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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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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1answer
510 views
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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1answer
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Backup using ADB without root or usb debugging
I have a Nexus S (on android 4, not rooted) device who's not able to boot. It opens and get stucks to the X screen. I can only access the recovery mode.
I tried to backup data via ADB, but the phone ...
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1answer
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Missing Gapps after 4.1.2 was built in Nexus S
I built Android 4.1.2 from source for my Nexus S using these instructions. Later I found that there are no Gapps on the phone and so I cannot set up my Google account or use the Play Store or Google ...
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1answer
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Erase successful, but not automatically formatting. Can't determine partition type - Jelly bean 4.1.2 with Nexus S
While I ran the command - fastboot flashall -w I got the following error -
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Bootloader Version...: I9020XXLC2
Baseband Version.....: I9020XXKI1
Serial ...
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1answer
222 views
Google music not syncing on Nexus S
I received my invite to Google Music a couple weeks ago. I've been using it in the browser since then. My Nexus S however, refuses to sync music.
Some people on the web report the same problem but it ...
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1answer
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Disable (in software) Nexus S Power Button
My Nexus S has a broken power button that some days works fine, some days doesn't work at all, but most days just acts up and will randomly turn my phone on, even when it's sitting on the table.
I'm ...
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1answer
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Can't move any applications to SD Card- “Couldn't Move App” error
I'm trying to move any application that I install to my SD card (Nexus S, so its technically internal storage) and regardless of what I choose, I get a
"Couldn't Move App"
error. I fired up logcat ...
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1answer
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Nexus S bootloops after trying to apply OTA update
I have a Samsung Nexus S which I bought off my friend. A system update popped up and I hit accept without even thinking about it but the phone said I had to charge it so I did and left it for an hour ...
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1answer
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Boot loop data recovery
Cyanogen mod 9, ClockworkMod Recovery 5.8.9.2
I recently plugged in my phone after the battery completely died over night and the phone is stuck in a bootloop. I left it trying to boot for 30 minutes ...
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1answer
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How to fix Cyanogenmod 7 hanging on boot animation after NO firmware changes
I've been using my Google Nexus S with Cyanogenmod 7 for about a year now. Sometimes it rebooted out of the sudden or locked up but all in all worked well.
Today I rebootet the phone und since then ...
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1answer
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Nexus S 4G Sprint dead?
I put my phone in clock mode and went to bed. When I woke up, the screen had "Google" displayed on it, and was alternating between "Google" and the menu bar blinking.
It does not boot up.
I used ...
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1answer
374 views
bootloop without power button
I have a Nexus S which sadly has a broken power button. This means I cannot do anything in recovery mode. Recently, after downgrading from a Cyanogenmod 10.1 nightly to and experimental build, it got ...
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0answers
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Problems with installing stock ROM for Nexus S
I'm trying to install a stock Nexus S ROM from Google's site, but I keep getting the error E:signature verification failed
Any ideas how I can fix this?
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0answers
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MS Exchange with Default Email App is Randomly Draining Battery!
I'm using my Exchange email account for work with the default Email app on my Nexus S running Jellybean... usually everything works just fine, but within a week or so it'll start consuming massive ...
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0answers
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Google service connection + Corp wifi
When connected to the corporate wifi the signal bars turn grey suggesting that there is no connection to Google services. Gmail, web browsing, contact sync, calender sync, play music all appear to ...
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Google Nexus S won't turn on
My Samsung Nexus S is over a year old now. This morning I was doing a restart (just power down and back on) and it would not finish booting up. The word "Google" on the initial screen comes up, blinks ...
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Android 4.0 devices do not return majority of the discoverable Bluetooth devices
The observation about 4.0 may be wrong, but this s evident in both the 4.0 devices I have tested : Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Samsung Nexus S. (Nexus S is actually upgraded by me to 4.0)
In the other ...
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0answers
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Using Android 2.3.4 (stock) as a WiFi Hotsport
I am able to connect my devices to the android WiFi hotspot(they get an IP/subnet/gateway etc...) but they are not able to access the internet.
Accessing the internet (3g) from my android works fine.
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How to use OTG Data Cable with a Nexus S to access?
Having an OTG Data Cable, I connected different thumb drives to my Nexus S – running JB 4.1.2 – but my phone doesn't seem to read them. The thumb drives I tried are:
a 16GB Kingston G3 Data Traveler ...
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Apple Keyboard and Magic Trackpad on Nexus S
I got inspired by the Apple Keyboard and Magic Trackpad on Nexus 7 video, but until I'll get my hands on a Nexus 7, I'm still proud of my good old Nexus S.
Now, I did turn on my Bluetooth, put both ...
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My Google Nexus S won't connect to network
I have a problem with my Google Nexus S. Yesterday I was out in the city and my battery meanwhile died and the phone shutdown. The next day when I charged the phone, I noticed that it is showing no ...
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3G Modem sim on my Nexus S
I have a 3G modem, and have tried it's sim card in a couple different modens with success.
However, I tried to put in on my Nexus S and use wifi tether, but it didn't work - although it seemed to ...
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How do I manually update my Nexus S to Jelly Bean?
I bought a used Nexus S that is on version 2.3.6.
It does not seem to be reading any SIM cards and the baseband version is listed as unknown. I think it may be on a custom ROM because of this. I want ...
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Android speech recognition - how to get access to the audio files?
When doing speech to text using android mobile phone application, I've heard that the files are temporarily stored in /data/data/com.google.android.voicesearch/files after the user makes a recording. ...
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Clock alarm doesn't turn off off, and camera zoom doesn't work on Android 4.1.2
I have a Nexus S, running Android 4.1.2.
Just noticed today that I couldn't shut off the alarm by pressing the volume keys or the power button. Usually, when the alarm goes off, the phone displays 3 ...
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High CPU usage from UEventObserver and inputmethod.latin (Nexus S)
I have kept my Google Nexus S up to date with the latest Android O/S since I've owned it and its always had performance problems to varying degrees. I'm currently running:
Android version: 4.1.2
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Remap search key to power button on Android 2.3
I have a Nexus S, and Button Remapper that I see suggested is not working on 2.3 gingerbread for remapping the search/assist button as a power button (because Nexus S power button is known to be ...
