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[Fascinate Themes and Apps] sunder74:
Hahaha not you again?!?! Lol jk...delete the LatinIME from system/app I have named all the apk's to match the rom. All apks were tested by different members on both scripts.(There were some naming issues and the developerdevelopers are aware will probably get sorted in the next release.)
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] dablitzkrieg:
Did as you said above. Still stock gingerbread. Just a question, does the new keyboard have swype?

Sent with my 3rd leg
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] sunder74:
The only keyboard I included was the stock gb. Swype isn't affected.
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] dablitzkrieg:
Tried to reflash the theme no go.

Sent with my 3rd leg
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] sunder74:
Ok do this...reflash the rom and then the 1.2 update let it boot then flash the theme. I just got a pm back from one of the devs and the system/app folder will be corrected on the next release. I apologize for the inconvenience.
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] jthompson0019:
Flashed latest update and really liking all the new changes. Feels really complete. Keep up the great work.
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] sunder74:
Thanks man gonna have another one(new theme) up today/tonight :-)
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] dablitzkrieg:
This is awesome. Is there any way to incorporate swype into this themed keyboard?

Sent with my 3rd leg
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] sunder74:
Glad you got it up and working I will do a swype in the next day or so.
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] tennisjunkie:
Haptic feedback not working on my keyboard. Edify but not certain what version. I flashed ur updates but that's as much as I can tell of version. Love ur theme. Love the green. Anyone know where I can get green icons to replace some of mine? Thank you.
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] vdelsan:
just flash com 1.3 rom then flash this theme after reboot but no statusbar icons show up so tired full wipe still same story any ideas would be greatly appreciated
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] sunder74:
It's for 1.2 com rom.
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] vdelsan:
thanks for the reply wish it would have work out cause this is a great theme especially the pull down notification...by the way I tired out evil rom great so far thinking to stick with it for awhile do you think in the future your themes would work for this rom

please update this theme to current rom don't let it die :)
[Acer Iconia A500] sublime167:
Does anyone else that has one notice a funny vibration when it's charging and you touch the aluminum side? I have it sitting on a leather desk chair charging and whenever I touch the side I get a little vibration that feels like electric current. It's very noticeable when I run my finger up and down it.
[Acer Iconia A500] quietas:
Nope, I don't seem to have that. I bought one today, but the screen is horrible.
[Acer Iconia A500] Bigsam411:
Yes I was Checking that out at a Best Buy today and noticed that. Also I get the same vibration when I do the same thing on my HP Zeen android tab when it is docked to my printer.
[Acer Iconia A500] jamerican413:
Horrible? What makes the screen horrible for you? Why did you buy it? Surely, you could see that the screen was horrible before you decided to buy...??
[Acer Iconia A500] Neoprimal:
I purchased one today as well. I haven't noticed the charging thing.

I think 'horrible' is a terribly harsh word, but many people tend to nitpick when it comes to these things and by all rights that's fine as it is their money. If you look carefully at the screen you'll see tiny vertical lines. In essence, if you sit there and stare up close you WILL see a tiny grid. I doubt many people will even notice it without it being called to attention. If it affected me negatively then I'd have an issue but it doesn't. It's obvious that some people are going to take issue with it though. It's up to the person to decide if they feel it's a problem or not.

The light acer ui software seems elegant and well thought out and all in all I do like it. I am still deciding between the iconia tab and the eee transformer. There are trade-offs. The eee doesn't have a camera flash and the front cam is 1.2 vs. the iconias 2.0 MP, not that that's a huge deal. The eee is also supposed to get a bit more juice from it's battery over the iconia tab. The eee doesn't have a host usb on the tab, you'll need the dock, not a big deal to some but I actually like having it on the tab. The eee has gorilla glass and an ips screen, the iconia doesnt have either but has a nice brushed metal backing and one thing I haven't noticed any reviewers mention is the Acer has a backlit power button which occasionally lights up....there's no method to it, ie: it's not lighting up because you have notifications but I'm sure a future update could result in that behavior. Heck, maybe it can be set right now (I haven't played with it in depth yet). The iconia tab also has some buried features...dolby sound which actually sounds pretty nice and 2 noise cancelling mics for really great skype/voip convos. These 2 tablets are going to give people a hard time in deciding I think. The eee has that keyboard/trackpad/battery dock, the iconia tab has a dock with a keyboard/trackpad/remote (rumored, I havent SEEN it).

One gripe I'm having with the Iconia is it doesn't seem to play many video file types over dlna. If it doesn't play them directly then this will definitely be a problem for me. I had a GTablet and would regularly use upnplay to stream videos from my Windows 7 machines and now I can't seem to get the Iconia to play a single file. I've tried Vplayer, Rockplayer, Doubletwist, nothing works. I don't know if this is Acer's fault or Honeycomb so I'm waiting patiently for the eee transformer to come so I can do my tests on it to finger the culprit.

I really like the tablet and hope I don't have to exchange it. I was all for the eee but got tired of the long drawn out wait. Now I'm hearing it's supposed to come tomorrow so I'll get to do some direct comparisons and end up with the one that fits me the most.
[Acer Iconia A500] graffixnyc:
Why are you asking about the Acer in the Asus forum? just curious not being a jerk
[Acer Iconia A500] lou0611:
Im picking up the iconia today. I don't care about the keyboard. If i wanted a Keyboard its get a netbook. I like the usb feature and the sim slot and hspa ready.
[Acer Iconia A500] dfin13:
For those of us who don't want to wait until the middle of May for a Transformer, this is a viable option and I'd like to hear about their experiences with it, especially since there isn't a dedicated subform for it here yet (which is odd).
[Acer Iconia A500] Cubfan99:
Got the A500, too. I like it, but will be checking out the transformer when I can get my hands on one.
[Acer Iconia A500] palmaal:
I bought one A500 today, the screen is fantastic.........
[Acer Iconia A500] dfin13:
Is there really an issue with the grid being visible?
[Acer Iconia A500] palmaal:
Great screen

Excellent Dolby sound

USB 2.0 port that actually works

Micro HDMI port with 1080p output

Working memory expansion

Great suite of included apps
[Acer Iconia A500] Itchiee:
Think I'll have to take a looksie at my local Best Buy. :o
[Acer Iconia A500] dfin13:
I placed my order for the Transformer at Amazon in hopes that stock will come in soon, but I am still considering the A500. The main thing that's keeping me from it is the apparent lack of popularity compared to the Transformer. Doesn't affect the quality of the unit, but it does affect the availability of accessories and dev support.
[Acer Iconia A500] bigdickinscider:
I'm liking the A500. I see no problem with the screen. There's an included app to stream music from any PC in your network. The USB port can charge my EVO while I'm tethering and read files off of my phone or flash drive.
[Acer Iconia A500] theheathen:
Are you able to install non-market apps?
[Acer Iconia A500] Cubfan99:
I saw that in the cnet review. Have not seen what they were talking about. Seems like they go out of their way to nitpick.
[Acer Iconia A500] Neoprimal:
You really have to look at it and look for it to see it imho. But it's there. Is it a dealbreaker? Only if it bothers you.

As for the question about non-market apps. The answer is yes, you can...and you can sideload just fine.

I'm still not able to play any videos :/ Even with the files directly on a microsd. My last choice is to copy them to the device and try the included player. If they still don't play this is going to be a big problem for me.

Anyone else able to stream videos from their pcs or from a microsd?
[Acer Iconia A500] Itchiee:
My local BB has decided to sell them telepathicly instead of putting them out for display. He said we have them but wont have a display until next week, maybe. They rather sell them instead he says, and I'm like not having them out on the floor helps... :rolleyes:

I wanna see it in action first. Oh well sale lost....
[Acer Iconia A500] dfin13:
That's goofy. My local BB had one on display right next to the Xoom.
[Acer Iconia A500] sackofnoise:
Well in this case (don't want to sound cheap) should'nt you just buy it, go home, play with it and if it is not as great as you want, just return it? Better than playing with it on the bb floor with a 10 person lineup behind you and can't really do all you would want with it (see how it perform in the dark also, etc)
[Acer Iconia A500] Neoprimal:
Solution 1: Ask for the store manager and voice your concern. It's out on the floor at the 3 best buys closest to my home - there's no reason it shouldn't be out at every best buy

Solution 2: Ask for a unit to demo. BB shouldn't refuse you in a situation where you want to handle something before you buy it, at least they aren't supposed to, that's the whole point of having demo units on the floor.

I'm not sure if you were literally that sarcastic at the store or you're just doing that here but you catch more flies with honey :), if you're polite about things you'll often get what you want - you are, after all a potential customer. If they have to bust one open to demo next week, they could as well have opened one and let you play with it right there and then use that one for the floor.
[Acer Iconia A500] quietas:
Ok horrible may be a bit harsh, but it has a definite grid. Realistically it's only noticeable when looked at for a while or pointed out. The viewing angle is noticeably less than other tablets as well. It bothers me and I'll be checking out the transformer once it comes in to Best Buy locally.
[Acer Iconia A500] jerichoholic:
lets not forget the price difference of these units
[Acer Iconia A500] dfin13:
To be fair, the Acer isn't all-plastic like the Transformer, and it has a USB port built-in, along with apparently better speakers and a shorter frame (easier to thumb type). Most accounts say the build feels very classy, and I personally think it just looks better than the Transformer. You can also walk into a Best Buy, play with it, and walk out with it today :) Not sure if that's worth the extra $50, but for some it is.

I don't think you can go wrong with either one.
[Acer Iconia A500] Prof-KOS:
Engadget just posted their review of the A500. Not too great, but not bad. I'm still going with the Transformer.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/26/acer-iconia-tab-a500-review/
[Acer Iconia A500] daswahnsinn:
As far as I know there is no Iconia forum on XDA, and now there should be.

I just bought one at best buy and charging it up can't wait to play around with it till the transformer hits the stores.
[Acer Iconia A500] jtheking:
I just bought mine and picking it up later tonight.

I too was going to get a Transformer, I went to BB last night to get an update it and they had the A500 on display next to the Xoom.

My roommate and I were both pleased with it and I was even considering buying it last night. Later on I might sell it to get a Lenovo tab since I only had to pay $288 out of pocket for the A500.

I hope to see a XDA section soon for it.
[Acer Iconia A500] Itchiee:
No, I wanted to see it in person before going through all that trouble. I'm not really really looking to buy one but perhaps seeing it in action would sway me. And there weren't even 10 people in the store so the lineup scenario is over the top.

And I wasn't sarcastic at the store I just thought to myself that they lack sense. My local BB goes out of their way to not help customers so I wasn't willing to hang around and be that guy...
[Acer Iconia A500] theheathen:
I agree there should be a forum for it....just bought one too and sold my gtab hehe
[Acer Iconia A500] schnem:
I just got home from BB with a new Acer iconia :D. I agree with everyone else that this device needs a home on XDA.
[Acer Iconia A500] schnem:
Is the sim card slot right by the micro SD port under the (warranty void if seal is broken) sticker?
[Acer Iconia A500] sublime167:
Just did an exchange from best buy and this one does the same thing. Their display model does the same thing as well. My coworker couldn't feel the vibrate but I clearly could and so could my boss. You may not have sensitive enough fingers to feel it but it's there.
[Acer Iconia A500] daswahnsinn:
I didn't feel it vibrate when I was charging but I will pay attention in the future too just to make sure. I didn't see the lines or grids on the screen while it was on or at least I was aware.
[Acer Iconia A500] Neoprimal:
Ok, can anyone play videos on it? If so what video player are you using?

I've gone through 1/4 of my stuff and nothing's playing....wondering if it's something I've done/installed (or haven't done/installed).

I have moboplayer, vplayer, rockplayer and doubletwist.
[Acer Iconia A500] Zach Alt:
screen is sub par, battery life sucks

but, it's fast, and I do like the full sized USB port, but I want my transformer dammit.

this will be going back before my 14 days.
[Acer Iconia A500] daswahnsinn:
The First Start Info. says it only plays MP4 till the next update.
[Acer Iconia A500] Neoprimal:
That's what I get for not reading the "first start info". :/

Thanks.
[Acer Iconia A500] Neoprimal:
Try turning off your gps to save the battery. It comes enabled by default. If that doesn't help...iunno, I'm getting a very satisfying 9+ hrs. with heavy use (no movies yet, but surfing+bt+music playing+gaming).
[Acer Iconia A500] palmaal:
@schnem wrote...

Im picking up the iconia today. I don't care about the keyboard. If i wanted a Keyboard its get a netbook. I like the usb feature and the sim slot and hspa ready.

Answer please :confused::confused:
[Acer Iconia A500] skyfox99:
I get pretty darn good battery life I would say. 16 hours so far today with medium usage and I am at 37% (a few hours web browsing, forums, watched over an hour of streaming TV via WiFi, 36 holes of HD golf, about 15 minutes of downloading/playing music, playing around with apps/settings reading the news via Pulse, checked weather via WeatherBug Elite, and some other random crap). Screen I would say is on par compared to the Xoom I see little difference. The camera does blow, but I haven't seen one tablet review that shows any of them have a good camera, but I like the flash as a flashlight option.
[Acer Iconia A500] dfin13:
I don't understand why tablets have to have crappy cameras. No, I likely won't use the rear camera very much ...but what about when I do use it? Do it right, or leave it off and shave off a few bucks.
[Acer Iconia A500] Rishikesh:
i returned my iconia tab on tues (got it mon). It wouldnt play *.mkv videos, didnt recognise my 16gb flash drive and when i tried using gtalk or skype the voice quality on the other end was pretty terrible and it couldnt completely read an 8gb microsd card.

Whenever i put the card in, it would be recognised but gallery or nemo player would take forever to access it or just crash.

Has anyone noticed these issues yet?
[Acer Iconia A500] Zach Alt:
No Honeycomb tablet is going to play .mkv files, and sadly I can't test any thing else you're having trouble with. I do recommend you use a file manager though.
[Acer Iconia A500] Rishikesh:
Has anyone has issues with the mic or voice quality using skype or gtalk?
[Acer Iconia A500] jamerican413:
The sim slot is not useful to you, so I'm not sure why you're looking for it? There's no cellular module inside that will make use of a sim card http://www.androidtablets.net/forum...77-whats-under-hood-acer-iconia-tab-a500.html

To answer your question directly, what would be the sim card slot is right next to the micro sd slot.
[Acer Iconia A500] jamerican413:
I've noticed the vibration that you're talking about when I power on or power off. I believe it's just the nature of the beast. It doesn't happen any other time, with me.
[Acer Iconia A500] jamerican413:
I can't access gtalk (how did you do it?) but using qik, I recorded a quick video mail. The sound was rather low and slightly muffled. I'll have to play with it some more, as I only recorded it and played it back - no tweaking. I do have it in a case that is covering the speakers and probably the mic, too.
[Acer Iconia A500] babblin5:
I honestly PREFER the Iconia to the Transformer. The build quality is better, and I don't have to spend another $150 just to get a friggin USB host port. Even then, those who have the Transformer dock are reporting spotty to non-existent USB host support, frequent crashes and lockups when docking/undocking, crashes when using the Polaris Office Suite (great when you're taking notes in the middle of a lecture). Other than the screen and the fact that you can dock it to a keyboard, I honestly don't see what's so great about the Transformer yet. If I wanted a netbook, I'd get a netbook. I wanted a tablet that had everything I could ask for, and got it.
[Acer Iconia A500] Neoprimal:
Yes, mine woudn't play any videos I threw at it and someone right here on xda set me straight in that according to the first use info, it only plays .mp4 files right now.

You may want to check to make sure your USB flash drive is formatted to Fat32. It reads my 16GB Fat32 formatted Transcend JetFlash fine, it does not read my NTFS formatted Centon 8GB. Note that I generally have issues with the JetFlash regarding other devices, so I believe the formatting matters here.

It reads my microSD card fine, it's a Sandisk class 6 card....I haven't had any problems reading from it/writing to it.

I've used skype and i'm pleasantly surprised. It also seems to cut a lot of background noise out. The 2 mics are doing their job apparently. Will test Gtalk later today.

I don't use the gallery or nemo, I use doubletwist and winamp for music. My main app is Mixzing but the devs haven't tabletized it yet :( Those work fine. Mixzing was extra nice because you can set the music folder inside it. However, Doubletwist works just as well. I don't seem to have any issues detecting photos. All my videos are avi or mkv so none of the apps are picking those up. I may end up converting stuff to mp4 if I really feel I'll be using them on the tablet in the very near future (no trips planned though!) and can't afford to wait for the update.

Too bad it didn't work out for you though. GL.
[Acer Iconia A500] Neoprimal:
I think the build quality has been an interesting trade off between the 2. I decided to keep my iconia tab as well. After reading quite a few reviews that say the Transformer creaks and the metal frame around the glass can lift and turn into a sharp edge, I decided to fore go the supposedly 'better' ips screen and slight reduction in weight for the ddr3 RAM which it's supposed to have, though I suspect it's really just LDDR2 since that's what Tegra 2 supports, camera flash, sturdiness and host usb port on the iconia tab. Not to say the TF isn't of wonderful build quality, I guess I just prefer the brushed metal and nearly full glass screen/bezel on the iconia tab. I also appreciate the reset button on a tablet that has closed in batteries. Not sure if the EEE has one. I'm still interested in playing with the TF though, who knows, maybe the creakiness/metal frame issues are played up and not indicative of the entire batch of them.

I don't agree too much about the netbook sentiment, I think the TF is genius in it's plot to appeal as both a tab and netbook, and the lockups I'm sure will be addressed/fixed in a future update.

I'm hoping hard that Acer will copy the idea and release a keyboard/trackpad/battery dock like the TFs'. I know they have a bt keyboard and a dock/remote in the works, but I'd pay 100 bucks easily for an EEE TF-like dock for the Iconia Tab. It's too bad these things can't play WoW or I'd seriously consider selling my notebook.
[Acer Iconia A500] smashingblue:
Whoops wrong thread.
[Acer Iconia A500] lou0611:
Did you hit Like,

Also about the Asus TF, why would I want a KB, I would get a Netbook. The whole purpose of touchscreen is no KB.
[Acer Iconia A500] jamerican413:
I've heard rumors (but that's all they are) that Acer plans to do this. If you look up the W500, it has the keyboard dock. They already have the idea (and so do a few other companies; it appears that ASUS was first to market with an Android version.)
[Acer Iconia A500] foxmeister:
And the whole purpose of the keyboard dock is to give you a physical keyboard and mouse pointer for those occasions when you do want to enter lots of text.

Can a netbook become a tablet? No, but the Transformer is a tablet that can essentially become a netbook if so desired. In some cases, less is more, but this is definitely a case where more is more! :)

Regards,

Dave
[Acer Iconia A500] VitaZora:
Can someone confirm if non-acer bluetooth keyboards work on the iconia?

I was not able to pair my apple kb or a generic - both work on my Galaxy tab.
[Acer Iconia A500] jtheking:
No issues, I have been able use Video and Mic with Gtalk and worked great!

Skype also was pretty good.
[Acer Iconia A500] jtheking:
No apps at all or specific apps?
[Acer Iconia A500] daswahnsinn:
Clear the app cache for the Market and that should fix it.
[Acer Iconia A500] VitaZora:
I think the Iconia really needs its own section here on the forums.
[Acer Iconia A500] foxmeister:
So do us Transformer owners, tired of you Iconia owners squatting in our forums! :) (Note the smiley - joke ok!)

It's coming - see here.

Regards,

Dave
[Acer Iconia A500] Zenoran:
This was my problem too. I walked around the store for an hour looking for it then finally just ordered one online from my phone because no one would help me in the store.

Wish I would have been able to see a display model then I would have known I didn't want one. The screen has terrible fonts. From what I hear that's a honeycomb thing but still a deal breaker on a reading device. Nook color had clearer fonts I couldn't justify the upgrade so back to bb it went.
[Acer Iconia A500] Neoprimal:
I can think of so many reasons...

1. easy dock/lap use (for example in vehicles, planes, trains etc. where a dock may not be satisfactorily stable)

2. for any and all productivity software - because at this point, tablets are no longer toys. with the advent of web apps you can run a full office suite from the web or even buy a productivity suite app.

3. for web surfing. sure touch typing the screen works, but i'm sorry nothing beats a hardware keyboard for speed typing (at least for me).

4. Asus specific, the keyboard/mouse is also an extra battery. It doesn't work that well now but when it's streamlined and optimized that's more battery life than any notebook or tablet on the market right now and all for the total cost of a low end - mid end notebook and total weight of LESS than your typical netbook (2.9 lbs).

In essence, if you want a keyboard sure you can get a netbook - but for 400+150 you're getting a tablet, a netbook, a dock and a big boost in on-time for 550 total, and the extra bonus is it's in a very neat, light andsturdy package,

whereas if you dedicated money to each, you'd be at the cheapest 400+250 (for the cheapest and weakest of netbooks) and you'd have extra bulk to carry around.