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[Android General] PuntoG:
Slowwww Charge

I dunno if this information will help anyone, but I noticed weird and strange things going on with charging when I first got the set.

Whenever I would plug in the charge cable either to the Station or the Keyboard, it would flash orange for a few seconds then go out. It didn't matter whether I plugged into my lappy or the wall. The orange light just would not stay on even though they were charging verrrrrrrrrrry slowwwwwwwwwwwwly. Once I finally let it charge for 30+ hours and got a full charge, then the charging light seemed to correct itself or something. Now, there's no problem and the Station and Keyboard charges the way they're supposed to and the lights stay on. So far, I haven't experienced any problems with the phone's battery.

Off topic, I had so much fun last night changing stuff on my Boxee while hubby was watching a movie. He's not a geek so he had no idea why the movie kept pausing. tee hee... :laugh:

What was REALLY cool was plugging my 1TB external into the keyboard dock. :cool: My new tech said: "CHU CHA." Which, loosely translated from Panamanian-Spanish, means: "WTF! You gotta be kidding me! That thing's a beast!"
[Android General] Someone09:
Instant classic. lol

I´m sorry to bring this up again but I am not sure I completely understood this Dynamic Display switching compatibility list thingy right. So, correct me if I am wrong. There are several cases to consider:

Case 1: The app does not support dynamic switching and is not added to list. --> App fcs when phone is inserted into station.

Case 2: The app does not support dynamic switching but is added to the applist. --> App stays active and gets "stretched" into tablet mode if the app is "phone-only". But what happens if the app supports phones and tablets? Office Suite for instance.

Case 3: The app does support dynamic switching and is not added to the compatibility list. --> The app automatically switches to tablet mode when phone is docked.

Case 4: The app does support dynamic switching and is added to the compatibility list. --> Same as case 3?
[Android General] SparkyRih:
stories are starting to poor in today :D

and I wouldn't worry about the battery anymore, you probably had a badly charged one...
[Android General] PuntoG:
Have you tried "Battery Solo Widget" and "Battery Calibration?" Those are two really good apps.
[Android General] TNTPOP:
Well...

Any news about availability in Europe yet other than Ebay from Taiwan? I mean full set with Stylus and dock. :cowboy:
[Android General] Rekka00:
Repost, please someone help me!

:confused:

Now for the help I need... I bought this with intentions of using it at work for presentations. The micro HDMI on the phone deosn't mirror or anything. The phone doesn't even notive there is a cable inserted. Now I am an individual that when the "rules" dont work in my favor I make my own. Please someone help me with pin layouts and cable diagrams (and if possible step be steps as to how to make this thing connect via VGA). I dont care how rediculous it is, I am seriously in need of this to work and if I make it myself then its that much better![/QUOTE]

Sorry for the repost but i really need help with this issue quickly. I have about 1 month until i will need this for presentations at work everyday. Any suggestions are appreciated!:good:
[Android General] SparkyRih:
I guess still only swedn...

Sorry for the repost but i really need help with this issue quickly. I have about 1 month until i will need this for presentations at work everyday. Any suggestions are appreciated!:good:[/QUOTE]

if it doesn't mirror the screen, it wonn't for now... that's somethign sofware should solve...
[Android General] acky85:
If I root my phone I can fully remove all the crappy apps (like star hub) I dont want?

How do you do this. At the moment I have just disabled them but Id prefer to full remove them.
[Android General] mart1n0s:
Sound settings

I tried to change the ringtone and then it stopped working, see attachment:

This happens every time I press "sound" in the settings
[Android General] Someone09:
Ebay from Estonia. ;)

In theory, yes.

But I became very careful about which integrated apps I try to remove on phones. Had some bad experience with this.

So, personally, I would only remove preinstalled apps only if I had a cwm backup at hand.

But that´s just me.
[Android General] Mr.Clark:
Quick question for people who use the stylus headset.

1) Is there any way (using Tasker or similar) to get it to turn the Bluetooth on when I dock the phone in the pad?

2) When you have the stylus on and connected to the pad and don't use it for a while (I don't actually make or receive many calls), does the stylus silently turn itself off? Or is it just going into some sort of power saving mode, and will wake up if a call arrives?
[Android General] PuntoG:
Yes. Once rooted, you can remove anything you like. Titanium Backup works a treat. But be careful because you can (too) easily remove important apps. The paid version is really the way to go. Plus, by purchasing you show the developer respect and appreciation for his work, and most importantly, motivate him to keep making a great app better.

Titanium Backup can look a bit intimidating, but once you get the hang of it, it's really easy to use. Let me know if you need any help learning your way around it.
[Android General] Someone09:
Yay!

My Padfone just arrived. At home. And I am at work.

Suddenly, I am feeling kinda sick. *cough cough*

I might need to get to my Padf...erm...I mean to a doctor. :angel:
[Android General] SparkyRih:
I don''t know about the first question, but this device ha BT4.0, is more energy efficient...

And the stylus does seem to stay on when the phone is docked, but it turns automatically off after a while when the phone is undocked... pretty annoying imo...

I've used teh stylues a couple of times, I have it for 13 days now, only charged it once at the first day I had it....
[Android General] PlanetJumble:
You can get it from Estonia via eBay - either full package 3-in-1 with stylus or just 2-in-1 phone and station. Both packages have the sleeve, which is neat. Keep in mind though, that Europe only gets 16GB internal memory for now, for whatever reason.

The good news on this for us europeans: no import taxes or anything, as Estonia is part of the EU. It also comes with standard european plug, no adapter needed. Except for the british folk, they like to have their own standards... ;)
[Android General] Someone09:
Oh. 1.5 weeks ago, I almost ordered in the UK. But never thought about this.

*phew*
[Android General] Mr.Clark:
Oh, that's pretty cool. I'll see if leaving it on impacts battery life at all.

Each to their own, I guess. I don't think I'll ever use the stylus if the phone is undocked, I'd just use the phone. Maybe ASUS will make that an option later.

Nice! I have't figured out if there's a way of telling when it's low on battery... I charged it when it arrived last Friday and it's been fine so far.
[Android General] SparkyRih:
It does unpair whenever you tak the phone out...

http://www.padfoneclub.com/page.php?7

See the screenshot of the custom stylus settings...
[Android General] Mr.Clark:
Oh, I thought you were saying that was annoying... sorry!
[Android General] olly230:
So would a 3rd party CPU governor keep the temperature down do you think?
[Android General] SparkyRih:
No that feature is very nice... but the fact that the stylus really turns off after a while if 'the phone is not docked for a longer time, that's annoying, cause you have to remember to power it back on whenever you dock it back...
[Android General] ric242:
temperature and voltage not okay!?

and the same the battery solo widget jumps from 60% to 53%

not one by one
[Android General] acky85:
What storage does everyone who has a padfone so far come with?

I bought mine from Mobi City (http://www.mobi-city.co.uk/asus-padfone-16gb-uk.html) and it says both in the address and on the product description its 16GB, but when I look in Storage in Settings I havce 24.5 GB available so Im guessing its actually the 32 GB version as I have no SD card yet.
[Android General] Mr.Clark:
I'm liking "Battery Solo Widget" as a 1x1 battery widget for the phone. Looks nicer than the one I had on my Nexus, so thanks for that.

I have to say, the Nexus wasn't very good at updating widgets either, so I'm used to the battery thing being a guide rather than an exact figure. I do like the full size Phone/Station/Keyboard battery widget in tablet mode.

Nice! :D

I wonder if they were advertising 16GB as that's what the Euro one will be when it's widely released, but they're actually just selling Taiwanese imports for now. Do you have a Garmin partition and is one of your keyboard options Chinese Handwriting?
[Android General] cpotter1971:
Italy today http://www.telecompaper.com/news/telecom-italia-introduces-asus-padfone
[Android General] Peter_Nik:
I heard that Garmin partition disappeared after re-flashing Padfone from TW to EU (or worldwide) firmware.
[Android General] phoxy84:
I dont'know if I want the one from Estonia (16gb without keyboard) of the one from Taiwan.

Estonia is € 841,15 with padfone, station and stylus and Taiwan is € 729, but I have to pay taxes (max € 138,51) so worst case (€ 867,51). Taiwan is with 32 gb so writing this down the Taiwan offer seems the best. Also because I can let the Taiwanese guy make an invoice with a lower price so my taxes will drop.

How is the paypal paying method, if i don't receive the object, can I get a full refund from Paypal?

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Great, now without contract :)
[Android General] PlanetJumble:
Erm... he asks for €840 with the stylus (new package, btw) and €720 without. Are you really willing to pay €120 just for the stylus? You can get it later on for much less!
[Android General] Peter_Nik:
The price for the Padfone, screen and stylus is about 655 euro in TW local stores - my Taiwanese colleague has checked this on the last week.
[Android General] SparkyRih:
Buy it here: http://www.ebay.nl/itm/NEW-Unlocked...6?pt=NL_Mobiele_telefoons&hash=item3f161cfce2

Ask them to mmake an half price invoice....

The price dropped 60 euros since I bought it btw....

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Local price for the full set was about 830 3 weeks ago...
[Android General] Mr.Clark:
Hmm... I wonder if that's worth doing... has anyone here tried that? I thought the whole point of region-specific firmwares was because the hardware was different (in this case, more memory)
[Android General] Peter_Nik:
Perhaps you mean US dollars?

I was checking TW PChome online shop for a while and the price was there 830-840 but US dollars ;).
[Android General] phoxy84:
Good point, thanks. But then it will be 16gb for € 720,- against 32 gb € 729 (taiwan with Stylus) with possible taxes. So potentially € 867,51 for 16gb more and stylus. Seems a lot.... Do you really need 32 gb?
[Android General] Peter_Nik:
Yes, I heard this from a person from another forum (in Russian, sorry :)), he tested different firmware versions and found that WW one does not have Garmin SW.
[Android General] SparkyRih:
No I asked a local person to check the price for me... or she converted it to the wrong currecny, but I don't think so...
[Android General] PlanetJumble:
For items above 150 Euro you do not only have to pay 19% taxes but on top of that customs duties (don't know how much though), so it can even be higher. And if the stated price is too low or missing, they are also known to make up their own numbers as base for their calculations. I just don't want to risk that.

Anyone here (knows someone who) got ripped apart by customs importing this?
[Android General] phoxy84:
Padfone, tab and stylus here for € 710,-, with max tax € 844,90. Getting closer to a nice deal :D

http://www.ebay.nl/itm/NEW-Unlocked-ASUS-PadFone-pad-phone-32GB-GPS-10-1-4-3-Smartphone-stock-/370610952019?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item564a225753

Here $ 899, - € 657

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Unlcoked-ASUS-PadFone-4-3-32GB-PadFone-Station-Tablet-10-1-Android-4-/180901874261?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item2a1e978a55
[Android General] SparkyRih:
I paid 90 euros taxes (over half the price) + 17 toll, but if I had to pay the taxes over the full price I would've made an objection :P

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wtf, that's the same seller :P
[Android General] Peter_Nik:
I would assume that the wrong conversion took place for this case. I'm pretty sure about the Internet price of the Padfone in TW - http://ecshweb.pchome.com.tw/global...NG&Scope=&CurPage=1&SortParm=PRC&SortOrder=DC

About 840 USD for the set of the phote, tablet and pen.

By the way, this store pretends to sell goods worldwide ;) - see their shipping section.
[Android General] acky85:
Not sure how to find the Garmin Partition, point me in the right direction and I'll check.

I do have the chinese handwriting though. It defaults to that when Im using swype and I dock or undock the phone from the pad.
[Android General] Peter_Nik:
Dear All,

Do you know how can I synchronize my contacts between Outlook and Padfone?

I mean phone numbers, email addresses etc.?
[Android General] SparkyRih:
They do ship worldwide, some countries may be excloded, but they still ship there... It has something to do with EMS I guess...

But I'm pretty sure I have the right price... she also tried to see if she could send me one for a cheaper price, but shipping costs were to much, so it was cheaper to buy from the Taiwanese company...
[Android General] Peter_Nik:
Please connect your Padfon to a PC via USB cable, you'll get a Garmin partition if it is installed on your phone.

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Strange... my friend checked the price last week and a week before, it was almost the same and he bought the set for 655 euro on the last Friday ;).
[Android General] phoxy84:
Too bad they are sold out.... :(
[Android General] Mr.Clark:
I got lucky. My seller marked the package as "PadFone return" and there were no fees at all!
[Android General] phoxy84:
Smart! Have to remember that!
[Android General] SparkyRih:
No they're not?

I contacted them yesterdat/today to buy some more quantities as a reseller, and they didn't mention that they're sold out....

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Why didn't I think of that before! that's genius! XD
[Android General] phoxy84:
So, you ordered some?
[Android General] SparkyRih:
No I didn't yet, but if more people in the netherlands wanna buy I can...
[Android General] 3mL:
Okay guys kinda need a fast answer here.. How does the Padfone work with exFAT or NTFS.

I've got myself a 64gb microSDXC FAT32 at the moment, would be very good to make it exFAT and transfer files over 4gb without a problem.
[Android General] phoxy84:
I Want :D
[Android General] SparkyRih:
get me some more buyers and I will :P

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Some-one said there are issues with some SD cards, but asus was going to release a patch for that by the end of july: http://padfoneclub.com/pl/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?1

I also read somewhere that a 64GB SD card was supported, but I don't know about the fs...
[Android General] phoxy84:
lol, I will wait if they have their stock back or to order from Ebay (ebay has protection so i know that I can get my money back If I do not receive the item.)
[Android General] SparkyRih:
If you tell them you got their address from me (real name) they will ship it without any delay :P
[Android General] 3mL:
NTFS format is working great with my parents Transformer Pads, figure it would work fine on Padfone too, since they're both Asus.
[Android General] SparkyRih:
This topic is messed up :P why don't we use another forum where we can create different topics for everything XD
[Android General] phoxy84:
Looks like the whole set is for $ 843 without shipment...

http://global.pchome.com.tw/english/DGALBV-A62659044

Thinking of ordering when they have it in stock and pay with paypal so I have some kind of protection
[Android General] SparkyRih:
Yeah I guess that would be the best option for you... Let me know how everything works out...
[Android General] Peter_Nik:
Yes, that's what I'm talking about :). But this is the price not only without shipment, but without taxes too.
[Android General] Someone09:
Yeah, someone should pay off one of the admins to create an own subforum on here.

Or we could just take over one of the Transformer subforum. lol
[Android General] Mr.Clark:
LOL. Slight translation failure there. Unless the phone actually makes you deformed :|
[Android General] 3mL:
Omg the battery hatch/door is scary to open!
[Android General] SparkyRih:
Opening it is no issue, it's very strong, but I worry about those little tips which close it, I broke one already...
[Android General] _Variable:
Dafuq? 128 pages? Whoa, the PF has a really large fanbase on here.
[Android General] phoxy84:
True, but still € 733,04 with tax
[Android General] SparkyRih:
That's way cheaper than the almost 1000 euros that I've spend :P
[Android General] lord_neno:
Hi!

Somebody can tell me if the micro-HDMI out only works with PadFone Station and if it doesn´t works with a external screen or projector?.

regards.
[Android General] SparkyRih:
For now, it doesn't work with an external monitor, but I'm pretty sure that will be solved in the future...
[Android General] Peter_Nik:
I checked the Padfone's manual and did not find anything about this... I'm going to check this tonight :).
[Android General] commensal:
899$=721€...

http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert/?Amount=899&From=USD&To=EUR
[Android General] 3mL:
OK, by the looks of it Padfone DO NOT work with Sandisk Ultra's of class 6 and above.

So I'm stuck with a lil' class 4 16gb memory for now. Damn.
[Android General] SparkyRih:
There will be a patch for that: http://www.padfoneclub.com/pl/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?1
[Android General] lord_neno:
:( it´s a problem for me, I have a TF101 and tegra2 is ****ty to play HD movies, I want a phone with S4 and the padfone will let me to replace the tablet and my smatphone (desireHD)... but if it has no HDMI output...

PS: in Spain padfone will be out on 9 july at 649€ (padfone+station+stylus), i have one reserved but without HDMI out I probably will cancel the order.

Thanks!
[Android General] SparkyRih:
Wha't's your source on that?

But I'm sure they will fix this in a future firmware update...
[Android General] Peter_Nik:
Samsung 32Gb Class10 card works OK with my Padfone.
[Android General] 3mL:
FAT32? exFAT? NTFS? Tried 'em all on mine, they get recognized but nothing happens when I mount it.

Can't download GTA 3 tho.. Not compatible with this something something.

Any ideas?
[Android General] azizfrost:
sandisk ultra class 10 works perfectly on my padfone :)
[Android General] lord_neno:
My source on what? Spain availability? if you refers to that, in pccomponentes (dot) com have the Padfone+Station+Stylus at 649€ and the estimate date to 09 july.

i hope that ASUS fix the problem with HDMI output
[Android General] mart1n0s:
We are the Padfonians! :cool:
[Android General] 3mL:
FAT32? exFAT? NTFS?
[Android General] Mr.Clark:
Do people find it's dismounting and re-mounting the SD card when switching between phone and station?
[Android General] azizfrost:
how can i check that on my padfone? too lazy to view on my laptop LOL....
[Android General] 3mL:
Haha hmm, I don't know.. Can you transfer files above 4gb?
[Android General] azizfrost:
haven't tried files above 4gb, but most of my music and photos are there :)
[Android General] Peter_Nik:
I'll try to check this tonight - I use it as pre-formatted and sold.
[Android General] Kermode:
Hm, isn't there a way to get rid of the Google search bar at the top of all screens?
[Android General] SparkyRih:
Installing another launcher :P

But they don't support dynamic switching that well...

I've tried SPB shell 3D, it does work, you have 1 tablet launcher, and 1 phone launcher, but whenever you dock and undock, it switches back to the stock launcher...
[Android General] Kermode:
Grrrr. Time to write angry letters to Asus

Oh well, its early days yet :)
[Android General] exitido:
The microhdmi of the phone only works with the tablet?

If i connect a hdmi cable from phone to tv i dont get signal.
[Android General] Mr.Clark:
So, the Nexus S, Galaxy Nexus and Motorola Xoom will get Jelly Bean from mid-July... clock starts now, ASUS... we want 4.1 by August! ;)
[Android General] SparkyRih:
Exactly, it's the early days... It will work some time :)

And I've mailed SPB if they could add support for dynamic switching, they pushed it through to the developent team so let's hope tey can fix it :D

No it doesn't work...

And the Padfone is also comming to Greece: http://www.padfoneclub.com/comment.php?comment.news.7 :)
[Android General] exitido:
Thanks for the fast response
[Android General] PuntoG:
Use Go Contact Sync. This is a free tool that will synchronize with your gmail account from Outlook. From there, getting your contacts into your PF is a slice of sweet and buttery cake.

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I'm having no problems whatsoever with Nova Launcher. Dynamic Switching pretty much goes off without a hitch.

My customers are going crazy for this phone. I'm going to order a couple sets to sell in the store... as soon as I can figure out from all the posts who has the best price/service/etc. Maybe I can get lucky and get a twofer deal???
[Android General] OuchG:
FAT32? exFAT? NTFS?

FAT32? exFAT? NTFS? Tried 'em all on mine, they get recognized but nothing happens when I mount it.

I quote myself here:

My PF from Taiwan works with the Scandisk 64GB micro-sd card. I use another one with an adapter in the station dock.

It's important to leave the card's xFat format (I prepared Fat32 - didn't work).

After the Phone checked these cards you can't (editet) : load up greater files. But when you just put the card in your Pc and let it "repair" it (takes just some seconds) each time - it works fine.

Can't download GTA 3 tho.. Not compatible with this something something.

Any ideas?

Tiger Wood 2012 and Dead Space from GooglePlay not working either. Edit: I wrote an Email to EA. Now dead space starts downloading.

About loading the station without adapter on usb pc: I think it's the same as i read about the tf101: 3% in an hour.

I would be intersted how to clear the garmin-partition without root.
[Android General] Kermode:
If you have the charger from the TF101 does that work with the padfone screen? the power output seems exactly the same.
[Android General] SparkyRih:
Should be fine...
[Android General] G1_enthusiast:
can you do a speedtest?

wait is this U.S tmobile network?
[Android General] Kermode:
People shouldn't have to buy extra for it to work.

But then the 'disable auto rotate' switch doesn't work either, so i guess there are some things to fix.

However I'm seeing the squeeky fit between screen and screen back that some people mentioned, thats a bit annoying.
[Android General] Peter_Nik:
My Samsung Class10 32Gb card was FAT32.

Formatting to NTFS, will check if it still works in several minutes.
[Android General] 3mL:
Okay. I'm currently doing a slow format & CHKDSK to stock exFAT, see if it works after that.
[Android General] Someone09:
So, I´ve been playing around with my Padfone for 4 hours now.

So far most of it seems good. But there are however a few negative points:

It´s not as snappy as my HTC One S (but with a custom ROM..so that might even it out)

The screen(s) are not as bright as I had hoped

The TF101 keyboard barely fits...not sure if I am going to stick with that solution

But also a little problem...maybe: When I turn the screen brightness to the lowest level the whole screen seems to become a bit...blueish.