Leaked Nexus Prime app list shows no bloat but FaceLock

4. MichaelHeller posted on 29 Sep 2011, 18:39 7 0

It is starting to seem that Google can make a deal with Verizon without conceding everything.

5. jogutier posted on 29 Sep 2011, 18:45 4 0

I believe that the last two Nexus also didn't have boatware, so it should be the same for this phone if it's branded as a Nexus.

6. ayephoner posted on 29 Sep 2011, 19:04 3 0

they never came to big red though.

big news for android. thats def the right direction!

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14. SPcamert posted on 29 Sep 2011, 20:26 1 0

Only reason the nexus one didn't come to VZW was it was too similar to the HTC Incredible so they were just like "meh. we won't bother."

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7. MichaelHeller posted on 29 Sep 2011, 19:24 1 0

That's why everyone was worried. The point of a Nexus device is a pure Android experience - no skin, no bloatware. Those are two things that Verizon has rarely done.

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9. remixfa posted on 29 Sep 2011, 20:02 1 0

thank god samsung and Google are finally a big enough part enough of VZWs line up that they can start controlling whats on the phone a bit, like apple does... because you know VZW didnt give up its bloatware easily.
I hope they get to start doing that with other carriers too.

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15. MichaelHeller posted on 29 Sep 2011, 20:39 1 0

I'm sure the trade-off was tethering. I have no faith that tethering will be default unlocked on any of the Nexus Prime variants, but Verizon least of all.

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16. Whateverman posted on 29 Sep 2011, 21:24 1 0

Me neither, but I'm crossing my fingers anyway! VZW is the greediest and stingiest of all carriers, so I wouldn't be surprised if free tethering didn't make it. I think they had to do it with the Palm Pre because the sales weren't there. I was even shocked to see free navigation make it on the OG Droid. But then again, they couldn't hold off the iPhone with Env's and Blackberries for much longer.

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20. remixfa posted on 30 Sep 2011, 08:22 1 0

have faith. maybe VZW is finally learning their lessons about dictating features on the phones only to have customers scream at them about it..... maybe.

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12. protozeloz posted on 29 Sep 2011, 20:13 0 0

The CDMA xoom didn't had bloat did it?

13. remixfa posted on 29 Sep 2011, 20:25 1 0

at the time there wasnt much honeycomb bloat to put on it.. but im sure there was some VZW crap in there.

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10. protozeloz posted on 29 Sep 2011, 20:12 0 0

Hopefully its a USA release on 4 mayor carriers at the same time, and maybe some countries. But there is no telling just uet

17. Allday28 posted on 29 Sep 2011, 21:26 0 0

Its not gonna be the same time. Verizon got the rights to release it first.. Thats why they didnt get SGS2..

18. Allday28 posted on 29 Sep 2011, 21:27 0 0

OG Droid didnt have any.. People act like Verizon phones are the only one with bloatware.. They all do it!!

19. iankellogg posted on 29 Sep 2011, 22:43 0 0

that was like the orginal nexus phone though.

23. ? (unregistered) posted on 08 Oct 2011, 14:14 0 0

The Original Droid was not a nexus device? The only nexus devices are: nexusone, nexus s and soon to be nexus prime...

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11. Synack posted on 29 Sep 2011, 20:13 2 1

Yeah can't ask for more...