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[Nexus One General] seanerixon:
So I took my phone to work today. Casual use, phonecalls here and there. Demoing what Android can do, for customers looking to buy Android phones. So I've pulled it out of my pocket many times turning the screen on to show off apps. In fact, a coworker lost her phone today and used my phone for a good half hour talking to Verizon and whatnot about it. My battery was well over 70 percent before coming home tonight. I just watched a Netflix movie, and I'm still over 40%. I guess the new Cyan really helped improve battery life. Because I have hourly email updates for 5 emails, as well as two gmail accounts, and tweetdeck updates every hour as well. Not to mention news/weather updates every hour as well. So I went all out on the phone today. From around 2pm-1am, still above 40% battery. I'm amazed, I'm definitely holding onto my N1. It seems mucho faster than my Nexus S as well. Less buggy too.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Solar4U:
I just flashed phiremod 6.2 and I must say, it's very snappy and I love the interface.

Today I had the need to put a couple of pdf files on the device to read over later and was having issues mounting this to the pc. I would connect the nc to the computer through the usb cable, and the device would display the usb connect and debugging icons in the notification bar but nothing registered on the computer. No new devices or anything showed up on my pc.

Is this an issue that has been experienced by others and if so, what is the workaround for it? Thanks.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RASTAVIPER:
Use NookColorUms app and U can do what U need.

U can mount/unmount whatever U want.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] weenrock:
After reading all of the crappy review for the transformer, it looks as if 50% are happy 50% are not.

I am wondering if the problems are occurring in batches because I just ordered mine from American TV and it will probably be here tomorrow or the next day.

A lot of the problems I have found are from the batches that have already been purchased and I don't know what to think.

Two things:

When asus was first bringing these to market, it could the problems are coming from they just naturally skimped on manufacturing quality because they are so damn cheap. Or they had a bad batch to get them to market quickly.

Asus could also just had normal manufacturing quality before and NOW since there is a high demand, newer units may experience worse manufacturing quality. Or they could be better because they knew of the problems.

Hope its not too confusing, what do you guys think? Newer units = worse quality? Older Units = better than newer?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] slowhatch:
i think logically you could expect the first units to have the most problems, however, we dont know if asus had enough complaints, or realized that there are defects (if there are--aside from software side) to be able to retool and make changes during the assem process to produce better revised hardware.

I actually gave this exact topic a lot of thought a few days ago, i thought about everyones complaints and how it was hit/miss it seemed, and i wondered whether the people that are complaining were truly the "first" adopters and got REV 1 hardware. Obviously, since they are playing with the tab and most of us are anxiously awaiting its arrival i would assume it just may be the case. Heres to hoping that these little glitches were an easy fix at the factory level (but knowing how they operate i doubt its a simple/cheap/quick process, which makes me doubt that the tabs that me and you will receive this week will be any diff from the ones recieved by the people last week and the one prior. the time frame is just too small, but then again, anythings possible).
[Eee Pad Transformer General] weenrock:
Definitely have to agree. My guess they are the same and it is so difficult for Asus to actually respond to problems and transfer a fix to the manufacturing of the units. The only real thing I am worried about is the light bleed/dead pixels.

Moreover, the problem seems to be 50-50 and my estimate came from the assumption that there is manufacturing quality loss through increase production speed to meet the high demand. I tend to believe this because of the poor quality control. I am assuming (after reading the post about the guy receiving a 2.2 model) is that they do perform screen quality checks, to a certain extent. Some may have just slipped out.

Lets just hope we get a solid model.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] rpavich:
I tend to side with the second poster...it's all about quality control....how many get out the door without their defects being noticed OR....being flagged as a defect.

I've worked around assembly lines all of my life...25+ years and I can understand some defects got through unnoticed....but the question is: when were they noticed and what steps were taken to prevent the same issue from occurring again?

And the second point is valid also....speed equals a mindset of "this one little corner-cutting decision won't make that big a deal in the long run...."

Unfortunately, rushing things to market to fill orders at a breakneck pace means that issues are more likely to get by...that's a fact of life.

When cash is on the line...decisions get made that might not otherwise gotten made.

I hope mine comes today without the glaring errors that I've seen here...crossing my fingers... :rolleyes:
[Eee Pad Transformer General] curti.nogg:
My only real complaint is the light bleed. I know it isn't the only device that's had this problem. I remember when I was reading the Evo 4G forums it had a similar problem when it first came out and recently the iPad2 had light bleed issues too.

The light bleed isn't a huge deal, but it is distracting while watching certain tv shows and movies imo.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] jimbob1971:
I've had 3, first one was the very first batch in the UK, arrived mid April or thereabouts. The next one was around the end of April and the the latest one I received around the 6th of May.

1) Mid April

Some lightbleed on 3 of 4 edges. Perfect screen in terms of pixels. Imbalanced speakers. No sleep of death in 2 weeks or so. No gap in glass.

2) End April

Terrible lightbleed. 14+ stuck pixels (I gave up counting). I think the speakers were imbalanced too. No sleep of death, but only used it for a few minutes. No gap in glass was noticed.

3) Start of May

Some lightbleed, probably akin to 1. Around 8 or so stuck pixels, seen on black screen. Perfectly balanced speakers. Had 1 incident of the sleep of death within 5 days. Glass does not fit perfectly on left hand side (gap of 1-2mm allowing dust inside and glass to be lifted by nail)

Had I known what would happen I would now gladly stick with the first! So, from this small sample it seems that in my case the earlier devices were better in some ways but not in others. We'd have to have a huge sample to be able to answer definitively. I still love the tablet though. :D
[Eee Pad Transformer General] seshmaru:
I have a first US batch version and it's fine.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Canadoc:
This is why I just ordered the Acer. I got mine and had some light bleed. It got worse. The creaking got worse. Now there is a small piece of dust under the screen. It is not very noticeable except on white background but it worries me that in 6 days of ownership it is getting worse. I now see a dust spec under the camera glass.

The edges of all the ports are razor sharp and can take off skin.

I love the weight the price and the ups screen but the build quality is very disappointing. If it was only the light bleed from day one I would keep but I can't handle how much more has happened in 1 week of ownership.

I got a 32 DB Livonia using coupons from staples for only 40 dollars more than a 16gb Asus cost me. The screen in store was quite good. The build quality seemed much better and despite the added weight it seemed more comfortable. To hold given the curved shape. If availability were better maybe I would exchange my Asus but no stock around.

in the end I might just opt for the new galaxy tab as it seems to be most like the load in size and weight.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] weenrock:
Just received

I just got the TF in the mail today. It is nice.. but there are some drawbacks from the xoom that I miss.

Xoom felt nicer in my hand and had that led notification. But the screen on the TF is WAAY better.

I do have light bleed in small sections, not terribly noticeable. Speakers are fine. no dead pixels, yet. not really a creaky sound, just when I press harder than normal on the screen. No glass misaligned. I will seal up the beast with a vinyl cover. Screen is responsive, no probs yet.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] bmwron:
A bit disappointed

I received my TF this Thursday and was so very happy. After unwrapping it I pressed the power button and I got nothing. I thought OMG it's not working. Then I thought, maybe they didn't have time to charge the battery. So I charged it. I checked on in within a hour and pressed the button and it came on. I began to play with it and realized that after the TF wasn't in use for more than 5 mins the power button whenever pressed didn't wake the TF up... SO i pressed and pressed.. nothing.. so I waited about 30 sec after a press of the button and it came on.. After going thur this over and over I figured it was a defect and I RMA'ed it. I'm hoping that they didn't just push out a product that will have a lot of issues...
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Adam:
Here's my two cents:

Got my TF from Fry's in LA on May 5th. 32GB don't know manf date.

For light bleed - minimal sround the left lower edge and upper right edge. Dark room, bright up full, about a 1mm bleed - very slight and almost unnoticible.

Running latest update with no issues, just updated again today with no issues.

Sometimes after a long sleep it won't power back up with the power button, so I press the vol down and pwr at the same time (shut down) and it shuts down and restarts fine...Seems a sw glitch.

Other than that it's an awesome machine!

Dock - arrived on the 12th. charged up fine, docked fine, no mouse, brick or other issues other than the backspace key is touchy (actually not touchy -takes some effort), but all other keys work well. I think I'll RMA it later depending on how many show in production (I can live with this for now).

Case - had to cut a small hole in bottom to allow charging while case is closed. Otherwise great.

I hope this helps.

BTW, I don't follow these threads too much, so if you need something please PM me.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] javroch:
I feel like I've said this before, but I'm honestly surprised to hear of all of these issues. Mine doesn't seem to have any of them. No gaps around the screen, the glass fits perfectly, the casing for the tablet seems sturdy and doesn't budge at all. There's very little noticeable light bleed, if any. I've never had anything like a "Sleep of Death". I couldn't be happier with the quality of this beast.

EDIT: I should mention I have a 32GB version that I purchased from TigerDirect on Wednesday, got it this past Thursday.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Geekbabe:
My tablet and dock were among the older units. I had only one instance of SOD and the green screen with the camera issue which has been fixed via firmware update.

The tablet itself appears to be of high build quality,the bezel is secure, no gaps around the screen seal, no dust,no dead pixels,very minimal light bleed that I had to actively look for.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] rkn5555:
no problems to speak of

eGoing on 2 weeks ownership using various each day.

The only thing a few times I've come back to an unresponsive unit. Then I just held power button down 10 seconds and then rebooted. I take that with a grain of salt.

But. I am not going to update software for another week or so. Until I read more positive reviews
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dhinged:
Many problems with mine

I ordered mine from The Best Buy batch on May 22nd, and it came with a not-smooth not-particularly-responsive screen; it then got two light leak spots, the clock disappeared from the menu bar once, and it bricked when I ran the 3.1 update. I sent it back, but I wonder, are the screens really not as smooth or responsive as the Xoom or Acer A500?
[Atrix 4G General] tassadar898:
Is there any other dev that can pick up what Kholk left behind? I've lost all faith that Kholk will ever return to it. Or maybe we can pool some donation cash to give him some incentive.
[Atrix 4G General] Clienterror:
He's working on the boot loader and from the sounds of it something is coming out soon. I doubt it will be unlocked fully but I could care less if we can still do anything we want on it with a locked boot loader. I think everyone stopped on it because by the time it gets figured out there will be a way easier way of doing it with this workaround. I do kinda of think it's annoying that he wont even take the time to change the post to "Incomplete" or anything of that nature, I'm sure he has 15 seconds to do that. And he wont even respond to anyone that asks about it, apparently he's just that awesome.
[Atrix 4G General] PixoNova:
Kholk is extremely busy. He's only one guy. Don't be so hard on him, he's one of the few devs we have left :/
[Atrix 4G General] lyon21:
Calm down... Don't bug the man. We only have a few good devs left. Don't piss any of them off. He probably isn't doing anything with it for a reason. I'd rather see whatever it is that he's working on now anyway. We all know he's working on the bootloader so just let him do his thing. He does have a life outside of this too.
[Atrix 4G General] franciscojavierleon:
An OC module is not needed on this phone, no matter what you say, the phone is fast enough and gets little battery life with its big battery if you compare it with other phones and also gets a little warm with use.

Higher clock speed will make everything worse. We don't need this module, please forget about it. If we get a bootloader bypass / unlock then maybe kholk will pick it up later, but everything is more important than this.
[Atrix 4G General] roharia:
Like they said, he's busy and working on something more important, he isn't your slave and you don't pay him; he may or may not work on the overclock module, that is his choice and personally I don't care, the atrix is one of the fastest phones on the market..it is sufficient...please stop complaining "nooooo this phone beat mine in quadrant by 50 points, the atrix sucks!"...its a great piece of technology with its flaws, just like any other phone.
[Atrix 4G General] Saschwatch:
I love what the devs do as much as the next guy! But, I have to laugh sometimes at the defense force that rushes in even if a post sounds ever so slightly negative in any way :p
[Atrix 4G General] roharia:
I'm not a defence force I'm simply stating that this fine fellow should have patience in the development. The defence force would be the ninja turtles obviously!
[Atrix 4G General] Saschwatch:
I do agree that the turtles would make a great defense force.
[Atrix 4G General] WiredPirate:
Agreed. Turtles.
[Atrix 4G General] drock212:
Kholk is working on a way to either unlock the bootloader or circumvent it. If this happens then an overclock module will be much easier to implement. This is probably why he has put a hold on the OC module.

But thats just my 2 cents :)

Sent from my Atrix
[Atrix 4G General] roharia:
Iwould love if we could have vanilla gingerbread!
[Atrix 4G General] dubyajaysmith:
Well said
[Atrix 4G General] dubyajaysmith:
I believe it'll happen soon. Either boot gets unlocked / bypassed or moto drops Ginger update and it gets customized / all moto n bloat removed =D have a feeling boot is going to come first but I'm not near his league so I really have no idea
[Atrix 4G General] sifon187:
If you want something the DEV's are not working on, learn how to do it yourself. The hack, mods, and roms the Dev's produce are very time consuming. If you want a stable OC, the ability to flash custom kernels needs to come first.
[Xoom Accessories] sooner2k1:
Is there any way to distinguish between a "Bluetooth mouse" that uses a USB dongle and a Bluetooth mouse that will connect directly to the Xoom? I have 2 wireless Bluetooth Logitech mice, but neither will pair with my Xoom.

I've seen some lists of Bluetooth mice for other tablets, but nobody really clarifies if they are connecting via a dongle or not.

Any insight is appreciated.
[Xoom Accessories] slack04:
Bluetooth is a standard; the dongle that comes with a bluetooth mouse is a courtesy if your laptop doesn't have bluetooth integrated (and not necessary if it doesn't). There are wireless mice that come with proprietary wireless dongles, but that's not the same as bluetooth. You can tell if it's really bluetooth because it will have the bluetooth logo on it (it's an oval with a stylized "B" in it. Google it). (There is more than one bluetooth standard, mostly those are for different audio connections, but for a bluetooth mouse produced in the last few years these make no difference).

Edit: Also, I'm assuming you're using 3.1, which enables bluetooth mice. If you are (like me) waiting for the 3.1 update, bluetooth mice will find the tablet but you can't use them...
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] kristenh_131:
ok so i have a motorola milestone a854 on alltel network.... so about a week ago i accidently flashed a verizon rom on it.... then a person on here did alot of researh on here and other websites and was able to walk me through how to get alltel rom back on my phone... it makes calls and sends texts...but the 3g is not available...alltel told me it is b/c on the generic rom i have the network says unknown... i am very new at this and am terrified im going to end up bricking my phone

thanks so much in advanced

kristen
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] skadude66:
I don't know about the alltell Milestone but how did you get back to your Alltell ROM? Did you use AOR? If so, you can just try changing the baseband in the AOR options.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] sileshnair:
Alltel milestone is a Droid. She flashed a sbf.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] trees812:
Hello, my G2X is running unrooted stock 2.2. Running very smooth since launch day until 10 minutes ago, I unmounted and remounted my internal storage to install some apps from the Market. Then, I felt the phone was running a bit sluggish so I did a restart. After that, the internal storage is not working anymore. I get the error "Application is not installed on your phone" when trying to open the Android Market. A few other apps and games installed to the internal storage force closes when I open them.

The thing is, the internal storage is shown to mount correctly and I get the media file scanning complete on the notification bar. I am able to mount and unmount the storage but it doesn't seem to do anything. On a side note, I can access and view files on my SD card fine. I have tried restarting the phone a few times and did a couple battery pulls. Anyone know how to fix this? Thanks.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] prettyboy85712:
Factory reset
[G2 and Desire Z General] DeoreDX:
Jchap808 made an excellent tutorial on replacing the spring.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1003310

I wasn't sure I wanted a spring that snapped that hard. I really wanted something just a tad stronger than the stock. So instead of buying a new spring I decided to make a spacer that will pre-load the spring a little more to make the hinge tighter.

I used a #6 nylon screw. I took the screw and whittled the tip of it down so it would fit inside the stock spring. After that I just judged how much extra preload I wanted and used a razor to cut the nylon screw.

When you install the spacer you need to make sure that the spacer is towards the "inside" of the phone or the little turning cam part that loads and unloads the spring will not operate correctly. The cam rotates around a post and the post sticks up from the center of the cam a little bit. The spring normally sits around this post. If you put the spacer on that side it will prevent the spring from pushing the cam all the way down closing the assembly.

I went from not being able to hold my phone upside down open or closed without the screen drooping down. Now I think it's just about perfect, it feels noticably tighter, doesn't droop down, but still opens and closes easily. YOu can't shake the phone violently like Jchap808 does in his video. But if you don't think you want your hinge that tight or don't want to bother trying to order a new spring I think this is a good, simple, and cheap mod you can do.
[G2 and Desire Z General] nandesho:
I like the way you think! I was planning on doing something very similar :)

Great write up!
[G2 and Desire Z General] Ehsan Mahmood:
Good job keep it up.
[G2 and Desire Z General] ACHILLES R32:
nice tutorial, what kind of clear skin is covering the back of your phone. Was it easy to install.
[G2 and Desire Z General] redpoint73:
Very clever. Nice job.

I'm personally not brave enough to take on the task of taking the phone apart, and don't really mind the stock feel of the hinge. But for those interested in improving the hinge action, this looks a lot easier than trying to get the right springs.
[G2 and Desire Z General] mputtr:
well in the case of what the OP said about it snapping too hard, you can always go for a spring that has a lower rate. I bought one that is 25lb one rather than the 31lb that jchap had his at.

@ redpoint73, Don't worry too much. If you check out jchap's video and follow it step by step and tweak just the spring length you'll be fine. That's what I did. I did not have a single scratch on it at all and it took me about half an hour. This is also considering that I did not even watched the video before hand. I just got the stuff, load it on the browser and worked off it.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Jacky113:
Just wondering, where do you get these nylon screws? what are the specs for it?

Thanks.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Beagan:
pretty smart
[G2 and Desire Z General] misbehave:
Wow! That's one nice solution!

Too bad I still do not feel confident enough to disassemble and mess around my lovely Desire-Z.

(But I was brave/dumb enough to take apart my car automatic transmission and fix the transmission problem myself last month, go figure.:rolleyes:)
[G2 and Desire Z General] mputtr:
if u can do a transmission, the spring fix is a joke. look for the hinge fix thread for the full video. it's step by step. you can't screw it up unless you don't listen.
[G2 and Desire Z General] desirez_pete:
This thread needs to merged with the tutorial thread and made a sticky!
[G2 and Desire Z General] mondie:
@TS

How is the spring spacer doing so far? Just curious. :D
[Captivate General] bigdaddydo:
Hey guys,

I've had my Captivate for awhile now on Serendipity 6.4 and as of recently I think after installing 6.4 its been shutting down while idle.

I'll just leave it on my desk, play a few games, next thing you know its turned off and I have to hold the power button to turn it on again.

I really don't think its the phone since its a brand new replacement I got from the ATT device support center. Any tips to go from here?
[Captivate General] Jemack:
I would read through the thread on serendipity 6.4 first. It may be a known issue or at least maybe someone else may be having the same issue. Worth a try.
[Captivate General] Miami_Son:
My first replacement had 4 random shutdowns in 8 hours. It went back pronto.