Add Search And Menu Buttons On Galaxy Nexus (How To)

Search And Menu Buttons on Galaxy Nexus. If your handset is Galaxy Nexus and then it is running on the Android Ice Cream Sandwich, chances are you don't like what you see on its UI, as the OS has placed the virtual on-screen buttons as replacement of the usual front physical below-screen buttons.

It is unfortunate the Google thought that the search button plus other permanent hardware buttons should not be added in the Galaxy Nexus new interface. This will be a trouble if we want search while opening application. Good thing is, there is a workaround to deal with the situation.

And XDA developer namely Paulobrien has jumped in with eight various patches to solve the problem, not only that, aside bringing the search button, the patches will also allow you to alter the legacy menu buttons position or their behavior.

And in this post will help you bring back the old environment through step by step guide you can follow below.

Things you need:

Get download links of the patches from the Android Modaco forum.

How to bring back search and menu buttons in Galaxy Nexus On Android 4.x (Ice Cream Sandwich).

1. Turn the Galaxy Nexus off.

2. Now, press + hold Volume Up + Volume Down + Power Key to get your device into fastboot mode. Now select Recovery using your phone’s power key.

3. You will see your device will boot into ClockworkMod Recovery.

4. Take a nandroid backup from backup & restore > backup. This may come handy if you decide you want to revert back to previous state later.

5. From main menu, install zip from sdcard > choose zip from sdcard > [file you downloaded before Step 1].

6. Once the appropriate .zip file has been flashed, select reboot system now from the main menu.

7. Done.

Via: RedmondPie.

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Download: wifi_tether_v3_1-pre110.apk | the developer page for more details.

Don't forget to root your device first.

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Here is an .apk file that is released recently that will work 100% better with the previously released flashable zip file to gain access to Google Wallet for LTE Galaxy Nexus device running on Android 4.0.2. And thanks to one XDA developer, Stigy, to make the Google wallet porting on the Verizon Galaxy Nexus without root.

Now the question is why Verizon does not include the Google Wallet NFC-based digital wallet? Speculation is thrown to us that currently Verizon is working its own mobile wallet payment tool taking the ISIS as its partner to compete with other multinational telecommunications corporations like T-Mobile and AT&T, however the company denied the speculation.

So to get the the Google Wallet on your Verizon Google phone, you can download the .apk file from this link:

Download: from MediaFire

It does not require you to root your device, it will load nearly similar like any non-Market app and takes the Android 4.0.2 running on your device. However if you previously flashed the .zip file, then you need to firstly have to return to a backup pre-Wallet, or else this .apk will not be working.

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The Nexus S also regarded as the 2nd generation of the Nexus One, armed with the Android latest version and was manufactured by Korean Electronic company, Samsung, which led to the assumption that the phone is a refreshed version of the Samsung Galaxy S.

And the phone has the improved voice action, mobile hotspot capability and with 5.0MP digital camera to get high-quality photos result to share. You can get the Nexus S via Best Buy store for $529 (the unlocked version) with no contract agreement.

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