Bionic being replaced by Nexus :)

[nativi]

still really unsure about the whole unlock/root/rom. Never done it before on any phone and will probably mess with that later on. Will probably just get the phone setup tomorrow and think more about it later. its not too hard to back everything up and do the unlock later. Want to do more research into it before I dive in the deep end.

If you unlock the boot loader it will erase your sd card just fyi

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[trailblazen]

If you unlock the boot loader it will erase your sd card just fyi

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I thought nexus didn't come with a SD slot????

 

[trailblazen]

well i think for now I am probably going to run stock until I get familiar with the phone. Its alot easier than I thought to pull my music/photos/video so will mess with it down the road. I think once I get comfortable with the phone I will back it up and do the mods.

 

[trailblazen]

all transfered and fired up.....nice

 

[spltngheadache]

still trying to figure out pros and cons about unlocking bootloader vs. leaving stock. Also if it voids my warranty or not.

I am not an expert but unlocking your bootloader itself won't void your warranty. I had mine unlocked to install cyanogenmod. The radio on mine became extremely unstable. Tier 2 Tech support decided to send me a replacement, so I flashed back to stock. What I think a lot of people maybe do not know, or forget -- is that with the Galaxy Nexus you can relock the bootloader.

So for unlocking: fastboot oem unlock

to relock after flashing stock rom files: fastboot oem lock

Then you can send it in for warranty service etc, and it will show as stock/locked. Just my two cents. If you're interested in experimenting with custom roms, have fun and do it, just be careful what you flash and how you do it. One of the more important things to remember that I always do is check the MD5 of important files like the bootloader/radios before flashing them.

To the OP: Enjoy your new nexus!

 

[dmmarck]

I am not an expert but unlocking your bootloader itself won't void your warranty. I had mine unlocked to install cyanogenmod. The radio on mine became extremely unstable. Tier 2 Tech support decided to send me a replacement, so I flashed back to stock. What I think a lot of people maybe do not know, or forget -- is that with the Galaxy Nexus you can relock the bootloader.

So for unlocking: fastboot oem unlock

to relock after flashing stock rom files: fastboot oem lock

Then you can send it in for warranty service etc, and it will show as stock/locked. Just my two cents. If you're interested in experimenting with custom roms, have fun and do it, just be careful what you flash and how you do it. One of the more important things to remember that I always do is check the MD5 of important files like the bootloader/radios before flashing them.

To the OP: Enjoy your new nexus!

The act of unlocking the bootloader renders your warranty voidable at Verizon's election. They have to see it and then elect to void it; the act in and of itself does not actually void it then and there .