[Eee Pad Transformer General] stuntdouble:
Loving your new tablet but want more? Try some of these tips to add new experiences:

-Official Asus mini FAQ pdf HERE.

-Official English language manual HERE.

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-If you have rooted your device, then applying the FOTA update (firmware over the air) from Asus will re-lock your device, as it enables signature checking. If you wish to keep root, either wait for a safe update to be released by a member of the forums, or don't update at all. If you have already updated from the original stock firmware you will have to wait for an updated root method.

*Root allows low level system access to all features of a device. Benefits include, but aren't restricted to, allowing everything to be backed up, blocking adverts, greater customisation, etc.*

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-What apps are compatible?

Try HERE for a list.

-Getting lag from google search?

Set your home page instead of 'www.google.com' to 'www.google.com/webhp?complete=0'. This will remove the instant feature and give you lag free search results.

-Enable Quick Controls in web browser.

Open Browser>Settings>Labs>Quick Controls. Now go back to the browser window and swipe your fingers in from the side of the screen, for a cool options menu.

-Want a longer charging cable?

Certain USB 3.0 male to female extension cables may have the extra pins required to allow you to lengthen your cable. Failing this you could always use a mains lead to extend the electrical lead. Links HERE and HERE for more info. Full thread on cables working and not working HERE.

-Got a problem you can't seem to fix? Tablet locked up or become unresponsive? Speakers not working?

Try holding the power button down for 10-12 seconds, which will totally power off the device. This is different from other power down methods. It's fixed many people's various problems so it's worth a try if you are stuck.

-Install a different keyboard.

There are many keyboards available for tablet devices on the market. Settings>Language & Input>Keyboard Settings>Current Input Method. And if you hadnt noticed, the default Asus keyboard lets you swipe your finger to spell out words, just like Swype.

-Improve your wifi connection speed to the tablet.

Hold your pad vertically while facing the direction of your router or access point. You can get up to a 50% stronger signal just by doing this, as the aeriel is in the top of the device behind the screen. Also make sure your router is on a specific channel and not set to 'auto'. Use a free app such as 'Wifi Analyzer' to help you find the best channel.

-To store more files, expand your memory.

SDXC cards can be read by the keyboard dock. Format your new card to NTFS if you are planning on using files over 4gb. There is no need for partitions. If you are not planning on putting any files over 4gb on it, Fat32 filesystem is also an option.

-How can I get the best quality wallpaper as my background, and still have the scrolling effect?

For non rooted and rooted devices. Check THIS thread for an updated view of the wallpaper situation. Also a good app to help you create a wallpaper with the scrollable effect and still keep the quality is called 'Wallpaper Wizardrii' which is free from the market.

-What is the best resolution to make the wallpaper so I get that cool scrolling effect with the best quality onscreen when changing home screens?

For rooted devices. 2135 x 1408 pixels. The picture posted at the bottom of this post shows you the layout (credits to the Xoom forum people for this image). This is for adding wallpapers to the original directory once you are rooted. This way they are exactly the same resolution as the original 'asus tree' wallpaper. For reference, the middle area of the home screen is 1280x720 in size.

-Can I stop programs running when I start my device up?

You need to root your device and then you can install an app called Autostarts or Startup Manager which will allow you to disable apps that start up automatically.

-Change to an animated wallpaper.

Press and hold your finger on the home screen. Select Wallpaper>Live Wallpaper.

-How do I capture screenshots?

Settings>Screen>Screenshot Now go to the screen you want to take a picture of and hold down the task switching button for 1 second. Release and 1 second later it will take a screenshot. These are saved to sdcard/Screenshots/ in the file manager.

-How do I get into the bootloader?

Hold the volume down button and press the power button. Keep holding volume down until the screen lights up.

-Can I change the boot animation? (the animated 'Asus' logo at startup)

Details HERE.

-Add an internet bookmark list to your home page.

Press and hold finger on home screen. Widgets>Bookmarks

-Show the web browsing history.

Long press the back key in the default browser to show the last few websites you visited.

-Can I change the way web pages display in the default browser?

You can set the browser to tablet, desktop or mobile mode. This will tell the web server you are accessing, how your device should process a page and display it accordingly. It's recommended to set the option to desktop or tablet to make the most of the transformers large screen. To save on data costs when tethered, set it to mobile mode. Open the default browser. Open the browser settings>advanced>user agent string. Change it to whichever option you want. Close browser. Re-open. Should display the pages based on the option you chose.

-Add a finger pattern unlock screen.

Go to Settings>Location and Security>Configure Lock Screen>Pattern>Draw a pattern (and remember it)

-Use Battery Monitor Widget?

Set the battery to 6600mA instead of the default 1200mA. In battery monitor widget>settings>monitoring preferences>battery capacity (Check the underside of your box for the phrase '2CELL3300' to confirm, as there may be different versions for different countries). Setting it to this rating should give a more accurate reading for your battery stat tracking. (Thx to Edge929)

-You can plug other devices into the cable using a female usb to female usb connector.

Certain devices (such as usb memory sticks, keyboards, etc.) can be used via this method. Thread HERE with more info.

-How do I check battery usage?

Settings>About Tablet>Battery use>Click the graph OR Settings>Applications>Battery Use>Click the graph. Shows the system devices that have been using the battery.

-Email someone a lot? Add them to your home screen.

Press and hold home screen>Contact>Their Name. Adds a widget to the screen of your choice that lets you select a method of contacting them.

-What do the colours on the dock indicate?

Solid Green light = Battery above 95% charge.

Solid Orange (they call it orange, it's red on mine) = 10-95% charge.

Orange blinking = Battery less than 3-10% charge.

Orange fast blinking = Battery less than 3% charge.

-Hidden debug settings option in the default browser:

For advanced users. Changing these settings may dramatically affect performance. Type in about:debug into the default browser bar, then hit the options>settings>debug tab.

-Hidden easter egg in 3.1:

There's a honeycomb easter egg in 3.1. Tap the version number "3.1" in the settings>about tablet a few times.

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Got any handy tips? Let me know...

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