Nexus S vs SGS4G - Nexus S General

I had a SGS4G and wow this screen on the Nexus S 4G is much better...
But my question is why? Are they not the same technology from reading the spec on paper they are but from using the Nexus by far beats the SGS4G ...
As to the name of the topic I guess it would be cool to see past owners of the SGS4G talk about the different things the notice or what not here in this thread.
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im pretty sure what most previous sgs owners DON'T miss is touchwiz.

I don't miss touchwiz launcher but I do miss music, camera app and the video and audio codecs that are tied into the touchwiz framework
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demo23019 said:
I don't miss touchwiz launcher but I do miss music, camera app and the video and audio codecs that are tied into the touchwiz framework
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I agree I disliked how touch wizard try to make things look like iPhone ... Aside from that the only con is the lost of codecs but I'm sure will get them soon...
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demo23019 said:
I don't miss touchwiz launcher but I do miss music, camera app and the video and audio codecs that are tied into the touchwiz framework
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If we could get the MIUI Music Player and camera app, that could replace those easily
(but the MIUI camera app doesn't support front cam )

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HTC sense ROM?

Hey just wondering, when htc release jelly bean for the one x, would it be possible to make a sense 4 custom ROM for the nexus 7 somehow, seeing as they have similar processors, ram and their screen resolution s are not that different?
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You want a manufacturer skin over stock?!
Every android device I have ever owned, someone has always wanted a sense ROM. I just don't get it. Sense is a battery and performance nightmare from my experience. Of the two HTC devices that I have owned, the FIRST thing I did on each is install a non-sense ROM.
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I hate Sense with a passion, I don't know why you would want it... everyone has different tastes, I guess
ant2555 said:
Hey just wondering, when htc release jelly bean for the one x, would it be possible to make a sense 4 custom ROM for the nexus 7 somehow, seeing as they have similar processors, ram and their screen resolution s are not that different?
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I love sense, but it probably isn't possible.
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Sense on the Nexus 7 would be awesome. I know it can be a battery/cpu hog or whatever but seriously, I'm pretty sure the Nexus 7 could hardware could handle it. Sense has so many nice features that I miss. The UI is gorgeous (subjective, I know), the included widgets are fantastic especially the clock, and small things like the fact that navigation is linked to calendar events so you can just bring up an event in your calendar and then click on the location and it will take you there.
Edit: nearly forgot to mention the great music player, and the latest keyboard is main thing I miss.
Have no idea if it would be possible, but I would LOVE to see a sense rom for the nexus. What about a ported Flyer rom? I have no idea about development though so forgive me if it would be impossible.
I like sense
But the screen is a different resolution which will make it harder
Also things will look really really big
Best shot at a port will be if HTC release a tablet with sense and the same resolution as ours, along with a tegra
Also the flyer is a lower resolution
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markj338 said:
I like sense
But the screen is a different resolution which will make it harder
Also things will look really really big
Best shot at a port will be if HTC release a tablet with sense and the same resolution as ours, along with a tegra
Also the flyer is a lower resolution
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The resolution is basically the name as the one x is it not? Also, the hardware is pretty similar, tegra included. I don't think it would be that difficult to get a one x ROM going on the nexus? I wish I could do it myself!
lilphil240 said:
You want a manufacturer skin over stock?!
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Well sense 4 looks and feels great in my opinion. ( yeah it would be worse probably ) but it is pretty cool!
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You can download Sense Themes and launchers and pretty much be set. Their 3rd party apps are buggy at best. My coworker constantly has problems with his HTC dialer and email apps.
Sense pretty much is just a launcher with special Widgets... and a couple of custom apps.
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What launcher does the sense 4 effect?
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None can match Sense 3.x or 4 in overall cohesiveness and polish. All the clock widgets that try and copy the sense clock are subpar imitations. You can try to give your phone the sense look but it will never be as nice. I challenge anyone to screenshot their phone/tablet to prove that it can be done!
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Hi,
Sorry to revive this post, but I just got my Nexus 7 and the first thing I miss so much is the Sense UI of my HTC One X ...
I buy HTC since the TyTN, and had the Touch HD, HD2, Sensation XE and now One X. Sense came with the Touch HD, and one main reason I keep buying HTC is the Sense layer (over their phone design that I still find better than other brands).
I never had issues so far with Sense since 4 years of using Sense on all these phones ...
I wonder if the Sense launcher can be output of an HTC Rom as an APK to install on other devices ?
While it may be possible to get sense working on a Nexus 7, it would be a ridiculous amount of work. I understand the request though as I used to love Sense. These days it's more like an ex girlfriend. I have fond memories of it but would never consider going back to it.
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LOL, I love your comparison with "ex-girlfriend"
Anyway, I'll try to live differently with the Nexus 7 ... Hope I'll find a nive widget for time/date/weather ...
dr.m0x said:
These days it's more like an ex girlfriend. I have fond memories of it but would never consider going back to it.
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Great line right here LOL!
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Miui jellybean is the best rom i use so far

I said it because this rom has no problem with media scanner. I can view all my media files easily without having to wipe usb storage or to delete .nomedia or what so ever. It currently my daily use rom. Im happy playing with it event it lacks in mode.
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How's battery life?
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jeremy112683 said:
How's battery life?
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flash it and find out for yourself
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dont know what your having problems with... probably flashed at least 8 different JB roms... never had media problems.
Honestly cant stand miui, tons of engrish and straight up asian characters EVERYWHERE.
Maybe u are a lucky guy who hv a lucky nexus s. Im having this media problem from the 1st jb rom i flashed. Miui.us is the first jb rom that i fully satisfied because there is no problem with media. It doesnt mean that i dislike the other roms. But yeah. I love rom that can play music and smooth .
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dont know what your having problems with... probably flashed at least 8 different JB roms... never had media problems.
Honestly cant stand miui, tons of engrish and straight up asian characters EVERYWHERE.
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used to like it, got bored with the damn iphone'ish look
No way...miui ics was much better...
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I've flashed nearly every jb Rom available for my ns4g, with the exception of miui. I've never liked the look of miui. I've never had a problem with media files, but have seen and helped correct several issues that resulted from the rom manager app update that put the files where they didn't belong...
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i could never understand having an android device having an apple wanna be OS layout
MRsf27 said:
i could never understand having an android device having an apple wanna be OS layout
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Miui is never an I wanna be apple rom....its classy,beautiful, stylish gallery, added security,root permission disabled by default,stock rom-some times not even deodoxed,great music player, great contact app.
Its one of the best Android rom like cynogen mode...
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unfortunately there's lack of some useful cm-features on miui such as "Automatic backlight setting"
nexussgeek said:
Miui is never an I wanna be apple rom....its classy,beautiful, stylish gallery, added security,root permission disabled by default,stock rom-some times not even deodoxed,great music player, great contact app.
Its one of the best Android rom like cynogen mode...
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I've seen screen shots of miui and the layout and icons are like ios... So no thanks
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MIUI is too ching-chong, I'll pass.
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I've seen screen shots of miui and the layout and icons are like ios... So no thanks
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Have u tried it?
Use it and u will realise miui is unique.
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chupchip said:
MIUI is too ching-chong, I'll pass.
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What u mean by ching-chong?
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MRsf27 said:
i could never understand having an android device having an apple wanna be OS layout
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i don't like MIUI. i don't know why
I flashed it yesterday... cool concept but yea its like everyone said, too iOS like...and the theme I like has Japanese in it for few things lol. Looking for new ROM ATM.
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nexussgeek said:
Have u tried it?
Use it and u will realise miui is unique.
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What u mean by ching-chong?
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Unique in the sense that it's ios on an android device possibly but everyone has their own opinion ill stick the aosp roms lol
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nexussgeek said:
What u mean by ching-chong?
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It means he's a racist
when i use chomp sms , sometimes get force close
Everything is actually noticeably faster for me including the web browser. The default music player it has is pretty awesome too. Task bar is good. The only problem I have so far is the default web browser is having trouble with JW player. Every time I try to play a clip it goes to a 403 forbidden error. Other than that, it's a lot snappier than the ICS rom I had before (also MIUI, Oodie Prime).

Multiview in N4

My frind have sgs3 and he have multiview
The N4 have the same? and how can we do that ?
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That's a Samsung Touchwiz feature, not on the N4 until the rom is ported
I am hoping someone can find a way to make it work without the need to port touch wiz, seeing as most people buy the N4 because it'd plain vanilla android
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As my girlfriend has a sgs3, I know the feature, but I wonder whats good for? I cant' imagin to use it in any usefull way?!
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As my girlfriend has a sgs3, I know the feature, but I wonder whats good for? I cant' imagin to use it in any usefull way?!
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I had the note 2 and never really used it but only to show off. It is an amazing feature though and I'm sure lots of people use it.
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I hope its gets ported as well I miss showing that off with my Note 2 lol...its a very good feature if you wanna text and do something else at the same time....if that comes to the N4 that would only make this device that much more greater...
I will like to do this in my N4 too. It would be cool to do two things at once. Hey btw didn't the video ad of the LG Optimus G showed the person watching the a video while he was sending a text?? Where is this function in my N4?
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I will like to do this in my N4 too. It would be cool to do two things at once. Hey btw didn't the video ad of the LG Optimus G showed the person watching the a video while he was sending a text?? Where is this function in my N4?
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Hi,
There is not (have you read the thread? )... You can search on the Play Store there are some apps wich allow this (search for floating video, floating browser, floating sms, etc) but it's not in native on the N4... We have a pure Android device, not a Touchwiz or whatever overlay... But some apps does the job... So you'll can do something else while regarding a video for example...
Sms: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hkdevelopers.apps.multiWindow.messenger.free
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.floating.message
Video: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gpc.myweb.hinet.net.PopupVideo
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hkdevelopers.apps.videoplayer
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rong.floating
Youtube: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sudsoftware.floatingyoutubepopupplayer
Browser: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gpc.myweb.hinet.net.PopupWeb
Etc...
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AW: Multiview in N4
I thought that touchwiz allows to use multiview with every app. Compared to that, these apps are only compromises.
aletto said:
I thought that touchwiz allows to use multiview with every app. Compared to that, these apps are only compromises.
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well then go buy a touchwiz phone
aletto said:
I thought that touchwiz allows to use multiview with every app. Compared to that, these apps are only compromises.
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AFAIK this can only be achieved by modding. Otherwise its a set list of apps that can do it.
If you want a definitive answer search on the SGS3 or GN2 forums.

[Q] I need touch wiz multi-window on my nexus 7

As the topic says. Could that be done?
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That sounds like a question to me.
samialhout said:
As the topic says. Could that be done?
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I need a set of twin 17yrold naked virgins on my lap :good:
I need some more cocaine :c
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LoL
I'm serious guys. I swear I did the damn search.
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No it can't be done, it exists just on samsung stock rom, maybe there is some app that can help you
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The multi window ui is Dependant on the touch wiz framework. Its not impossible. But who knows, maybe someone will take it on eventually
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I know there are video players out there that have picture overlay so you can watch a video while doing other things.
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Google needs to put it in aosp as soon as possible. I wish they didn't kill off cornerstone as that was originally going to be part of cm but google told them to cease and desist.
Google would have to develop that from scratch, because that's Samsung-proprietary code.
Also, I hope that Google does NOT clutter up Android with stuff like this, for this we have ROMs like PA (which is already stuffed full of features that it barely works as a daily driver).
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Google would have to develop that from scratch, because that's Samsung-proprietary code.
Also, I hope that Google does NOT clutter up Android with stuff like this, for this we have ROMs like PA (which is already stuffed full of features that it barely works as a daily driver).
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Paranoid android was great when it was based on cm. Its in 4.2 when they tried to go aosp and make their own tweaks that it became a mess. They need to go back to cm or switch to AOKP(uses CMs main code).
It wouldn't be that difficult to implement multi window. The cornerstone code would be a good starting point and android apps already scale to different resolutions without an issue.
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You need to refer to the other annoying threads asking the same thing. You want multi window, get a note 2.
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spitfire2425 said:
You need to refer to the other annoying threads asking the same thing. You want multi window, get a note 2.
Sorry for annoying you your highness. I wish you had a better answer though. Peace.
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Htc blinkfeed launcher available on playstore for free!!

Launcher just launched on playstore with couple of apps also...here is link to launcher-
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.htc.launcher
But most of devices including our nexus 5 says incompatible if any one able to get it working please comment thanks
Edit-here all apps playstore link includes new htc gallery and tv app https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=HTC+Corporation
I thought people said blinkfeed was... Oh what's the word... Terrible?
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Exactly. And this launcher cannot run on our N5s.
These applications will give update to HTC devices when ever HTC updates one of these application.
How about the HTC Sense Camera App on N5?
According to below link, they have managed to get previous version to work on Google Edition ROMS.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2351965
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compuw22c said:
I thought people said blinkfeed was... Oh what's the word... Terrible?
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Wolzow said:
Exactly. And this launcher cannot run on our N5s.
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Lol at name....
"Cannot" wrong word i think,may work in future if someone port it
Maybe, I wish him/her luck. The nickname is from the book "Die Abenteuer des Werner Holt". It's a story about two friends in a time of WW II.
ATZ-007 said:
How about the HTC Sense Camera App on N5?
According to below link, they have managed to get previous version to work on Google Edition ROMS.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2351965
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That's because Google Edition ROMS still have the original framework I believe. As in the GE HTC One still has the Sense framework so Sense specific apps will work on GE. Not sure about the s4 version, but it is probably similar. That being said it is probably next to impossible to get the camera to work with a Nexus 5.
Should be able to at least get the gallery working right
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ATZ-007 said:
How about the HTC Sense Camera App on N5?
According to below link, they have managed to get previous version to work on Google Edition ROMS.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2351965
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When HTC one gpe 1st came out a whole lot of sense framework was present...and as more updates came..they took out the sense framework which broke the camera for good
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Gallery and Camera are a linked application so no camera = no gallery. I had the HTC One prior to this phone. I've been around the mill on the Sense apps.
The framework is now also included in the play store. Most of these apps are compatible with HTC One M8 GPE Edition also.
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When HTC one gpe 1st came out a whole lot of sense framework was present...and as more updates came..they took out the sense framework which broke the camera for good
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Similar issues with GS4 GPE. It was "aosp" with touchwiz and google frameworks... hardly aosp... in fact... the aosp roms were more different than our aosp vs stock options.
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HTC just announced that this will be available for all devices soon. Can't wait hopefully soon is not 6 months from now.
sabre31 said:
Can't wait hopefully soon is not 6 months from now.
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I see by your comment that you've owned an HTC device before.
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LOL I have an N5, Note3, and HTC One (M7) right now. But yes I have used many HTC phones before some where hit or miss. My very first HTC was Nexus One.
i used to own the htc one and blinkfeed was a huge batt drainer
hello00 said:
i used to own the htc one and blinkfeed was a huge batt drainer
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Not for me it wasn't. Used it all the time but got the same battery I get with this phone.
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FYI, someone posted the HTC apk files for blinkfeed (and more) here.
I was able to install it while in Dalvik mode (doesn't install on ART), but when setting as home launcher it gives an error "Device not authorized/not compatible error". I was amazed I was able to get it to install at all (as well as the resource apk under the framework folder in the provided zip).
hello00 said:
i used to own the htc one and blinkfeed was a huge batt drainer
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And absolutely hideous. Along with the rest of sense
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