This thread is a continuation of Nexus One v1 and v2. To find the old archives, you can look at them here:
v1 : http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1294834
v2 : http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1393679/

After such a long wait, watching other mouth-watering and hand-itchying beta testing on the Google Nexus One mobile phone, finally we have obtained our own unit (codenamed "Guinea") to satisfy our own beliefs, clear our own doubts and of course, help Androiders to make their mind before purchasing the Nexus One..

Before we begin our extensive discussion, I would like to remark here that this review is NOT in comparison to Apple iPhone particularly. What I will be sharing with you guys is as unbiased personal opinions as possible which may not be in sync with everyone's thoughts. So lets keep this discussion clean and beneficial to us.

The first part that you guys may want to know about the Nexus One is the packaging. Its a neatly done white box with 4 google colors along the sides. A clear "Nexus One" with Google's logo is clearly written on the box itself. Once again, its a Google's product, so it has to be simple just as simple as their home page is. Upon opening up the White box, you will be presented with your Nexus One phone followed by a pouch, quickstart quide, warranty disclaimer, charger, USB cable and earphones. Clearing doubts: The charger supports 110V - 240V within one adapter. The USB cable and the socket charger are separate although the USB cable can also be used for charging purposes. One thing I was disappointed with was the SDcard shipped with it. First its only 4GB (when it can support up to 32GB), secondly its only class 2! That means, I still will have to go out and get a better SD card soon..

In a Nutshell
Upon holding Nexus One in your palms, the first thing that captures your attention is the back cover. This really is very hard to explain. It has a "smooth", "rubbery", yet "solid" touch which I have not experienced on other gadgets I have owned so far..For HTC Hero owners, if you can immagin, the feeling is somewhere in between the mixture of the metal and the plastic cover of your Hero..The color of Nexus One is very similar to HTC Hero bronze. The curves and size will make you feel the weight of the money you spent on this phone..If you could bend your HTC hero like a plasticine, you can actually get a mold of Nexus One from the Hero itself..Under the hood, lies a 1500mAh battery ready to juice the 1Ghz Snapdragon, all set to take on any mobile applications with intense requirements..However, unlike HTC Hero which has a chin bend at the bottom, I personally think that Nexus One's protection will be lesser than that of Hero..If you put the set upside down, the touching surface is the trackball and the earpiece speaker..With a little pressure, the screen can come into contact with the surface, so I will give Hero a plus for this..

Boot and Homescreen
I tested my first run of Boot which took roughly 18 seconds to reach the PIN input page and about 35 seconds in total boot time..It still is slow for a 1GHz processor but then again, this is stock unrooted ROM so I don't really mind this yet..Once the homescreen appears, you are in full control..The swiping effect is smooth..So far I have not felt any lags at all..When I say "lag", I mean a few milisecond lag..The transition is so smooth, you can even "grab" it half way like as if it was expecting you to do that..Whats best about the homescreen, like most of us know already is the dynamic background..I have to say, apart from the Nexus One, Grass, Smoke and Water Ripple, the other backgrounds are really not that appealing..While the good news is that you can develop your own dynamic backgrounds and use them on your homescreen..

3G and Wifi connectivity
This is one of the features you guys have been waiting for me to write about. I don't know who was complaining about the 3G, but here is my own experience..I went into the internet settings, there were no APNs setup for Maxis (expected). I made a new APN, defined the fields as I remembered them (I am used to setting up Maxis 3G APNs so I actually memorize all the fields)..Without having to redo this, I was already connected to the 3G connection in not more than 7 minutes. Then I said, this couldn't be just it. I have to find the flaw. I visited this forum (as recorded in YouTube) and you can judge it yourself already. I was connected for about 30 minutes. Browsed my emails, surfed some pages, checked facebook, wasted time on the browser and I had no connection timeout AT ALL! So much that my battery warned about having another 15 minutes. As for the Wifi, I don't want to talk about home Wifi..I tested PUBLIC Wifi! And it was also seemless! To be honest, I really didnt face any browsing issues AT ALL! Even on multiple open windows..I do agree that flash sites will load slower compared to static sites..As you can see in the video, LYN site was taking hardly 3 - 5 seconds to transit to the next page :)

Multitasking
The multitasking is good. Switching apps is fast. But thats about it. I have not tested with multiple background processes testing yet. But switching applications is really neat!

GMail
GMail on Nexus one has a slight difference from that on the HTC Hero. Not that much though. So far, I have noticed the nice way of notifying the process done. Still, I think this application can be improved a lot. Personally, I use GMail rather than POP3, and being a Google Phone, I expected much changes on the GMail client. Just one cool feature for example would have been HTML input support. Also, I haven't finalized this, but when forwarding an email, you can't edit the text that you are forwarding..I will have to verify this once again though.

POP3 E-mail
This feature will be tested soon as the phone is still charging.

Voice Cancellation
As you may have realized already, there are two microphones on the Nexus One. One at the bottom and one at the back near the camera. When talking on the phone, the second camera microphone captures the noise and cancels it out from the output. I did try this by the roadside and compared it with my Hero. While the noise really was reduced, the resulting sound was not that loud though. This means, if your friend is also in a noisy place, then he will have problems listening to you (unless you scream or shout of course..lol..)..One of the forum members also called me when I was playing with my Nexus One and at that time I was by the roadside..He didn't even realize it..Let him post a testimonial for this part :)

Camera & Camcorder
Have you ever used a camera that is ready to snap the next picture in less than 1 sec? Well, this is what I experienced as I was playing with the camera. The camera snaps focuses, snaps, and gets ready for the next image..All this in about 3 seconds only :) The camcorder reocorded video like a snap and also didnt have any noticable lags yet. SO far, its the best camera app on any mobile phone's I've seen.

GMaps
This feature is yet to be tested soon :)

Keyboard
This one is a great discussion! The keyboard sensitivity is remarkably improved! I almost didnt had any typos at all today! HOWEVER, the layout somehow has changed a bit and I prefer the HTC Hero's keyboard layout. Example, for a comma, you have to go into the special chars mode whereas in Hero, it was available in normal keyboard too. When you type long emails, you find this really annoying!

Rotation
If you have seen rotation on HTC Hero, Nexus One's rotation is going to surprise you ;) I want to keep the rest for your surprise! haha!

Functional Buttons
Okay guys, some of you read from other blogs about the functional buttons being hard to press? The answer is.....Right...and wrong :) Actually, the "area" covered for each button is rather small..I already set my mind as "Opps, too hard to press..They were right about this!" when I started using the Nexus One..But after a while, I got used to pressing it accurately, so now my answer is "Nope, it just needs a little practise ;)"

Voice to Text
To be honest, it sucks! No joke! LOL! I've never been a fond of VTT actually..In fact, after I root my N1, I will just unmount it maybe..lol..depends though..We are asians la..our accent is totally different..I tried "FM radio" on the VTT and it googled "F review" for me..After that I didnt bother to test further..LOL

Bluetooth File Transfer
Bluetooth was tested between the Nexus One and the macbook. I paired the device. A pairing I have never done before. Both macbook and Nexus One displayed the same pairing code (without my input!). I dont know how it happens. Unlike other bluetooths where I have to enter the pairing code, this didnt have to. After the auto-pairing, I transferred a few files at an average transfer speed of 130Kbps..It started off at 172Kbps then slowed down to 130Kbps thus maintaining the speed around that point..Not bad..Although I'm much of an SSH / FTP over Wifi fan since you can get speeds like 1 - 3 Mbps :P

AMOLED Screen
The amoled..Another MUST addition on the review..How can I miss that? This is very important!
The screen, really is SUPERB! There is a power controller widget which has these buttons:
1. Wifi
2. Bluetooth
3. GPS
4. Sync
5. Screen Brightness <-- This button is my favorite!

The screen brightness button dynamically changes the screen brightness..There are 3 levels..
First level is very dark..Excellent in uses when you are in a dark room (I used this in my bedroom yesterday and it was very relaxing to my eyes)..
Second level increases the brightness for normal brightness usage like indoor daytime usage..
Third level increases it even more..Thats for your outdoor usage..This brightness can actually be used in all conditions as its just makes the colors vivid!

Now, u must be wondering "where the hell did the auto-dim feature go?"..Its still there..Under those three levels, it does vary the brightness in those three levels too depending on the amount of light available..The button is for your own usage..For your own relaxation..Especially if you're a heavy user like me and will be using it over long hours :)

Under the sunlight, there is one drawback undeniably which is the sun glare on the screen..It was still useable though..
Comparing to Hero, Hero had less glare, but screen less bright compared to Nexus One..

Marketplace
I dont want the current Android users to be jealous, but the marketplace for Android 2.1 is seriously AWESOME! It is very well organized compared to the older market. Will start purchasing and downloading soon to see how efficient it is :)

Now, here are the answers for our personal testing list:

• Will get hot from extensive use with charger on and battery removed (If possible)
Updated: Guys, I have started to believe that the Nexus One does heat up over prolonged usage. I am not talking about plugging in the charger. I'm talking about normal usage on battery! Its not "HOT"..Its just "warm"..I used to have these heat ups on Hero as well, but Nexus One has slightly a little bit more than Hero..Perhaps due to its 1GHz processor vs 527MHz of Hero?

• Touchscreen malfunction while touching metal ring at back of phone
I have tried this. I didnt experience it at all. I even tried this while typing SMS or scrolling around. Nope, I didnt see anything of this sort at all.

• SatNav navigation in Malaysia (supposedly theres a work around)
Not yet tested

• Trackball sensitivity
Honestly, its quite similar if not same to HTC Hero. However, somehow when I'm typing a text, I can't use the trackball to place the cursor around where I want. I will re-confirm this with you guys though, but I experienced this the whole day!

• VOIP calls quality (3G and wifi)
Not tested yet. Got any solid aplication for testing? I believe there is no Skype app yet..?

• Quality and sound volume of speakers on handsfree calls and music (apparently too much treble and very soft)
I confirm this fact. Its not that huge of a matter yet, but I am believing under very noisy conditions, this will be heavily affected at that stage.

• Quality of Bluetooth connectivity
Yet to be tested :)

• 3G speed and quality (apparently likes to get out of 3G and switch to EDGE)
I saw this reported by several people too. So far I have not experienced this in 30 minutes usage. On the long run, we will have more results :)

Here is a set I made on Flickr. It has images of unboxing and a video of the 3G internet experience:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shahz/sets/72157623209412486/

Maxis APN for Nexus One
You just need only ONE APN. Fill only the fields specified here. Leave others as they are!
1) Home -> Menu -> Settings -> Wireless & networks -> Mobile networks -> Access Points Name
2) Menu -> New APN
Name = Maxis(3G)
APN = unet
Username = maxis
MMSC = http://172.16.74.100:10021/mmsc
MMS proxy = 202.75.133.49
MMS port = 80
APN type = default,mms

Thats all you have to do..It will automatically know which APN to use for what purposes :) Smart eh?

DiGi APN setting
1) Home -> Menu -> Settings -> Wireless & networks -> Mobile networks -> Access Points Name
2) Menu -> New APN
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
DIGI Data - Internet
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
APN: diginet
MCC: 502
MNC: 16
APN Type: default

The rest of the field is blank.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

=========
DIGI MMS (WAP 2.0)
=========
APN: digimms
username: mms
password: mms
Proxy: 203.092.128.160
Port: 80
MMSC: http://mms.digi.com.my/servlets/mms
MMS Proxy: 203.092.128.160
MMS Port: 80
MCC: 502
MNC: 16
APN Type: mms
=========

Celcom APN setting
1) Home -> Menu -> Settings -> Wireless & networks -> Mobile networks -> Access Points Name
2) Menu -> New APN
Enter this
Name : Celcom 3G
APN : celcom3g
MMSC: http://mms.celcom.net.my
MMS Proxy : 10.128.1.242
MMS Port : 8080

Thanks to Bahathir for the heads up on Celcom..

Nexus One Review by Bahathir

Ok, after several hours of uage, here is my initial first impression.

1) Look nice, and seem solidly build.
2) The texture of the N1's back, is about similar to my GPS, Garmin Nuvi 755T.
3) Aha, I got the engraved N1. It is a real engrave and it is not a paint coat.
4) I got Celcom 3G (voice+data plan), and with proper APN setting I got a 3G connection.
5) Connection wise, in my house@Balakong, seem to be similar what my Nokia E52. Yeah, I can get good 3G coverage, but, sometime it down to E or GPRS.Actually similar to my E52 and my wife's SE K770i. I'll try again if I going out later.
6) Yeah, the signal bar dropped 1 bar if I hold it.
7) The firmware/software version IS SAME AS the shahz's.
8) Since this is my first SMARTPHONE, I have to get used to it first ...
9) My first apps is... the 'Terminal Emulator'
10) I changed the scaling_governor for cpufreq from the ondemant to conservative. This make the N1 to set the cpu speed lean towards to much lower speed. I hope I can save a bit more of power.
11) Yeah it is 'warm' when, I do intensive browsing and settings.
12) I charged my N1 with my Nokia E52's charger ... Yes, it warm during the charging. It is warm, NOT the hot sizzling hot.. The warmess is about similar as my RAZR V3xx and E52.
13) Yeah, the 'hard buttons' on the bottom is not responsive as other places in the middle of the screen. BUT, I still use it comfortably as I get used to it.
14) N1 is running cool with USB charging. So the heat source is most probably from the high currnet (1A) battery charging from wall charger. IMHO... this is normal.

Ok, I already test the audio SQ very very briefly....
1) With my custom IEMs, UM Mages, the sound is ... flat, with no bump at any frequency spectrum,
2) To my ears, the bass and treble extension is not as wide as other high quality audio devices. BUT, still listenable
3) The audio ouput is just OK, and not as loud as my E52 and Sony Walkman X1000. This is might be the reason the sound is not as dynamic and extended as my Sony Walkman x1000.

I'll update this later.

As a person who just get to know Android and smartphone. My intial verdict : NICE. Actually it is about the same feeling when I use my friend's iPhone 3Gs.
As a hardcore GNU/Linux user : EXCELLENT!!!, excellent computing platform.

Ok... going back to Market

Thanks to shahz, irwan, ... that make this possible.
Thank you

LYN N1 Users' Hardcore complaints (Our very own UHC)
By shahz:
1. The ring speaker really needs improvement. Sound is not loud enough.

By redzanime:
1. The alarm sound is too soft, resulting me wake up by myself finding out its alreeady the time I start to work.

2. The battery drains too quickly. A single charge can last for about 14 hours.
Suggestion: Turn off the "GPS" and use a static wallpaper. You can earily regain about 40% of the battery ;)

3. Bad integration between phone contact, gmail and facebook. I like the Hero integration better.

4. Slow 3g connection for my Celcom postpaid+data service. Even the 512kbps wireless streamyx is much faster at my house.

How to ROOT your N1
As always, I will not be held responsible if your phone turns into a frying pan or a world war III executes.
And don't ask again WHY do you need to ROOT your phone because I am goin to explain here once and for all.

Root itself is the top most location of a folder structure. If you realize, without root, whenever you go into a filemanager, you can only access the sdcard. You cannot modify the system files or folders. So, to gain access to this, you need root access. Root allows super user access and this way, you will get unlimited posibilities of what you can do. Just immagine things this way, if I gave you a terminal computer which you can't change the program files or registry, there would be several things you may want to do but will not be able to do..so the concept is pretty much the same..

So, your phone has a locked bootloader built in it by Google. Actually, Google made this because they want you to unlock the phone and use it as you want. But they also want you to learn the consequences of what can happen if you flash it with a wrong OS. To root your phone, you can use fastboot or superboot (by Paul from Modaco)

I will be using the superboot method here and the resources are on Modaco so I will paste links here. You need to have an account at Modaco.com which is of course free :) I will not upload files here because:
1. Modaco rights have to be protected
2. You will need to determine the version that you can run

First, flash the phone with the superboot image file. Get it from here (if the link breaks, let me know):
http://android.modaco.com/content/google-n...-the-nexus-one/
You must also determine which version of superboot you need to execute. The instructions are crystal clear in that thread. At this point, you already have root. The next steps are optional.

Next, flash the Amon-Ra recovery image:
http://android.modaco.com/content/google-n...recovery-image/

Finally, install the cyanogen mod and see your Nexus one FLYINGGGGG!
http://android.modaco.com/content/google-n...online-kitchen/

And..if you are sooooo noob that you don't even bother to adventure a bit and/or are super lazy to read, here is a spoonfeeding tutorial for you..But seriously, use the above steps and do your homework..We want you to LEARN..not just get what you could..



Have fun :)

cool....hope more and more people will ask question here and contribute on the answer ....

android games =(

Android games?? @_@

Shah,
v3 already hope the legacy will live on

Yeah bro..Nexus One is a definite success indeed

Guess what i bet the thief who stole my Nexus one has no idea how to turn on the phone?know why?once turn off it can only turn on with command prompt how cool was that???

I still love my Nexus One

myboo..You lost your N1?

musz..lama tak nampak..menghilang je?

I kat kampung bro.. ade hal sikit... .. sorry for my absence ..but as usual i still love my nexus one

nope...i was looking another nexus for my gf lol..

i love my nexus one too, still anticipating gingerbread ><

Hehe..once again, we will be the first to get gingerbread..how cool is that? That's the advantage of owning a "flagship"

Loving my Nexus One!!!

Even though there are newer android phones out there, imo the N1 still stands out

is it we have to pay for skype apps?

Yeah man..Nexus One pwns still!

Its just like the desktop skype..Skype to skype is free, skype to phone is prepaid..

it is free apps

i see, but i heard it sucks. Is there alternative? I just want to use the skype messenger.

dear N1 user, 1 more time be proud of yr smart choice in the past.
Gingerbread is coming to town...in Nexus one.

Ben, try nimbuzz or fring i prefer nimbuzz tho..

david..you doubted it? awesome stuff!

Never regretted the decision of spending quite a hefty sum (at least for me ) for a phone with my N1! Loving it more and more each

day! N1 set the benchmark for all current android phones and I would think the next phone for me would be somewhere along the lines of N2 (or

something similar that would create next level benchmarks for Android) and I would think that would be somewhere next two years the earliest. N1 is

that awesome!

previously rumor said nexus two coming...so i thought maybe no official gingerbread for nexus one.
now all clear....


i got no much worry about it, cos official released is not that important.
android is so flexi, some dev will port it in to nexus one...

Holy cow!

The latest rumour:

Nexus One Getting Android 2.3 “Gingerbread” Update In “The Next Few Days”?

This reminds me back then when we're all waiting for froyo.. XD

Okie thanks for the info, too bad beejive doesnt include skype, damn!

Yes, no regret to own a Nexus One

Congrats Nexus one owners!

can't wait for gingerbread on my nexus one yeay!

This post has been edited by epool86: Nov 9 2010, 09:51 AM

yay v3!!! NEXUS ONE FTW~!

Hi everyone, just got my nexus one today and the previous owner have rooted it and install it with a custom rom.

My question is how do i go back to stock n1 rom? And where can i download the stock rom from?

You can get it from a lot of places actually, but you will end up going on a custom ROM anyway, so why bother?

i don't really like the interface of the MIUI rom and i would like to try the stock rom first before i go to custom rom.

so that's the reason i want to flash it back to stock ROM.

and 1 more thing, how do i go into recovery mode? and there are two types of recovery i found from the net, custom and stock. how do i revert back to stock receovery?

i kinda want my n1 to work like is the 1st time out of the box now. and mine is still lock bootloader.

lol..you're kidding me right? How can you have a custom ROM flashed, with a custom recovery, and still have a locked bootloader?

Btw, you can visit modaco.com or xda-dvelopers.com and find a method to go stock there..Leave your current recovery..The stock recovery is not a recovery..Its just a "blank slot"..

well, i am not sure either.

nvm, i found some guide on the net now and i am going to try it out.

thanks for your help.

wahh.. hopefully the rumor will be true! cant wait to see gingerbread on u guys nexus one

Same ere bro, My friend who is a serious computer geek says that Gingerbread will be revolutionary

it better be, it better be

here some stock rom stock rom

mind to share the link that u found ....?

thanks, i got the same link as yours.

Yeah..Gingerbread is damn awesome according to one person I had a chat with recently..

Help guys, i tried so many times and i still can't have my n1 back to stock ROM.

Even tried to flash it from recovery mode but it just won't work.

please, any help now would be appreciate.

My Nexus One dead T_T waiting for help from Irwan now @@

just download the stock Froyo 2.2, put in memory card, and flash it in recovery....
all should work...

* it's not advisable for u to go back 2.1 (original nexus one firmware, b4 update to froyo)
bcos u need to flash the radio to old radio as well.....
flashing radio can be very dangerous ...


please provide more info on yr phone...
what recovery u r using??
what rom??
what build number....??

what happened to your nexus one?

thanks, i got it working d and now i am using stock 2.2 ROM.
i am using this RA recovery if i am not mistaken and i already have fastboot in my n1.

btw, what is radio and what custom ROM out there is the most stable so far?

Radio is the firmware that holds your connectivity stuff and there are too many stable ROMs out there to try..Since you have tried MIUI, you may want to give cyanogen mod a shot..

www.cyanogenmod.com

Just Pass My phone to Irwan... Nice service from him... Nidda send to U.S to claim warranty now..
My Screen spoil(Blank Green) i think... i think thy gonna replace with SLCD to Me but Not Amoled T_T

so you are saying that if we flash the wrong radio, we might end up with useless phone?

so how do we know which radio is suitable for us?

will try cyanogen out once i have the chance.

This post has been edited by lloyd1030: Nov 10 2010, 09:38 PM

how many of you has flashed stock to wait for the soon to come gingerbread?

since u already in froyo radio...try not to touch it..
.....flashing the wrong radio might brick the phone....

u can flash any froyo rom as many time u like... ( as long as u got yr current one backup)
im using cynogen, so far so good..
never try that many rom b4 actually.. lazy to do ...

yea CM is very stable, I was using Rod's miui but they keep updating it almost every day... you can try kang-o-rama and leo froyo...

Sorry to hear about your N1, why don't you go to HTC service centre in singapore to check what wrong.

Guys, is it only me or not? I saw most of you have the telco name (My Maxis, DiGi) displayed on the lock screen and under the task bar. I'm using Celcom and my N1 is unroot. Is there any way to display this thing?

My nexus one when vibrate got clicky sound, is it normal? How to fix it? Feels like the motor is loose...

ben, the motor is loose indeed if u can hear the clicking sound..Better send it for warranty now before its void

Guys...any idea on getting a new battery for nexus one? I checked on the other thread selling nexus battery but the output is only 1000....if not mistaken nexus one battery is 1400....

If that nexus one battery output is 1000, that is 3rd parts battery from another manufacturer, original nexus one battery is 1400mh

This post has been edited by Slekerz: Nov 11 2010, 03:37 PM

where to send to warranty? Anyone is giving out this service?

Nearest HTC service center at Harbour Court , just off Keppel Road, Singapore. Exceleent and quick service. I last sent in my MSIAN purchased u1000 and got a free replacement of motherboard. Got it back within a week.

This post has been edited by benny888: Nov 11 2010, 07:16 PM

but then gonna head to singapore zzz, that would cost me a hunch, but i searched internet saying the sound is kinda normal..

Irwan said help me settle it.. And he said sending to U.S will b quicker @@
Im no idea with it... But i satisfied with his after sales service^^
Hope to get my N1 back asap before gingerbread out >.<

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Added on November 11, 2010, 7:57 pmIrwan said help me settle it.. And he said sending to U.S will b quicker @@
Im no idea with it... But i satisfied with his after sales service^^
Hope to get my N1 back asap before gingerbread out >.<

This post has been edited by L3nnon: Nov 11 2010, 07:57 PM

Hi guys just got my nexus one cant wait 2 play with it =) btw can anyone suggest where i can buy the nexus one cradle n what is the cheapest price ? thanks

The cradle is no longer available now..

Haihz looks like i have to import it from us =( Btw wanna ask you guys what is the most stable custom rom which is out there for the nexus one?
Should i get the desire hd rom or wait for gingerbread 3 .I hope u guys share with me your experiences with the various rom's you used and which one's were the best for you all.Sorry sounding like a noob but just wanna know thanks =)

Hi guys, i noob here with N1..but familiar with Android..just wanna ask few stuff regarding N1..How to check wether my N1 is new set or recondition set?because when i purchased N1 its already Froyo insted of Eclair...everything look perfect..IMEI number same as on the box..really appreciate ur help sifu.. =) thanks in advance

Ur set brand new or used le?

Brand neww..but just curious

as long as IMEI is the same...u should be fine..
for original eclair rom, u will get official OTA update to froyo.

Just remember, currently there are no more new N1 phones being released..

yea and that blows, wanted to get one for each of my family members LOL no kidding

I feel you bro..Once you have it in your hands, you just feel like putting it in the hands of all your beloved ones..

damn I just updated to the latest RoDrIgUeZsTyLe Miui rom, I don't think I will ever go back to CM =(

I understand that bro

May i know why bro? Using stock 2.2 here

lol you using it too?

it is a lot faster and smoother than CM. not to mention a major overhaul on the user's interface not to mention unlimited screens!! i simply use super size widgets for fun LOL. why are you using stock bro?

Me neither. Was hoping that CM6.1 would have app2ext but it didnt and Cyanogen's tweet on a2sd implementation caused some backlash on XDA. I'll steer clear from CM for the time being. MIUI all the way!

ya, even miui stock rom sucks somehow, got lots of error after i flashed it this morning, straight away go back rom 1.7.3 fix. Using miui stock, launcherpro was laggier than using rod rom, summore tis tat crash.

Guys anyone of you tried HTC desire HD rom on nexus one? and btw did anyone overclock it higher then 1.193Ghz?

if i am right you can manually implement it, DarkTremor apps2ext i think.


wow I didn't know rod contributed that much on the fix, nice to know


not yet, i heard the camera isn't working

Ya, rod is a nice guy, improving the miui rom into a better rom to use, significantly is just the scrolling i can see the improvement, others still yet to see la.

No way..The ROM is too bulky..We are much concerned about keeping the ROM slim and sturdy I've overclocked my N1 to 1.5GHz max..Didn't dare to clock it any higher..I run at 998MHz on my normal days..

But thats not the best option. You must remember, for a2SD, you need a compatible kernel too that does its job seemlessly

No doubts, I've been using MIUI ever since that cleave has made me jealous..Now I'm MIUI all the way running with ADW launcher..Super steady..No complaints..No BS stuff..Just one nice neat, simple, ROM..

Only thing that sucks is its abit too iPhonish.. ☹ I love their first ever version still..

Of course I can simply run Darktremor's script for a2ext on CM6, but that's not really the point. If you look at the predecessors of CM6 (namely, the awesome 5.08), the a2ext implemented in those versions is not just some script you execute post-ROM installation. The a2ext feature is built into the ROM framework. That is just something that sets apart Cyanogen's work from all the other custom ROMs. And when that feature is absent in the 6.x, it was just a huge downer. To make matters worst, CM6 doesnt play well with the native Froyo A2SD. That's my main gripe with CM6, if you have just a handful of apps and your internal mem is adequate to house them, then CM6 is an awesome ROM. I have like 300+ apps at a time and I certainly need the a2ext+. So if I need to hack DarkTremor's script into a ROM, then why dont I just use some other ROM with the script already pre-installed by default? That why I stuck with LeoFroyo until MIUI came out. MIUI just blew my mind away. A working FM radio (without any of that SenseUI crap), Darktremor's A2SD, that supercool notification bar and of course those cryptic untranslated or mistranslated random strings. Like shahz, I run ADW and do away with that iPhone-ish looks.

Exactly what I'm tryin to say..I just see that CM is getting bulky with stuff that you don't really want to use sometimes..I know, the Android development team keep forking out new stuff like flash lights and what not, but I just want a clean ROM that has nothing rubbish and sits in perfectly on my phone, unleashing the real beast under its hood..

To me, MIUI delivers exactly that..Besides, I never really hated iPhone for its interface anyway..I always agreed that iPhone had a better eye-candy..Now, I have both in my phone..Power + looks..

MIUI is the best and most stable Android rom I have tested so far on my htc HD2. NOrmally I do not recommend any specific Android roms for the htc HD2 but I broke my rule, and I highly recommended this MIUI. The MIUI rom is 99.9999 % perfect, it never crashes, never freeze - works perfectly without any issues.
Alas I have sold off my Nexus for the half baked Galaxy S (which I also sold off after less than a month). Till now I would say the Nexus is the BEST android phone I have used to date . Those using it please KEEP it especially with Gingerbread on the way.

This post has been edited by benny888: Nov 15 2010, 08:14 PM

Benny..Why did you sell it off?? @_@

im thinking to get nexus.. but desire hd coming out..should i wait or just get the nexus?

i need help....

i got more than 300 apps in my phone also...still in 5.0.8 with app2ext.
planning to flash CM6.1...

froyo got a2sd, it should have no limit on memory...should be more than enough memory rite?? y still need a2ext??

Cos I want a bigger screen ; so used to the 4.3 of HD2 thought the 4" Galaxy S will be better. Now I am using 5" Dell Streak and I love it though it is not so responsive as the Nexus but is miles ahead better than the Galaxy S.

The only great thing I find about the Galaxy S is the beautiful S Amoled display. Other than that the rest is mediocre - slow launch of programs, miserable file access taking up to 3 to 5 secs, hopeless and unreliable GPS . Have tried to convince myself to keep it updating with lag fix solutions, even Froyo roms etc but still disappointing; any gains were marginal. My unit came with the 3 buttons disabled ( meaning unable to go direct to download mode ) a great inconvenience when comes to flashing roms. Even my HD2 on Android performs better than it

This post has been edited by benny888: Nov 15 2010, 11:28 PM

Go ahead and read this : http://www.shahz.net/android/the-differenc...-a2sd-plus.html

dudes...wats d best and easiest method to root d nexus?

@cleave & shahz touche, I must agree with your points. Now I feel so belittled by your knowledge of the Nexus One world

first post dude... Shahz did a "step by step" guide

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Added on November 16, 2010, 12:43 amvery imformative link shahz, but how does one go around putting dalvik-cache into SD via RoD's miui rom? is it the

XTRA STEP FOR FULL WORKING Apps2ext+ in SDK or Terminal Emulator

- adb root (needed in some cases)
- adb shell ("su" in Terminal Emulator)
- a2sd check
- a2sd reinstall
- a2sd zipalign
- a2sd cachesd ?

This post has been edited by Cryptic: Nov 16 2010, 12:43 AM

@benny888, how come you're not tempted with Desire HD? Is it because of you have Android on your HD2?

@davidwyl
That was my exact thought when I first flashed to CM6. I thought I could live with Froyo A2SD. 150+ apps later, I discovered how wrong I was. It was all fine when the app count was like 100+ or so. When it hit 150, things started to go awry. I had missing app icons in the drawer everytime I mount the phone as a USB storage, although TiB reported that the app is installed. And sometimes when I rebooted the phone, the only apps that loaded properly was the ones on the internal memory. It was kinda annoying as the only way to fix it was through uninstall/re-install procedure. FAT32 is not exactly the best filesystem out there for a 'read' operation, especially when the space it had to 'seek' is large, it'll just failed miserably. Even Microsoft themselves abandoned FAT32 as an OS filesystem when they launched WinXP back in 2000. Add that unreliability to the way Froyo A2SD stores apps. It doesnt just move the apps to the SD. No, no Froyo A2SD encrypts the apps too. So, that decryption process whenever you access an app on Froyo A2SD plus the FAT32 incompetence when seeking through a whole load of apps equates to disaster that bound to happen. If you want CM6.x and you have lots of apps, consider manually installing Darktremor's A2SD or use a bundled CM6 distribution like Kang-O-Rama or RoDrIgUeZsTyLe LimeMod, the ones that come with app2ext. Steer clear of Froyo A2SD. It is just not made to handle massive amount of apps. It'll just crumble under the weight.

This post has been edited by cleave: Nov 16 2010, 12:59 AM

Yep..You can do that right from the ADB console

Finally, Google's CEO Eric Schmidt show off the Nexus S at the Web 2.0 Summit. So all the rumours of a 2nd Gen Nexus is indeed correct. Anyway it does not look like the Samsung Galaxy model. Salivate it at the site below:

http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/15/eric-sc...web-2-0-summit/