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Google Nexus S

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Does anyone still have their Nexus S?

3 Comments
2021/01/26
20:06 UTC

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Nexus S hardbricked, and no vibration, Battery get warm when charging!

Hi everyone, yesterday, my phone had some laggy, so I powered it off. 15 minutes later, I press repeatedly the power button fast (about 0.2sec/press):

. 1st and 2nd press, nothing happen

. 3rd press: the phone vigrated, Google icon appeared

. 4th press: the Google icon disappeared, normally, it should stay for about 6-7sec, but under the 4th press, it disappeared! So the icon was displayed for just about 0.2sec!

And from then on, the phone never come up again! (the reason why I pressed it repeatedly was that I forgot that I powered it off, I thought it was sleeping, so I press the power button once, nothing happen, so I tried press many time, and........)

. Screen never comeup

. No more vigration, even hold power button or hold both power button and volume button

. plug in charger, no Battery Animation, but the phone getting warm

I searched for some methods, but no help. The no phone not even get regconized in Device Manager (windows 7)

Hope someone got some ideas :D Thank you!

0 Comments
2015/12/14
13:46 UTC

8

So it's now well into 2014 - What OS and ROM are best for the Nexus S?

I have the Android 4.4.3 based Cyanogenmod on mine (technically the one I handed down to a sibling, but I still take care of its functioning). It started out pretty well, but performance soon degraded to aggravating. I'd prefer to stay on a modern Android build if possible, are there any really light ROMs that still stay pretty performant on these things?

2 Comments
2014/09/29
18:28 UTC

4

power button not working? try this first

remove the battery

plug into usb port on a computer

put battery in

wait for screen to come on

press and hold power button to start phone normally

wait for phone to start and charge if needed

remove usb and replace back cover

I googled nexus s power button and those instructions were in one of the top links, it worked for me, my power button was completely unresponsive for over 12 hours and now it is working normally

2 Comments
2014/03/27
15:39 UTC

3

Light and fast

Hi,

I am looking for bloat free roms, kernels and apps. Any suggestions and or experiences?

1 Comment
2014/03/13
06:52 UTC

5

Still Alive?

Anyone still using a Nexus S? I'm using one. Currently running latest CM11 nightly. Works great...most of the time. Sometimes lag hits severely. And I think I know what's up. Compcache. On a single core, compcache will lessen performance rather than improve it. I'd rather have my long ago closed apps get killed rather than feel the lag as they are moved into compcache. Anyway...something I'm considering testing myself. I've been looking for where its set.

So...is this subreddit dead?

11 Comments
2014/02/10
07:04 UTC

1

Is there an Ubuntu Touch build for Nexus S (crespo)?

The things I've found on the net are broken links. Anybody have Ubuntu Touch working on their Nexus S?

0 Comments
2013/10/26
17:19 UTC

3

Nexus S keeps restarting?

Recently one night, my phone restarted, stayed on for a minute, then restarted again, stayed on for a minute, and kept repeating this until I pulled the battery out. It would even do it when I had it plugged up to the charger. I ordered a new battery yesterday to see if that helps at all. Does anyone have any experience with this problem?

Edit: My new battery came in today. I put it in the phone and plugged it into the charger and it did the same thing, so this is a problem with the phone, not the battery.

2 Comments
2013/06/09
01:45 UTC

3

Nexus S power button failure

So i put my Phone down to go to sleep, and i press the power button and put it down. As i turn around i see my screen still unlocked, i press my power button again and Nothing happens. I take the battery out, put it back in and without touching a button it turns on. So i think it is a hardware issue, because it automatically turns on. Some other People have this issue? I noticed some threads on another site and already looked into some power button not working apps. Still if i could use the power button i would be more happy

8 Comments
2012/08/22
07:36 UTC

1

nexus s help me

hey guys, i put cm9 ics on my phone with the matrix kernel. when i boot up the setup wizard stops and i cant do anything please help!!!!

5 Comments
2012/01/18
00:51 UTC

6

Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Nexus S (GSM version)

I've downloaded and installed this. My Nexus S is so much more responsive now - no more lag, no more freezing. The web browser is also usable now and you can scroll properly.

7 Comments
2011/12/28
15:34 UTC

2

Nexus S Impressions?

I've currently got a Nexus One on T-Mobile and am seriously looking at moving over to Sprint and upgrading to a Nexus S in the near future.

Anybody out there already already gone the N1 -> NS route? What are your impressions of the phone in comparison to the N1?

5 Comments
2011/05/04
16:07 UTC

9

A Nexus S secret picture!

On your Nexus S go to Menu > Settings > About phone and then tap rapidly on Android version 4 or 5 times.

4 Comments
2011/02/26
11:58 UTC

3

Anyone find an NFC tag yet?

I was surprised the phone didn't come with a quick start guide which included one.

1 Comment
2011/01/10
23:59 UTC

2

Can I use Nexus S without even telling T-Mobile?

I hate phone shopping. Too many choices, complex plans, and I have to get 5 phones for family members at a reasonable cost. But I know now what I want - the Nexus S.
Dumb question: If I buy a Nexus S, can I take the chip from my old smartphone (has a data plan from t-mobile), plug that into the Nexus S, and start making calls and browsing the web?

1 Comment
2011/01/07
23:38 UTC

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