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[Eee Pad Transformer General] californiarailroader:
I don't need this as I'm already running 3.1, but where did you find this on the Asus web site? I couldn't find the 3.1 update anywhere on the support site for the Transformer, I would just like to know where it is just in case, thanks!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] stuntdouble:
Well spotted. Added to list.

It has been rolled out everywhere now. There are a vocal minority who haven't had the update yet? though, along with people who have got the notification but it's not letting them update. For all of you lot, you will have to wait for Asus to release the manual update on their site. In red for emphasis, for people who skim thread, and are incapable of reading the first post..
[Eee Pad Transformer General] AvRS:
People who haven't yet got it have you manually checked for the update when you have over 50% battery? I made this mistake so had to wait till this morning to update

Also the quick menu in standard browser (the one you swipe from edge of screen) has been changed with more options and is now blue, looks nice.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] GwynBleidd:
Not sure if this has been mentioned before... Did the 3.0.1 browser have Private Browsing feature? 3.1 does.

Apologies if it was there in 3.0.1 and I just didn't notice it, might be the case.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] stuntdouble:
Yes it did but thanks for reporting anyway.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] GwynBleidd:
Sorry!

Then I'd like to mention that the real world javascript performance (not sunspider or similar tests) has decreased dramatically in the new browser.

I'm a web developer myself, so I've tested several sites made by my team, which utilize complex jQuery based animations (slide out, fade, dynamic resizing, etc) and found that it's at least 2x slower (I did take a look at all of them with 3.0.1, too).

EDIT: Probably not javascript performance, but rather rendering speed. Should also be related to blackouts while scrolling a long page fast.

Below are a few examples to test: (first take a look at them in your desktop/laptop browser, OS and browser version don't matter pretty much, then try to open them with 3.1 browser on TF)

http://www.hieu.co.uk/blog/index.php/imageswitch/ - a set of (not so) simple jQuery animations, done on a small image. The bigger the image, the slower it will be. On my 3.1, the browser isn't even showing 70% of animations.

(load the page, try links like Fade In, Scroll In, Fly In, etc)

http://sorgalla.com/projects/jcarousel/examples/static_circular.html - a very simple jQuery image carousel, done on some tiny images, and even in this case it's slow as hell on TF.

(load the page, try clicking arrows right and left)

These are just examples, but, from what I've seen, any more or less complex jQuery animations will be pretty unusable on the 3.1 browser. I suspect it is also the case with other Javascript frameworks (mootools, prototype, etc) - as jQuery is probably the fastest.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] stuntdouble:
No need to be sorry, I wasnt being sarcastic, I really do want people to report stuff they find. :) So thank you to everyone who has reported their findings. There's too many people starting random threads for the same info as posted here, and as Asus seem to be reading this list, it makes sense to give them the most detailed explanation of anything we find so they can try and fix it.

It's good to hear an independant opinion on the more technical aspects as i wouldnt personally know where to start testing things to do with browser performance. I've put a note on the first post linking to yours, so if you get any further details you can report to help out, please edit your post with the info.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] GwynBleidd:
Thanks, I've just put up a couple of examples, feel free to try them out.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] human_error:
the 3.1 update has the mouse cursor vanishing after a few seconds of inactivity (i also think you have to have touched the screen or used the keyboard after using it before it will vanish) when plugged into the dock. before it was always there.

**edit**

i see this as a good thing by the way - having the cursor always on screen was annoying before...
[Eee Pad Transformer General] qq67:
I just downloaded the firmware not android update
[Eee Pad Transformer General] habanosrus:
I have a 32GB model and am located here in the US. Yesterday I updated OTA to 3.1 but there was an issue with the device thinking that I had an audio jack connected when in fact there was not one connected. I was able to get sound but only after plugging in a headset. Resetting and wiping the device did not fix the problem.

I downloaded the firmware (UpdateLauncher_US_epad_user_82313.zip) from the ASUS website, moved it to a sdcard and successfully flash the firmware back to 3.01. This fixed my audio/headset issue that I was experiencing. I tried to update back to 3.1 but the system update says that there is not update available for my device.

I called ASUS support and they said that they were not the ones that pushed the 3.1 update. The update that they recommend is the posted on their site (which is the one that I downloaded). He said that Android probably pushed the 3.1 update to the device and not ASUS. Is this true? Is there anywhere I can download the 3.1 update?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Nascar Dog:
Whoever you talked to is clueless. :eek:

ASUS is pushing the 3.1 update.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] habanosrus:
That's what I thought and I asked him several times to confirm that it was Google that pushed the 3.1 update and not ASUS. Hey, if they can't read it on the support checklist they are clueless.

Going to give them another call.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] :
That sonofabitch Android! Always doing whatever he wants!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] easyetx:
i talked to support yesterday too regarding a similar issue. he said the update wasnt going to be officially available until today and to call back. they are clueless.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] EP2008:
LOL. The things that ASUS support say! Since ASUS is the one working on an OS that will work with their device + any modifications, there's no way that google would be pushing these updates. Perhaps if they did, there would be no bloatware like MyNet, magazine readers, etc.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] starafire:
My Library - Alice question

Does anyone know if there is a permanent way to get rid of the Alice in wonderland book? I thought after I deleted in 3.1 it finally went away for good. As it didn't keep coming back right away like before the update. But I checked again just now and its back :(
[Eee Pad Transformer General] no1_cdn:
3.1 Problems

Hi all

Updated to 3.1 yesterday.

I've noticed that my wifi signal is much weaker after the update.

Also, I'm getting 1.5h less battery time usage than before.

Stock browser FCs quite often.

Thanx

no1
[Eee Pad Transformer General] CrunchyDoodle:
For me, I noticed that coincidentally, my wireless router decided to change from channel 6 to channel 11, probably due to all the other wireless routers interfering in my neighborhood, and that the battery gage calibration is different - more like a gas gage on an American car where it sits at 100% for a long time and then quickly starts moving down. In the end the results the same, of course. Then my router changed to channel 10, which seems stronger.

Bye. :cool:
[Eee Pad Transformer General] weikichen:
3.1 still has a lot of problems

such as HDMI output which always 720 limitation , playback always shutter

H/W decode can't play almost everything .

transcode and decode have to take a long time

i think asus cheated so big
[Eee Pad Transformer General] D4rKlar:
Personally I've noticed positives... better cut/paste layout in options, some sites I couldn't fully use on the stock browser (in desktop mode) now work perfectly and there seems to be much less lag when using Multipicture as a live wallpaper with a different image on each desktop. It was pretty unuseable before... Oh and 480p mkv's now play perfectly in stock movie player whereas previously I could only play them on Rock.

Kind Regards,

D4rKlar
[Eee Pad Transformer General] weikichen:
youtube using flash 10.3 on HC 3.1 still shutter

the only positive thing about 10.3 is UI smoothly ,YOUTUBE APP smoothly and so on,

but other devices could do that a long time ago
[Eee Pad Transformer General] nik4o77:
Just passed the 3.1 update in Bulgaria TF (bundle) 16GB :D,yes.... with two days delay but successfully and what I noticed is smooth browser and youtube,gmail still there, better touchpad....absolutely flawless :p
[Eee Pad Transformer General] stuntdouble:
If there is a file called 'update.zip' during the firmware flash procedure then it deletes itself after a successful flash, as I don't have anything called that on my device.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] ZHumphries:
Now I know this is probably a stupid question but here goes anyway :)

When I goto Settings -> About Tablet -> System Update. The Check for Updates button is greyed with a message below. There is an update for your device. Please check notifications

For the life of me I kind find a notification or anyway to update the tablet :(

I did notice that com.asus.dm (DMClient) crashed around the time the update was released

Any assistance would be appreciated.

Cheers
[Eee Pad Transformer General] stuntdouble:
Well all I can do is tell you how it happened. In my notification area it showed one of those arrows showing a file transfer, slowly downloading the update, then when it got the file it reset itself and applied the update.

You can probably fix your problem by doing a full reset via Privacy>Factory data reset. You will lose anything you have installed on the device this way so back up beforehand. Then trying to update the tablet again.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] ZHumphries:
Thanks for the quick reply. I have already tried the full reset and have found that if I re-setup the tablet and dont enable wifi then when I do enable it and check for updates the DMClient (com.asus.dm) crashes :(

Time to call technical support???
[Eee Pad Transformer General] ZHumphries:
A quick clearing of the cache for the DMClient has fixed the issue.

Cheers
[Eee Pad Transformer General] stuntdouble:
Yeah, sounds like a job for tech support. Sorry, I dont know much about the dmclient processes.

Edit: Ah cool glad its sorted.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] simonbarker:
I updated to the latest firmware yesterday and while it's been a generally positive update there's one tiny problem it's created, if I turn the screen off or let it switch off automatically I can't turn the screen back on.

It's inconsistent, if I turn off the screen and turn it back on within a few minutes it works but longer than that and it'll probably not come back. Holding down the power button doesn't do anything so I think it's still running just not powering the screen, repeated attempts and I'll eventually end up being able to get it to switch back on but only after it's turned off.

This is pretty intolerable unless I want to leave the screen on all the time or wait for it to boot up every time, has anyone come across this or can tell me how to reset it to factory settings?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Mike1002:
Im also having a similar problem to you, was happening occasionally pre-update as well :(
[Eee Pad Transformer General] demonotter:
I keep having this issue too (pre-firmware update). I was hoping the update might help with it, I'm not sure if it's a software or hardware bug on mine. :(
[Eee Pad Transformer General] case0:
My transformer has downloaded the update but I pressed postpone, can't find the update.zip anywhere though.. I've been holding off rooting but maybe if I did it now I could use root explorer to find the firmware upgrade if it would be useful?

Regarding the upgrade I'm not sure what to do! I think I can only press postpone 2 more times, with a max postponement of a day each time. I don't want to lose the ability to root but neither do I want to lose the possibility of rolling back and installing an official update? Advice anyone?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] foxmeister:
If I were you, I'd root, nandroid backup (so you can return to stock) and install the MoDaCo ROM. The OTA won't install over that anyway, so you won't have an issues with "postponing" the update, and I'd imagine we'll see a flashable update.zip containing most of the fixes in the update (less recovery, bootloader, radio etc) within the next few days.

Regards,

Dave
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Roach2010:
What I have done was to use the 3.0.1.4 r1 Beta fake flash zip to boot into recovery, take a nandroid backup and then install Paul's MCR.

This way I have the device rooted but still with the original recovery and I can always boot from the fake flash perform a nandroid restore to get my device back to being unrooted with the Asus rom if I wanted to.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Dexter_nlb:
so thats a request for those, not having done the update yet, i guess :)

so someone with root access, able to use adb or if we knew download location, a copy/paste in a filemanager with root, could do it too, to a sdcard.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] case0:
Apparently though the option to update doesn't appear after you restore to stock?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] stuntdouble:
New firmware update coming this thursday 28th April according to the official Asus UK facebook page. I'll update the first post with the latest changes when known.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] stuntdouble:
Latest firmware is out today (a day early). 1st post updated with the latest changes found. If you notice any changes that arent on the list please leave a message and i'll update it.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Roach2010:
I'm hoping it's a one off but my Transformer just refused to accept any touch input after I put the new update on.

Seems ok so far after a hard reboot but I'll be keeping an eye on it.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Mr Paul:
Updated ok, video recording is very good now, but other then that....?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] chrispazz:
No more ROOT after this update....
[Eee Pad Transformer General] jimbob1971:
I thought there was no more root after the last update..? Are you saying the last one can be rooted still?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] psycho2097:
guys, i rooted and installed prime 3.1, but i still get the standard asus update notificatn in the status bar. can sum1 tell me the location of the fota file so that i can delete it?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] mllk:
Came here to say this. Wifi is definitely weaker after updating to HC 3.1. Can definitely notice this when I'm at work using the splashtop app. In the same exact location that I place my tablet, what used to be once smooth operation is now filled with lag/stuttering and disconnects.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] habanosrus:
Gave ASUS support another call regarding why the 3.1 does not show up on my tablet. I had no issues updating to 3.1 when update was first released by had to reinstall 3.01 firmware due to audio issue.

This time a different CS rep confirmed that ASUS was responsible for pushing the 3.1 update (not Google) and that there are a lot of people hitting the server for the update so it may take some time before it shows up. Well, that was 2 days ago and it still shows that there is no update available or my device. There is definitely something going on but it must be device specific as others have been able download the update during that past 2 days.

I am just going to call them again and start harrassing them until I get a rep with 1/2 a brain.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] AvRS:
Have you got over 50% battery when doing a manual search? As simple as it is even I forgot as it won't tell you there's an update without enough battery.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] josephislee:
I think you have to update manually. The Transformer seems to stop receiving OTA updates after downgrading. The same thing happened to me when I downgraded from .13 to.9 firmware. However, after the manual update (As in downloading the zip file from the Asus ftp site, putting it at the root of your SD etc), my transformer started recognizing new OTA firmware.

Hope I helped :D
[Eee Pad Transformer General] keef319:
Invisible widgets? Common prob or just me? Happens with CNN & News360. The widget is there but invisible.

The other day I had Sleep of Death, rebooted and every widget had disappeared completely! Had to put every one back. :confused:
[Eee Pad Transformer General] EP2008:
I've got invisible widgets as well, but only for news360 - which apparently they fixed in the last update, but it's still not working.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] lightfire:
I have the CNN disappearing widget; how do you run it? I have run it from market but is there an easier way?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] californiarailroader:
The loss of CNN isn't much of a loss ;) I haven't had any issues with invisible widgets.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] escoe:
Is there a way to download and manually install the official 3.1 update without rooting? I have been checking for it every day and its not showing up. I even had to manually update the firmware from .9 to .13 from the Asus website.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Shockwave786:
Thanks for the info +1

i have the Chinese sku and Honeycomb 3.1 isn't showing up?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Shockwave786:
I still never receive the 3.1 update

My tablet isn't prompting me to update

Help please :)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] davedontmind:
Did you try Settings -> About Tablet -> System Update ?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dsnuts002:
Same here... trying to force the update says there is no update available for your device currently. ASUS's web site isnt showing anything newer than 3.0.1

Can someone post a link to the update... I can't find it on the ASUS site
[Eee Pad Transformer General] PrinceMike:
No update for me

I can't get my Transformer to update to 3.1 either. Actually it did once, but I had to factory reset and now it won't update. Tried clearing the cache/data for DMClient and even another factor reset. Nothing works. I know there are some links floating around for a leaked update, but I'd really like to get the notification working so that I know about future updates. I'd rather wait for a file downloaded from asus.com rather than a leaked file. Can anyone suggest something else?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] californiarailroader:
I would just download an install the leaked version, it's the EXACT same version as the one they released officially.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Talon113:
anyone have a link to the WW version of the honeycomb 3.1 update. Only been able to locate the US version. I tried the steps on the first post to see if the FOTA version would be picked up but no luck.

current firmware version is WW8.2.3.13

location Australia

any help is much appreciated
[Eee Pad Transformer General] GJunker:
I haven't received the update yet either, and I've tried the system update check that davedontmind suggests. I don't know what I'm supposed to do at this point. I received the last firmware update (about 2/3 weeks ago?) just fine.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] tornadog:
can i downgrade back to 8.2.3.13 and do a factory reset to go back to the 3.0.1 without issues. This battery life deal is killing me. I am planning to use it next week for 14hr training sessions, and cant afford to lose charge in the middle of a session. The short usb cable means I cant charge it while in class.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] david84us:
They need to fix the battery draining.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] zaldwaik:
No update for me either, firmware or 3.1. What is wrong with these people?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] allston232:
Buy an extension power cable (not the USB cable, the power cable). It's about USD $2-$3.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Liselotte:
just updated mine 20 mins ago. runs really smooth. Youtube vid is super smooth.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] ione2380:
I received my transformer yesterday and no update, left it to charge over night and in the morning when i turned on wifi i got the 3.1 update! :)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] 3DSammy:
stuntdouble,

In the "Things needing to be fixed" section under Dock the item with "No way to tell the level of internal dock battery. (unless you plug in the charger)", you may want to add a link to:

[APP][BASIC] Transformer Battery Widget

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1112391

I believe that this free widget resolves that issue. It is 3.1 HC compliant and resizable.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] stuntdouble:
Thought I had added it yesterday, but I hadn't. Added now. Cheers. :)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] karlr30:
I also have weaker wifi signals since the 3.1 upgrade. THe connection is often droped.

My router is a Dir655 2.4
[Eee Pad Transformer General] californiarailroader:
I haven't had any issues with Wifi on mine with 3.1, I can walk all around the house without any issues whatsoever. I have a Linksys/Cisco E2000 802.11n router.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] karlr30:
You are lucky, and i am not ! :(
[Eee Pad Transformer General] californiarailroader:
Have you tried changing the location of your router? Is your router near any lights, computers, or other similar devices? I am just trying to think of things that might help.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] stuntdouble:
The wifi driver was downgraded which hasn't helped a few of us, myself included. Hopefully asus will re-implement the drivers in the next update... again.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Rumbleweed:
WiFi signal at two locations where I use the TF most has in fact dropped with 3.1. This is not speculative, but actual difference from before 3.1 to after 3.1
[Eee Pad Transformer General] californiarailroader:
I never said it was speculative, I just said I haven't had any problems :)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] mllk:
is there anyway to use the wifi driver from pre-3.1?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] gametime69:
Same here..

I recieved my TF on Monday and it had Android 3.01 with an outdated firmware. So I read the FAQ and manually updated my firmware and still will not update to HC 3.1 . I guess it might be a good thing because it seems people are having slight issues with their updates and mine right now is doing well except for Facebook which FC when I try to log in. Thats a big show stopper for me right now.:mad:
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dazz87:
No issues with connection drop on my Dlink Dir 655. Have you tried a different channel on your router.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] karlr30:
Wifi

I'm on the same channel that i was before the upgrade.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Bob Smith42:
3.1 available for download from asus (ww only)

http://www.asus.com/Eee/Eee_Pad/Eee_Pad_Transformer_TF101/#download

Version V8.4.4.5(WW)

Eee Pad Transformer TF101 Firmware: V8.4.4.5 Only for WW SKU(Android 3.1)

Steps of Update:

1. Check SW version of your Eee Pad Transformer TF101*

2. Download Eee Pad Transformer TF101 Firmware: V8.4.4.5 Only for WW SKU and Update Launcher SOP WW

3. Please follow the steps in the SOP manual to update the firmware.

※Firmware update cannot do *SKU conversion*. Wrong SKU may cause update failure

*How to check SW version of your Eee Pad Transformer TF101?

Path: [Settings]-->[About tablet]-->Build number

Example: You should be able to see the build number WW_epad-8.X.X.X_2011xxxx, where “WW” means SKU.

You can only update your SW version on the Same SKU.

222,67 (MBytes) 2011.06.10 update
[Eee Pad Transformer General] diecast17:
Asus really needs to fix the drain issue with the battery and the dock. I keep the tablet on the dock, and when I don't use it for a couple of day the tablet and the dock are almost completely dead. Yes I do a full shut down when I am done with the Transformer.

I love the Transformer even with the light bleed and the creaking case, just please fix the battery issue!!!!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Jojobou:
+1 for me!!!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] :
I curious why you need to shut it down at all? When my TF sits without use it can go 4 days on standy.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] knoxploration:
I'm curious how you can manage to leave your TF unused for four days. ;-)