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Is the ClearPad2000 a reason for not buying an N1

I'm tempted to buy an N1, but I did a little research and saw here, that the Nexus One has a ClearPad 2000 which does not seem to hold the promise of a "true" multitouch mobile phone (saw the petition thread - it was funny ^^)...
But does anyone here use more than 2 fingers when using multitouch? And is it really such an annoyance or just non-sense to complain about such thing? So, if you had the chance, would you buy the Nexus One again?
This is not a thread which wants to compare the advantages and disadvantages of the N1 with any other device.
Would be nice if anyone could answer my questions...
Greets

i have an n1 and i hardly ever have problems with mulitouch ive had one for about 4 months now and ive had a problem with the screen like 2 times and all i did was try it again and it figured it out, the "problem" is nothing super noticeable

Is the ClearPad2000 a reason for not buying an N1?
no.

Is gaming a big aspect you look forward to in your phone? If so then yes it is a bit of an issue...

If you are looking for an extremely capable phone, then no - I only rarely use more than one finger on the screen, and never more than two. I have no need for such trifles :-D
If you are looking for a portable gaming platform that also can occasionally surf the internet and make calls, you might find it more of an issue. That said, I do plenty of gaming on my phone, and the only game I have an issue with is ToonWarz - but can work around that using the trackball rather than two fat thumbs on the screen.

If you buy this phone to mostly use it to play multi-touch games on, then yes it could be a reason for not buying it. Most games do work just fine though and if you were just gonna play games on your phone I would advise you to buy a handheld gaming console...

if you look back at how this whole multi touch issue was started/discovered you'll realize that it was from a game developer that wanted to put a virtual joystick and two buttons on the screen. I'm really glad he discovered the problem but games like those are rare even for gamers.
i'm not a gamer but even if i was i would assume that the n1 could hold up its own with games. so, yeah. not even a question...i would get the n1 again.

no its not an issue at all. sure some complex games would be limited, but i have yet to even see any games that are effected. of course i wish it were better so we WOULD see some cool games.
but for using the phone normally, like pinch to zoom, you wouldnt even know there was an issue. go ahead aand get the nexus.

Yes. Wait and see how deep the hacking gets on the better htc devices (incredible/evo).
If you plan on keeping the device longer than 6 months, make sure you're getting a fully functioning device.

i agree its not really an issue unless gaming. i never use more then 2 fingers only to pinch from time to time nothing else. i dont game so not required for me.

TheSSJ said:
I'm tempted to buy an N1, but I did a little research and saw here, that the Nexus One has a ClearPad 2000 which does not seem to hold the promise of a "true" multitouch mobile phone (saw the petition thread - it was funny ^^)...
But does anyone here use more than 2 fingers when using multitouch? And is it really such an annoyance or just non-sense to complain about such thing? So, if you had the chance, would you buy the Nexus One again?
This is not a thread which wants to compare the advantages and disadvantages of the N1 with any other device.
Would be nice if anyone could answer my questions...
Greets
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A) If you play a lot of multitouch games, yes.
B) Why do you care if you're already set on the Galaxy S (in your signature)?

Killswitch - looking for honeycomb beta testers

Hey guys! We are about to release an application for tablets and phones that will allow you to put the device into standby just by closing the case.
A closed beta is available to select XDA members, and we would like to test more on people's XOOMs.
You can find the app thread HERE.

i'll beta test it.

What kind of Case must you use for the Xoom, the portfolio one Moto puts out?

Count me in for this one.
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I'm in as well. Sounds fantastic
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sure I'll test it

Count me in. I have a xoom and a galaxy tab.
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count me too.

I noticed a little bug. As I move back and forth at my desk. The program tries to close my screen. Is there a way to uninstall this?
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Guys, developer already wrote that they took 10 (!) testers and others just missed the train, so we shall wait for an open beta test if there will be any (doubt it will)

I got in on the test. I have noticed one problem. If someone stands over you or there is a shadow killswitch will start to engage. It maybe a setting just need to play w/ it more.

Hey everyone, and thanks to all the beta testers! Just an FIY, the app is now out, you can find its thread in the Paid Software Announcement and Discussion forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=988126
It has now been tested thorougly on my own Xoom and is working fine! To avoid accidental activations, read the Help and Tips section carefully and set a higher activation delay time.
I have it at 8 seconds and rarely have any issues...

Great, works fine on all my devices

Eer, this expired a month ago!

Hi ... I just purchased this and figured I would be able to spoof a cover by simply covering the sensor (at the opposite location to the camera) with my finger briefly but this doesn't seem to do the trick, but if I cover the front with a pad then it does go off. Is there another sensor I am not seeing?
I also expected it to auto wake when uncovered? If I enable unlock on screen then the volume keys at least seem to wake it up which is a bonus I guess
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The light sensor is quite hard to spot. Its 2.5 cm to the left of the front facing camera.
The autounlock feature is supposed to work like that. Please, read the help file!

Great ... that makes it easier to test ... but I can't get it to wake. It seems the volume key is not even waking it now either.
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This functionality is broken by tegra drivers on honeycomb - but works on all other devices...

OK... so are you working to get around this? Or will 3.1 fix it? Or is the function just broken forever? Without it the app is nowhere near as useful :-(
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you live and learn ... at any rate you live

Weve been busy prepping for the release of RCB and i havent had time to tinker with killswitch for a few weeks!
I have thought about it though, and there is a workaround. Trouble is, it would mean the tablet wouldnt really sleep.
However... there is a hack i have been using myself, but it would mean root and some nasty errors on many devices.
Atm you can already do something similar yourself using a key remapper. Search the forums for a compatible one.
I promise though i will add some root functions to killswitch.

Slow screen rotation

Hi everyone
Lucky enough to get my nexus from currys last night before they'd made it properly onto the shop floor loving it so far but for one issue and that is REALLY slow rotation of screen in apps... chrome tapatalk YouTube everything takes forever as if it hasn't realised its been tipped over... a very heavy flick seems to help it along but that's really not good enough and I look a bit mental!
I tested with an accelerometer test app and all axes seem to register through all range of motion and even move v slowly so seems to me hardware fine and software bug? I read a Google post that there was an issue on nexus phones in December... anyone experienced it with the 7
Thanks
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I guess it makes me feel better to know that I'm not the one having this problem. I wish instead neither of us were though!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29016781&postcount=434
I'm going to to try and flash a stock image tonight in hopes that it isn't the hardware. I also downloaded an app from the market that tests the sensors, and everything appeared fine there. If flashing back to stock doesn't fix it, I guess I'll be forced to do another exchange.....

Cool swipe feature

All of you know about the swipe feature in the built in keyboard but what I did not know is that you could actually swipe with two fingers at once. You can continue words you made with one finger with another as you see the two blue lines in the picture below. Idk if everyone knows about this but I just figured it out and it blew my mind lol. It is super fast once you master it and makes texting blazingly fast. The picture below shows the word hell showing up but it did get it correct and got the world hello I just took the screenshot too early. Happy swiping!
VIDEO TUTORIAL: http://youtu.be/6j-LMWhnVo8
sorry if the video sucks I was using a ghetto stand with my Galaxy S III
REMEMBER YOU HAVE TO KEEP ONE FINGER ON THE SCREEN AT ALL TIMES WHILE DOING THIS

wow
my brain can't make more than 1 word at a time though lol.

locsplitter said:
wow
my brain can't make more than 1 word at a time though lol.
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It was really hard at first for me but its one of those things that you can't think about it too much when you're doing it.
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youtube a demo! wow google is so great at this stuff but so ****ty on the business side...

ok its a little weird at first, but say you need to type the word "awesome"
swipe a-w-e-s with you left thumb, and then keep your thumb on the screen but sitting at 's'
then with your right thumb, swipe from o-m, keep thumb on the screen
then with your left thumb move it up from where it was sitting at 's' up to 'e'.
'awesome' should then pop up as the suggested word if you did it correctly, then thumbs off screen to accept the word.
confusing ... but try it.
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heres an easier one (to start)
"plus"
right thumb swipe p-l-u, keep thumb on screen.
left thumb tap s and "plus" should come up
lift thumbs to accept
as long as you have a finger on the keyboard, you can continue to swipe/tap to change the word combination to what you need.

I'm definitely going to have to youtube a few examples to really good a good idea of doing this. Reading it in text is pretty self-explanatory, but I think there's something to be said about seeing it live. Anyone have any good example videos they recommend?
This also makes me realize I would be happy with a "Typing Game" that we all probably played in when we were little. To help practice with this new way of typing.

try 'plastic'
swipe pl
swipe as
tap t
swipe ic
hahaha

Thats so cool

Awesome, thanks for sharing this.. probably would have never found it on my own!

Very cool indeed!

Nice find! Just tried it myself. This is insane.

Thanx for the tip, it would've taken me months to bump into this.
I love swype (pre 4.2) because it was the fastest way to type with one hand and one finger. And I just got used to using it that way even when I can spare another hand and finger, but now my left hand might get back in on the action

Wow. My brain isn't capable of processing this fast enough apparently to make this a viable entry method, but that really is a cool find for those of you who can make it work properly for you.
So far I've found that just the regular swiping works really well for my needs. I end up going back to my iPad mini wishing it had the same capability and typing on the iPhone just feels antiquated now after getting used to swiping. Surprisingly though I never found myself using it on the Nexus 7. This two thumb method might make more sense on the tablet though!
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Just tried it with 3 fingers and that worked too, oh lordy.

Nitemare3219 said:
Just tried it with 3 fingers and that worked too, oh lordy.
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thats what she said

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I'll try to post a video of me doing it. Keep checking back for one.
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Video is up!

This has just blown my mind. It also works breaking the words into more pieces. Like for "unbelievable" swipe
finger1 - UNB
finger 2 - E
finger 1 - LI
finger 2 - EVA
finger 1 - BL
finger 2 - E

Keep this from apple's hands, they might steal it
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[Q] Air view on HTC One

I was reading that the Galaxy uses its Infrared technology for its Air View application, does anyone know if we would be able to utilize Air View on the HTC One or if there is an similar application?

derrick8 said:
I was reading that the Galaxy uses its Infrared technology for its Air View application, does anyone know if we would be able to utilize Air View on the HTC One or if there is an similar application?
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What does it do?

It has another sensor up front for that purpose I believe
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raptoro07 said:
What does it do?
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It uses sort of a hands free function: you can use your hand as a wave gesture to swipe pages horizontal/vertically, it has a feature that if you look away from a video it will automatically pause, etc.

Sounds like a useless gimmick. My Evo 3D had an overly sensitive screen, didn't always have to touch the screen, just be close, and it detected touch. It was pretty annoying.
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gk1984 said:
Sounds like a useless gimmick. My Evo 3D had an overly sensitive screen, didn't always have to touch the screen, just be close, and it detected touch. It was pretty annoying.
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Really, I didnt get the Evo 3D so never had the option of that software, man these commercials really make certain apps look brillant

derrick8 said:
Really, I didnt get the Evo 3D so never had the option of that software, man these commercials really make certain apps look brillant
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Lol it was more of a flaw... It was never intended to be like that but it would randomly register touches from your finger before you touched the screen.

derrick8 said:
It uses sort of a hands free function: you can use your hand as a wave gesture to swipe pages horizontal/vertically, it has a feature that if you look away from a video it will automatically pause, etc.
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If it did you wouldn't want it. The accuracy required to make these gestures reliable is way beyond the technology the S4 has in it, which is why reviewers say it's a gimmick. It either triggers when you don't want it, or doesn't when you do. You'd need something like a Kinect strapped to the top of your phone to really pull that off. The battery drain alone would be devastating.

Add in it likely won't function on any ported ROM or new versions of android. It will be very similar to the 3D where the drivers and other needed stuff won't be available to make it work. One reason I avoided Samsung.
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the S4 has a specific sensor just to the right of the earpiece speaker for the air gestures. its not as accurate as they make it seem just like the eye tracking isnt very good either. like previously stated its a gimmick. your average consumer is WOWED by stupid crap like that. i felt like an idiot swiping my hand in front of the phone and when using eye scrolling you have to physically tilt your head up and down. all the phone is doing is tracking the movement of your head and using your eyes as a focal point to base amount of movement off of. not to mention you cant be more than a foot or two from the sensor. if you wear glasses like me its really a pain. i guess the reflection in the lenses of the glasses makes it react funny. ive only played with the s4 for a couple days when ive been at my store but all in all im not impressed. im wondering if it will gradually learn your personal body movements and become more accurate. it seems like they took an S3 made the viewing area slightly bigger, new camera, and stupid gesture sensor. if it worked as well as Tony Starks stuff it might be worth playing with lol. even then though its not practical its just something that looks neat when you can get it to work. you can also use Svoice from the lock screen so say you name your phone then hold home key say name so svoice will launch then you say name again to start a command. the ability to launch from lock screen makes me wonder if it will have security issues like the S3 did. i also feel like me having to address the device twice in a row is dumb. i should say "S4 call ...." or "S4 launch ...." not say "s4" wait for svoice "S4 call...." or "S4" wait a few secs "S4 launch...." again i felt like an idiot standing there making swipes and repeatedly saying "S4..." thats just what i named the one at our store. i like google now bc i launch it then say "google" it beeps i say "search target.com for..." and it goes. i wish it worked better as a launcher for apps or taking appointments, sending emails, texts, ect.. i will say svoice has that going for it.
in the end im still holding out for black 64gb HTC One. im getting ready to make a sacrifice to cellphone gods if i dont hear something official soon.

xanmanz31 said:
i wish it worked better as a launcher for apps or taking appointments, sending emails, texts, ect.. i will say svoice has that going for it.
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Google Now can do all of those things.

Seems like more of a headache than it's worth trying to get it on the HTC One.