Found this on the web today:
http://hexxeh.net/?p=328117891
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Nexus7/Installation
I love my nexus 7
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Other than having browser extensions in Chrome, Chromium OS is a huge step backwards from Jelly Bean
yah, no offense to the gentleman who pulled it off. but i don't get it. we have chrome, and tons more apps on a OS that has been developing for YEARS. i can do more on my n7 that can be done on a chromebook other then having a keyboard. cool either way.
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yah, no offense to the gentleman who pulled it off. but i don't get it. we have chrome, and tons more apps on a OS that has been developing for YEARS. i can do more on my n7 that can be done on a chromebook other then having a keyboard. cool either way.
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It sounds like you have used a chromebook and have extensive experience with Chome OS. Would you mind giving us a quick review comparing and contrasting the two and what specifically led you to your conclusion. Thanks.
Chrome OS is my daily driver if you have questions.
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Is there any benefit to using chrome as your OS? Are apps still compatible on it?
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Yeah might as well just stay on jb
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Warrior1975 said:
Is there any benefit to using chrome as your OS? Are apps still compatible on it?
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Just an overall fast system, no viruses as its basically a sandbox.
Web apps is what gives it its kick.
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What's the process like for getting Chrome OS on the Nexus 7?
Was that released yet?
Web browsing on Android makes me cry.
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smirkis said:
yah, no offense to the gentleman who pulled it off. but i don't get it. we have chrome, and tons more apps on a OS that has been developing for YEARS. i can do more on my n7 that can be done on a chromebook other then having a keyboard. cool either way.
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Chrome on Android is just TERRIBLE compared to the real desktop version. And for some people, a browser is all they need - a GOOD browser, anyway.
Even if its not necessarily useful, it's awesome to have options.
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I'd like to know if there's full compatibility with chrome os. thanka
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An elderly relative of mine shall be getting herself a Nexus 7 tomorrow, which she plans to use mainly for e-Reading plus a bit of media usage in the form of BBC iPlayer. I was looking for an easy-to-use interface for her. Any launcher recommendations or simple customisations to make it just a little bit easier? I am sure she could use it as is, but making it easier so I don't have to teach her so much will be good.
How elderly? Talk back might be nifty. I tried it once, it was annoying as hell though
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How elderly? Talk back might be nifty. I tried it once, it was annoying as hell though
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Instructions are poor. You get a quick startup guide on paper and then have to open the book section to read the user manual. I find it harder to learn about a system when I an constantly flipping from the manual to a page to try out what I was reading.
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How elderly? Talk back might be nifty. I tried it once, it was annoying as hell though
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I was more just on about launchers which would allow her to have a nice, clean UI that isn't too cluttered.
Anyone know of such a launcher?
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Instructions are poor. You get a quick startup guide on paper and then have to open the book section to read the user manual. I find it harder to learn about a system when I an constantly flipping from the manual to a page to try out what I was reading.
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Sorry, it was just merely a suggestion as I did not know what he needed.
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Sorry, it was just merely a suggestion as I did not know what he needed.
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Well, thanks anyway.
Brad387 said:
Well, thanks anyway.
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No problem. The only launcher that might suit your needs would be a heavily customized apex launcher.
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No problem. The only launcher that might suit your needs would be a heavily customized apex launcher.
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Thanks. I can install Apex on my Galaxy Note, so I'll fiddle around and see what I can do on it.
Just empty the desktop from every single icon . Than..
1.on home screen Add icons that this person will use the most e.g BBC iPlayer (not sure bits going to work without flash), chrome, play store and a nice looking clock widget or something
2. Set each other screen with categories e.g one for books where you place the appropriate widgets and icons . One for videos and one for whatever else like notes calendar and other productivity ....
3. Do that person a favour and download some games .. yes games . You'd be surprised how often older people like to play ... ideal games would be mahjong, card games , also things like Bejeweled ,Zuma, scrabble type games
Stock android launcher is good enough trust me you just have to know how to organise it. Also wait for chameleon that might change things
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Hi all,
Before the flaming starts, let me clarify. I love chrome. It's great. Tabbed browsing, chrome to phone and all. However, I enjoy using websites with either streaming content or video on demand. Unfortunately, it seems that Adobe isn't supporting Flash on android 4.0 and higher - and that's their prerogative. This does leave me with a void in my media consumption. Are there any browsers/codecs/something I don't know about which can help solve my internet video problem?
[For example, teamliquid.net]
thanks
Try the browser.apk for AOSP. Even supports flash if installed
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Could care less if I get "flamed"....until chrome has a setting for desktop by default and displays full screen it sucks.
Many of the browsers don't work well on the Nexus 7.Aosp browser: can't access its menu (at least the apk I have, and the one on Paul Obriens Rom.
Boat browser (my alltime fav...will have an update soon...but it's not ready). Dolphin Lite seems to be ok..for now just not real quick.
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Actually I've found that the Maxthon browser (built by XDA dudes)...works pretty well.
I side loaded the newest Firefox. Seems to work fine with flash.
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I am using the Dolphin HD browser & have Adobe Flash 11.1 installed & this combo works great for what you are talking about.
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have any of your guys tried changing your ua string to ipad, alot of websites do things differently if you tell them your an ipad
ive tried them all and firefox wins hands down
+1 for the new Firefox
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I am using the Dolphin HD browser & have Adobe Flash 11.1 installed & this combo works great for what you are talking about.
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I cant get Dolphin to work flash at all on my Nexus. I installed the flash apk floating around too, but nothing. Does yours work on putlocker? Did you update to the new version of Dolphin that came out yesterday (i think) that disables flash?
I have been using Xscope pro 7 with flash and it works perfect for me, also has a check box for displaying site in desktop mode and it doesnt reset every time you have to reboot.
I've been using xscope or about 3 years now and it download anything I throw at it, the newest iteration is design with the nexus 7 in mind.
Firefox works fine for me with good flash integration. Synched to all my other machines.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1780746
For how to install stock browser
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771463
To install flash player
rockky said:
Could care less if I get "flamed"
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First, let me apologise in advance, this isn't directed at you personally, it is a general annoyance with the use of this term by Americans. Not that I have anything against Americans, I just have something against the usage of this phrase.
It really should be I could'NT care less. Small and trivial point, but for some reason, it properly boils my piss.
How do I "side load" Firefox ? Thanks
tc4101 said:
How do I "side load" Firefox ? Thanks
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Using file explorer like ES File Explorer, just click on the file to install. It's ask you to change setting, allowing installation of apps from unknown source (if it's not already checked).
u got a link for the apk?
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u got a link for the apk?
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You can just google "firefox 14.0.1 apk" (14.0.1 is the latest version).
If you don't want to bother side loading, you can try Firefox Beta (Play Store link). It is compatible with N7 and installs directly from Play Store.
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I am using the Dolphin HD browser & have Adobe Flash 11.1 installed & this combo works great for what you are talking about.
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How did you get this to work? I have both installed but not getting flash views. Also tried Maxthon browser, no success.
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First, let me apologise in advance, this isn't directed at you personally, it is a general annoyance with the use of this term by Americans. Not that I have anything against Americans, I just have something against the usage of this phrase.
It really should be I could'NT care less. Small and trivial point, but for some reason, it properly boils my piss.
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OT I could care less at the temperature of your urine
dazzer1975 said:
First, let me apologise in advance, this isn't directed at you personally, it is a general annoyance with the use of this term by Americans. Not that I have anything against Americans, I just have something against the usage of this phrase.
It really should be I could'NT care less. Small and trivial point, but for some reason, it properly boils my piss.
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It isn't really an American thing, it's a "didn't read it before posting" thing. The phrase makes absolutely no sense. I've never heard anyone say "I could care less" in an actual conversation, it's like they know how ridiculous it sounds when they say it, but that same censor doesn't come out when typing.
FYI heads up for new version and all that. See if any better...
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Any real change? I see everything the same.
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Its super smooth for me... Bug fixes seemed to have a good improvement
I feel it smoother too and they said they will catch up with the desktop version in early next year. Yay!
It is still a slow rendering resource pig.
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Still no plugin support and that's most disappointing. If they really do make a full desktop browser experience it will be welcome with open arms. As it sits now, I want nothing more than to filter the crap ads that permeate every part of the internet, without the need of a separate app that may or may not work without rooting.
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I feel it smoother too and they said they will catch up with the desktop version in early next year. Yay!
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Where did they say this?
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Where did they say this?
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Read it on flipboard ..cant rember source...its just shame that chromium browser
witch i use on ubuntu on nexus 7 (dual boot) is like desktop version off chrome on pc..its just blows chrome for android in every aspect ..speed,rendering,plugins... even ubuntu on nexus 7 is still inital version and not optimised( dont have hw open gl ..works with cpy)
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Still the only Android browser that doesn't have an easy to access History option. Utterly bizarre that they hide it away and you need to enter an url to get to it.
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Where did they say this?
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https://plus.google.com/app/basic/stream/z13vwjygoovlzz1yy04cf154gpzni1m5woc0k
I'd just be happy if they fixed the thumbnails on the bookmarks widget not showing up. its been like that from the beginning. How do they not notice that? Sometimes i wonder whether Google employees actually use android devices.
Although to give them their dues, page rendering seems a lot faster on the new update. really noticeable for me.
For me, the chrome update has made a world of difference in loading times. I was using opera mobile because chrome was so slow, but now chrome is flying past opera. Don't get me wrong, it's not flawless, but the loading speeds are what matter most for me.
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For me, the chrome update has made a world of difference in loading times. I was using opera mobile because chrome was so slow, but now chrome is flying past opera. Don't get me wrong, it's not flawless, but the loading speeds are what matter most for me.
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Still giant rendering issue ..when using some heavier sites scrool faster and you will see onlu white background ..that does not happen with ASOP ,mahton or Naked browser..And no flash just makes chrome for me no go..there are lot of sites that i use that are in flash..like online picture editors that are much better then any app on android and with bluettoth mouse is so much easier ..also most of video sites are still i flash and that wont change soon.
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Funny, when I want to open settings, it crashes
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Weird issue for me with the new Chrome: Tried opening a website last night on it and it told me I needed to set a proxy server, then provided instructions on how to do that but only applicable to the desktop Chrome. Opened the same website via Firefox Nightly and it was fine.
Chrome update has been a lot better for me. It used to be very slow and calculated. Now I can zip around pages.
Just seen this on the wire and thought how awesome it looks.
Rockchip is a chinese chip manufacture that powers devices like the popular MK808 and other handheld devices. Looks like they've been busy as today they announced they have a Split screen solution similar to Samsung that runs on Stock Android, except it can run any app.
Oh man does this look yummy.
How likely is it that we will get this on the Nexus 7?
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How likely is it that we will get this on the Nexus 7?
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very very very very likely as Nexus 7 is one the best and popular high end device....IMO
Wow I want this, I don't have an N7 yet, but soon.
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Can't wait!
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Split screen solution similar to Samsung.
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Anyone correct me if I'm wrong, But Samsung implementation seems to only be custom apps that work in window form, but this seems to be a framework implementation?
Meaning this should work well with all Play Store apps as long as they followed the Android development guidelines and have a tablet UI. (fragments, panels etc)
Why is this thread has a PORT prefix in the title?
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Anyone correct me if I'm wrong, But Samsung implementation seems to only be custom apps that work in window form, but this seems to be a framework implementation?
Meaning this should work well with all Play Store apps as long as they followed the Android development guidelines and have a tablet UI. (fragments, panels etc)
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You are correct about how Samsung multi window works.
I don't know what the guidelines are for this multi window feature.
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I wrote an article on this yesterday.
I can't wait to see how it properly functions on some of the well known devices.
@StrangerWeather its very likely the N7 will get it as its probably the most popular 7" tab on the market.
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Why is this thread has a PORT prefix in the title?
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Because it would require a port from Rock chip devices to our N7.
This seems really cool because the Samsung required specific apps where here, he used anything, such as the stock settings app. So it should work with any app.
Plus I like how they all control and flip back and forth. Really nice.
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Saw this on Android police and the implementation of gestures, Window resizing, management etc was nice and it's better than Samsung's Multi Window feature.
Wish this gets ported to custom ROMS soon.
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Hopefully in the final release it uses the phablet layouts when in split screen. Ideally it would recalculate screen metrics based on the window size.
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Hopefully in the final release it uses the phablet layouts when in split screen. Ideally it would recalculate screen metrics based on the window size.
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A port would be awesome. Can't wait for it!
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Because it would require a port from Rock chip devices to our N7.
This seems really cool because the Samsung required specific apps where here, he used anything, such as the stock settings app. So it should work with any app.
Plus I like how they all control and flip back and forth. Really nice.
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So if I wanted someone to make a guide on how to root would I make a thread called "[GIUDE][HOW-TO] How to root Nexus 7"?
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The rumor has it that Paranoid Android team is developing something like this. In fact CM team had tried to publish their version of multi window(project Cornersrone) but Google wouldn't let them. Multi window is totally possible to make for N7 and whatever modern android device. In near future!
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Quite frankly, in the era of 1080p displays, there should be multi-window baked in to the OS. It's a feature that I think would really propel Android forward.
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Useful on a tablet but pointless on a phone. May be Google will bring this in KLP?
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Useful on a tablet but pointless on a phone. May be Google will bring this in KLP?
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I sure as hell hope so. Who said Sammy devices can have fun with this all alone?
Hi there.
I found on G+ nice project, its called scouter and it let have on phone multiwindow known from touchwiz, now its just a project but if you have 30 sec free time just go http://getscouter.com and log in, it would be awesone have this on ours N4
submitted, waiting for the beta to test it
Meanwhile, i'm using every Halo compatible ROM here... until this comes
Looks pretty slick, a bit more of s tablet project to be honest but could be cool on the Nexus
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Will I be able to run other apps on my phone inside of Scouter?
Unfortunately, no. Scouter modules are specially designed applications, not 'native' apps that come from your phone's app store. That said, a lot of these native apps have versions that function in the Scouter web browser, and we hope companies will eventually develop custom modules for Scouter.
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That, and the fact that at first it is coming only for iOS makes it sound quite ****ty.
Lol, so it's just a browser that shows two pages at once? Haha.
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It an App within an App
only people who watched Inception will get it
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It an App within an App
only people who watched Inception will get it
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haha epic comment is epic... but i always liked samsung's multi-window feature
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