After looking around the Samsung accessory site, we have stumbled upon a 3-pin landscape dock for the i515 (US version) Galaxy Nexus. Previously, we had not known whether or not the US would be lucky enough to see a horizontal 3-pin dock like this, but it looks like we’re getting closer to being in luck. The unit goes for about $90 and is listed as “Out of Stock.” We will get a hold of Samsung to find out what the deal is. Also, you can “backorder” it now which will at least set you up to receive notification when it becomes available. 

Android Open Kang Project has become this massive beast of a Galaxy Nexus ROM. I’m not sure how many users it has now, but it is certainly racking up numbers on the conversation front. Last night, the developer behind it (@romanbb) told his followers that if his AOKP ROM thread hit 1 million pageviews, that he would release build 25. He was around 20K shy when he announced this bounty, and it only took a short time before the goal was reached. Build 25 is now live thanks to many of you.

Just felt like sharing the success story that is AOKP, since I know that many of you run it.

Download Build 25 here.

Cheers Mike!

It’s no secret, Droid Life readers bought the Galaxy Nexus when it was released in impressive fashion. Within a week of it being available, thousands and thousands ditched their “OG” DROIDs and other devices to scoop up the first Nexus on Verizon. This phone really has sort of been the first “must have” since the first Moto DROID landed more than 2 years ago. When it hit stores, it was the first time in years that we saw a massive group of Android enthusiasts flock to a product. And rightfully so, the device is by all means an amazing one. In fact, still to this day (almost 2 months later), I enjoy using the phone and can’t think of a phone that I would replace it with (for now).

But what is it going to take to get you to drop your beloved Nexus? In a smartphone world that is evolving quicker than most of us can keep up with, there is always something major around the corner that attempts to woo you away from the product that sits in your pocket now. HTC and LG have quad-core phones coming soon, Motorola has to have something up its sleeves, and Samsung as you know, has the next flagship Galaxy phone in the works. Can any of the products from these OEMs entice you into dropping the G-Nex? Or are you spoiled and will only purchase another phone if it’s a Nexus?

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This morning, our friend MrPicolas sent us a new mod he found for the Galaxy Nexus. If you have been thinking that those soft keys on the bottom of your screen are just taking up space, then you will want to start paying attention. With the assistance of Button Saviour from the Market, this mod will hide the bottom soft keys and allow your device’s display size to become even larger.

You need to be rooted in order to flash the zip, but it is available for almost all of the major custom ROMs that we cover here. AOKP, GummyNex, and Codename are all compatible. Follow the via to find all the downloads and instructions on flashing. And don’t forget to download Button Saviour or the LMT Launcher listing at the source post so you can continue to control your device properly.

Via: Rootzwiki

Cheers Picolas!

According to both Negri Electronics and Expansys, the 32GB GSM Galaxy Nexus has been discontinued by Samsung and will never be made available. For anyone not on Verizon and that wants this device but was holding out for more storage, this is awful news. The currently unlocked (non-carrier) GSM Nexus only comes with 16GB of storage, which was reason enough for many of you to pass on it. Samsung would not comment as to why they discontinued the  32GB model, but according to Negri, the Nexus has been their most popular device to date. It certainly doesn’t seem like demand is an issue.

We bring this up because we received word from one of our sources that there will be a white Galaxy Nexus headed to Verizon in the near future, only it will have 16GB of storage rather than 32GB. They also shared with us that a 16GB dark (same color currently available) version will be made available around the same time. Is there something wrong with the way this device handles that much storage? Seems odd and has never been an issue on any other phone in the past. Then again, there was a ton of worrying by Sprint customers as they waited for official word on whether or not their version of the device would have 32GB or 16GB of storage. It was reportedly confirmed to have 32GB by Sprint.

And I probably don’t need to remind you of this, but there was some flip-flopping of the storage capacity before this device was released onto Verizon. It’s an odd situation. With no option to expand the storage since the device lacks a microSD card slot, something doesn’t feel right. Let’s hope this has all been one big misunderstanding.

We received word from “friends” of ours in the industry that have confirmed that there will be a white Samsung Galaxy Nexus on Verizon in the very near future. For whatever reason though, Big Red is making it a 16GB model rather than the 32GB that we have seen for the  metallic silver version. This likely means that the price will come in at around $199 as we have seen with the DROID RAZR. The current LTE version of the Galaxy Nexus on VZW is priced at $299 on 2-year contract. Accompanying the white 16GB Nexus will be a 16GB metallic silver version though. Options, folks.

Cheers ___!

You may have seen a couple of custom Galaxy Nexus battery covers floating around various forums, thanks to our friend @0mie. He created a Kickstarter page to help get everyone their own custom back should they be interested. He is buying the OEM backs in bulk and then allowing you to add custom logos or designs depending on how much you donate to the project. And when we say “OEM” we mean real and official battery covers, not the 3rd party junk that you see all over eBay and Amazon that claim they will fit your phone. Both extended and standard battery covers are available – GSM or LTE Nexus too.

If you are interested, head on over to the Kickstarter page and contribute.