Showing posts with label nexus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nexus. Show all posts

Thursday, October 23, 2014

How to update verizon Galaxy nexus to android 4 1 jelly bean officially

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Today the Verizon Galaxy Nexus Jelly Bean update started to come to customers. Many users can see this update but another are unable to get it. So with a simple trick, the owners who don’t see the update, should be available to get the Verizon Galaxy Nexus Jelly Bean update
For the moment the Verizon Galaxy Nexus Jelly Bean update is automatically available for certain people, in this moment if the Verizon Galaxy Nexus owners want to have Jelly Bean Update can use a little trick to update manually they devices and start using Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. You’ll might try several times, but this method should work.
For those with more luck by following the instructions below should be able to get Jelly Bean with all new features.

How to Get Android 4.1 Jelly Bean official for Verizon Galaxy Nexus right now

1. Go to Settings and tick Apps after press All (Settings -> Apps -> All)
2. Find Google Services Framework 
3. Tap on Force Stop
4. Select Clear Data.
5. Head back to the Verizon Galaxy Nexus’ Settings, go to about, and check for a System Update.
For many, these settings should bring a request for download and installation process for Jelly Bean should begin shortly. Usually the process may take slightly longer have to wait.
An advantage when you do your update is to be connected to a Wi-Fi network, probably the ones who will try to do updates over cellular will not succeed.
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Thursday, October 2, 2014

Google Nexus 10 Hard Reset Guide and Recovery Mode

We have two important information for your tablet. The first about the Google Nexus 10 Hard Reset Guide and tutorial how to recovery mode.

Google Nexus 10 Hard Reset Guide:
If you want to hard reset with your tablet, follow this instructions:
Select Settings
Back up and reset
Factory data reset
Reset tablet
Delete all

Or if older firmware, follow this instructions:
From the Home screen, press the Menu Key and touch Settings
Then, touch the Privacy 
Further, touch Factory data reset
And then touch Reset tablet
Touch Erase everything

How to Recovery Mode for Google Nexus 10:
The first,  must turn off  in your Google Nexus Tablet.
Then press and hold Volume UP+DOWN+POWER buttons.
Next step, plug in to your computer the tablet to get into the recovery mode.
Further,  select Wipe data Factory reset.
The last, choose YES to confirm
Warning: All data will be lost!

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Sunday, September 7, 2014

How to Turn on Screen Magnification on Nexus 5

With the advance technology we have these days, there is indeed an improvement of how day-to-day devices are structured. These devices, like mobile phones, can now cater to people with physical challenges especially to blind and deaf ones. It has lots of features that can be pretty useful to users with visual impairments. One of which is its Lcd magnification gestures which aides the readability of fonts and photos on a Lcd. Heres how to turn on the Screen Magnification feature on Nexus 5.

1.  On your device, go to Settings.

2. Then go to System and select Accessibility.

3. And lastly go to Magnification Gestures to turn on Lcd magnification.


While you are in Magnification mode you can do these gestures:

1. Pan - just drag two or more fingers across the Lcd.

2. Adjust Zoom Level - pinch or expand using two or more fingers.

3. Temporarily magnify - triple-tap and hold.

4. Magnify and Pan - triple-tap and hold then drag your finger.

5. Toggle Magnification mode in and out - triple-tap and release or simply enter and exit and app to get out of magnification mode.

Take note that the triple-tap magnification gesture will work everywhere on your device except for the keyboard and navigation buttons.
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Sunday, August 31, 2014

How to Activate Type Text by Speaking on Nexus 5

You can speak to enter text in most places that you can enter text with the onscreen keyboard.

1. Touch a text field, or a location in text you’ve already entered in a text field.

2. Touch the Microphone key on the on­ screen keyboard.

3. When you see the microphone image, speak what you want to type.
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Saturday, August 23, 2014

Install Official CM 11 Nightly KitKat ROM for Samsung Galaxy Nexus

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus will not get the official Android 4.4 OTA Update, but that doesn’t mean that there won’t be any stable custom ROMs for its users to install. Use this guide and learn how to successfully update your Galaxy Nexus with the latest CM 11 Nightly build.
More info about this release can be found at the CyanogenMod blog page here.
In order to make sure that you successfully update your device with CM 11 Nightly KitKat ROM, read the preparation guide below first:
  • this post works only with the Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone.
    - don’t attempt to update any other devices with the files listed in the tutorial.
  • your device has to be rooted and running the latest CWM Recovery.
    - make sure that the latest CWM Recovery is installed on your device.
    - TWRP might work too, but it is recommended for you to use the latest version of CWM Recovery.
  • make sure not to skip the ‘NANDROID ROM Backup’ step, as that one will help you create a restore point for your device.
  • a ‘factory reset’ is required and this step can be found in the tutorial.
    - do not skip this step, as otherwise the new ROM might not boot in normal mode and you will be forced to repeat the entire tutorial more than once.
    > you can skip the ‘factory reset’ only in case your smartphone already sports a previous official CM 11 Nightly build.
  • backup data from applications that are installed using Helium tool — Google Play Store link here.
  • backup SMS text messages and APN Internet Settings using the following tools for Android: SMS backup & restore | APN Settings Backup & Restore.
  • sync Contacts data with your default Gmail account.
    - those who don’t know how to backup such data can use the guide here.
  • enable USB Debugging from Developer Options.
  • check the phone’s battery charge level and make sure that it is over 50%, so that the phone won’t switch off in the middle of the updating process.
  • read the entire post, don’t skip any steps and ask for more help in comments in case you can’t complete the installation.
  • this is a guide for advanced users, do not blame us in case you brick the phone or lose any important data.
Since you’ve read all of the above, continue to the next part of this post and learn how to successfully update your device with a custom Android 4.4 KitKat custom ROM.

How to flash CM 11 Nightly ROM for Galaxy Nexus I9250:

  1. Download the latest CM 11 Nightly zip build from here.
    - make sure to grab the latest build.
  2. Download the Gapps zip for Android 4.4 from here.
  3. Connect your phone to your PC, then move both zip files to your Galaxy Nexus internal storage.
    - when the files are copied, disconnect the phone from PC.
    - do not unzip the files.
  4. Power off your device.
  5. Next, boot your phone in CWM Recovery Mode.
    - TWRP might work too.
  6. First thing that you need to do is to create a NANDROID Backup for the installed ROM:
    - select ‘backup and restore’, save the file on your device and then continue to the next step when done.
  7. Now, apply Factory Reset for your phone:
    - select ‘wipe data/ factory reset’, confirm the process.
  8. Next, install the new custom ROM:
    - select ‘install zip from sdcard’, then ‘choose zip from sdcard’, find the CM 11 Nightly zip.
    - confirm the installation.
  9. After the ROM is installed, select once again the ‘choose zip from sdcard’ option. Flash the Gapps zip now.
  10. When both files are installed, return to the first CWM Recovery screen.
  11. Reboot your phone now in normal mode.
    - the first boot process takes several minutes for all the files to be correctly loaded.
    - if the first boot takes more than ten minutes or the device enters into a boot loop, then you should repeat the entire tutorial.
  12. Create your CyanogenMod account when the home screen appears, then take control over your device and start testing all the new features.
These were all the steps you had to take, now you can start testing the CM 11 Nightly ROM on your Galaxy Nexus.
For other questions or extra help completing the guide, use the comments section below.
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Monday, August 18, 2014

Galaxy S3 Custom ROM SuperNexus Turn S3 Into Nexus 4

Galaxy S3 Custom ROM ( SuperNexus )- Turn S3 into Nexus 4 - LG Nexus 4 is that the Google is Google’s fourth Nexus-branded android smartphone that was designed with and made by LG physics. Nexus 4 was launched with the new android 4.2 software package and featured with a 1.5 rate quad-core flower S4 professional processor, 2 GB of RAM, 8 or 16 GB of internal storage.


I still not get the Nexus 4 android phones, however here is that the custom memory board that special style for international Galaxy S3 GTi9300 phones. this tradition memory board can amendment your Galaxy S3 UI and Navigation still look same as Nexus 4. Besides this, this tradition memory board supported android 4.1.2 microcode conjointly was style for higher performance , additional new perform and options.

Here is the summary of the ROM Features:
  • Fully Deodexed
  • Zipaligned APKs
  • Rooted (Super SU)
  • BusyBox Installed
  • No 3rd Party App
  • ZERO Bloatware
  • Android Source Code vastly improved and optimized (i.e. Bionic, Dalvik, Webkit, Framework, libcore, SQlite etc)
  • Official Jelly Bean Bootanimation (From Official Galaxy Nexus Android 4.2.1 Factory Image)
  • Init.d Support
  • Rsync Support
  • UserInit Support
  • Bash & Nano Support
  • Native SIP/VOIP Support
  • OpenSSH Support (ssh, sshd, scp, stfp)
  • HSPA+ Support
  • OpenVPN Support
  • EXT4 File System Optimizations
  • Galaxy S III Device Settings As An App
  • Large APN & SPN List
  • Options for switching between USB Mass Storage and MTP/PTP (On Specific Devices)
Framework Features:
  • Extended Power Menu (Reboot, Recovery, Download & Screenshot Options)
  • Improved Scrolling Cache
  • Tweaked Animation Values Of Progress Spinners (Silky Smooth Loading Spinners)
  • Enabled Rotation Lock Tile in Quick Settings for Phones (Previously was only enabled on Tablets)
  • Increased Lockscreen Widget limit from 5 to 9
  • Enabled Copy/Paste in Gtalk
Camera Features
  • Burst Shot (Up to 20 Images at once)
  • ISO Mode
  • Touch Focus Duration
  • Power Shutter (Click Power Button To Capture Image/Video)
  • Color Effects
  • Shutter Timer
  • Zero-Shutter Lag (On Specific devices)
  • Touch-to-focus timeout duration settings
  • Volume button zoom controls to camera and camcorder
  • Browser Features:

  • Increased Maximum Tab limit from 16 to 64
  • Incognito Tab Option (When long pressed on an URL)
  • Option To Close All Tabs With One-Click
  • Allowed Any Type Of File To Be Downloaded
  • Enabled WebGL (Ultra smooth browsing)
Phone Features
  • T9 Dialer Support
  • Landscape Dialer Support
  • Transparency To Incall Screen
  • Noise Suppression
Miscellaneous Features:
  • Allowed Installation Of Apps From Unknown Sources By Default
  • Allowed Any Type Of File To Be Sent/Received Via Bluetooth
  • Disabled Data Roaming By Default
  • Removed Google’s Software Updates Option from Settings
  • Enabled Gesture Input By default
  • Hardware Information of the device (Settings>About Device>Hardware Information)

Note: Flash or modified Galaxy S3 firmware will void the phone warranty. Method below is only for your reference and only for the international Galaxy S3 GTi9300. Try it on your own risk.

Step1 : Your Galaxy S3 must get Root access and install CWM Recovery. You can refer tutorial here on how to root Galaxy S3. Step flashing this custom ROM will wide all your phone data, so made a proper backupbefore proceed to step as below.
Step2 : Super Nexus(.zip) custom ROM from the developer link.
Step3: Power off your Galaxy S3.
Step4: Boot into Recovery Mode by press the Power Button + Volume Up Button +Home Button.
Step5: Now you are boot into CWM Recovery Mode. Then you need perform Wipe cache partition, wipe data and factory reset.
Step6: Now, go to install zip from SDCard > Choose zip from SDCard > Super Nexus(.zip)> Yes – Install Super Nexus(.zip).
Step 7: The flashing process is start.
Step 9: Reboot your phone after installation complete.
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