Skinz4Life12 Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 honestly this is my second android phone. but my first phone had htc "sense" overlay on it so learning "stock" or "vanilla" android is a whole new experience for me. combine that with the fact that this is the newest version of android and i feel like i'm learning all over again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Root your phone and use as a hotspot for free@bdiamond sorry you feel that way. Difference of opinion i guess. Fact is, this is probably the best smartphone on the market right now I am not very technical with phones: how to I root my phone and does this functionality also come with security for my phone and laptop? If you want, you can PM me. I tried to PM you, but your inbox is full. I don't have a phone yet but thinking it might be a nice present for me. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I am not very technical with phones: how to I root my phone and does this functionality also come with security for my phone and laptop? If you want, you can PM me. I tried to PM you, but your inbox is full. I don't have a phone yet but thinking it might be a nice present for me. Thanks! If you want to learn about rooting, go to the Forums at androidcentral.com. Very helpful people over there with lots of how-to's. This is my first Android phone and I had no idea about rooting but my phone is rooted and running better than ever now. Totally worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 double post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 If you want to learn about rooting, go to the Forums at androidcentral.com. Very helpful people over there with lots of how-to's. This is my first Android phone and I had no idea about rooting but my phone is rooted and running better than ever now. Totally worth it. Thanks, Matt! I'll remember this. Have bills to pay first and then next pay will get the phone (in 2 weeks). I'll see plenty of reviews between now and then I'm guessing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Thanks, Matt! I'll remember this. Have bills to pay first and then next pay will get the phone (in 2 weeks). I'll see plenty of reviews between now and then I'm guessing! The only thing with rooting is that it voids your warranty, but you can always unroot, which they have directions for as well. I bought my phone in March and rooted in May and I haven't had any problems at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 New droid person here. For the default browser i see how to bookmark sites. But how do I access them later? Am I just not seeing "favorites" or whatever its called? There should be a little star next to the entry line. Hit that and it will give you options, or hit the 2 square thing on the bottom right corner. Hopefully that works for you. Haven't seen the phone yet to be certain but it is probably similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinz4Life12 Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 i'm really loving this phone. it is taking me some time to get used to vanilla android vs. sense. there are some features of sense that i miss but overall i'm very happy with the nexus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I think I'll wait until my next paycheck to get this phone. I'm also going to just go with the Verizon data/mobile package for now. I'll still be saving money but I'm not confident that I can root/unroot etc. (Thanks, Matt, I visited the android site and learned a few things). Also, I have a few favorite apps on my Chocolate Touch like Visual VoiceMail that I like alot and I'd like Skype app ported over because I talk to my granddaughter with Skype on the laptop and would like to do this on the phone. A friend had the app on her Droid phone and it was awesome! Maybe in a couple of weeks there will be some more apps. As I'm totally new to smartphones, I tend to use my phone as a phone, so probably won't be a heavy app user (for now!). I do like the hotspot feature as I can get rid of one device and line and save some money, always a plus. Again, does anyone use their phone as a hotspot and what about security on it? That's my biggest concern, that there is security on the device so it's not seen as public network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I think I'll wait until my next paycheck to get this phone. I'm also going to just go with the Verizon data/mobile package for now. I'll still be saving money but I'm not confident that I can root/unroot etc. (Thanks, Matt, I visited the android site and learned a few things). Also, I have a few favorite apps on my Chocolate Touch like Visual VoiceMail that I like alot and I'd like Skype app ported over because I talk to my granddaughter with Skype on the laptop and would like to do this on the phone. A friend had the app on her Droid phone and it was awesome! Maybe in a couple of weeks there will be some more apps.As I'm totally new to smartphones, I tend to use my phone as a phone, so probably won't be a heavy app user (for now!). I do like the hotspot feature as I can get rid of one device and line and save some money, always a plus. Again, does anyone use their phone as a hotspot and what about security on it? That's my biggest concern, that there is security on the device so it's not seen as public network. Instead of Verizon's Visual Voicemail, I use Google Voice, which is free. Not familiar with VVM, but Google Voice works pretty well for me. There are a ton of apps for Andorid, if you can think of something, there's probably an app for that. You can check them out here: https://market.android.com/ I've only used the hotspot feature once on my phone and there is a password associated with it so you don't have to worry about people just connecting to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Thank you again, Matt! You are very helpful. With Google Voice, does it show who left a voicemail and can you delete without listening? That's the VVM feature that I like best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 There should be a little star next to the entry line. Hit that and it will give you options, or hit the 2 square thing on the bottom right corner. Hopefully that works for you. Haven't seen the phone yet to be certain but it is probably similar. If I hit the tabs button, I can do it there. So, I don't know if that's different or what. Slowly figuring out this phone. Its rad, that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_Bleed_B&G Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Thank you again, Matt! You are very helpful. With Google Voice, does it show who left a voicemail and can you delete without listening? That's the VVM feature that I like best. I don't have the Galaxy Nexus but it should have a built in VVM on the phone. I have an HTC EVO and it does. I believe all phones have this now. There is also an app you can download called YouMail which is a VVM but also sends you an email when someone leaves you a message so you can listen to your messages from your computer. Its a sweet app. Like I said though, I believe you'll have VVM built into the OS of the phone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Thank you again, Matt! You are very helpful. With Google Voice, does it show who left a voicemail and can you delete without listening? That's the VVM feature that I like best. Yup. I can't tell you the last time I listened to a voice mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Again, thanks all! So, in about 2 weeks I'll have a new phone, no more separate hotspot, and a smaller Verizon bill. Win all round I predict! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 What are some of the coolest apps to download right now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 What are some of the coolest apps to download right now? Some of the ones I have: ESPN ScoreCenter Facebook Twitter Hanging with Friends Words with Friends Fruit Ninja Plants vs Zombies Angry Birds Papertoss SiriusXM Google Music Google Reader Beautiful Widgets ADW Launcher Netflix Skype PNC Virtual Wallet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted December 16, 2011 Author Share Posted December 16, 2011 Some of the ones I have:ESPN ScoreCenter Facebook Twitter Hanging with Friends Words with Friends Fruit Ninja Plants vs Zombies Angry Birds Papertoss SiriusXM Google Music Google Reader Beautiful Widgets ADW Launcher Netflix Skype PNC Virtual Wallet Youtube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Youtube. Its cuz its already on the phone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rictus58 Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Some of the ones I have:ESPN ScoreCenter Facebook Twitter Hanging with Friends Words with Friends Fruit Ninja Plants vs Zombies Angry Birds Papertoss SiriusXM Google Music Google Reader Beautiful Widgets ADW Launcher Netflix Skype PNC Virtual Wallet For scored and stats, I find yahoo scoretacular a better app than ESPNs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinz4Life12 Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 has anyone rooted yet? i'm thinking about doing it tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinz4Life12 Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 what does rooted mean? gives you super user (admin) access to the phone. for example, once rooted you can run tether apps for free without paying for a mobile hotspot plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 what does rooted mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 gives you super user (admin) access to the phone. for example, once rooted you can run tether apps for free without paying for a mobile hotspot plan Think of it as your work computer. In order to install and change most things on your computer, you need admin access, which only IT has. Rooting gives you the admin access to make any changes to your phone that you want. Currently, Verizon doesn't give you the ability to uninstall certain apps, but if you're rooted, you can delete those and free up memory on your phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinz4Life12 Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Think of it as your work computer.In order to install and change most things on your computer, you need admin access, which only IT has. Rooting gives you the admin access to make any changes to your phone that you want. Currently, Verizon doesn't give you the ability to uninstall certain apps, but if you're rooted, you can delete those and free up memory on your phone. exactly. luckily the nexus comes with minimal verizon apps pre-installed on it for those who don't want to root to remove them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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