Essential Official Android Thread

[Rohiggidy]

How do you access/use google now? I got the official JB update on my Nexus S 2 weeks ago from Sprint.

edit: I didn't know the "Google" app was basically it. Do you have to hit the mic icon to get it to work "Siri" like or is their a way to voice activate it without hitting the mic icon?

put the Blue GOOGLE search app on the home screen and access google now from it

 

[the cool]

does rooting your phone make the battery drain faster?

 

[Rekkapryde]

put the Blue GOOGLE search app on the home screen and access google now from it

I put the blue google app on my homescreen. I assume google now is just the searchbar or mic icon?

 

[iceberg_is_on_fire]

does rooting your phone make the battery drain faster?

No, it makes your phone go at the new fly shyt that you can do. These rom makers make shyt that is typically better than what the phone manufacturers officially give us.

 

[the cool]

No, it makes your phone go at the new fly shyt that you can do. These rom makers make shyt that is typically better than what the phone manufacturers officially give us.

which ROM you using?

 

[Rohiggidy]

I put the blue google app on my homescreen. I assume google now is just the searchbar or mic icon?

watch this video
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwcnoetBP1E"]Nexus S Jelly Bean Review/Hands-On (Android 4.1.1) - YouTube[/ame]
The mic/search bar is google search.

when you click on the blue google search icon app what did you see? Well if you saw the weather etc thats google now. Google now is your profile that google assemble and put stuff in there that you might use that day or later.

check this out for more info
Google

Google search is the function of searching aka siri. Google now is part of the new google search. They are separate things. google now ties in with google search by building up a profile of things you search for

 

[Rohiggidy]

this guy hit the nail on the head

 

[newarkhiphop]

Rumor: Next Nexus Phone Coming Within 30 Days, Maybe Android 4.2 as Well – Droid Life

 

[NatiboyB]

Rumor: Next Nexus Phone Coming Within 30 Days, Maybe Android 4.2 as Well – Droid Life

The fukk hopefully its avalible on the playstore for 399-599

 

[Rohiggidy]

The nexus has to be on all U.S carriers if google want to move forward. Sell the GSM version at the same time as the CDMA....

 

[Wayans Brehs]

Rumor: Next Nexus Phone Coming Within 30 Days, Maybe Android 4.2 as Well – Droid Life

 

[verbalkint]

this guy hit the nail on the head
10 Things I Hate About Google Android - YouTube

I didn't even make it past #4

 

[JMurder]

this guy hit the nail on the head
10 Things I Hate About Google Android - YouTube

His first two complaints are not being able to pay for apps that he can't use anyway and having to scroll back down the play store after viewing an app

 

[mario]

Rumor: Next Nexus Phone Coming Within 30 Days, Maybe Android 4.2 as Well – Droid Life

 

[Liquid]

this guy hit the nail on the head
10 Things I Hate About Google Android - YouTube

Most of those are