. No one has said anything compelling enough about 4.4.4 to make me give up root & wp off.
I might feel differently if there was a working WiFi tether hack, but that only matters because I'm unlimited data.
I'd said for 8 months Droid Maxx was just about perfect and didn't need root to be a great device, until they broke FoxFi functionality.
Still, faster ART and reports of improved battery life are airways tempting. I used to get an easy 36 hours on this phone, for months I'm lucky if I get 18 hours.
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Has anyone been able to confirm better battery performance?

distortedloop said:
I'm of the same mind. No one has said anything compelling enough about 4.4.4 to make me give up root & wp off.
I might feel differently if there was a working WiFi tether hack, but that only matters because I'm unlimited data.
I'd said for 8 months Droid Maxx was just about perfect and didn't need root to be a great device, until they broke FoxFi functionality.
Still, faster ART and reports of improved battery life are airways tempting. I used to get an easy 36 hours on this phone, for months I'm lucky if I get 18 hours.
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There is s working Wi-Fi hack i released. But in your case. I would just flash the new radio i posted in the Dev section and be done with it

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There is s working Wi-Fi hack i released. But in your case. I would just flash the new radio i posted in the Dev section and be done with it
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If I update to 4.4.4 will lose write ability to system even being rooted?
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josuearisty said:
If I update to 4.4.4 will lose write ability to system even being rooted?
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I believe so

josuearisty said:
If I update to 4.4.4 will lose write ability to system even being rooted?
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Yes if you are on locked bootloader. Pretty sure you've been told this in the other 3 threads you've asked though.
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akellar said:
Yes if you are on locked bootloader. Pretty sure you've been told this in the other 3 threads you've asked though.
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You seem to be following me [emoji47] hehe
Im not rooted yet, I just wanna make sure I know what Im going to do about root and later install soak test.
Things in this phone seems to be difficult.

I received an OTA to 4.4.4 this morning! Battery is definitely holding better than on 4.4 and a camera works better than before.

Works great...can't really tell yet if battery life is better..but "Android System" is certainly reported as using a much lower percentage than before the update...
No lag or stuttering to be seen (though never really had any before either)...
Overall solid update, but almost everything is under the hood type stuff..so if you're happy with current battery life, and really need w/p off...then you may want to hold out...

redddog said:
Has anyone been able to confirm better battery performance?
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Battery life is definitely much better.

Ha! The Wireless Charging Notification is GONE!!!

TerrorTodd said:
Battery life is definitely much better.
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I'm not seeing any improvement outside of showing less %usage by Android os.
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CrazyRussianXDA said:
Ha! The Wireless Charging Notification is GONE!!!
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NOT!

My phone is using about half as much battery as it was in sleep.
I have a total of 5 email accounts syncing (don't ask), plus miscellaneous other **** (Facebook, Twitter, etc), and I use about 1.8% per hour.
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Returned my G3 this morning

I tried to like this phone , but could not... I was sick of the random reboots and overall sluggish feeling of this phone. I had Note 3 before this and what a mistake....Will get Note 4 in a few weeks.... It's been fun!!
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Well good luck with the note.
I never had any issues out of my g3. Battery is great, no overheating, no random reboots, no major lagging as a matter of fact no lag at all mostly a stutter here and there in the app drawer from time to time. Been using the stock lg launcher since I got the phone and everything for me has been fluid.....
Lol then I see you made a post saying the phone was fast and no problems out of it........

I've had my phone for over a month now and I've never had any random reboots or overheating. I use my phone a lot so battery is meh for Me. But I'm happy and I love it.
No matter what, I can never stay away from android for long.

Lol I know it was new and I thought it was okay at the time...as time went on.. I started to have buyers remorse...with Att&t making us use Pma charging ..That was it for me...I just like Samsung better...
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Just bought mine a lil over a week ago , hated to but got the carrier branded AT&T version. This is actually 2nd one. The first phone kept randomly shutting off during activation at the store. I like this phone. It has times where different points on the screen become unresponsive. Aggregating...it also seems to use much more of the ram than I would expect right out of the box. I use a tempered glass screen protector that may or not be causing my screen issues? As a LONG time HTC user, coming from the One, M7. I'm still getting used to something different. I do like it though. Thinking about rooting when I have time off because once boot loader is unlocked I think this device will be a beast!
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Had my phone over a month now and absolutely loving it. Running stock rooted, no greenify. I froze all the AT&T apps and none of the LG ones. I use the stock launcher and get well over 4+ hours of screen on time, no overheating, no reboots, etc. My fiancee has the phone as well and she's been averaging almost 6+ hrs of screen on time, however where she works has better signal. I travel all over the place for work and signal is spotty.

No rebooting issues here. I will admit that my m8 outperforms the g3 (except for the camera). However, the note 3 that I received last year was a total disappointment. That was random rebooting nightmare. I guess it really depends on the specific device you get. Some may receive a subpar device.

traesnaidensdad said:
Just bought mine a lil over a week ago , hated to but got the carrier branded AT&T version. This is actually 2nd one. The first phone kept randomly shutting off during activation at the store. I like this phone. It has times where different points on the screen become unresponsive. Aggregating...it also seems to use much more of the ram than I would expect right out of the box. I use a tempered glass screen protector that may or not be causing my screen issues? As a LONG time HTC user, coming from the One, M7. I'm still getting used to something different. I do like it though. Thinking about rooting when I have time off because once boot loader is unlocked I think this device will be a beast!
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Have the same issue with the screen becoming unresponsive in spots at times. I, too, have one of the tempered glass screen protectors bought from the AT&T Store. Such a coincidence, makes me wonder...

GalaxyNotesTx said:
I tried to like this phone , but could not... I was sick of the random reboots and overall sluggish feeling of this phone. I had Note 3 before this and what a mistake....Will get Note 4 in a few weeks.... It's been fun!!
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That's what I just said about my Galaxy S5. Now I can make calls from my new car, have no reboot issues and have a better signal in my home. No more unlimited data but I wasn't using exorbitant amounts of it before anyway.
Note 3 or 4 wouldn't solve my issues. Samsung's bluetooth stack is broken and they know all about it.
Get in where you fit in. Good luck.

Ker~Man said:
Have the same issue with the screen becoming unresponsive in spots at times. I, too, have one of the tempered glass screen protectors bought from the AT&T Store. Such a coincidence, makes me wonder...
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It's the screen protector i had it and i exhanged it at the store cause i was still in my 14days after i bought it, they exhanged it and i got the invisishield one that i had on a couple devices in the past, i recommend you try to exhange it if not get a cheap screen protector while you browse for a new one cause believe me you will think its the phone but it's not.
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Thinking the same thing,but not because of problems...just slow development. Thinking of going back to note3

blacknight1114 said:
Thinking the same thing,but not because of problems...just slow development. Thinking of going back to note3
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The phone just came out though... Maybe wait until they unlock bootloader or come out with special recovery for roms?

kalani91 said:
The phone just came out though... Maybe wait until they unlock bootloader or come out with special recovery for roms?
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Slow walking the bootloader unlock is gonna kill development. Seen it before. If it becomes a popular device devs will come and an unlock with it but I understand people wanting a device with options. I don't use 3rd party ROMs anymore so I don't care much.

dxwilliams40 said:
No rebooting issues here. I will admit that my m8 outperforms the g3 (except for the camera). However, the note 3 that I received last year was a total disappointment. That was random rebooting nightmare. I guess it really depends on the specific device you get. Some may receive a subpar device.
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Agreed. My M8 is faster too, but after a root / debloat / exposed / different launcher / no carrier IQ... not by much.
I have not experienced much lag, mainly keyboard (any) delays keeping up with typing.
I believe that we haven't seen the true potential of the g3 until this bootloader is cracked and meaningful customization is a reality.

GorillaPimp said:
Slow walking the bootloader unlock is gonna kill development. Seen it before. If it becomes a popular device devs will come and an unlock with it but I understand people wanting a device with options. I don't use 3rd party ROMs anymore so I don't care much.
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3's&7's said:
Agreed. My M8 is faster too, but after a root / debloat / exposed / different launcher / no carrier IQ... not by much.
I have not experienced much lag, mainly keyboard (any) delays keeping up with typing.
I believe that we haven't seen the true potential of the g3 until this bootloader is cracked and meaningful customization is a reality.
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This phone is great! No lag of any kind on my phone. It is rooted and running ART. No screen protector needed. All at&t bloat frozen. Phone is fast, battery life is very good. Better than I expected. The signal is also very good. I pick up LTE in my office at work where before I could only get 4g sometimes. Very happy with this phone as is.

GorillaPimp said:
Slow walking the bootloader unlock is gonna kill development.
I don't use 3rd party ROMs anymore so I don't care much.
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I dunno about all that. According to development updates in the bounty thread devs working on it are confident that they can unlock it, and that it's right around the corner.
I'm all for meaningful customization.. I imagine my g3 with the latest miui on it, that would be sweet... That said, this is the first phone I've been happy with as is. Debloated, greenify, g3 tweak box and the stock rom isn't all that bad.
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st0nez0r said:
I dunno about all that. According to development updates in the bounty thread devs working on it are confident that they can unlock it, and that it's right around the corner.
I'm all for meaningful customization.. I imagine my g3 with the latest miui on it, that would be sweet... That said, this is the first phone I've been happy with as is. Debloated, greenify, g3 tweak box and the stock rom isn't all that bad.
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Phone runs awesome...to bad it's with att who just downright sucks. Plus the devs have prolly already unlocked it so they are prolly waitng to get more donations because it's become a profitable business, which I don't blame them. I would if I knew how....I just build stuff.
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GalaxyNotesTx said:
I tried to like this phone , but could not... I was sick of the random reboots and overall sluggish feeling of this phone. I had Note 3 before this and what a mistake....Will get Note 4 in a few weeks.... It's been fun!!
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I have mine up for sale because of my issues with it. Had potential to be a great phone but to many buggy laggy areas

dxwilliams40 said:
No rebooting issues here. I will admit that my m8 outperforms the g3 (except for the camera). However, the note 3 that I received last year was a total disappointment. That was random rebooting nightmare. I guess it really depends on the specific device you get. Some may receive a subpar device.
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I have no idea what you're talking about! The note 3 is the best phone out right now. No reboots here at all. Ever. I had one issue on jellybean, the sleep/power button had some lag. But since I moved over to kitkat, that issue is resolved. The screen is sick! 5.7 inch, Super amoled, which is the best imo, 3gb of ram, 32gb internal storage, micro sd slot, usb 3.0. Need I say more? Lol. Now, I also love htc, is my first love. I used to hate samsung. That is until I gave the note 3 a shot. It changed my mind about samsung. And I tried the G3, but it wasn't for me. Ill stick with htc and Samsung.

st0nez0r said:
I dunno about all that. According to development updates in the bounty thread devs working on it are confident that they can unlock it, and that it's right around the corner.
I'm all for meaningful customization.. I imagine my g3 with the latest miui on it, that would be sweet... That said, this is the first phone I've been happy with as is. Debloated, greenify, g3 tweak box and the stock rom isn't all that bad.
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Cool. I hope I'm very very wrong. I know some devs have unlocks waiting but I guess I'm used to devs staying away if development on a new device isn't hot - which usually is in line with how popular a device is. I'm lost on why this is working out like this with the G3.
I'm really happy with stock too for once. I usually root, unlock, throw Nova on it and maybe go with a stock debloat deodexed or some variation of stock. I can't believe I'm good with the stock launcher ,de-carrieriq'ed + tweakbox. I'm not seeing any lag issues at all either. This thing is dusting my S5. I'm just happy that everything is working, radio being disabled and IR being hosed for 3rd party apps sucks a bit but that's minor.

Selling for the new Nexus 5x 6p?

Anyone else considering selling their S6 for one of the new Nexus phones being announced on Tuesday?
I would consider giving up the camera for vanilla android and the ability to do what I want with my device. The lag from time to time I get on CleanRom is driving me nuts as of late as well.

I might consider it once I get a chance to see it in person. The lag on my S6 has gotten terrible lately and I'm not sure what is causing it.

droidiac13 said:
I might consider it once I get a chance to see it in person. The lag on my S6 has gotten terrible lately and I'm not sure what is causing it.
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Same here. Are you stock?

droidiac13 said:
I might consider it once I get a chance to see it in person. The lag on my S6 has gotten terrible lately and I'm not sure what is causing it.
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You might take a look at this. I think it could be wider scale than the S6.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62606917&postcount=3061
I tried it and it seemed to help. Could be placebo effect. I'm not sure how much service.jar's vary from phone to phone but I am on OE2. Here is a copy of mine. It goes in the system/framework folder.

Tulsadiver said:
You might take a look at this. I think it could be wider scale than the S6.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62606917&postcount=3061
I tried it and it seemed to help. Could be placebo effect. I'm not sure how much service.jar's vary from phone to phone but I am on OE2. Here is a copy of mine. It goes in the system/framework folder.
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Thanks, will take a look at that.
Just wiped my cache and dalvik in flashfire and will see if that helps at all.

MoNsTeReNeRgY22 said:
Same here. Are you stock?
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Stock and rooted. I just can't believe how it is getting so bad. I was thinking about wiping it clean and taking the updates even. It's that bad.

Driving me crazy too. Phone is great otherwise. I do like me some vanilla Android though. That 6P even has one of Samsung's latest AMOLED panels. Nice. I'm going to wait a bit but I might end up selling my S6 and trying out that 6P.
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I ordered a 64GB 6P within 15 minutes of the official announcement. So cool as this phone can be, TouchWiz on an unrooted device is making the experience more and more annoying. Plus, with vzw dragging their feet and USAA still "evaluating" Samsung Pay, the remaining features aren't enough to keep me on board.

I ordered the 6p. Can't stand touchwiz or the lag.
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I like the new nexus and the moto x but I can't give up the ir blaster and fingerprint and samsung pay is going to be freaking awesome. I might look into buying a tmobile s6 or note 5 and flash a rom on it if it can be bootloader unlocked and work on verizon.

dobbs3x said:
I like the new nexus and the moto x but I can't give up the ir blaster and fingerprint and samsung pay is going to be freaking awesome. I might look into buying a tmobile s6 or note 5 and flash a rom on it if it can be bootloader unlocked and work on verizon.
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Note 5 will likely never get root
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I created a bunch of order for a 5x and kept canceling them cause I wasn't sure about it. After reading some of the threads in the 5x forum I'm glad I decided to keep the s6.
Seems like build quality is hit or miss, battery life is way less and tons of lag along with terrible video due to no ois.
I'll keep my s6 thanks.

I really like my S6. I'm rooted and I really love the camera. However, I want to be able to use Android pay or Samsung pay. I almost never carry cash and I always my credit card. I also want updates in a timely fashion.
After viewing some of the photos from the 6p, I'm excited to get the phone. My only hang up maybe with the size.
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Went with the 5x from my s6 and I'm really glad I did. Sure the camera and screen aren't quite as good, but I'm pretty happy with it. 1080p is plenty for a phone and with LCD I don't need to worry about burn in. So glad to be back in non locked down territory. It's pretty sad that even though the 5x has 1gb less RAM, it can hold more apps without redrawing them. If you're on the fence about switching, go for it. You can always return it to Google within 15 days if you don't like it.
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thesoldier said:
Went with the 5x from my s6 and I'm really glad I did. Sure the camera and screen aren't quite as good, but I'm pretty happy with it. 1080p is plenty for a phone and with LCD I don't need to worry about burn in. So glad to be back in non locked down territory. It's pretty sad that even though the 5x has 1gb less RAM, it can hold more apps without redrawing them. If you're on the fence about switching, go for it. You can always return it to Google within 15 days if you don't like it.
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I grabbed a Moto Maxx 2 using a trade in and got it for cheap and have enjoyed using it more than my S6 lately.
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