[How-to] Nexus S Answers
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onthecouchagain
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If you're also experiencing home screen scrolling lag/issues, please visit my report to Google and star the problem so it'll get more attention from them: Issue 13563 - android - Nexus S 2.3 Home Screen lag, freeze, hiccups - Project Hosting on Google Code
Thank you.
Thank you.
If you are experiencing any issues with Gingerbread contact Google or Samsung. Call them up and tell them this better be fixed. You didn't pay $600 for a lag.
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onthecouchagain
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Yes, that's what the filed report is for. Hopefully it is an issue that will get addressed and fixed in a future update.
Ya I know but those take too long. I would rather call them up and tell them that it better get fixed. It isn't as good as filing a report but ik if someone called me up and told me there was something defective about one of the shirts or wristbands my company sold them I would fix it.
Please post any questions about the Nexus S here. I will try my best to find a answer for your question. Thank you!
Phil Nickinson
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Can i connect to samsung kies with my nexus s or do i have to do it at all?
How can i back up my data from my nexus to kies? Also, i want to make the user experience as close to galaxy S as possible. I loved that phone, but the nexus S is not that user friendly imn my opinion. How can i get swype to call and sms, and other stuff? Including Asphalt 5?
How can i back up my data from my nexus to kies? Also, i want to make the user experience as close to galaxy S as possible. I loved that phone, but the nexus S is not that user friendly imn my opinion. How can i get swype to call and sms, and other stuff? Including Asphalt 5?
Thanks for your post! Here are some answers I have found.
The Nexus S does not have Samsung Kies because it is stock android and the Galaxy S has Samsung's touchwiz. So the Nexus S get's everything OTA and it doesn't need Samsung Kies. This means that users won’t have to use the Samsung Kies desktop management client to install software updates.
Maybe the Nexus S doesn't seem as user friendly to you because you are coming from the Galaxy S and the Galaxy S has Samsung's touchwiz and the Nexus S doesn't because it is Stock android so it is different from the Galaxy S. It will become more user friendly the more you use it.
You can get swype on the Nexus S by clicking HERE and downloading it.
You can download Asphalt in the android market, that goes for any other games you want to download. Also if you had it on your Galaxy S then just put your G-Mail account on the Nexus S and it should sync almost everything you had on your Galaxy S, I don't think it will sync pictures or music, only things affiliated with your G-Mail, contacts, and Market.
Tell me if this helps. Thanks for posting!
The Nexus S does not have Samsung Kies because it is stock android and the Galaxy S has Samsung's touchwiz. So the Nexus S get's everything OTA and it doesn't need Samsung Kies. This means that users won’t have to use the Samsung Kies desktop management client to install software updates.
Maybe the Nexus S doesn't seem as user friendly to you because you are coming from the Galaxy S and the Galaxy S has Samsung's touchwiz and the Nexus S doesn't because it is Stock android so it is different from the Galaxy S. It will become more user friendly the more you use it.
You can get swype on the Nexus S by clicking HERE and downloading it.
You can download Asphalt in the android market, that goes for any other games you want to download. Also if you had it on your Galaxy S then just put your G-Mail account on the Nexus S and it should sync almost everything you had on your Galaxy S, I don't think it will sync pictures or music, only things affiliated with your G-Mail, contacts, and Market.
Tell me if this helps. Thanks for posting!
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you know what? You are super help. Thanks a million. I have already downloaded swype. i wasd asking about porting the swipe right to call and swipe left to sms from call log menu as in galaxy...but i guess its touch wiz and hence cannot be done here.
But how can i backup all my data?
Also i had already checked the market, but not Asphalt 5 there. Guess its only for Samsung phones fron Samsung apps. Any way i can connect to Samsung Apps?
But how can i backup all my data?
Also i had already checked the market, but not Asphalt 5 there. Guess its only for Samsung phones fron Samsung apps. Any way i can connect to Samsung Apps?
Oh. Yeah I guess it is only a TouchWiz thing.
Go to your settings>Privacy>and check back up my data.
Also download mybackup from the market.
If you go to the market and search Asphalt 5 you will see Asphalt HD which is the same thing as Asphalt 5 except a higher quality. You can get that game and I also recommend getting Need For Speed by EA mobile because it is on sale for 99cents and it is a really fun racing game I like it a lot. I would recommend just getting Need for speed now because it is cheaper and Asphalt HD has some issues while playing on the Nexus S. For example sometimes sound doesn't work and it will stop the game and say "error occurred." Get it if you like or wait till these issues are resolved.
Tell me if this helps. Thanks for posting!
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As i said..........You are a true friend. I used to moderate and help out newbies on a forum sometime back.........Was a symbian forum for the S80 phone 7710. People were grateful to me, and would thank me to no extend. Never knew what it feels like to GET HELP!!!! Thanks Thanks thanks....
Never thought it would turn a complete reverse and i would feel elated to get help. I'm new to Android and love it!! Loved the galaxy S but traded it in for lack of update to 2.3 or even 2.2. I have already got most of the substitute apps that had run stock on the galaxy bar a few....
I want the Asphalt....
Thanks again.....Have a good day.
Never thought it would turn a complete reverse and i would feel elated to get help. I'm new to Android and love it!! Loved the galaxy S but traded it in for lack of update to 2.3 or even 2.2. I have already got most of the substitute apps that had run stock on the galaxy bar a few....
I want the Asphalt....
Thanks again.....Have a good day.
Hi.
Can you tell me whats this about the home screen lag? I've noticed that at times, when i toggle between the home screens, they dont move freely. There is considerable lag. It gets fixed only by shut down and restart. Any fixes available?
Can you tell me whats this about the home screen lag? I've noticed that at times, when i toggle between the home screens, they dont move freely. There is considerable lag. It gets fixed only by shut down and restart. Any fixes available?
One more question.
After backing up from the phone throught settings-> privacy-> backup data, How can i restore it later?
After backing up from the phone throught settings-> privacy-> backup data, How can i restore it later?
Some good advice here, however I take issue with the Charging section:
Firstly, you shouldn't need a task killer with Android 2.x, and if you really must kill apps, prefer the built in mechanism, in Gingerbread this is easily accessible by pressing the menu key on the homescreen and then selecting "applications".
Secondly, I have some questions about the tips...
1. Is this just so it charges quicker?
2. This goes against what I have previously read, do you have a source or rationale for this advice? I have previously heard that with Lithium batteries you should charge them as soon as you can, preferably before it gets below 20% and only let it completely run down occasionally for calibration purposes.
3. So it charges quicker again?
Firstly, you shouldn't need a task killer with Android 2.x, and if you really must kill apps, prefer the built in mechanism, in Gingerbread this is easily accessible by pressing the menu key on the homescreen and then selecting "applications".
Secondly, I have some questions about the tips...
1. Is this just so it charges quicker?
2. This goes against what I have previously read, do you have a source or rationale for this advice? I have previously heard that with Lithium batteries you should charge them as soon as you can, preferably before it gets below 20% and only let it completely run down occasionally for calibration purposes.
3. So it charges quicker again?
It automatically gets restored when you log into the phone with your Google account.
If you get a new phone, the apps and settings you had on your old phone will automatically be downloaded and transferred onto the new one.
I just put this down because I was told to do this by a Best Buy employee. If you think it is incorrect please tell me and I will fix it with whatever you think it should say. Thanks for pointing this out.
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