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So I recently flashed the AwesomeICS version 3.7 on my T-Mobile MyTouch 4G aka the HTC Glacier, and it's great. I recently figured out that you could install Google Now on it via a zip file you install through Clockworkmod Recovery. I've been using it for quite some time now, and it's great. It works super well, and I would recommend it to anyone that's on Android. Do you use Google Now? I know it's only a Jelly Bean thing, but if you have used it on a Nexus device, what do you think of it?
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Well I certainly use it, but not as much as I would like. I really like it though, really cool idea. And it has proven useful a couple times already so its definitely cool. I wish it did more commands though. What do you mean by more commands? I think it does a pretty good job for being first released. I wouldn't want a Siri clone either, as I find Siri just tacky. I want my phone to give me results, not have a conversation with me. Nah, not like Siri. I meant more commands as in it can translate words on the fly like Google Goggles can. Also, i haven't had many cards pop up, since I don't normally search on my phone while at home, but the couple of times I had a card other than weather, it provided a clean look, and it was very informative and to the point, which i like. Yeah, I like the cards. They're legit. However, I wish they updated automatically instead of about every hour. Ah I see what you mean. Well maybe Google will allow other developers to tap into the power of Google Now in the future. Word. See I have the baseball stats up there? I'm a big Yankees fan, and I wish it were like the ESPN app that has some fanfare when they do a home run or something like that. Yeah that would be pretty sick. Though for me, I would want some fanfare for the next "Arby 'N the Ch!3F" or LockerGnome YouTube video XD I'd be using Google Now a lot more often if it did offer some more things, but for right now Google Now is something that did move me towards the Android side. I mean I flashed it on Ice Cream Sandwich. I know in iOS you can do it with the iPhone 4 or whatever, but this is different because Google doesn't care (to a certain extent) if you root. They embrace it.
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Rooting and going to Jellybean was the best thing I ever did with my Galaxy Nexus. I used to always have to search up the forecast that spanned more than a couple of days. I find it quite useful. But I also find my self accidentally launching it when i try to unlock my phone. Its also kind of creepy how it knows all these things...
I could root and flash Jelly Bean on mine, but I need to find a good ROM for it. The one so far has bugs. I use it often, but I bet it'll be seldom used, just like the people who get the iPhone 4S and say they'll use Siri, and in reality they only use it for 2 weeks or so. i used the voice search feature for a good 3 hours straight... never really again after that... The cards are a good idea though. I mean that's something really nice Google has implemented instead of saying, "What's the weather like outside", like a broken record. Its very clean. Overall very good addition to the latest android os. Jellybean is amazingly smooth. As soon as there is a stable and battery conscious ROM, I'll be sure to flash it. At first I didn't know what you meant by you were glad you rooted and installed a Jelly Bean ROM, but then it dawned on me... I'm guessing you're either a Verizon or Sprint customer :P windmobile... came with icecream sandwich 4.0.1... no OTA updates for me... till I got Jellybean.
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btw, how dare you with your Apple stock price ;P
Lmaoo, I just said any stock ticker, I didn't know what to pick.
P.S.- My weather is off for some reason, it said Harlem, instead of Washington Heights. Weird. Also, it displayed that it was sunny outside, at almost 12am.