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I am looking at buying a refurbished HP touchpad (16GB version)...what doesn't work if I put Android on it? I saw a reference to the Mic, but that wouldn't be a big deal to me. Does most everything else work on this unit? Thanks!
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P.S. I did do some reading, but wasn't finding a lot of info...
muzicman0 said:
I am looking at buying a refurbished HP touchpad (16GB version)...what doesn't work if I put Android on it? I saw a reference to the Mic, but that wouldn't be a big deal to me. Does most everything else work on this unit? Thanks!
mm0
P.S. I did do some reading, but wasn't finding a lot of info...
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A little more reading should help you make up your mind.
In the mean time, CM9, which is what I am running, runs beautifully on TP. Other than the camera and the mike issue you mentioned, everything else works fine. There are a few people with sporadic wifi issues but I am not complaining with my TP's performance.
Nowadays just camera and mic don't work. Wifi can be buggy at times but its been getting better in the latest nightlies, I don't really have issues anymore.
Even with the wifi issue, most people have had success switching their routers not to use high channels, keeping them on 6 and under.
Another thing to note is that the speakers dont work so well if the screen is turned off, having a bit of a garbled sound to them. So dont plan on listening to music on it with the screen off.
Jotokun said:
Even with the wifi issue, most people have had success switching their routers not to use high channels, keeping them on 6 and under.
Another thing to note is that the speakers dont work so well if the screen is turned off, having a bit of a garbled sound to them. So dont plan on listening to music on it with the screen off.
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for the issue with speaker dont work (or fart) when screen is off...classicnerd's dev has found the fix and it works perfectly....but they are still working on HD fix...
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for the issue with speaker dont work (or fart) when screen is off...classicnerd's dev has found the fix and it works perfectly....but they are still working on HD fix...
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Is this sound fix available anywhere? Or do we just have to wait until the next release?
sitlet said:
Is this sound fix available anywhere? Or do we just have to wait until the next release?
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the rom with the sound fix is released on thier website...see the latest version..
and maybe some games don't work (gameloft, riptide, ea games) but everything else works for me.
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and maybe some games don't work (gameloft, riptide, ea games) but everything else works for me.
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Riptide works just fine. Most gameloft games work if you spoof another device in build.prop. Some EA games can be made to work with Chainfire 3D.
I got it delivered yesterday...so far cm9 works great...I had one issue with wifi, but changing the channel to 3 seems to have fixed it...pretty happy so far.
there is also software at google play that will help with the wifi issues. look up wifi fixer, free and does the trick
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Riptide works just fine. Most gameloft games work if you spoof another device in build.prop. Some EA games can be made to work with Chainfire 3D.
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thats why i said maybe, cuz right now i'm too lazy to edit the build.prop or work with chainfire 3d, i am aware of it though thanks anyways
apart from that i can't think of much else wrong with cm9 android on the touchpad
It is honestly the most stable alpha I have ever used on any device, using it for a month and not a single fc/freeze.
if you can afford a tablet that comes with android, your better off with that
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It's perfect. Best Android ROM on any device I've had. No mic and camera, but minor, minor details.
I've just had battery 'issues' with CM9. Not really an issue, but my battery just seems to drain more rapidly than CM7 does. IE: When reading on CM9 with Aldiko for an hour, in airplane mode, it seems to drain about 20%. I guess that's normal?
CM9 works great for me on the touchpad. Only issue I personally had was not being able to hide the status bar for certain games I'd prefer fullscreen, but there are apps out there that can get rid of it.
Overall best android experience for me so far, I've got cm9 running on my Atrix as well, but that's still a bit buggy compared to this!
the magnetometer/compass doesnt work. it worked wonderful in webos, but it gets no love in android.
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Overall best android experience for me so far, I've got cm9 running on my Atrix as well, but that's still a bit buggy compared to this!
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Sorry to veer off topic, but what do you like better in CM9 on the Atrix, compared to the current stock Gingerbread?
Back on topic, I thought that Alpha 0.6 was pretty good, then I thought Alpha 2 was awesome, and now with a recent nightly build, I think it's damn near perfect. The front camera would be nice at some point, but I don't need it right now.
awesome
I've been using android since the CM7 alpha 1 and playing around with different roms along the way since then.
I recently switched to OAT's light and tasty from the forums (CM9 based) and my TP now works just as well you'd would expect any fancy android tablet to work (without a mic or camera). Since this finally fixed my wifi issues, the tablet is now super smooth and flawless to use. Plus it has faster community updates than even the high end android tablets.
to the dude above me who's getting 2 hours of battery life, that is not normal, I can read books on aldiko for much longer than that, you should try making a backup and installing one of the most up to date releases.
Mods close this please I found a bigger thread on the same subject
I have been having issues with multitouch games like dead trigger and shadowgun. It seems when I am in the heat of battle the points of touch get mixed up. Like all of a sudden my left finger is suddenly controlling where my right finger was and vice versa. It gets very frustrating because of instead trying to walk left I turn around randomly. And sometimes when i try to look right I move right. This does not happen often but happens enough to kill me in a game at the worst moment. Its really hard to explain what's going on but in a nutshell its like I randomly turn around really fast.
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I just captured this on video but youtube is being difficult. I used multitouch Visualizer from the market and it proved my suspicions. Randomly I will put one finger on the screen and it displays point 1 then when I press another point on the screen my original point becomes point 2 while the new one is 1. They are mixing up very badly I don't know if I should return it or wait for an update.
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I don't have an answer for why. But I have the same experience with Dead Trigger. Always at the worst time!
Video uploaded
http://youtu.be/mOUAcvMa8To
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I'm also trying to figure out if I should return it. Read more here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1789450
Have noticed the same thing with dead trigger. I sent them an email because I thought it was their bug..never heard back from them
Looks like a software bug. I only have problems with games from Madfinger publisher but not from others. Just wait for a software or app update and don't RMA blindly.
Since updating to 4.2, my screen brightness keeps going up and down from moment to moment, things generally run a bit slower, the lock screen is buggy and Quickoffice can no longer save changes to files. Not exactly a forward step.
Same here buddy, lockscreen takes a long time to respond
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I hate it when folks feel the need to start their own topic when there are 100 similar ones that would do.
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Are you sure you turned off automatic brightness?
Google released a bad update, I don't know why people yell at others for being upset. We didn't see threads like this at all for 4.11 or 4.12. Its obvious that Google obviously needs to work on this as people don't post threads like this for no reason.
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Google released a bad update, I don't know why people yell at others for being upset. We didn't see threads like this at all for 4.11 or 4.12. Its obvious that Google obviously needs to work on this as people don't post threads like this for no reason.
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If it was really a bad update, why doesn't it affect everyone? I have a stock locked tablet, and simply flashed Google's factory image.. No issue whatsoever!
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I have almost only good experiences with the 4.2, generally feel more stable and haven't noticed any sluggish behaviour. Only problem Im having is with bluetooth, it won't remember profile selections for my paired devices. So everytime I connect to my phone for internet access I need to go and tick internet access under profiles
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The majority of people come here for solid technical advice, and some of this discussion hardly inspires confidence. We also need confidence in Google as we have invested in their product and it is perfectly legitimate to raise concerns about the 4.2 update that they pushed to our devices
If you use Bluetooth, for example to tether, then you will have been thrown by the changes to the interface. It was not obvious how to connect, and is actually quite inconsistent in that clicking the device name disconnects which is different to what's needed to connect.
One of the advantages the Nexus has over the Mini is the 16:10 screen great for widescreen movies. It's no surprise then that loss of USB mount (a feature available when many of us decided to buy the Nexus) has hit us hard. Yes there is a paid App which might allow movie streaming but I use the USB to extend storage for the huge game files we must download and so this is a major loss.
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has a legitimate complaint - the update is terrible and people have every right to be upset about it.
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l suppose google Should be the first stop, I'm sure they will be happy with the feedback.
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I cant believe its not butter :/
On a serious note. I am yet to face any problems with 4.2. I like it alot. Battery life is great, keyboard is great and quick settings i love.
Just like 4.1.2 but with extras
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stevensdrs said:
Since updating to 4.2, my screen brightness keeps going up and down from moment to moment, things generally run a bit slower, the lock screen is buggy and Quickoffice can no longer save changes to files. Not exactly a forward step.
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Screen brightness is an isolated issue I suspect not caused directly by Android, as most people don't see it.
Everything runs just as fast as 4.1.
Quick Office has a coding problem, not Android.
Stop.
I have only seen 1 real bug in 4.2 and that's the missing December bug.
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Screen brightness is an isolated issue I suspect not caused directly by Android, as most people don't see it.
Everything runs just as fast as 4.1.
Quick Office has a coding problem, not Android.
Stop.
I have only seen 1 real bug in 4.2 and that's the missing December bug.
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It is most certainly NOT as fast for me, just because it is ok on your device please don't assume everyone else's is the same!
I actually love 4.2. A little lag here and there, but I owned a Huawei Ascend with like a 500 mHz processor, a Samsung Sidekick 4G with a 1 gHz processor, and a Kindle fire. Seriously Google isn't perfect (but they are damn close) they released an update you don't like, does that mean you should cry and hit the new thread button? No, it means you should just flash 4.1.2 and save server space. Especially when there are 100 other topics exactly as useless as yours. We don't need more of them.
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Google released a bad update, I don't know why people yell at others for being upset. We didn't see threads like this at all for 4.11 or 4.12. Its obvious that Google obviously needs to work on this as people don't post threads like this for no reason.
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Clearly you and other folk unhappy with 4.2 should IMMEDIATELY upgrade to Windows Mojave. It will solve all your concerns. Pinky swear!!!
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Since updating to 4.2, my screen brightness keeps going up and down from moment to moment
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Disable Nvidia PRISM. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1815414
android1234567 said:
Disable Nvidia PRISM. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1815414
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Has nothing to do with Prism, the heuristics on the backlight seems to allow it to ramp up and down faster than it did before. In fact before the N7 seemed to be very stubborn to change levels, now it's a little too fast perhaps.
No matter what version or ROM I'm using I don't use automatic brightness. I use the lowest setting and adjust when I need to.
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Hating it and loving it ? - wow these are strong words for an OS. Just like W8 people just can't work out whether its the cool thing to be for it or against it yet even though there's no need to take sides or feel possessive about it - we're all here just users equally dependant upon the working of Google aren't we?
One sure thing though - bugs will iron out but things like the way Bluetooth works now and the loss of USB mount are major hits for those of use dependant on those features for the last 4 months.
USB mounting was never part of 4.1... why are people suggesting it was? You needed root and stickmount or a custom ROM.
Stickmount will update eventually. Stop blaming Google for breaking something they never supported in the first place.
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When using the pinch to zoom feature in the browser, gmail, maps etc I noticed there is a delay in that your fingers have to travel a certain distance before the phone/OS start reacting to the command and begin zooming, Once it begins to zoom its very responsive, it's just the initial delay when you first begin to initialize the zoom.
After the Jelly Bean update on my last phone the Galaxy Nexus I've become so accustom to a instantly responsive experience that this is driving me nuts. The phone is great in every other way, that's my only gripe but I haven't noticed anyone else complain which really surprises me. I'm really interested in trying this on the Optimus G to see if it's hardware related or the new version of Jelly Bean.
i believe its been like that for awhile. I guess its just the way android works. it doesnt want you to accidentally pinch to zoom when you might be trying to do something else
Yes, that's true. But the zooming out is not affected, only the zooming in. Should be a software issue. It doesn't bother me.
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Yes, that's true. But the zooming out is not affected, only the zooming in. Should be a software issue. It doesn't bother me.
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Yep you're correct zooming out is not affected which lead me to realize something. If you space your finger apart and zoom you wont get the delay. So it's definitely something where the phone is not recognizing multi-touch input until your fingers are spaced out.
Yep. This isn't an issue with just gmail, try and zoom within gallery. It's almost too stiff.
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seems not to be hardware related (puh...) check out this guy pinching and zooming on optimus g:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05rSXn96QrU&feature=related#t=7m44s
its definatly not hardware related...see above post... as for the argument that androids been lik this for some time is horse apples... and there is only the zooming feature that involves multitouch in the UI ..so saying it is to avoid mistaken inputs is also wrong... its definatly a software BUG which is to be fixed...
It is a software problem. Basically the screen is set to recognise touches as taps even after a certain amount of movement and not as swipes to allow for some movement of the finger and not be overly sensitive. The SGS2 had this 'problem' as well, but a guy (I think his name is vitalij, not 100% sure though) found where this value was stored and it could be tweaked perfectly afterwards. So I wouldn't worry a lot about this, probably it'll be solved similarly in the foreseeable future.
btw guys check out firefox it doesnt have the problem!
its much better
i made a video here
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I tried a N4 today and it was present in the gallery but not maps.
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I tried a N4 today and it was present in the gallery but not maps.
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Very true, just tested, so far iv found it in all browsers except Firefox and in the gallery
This is probably just google designing around a patent. Function patents need to describe extremely specific methods. This lets you design around them. Some vendors (ahem, Samsung) tend to use the "best" way instead of properly designing around, but the reason that Apple hasn't attacked Google directly is because Google designs around pretty well.
I hope all of you guys are reporting this to google here:
http://code.google.com/p/android/is...s Owner Summary Stars&groupby=&sort=&id=40445
Make a comment...the more comments, the higher on their priority it should become. Right now it only has a paltry 26 comments, so they won't think of it as a problem.
I'm suprised so few people are bothered by this issue. I for one am getting extremely annoyed everytime I try to zoom in the browser or gallery app. I settled with using just double tap for a while, since in my opinion pinching is not usable. I only just started using firefox. What a difference! Why the hell don't googles own app zoom properly like that??
I think it's a real shame googles own apps don't work properly on their own Nexus flagship phone for crying out load... this issue deserves more attention from google!
edit: I could not find a ticket about this specific issue (only about generic screen sensitivity) so I created one. If you think this issue is as annoying as I do, please star it/leave a comment so it will get noticed by google.
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=54093&thanks=54093&ts=1365444331
Is there a fix for this problem in any custom roms?
I don't find it that bad in gallery but I must admit that pinch to zoom on Chrome is a real nightmare for my eyes. Just try Firefox or aosp browser. The difference is heaven and earth. The best way to see the difference is to magnitude the view as much as you can and then swipe. Scrolling on Chrome will be just physically painful. Firefox or aosp browser feels incomparably smoother.
I also came from Galaxy Nexus and I agree totally with OP about its swiping experience. After JB update pinching to zoom was being registered instantly and swiping felt almost perfect. Perhaps it has something to do with the lower touch sensitivity (due to new drivers that came with 4.2.2).
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In the MIUI Rom there's not the pinch to zoom issue. Hope someone can use it to solve the problem once and for all
If you want an instant pinch to zoom just put your fingers a little bit far from each other when you start pinching.
This is why zooming in works well for you guys
Hello, a couple months ago i bought this wonderful phone, i used it for some time and is the first cellphone that i really liked from day 0, i also have a Nokia N900, wich is an amazing machine, quite deprecated even with it's 32GB of internal storage and wonderful 5Mpix camera but this one took me some months to stop not wanting to throw it to the wall.
The Samsung galaxy Ace 2 i think is also a bit crappy compared with the LG 2x if we let battery life on a side. (3~4 days) And took me about 3 or 4 months plus several rom flashings to get it to work correctly and not annoy me with odd behavior..
Sadly a friend of mine lost his phone and as he liked the LG, really diskiiked the N900 and the Ace 2 was working really really bad i gave him this wonder of technology.
After about a month he bought another one for his wife, so now they both have an LG 2x and i am stuck with the Galaxy and a Nokia N900 photo/video camera.
I have not bought again an LG 2x because of this two issues that i think are really really important.
If i can't use HDMI, i really don't care to have the 1080p video recording capability, and if the bluetooth is not working i'm really not interested in go out listening music with a hanging cable around my neck and body.
So, i really like the idea to have EVERYTHING on one place and leave the Galaxy and the N900 inside a drawer at home.
I know if i stick to ICS i could get all working, but i'm now used to 4.2 and would'nt like to go back...
I know that these two things must be very complicated to fix, otherwise, someone would figure it out already.
But my question is... ¿Is there any chance that somewhere in time someone could fix this?
What's needed to fix them?
My dear friend
I fully appreciate your point....infact everyone does....everyone agrees that we should have everything for what we pay for
But just a small thing....you are not a newbie here...Have seen you have a reasonable number of posts....please ask the moderators to shift this to a relevant section.
I am sure we will get to the points which you are concerned about in the near future....until then we have to wait
Thanks
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Hi there,
I'm not quite sure, for HDMI , developers are unable to fix it without something that's from nvidia,
For Bluetooth, I heard it is ..forgot what it is called, toolchain? The newer ones cause Bluetooth not working correctly on our o2x, need a lot of work to fix it. Our o2x is too old for now.
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About HDMI... you can use ICS stock to have the HDMI rotation or you can use Ultimate app rotation to force the rotation screen on your device.
Bluetooth.. like others devices after the change by google from BleuZ stack to bluedroid a lots of problems have been found.
If you need bluetooth and HDMI use ICS rom
SREEPRAJAY said:
My dear friend
I fully appreciate your point....infact everyone does....everyone agrees that we should have everything for what we pay for
But just a small thing....you are not a newbie here...Have seen you have a reasonable number of posts....please ask the moderators to shift this to a relevant section.
I am sure we will get to the points which you are concerned about in the near future....until then we have to wait
Thanks
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