Use this tag if your issue is truly specific to the Samsung Galaxy Nexus (GT-I9250, SCH-I515, SCH-N044, SC-04D) device.
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Nexus 7 capacitive buttons and display
So both the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7 have dynamic capacitive buttons instead of actual physical buttons. I was actually under the impression that this black bar was a separate capacitive display from ...
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How can I sync iTunes with a Galaxy Nexus
How can I sync my music from iTunes onto my Galaxy Nexus? How-To Geek has a good article about using Salling Media Sync, but apparently the Galaxy Nexus isn't supported because it only shows up as a ...
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Restart in safe mode on Galaxy Nexus
I have an unrooted Verizon Galaxy Nexus, just recently upgraded to Jelly Bean.
One of the touted features of Jelly Bean was the addition of the "Restart in safe mode" option from the power menu. ...
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How do I make older images in my /sdcard/DCIM folder show up in Gallery?
I've tried a few builds of Android Jelly Bean coming from Android Ice Cream Sandwich, and one common thing that happens is that Gallery will only show pictures taken after the ROM installation. The ...
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Galaxy Nexus Official 4.0.4 update and root
Since the official 4.0.4 that be downloaded from Google's servers seems to be an update (39mb) can I update my rooted Galaxy Nexus wuthout losing root?
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Is it normal for the Galaxy Nexus to have an Odin mode?
I just received my apparently new Galaxy Nexus, and I noticed that it has an "Odin mode" bootloader, which is strange since Nexus devices use fastboot. Should I be worried? Did someone mess with my ...
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Why my Galaxy Nexus display is unable to present solid colors?
Whenever there is a non-black solid color block in any application I can see tiny "watermarks", a pattern, and I don't even need to get close to see that.
The effect is more visible in lighter ...
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How do I unlock the bootloader on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus?
I have a LTE (Verizon) Samsung Galaxy Nexus. How do I go about unlocking the bootloader such that I can root the device?
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I can barely hear the touch sounds on my Galaxy Nexus ICS
I enabled "touch sounds" (click sound when pressing buttons) on my Galaxy Nexus ICS but they are so faint I can barely hear them. The same is true for the screen lock sound.
All other sounds are loud ...
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How can I add a search button to my dock on a Galaxy Nexus?
I just saw a tweet where someone had added a search button to the 3 docked software buttons
So I'd like to know how to add the search button (or any other) to the dock with the Back, Home and ...
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Galaxy Nexus does not charge when turned on
Galaxy Nexus does not charge when powered on, but it charges properly when powered off. Phone doesn't detect USB connection also. This happened without any reason. Phone is not rooted.
Tried ...
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How to find out my Galaxy Nexus' version? (maguro, toro or toroplus)
I have a Galaxy Nexus phone.
I want to install JellyBean manually, but I don't know which one of these I should download. How do I know if my phone is maguro, toro or toroplus?
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Disable open Google Search by sliding up from the home button “feature”?
Galaxy Nexus running Android version 4.1.1.
After a recent update, it seems google has added a feature where you can place your finger on the bottom home buttons, and slide up, to open google search. ...
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Is there any way to launch an app (and keep the screen on) when a Galaxy Nexus is docked?
Using the official desktop docking station, my Motorola Xoom (running official Honeycomb 3.2) by default launches the Clock app when the tablet is docked, and keeps the screen on whilst it's docked.
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Can I update my Galaxy Nexus manually?
I'm having a problem with music playback stutter on my Galaxy Nexus, and after searching about it for a while it seems the problem was fixed on update 4.0.4.
Unfortunately, my phone is still on 4.0.2 ...
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How can I sync email automatically without removing local messages that have been deleted on the server?
Outlook on my computer deletes the server's copy of the message when it syncs, which unfortunately causes the Email app on the Galaxy Nexus to delete its local copy of the message when it syncs.
Is ...
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Notification Vibration Bug on Galaxy Nexus?
My Galaxy Nexus running 4.0.2 does not vibrate for any notifications while in "vibrate" mode. Haptic feedback works, and the phone vibrates when I receive phone calls, but not for notifications. The ...
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Jelly Bean OTA fails on Galaxy Nexus, how to fix?
The company I am working for has hundreds of Galaxy Nexus handsets which are used as the standard operating platform of a company specific app. The app is not important.
We have found that about 70% ...
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Why have some of my apps started coming up as tiny shrunken windows
Sometime in the last week a few of the apps installed on my Galaxy Nexus are coming up as tiny shrunken windows that are completely unusable. Here's an example:
Very boring picture, the point being ...
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Galaxy Nexus: Disable screen lock during call
My GN Device locks the screen when I start a call. Most of my calls are made using BT headset, and I don't need the lock in that scenario.
Is there a way to disable the automatic screen lock when a ...
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AirPlay like app for the Video-out on Galaxy Nexus
I am trying to get the video out on the Galaxy Nexus to do something other than mirroring. In a perfect world I want to do something similiar to the iPhone's AirPlay, but instead of streaming the ...
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Phone stuck on Google logo after trying to install Jelly Bean
I have a Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.0.1
I tried to install Jelly Bean, and followed all instructions I found on a website (forgot which one). I installed cwh and twh first.
Then I installed Jelly ...
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No audio out with headphones
When I plug a headphone into my Nexus' audio port, the headphones simply don't play any sounds or music. The device seems to detect them, because the built-in sound output stops working. I tried it ...
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What if I accidentally checked CDMA/LTE instead of GSM/HPA+ in the Galaxy Nexus Root Toolkit?
I tried to use WugFresh's Galaxy Nexus Root Toolkit to root my device, but I accidentally selected CDMLA/LTE while I have a GSM model.
I tried flashing CWM recovery afterwards, but it didn't work. ...
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Is it possible to make my Samsung Galaxy Nexus use usb storage?
Is it possible to make my Samsung Galaxy Nexus connect to a USB memory stick?
I have the USB Connect. How can I do that?
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Can I buy the Samsung official extended battery for the UK Galaxy Nexus?
Samsung have released an extended battery for the US Galaxy Nexus. I know the US and EU versions have a slightly different shape, so was wondering if this extended battery would fit my UK Galaxy ...
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How to turn on load external Javascript on the Galaxy Nexus?
I just got my Galaxy Nexus and was browsing Stack Exchange (in both mobile and full theme) and got the following warning. As a result things like voting, the dropdown and such don't work. I never had ...
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Auto-rotate only for youtube videos, disabled otherwise
I find auto-rotate really annoying so I generally have it turned off.
Unfortunately, when I'm playing a youtube video, it's equally annoying when I try to tilt the screen and then remember I have ...
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Set a particular browser as “always”
I have Galaxy Nexus with JB. I got stock browser on it and Chrome and I also installed Firefox just to keep it there since I'm a developer and I can test stuff on all three.
But the question I'm ...
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Export photos from Galaxy Nexus (w/ Jelly Bean) to Win 7
I upload photos from my Galaxy Nexus (w/ Jelly Bean) directly to Google+, but I would also like to periodically export photos from my phone to my Win 7 desktop.
I tried Picasa 3.9, but it would ...
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The UI sounds on my Galaxy Nexus no longer play - how can I re-enable them?
I kind of like the touch sounds and unlock sound on my Galaxy Nexus, so I typically leave them enabled. Today I noticed that both of these sound effects had simply stopped playing, possibly after I ...
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Is it safe to swap SIM cards when the phone is turned on?
On my Galaxy Nexus, I can remove the SIM card without removing the battery. I'm travelling abroad and will find a need to swap SIM cards several times in my phone. I would like to know if it is safe ...
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What exactly gets wiped when unlocking Galaxy Nexus?
I've seen a few guides on how to unlock the Galaxy Nexus to prepare it for rooting, and they say that the fastboot oem unlock command will "wipe your personal data".
I'm a little unclear on what gets ...
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Will Samsung Galaxy Nexus i9250 work with Indian SIM Cards? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I use my device on a different carrier?
I understand that Samsung has stated they will not launch Samsung Galaxy Nexus i9250 in India and hence am planning to buy it ...
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How do you turn off all cellular communication but leave things like bluetooth and wifi enabled?
I'm going to be traveling overseas and don't have an international roaming plan. I would like to disable my cellular radio while I am there but I'd also like to use bluetooth and wifi. I don't think ...
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Recover Google account password without unlinking/deleting the main account from android device
I forgot the password for my Google account and I want to recover it. This Google account happens to be the main Google account linked to my Android device.
When I try to use the Recovery options:
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Why does accepting Calendar invites open a browser? Can I prevent it?
I'm on an unrooted Galaxy Nexus, and using stock Gmail and Calendar apps on Android 4.1.1. But I am using Chrome rather than the stock browser.
When I get a invite from a Gmail user to my Gmail ...
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Selectively restrict sync for some applications to wifi only
I know it's been asked here how to prevent applications from using data connections. But that is not my intent. I have a Galaxy Nexus running Jelly Bean 4.1.1 and I would like to restrict most of ...
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The power button on my Galaxy Nexus stopped working
I got a galaxy nexus at Google IO, and randomly today the power button stopped working. I was on a call, used it to lock the screen after I got off, put it in my pocket, and when I got home the button ...
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Cannot make changes to specific folder
My phone is rooted with aokp build 38 on it. It is a Verizon Galaxy Nexus (toro)
There is a folder /sdcard/data that I can't make any changes to. Some of my apps are trying to use this folder but are ...
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Can I set up Wi-Fi and USB tethering on the Galaxy Nexus without rooting it?
I am about to buy the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and I need to tether with the following connections
USB to my Windows PC
Wi-Fi with my Mac, iPad or iPhone (to download apps over 20MB)
I will be using ...
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Control Android with broken screen from PC
My rooted Galaxy Nexus has a broken screen. How can I use my PC (ie, via ADB) to control the phone?
androidscreencast would be the ideal solution, but its keyboard/mouse control feature does not work ...
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Can I completely wipe a Galaxy Nexus
A friend of mine is considering selling his Galaxy Nexus (to me) and we wanted to be sure that if we did a hard reset it would wipe all data linking him to the phone. I understand it utilizes a lot ...
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Is it possible to remove the Android smileys that replace text strings like “:)”?
A friend of mine was wondering if it's possible to remove or replace these smileys entirely, or if they are a native function of the Android operating system that would require tweaks in a custom ROM ...
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Recovering deleted files from unrooted Galaxy Nexus
In my infinite buffoonery earlier today I deleted the entire camera pictures folder from my GSM Galaxy Nexus. I had last copied images from my phone in August and have lost all pictures since then :(
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Antenna Patch/Adaptor for Galaxy Nexus i9250
It's been a month of searching what kind of antenna adapter/patch am I going to use.
Anyone knows what kind of patch is this?
Thanks.
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Make screen lock after call if it was locked before?
I think that I had this feature in my Galaxy S way back in the 2.1-2.2 era, but now I can't figure it out on my Galaxy Nexus (takju, 4.1.1).
What I'm looking for is this: if I have the phone locked ...
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Dualboot with Boot Manager on Galaxy Nexus
I own a Samsung Galaxy Nexus (GSM/maguro), running AOKP with ROM Manager and ClockworkMod Touch Recovery installed. I want to try MIUI using Init2Winit's Boot Manager application and with the same ...
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Cancel Exchange device administrator activation?
I was trying to add my Exchange account to my phone to confirm for a coworker that logging into the server was possible. I don't want to relinquish the device administrator controls as it's my ...
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My Galaxy Nexus can't connect to unsecured web using wi-fi at home
My Samsung Galaxy Nexus can't connect to unsecured web using wi-fi at home.
I have to edit the url with https:// to load the webpage. Some pages work but most of them just won't load.
