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GALAXY NEXUS WHERE ARE YOU!!!!

nexy7
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‎12-09-2011 07:30 PM

Hey Verizon why can't you just say something, anything, about the Galaxy Nexus!?  You have lost the hype for this phone or whatever the heck you were trying to do with keeping your mouth shut.  People don't care if you are testing it, if there are bugs, if the phone isn't ready. Just tell us! 

 

Why are you waiting so long to release this?

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PJNC284
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In response to re4ee
‎12-14-2011 09:28 PM

https://twitter.com/#!/VZWnews/status/147078470709682178

 


@VZWnewsVerizon Wireless
Tomorrow’s the day. #GalaxyNexus from #Verizon Wireless
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VZWSupport VZW Support 
 
You've asked for it. Here it is: Nexus 12/15/11. Available in all channels. Online ordering scheduled for 1:00AM Eastern.
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Tidbits
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‎12-09-2011 08:07 PM
nexy7 wrote:

Hey Verizon why can't you just say something, anything, about the Galaxy Nexus!?  You have lost the hype for this phone or whatever the heck you were trying to do with keeping your mouth shut.  People don't care if you are testing it, if there are bugs, if the phone isn't ready. Just tell us! 

 

Why are you waiting so long to release this?

I actually see the opposite...  The longer it takes the more people are talking about it...  They hype of the device is actually going up whether positive or negative.  If it is negative and the device comes out and everything works better especially with previous LTE devices  radio and battery life then sales are going to go through the roof.

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AZSALUKI
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‎12-09-2011 09:04 PM

really? you couldn't have posted this in the multiple other "where is the nexus" threads? you had to create an account JUST to start a new thread with the same topic as the thread immediately below this one?

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nexy7
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In response to AZSALUKI
‎12-10-2011 06:17 PM

Thanks for responding! 

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honors21
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‎12-11-2011 01:07 AM
Actually the holdup is a dispute between Verizon and Google over to Google wallet.
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Tidbits
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In response to honors21
‎12-11-2011 01:36 AM
Show something other than speculation on that statement. Google nor Verizon has said the delay is from Wallet. They have yet to say a thing and people are speculating over it. If it was something like the wallet then it would be out right now, but it isn't.
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B33
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In response to Tidbits
‎12-11-2011 01:57 AM

I'm stuck in your Pocket >>> LET ME OUT >>>> Calm down my fellow forum dwellers  it'll be here in dooo... Time. Might be just in time for " Christmas!!! " as they say.  Ho Ho Ho! :smileywink: 

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21stNow
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In response to B33
‎12-11-2011 02:50 AM

More like it's stuck in the stockroom in the back of the stores!

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honors21
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‎12-11-2011 03:26 AM
http://phandroid.com/2011/12/09/want-answers-for-verizon-galaxy-nexus-delay-apparently-is-has-everyt...
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Tidbits
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‎12-11-2011 03:44 AM
honors21 wrote:
http://phandroid.com/2011/12/09/want-answers-for-verizon-galaxy-nexus-delay-apparently-is-has-everyt...

... Speculation...  Again show me an official document instead of what he said she said...

 

phandroid and all those sites regurgatate the same information over and over again from each other.  None have shown some official document and they say "We talked to someone from XYZ and he said this"  One site actually posted a source with a NAME which the person does work there, BUT if he did in fact said that more than likely will get fired(due to a Non Disclosure Agreement) if it was true he told them that which it isn't front page of the news as of yet.

 

Sorry as a programmer seeing that the LTE version is on 4.1, and the GSM version is at 4.0.1 shows there is more source code involved than Google Wallet.  Google wallet is easy to install and remove and can be downloaded and installed from the market(which you need a Sprint Nexus S to do) so a major revision going from 4.0.1 to 4.1 has NOTHING to do with Wallet.  Wallet isn't even part of the source code...

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techjunkie64
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In response to Tidbits
‎12-11-2011 04:32 PM
Tidbits wrote:

Sorry as a programmer seeing that the LTE version is on 4.1, and the GSM version is at 4.0.1 shows there is more source code involved than Google Wallet.  Google wallet is easy to install and remove and can be downloaded and installed from the market(which you need a Sprint Nexus S to do) so a major revision going from 4.0.1 to 4.1 has NOTHING to do with Wallet.  Wallet isn't even part of the source code...


Technically 4.0 to 4.0.1 is a bug-fix revision, 4.0 to 4.1 is considered a minor revision, 4.0 to 5.0 would be a major revision...  I fully agree with you, however, about the speculation (over-hyped speculation even) on the wallet issue, and the fact that if it were simply wallet, it could be removed or added easily and would not warrant a hold-up in the release.

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Tidbits
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In response to techjunkie64
‎12-11-2011 04:47 PM
True but the way Google does their revisions 4.1 could very well be considered a major revision, but also a minor revision. It's so hard to say with them at times.
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rcschnoor
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‎12-12-2011 11:49 AM
techjunkie64 wrote:
Tidbits wrote:

Sorry as a programmer seeing that the LTE version is on 4.1, and the GSM version is at 4.0.1 shows there is more source code involved than Google Wallet.  Google wallet is easy to install and remove and can be downloaded and installed from the market(which you need a Sprint Nexus S to do) so a major revision going from 4.0.1 to 4.1 has NOTHING to do with Wallet.  Wallet isn't even part of the source code...


Technically 4.0 to 4.0.1 is a bug-fix revision, 4.0 to 4.1 is considered a minor revision, 4.0 to 5.0 would be a major revision...  I fully agree with you, however, about the speculation (over-hyped speculation even) on the wallet issue, and the fact that if it were simply wallet, it could be removed or added easily and would not warrant a hold-up in the release.


Going from 2.2(Froyo) to 2.3(Gingerbread) was considered a major revision. Why would going from 4.0 to 4.1 NOT be considered a major revision?

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21stNow
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In response to rcschnoor
‎12-12-2011 06:04 PM

This is just my guess, so please bear with me.  Android 2.2 to Android 2.3 was a major revision; that's why there was a name change from Froyo to Gingerbread.  Starting with Android 3.0, version names have been assigned to all updates in that same number grouping.  Android 3.0, 3.1, & 3.2 have all been named Honeycomb.  Now, Android 4.0 & 4.1 are both named Ice Cream Sandwich.  I think that Google is now reserving major UI and functionality changes for the full version changes and minor and maintenance updates are in the .x changes.

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techjunkie64
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In response to 21stNow
‎12-14-2011 12:27 AM

The 2.2 to 2.3 was kind of a fluke, but normal Linux naming convention (and at the core, Android *is* Linux) is first number is major, meaning there can be compatibility issues if not compiled to the same c library for 1 thing, 2nd digit is revision, may contain new features, new functions etc, but is generally compatible with previous version, third digit is bug fix only, and should not include new functions (unless to address a bug) etc.  This, of course, is not written in stone, and often you will see new functions even with a bug-fix release, it really depends on the developer.

 

Personally, my pessimistic side is thinking Verizon is delaying the release to incorporate some sort of a locked/encrypted boot loader, or to patch the known vulnerabilities in Android to prevent modifying the device...  If that's the case this thing will be going back to Verizon faster than they can say boo.  There is absolutely no way I'm putting the timeliness of *my* updates in the hands of the carrier, *let alone* the worst-case scenario of Verizon and Samsung.

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Tidbits
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In response to techjunkie64
‎12-14-2011 12:48 AM
Google also did the same thing with 1.5 and 1.6
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21stNow
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In response to techjunkie64
‎12-14-2011 02:04 AM

I don't think that 2.2 to 2.3 was a fluke.  All of the below changed names at the 2nd digit:

 

Android 1.5 = Cupcake

Android 1.6 = Donut

Android 2.0/2.1 = Eclair

Android 2.2 = Froyo

Android 2.3 = Gingerbread

 

The names started changing only with the first digit at Honeycomb, so this is more of a change, to me.  Whatever Google is doing with this now, it may change again over time.

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B33
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In response to 21stNow
‎12-14-2011 02:23 AM

After Icecream i can't wait for pick a pair pickled cucumber Pickles...... :smileyvery-happy:  Say that Twice. ((( :smileyvery-happy: :smileyvery-happy: :smileyvery-happy:  B33  :smileyhappy:

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honors21
Enthusiast - Level 3
‎12-11-2011 03:46 AM
Why would Google and Verizon put anything in writing to say they are against odds?
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Tidbits
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In response to honors21
‎12-11-2011 03:49 AM
honors21 wrote:
Why would Google and Verizon put anything in writing to say they are against odds?

Someone went on the record from Google stating to that fact.  He isn't that high up.  With the NDA's these people have to say why isn't he fired if it was true, and if he did in fact leaked the information...  Think about it...

 

It has little to do with Wallet.  If it was about Wallet they could still release the phone without wallet installed.  They could further work on the deal to put wallet on the device from the market like the Nexus S...  There's more to it than just the wallet, and the Android version should be a dead give away.

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honors21
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‎12-11-2011 03:57 AM
I picked this up : http://androidandme.com/2011/12/applications/verizon-isnt-blocking-google-wallet-its-a-different-kin...
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