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Verizon Galaxy Nexus extended battery half off in-stores and online

By Cory Gunther
on 16 Dec, 2011

So you ran out and snatched up a brand new Samsung Galaxy Nexus last night at your nearest Verizon or Best Buy and love it right? The device comes with a hefty 1,850 mAh battery that should last plenty long but we know there are some that want more. In case you didn't know, Verizon is having a 50% off sale on all 4G LTE devices extended batteries and the Galaxy Nexus in included.

Here’s what the Verizon Galaxy Nexus looks like on the inside

By Michael Crider
on 16 Dec, 2011

These days it's a rite of passage for every new and high-profile gadget: the moment when its tender casing is torn from its frame and all its silicon guts are spilled for the world to see. That time has already come for the HSPA+ version of the Galaxy Nexus, and ZD Net has given Verizon's LTE version the teardown treatment as well. If you're wondering what the inside of the very first Ice Cream Sandwich phone looks like, well, here it is.

Trick your Galaxy Nexus into using Ice Cream Sandwich’s tablet user interface

By Michael Crider
on 16 Dec, 2011

I'll start this off with a massive disclaimer: do not do this. There's a decent chance that this will break your new Galaxy Nexus phone's basic functionality, and if you don't have a method of restoring a backup or flashing a recovery, you'll be very much out of luck. That said, when Google announced that Ice Cream Sandwich would change its interface depending upon whether it was on a tablet or smartphone, I instantly thought of the smartphone launcher hidden in Honeycomb. Poking around on my rooted Nexus I decided to try the same trick in reverse, setting the LCD density to a much lower value - essentially tricking the phone into thinking it had a ten inch screen. The result? A rudimentary (and very much broken) Ice Cream Sandwich tablet interface on the Galaxy Nexus.

Verizon Galaxy Nexus accessories: extended battery and charger hands-on

By Michael Crider
on 16 Dec, 2011

Smartphones still aren't most the power efficient of gadgets, and LTE radios gobble up battery power even faster. Though the Verizon LTE Galaxy Nexus already features a larger battery than its HSPA+ brother, no doubt a few of you will already have your new phones begging for more juice long before the day's over. Enter Samsung's extended battery, which give the Galaxy Nexus a slightly extended 2100mAh of power. That's an increase of 250mAh - not a gigantic addition, but it's also not going to give your new phone a tumor on its back.

Adobe Flash Player updates just in time for the Galaxy Nexus

By Michael Crider
on 15 Dec, 2011

When review units of the HSPA+ "international" version of the Galaxy Nexus came out, we were surprised to find that Adobe's Flash Player was nowhere to be seen on the Android Market. Of course, that didn't mean much to most US users, since Verizon's combined exclusivity and "delays" meant they couldn't get a hold of an Ice Cream Sandwich phone anyway. Well, Adobe's software developers have delivered just in time, and you can now download Flash for your shiny new Galaxy Nexus, no matter where you are.

Galaxy Nexus Tips: Unlock bootloader, root, recovery, more

By Cory Gunther
on 15 Dec, 2011

Now that many of us have a shiny new Galaxy Nexus in our hands, I'm sure many of our readers are looking for a few tips and guides. With this being a Nexus device this will be one of the easiest phones to unlock, root, and fully enjoy but we have all the details round up just in case. Below you'll find a few links to XDA, Google+ and more.

Verizon’s Galaxy Nexus launch: retail impressions

By Michael Crider
on 15 Dec, 2011

As you pour over our hands-on coverage of Android's new favorite son, consider that not all of us here at Android Community got a Galaxy Nexus hand-delivered from a red-clad Verizon cherub. We only have one review unit, so the rest of us (being just as rabid about Android as most of you are) went out and picked one up at retail. Verizon's rollout for the Galaxy Nexus is rather indicative of the attitude they've displayed towards the device so far, so we thought we'd share some thoughts.

Netflix updated with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich support

By Cory Gunther
on 15 Dec, 2011

Just in time for everyone in the US to start receiving their Galaxy Nexus phones running ICS, Netflix has updated today with full support for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The update has just hit the Android Market and it only shows a few small bug fixes and ICS support. This is just in time because I'm sure many are picking their Nexus up at this very moment.

Verizon Galaxy Nexus OTA update details — Google releases factory image

By Cory Gunther
on 15 Dec, 2011

The day is here and Verizon has released the Galaxy Nexus -- finally! Everyone that ran out and bought one should be receiving an over the air (OTA) automatic software update almost out of the box. Verizon has provided full update details and the information is available below for those interested in the little update that probably is also the cause of our delays. We also have the factory image for the Verizon Galaxy Nexus available today thanks to Google.

Verizon Galaxy Nexus LTE Hands-on and Unboxing

By Chris Burns
on 15 Dec, 2011

When it comes down to Android running on a smartphone, there's a collection of devices out there that bring you a "Pure Google" experience, developed between the manufacturer and Google specifically to bring you the best experience you're going to get with each main version of their operating system - the Galaxy Nexus is next in line in this family line, and here in the Verizon version we get our first official USA glimpse of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The first version of this device was released a few weeks ago internationally, this version just dropping today at Verizon with 4G LTE capabilities and a couple tiny modifications to the operating system in the form of apps placed there by Verizon. In our first look here, we'll explore how the device feels to handle, some initial benchmarks, and some photo and video examples so you can see if you'll truly want to be running down to your local Verizon store to snatch one up.