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White Nexus S skins

Hey so I stumbled upon this site tonight.
http://www.uniqueskins.com/Products/Samsung/Custom+Samsung+Nexus+S+Skin?t=c
They seem to sell really cheap bit high quality skins for the nexus s. I was thinking about buying a full white one and turning my nexus s fully white. Anybody want to give it a whirl and yell us how it goes? Ill do it pretty soon but I gotta wait til I get back from a trip.
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im seriously tempted to give one a whirl, gotta be worth a try right?

slimjimwoods said:
im seriously tempted to give one a whirl, gotta be worth a try right?
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I bought one lets see how it goes....

slimjimwoods said:
I bought one lets see how it goes....
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please post pics ive seen several skins online but i have yet to see someone with it. im looking for custom back doors. i would love that

I may try this later on
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Hmm, I'm pretty sure you won't get a "fully white" Nexus S because there will be some gaps when you apply the skin (due to Nexus S' shape -- something like the pic below.)
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The best coverage you can get is what Best Skins Ever / Ghost Armor can currently achieve.

charlieb620 said:
please post pics ive seen several skins online but i have yet to see someone with it. im looking for custom back doors. i would love that
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Definitely post pics please. I'm very very interested but I'd like to see it on someone's phone first.

I want to know how the front will look with the capacitive buttons on the bottom. When you design the skin, it looks like the front covers the whole bottom...

Anybody get theirs yet?
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Any review?

I'm still waiting on somebody to post back with their results
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http://cgi.ebay.com/WHITE-DECAL-SKI...&otn=5&po=LVI&ps=63&clkid=7565966975175726154
Thought this is interesting. Are these removable? Will it leave residues?

richrach said:
Any review?
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mine has arrived, i didnt design the front, so it was just white. I did however apply it just out of interest. It looked ok, perfect fit, but did cover the capacitive buttons (which still worked)
The back is really just a very well placed sticker, with a second part to attach to the 'chin', which i didnt bother with.
All in all, as you can see, it looks pretty good, and i will be ordering another darker one, this was just a quick test really
http://imgur.com/5AGgQ

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http://imgur.com/5AGgQ
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Nice!!
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slimjimwoods said:
mine has arrived, i didnt design the front, so it was just white. I did however apply it just out of interest. It looked ok, perfect fit, but did cover the capacitive buttons (which still worked)
The back is really just a very well placed sticker, with a second part to attach to the 'chin', which i didnt bother with.
All in all, as you can see, it looks pretty good, and i will be ordering another darker one, this was just a quick test really
http://imgur.com/5AGgQ
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can you take a picture of the front? I'm curious to see how it looks.

I'm afraid I took the front off already, I'm ordering another soon and this time I shall design the front and show that as well.
It fit perfectly but was white and didn't show the screen at its best, and the screen is one of the most important things to me!
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johnkim0011 said:
http://cgi.ebay.com/WHITE-DECAL-SKI...&otn=5&po=LVI&ps=63&clkid=7565966975175726154
Thought this is interesting. Are these removable? Will it leave residues?
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Like this one.
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I might take the plunge and check it out. Either that or i'll get the white carbon fiber chromatics.

anyone else given these a try? Id be keen to see any other designs....

Bright Pixels on Nexus 7

I was very happy until I found the bright pixles, I am going to return/exchange it tmr
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I was very happy until I found the bright pixles, I am going to return/exchange it tmr
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Try a screen trainer (or whatever they're called) to see if it's stuck pixels before you return it. But yeah, I totally understand. I can't stand them once I've spotted them; it looks like you got a few of them too.

EG8196 said:
I was very happy until I found the bright pixles, I am going to return/exchange it tmr
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MaxCarnage said:
Try a screen trainer (or whatever they're called) to see if it's stuck pixels before you return it. But yeah, I totally understand. I can't stand them once I've spotted them; it looks like you got a few of them too.
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I got 4 or 5.......
they are very annoying

MaxCarnage said:
Try a screen trainer (or whatever they're called) to see if it's stuck pixels before you return it. But yeah, I totally understand. I can't stand them once I've spotted them; it looks like you got a few of them too.
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Yikes. That sucks man. No problems here, on two N7's (I scrutinized both at max brightness as I'm a paranoid type). Take it back, get another!

And here we go with this crap. Never change XDA.
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tonker83 said:
And here we go with this crap. Never change XDA.
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This isn't going in a dark room and turning up the brightness to look for light bleed; dead pixels really are an annoyance, especially when you've got four or five.

Dead pixels drive me crazy... I've always been anal about my screens. I would still try a screen fix app though before I would exchange.
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time to contact google!

I've counted five problem pixels on mine. You can only notice it on a black screen. They have a very tiny whiteness to them. I think I can live with it though.

I too have a few bright pixels. I also of a dark spot under the glass between the screen... guess I will be exchanging mine as well

Well this has me worried
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x4sper said:
Well this has me worried
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I wouldn't worry too much. Out of thousands of each make and model of device there's always bound to be a few with issues. I'm looking forward to my Nexus 7 arriving soon hopefully.
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that's too bad.

I was going to put my xoskin on right before I started messing with it. But now I guess I'll have to check everything before
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Boobies.

qpqpqp said:
time to contact google!
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Did you get it from the playstore? If not, Google will tell you to take it back to where you bought it from and get it exchanged there.

What can be seen cannot be unseen
I had mine delivered about 2 hours ago and right up until now I haven't noticed anything.
After seeing this thread I thought I'd check and whilst I only have one stuck pixel (white colour) and it's not in a particularly noticeable location, it's all I can see!
I guess I'll RMA it and I'm glad I can wait until the new one gets to me before sending this one away. Especially after the 3 week wait for it.

I was nervous this would happen with mine but my screen is pretty much fine. Had a little bit of the screen lift but I loosened all the screws and then tightened them and now it seems fine.
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Mine's worse.
I have at least 40, and some of them are really bad. My first one had a defective battery. Quality control, what's that?

you've had 40 Nexus 7s?!

Newest photo's Nexus 4 spot in The Netherlands

Hi guys,
I thought you would find this interesting. There are 4 new photo's spotted by someone who shot them in a Media Markt/Saturn somewhere in The Netherlands. I found this on a Dutch site called Androidworld. Here are the photo's:
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As you can see, this lucky guy managed to get and use the Nexus already. Discuss!

Probably a store manager who demo'ed it to some employees. There are additional apps, which shows at least a decent amount of time with the device. Perhaps someone carrying it around as a teaching tool?
I'm hoping it's there already though. I can't imagine it would be too difficult to go there (Heerhugowaard) and snoop around with some of the more knowledgeable-looking employees.

http://www.androidworld.nl/132915/nexus-4-in-nederland-gespot-fotos/
Link for high-res photos.

It looks like the navbar is gone? Only the icons that remain?

Hmm the black level seems good

yahyoh said:
Hmm the black level seems good
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I was just thinking the same thing! That looks awesome, I hope it isn't a trick of the light

http://youtu.be/wx6fwfBKCIQ......how much much more black can it be?

yahyoh said:
Hmm the black level seems good
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On my monitor it doesn't look that black, compared to the bezel. The Gnex in that sort of lighting would appear ink black.

yahyoh said:
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I've heard this is the best screen for smartphones ever (on the optimus G, I guess its the same one..). So it should be amazing on blacks, whites, and everything in the middle. Oh, and super bright too!

Damn, it does indeed look like an AMOLED in terms of contrast!

DubelBoom said:
I've heard this is the best screen for smartphones ever (on the optimus G, I guess its the same one..). So it should be amazing on blacks, whites, and everything in the middle. Oh, and super bright too!
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Check out this table and see for yourself. It's definitely not capable of showing true black, but that was to be expected. The Nex4 does indeed sport the same screen as the [scratch Gnex, stupid me] Optimus G.
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Remember though, LCD screens will be blacker in light areas, but in a dark room it will show that off black we see, more like grey.

On the second photo, there's a folder named 'LG' on the homescreen. That's not bloatware is it??

gideonMorrison said:
Check out this table and see for yourself. It's definitely not capable of showing true black, but that was to be expected. The Nex4 does indeed sport the same screen as the Gnex.
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Is that a typo? Surely the Nex4 is nothing like the Gnex. I, for one, will glad to see something similar to the One X, which many declare has the best screen of any smartphone.

Am I the only person who can't stop thinking about the App Drawer, I mean, look at all those apps! They fit so many to one page.

CJHolderUK said:
Am I the only person who can't stop thinking about the App Drawer, I mean, look at all those apps! They fit so many to one page.
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You can have that right now....Apex allows for any layout in the app drawer.

CJHolderUK said:
Am I the only person who can't stop thinking about the App Drawer, I mean, look at all those apps! They fit so many to one page.
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"So many activities!"

Is it weird that I like the back more than the front...LOL!

circleofomega said:
Is it weird that I like the back more than the front...LOL!
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Ya true.. lol.. btw In India will it launch??

CJHolderUK said:
Am I the only person who can't stop thinking about the App Drawer, I mean, look at all those apps! They fit so many to one page.
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You can use 5x5 grid in app drawer using Nova Launcher..
Here is the one I am using on my S3..
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GEAR short review + sample camera shoot.

Samsung Galaxy GEAR | Short Review
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Pros:
The final retail unit interface run extremely smooth and fast, not like during demo unit I try out on 25/Sept which is lagging as those preview.
Camera quality is fantastic awesome.
The build is solid, light to wear, no heat issue.
Cons:
Third party app icon look ugly as no match with it.
Big issue - All voice chat is dead, no sound once GEAR connected, include Whatsapp, LINE & WeChat.
Cover for charging
Samsung Galaxy GEAR | Camera Shoot
All photos taken 100% confirm original without any touch up.

got my gear yesterday not had daylight photos I hope they are like yours they are unreal for a watch
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wow seriously how can the camera be that good? and it even performed well in low light.
now im really excited to get one lol.
PS, they should allow only people who have tried them at least a couple of days to post reviews instead of these blog site reviewers who can't even give it a fair and honest review.
to the OP, so how do you like it after using it for some time and do you think this will catch up in terms of buyers?

Malaysian
Are you one of the winner of count down to 3 ? the store you take picture in is the same in the garden midvally in malaysia >< and yes i am 1 of the winner too, the gear is awesome , specially the software is stable and is as smooth as butter but i have to say, the notification is a hell of wrong stuff, the gear is bad in the way, it din't show you all your notification like FB or wechat, you have to download some extra apps in samsung apps stall to get the notification =.=

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Are you one of the winner of count down to 3 ? the store you take picture in is the same in the garden midvally in malaysia >< and yes i am 1 of the winner too, the gear is awesome , specially the software is stable and is as smooth as butter but i have to say, the notification is a hell of wrong stuff, the gear is bad in the way, it din't show you all your notification like FB or wechat, you have to download some extra apps in samsung apps stall to get the notification =.=
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Yeah! I am on of the lucky winner.
Ya, agree on the notification, Samsung shall do direct show all the notification instead ask people look back at phone for certain notification like from Facebook, this is somehow silly.

Andrewtst said:
Yeah! I am on of the lucky winner.
Ya, agree on the notification, Samsung shall do direct show all the notification instead ask people look back at phone for certain notification like from FB & Email, this is somehow silly.
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where did you here this
galaxy note 3 now Free

stesteste said:
where did you here this
galaxy note 3 now Free
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What you talk about? Why you put link to Tapatalk site?

Andrewtst said:
What you talk about? Why you put link to Tapatalk site?
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your words are mixed up must be from different countries
galaxy note 3 now Free

stesteste said:
your words are mixed up must be from different countries
galaxy note 3 now Free
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My English not that good, I know. I from Malaysia.
But what you mean "where did you here this" and your signature "galaxy note 3 now Free" is confusing & link to Tapatalk, what for you put such?.

Little things 4.4 has that you've always wanted stock

I'll start...
T9 dialer, I noticed the other day I don't have to scroll through a list of thousands of contacts or search names, I can just open the dialer press 726 and Ramiro shows as the contact. Or 666 and Mom is who I see. 262 gets me Amanda. Etc. This is something I've been waiting for Google to implement since I got into android, so fairly exciting.
What else have you guys found?
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Last check 4.3 and i think even 4.2 had the smart dialer (T9). I guess i don't have "thousands" of contacts in my phone so maybe that's why i didn't really need/use it.

They have upped the ante massively with voice recognition and particularly voice search with it being in my opinion the killer feature of 4.4. Google now while improved is still an annoying intrusion that I disabled after a day. I disliked it immediately but like to give these things a little time to see if they grow on me. The GEL is an embarrassing failure in my opinion and someone should lose their job for thinking it would be a good idea to fix the search bar on any screen let alone all of them. I know 2 others now with the N5 and we all kicked the launcher to the curb in short order.
One thing that I've seen little talk of is the stock dialer. I'm not actually sure if it's kit Kat or Google? I expected to dislike it but I actually like it and have continued to use it. It has some flaws like not searching the call log but the ability to start typing in the name of a local place and have it's number pop up before you can finish is very useful and if it wasn't for the amazing voice search (which also works in the dialer) I would probably list the dialer as the single best stock feature.

double tab then slide to zoom in or out with one hand

pre10c said:
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Haven't heard of this can you explain further? Double tap just auto zooms when I try it on websites.
Voice control and specifically sending a txt msg completely by voice gets my vote.

bblzd said:
Haven't heard of this can you explain further? Double tap just auto zooms when I try it on websites.
Voice control and specifically sending a txt msg completely by voice gets my vote.
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Keep your finger on the screen for the second tap and slide. It's not a KitKat feature.
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samagon said:
Or 666 and Mom is who I see
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Keep your finger on the screen for the second tap and slide. It's not a KitKat feature.
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are you sure? my gnex on cm 10.2 doesn't have this feature.

pre10c said:
are you sure? my gnex on cm 10.2 doesn't have this feature.
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IT's a 4.4 feature for google maps. You Double Click, but on the second click keep your finger on the screen and slide up or down to zoom in or out. it's a neat addition, more convenient to be exact, but nothing to special.

Emoji ?
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PaRaNoidNeM said:
IT's a 4.4 feature for google maps. You Double Click, but on the second click keep your finger on the screen and slide up or down to zoom in or out. it's a neat addition, more convenient to be exact, but nothing to special.
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It's been like that for a while. Not a kit kat thing. Same for the search bar at the top of all homescreens. Been like that for a long time.

pre10c said:
double tab then slide to zoom in or out with one hand
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That... Is... Awesome!!!

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LOL

pre10c said:
are you sure? my gnex on cm 10.2 doesn't have this feature.
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Omg that's awesome. You just made my week.
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PaRaNoidNeM said:
IT's a 4.4 feature for google maps. You Double Click, but on the second click keep your finger on the screen and slide up or down to zoom in or out. it's a neat addition, more convenient to be exact, but nothing to special.
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Works in Chrome, too. Discovered it by accident....
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