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Everyone is writing that the Nook Color is supposed to be a great tablet.
I somehow haven't started to enjoy it at all. I'm having massive problems with the touchscreen, when it's cold outside I can not use it inside for a while - till it warmes up again - the touchscreen gets unresponsive and random taps.
I also get random taps sometimes and the tab becomes completely unusable.
I can't find any slick ipad-style apps. And generally can't find a lot great apps, no xfire client (xfmobile doesnt work), no internet radio etc...
There's no real good Os, cm7 has no videos, honeycomb is too laggy, I haven't tried Froyo really...
I want to enjoy my Nook Color, but somehow I can't really - especially because of the touchscreen, it's ruining the whole joy.
I initially wanted to buy a cover for my "iphone cover" for my ipod and then tether the connection to the nook, but im quite unsure, because the thing isn't working well.
I'm actually thinking about selling the device again on ebay and getting a galaxy tab or a dell streak.
A lot of the issues you're describing, touchscreen aside, aren't realty problems with the device, but moreover the fact that Google only really released tablet intended apps 2 weeks ago. The apps you're saying you're not liking or waiting for are designed for Honeycomb, not froyo/eclair which is what NookColor base is composed of.
Just give it time man, the awesome will come
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Anyone who is telling you it's a great tablet is exaggerating... It's always going to be an eBook reader first. With this community it can become more but it is sold solely as an eBook reader.
I've got no problem with it being a ereader primarily, i was actually looking for an ereader when I found the Nook Color. But if the touchscreen is so bad sometimes that I can't even flip the page, or it starts zooming in and out randomly, my reading experience is also not so splendid anymore.
I'm going to try one last thing - going back to stock 1.1 and then I'll give Froyo a try.
huh
Sounds like you're in need of a hug.
Who cares if you sell it on ebay and buy a tab? Do it and enjoy, don't whine here about it.
I haven't tried it yet, but by most accounts, you have skipped the best os. Nookie Froyo is supposed to be the most useful and stable os available (completely stock is more stable though). I don't think anyone said it would be as good as an iPad. They just said it was much better than the budget android tablets and a great value for it's low price.
Sounds like 1 of these 3.
1. You're doing it wrong.
2. User error.
3. Hardware issues.
{Diemex} said:
...I can't find any slick ipad-style apps. And generally can't find a lot great apps, no xfire client (xfmobile doesnt work), no internet radio etc...
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Strange,
I thought Pandora actually qualifies as an Internet radio .
Anyway, are you saying that even with rooted Nook and Android Marketplace you can not install any of the internet radio apps? For example, highly popular TuneIn Radio? I haven't yet rooted my Nook but TuneIn Radio was one of the main reasons I was looking forward to doing it. I am not a big fan of Tablet-based games and I prefer to watch movies on my big screen TV, but music, radio, unlimited Web Browsing (hello, Apple ;-) and photo-frame app were my biggest drivers in getting Nook Color over the first-edition Nook.
As for the actual issue... keep the screen clean and put a film kit on it. If you still have glitches, go get it exchanged. If you bought a car and it only ran on 3 cylinders you'd get it exchanged for free, right?
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Sounds like 1 of these 3.
1. You're doing it wrong.
2. User error.
3. Hardware issues.
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I vote both 1 and 2
{Diemex} said:
Everyone is writing that the Nook Color is supposed to be a great tablet.
I somehow haven't started to enjoy it at all. I'm having massive problems with the touchscreen, when it's cold outside I can not use it inside for a while - till it warmes up again - the touchscreen gets unresponsive and random taps.
I also get random taps sometimes and the tab becomes completely unusable.
I can't find any slick ipad-style apps. And generally can't find a lot great apps, no xfire client (xfmobile doesnt work), no internet radio etc...
There's no real good Os, cm7 has no videos, honeycomb is too laggy, I haven't tried Froyo really...
I want to enjoy my Nook Color, but somehow I can't really - especially because of the touchscreen, it's ruining the whole joy.
I initially wanted to buy a cover for my "iphone cover" for my ipod and then tether the connection to the nook, but im quite unsure, because the thing isn't working well.
I'm actually thinking about selling the device again on ebay and getting a galaxy tab or a dell streak.
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A little bit of research could have prevented your disappointment.
Before buying something, do a Google search on it and see the good and bad points of whatever item you are looking to buy.
Unfortunately, the bad decision was all yours.
devis said:
I vote both 1 and 2
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Me too. It's not perfect but works very well for me.
ebaychuck said:
Anyone who is telling you it's a great tablet is exaggerating... It's always going to be an eBook reader first. With this community it can become more but it is sold solely as an eBook reader.
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Its sold more like a tablet limited to be being an ereader for the time being by B&N, as they have a update promised to bring a market and apps with it.
As was said earlier, this is more a problem with android ifself or the apps not being designed to handle the screen or hardware and issuses this brings (like scale problems or angry birds not showing up for awhile b/c we dont have a cell modem).
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I'm in Germany, otherwise I would have got it exchanged long ago already.
What's is that film kit for the Screen - I was loooking for something to put on the screen but I couldn't find anything.
{Diemex} said:
I've got no problem with it being a ereader primarily, i was actually looking for an ereader when I found the Nook Color. But if the touchscreen is so bad sometimes that I can't even flip the page, or it starts zooming in and out randomly, my reading experience is also not so splendid anymore.
I'm going to try one last thing - going back to stock 1.1 and then I'll give Froyo a try.
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Try warming up your fingers and using the screen when it is cold. It is more likely that your fingers are less conductive than the screen is not working.
(Im serious btw, I have the same problem)
The touch screen does'nt like moisture or wet hand. If you go from cold to warm place, you'll get a lot of moisture on the device
combustiblemonkey said:
Try warming up your fingers and using the screen when it is cold. It is more likely that your fingers are less conductive than the screen is not working.
(Im serious btw, I have the same problem)
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I haven't thought of that, my hands are generally cold, when i was outside then they are nearly dead cold - my ipodTouch works perfectly no matter in what condition my hands are, but that's also a different quality.
Is there any way to get a similar film/coating that is supposed to be on the touchscreen of apple devices onto the nook?
Could you tell exactly how cold it was when you're experienced touchscreen problems? Today I used Nook when temperature was around 0 degrees Celsius and the only problem I had was that screen surface isn't slippery enough, so it was hard to play Glow Hockey.
Has anyone really called a Nook Color a "Great Tablet?"
I have mostly seen "best tablet under $300," which it is. I am loving mine, if only because after years of having an iPhone getting to switch Safari for Firefox is a godsend...
i have no problem running the slacker radio app. so no problems with internet radio.
Bought a new Digitizer/LCD off ebay a few months ago and installed it myself.
Question is, could a new Digitizer/LCD be draining my battery more than usual?
I would say its possible, but those screen shots don't appear to fully support that. The way I would analyze that screen shot would be to say turn off wifi and see what a day without wifi looks like. You can see only the little amount your screen was on during your steady decline, but wifi was on constant.
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The drop doesn't seem to spike at the points your screen is on.
Its very routine for me to use Pandora (on 3G) with a Bluetooth headset for a few hours with my screen off, and have it show the display as the largest drain.
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I would say its possible, but those screen shots don't appear to fully support that. The way I would analyze that screen shot would be to say turn off wifi and see what a day without wifi looks like. You can see only the little amount your screen was on during your steady decline, but wifi was on constant.
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Okay, I am charging up right now and going to calibrate my battery tonight. Should I turn off Data too, tomorrow? Or just Wifi?
Not sure what it is...or what it does, but is it after market or Samsung.
Joecascio2000 said:
Not sure what it is...or what it does, but is it after market or Samsung.
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It was from another Cappy. Basically, it came with everything but the guts (Motherboard, etc).
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Not sure what it is...or what it does, but is it after market or Samsung.
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I thought you could only replace with a Samsung AMOLED screen, due to proprietary connections.
My guess would be the screen came from a bricked or otherwise incapacitated Captivate.
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McLovin113 said:
It was from another Cappy. Basically, it came with everything but the guts (Motherboard, etc).
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Then I'm guessing, as long as it was installed correctly, it's not the cause of the battery drain. Recalibrate, and give it a couple of charges. At least 3.
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I thought you could only replace with a Samsung AMOLED screen, due to proprietary connections.
My guess would be the screen came from a bricked or otherwise incapacitated Captivate.
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I would think the same. But this wouldn't effect the battery life, would it?
I mean obviously I put it together right if everything works with it?
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Okay, I am charging up right now and going to calibrate my battery tonight. Should I turn off Data too, tomorrow? Or just Wifi?
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Trying both couldn't hurt. But for the truly scientific approach I would do it separate. Like data on, wifi off one day, next day both off, and finally a day of airplane mode. If you can live without it for a day. Just to try to pinpoint where that drain is.
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McLovin113 said:
I would think the same. But this wouldn't effect the battery life, would it?
I mean obviously I put it together right if everything works with it?
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Yeah, like Joe said, I could see it throwing off your calibration, being a new screen to "learn", but I wouldn't think it is really drawing any more power than any other screen would.
Plus you are using GB, and GB is known to have battery issues. I can't get the old Froyo bump charge tricks to work in GB, it just took several power cycles.
Maybe you should start there (instead of days of trial and error as I previously suggested)... how long ago did you replace the screen?
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Yeah, like Joe said, I could see it throwing off your calibration, being a new screen to "learn", but I wouldn't think it is really drawing any more power than any other screen would.
Plus you are using GB, and GB is known to have battery issues. I can't get the old Froyo bump charge tricks to work in GB, it just took several power cycles.
Maybe you should start there (instead of days of trial and error as I previously suggested)... how long ago did you replace the screen?
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About 4 months ago. Even on Froyo I had crap battery performance.
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About 4 months ago. Even on Froyo I had crap battery performance.
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Well in that case, maybe it is trial and error time. 4 months should definately be enough time to Calibrate.
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Well in that case, maybe it is trial and error time. 4 months should definately be enough time to Calibrate.
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Well I just bought a new battery yesterday hoping to improve my performance...
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Well I just bought a new battery yesterday hoping to improve my performance...
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Okay, I'd give it at least 3 power cycles and several days before ruling out calibration.
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Okay, I'd give it at least 3 power cycles and several days before ruling out calibration.
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Okay well I am going to calibrate tonight and see where to go from there!
Where I am as of today.
Battery Calibrated, no data transfer, no sound... basically in my pocket all day.
What do you guys think? Isn't it weird how much battery my screen is eating up?
It does look like the screen is the cause from those shots, though there can be other things that turn on when the screen is on.
Just to be sure, have you tried changing the screen brightness? You might want to try setting it to the lowest setting for a time, then change it to the highest and compare.
What is that notification from? Looks like the juice defender one (i could be wrong, probably am, it was a long time ago that I tried it). If that's what it is I would try a day without that. When I used it it caused massive battery drain, essentially the opposite of what it's supposed to do.
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Psion123 said:
It does look like the screen is the cause from those shots, though there can be other things that turn on when the screen is on.
Just to be sure, have you tried changing the screen brightness? You might want to try setting it to the lowest setting for a time, then change it to the highest and compare.
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I put my screen brightness to the lowest possible.
I just don't get how the screen could do that considering it is put it and works perfectly...
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What is that notification from? Looks like the juice defender one (i could be wrong, probably am, it was a long time ago that I tried it). If that's what it is I would try a day without that. When I used it it caused massive battery drain, essentially the opposite of what it's supposed to do.
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It is Lookout. I will try and see.....
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Battery as of today.
Lowest display possible.
No data or Wifi for the most part (you can tell where in the pictures).
Very Light Use.
Kernel #2
Stock Modem.
Compared to last battery stats, it's a little better but still, I get crap.
It was Lookout Security and LauncherPro Plus!
Now battery lasts 20+ hours!
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Seems like everything works great now.
Can a mod come close this thread please?
Thanks everyone
Hi Guys,
I have been looking for an tablet to read my scientific pdf files and it seems the Kindle 8.9 and Nook HD+ are suited perfectly for that case. I was even planning on buying an anti-glare protector to make it more comfortable for the eyes.
The Nook HD+ was more attractive to me, since it is alot cheaper and the display is even a little bit better (in terms of brightness) than the one from the kindle 8.9. Also I like tinkering around with Android.
Since im from Germany I would have to get the Nook HD+ from the UK (which is no Problem, through ebay or amazon), this makes redeeming the warranty very hard though. This normally isnt an issue for me, because I can easily replace hardware parts myself many times..
After comparing alot, I also noticed that the Nook HD+ Battery is NON-REPLACEABLE!
There are many sources for buying the Kindle 8.9 Battery and even tutorials on how to install them.
Are there any for the Nook HD+ ??
This is the only thing holding me back from buying the Nook HD Plus Otherwise it would suit me perfectly..
And 2 last Questions:
1. Is there a working Standalone Android for the Nook HD+ which replaces the crappy B and N android and runs from internal memory??
2. Is there a working standalone android for the kindle 8.9?
Thanks in advance guys!!
I can't think of a current production Android tablet that has a user replaceable battery.
The out-of-production Toshiba AT100 has a user replaceable battery.
The "emmc" install of cm10.1 (see the development section) runs from internal memory.
You are right, atleast not officially.. But for most mass-produced tablets you can buy and replace the battery anyways, even with the ipad!
With the kindle fire 8.9 though, its no problem to buy a replacement battery!
That means, that in 1 year or so, when the battery has run out, I wouldnt need to throw the kindle 8.9 away!
Like this its more of a one-year product to throw in the trash can then
Still, Im strongly leaning towards the Nook HD+
This is from the FAQ section on http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/Support-nook-hd-plus/379003760
10. Can I replace the battery in my NOOK HD+?
No. The rechargeable battery in your NOOK can only be accessed and replaced by authorized service professionals.
So yes battery can be replaced.
The battery in the Nook HD+ should be good for two or three years before it needs replacing. Maybe longer as my older Nook Color is over two years old and still has a strong battery.
Yes the is an excellent, standalone, Android for the HD+ If you look at the Android Development section, look at the EMMC install. It is the latest release of Android. There is also a hybrid install that permits you to experiment with stock B&N and Jellybean at same time.
gamba,
Don't know about the battery but if you go with the Nook HD+ and find a good anti-glare screen cover, can you post in here because I want one as well and I'm not sure which one to get.
The HD+ really is a great deal. I love mine, especially now. The screen is phenomenal. You won't be disappointed with it I'm sure.
Andy
Simple solution
Just get squaretrade. It covers non replaceable batteries. Its like $44 for 3 years. Plus you would be covered for other accidents.
Battery replacement
I just found this, they sell replacement batteries for lots of different devices: Nook HD+ Battery Replacement Kit
I'm not an advertisement bot, I have one of these and Cyanogenmod 10.1.3 on it is very stable. It's pretty funny that these guys say that the device (Barnes and Noble's Android) is too slow to consider purchasing, because this device never feels slow to me.
Yes you can
You can replace the batteries yourself. Go to YouTube and search for the video "How to Replace Your Barnes and Noble Nook HD 7" Battery". There's also one for the Nook HD9". You can buy the batteries at Amazon. Sorry, I wasn't allowed to post the outside links.
I got my 88 year old mother a (used) HD+ a year ago for Mother's Day and installed 10.1.3. She uses it mainly for games. She tends to let the battery run down to nothing. Last time she did it, she says it won't turn on even though she put it on the charger for a full day. I'm not close by. I told her to hold the power switch on for a full minute but I haven't heard if that worked. Anything she should try?
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its just died....
lmacmil said:
I got my 88 year old mother a (used) HD+ a year ago for Mother's Day and installed 10.1.3. She uses it mainly for games. She tends to let the battery run down to nothing. Last time she did it, she says it won't turn on even though she put it on the charger for a full day. I'm not close by. I told her to hold the power switch on for a full minute but I haven't heard if that worked. Anything she should try?
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If the battery drops to near absolute zero (happens sometimes) you have to plug it in -it will show a battery icon on screen- wait a about 5 - 10 mins, the screen will stay on (it gets hot if you leave it too long, which is also why it doesn't seem to charge much) then press and hold the power button till it goes off, then press and hold again so it starts to boot up. ensure the original charger remains connected at all times during this. If you dont have the original charger use one that is capable of supplying 5v 2000ma or more. It is worth noting that if she lets it stay charging in the with the battery icon showing it not only does it get hot, but it actually damaged the battery on my GFs nook (hummingbird).
I would suggest to your aged mother, that she turns it off when she doesn't intend to use it again for a while.
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I would suggest to your aged mother, that she turns it off when she doesn't intend to use it again for a while.
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The problem will be getting her to remember to turn it off!?
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Has anyone found any sources for a replacement battery. My Nook HD+ won't hold any charge now and has becomes somewhat useless.
http://www.newpower99.com/Barnes_Noble_NOOK_HD_9_Tablet_Battery_Kit_p/barnes-and-noble-nook-hd-9.htm
The bad thing is the battery is $59 and a used Nook HD+ with a warranty is $79 on ebay
My captivate has been working like a champ for better than two years now, aside from possible phoneco problems and the smershingly infuriating wth speaker problem. I was pretty conservative with the apps I installed for most of that time, but have been less so more recently. I did program a simple app to see if I could, and was just starting to think about trying rooting it with the freedom to renew the contract and get a better fone too, but recently it has been rebooting repeatedly, giving erroneous battery condition info, and having problems connecting to the voice and data nets. So my question is going to be do I need a new handset or is it the battery needing replacement and I can use the money to get a laptop that I need instead.
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My first suspicion towards the battery was the erroneous battery condition info, specifically that it was showing a battery level of 0% but able to work. The phone did seem to boot more normally instead of rebooting to airplane mode with a cheaper Chinese replacement battery, but then starting having the same rebooting/radio problems. Before booting the replacement battery, I noticed the original battery oddly bulged where the replacement was not. After booting the replacement battery, the replacement battery bulged oddly in a similar manner. I don't know to handle bulging batteries for heat or not. I have 2 more unbulging replacement batteries from an ebay auction package, but I was not happy with their charge life when I tried using one of them before.
Now the phone seems to work ok on usb power.
Some of the recently non-conservative apps installed recently were AnkiDroid, Gunsmith (didn't work and I uninstalled it), Sudoku something, Mind Games, and mind calculator. Some of the other apps that were champing it up along with the phone no problem 100% were AskPhil, US Army Survival Guide, Brain Genius Deluxe, Google Goggles and Sky, jjReader, a ton of music related apps, and the update to Android2.1. I was planning to update to 2.2 soon, but the update to 2.1 was a little bit of a hassle so I didn't take the time.
So the questions really:
should I be able to get away with uninstalling my recent app installs and installing 2.2 or should I start planning a weekend for a more drastic reset and rooting procedure? I am somewhat versed in unix style systems, but prefer windows, and am not very knowledgeable about kernels of either, will I need more than a weekend to figure out the root and wipe out?
can batteries go bad from a bad app or does the phone maybe have a more serious problem?
Have people been noticing 4G as usefully faster, I use maybe 1Gb of data a month, should I go for a new phone and thaw my 897 later?
What do people think about the programmability and functionality of the newer windows phones? App programming for Android is maybe twice as messy a my experience in .net desktop frameworks, should I figure to get a windows phone?
That is a lot, thanks for reading and any answers or suggestions you have.
riantic
- Your problem is not app related. Try replacing battery with original Samsung one, don't rely on cheap Chinese batteries.
- Check your charger, may be going bad and bugging phone's charging circuit.
- Install CyanogenMod CM10.1 Stable Android 4.2.2 and see if the problem persists.
- IMHO, no future in Windows phone OS, they hold <3% of mobile phones market.
- A new faster phone is always better, but first try to resurrect Captivate, it's still not a bad phone.
somewhat reassuring
Thanks, I guess it would be better that the apps can't fry the battery, although that means my case is more something hardware malfunction. The Chinese replacement battery is working ok but doesn't hold a charge as long as the original.
Do you know if the batteries have a built in voltage sensor or if the phone was possibly doing the error voltage sensing?
I don't necessarily think to trust the AT&T+Samsung/Samsung approved android build more than one in widespread use from the internet, besides the consideration that they would want to keep my business. Is the CyanogenMod you mention more or less observation intrusive than the stock? Is it worth the risk for any specific 4.2.2 features?
- Yes, batteries have their own charging protection circuit with voltage control
- Android 4.2.2 is better in any way - speed, compatibility and features
- No risk with CM ROM, it is very stable and you can always go back to stock in case you don't like CM
I have same problems ever since I don't use stock kernel .. I replace the battery but problem persist even with a brand new battery.. I blame the kernels and almost every 4.2 kernel out there is based on semaphore .. The problem is killing slowly the new batt
gado45 said:
I have same problems ever since I don't use stock kernel .. I replace the battery but problem persist even with a brand new battery.. I blame the kernels and almost every 4.2 kernel out there is based on semaphore .. The problem is killing slowly the new batt
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Millions of Captivate phones use Semaphore based kernel with no battery issues. The problem you guys have is hardware related.
Yup.. I think so.. And Will not get fix by buying new battery , so if you have this kind of problem trash your cappy
gado45 said:
Yup.. I think so.. And Will not get fix by buying new battery , so if you have this kind of problem trash your cappy
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Or get in touch with Josh at mobiletechvideos.com to see if he can fix it.
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almost well blog this sad sad saga
Hey, all, thanks so much so far, very helpful. Here is my situation latests. I have updated the A.OS from the official stock 2.2 to the os 2.3, which basically confirmed that there is something wrong wrong with the handset. It consistently freezes and reboots in under an hour of operation, but seemingly without patterned trigger. So I have to get a new handset, and it will not be a samsung or at&t unless a salesperson at the store can give me a replacement not a captivate.
My next questions are, if I can keep the malfunctioning captivate, is there a somewhat human understandable log of operations somewhere on the phone that might give a clue as to the activity that is loop locking the phone? I seem to recall something about extensive key-wise logging system a while back, am I totally out of the ball park to try something like that? At my current knowledge of mobile phoneology, the other thing I can think to try is a factory reset/wipe, then maybe the firmware loaders available here.
anecdotally, one of the Chinese batteries got 'crunchy' after it got bulgy, definitely not an endorsement for that brand
I am considering a Motorola or an htc next, options and opinions tentively welcome thanks again
I was just wondering why the tf701 isn't added to the forum yet.
I have heard nothing about it over at xda, is it me or are people just not stoked to welcome this device?
This also makes me wonder on how development is going to be on this device..
i am wondering about exactly the same, since i have one already
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i am wondering about exactly the same, since i have one already
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Do you come from a tf700 as well? If so, how does the non-aluminum dock feel like : cheap, sturdy etc.
Oh and have you experienced any random reboots? I heard stories about that
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Do you come from a tf700 as well? If so, how does the non-aluminum dock feel like : cheap, sturdy etc.
Oh and have you experienced any random reboots? I heard stories about that
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Nope, didnt have any tablet before. the dock feels slightly cheap, but can be due to the light weight.
I've read about that reboot crash stuff aswell at amazon,but i did not experience such things so far, AND there is already a new firmware that fixes those problems (also written at amazon).
What i also like is that Asus already released the Bootloader unlocker, but since only have it since 4 days i want to wait until i do such things.
Negative points so far: No Vibration.
positive points so far: Battery, Floating Apps, not that much bloat ware.
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Mods, please create a TF701 forum section plz :laugh:
+1
I'll be getting one of these beauties to replace my TF101
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Nope, didnt have any tablet before. the dock feels slightly cheap, but can be due to the light weight.
I've read about that reboot crash stuff aswell at amazon,but i did not experience such things so far, AND there is already a new firmware that fixes those problems (also written at amazon).
What i also like is that Asus already released the Bootloader unlocker, but since only have it since 4 days i want to wait until i do such things.
Negative points so far: No Vibration.
positive points so far: Battery, Floating Apps, not that much bloat ware.
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I was able to root my tf700t without unlocking bootloader, in fact i've customized it to a maximum level using only root.
So no rom flashing or anything.
Maybe that method will work on the tf701, but I highly doubt it cause its a new processor.
Still waiting for the new infinity to come to shops, it's available in webshops but I want to have a warranty at a store.
Can't wait to have it though
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I was able to root my tf700t without unlocking bootloader, in fact i've customized it to a maximum level using only root.
So no rom flashing or anything.
Maybe that method will work on the tf701, but I highly doubt it cause its a new processor.
Still waiting for the new infinity to come to shops, it's available in webshops but I want to have a warranty at a store.
Can't wait to have it though
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I received my TF701 yesterday. In the Netherlands it is already available in some webshops.
First impression:
- crystal clear screen (in one word: WOW)
- no lag of any sort: everything works great
- graphics on games as Beach Buggy Blitz are amazing! No lag of any sort, not even on the highest resolution etc.
- tablet itself has an aluminium cover (dark grey). It does not look purple like the prime. I like it, but that's a personal thing
- WiFi is excellent! Compared to the Transformer Prime, that is not a surprise. However, the TF701 detects the same signals as the 17" laptop, a desktop PC with a USB-wifidongle and a cellphone (Samsung Galaxy S3 mini) do.
- GPS is detecting satellites instantly
And now the cons:
- the dock is made of plastic and sounds plastic, al little cheap. Everything works as it should though...
- I tried to plug in a USB-stick: some force is needed (though I thinks that has to do with the stick, which is always in my pocket...
- at start up I tried the mousepad, it did not work instantly... After I plugged in a USB-stick, it worked splendidly (every time). It seems you have to 'activate' the mousepad
- I am desperately missing root... I'd like to put back my backups, but that doesn't work right now.
- the server to update firmware automaticly was down yesterday.
Govermans said:
I received my TF701 yesterday. In the Netherlands it is already available in some webshops.
First impression:
- crystal clear screen (in one word: WOW)
- no lag of any sort: everything works great
- graphics on games as Beach Buggy Blitz are amazing! No lag of any sort, not even on the highest resolution etc.
- tablet itself has an aluminium cover (dark grey). It does not look purple like the prime. I like it, but that's a personal thing
- WiFi is excellent! Compared to the Transformer Prime, that is not a surprise. However, the TF701 detects the same signals as the 17" laptop, a desktop PC with a USB-wifidongle and a cellphone (Samsung Galaxy S3 mini) do.
- GPS is detecting satellites instantly
And now the cons:
- the dock is made of plastic and sounds plastic, al little cheap. Everything works as it should though...
- I tried to plug in a USB-stick: some force is needed (though I thinks that has to do with the stick, which is always in my pocket...
- at start up I tried the mousepad, it did not work instantly... After I plugged in a USB-stick, it worked splendidly (every time). It seems you have to 'activate' the mousepad
- I am desperately missing root... I'd like to put back my backups, but that doesn't work right now.
- the server to update firmware automaticly was down yesterday.
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Thanks for informing me ^^
About that usb stick insertion thing, I had the same thing going on with my tf700 with any usb cable or stick. it's definitely the usb port I think.
You could try and root using motochopper or a CF auto root. This doesn't affect your bootloader what so ever so if it works, its great, and if it fails.. well it just fails then, no harm there at all
I have tried motorchopper and DebugfsRoot_Generic_v2.3. They both did not work: I have no root.
And for the record: I am NOT taking a risk of HARD-BRICK my brandnew device... So no flashing and downgrades for me the next 24 months...
True.
but tbh, i flashed the new firmware today cause i had a random reboot yesterday. So far the slight lags are gone, and no reboots, i'll keep on testing
The mousepad issue has been fixed in the latest firmware update and is working fine now on my TF701
I have mine since last week (Switzerland) and I am VERY happy with it! Eagerly waiting for the forum to discuss on XDA - and root of course!
I really have no complaints about the device until now. No reboots, no problem with dock and keyboard, fast like hell, long battery life and a superduper screen )) Every USB stick I tested worked fine and my 64 GB SanDisk microSD adds a looot of fast storage. Charges in under 3 hours, I love that!
It can easily stream 1080p MKV files from my NAS with BSPlayer without struggling... Comming from Galaxy Tab 10.1 (first version) it's an upgrade in every matter I can think of!
Can someone post up some pics of the device? I heard that the US will be it first week of Nov. I hope that is true.
rfs830 said:
Can someone post up some pics of the device? I heard that the US will be it first week of Nov. I hope that is true.
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and a screen shot of the home screen would be nice... im going to get one when it is available in the USA . does the 201 dock work with it?
ianwardell said:
and a screen shot of the home screen would be nice... im going to get one when it is available in the USA . does the 201 dock work with it?
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Previous docks and chargers wont work as the connector has changed.
sbdags said:
Previous docks and chargers wont work as the connector has changed.
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That sucks......:/ did they make it thinner or something?
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rfs830 said:
Can someone post up some pics of the device? I heard that the US will be it first week of Nov. I hope that is true.
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There are loads of pictures online that can be found with google. If you want a picture of anything specific let me know.
^^ same here: I can make pictures etc. this afternoon. Same goes for testing: if you want something tested, let me know. I'll try it then.
Really looking forward to the TF701 - thanks for the info from those lucky enough to have one already. I've been waiting ages for this - but then haven't we all!
An upgrade for my TF101 is overdue.
Glad to hear random reboots appear to be not happening / or are being resolved with OTA upgrades.
Anyone know of availability in the UK?