Hey everyone,
I have looked in the forums and cant find an answer to this. I rooted my daughter's christmas present nook color this weekend and it works great - thanks to everyone that made that possible.
One problem I have though is that lots of apps I install from the market dont display properly - some (like Angry Birds and Gem Miner) work great and take up the full screen. Others (like Robo Defence) show in a box with black areas either side (e.g. like watching 4:3 TV shows on a widescreen tv, however even though not all the screen is used, part of the applications are not displayed - so menus are missing and playing areas aren't visible so the games cant be used.
Since this happens in the same way to many applications it seems like it isn't the apps fault. Has anyone else seen this issue? is there a setting I can tweak? I am running 1.0.0.
Thanks a lot for any help you can give me.
Cheers,
Looks like I didn't try hard enough - found a potential fix here - will try it tonight:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858946
Trying to get Mega Jump to work. if you find this to be a potential fix let me know how you achieved it? thanks!
I've found that some apps just won't do full screen, even with the Spare Parts fix...
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hi everyone,
with the G2 coming out next month, I think this is gonna be my last attempt at getting my G1 working acceptably.
for those of you that would like to skip my sob story/history, you can skip to the next paragraph. i've had a G1 since july 2009. even though i do love it and android, the thing has constantly run horribly for me. constant lag, a history of force closes (although lately none of that luckily), lots of freezing, restarts etc. i've gone thru tons of different roms, currently on e-Xtreme 2.1 version 1.3. had lots of experienced people from these boards help me with flashing, setting up, reflashing, flashing again, setting up again, formatting my sd card, trying different setups, unrooting and rerooting. we've tried all different kinds of things to get me running well. i'm also at this point using NO widgets except the google search bar and the power widget included in 2.1. when i go to running services all i have is android keyboard, quick search box, gtalkservice, twidroyd, cm updater (impossible to shut off it seems), and setcpu. still i get constant lag from everything from opening messages, to opening websites, to getting back to the home screen, to pretty much everything. forget about loading the camera, it can take like 15 seconds sometimes! i frequently use cachemate to clear my cache. honestly right now the phone is working pretty much the best it's ever worked, but its still awful. also sometimes when i get back to my homescreen my icons don't show up. it's actually bad enough that sometimes i will just not bother doing something i wanted to do cause i dont feel like dealing with it lagging and/or freezing up. and forget about widgets. haha.
ok so, you may or may not have skipped all of that, but at this point, i want my phone to run better in a last ditch effort to maybe be able to stick with the g1 until my full contract is up in july 2011. if not i'm doing the early upgrade and reupping my 2 year contract and getting the g2 next month... what i'm wondering is maybe theres an app i have installed that's eating up memory in some way and is a known issue. i've searched around but haven't found anything about these, and rather than sit here and delete each one, one by one, waiting to see if the phone runs better, i figured i'd just type out a list and see if anyone knows of any known issues with any of these... so here it goes:
astro
barcode scanner
cachemate
calwidget
color flashlight
craigsnotifica
dolphin browser
droidball
drop
facebook
frontiers demo
googles
google sky map
gscript lite
last.fm
latitude
lyric droid
magic gem II demo
movies
myspace
nesoid
news and weather
newsrob
orbs knockoff
painting findings
pandora
pingdroid
replica island
rom manager
setcpu
springpad
soduku free
tangram master full
throw a panda
that's it. i really don't think that's so excessive. i mean theres only like 5 or 6 games in there and some of those things like setcpu, facebook and cachemate are pratically required for proper phone usage. and i wouldn't even bother having a phone without twidroyd and newsrob.
so has anyone heard of any known issues with lag caused by having one of these installed and/or one of these doing something in the background that slows stuff down?
thanks so much to anyone that helps. i'm willing to give this one more try. maybe even wiping and reflashing one more time, but after the dozen times i have already, i think i might just be expecting too much haha.
thanks
Dave
Has anyone else had an occasional scrolling lag in situations? It's happened to be on the Program List where the Program icons don't load immediately. Also, most noticeably in apps such as Beezz the scrolling is laggy... Is it just me, or are others experiencing the same...?
Early bump as I'm trying to decide whether a Hard Reset is in order, maybe I installed something that didn't fare too well. Thanks guys.
80% (if not more) of the 3rd apps are NOT optimized (or rushed diplomatically saying) for Windows Phone 7 OS. HTC Hub for example wasn't as fast as the new update for it.
I can make a slight lag (more of a chopping than lag) ONLY IF I visit WPCentral page which chops on my browser than after 4-5 minutes it disappears. So I am pretty sure it's not optimised well rather than a lag because let's face it , the hardware is there and the OS is damn fast.
Have you also experienced start menu icons taking their sweet times to show up?
I've seen some choppiness on 3rd party apps. Agreed that it is a developer issue as they learn how to make apps for wp7. beezz is better than it was, but for best results, m.twitter.com is your best option.
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Have you also experienced start menu icons taking their sweet times to show up?
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In almost 1 month of use, never I have. To continue my initial post, that is one of the reason why I haven't installed many 3rd apps. Personally I hate having a sleek OS and then enter an app and feel like Android.. In fact besides YouTube and Adobe Reader I have only 4 other apps installed.
Same here. I can repeatedly reproduce the program list icon thing by scrolling to the bottom of the list, then hitting the home key, it'll fly to the top of the list and you'll see "white stars" before it switches to the home screen instead of the icons. Happens in random situations too, this is just a consistent occurrence..
I'd like to point out that as a developer, the choppy scrolling is a platform issue with the way Microsoft have design listbox scrolling - Silverlight defaults to virtualising the list box and recycling the listbox items - and this works fine of the PC where there is enough processing power to recycle and virtualise whilst you scroll. However, with Windows Phone 7's limited processing power, and Microsoft's very unoptimised seeming implementation, listboxes can't virtualise data fast enough. Ergo, voodoo is needed to get it working to scroll smoothly You could turn off virtualisation, but then that greatly increases RAM usage, which in Silverlight is already and lot, and then you get comparatively long load & draw & render times, and blargh. There's no one good way to do it yet for long lists - not until Microsoft go and optimise the Silverlight platform better.
I'm assuming the program list icon thing is to save RAM - you can also get it with the Home screen tiles if you have a lot of tiles on it - and saving RAM is something Windows Phone is going to like to do, seeing as the apps and the Silverlight platform use up so much RAM
i had my hd7 for almost a month now and experienced lag on it. there was also an instance that icons of the apps i installed via market place took a few seconds to load up. theres also this occasional slow response time of the unlock screen. i still have 9gb of space though
Is there anything I should know about how a rooted Nook Color acts compared to something that's meant to be a tablet (e.g. the Galaxy Tab) that could influence whether I want one? For example,
This thread has workarounds for a bunch of quirks and problems with the NC. Is it common to need to workaround these and other B&N ROM issues?
I've seem mention of 'porting' apps to the Nook Color. Does this mean I have to do more work to get apps from the market than just hitting 'install'? Do some apps not work on the Nook Color?
It looks like B&N pushes over-the-air software updates to the NC that return it to a stock ROM. Is this easy to prevent? When they push their Q1 update, will it (probably) be easy to apply the update and then get all of my data/settings back, or are updates a pain that I have to put off applying until I have time to reconfigure everything?
Is there anything else I should know?
Well I am not hijacking this forum I just ordered a Nook Color I would cetrainly love to see these questions answered but could I also add a few of my own ?
I am in Europe what kind of usability can I expect from the device, will I be able to register it and what about books.
Also I 've heard there are some touch issues, whats up with that ..? is it true .. any solutions..?
I am following the BT thread and all looks great but what about the USB would we be able at some point to connect ext HDDrives or Webcams ..
Lastly I understand it will only play .mp4 movies anyway around that .......?
I will try to give you a couple answers based on my own experiences, though im no expert when it comes to rooting.
Yes there are some quirks with the NC that you wouldn't have to deal with on a regular android tablet. The biggest one is the lack of hardware buttons. There are several software solutions for this, the most effective and stable of which has been "button savior" which you can get in the market.
Some apps font render correctly because of the screen resolution/dpi of the NC. Some of that can be fixed by using an LCD density changing app or altering the setting manually.
You shouldn't have to port apps to run on the NC, but don't be surprised if some apps don't show up in the market. Most stuff works fine though.
As far as i can tell you wont get BN ota updates unless you're on a BN store wifi network. I've been rooted for weeks and i've never seen the 1.01 update pop up. I figure im waiting for the bigger update before i bother reverting to stock and restoring all my apps.
Ill post more stuff as it comes to mind!
posted from my nook color using the official xda app
There are certainly quirks, such as the hardware buttons issue mentioned above. And some apps don't work now, but I imagine other tablets would have similar issues. as android tablets grow in popularity we can expect more compatible apps
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Is there anything I should know about how a rooted Nook Color acts compared to something that's meant to be a tablet (e.g. the Galaxy Tab) that could influence whether I want one? For example,
This thread has workarounds for a bunch of quirks and problems with the NC. Is it common to need to workaround these and other B&N ROM issues?
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The B&N ROM does not contain some things that were completely not needed for the device as it was designed, so yes there are workarounds in that thread and on the wiki here: http://nookdevs.com/NookColor_Issues
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I've seem mention of 'porting' apps to the Nook Color. Does this mean I have to do more work to get apps from the market than just hitting 'install'? Do some apps not work on the Nook Color?
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Never heard anything of "porting" apps, only reason would be screen resolution of tablets vs phones. Some apps don't behave nicely on the higher res, either they are in the center of the screen, stretched out and ugly, or simply draw really badly. Most fall into the first two categories.
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It looks like B&N pushes over-the-air software updates to the NC that return it to a stock ROM. Is this easy to prevent? When they push their Q1 update, will it (probably) be easy to apply the update and then get all of my data/settings back, or are updates a pain that I have to put off applying until I have time to reconfigure everything?
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Yes, your device will query for OTAs and so far nobody has figured out how to safely disable them. Update to 1.0.1 first, then noot it. And when a 1.0.2 or 1.1.0 comes out, expect to do it again. Until someone comes out with a real way to disable the OTAs or a full custom ROM is made.
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Also I 've heard there are some touch issues, whats up with that ..? is it true .. any solutions..?
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It generally happens only when plugged in, and almost always unplugging it and turning off the screen and turning it back on the problem goes away. Some folks say it happens more if the screen is dirty, although in my experience with capacitive screens this is not the case.
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I am following the BT thread and all looks great but what about the USB would we be able at some point to connect ext HDDrives or Webcams ..
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Highly unlikely, but there are ways to do USB Host drivers on Android phones, so it's possible in the future.
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Lastly I understand it will only play .mp4 movies anyway around that .......?
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Sure, use something like RockPlayer.
Other things to note...
Games run fairly well on Nook Color. I've been using Dungeon Defenders (framerate not the best), Antigen, Angry Birds, Fuzzies and Nesoid. They all work pretty well except for poor framerates with Dungeon Defenders.
You'll definately need Button Savior. The LCDDensity app is also good to have and tinker with. You'll want to get NookColor Tools on there as well to change keyboards. Root Explorer also.
It runs pretty much any app that I can run on my Droid.
Dolphin-Mini works great on the Nook Color.
There are some issues with buttons at the screen edges, like the Android Marketplace search icon or tab switching in Dolphin. Adjusting LCD Density with the LCDDensity app will cure that problem. Otherwise you will have to figure out how to tap on the edges for it to register. Mine only does this at the top edge and not on the sides or bottom.
Overall, a great device. Clockwork is well on it's way to being finished. And there are now a few folks jumping on the bandwagon to create custom roms.
Rockplayer will play other video types, but wont use hw acceleration and will be choppy. Best to convert to mp4 instead.
In the end i think this tablet is for those who actually enjoy tinkering and tweaking.
Sent from my Nookcolor
Seems like I say this constantly, but in my opinion you do not need Button Savior, Softkeys included in the Auto Nooter script for 1.0.0 or 1.0.1 works great.
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In the end i think this tablet is for those who actually enjoy tinkering and tweaking.
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Exactly. I've enjoyed "fixing" the Nook. But this process could be annoying to many people. Those people would be much happier with an ipad.
khaytsus said:
Seems like I say this constantly, but in my opinion you do not need Button Savior, Softkeys included in the Auto Nooter script for 1.0.0 or 1.0.1 works great.
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I agree. When you set softkeys "just so", it's a near-ideal key replacement. The default setup is what throws people off, with the little arrow-guy getting in the way and some confusion regarding the "n" key.
Mine is invisible except when I single tap the "n" key -a double tap gets me "home". That's perfect, and not at all in the way.
I'm running CM 10.1.3 RC2 on my Nook HD+ (as is; no other tweaks) and was disappointed to see my reading experience fall apart with the latest update (which brings "HD" comics to the app). The main page opened very slowly, downloads wouldn't complete and the app froze whenever I tried to open a book.
So I deleted and reinstalled the app, which meant redownloading all of my comics (the app defaulted to grabbing the "HD" versions). The app at least opens and books download now, but the performance definitely took a hit. This is odd because the Nook HD+ seems like it should be more than capable of handling it. While the new interface is really cool, there's now a bit of lag in some of the page transitions and scrolling quickly takes a few swipes to "catch" a page and results in a second or two of blurriness before the page is fully rendered. Not the end of the world, but it's a drag after the buttery smooth experience of the previous version. To be honest, I didn't really see a different in the HD comics (Comixology already looked awesome on the Nook HD+ screen under the old app). I'll try redownloading the non-HD versions and see if there's a difference.
Curious to know if anyone else experienced this and/or if there are suggestions to otherwise improve the performance. I bought this thing specifically for comics and am really bummed out about this.
Large downloads now not working...
As an update, I wiped the tablet with a fresh install of 10.1.3 (stable) and the app seemed to be running much better. Still going with the non-HD downloads as I really don't see a need for it.
Still having a problem with the Nook choking on larger downloads - trade collections are getting stuck at 8% while single issues seem to need a minute or so to start the download (but the single issues come through just fine). I've tried clearing the cache, force-closing the app, rebooting the tablet, etc., but no luck with the larger books. Comixology support suggested that I hit Restore Purchases under Settings, but that didn't seem to make any difference. Feeling frustrated as I really want to read these particular books.
Another note is that I can't read any titles when the app is stuck trying to download something - the books are listed, but I get a blank screen whenever trying to open one. What else can I try to get the large downloads working?
Has anyone noticed that the sides of the screen when playing certain games is actually badly scaled, so the game is essentially playing off screen.
Only about 5mm on each side. But in certain circumstances you can miss something.
I use FHD, couple of the games I've noticed it on is Arkanoid Vs Space invaders (great game)
Sonic forces (not so Great)
Same thing on QHD.
Is this just a bug in OnePlus' new system? Or is it an Android 12 /12.1 issue?
Cheers
PS: notice the left side is missing text
dladz said:
Has anyone noticed that the sides of the screen when playing certain games is actually badly scaled, so the game is essentially playing off screen.
Only about 5mm on each side. But in certain circumstances you can miss something.
I use FHD, couple of the games I've noticed it on is Arkanoid Vs Space invaders (great game)
Sonic forces (not so Great)
Same thing on QHD.
Is this just a bug in OnePlus' new system? Or is it an Android 12 /12.1 issue?
Cheers
PS: notice the left side is missing text
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I just tried to duplicate what you mentioned but was unable to replicate this. Did you by any chance change the fonts/display/installed a different font? I do recall from my OnePro 7 days when i had display font/zoom combo set too high and I was unable to use few apps with the same effect you mentioned here. Just a thought
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I just tried to duplicate what you mentioned but was unable to replicate this. Did you by any chance change the fonts/display/installed a different font? I do recall from my OnePro 7 days when i had display font/zoom combo set too high and I was unable to use few apps with the same effect you mentioned here. Just a thought
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Oooh I'm not too sure but I have only replicated what I used to have on my 8 pro, never had this issue.
Let me have a look. It's worth a punt.
I am getting old so need slightly bigger fonts
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I just tried to duplicate what you mentioned but was unable to replicate this. Did you by any chance change the fonts/display/installed a different font? I do recall from my OnePro 7 days when i had display font/zoom combo set too high and I was unable to use few apps with the same effect you mentioned here. Just a thought
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Here's my display settings for font and display.
Both at default.
DPI is also unchanged.
Tested all settings within scaling with no affect.
Also this does not affect all apps, only the two I mentioned and potentially others.. if you didn't test with them apps then it wouldn't be a valid test.
Unless you did. Then I'm stumped.