Let's guess how long our JB official OTA will take!

[dmmarck]

You couldn't be more wrong.

Is there a thread in the Root/Rom section instructing people to come out here and get pushy, or are all of you zealots salesmen by trade and see any objection in any arena as a challenge?

No, there is not.

Let's can it with the root v. non-root discussion, ok? Thanks.

Also, I'm quoting this post because it's the last one that should address this topic. Thanks.

 

[vivek615]

I think the majority of us who are watching this thread are aware that we could root if we wanted to, but for various reasons have found it isn't a good option for us. We are eager to get the features of JB (in my case Google Now), so we follow this thread to find out when that will come. Those who come in and tell us we should just root have a different mindset.

In my case, I have spent 15 minutes here, 15 minutes there, etc. reading up on unlocking, rooting, and upgrading your OS (or whatever you call it). Probably have spent 2-3 hours total reading or watching Youtube demos. Can't say I understand much of any of it even after that. And I'm not motivated to try it any more because I'd rather spend my nights and weekends outdoors or with friends than messing around with a piece of technology that I use as a functional tool in my life. I don't use it as something to experiment with. And, I asked some questions in a post in the ROMs section, and was told quite clearly that I'd lose my icon layout, home screen folders layouts, widgets, app logins and settings, etc. I would probably also have to reset Google authenticator on both my phone and tablet so they're in sync again. It just isn't worth all that hassle to me. Maybe to others, but not to me. We all have different priorities.

I will continue to watch this thread and the Android Central news articles because, like I said, I'm eager to get Google Now. But I've given up on trying to understand the custom modification process, and I don't particularly care to start from scratch with all my layouts and settings.

Hope that makes a little sense.

Not wanting to root is fully legitimate. (Especially things that are "at your risk") though I do get from your post that you are partly interested....

I had lost interest in technology for many years until i got a smartphone ... (a Motorola droid i didn't even have a working computer of my own at the time) I never rooted any phone prior to my gnex...

One thing that blew me away was how much I had "missed out" on in technology I knew less than nontechnical people, especially in terms of what I was hearing about Android while waiting for froyo update (cwm? Tibu? Wtf?!?!)

I avoided rooting even though I was a bit intrigued... i didn't want to delete things, mess with warranties and glitches, and wasn't sure of the ethics either.

Honestly I basically started spending a few minutes here and there playing with stuff, downloaded the SDK from Google got the drivers working with a bit of work before I even decided to root.

I'm on windows Vista so adb and fastboot work just like many older DOS apps typing /help on a whim was enough to show me some of what they could do.

From there everything else kinda started to make sense using those tools isn't really much to do with rooting but it was enough to show me a lot of the terms and directions I didn't understand just looked hard and complex because they're explaining simple stuff very carefully lol.

This is long but maybe its not a bad idea to download and look at the tools without actually doing anything, like I did before even deciding to do anything that modifies stuff?


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[ChuckG73]

If you dont have any restrictions with work email there is really no reason you shouldnt root. I can't root or put roms on my G nex because my firm uses GOOD for enterprise and can detect it. I have rooted my tablet and flashed the crap out of it. If you took the time and learned how to do it after a few hours of research you would be kicking yourself for not having done it sooner.

Same I used to root everything but my phone has the GOOD app for work.

 

[dmmarck]

Again, any rooting questions should be directed to the rooting subforum.

Thank you .

 

[dmmarck]

Who had late August? The test build leaked.

http://forums.androidcentral.com/ve...3-htc-get-jelly-bean-first-6.html#post2113221

http://forums.androidcentral.com/ve...jb-update-verizon-galaxy-nexus-available.html

Oh, and if you want it yourself, go here:

http://forums.androidcentral.com/ve...-official-jelly-bean-jro03o-verizon-gnex.html

 

[steve dave]

Who had late August? The test build leaked.

http://forums.androidcentral.com/ve...3-htc-get-jelly-bean-first-6.html#post2113221

http://forums.androidcentral.com/ve...jb-update-verizon-galaxy-nexus-available.html

A leaked test build is still a long way from an OTA

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[dmmarck]

A leaked test build is still a long way from an OTA

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Depending on how far along they are, it's ~2-4/5 weeks away. No leaked builds for any other device on Verizon.

Also, I can tell you for a fact this has been testing for at least 2 weeks already.

 

[RobUM2011]

Who had late August? The test build leaked.

My posted guess was mid-September. I think I'm right on track for the actual push

 

[dmmarck]

My posted guess was mid-September. I think I'm right on track for the actual push

Excellent work, we'll find out sooner than later!

 

[Downtown Taco]

Well at least it exists! Sprint, on the other hand....

So anyone running the leaked build?

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[dmmarck]

Well at least it exists! Sprint, on the other hand....

So anyone running the leaked build?

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Check the thread, there might be one or two. I helped a user flash it earlier and he's had nothing but glowing remarks about it, FWIW.

 

[jjt981]

Check the thread, there might be one or two. I helped a user flash it earlier and he's had nothing but glowing remarks about it, FWIW.

Im running the leak now, works well, i havnt noticed a big difference in radios but im taking that with a grain of salt because im in Mississippi and we have a hurricane heading in so im sure the networks are being strained.
Also noticed a new section in the messaging app in settings called "cell broadcasts" from what it appears it texts you with severe weather warnings which will come in handy in the next couple days. that along with the new google now update with public alerts

 

[Dr0me]

flashed it earlier this morning and have not been able to put the phone down all day.. the leak plus the announcements from sony and samsung have truly made this a great day for android.

 

[menschmaschine5]

I look forward to the official OTA. I keep telling myself I'm going to root, but now school started and life is going to get extremely busy when the program year starts up again at work. Maybe when CM10 has a release candidate.

 

[TheAssailant]

Can't wait to ditch Bugless and get back onto an official build. I've been running the 7/19 nightly and I couldn't be bothered to update lol. If I'm gonna lose all my settings again, it might as well be for an official.

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[steve dave]

Bwahahaha! Looks like sprint is getting their JB update tomorrow... how's that AOSP working out?

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[shaytoon21]

why do i get the feeling that jb will be overrated with minor changes and ill be like mehh, hyped up for nothing.

 

[Bnails21]

why do i get the feeling that jb will be overrated with minor changes and ill be like mehh, hyped up for nothing.

You are right. It's a nice update but it's nothing major that you havent seen before.

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[dmmarck]

You are right. It's a nice update but it's nothing major that you havent seen before.

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Except for Google Now, speed, notifications, cleaned up menus, slightly sleeker UI, and general maturation of the OS.

Other than that, it's a small update.

 

[shaytoon21]

Except for Google Now, speed, notifications, cleaned up menus, slightly sleeker UI, and general maturation of the OS.

Other than that, it's a small update.

i mean, i hear everyone talking about the greatness of speed and how google now is awesome....im not dying to get my hands on it, so im not complaining or anything (im not into rooting or anything so thats why i dont complain about this stuff)

if anything its the apple fanboys who are dying to get....wait for it.....the SAME EXACT PHONE!!!!! BUT.....wait for it again......ELONGATED!!????! and oh wow their *precious* ios6 thats pretty much ripping off jb and then some.

i wish the new iphone didnt feature lte otherwise we would truly be the dominating force for android phones (yes i know im going off rumors, but are u kidding me? of course tim cook is gonna make his 1st official post jobs iphone amazing (ewww i wish i didnt have to say that)