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I'm pretty sure you don't need to delete anything.. You would just flash it like you would a rom in recovery
VV(^^)VV_____OFFICIAL ANDROID OS/DEVICE THREAD_____VV(^^)VV
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When is the Verizon Galaxy Nexus Going to Receive Jelly Bean?
Verizon’s version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus was released on December 15, 2011. At that time, Big Red customers all thought they had hit the jackpot. This was the first time since the original DROID that they would be able to lock into a 100% stock Android phone with an unlockable bootloader. Not only that, but as a “Nexus,” it should receive updates before the rest of the world and in an incredibly timely manner.
On day 1, it received an update to Android 4.0.2 – life was grand. Then the next day, Google announced that Android 4.0.3 was the new starting point for Ice Cream Sandwich and the waiting game for it to arrive on Verizon’s version began. As you all know now, we waited almost 6 months for that update to arrive. In fact, 4.0.3 never did show up. Instead Verizon skipped it in place of 4.0.4, which was nothing more than a bug fixer.
But now, Jelly Bean (Android 4.1) has been announced and is already rolling out to every GSM Galaxy Nexus on the planet. As you can imagine, every Galaxy Nexus owner on Verizon has asked countless times, “When will we get the update?”
It will receive Jelly Bean
First of all, the Galaxy Nexus on Verizon is going to see Android 4.1, no matter what. It’s the most current “Nexus” device and since other versions of it are already receiving it, we have no reason to suspect that this version won’t. Not that any of you were questioning this idea, but we just want to make that clear.
But when?
Well, if you go off of the previous schedule for the 4.0.4 update, we could be looking at upwards of 6 months. Since we have no other time frame to go off of, you shouldn’t be surprised if it takes a while. We should also point out that the jump from 4.0 to 4.1 is much larger than the jump from 4.0.2 to 4.0.4 was. In fact, Android 4.1 is big enough to warrant a name change, but beyond that, it introduces so many new features that it would take us an hour to list them all out. Again, if it took 6 months to push a bug fixer, how long could it take to push a significant update?
What’s the holdup?
Unlike other Nexus devices, this one requires carrier approval on updates before Google can release them. The updates still come directly from Google, but Verizon wants to sign off on them beforehand and that’s what took the update from .02 to .04 almost 6 months to be released. I hate to say it, but if we have to wait for Verizon’s extra long testing process on 4.1, you can uncross fingers and try to get comfortable with 4.0.4 for a while. VZW is known for having one of the slower more thorough testing practices when it comes to both devices and updates. We would have hoped that this process would have been streamlined for a bare bones Nexus, but so far that hasn’t been the case.
Seriously, when can we expect an update?
If you want Jelly Bean today, go ahead and root your device and flash one of the many Android 4.1 custom ROMs that are available. If you are only into official builds that come from Google, it could be weeks or even months. Unless there is a separate team at Verizon dedicated to testing only Galaxy Nexus builds, I can’t imagine they are going to drop testing of ICS for the Rezound, Spectrum, Bionic, and DROID 4 so that G-Nex owners are happy. While that would be ideal to many of us, it’s probably not a reality.
I know that doesn’t give you much of an answer, but it does lay out the process and the past. We know that not all of you are into ROMs, but the quickest way truly is to take advantage of your Nexus phone and think about rooting it and tossing on a custom Android 4.1 ROM. If you are afraid to, don’t be. It’s almost impossible to do anything to your phone that it cannot be recovered from. Google has given you the stock files to return from anything disastrous. For the time being, feel free to dabble and hack, you may learn something or find a new passion for Android. Not only that, but it will help pass the time while we wait for the carrier barrier.
Two words..."Root & Rom"
cherrypie
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How do you root your GNex and install JB? I've tried to look for tutorials on YT but damn it's too complicated!
Jailbreaking an Iphone was mad easy for me but Android is kinda complicated for me....
(This is my first Android device)
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cherrypie
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WTF is up with all those download links in the descriptions!?
Easiest tutorial bro
Like, what do I download!???!!!!!????
AHHHHH!!!!!
miamin2
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Can anyone help me figure out how to do screenshots on a Mytouch 4g?
cherrypie
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Ok i need help.
I i tried getting JB on my VZW Gnex with rom manager and all that
and after i installed it and rebooted, it stays loading on this booting screen.
Its not even the Jellybean one. It just says "android" with the words flashing....
wtf did i just do?
I i tried getting JB on my VZW Gnex with rom manager and all that
and after i installed it and rebooted, it stays loading on this booting screen.
Its not even the Jellybean one. It just says "android" with the words flashing....
wtf did i just do?
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Tapatalk users!!! Niketalk is now available and works good... just add account and type in Niketalk
thanks Antidope
thanks Antidope
cherrypie
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NVR mind. Got JB!
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i was gonna say rooting is easy, however then and now u can run into an issue where an install doesn't happen well. fortunately, the galaxy nexus is almost impossible to permanently brick. you can always re flash and restore and try again. that nexus toolkit is your friend. a pain in the *** to install, but once in, that one click solution to everything nexus is the love.
to hell with verizon, i got my JB now and it is wavy my dudes.
(i lowkey want the gs3, its visually the best looking phone ive ever seen)
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I want Jellybean on my galaxy nexus. Verizon needs to send that update.
cherrypie
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For those of you on JB, have you noticed that the chrome browser is slower then the stock browser? I thought chrome would be faster but it seems to lag on my GNEX
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i put jellybean on my g nex for vzw yesterday and all i can say is WOW.. the lil differences make it way smooth all in all i am very happy now i just need it on my one x and ill be 
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Chrome is trash
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I got my T-Mobile GS3 the other day (finally available for employees) I don't like that it doesn't play my whole text message notification when I receive a new text.
Is this happening to anyone else? Like is it a default feature or just a problem with my particular device?
Is this happening to anyone else? Like is it a default feature or just a problem with my particular device?
cherrypie
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1413582
For some reason i dont know how to get 4 nav icons...
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Has anyone tried any of these Equalizers on Google Play?? Do they work??
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Tapatalk apk? 
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The only thing that worked for me was DSP Manager with Beats Audio. (Google it)
Man I really should root this thing again...
