A long time blackberry user coming through!!

[mohsinkhan35]

Well here I am. Used blackberry since BB9000 days. few months ago had a brief encounter with iPhone. And here I am, today i picked up Nexus 4. I am not a heavy user and so far, for what I do, the phone has proved to be blazing fast. Glad I chose this phone! Time to change my avatar

 

[Aquila]

Greetings human, and welcome to the forums!

 

[gdmin]

welcome aboard and nice avatar by the way

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[mohsinkhan35]

Alright so just a couple quick questions. Checking the software version, it says 4.3, is that the latest and greatest? Also about flashing, I wanna keep things simple and smooth. What advantages does flashing hold over stock?

 

[Aquila]

Alright so just a couple quick questions. Checking the software version, it says 4.3, is that the latest and greatest? Also about flashing, I wanna keep things simple and smooth. What advantages does flashing hold over stock?

4.3 is the highest version released to date, we're expecting 4.4 in the coming weeks (likely 3-6 weeks). In terms of custom ROM's versus stock... you're on pretty close to the leanest you can get, so it's really about adding options or pulling in a more efficient kernel. If it were me, I'd personally wait at least until after 4.4 for 2 reasons: 1. It could be brilliant standalone and leave you without the desire to tweak in that way 2. ROMs will be updated quickly and you can avoid a lot of repeatedly setting up the device with a little patience now.

One thing to play with in the mean time would potentially be a custom launcher (basically a home screen replacement), such as Nova Launcher or Apex Launcher, Action Launcher or Smart Launcher (there are lots to choose from) and searching through icon packs (enabled by using a custom launcher) to figure out the look/feel of what you like.

If you want to go overboard with customization, start watching and reading about UCCW and Zooper (make your own widgets, layouts, etc)

Below are some links to helpful posts regarding the customization side of the universe:

http://forums.androidcentral.com/ambassador-guides-tips-how-tos/
http://forums.androidcentral.com/nexus-4-rooting-roms-hacks/224861-guide-nexus-4-unlock-root.html
http://forums.androidcentral.com/ne...3923-guide-nexus-4-factory-image-restore.html
http://forums.androidcentral.com/general-help-how/141534-blackberry-users-guide-android.html
http://forums.androidcentral.com/ge...tionary-aka-what-hell-they-talking-about.html

 

[Haalcyon]

Welcome to Android Central, it's great to have you here!

 

[Golfdriver97]

Well here I am. Used blackberry since BB9000 days. few months ago had a brief encounter with iPhone. And here I am, today i picked up Nexus 4. I am not a heavy user and so far, for what I do, the phone has proved to be blazing fast. Glad I chose this phone! Time to change my avatar

Welcome to the forums and Android!
Great thing about the Nexus is you will never have to worry about updates. They get sent from Google directly. I agree with Nothing about waiting. 4.4 is close to release. When that happens, the ROM developers will make their appropriate changes and release their new ROMs. But by that time, Nexus devices will have had the new version for a few weeks or more. And that is nothing compared to carrier skinned versions.

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! I have nothing more to say, because these guys ^^^ said it all.

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[VDub2174]

Welcome to the forums!!

 

[MsBrittz1016]

hello hello

I too just made the switch from BlackBerry to Android

I have been a crackberry addict since 2008 from the pearl 8120 the bold 9700, 9780, & 9900. Then had both the BlackBerry Z10 and Q10

But I am now the proud and pleased owner of an HTC One!

will be scrolling through the forums to learn what I can about this device

now i just need to get all my music and pics that are on my memory card from my BB onto my HTC One lol

 

[B. Diddy]

hello hello

I too just made the switch from BlackBerry to Android

I have been a crackberry addict since 2008 from the pearl 8120 the bold 9700, 9780, & 9900. Then had both the BlackBerry Z10 and Q10

But I am now the proud and pleased owner of an HTC One!

will be scrolling through the forums to learn what I can about this device

now i just need to get all my music and pics that are on my memory card from my BB onto my HTC One lol

Hi, and welcome to Android Central! Check out this thread: http://forums.androidcentral.com/general-help-how/141534-blackberry-users-guide-android.html

 

[MsBrittz1016]

Hi, and welcome to Android Central! Check out this thread: http://forums.androidcentral.com/general-help-how/141534-blackberry-users-guide-android.html

Thank You & Thank You!!!!!

 

[srkmagnus]

Well here I am. Used blackberry since BB9000 days. few months ago had a brief encounter with iPhone. And here I am, today i picked up Nexus 4. I am not a heavy user and so far, for what I do, the phone has proved to be blazing fast. Glad I chose this phone! Time to change my avatar

Thank You & Thank You!!!!!

Welcome to the two of you! Don't hesitate to ask questions, we're here to help! Also, look forward to seeing the both of you throughout the forums.

 

[Golfdriver97]

hello hello

I too just made the switch from BlackBerry to Android

I have been a crackberry addict since 2008 from the pearl 8120 the bold 9700, 9780, & 9900. Then had both the BlackBerry Z10 and Q10

But I am now the proud and pleased owner of an HTC One!

will be scrolling through the forums to learn what I can about this device

now i just need to get all my music and pics that are on my memory card from my BB onto my HTC One lol

Welcome to the forums and Android!!

Sent from a Slim 4.3 S3

 

[Haalcyon]

As useful as BB may be for texting with its keyboard and all it's just so...well...Blackberry. It reminds me of cutting a 2 acre lawn with one of those manual lawn mowers. It's good you've made the switch.