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Walrusmaster posted:There's a workaround for this: you can sideload the flash apk and it will function (though not in chrome). Directions are here. And Linux as of 11.2. They seem to be pulling their head in. Bit of a nuisance until things like HTML5 and such gain more support. But then i only care about flash for web based video players. Beyond that about all it's used for these days are Facebook games and particularly irritating banner ads. Neither of which I care for.
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HTML 5 video seems kind of flakey on my N7, if I skip around a few times the controls will just stop responding, though it will keep playing. This may only happen in full screen mode actually.
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Jul 21, 2012 09:28
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Got a question regarding videos on the N7. I converted a bunch of anime videos from *.mkv to *.mp4 formats. When I play them on my N7, it won't switch to landscape mode, instead playing them in portrait. They have the right length/width ratio, but they play with large black spaces above and below the video. I'm playing them through the "Play movies & TV" app. Is there some reason this is occurring that I don't realize? Maybe some option to toggle it manually that I haven't found? I don't think that would be the case, as it plays the Transformers 3 movie in landscape just fine.
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Jul 21, 2012 09:32
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So, I've got the loose screen, and it is loose enough that the left edge of the glass is kinda carving up my thumb, and it makes distracting plastic squeeking noises while I read. Has anybody called on this yet? If I could get them to cross ship me a replacement, that'd be awesome, but if it is a "Send it to us and we'll get back to you in a month" then I'll crack the case and try to fix it myself. Bought from google directly.
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Valsu posted:Got a question regarding videos on the N7.
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Soul Glo posted:I'm sorry, this was from yesterday I think, but is there a link to this wallpaper? I reverse Googled and came up with nothin'. Looks like Inferno Galaxy Live Wallpaper.
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Jul 21, 2012 17:21
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Rohaq posted:Try MX Player off the market, it's far better than the stock player. Wow, that did the trick. It even plays my *.mkv files without me having to convert them. Thanks for saving me from a bunch of raging, dude!
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Jul 21, 2012 18:23
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BunLengthHotDog posted:possible screen creep fix
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Jul 21, 2012 18:53
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Polo-Rican posted:This worked on my N7. The left edge was popping up, but just barely... like, we're talking a half-millimeter. Now it's perfect! Took only like 2 minutes. I did this and it worked for me as well, for a while. The screen started lifting up again after a day or two so I just emailed Google asking for a replacement. I wasn't too upset about having to perform a simple one time fix, but I'm not going to have to keep adjusting it every few days.
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Jul 21, 2012 19:06
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Hurray, I managed to buy a Nexus 7 at a Staples in Southern California. As a tip: if the website says low stock, they might have them - If you go into store and they say they are sold out, ask them to check inventory at a different store/that store. While checking for a different location they found out they actually had just gotten 3 and gave me one of them. They really really pushed for that protection plan and a case to be purchased. So far this is a pretty nice tablet. Compared to the kindle fire it is a great improvement. Compared to the Tf300, it's ... different. I think I like the smaller form factor in general. I still have to load up some comics and pdfs to test out the view, but I think this will work for me. Now to find a case to protect it from my inevitable dropping it on the floor.
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Ok, just ordered my Nexus 7 from Tesco, it should be delivered to a small TESCOExpress just around where I live in Edinburgh. How long will it take? God knows, but I'm excited already.
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Jul 21, 2012 21:59
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For more Socal residents, I bought my N7 on Friday at Macmall in Santa Monica at 9PM. They had 20 and had to find the shipping boxes so I was the first one to buy it from them. If word hasn't spread there should be still some there...
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So apparently the Nexus 7 doesn't like HTC chargers.  The stock one is 2A. Maker Of Shoes fucked around with this message at 16:07 on Jul 22, 2012 |
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Jul 22, 2012 16:05
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Maker Of Shoes posted:So apparently the Nexus 7 doesn't like HTC chargers. you probably have a bad cable or something. I haven't had a problem using my htc charger. A lower amperage would only make it charge slower, not constantly cut out like that.
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FERN GULLY FAN posted:you probably have a bad cable or something. I haven't had a problem using my htc charger. A lower amperage would only make it charge slower, not constantly cut out like that. Might be but that same charger works fine for charging my Nexus S and it's cable works fine for USB tethering too. I'm thinking it might just be picky.
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For the people that bought Nexus 7 cases (non-play ones) have any of you got your hands on them to try them out?
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Maker Of Shoes posted:So apparently the Nexus 7 doesn't like HTC chargers. I'm seeing a similar issue. My Nexus 7 won't charge if I plug it into a generic 2 A USB charger. It works fine with supplied charger.
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Jul 22, 2012 17:21
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Zarkov Cortez posted:For the people that bought Nexus 7 cases (non-play ones) have any of you got your hands on them to try them out? Not yet, but I picked up a simple Case logic laps 7inch one for it. It's a safe bet as it matches my laptop case and will provide all round impact protection, more than just the hard case alone.
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alted2 posted:I'm seeing a similar issue. My Nexus 7 won't charge if I plug it into a generic 2 A USB charger. It works fine with supplied charger. Could this be related to the way an iPod requirer (I think) 1000mA and an ordinary charger delivering only 500 mA?
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I haven't even unpacked the supplied charger yet. I've been using my Galaxy Nexus and Motorola chargers with it without issues.
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Jul 22, 2012 18:11
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Slo-Tek posted:So, I've got the loose screen, and it is loose enough that the left edge of the glass is kinda carving up my thumb, and it makes distracting plastic squeeking noises while I read. Has anybody called on this yet? If I could get them to cross ship me a replacement, that'd be awesome, but if it is a "Send it to us and we'll get back to you in a month" then I'll crack the case and try to fix it myself. Give them a call, and apparently they will eventually give you a credit to purchase a new nexus 7 for free. When the new one gets in, you ship back the defective model. That's what they told me last night as I requested a new device because of the screen lifting issue. A bit of a shame since I have really liked everything else about the product. Edit: I haven't noticed any issue with charging my n7 with my HTC charger.
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So I just got my nexus 7 up and running (purchased at staples). I've got what appears to be a row of bad pixels (I'll attach screenshots soon). I don't want to return it yet but was wondering what the feasibility was of keeping this bad tablet until staples gets more in stock, and buying a new one and then returning this one with the defective screen. How closely will they check model or serial numbers?
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oxsnard posted:So I just got my nexus 7 up and running (purchased at staples). I've got what appears to be a row of bad pixels (I'll attach screenshots soon). I don't want to return it yet but was wondering what the feasibility was of keeping this bad tablet until staples gets more in stock, and buying a new one and then returning this one with the defective screen. How closely will they check model or serial numbers? Can't help with the question, but give this a shot: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.htc.chris.blackspotdetect
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Optimus Subprime posted:Give them a call, and apparently they will eventually give you a credit to purchase a new nexus 7 for free. When the new one gets in, you ship back the defective model. That's what they told me last night as I requested a new device because of the screen lifting issue. A bit of a shame since I have really liked everything else about the product. Just got off the phone with support and can confirm this is what they did for me as well. I was told that I could wait till I received the new device before I returned the old one. Glad they're not being difficult about this.
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Is there any way to play .avi files on the N7 without converting them first?
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Have you tried typing 'avi player' into the play store? The first thing that comes up works fine.
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jkyuusai posted:Just got off the phone with support and can confirm this is what they did for me as well. I was told that I could wait till I received the new device before I returned the old one. Glad they're not being difficult about this. How long were you on the blower? Called the other day and waited 5 minutes on the "Call volume has been high, expect exceptionally long wait times" line, then said eh, it's google, I can e-mail them. I e-mailed them 2 days ago through the support e-mail, and they have not responded.
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ElProducto posted:Have you tried typing 'avi player' into the play store? The first thing that comes up works fine. I havent, sorry. Didn't think it was that easy 
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Quandary posted:I havent, sorry. Didn't think it was that easy MX player and BS player are the two favourites.
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Slo-Tek posted:How long were you on the blower? Called the other day and waited 5 minutes on the "Call volume has been high, expect exceptionally long wait times" line, then said eh, it's google, I can e-mail them. Same here but I was on hold for at least 15 minutes before I e-mailed.
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Well the tablet Facebook app is just as lovely and slow and battery hogging as the phone one. Can anyone recommend a full FB replacement app with a nice tablet layout? Extra thanks if its a twitter/foursquare client too. Thanks
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Slo-Tek posted:How long were you on the blower? Called the other day and waited 5 minutes on the "Call volume has been high, expect exceptionally long wait times" line, then said eh, it's google, I can e-mail them. I was anticipating a long wait and was thoroughly surprised to have someone on the line in a little over 5 minutes. Whole call lasted no more than 10-12!
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Syrinxx posted:Well the tablet Facebook app is just as lovely and slow and battery hogging as the phone one. Can anyone recommend a full FB replacement app with a nice tablet layout? Extra thanks if its a twitter/foursquare client too. Thanks Depends on your tablet. FriendCaster works well tablets and it had a great layout on my CM9 Touchpad. However it uses the regular phone layout on the Nexus 7.
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letsgoflyers81 posted:Depends on your tablet. FriendCaster works well tablets and it had a great layout on my CM9 Touchpad. However it uses the regular phone layout on the Nexus 7.
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Also, is there any indication of how many nexus7's have loose screens? Is it like half? 10%? All of them? Do I need to get this sorted out in less than the 15 day return, or would I be just as well off taking the squeeky one on vacation with me, then getting swapped out in a couple weeks with a different factory run next month?
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Syrinxx posted:Well the tablet Facebook app is just as lovely and slow and battery hogging as the phone one. Can anyone recommend a full FB replacement app with a nice tablet layout? Extra thanks if its a twitter/foursquare client too. Thanks
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Slo-Tek posted:Also, is there any indication of how many nexus7's have loose screens? Is it like half? 10%? All of them? I think most of them have it, though to varying extents. If this helps demonstrate the extent of the issue, I'm in the UK and bought one from Currys and it has it too, so it's not US specific and it's not Google Play specific. Thankfully we have awesome consumer laws here which basically means I can walk back in there any time in the next year and make them change it since it's a product defect. There doesn't seem much point doing it now since it'll probably be the same. Having said that, mine is not really that bad, it creeps by maybe 1mm. I can push that side of the screen and it moves a bit but only if I deliberately push it. It doesn't happen in normal use so I can live with it just fine until it seems that there is fixed stock available.
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Might be tempting fate here, but I haven't noticed the screen problem at all yet. Seems solid. The only thing that is bugging me about it is the lack of a menu button in favour of this 'overflow' thing. Might be because I'm coming from a 2.2 phone. I never use the app switcher button and a lot of apps don't work very well with the new system. Edit: I've also found that reading comics on the 7 is fine, though you'll probably have to view them in landscape and scroll rather than at 100% zoom if you're reading .cbrs. Haven't tried Comixology or anything yet. Chas McGill fucked around with this message at 10:07 on Jul 23, 2012 |
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Chas McGill posted:Might be tempting fate here, but I haven't noticed the screen problem at all yet. Seems solid. You should train yourself to use the App Switcher button. It's really fast and extremely useful.
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