Use this tag if your issue is truly specific to the Samsung Nexus S (GT-I9020A, GT-I9020T, GT-I9023, GT-I9023T, SPH-D720) device.
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can't update, can't do a factory reset
I have a Nexus S running Android 2.3.4. For a while now it's been trying to prompt me to install newer versions. Every time I try, it restarts, displays the cute robot error screen and doesn't come ...
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Phone intermittently not responding to screen touches
I have a (non-rooted) Samsung Nexus S - Android 2.3.3 phone. It has recently started becoming completely unresponsive to my screen touches, despite many attempts, cleaning the screen etc. But if I put ...
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Where to get the stock ROM of the Nexus S 4G? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?
I got a rooted nexus s 4g with cyanogen.
I need to test it back on android 2.3.x or so instead of ice cream ...
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How to fix bad sector on NAND Flash Memory [closed]
A week ago, I flashed my Nexus S 4g with a custom kernel (Matrix) and ROM (CWM9). On reboot, my NS4G always bootloops, stuck on bootloader loading screen, and never gets to the Android System. It had ...
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How can I stop the bootloader unlock process?
My 4 year old turned on my phone (Nexus S, 2.3.4 I think) while pressing the volume button. Apparently, this triggers the bootloader unlock process, which I don't want.
The phone is now stuck on the ...
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I can't update my Nexus S, shows error screen. What to do? [duplicate]
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can't update, can't do a factory reset
My Phone (Nexus S) keeps pestering me to update the OS. But, every time I try, it restarts, displays the cute robot error ...
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Phone boots very slow and restarts by itself
My problem is when I turn on the phone, the Google logo stays stuck and after unknown minutes boots in with the software animation, but very slow and then starts over again! First a little history of ...
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Bluetooth error on my Nexus S [closed]
I have a Nexus S phone, GingerBread 2.3.5. When I start my phone, or try starting Bluetooth, it gives me an error saying:
'Application Bluetooth Share(process com.android.bluetooth) has stopped ...
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How can I force 3G only on the Nexus S after the ICS update?
In earlier versions of Android there was an option to toggle data between 2G, 3G preferred and 3G only. After the ICS 4.0.3 update for Nexus S, there is no option for "3G only".
Did Google lock down ...
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2answers
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Nexus S OTA 4.0.4 problem?
I get 4.0.4 OTA with my Nexus S today. After downloaded the update package, i click "Reboot to install", but unfortunately the phone did't reboot successfully, so i boot it by myself.
I checked the ...
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Contacts with and without international extensions
I'm in the UK. My Nexus S received its update to 4.0.4 yesterday, and I now have the following problem.
If I have a contact with (say) the number 07123456789 and I receive a text from this contact, ...
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Installing ICS update
I have a problem - a half year ago I installed the 4.0.3 on my Nexus S. I installed it by placing the 'update.zip' file in the \sdcard folder, restarting phone, holding Power+VolUp buttons, then ...
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Shaky, drifting compass an inevitability on Samsung Nexus S?
I bought a Nexus S off eBay and found that the compass direction wanders even with the device laying still. Likewise, the display in Google Sky shakes around even with the resting on a stable surface, ...
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Ice Cream Sandwich OTA on Nexus S? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
When will my device get the Android 4.0 update (Ice Cream Sandwich)?
So the OTA Ice Cream Sandwich deployment for Samsung Nexus S was stopped because the deployed ...
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non-wipe non-unlock root for Android 2.3.3
I have a Nexus S running Android 2.3.3.
IIRC on old android version such as this there were non-wipe non-unlock methods to obtain root anyway, however I wasn't able to find them right now.
Can this ...
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Windows doesn't detect Nexus S
I recently switched from Linux to Windows 8 consumer preview. I have installed the latest android SDK including the Google USB driver. I connect my Nexus S to the laptop, the phone goes into USB ...
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Any information on when ICS will be available for the Nexus S GT-I9020A (AT&T/Fido/Rogers) [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
When will my device get the Android 4.0 update (Ice Cream Sandwich)?
I know the version for T-Mobile (GT-I9020 or GT-I9020T) Nexus S has been available for download ...
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Nexus S 4.0.3 (OTA) missing icon in the phone app
How can I solve missing icon issue? Restarted couple of times doesn't help.
Note: It was fine for a couple of months back. When it start happening, I just need to reboot, but now it's permanent.
The ...
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Samsung Nexus S II headphone does not work for any application except phone [closed]
I have a samsung Nexus s II with android Ice Cream Sandwich OS on it.The headphone does ONLY work with phone application. It does not work with other applications (mainly media player). Any idea?
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Nexus S ICS update problem restarting by itself
I have a Nexus S (european edition, no super amoled screen), I upgraded to ICS in December but I think it has problem because it restarts itself very often and I don't know what have caused this ...
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Google Voice missing from app drawer after upgrading to ICS
I upgraded from 2.3 a few months ago, but didn't notice that Google Voice was missing from the app drawer. The market lists the application as installed, but does not give me an option to open the ...
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How do I boot my Samsung Nexus S into safe mode?
I have a Samsung Nexus S with Android 2.3.
I somehow managed to set the Zoodles application to start up with laucher. As a result, whenever I boot my phone, I see the Zoodles app and cannot close it ...
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NFC can't send data Android 4.0.3
I have an NFC Device (SCL3711) and Google Nexus S phone. I have write an application which send data from the phone to NFC Device and vice versa. Everything works excellent on Android 2.3.3. Now I ...
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How can I change the order of local bookmarks in the stock browser
The local bookmarks on my stock Browser are in an inconvenient order. The first is one I added recently, then there are a dozen which came with the Android OS, then come the bookmarks I added over the ...
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What does the random “ding” in Google Maps Navigation signify?
Ever since updating my Nexus S to ICS, I've noticed that when using Navigation I sometimes hear a random "ding" when driving around.
Any idea what this means? I was thinking maybe it was a warning ...
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How do I set mp3s as ringtones on ICS?
I just upgraded my Nexus-S to Ice Cream Sandwich, I can't find the option to set mp3s as ringtones for my contacts? what am I missing?
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1answer
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Updating my Nexus S from 2.3.6 to 4.0.3
I have an unlocked GSM Nexus S I bought from a friend. I'm currently running version 2.3.6 (which was pre-loaded on the phone). I really like the way Ice Cream Sandwich looks, so I would like to ...
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Change own phone number in ICS
I've change the SIM in my Galaxy-Nexus-S. Under Settings -> About phone -> Status there still is the old phone number and I cannot manage to change it.
I've seen this answer which is outdated. ...
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How can I root my Nexus S?
I recently unlocked the bootloader on my Nexus S, and I am looking at ways to finish rooting it. Every reference I find seems to be written assuming non-Google hardware, but the Nexus S is supposed ...
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Call settings missing in settings after updating to Ice Cream Sandwich
I updated my Google Nexus S to Android 4.0.3. Now the call settings seems to be missing and video calling is not working. When I hard boot the device it shows "LOCK STATE -LOCKED".
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how do you delete specific contacts in ICS?
I have a Nexus S phone just updated to ICS. This forum was very helpful in finding out ICS' now more cumbersome way to delete specific calls from call logs. Thank You.
It's a new year, and I want to ...
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Nexus S 'flashes' screen when locking
When I lock my Nexus S, the screen flashes once:
It turns black, then the home screen appears again very shortly, then it's black again.
Do you have this aswell with a Nexus S on ICS 4.0.3? Is there ...
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Force GPU rendering in ICS. How does this affect system performance?
I thankfully discovered the option to force GPU rendering of apps in the system settings of ICS.
So far, I did only notice a difference with one app: Twitter for Android was very annoying to use ...
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Windows 7 complains that Nexus S driver is missing
When I connected my Nexus S to my PC running Windows 7 Professional (32-bit) via USB cable, the system installed a handful of drivers before complaining that the Nexus S driver wasn't installed.
I ...
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ICS: how to get to browser home page?
Newbie ICS question: how do I get back to my browser home page?
My Nexus S was OTA-upgraded yesterday to Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.3 from 2.3 (Gingerbread), and I'm still finding my way around.
On ...
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ICS: any way to restore the “combined view” email notification I had on Gingerbread?
My Nexus S was OTA-upgraded yesterday to Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.3 from 2.3 (Gingerbread). I use the stock mail app with two email accounts. On Gingerbread, if I got new emails in both accounts, I ...
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WiFi on my Nexus S no longer works after update to ICS - How can I troubleshoot or fix this?
I just updated My Nexus S to ICS today and everything is working properly except for WiFi. It shows the network's SSID but says it is "Out of range". How can I fix this?
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What build of ICS do I need for Nexus S baseband I9020XXKF1
Baseband version: I9020XXKF1
Current software build number is GRK39F on Android 2.3.6
I seem to have a pretty much unrecognised baseband version of the Nexus S. I brought mine carrier-free in the ...
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No face unlock for the Nexus S?
I seems to me, that the Nexus S did not get the face unlock feature with ICS?
Why would this not be supported for the Nexus S? Is it the hardware?
I wonder because the code is open source and I ...
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Problem with wi-fi after updating Nexus S to Android 4
My Nexus S phone doesn't detect any wi-fi networks after the update to Ice Cream Sandwich.
Any suggestions?
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Can my friend's android phone impersonate the star ship Enterprise?
I was recently trol... browsing reddit and found they geekiest command to boldly go where no command has gone before
play -n -c1 synth whitenoise lowpass -1 120 lowpass -1 120 lowpass -1 120 gain +14
...
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Google Nexus S USB Drivers for Windows 7 64Bit
Anyone knows how to get the Google Nexus S to be recognized by the Windows OS. The only option I could find was to download the Android SDK and then use the driver from there, but unfortunately, it is ...
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Can't sync my new Nexus S to Google Calendar
First-time smartphone owner. I unboxed my new Nexus S and added my gmail account to it. So far, so good -- it sync'd my contacts perfectly.
But I'd never used Google Calendar (and in retrospect I ...
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French QWERTY keyboard for Nexus S
When using the French language the default virtual keyboard on the Nexus S use the AZERTY keyboard layout.
That might be fine in Europe but not in North America (e.g. Quebec) where everyone uses ...
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2answers
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How can I prevent the battery in my Nexus S from draining overnight?
I have a Google Nexus S and for the past 2-3 days whenever I go to sleep the battery drains completely overnight. I mean when I go to bed the charge on my phone is plus 90% but for the past 2 days ...
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Wifi sleep policy not working
I tried some stuff I found about sleep policy. I obviously tried setting it to Never, I tried the Wi-Fi keep alive app, it doesn't seem to work.
When I let the phone lie for a few minutes and then ...
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Change Launcher without starting it
I have installed GO Launcher and GO Locker. Now, when I updated them, they got an error.
The problem is that, nothing shows up when I press unlock button (I have Nexus S). So, there's nothing I can ...
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Enabling WiFi HotSpot in Google Nexus S
I have a Google Nexus S with Android 2.3 in it. I want to tether/or enable Wifi HotSpot in it.
Do I have to root my phone?
How should I proceed?
Thanks!
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Can't start clockwork recovery image lately
"Lately" (like in the last few months), I'm unable to start the Clockwork Mod recovery image on my Nexus S with Oxygen 2.2.1. When I select "boot to recovery mode" (or want to start a ROM backup) in ...
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Samsung Google Nexus S 2.3.6 not showing any list in APN setting? [closed]
I have found that after update 2.3.4 to 2.3.6 I am getting no list in APN???? I am worndring what should I do? I want to change the setting for my SIM to use EDGE for internet by using APN....
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