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I love my Z3C, but I think I'd want something larger, so I'll probably go with the 2014 10" Note. It's so pricey compared to the Shield, though...
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Chas McGill posted:I love my Z3C, but I think I'd want something larger, so I'll probably go with the 2014 10" Note. It's so pricey compared to the Shield, though... Go all out and get a 12.2" Note LTE (unlocked) for $379. Has the Snapdragon processor vs. the wifi exynos. http://www.ebay.com/itm/171630973285 *edit you must be okay with it not being factory brand new, sealed, all that jazz. Retail on this is over $800, so it's a calculated risk I suppose.
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Google, how in the gently caress can you expect people to make good apps when your in house poo poo comes out like this.
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SIR FAT JONY IVES posted:Amazon return process is completely painless including UPS pickup. I didn't even setup the last three, I just turned them on, checked the screen and right back off and in the box they went. You should have your own unboxing video channel, the comments would be magical
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http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/01/30/google-posts-android-5-0-2-lollipop-system-images-2012-2013-nexus-7-mobile-data/ Thanks for the two month wait Google, was fun. Can't wait to break my tablet by installing this (but I'm installing it anyway).
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Star War Sex Parrot posted:There are some synthetic benchmarks that show Denver in a favorable light, but that doesn't make it a good architecture. Their binary translation is cute, but I don't think it's destined for a long shelf life. From an IPC standpoint, Denver's almost embarrassing when you consider NVIDIA needed 2.5GHz to match the single-core performance of a 1.5GHz "Enhanced Cyclone" ARM core. Yeah after having to deal with the Tegra 2 on my TF101 I'll never touch a Nvidia tablet platform again.
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Even if I enjoyed my TF201, yes, I'm on the same boat. I'd try something different than Qualcomm ones because Mediatek is making some decent ones and Huawei aswell but they're for cheap tablet alternatives in my opinion.
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SlayVus posted:Do yourself a favor and buy a high capacity microSD card. I plan on dropping back down to KK though since my memory editing apps don't work anymore in lollipop. Personal suggestion, Samsung's Pro line. I get 50/70 write read speeds with it through the tablet itself, rated for 70/100. Hey, I got the shield tablet and it seems like I have this odd issue where ES File Explorer doesn't seem to have full access to the micro SD card. I have no loving clue why that is. Apps seem to be able to write to it just fine but I can't copy files to it or create directories. Any ideas? Edit: torgeaux posted:And name the volume before using it. The tablet just won't allow much use with an unnamed card. Gonna give this a try. Bhm fucked around with this message at 23:50 on Feb 1, 2015 |
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Feb 1, 2015 23:48
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Bhm posted:Hey, I got the shield tablet and it seems like I have this odd issue where ES File Explorer doesn't seem to have full access to the micro SD card. I have no loving clue why that is. Apps seem to be able to write to it just fine but I can't copy files to it or create directories. Like I said though I know that changed under Lollipop but I don't know how because I haven't seen an SD card on Android since 2010.
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Feb 2, 2015 00:49
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The relevant Lollipop change was this.
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Bhm posted:Hey, I got the shield tablet and it seems like I have this odd issue where ES File Explorer doesn't seem to have full access to the micro SD card. I have no loving clue why that is. Apps seem to be able to write to it just fine but I can't copy files to it or create directories. Do you have root? You need root for full access.
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Nintendo Kid posted:Do you have root? You need root for full access. Not really. I've only named the volume and I can install apps to the card and store files.
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torgeaux posted:Not really. I've only named the volume and I can install apps to the card and store files.
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I hope someone can help here. My mom recently got a Kindle Fire HD 7, Fourth Edition. She has the 'Email' app and it's connected to her Gmail account but no contacts. I followed a few guides but most seem to be for older generations of the device. Anyone have any ideas?
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me your dad posted:I hope someone can help here. My mom recently got a Kindle Fire HD 7, Fourth Edition. She has the 'Email' app and it's connected to her Gmail account but no contacts. I followed a few guides but most seem to be for older generations of the device.
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LastInLine posted:You mother has her contacts in GMail? When you look under Settings > Accounts > Google Account > Contact sync everything looks good? Is this actually a thing on a Kindle? I thought the whole Google Account sync framework would've been gutted.
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LastInLine posted:You mother has her contacts in GMail? When you look under Settings > Accounts > Google Account > Contact sync everything looks good? Yeah it's set to 'Sync Contacts'.
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kitten smoothie posted:Is this actually a thing on a Kindle? I thought the whole Google Account sync framework would've been gutted. me your dad posted:Yeah it's set to 'Sync Contacts'.
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LastInLine posted:
Yeah. When I open the Contacts app and choose Gmail, it says, "No contacts for this account. You can add contacts in several ways: Press the + button at the top of the screen; Tap a contact link in Email or Calendar Sync contacts from Email account settings." When I go into the Email app > Settings, I see nothing listing any contacts. This is all a bit hosed.
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Feb 2, 2015 03:09
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me your dad posted:Yeah. When I open the Contacts app and choose Gmail, it says, "No contacts for this account. You can add contacts in several ways: Press the + button at the top of the screen; Tap a contact link in Email or Calendar Sync contacts from Email account settings."
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LastInLine posted:As far as I can tell through searching, Amazon doesn't use standard sync providers. You can import all that poo poo into their contact app and that's it. Man that's dumb. Thanks for looking into it though.
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I'm just spitballing it here but this app might help you out. Looks like this app can access a CardDAV server and then feed that into the contacts framework on a Kindle Fire. http://www.amazon.com/Marten-Gajda-CardDAV-Sync-beta/dp/B009RLCB1Y You can get instructions on how to access your Google contacts via CardDAV here. https://support.google.com/mail/answer/2753077?hl=en
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I just noticed that my nexus 9 has a very large lump on the top of the tablet (a little left of the center). Is this something I should be concerned about or should I just write it off as horrible build quality.
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Feb 2, 2015 05:40
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me your dad posted:Man that's dumb. Thanks for looking into it though. You can log into her Gmail and find the contacts? Didn't see that answered.
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I've been holding out on upgrading my tablet, I'm still on 4.1. The sole purpose being that I prefer the old Tablet UI where the navigation buttons were on the left. are there any modern ways to get that UI on KitKat and beyond without rooting?
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For those with the Nexus 2013, have you upgraded to Lollipop yet? I received an update notice that I can move to 5.0.2, but I'm stilling rocking Kit Kat for the time being.
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Yeah I've been on it for probably a month now. It's flawless in my experience (other than the rough patch before 5.0.1 where they broke video playback).
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Hughmoris posted:For those with the Nexus 2013, have you upgraded to Lollipop yet? I received an update notice that I can move to 5.0.2, but I'm stilling rocking Kit Kat for the time being. mod sassinator posted:Yeah I've been on it for probably a month now. It's flawless in my experience (other than the rough patch before 5.0.1 where they broke video playback). I will say it seems like the battery ain't what it used to be but I'd give that up to eliminate the constant crashes and restarts I had on KitKat any day.
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Hughmoris posted:For those with the Nexus 2013, have you upgraded to Lollipop yet? I received an update notice that I can move to 5.0.2, but I'm stilling rocking Kit Kat for the time being. Yeah, I just got 5.0.2 on mine about two weeks ago, and it's fine. (It even feels like the memory leak situation is much improved over 5.0.1, but I can't vouch for that.) Battery life's a little less than it was, but not enough to really inconvenience me. I can still get through a day, maybe two of light use (listening to music is usually the most power-intensive thing I do) before I have to charge.
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If anyone wants an HTC Magic Cover, here's mine: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3697240 I posted before, but got no love, so one more time and then I'm out of this thread until the next Nexus comes out at which point I'll get it and continue my maniac cycle.
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docbeard posted:Yeah, I just got 5.0.2 on mine about two weeks ago, and it's fine. (It even feels like the memory leak situation is much improved over 5.0.1, but I can't vouch for that.)
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My N7 2013 has been very stable on 5.0.1 and .2, besides the sleep of death that I still get occasionally. That's been happening since I bought the drat thing though, and has persisted even with a replacement device, so I don't know what the gently caress.
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sirbeefalot posted:My N7 2013 has been very stable on 5.0.1 and .2, besides the sleep of death that I still get occasionally. That's been happening since I bought the drat thing though, and has persisted even with a replacement device, so I don't know what the gently caress. I've never had that issue on mine. Maybe it's caused by an app you are using?
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Shadowgate posted:I've never had that issue on mine. Maybe it's caused by an app you are using? That's what I thought after the replacement did it, though I swear it's done it after a full reset and before loading in all my apps. I may try it again and add stuff incrementally, but it usually only happens after like a week of uptime and it's not consistent, so...  It only takes a minute or two to force a reset when the problem shows up.
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sirbeefalot posted:That's what I thought after the replacement did it, though I swear it's done it after a full reset and before loading in all my apps. I may try it again and add stuff incrementally, but it usually only happens after like a week of uptime and it's not consistent, so... I use mine literally every day since launch and almost never reboot. It has to be an app or you got very unlucky with hardware.
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Hughmoris posted:For those with the Nexus 2013, have you upgraded to Lollipop yet? I received an update notice that I can move to 5.0.2, but I'm stilling rocking Kit Kat for the time being. 5.0.2 works flawlessly for me. The only issue I've had with lollipop was with 5.0 where, for some weird and stupid reason, the device's accelerometer stopped working, thus the screen rotation or games that used it. A simple factory reset (I had everything backed up with titanium) fixed it.
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I just got the OTA for 5.0.2 on my 2013 N7 w/ LTE. Hopefully won't break it!
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Basically, if Nvidia can sort out their optimizer a bit better and Google fixes some of the bugs in lollipop, it could be a great tablet. Could though. The 4:3 ratio remains the thing that is a big question mark. Aside from reading larger format documents, the ratio just doesn't work for android. It makes the tablet itself unnecessarily big without much gain in return.
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bull3964 posted:The 4:3 ratio remains the thing that is a big question mark. Aside from reading larger format documents, the ratio just doesn't work for android. It makes the tablet itself unnecessarily big without much gain in return. That ratio is perfect for video (zoom in), web browsing, comics, and general usability. What android really need is W8/Samsung style multi window. 4:3 is amazing for tablets and wish almost all tablets had that ratio.
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