yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lenn:
You can install it on UD1.0 too ;)

Since the Version 1.8 (of chainfire) the app works on our gen8 :)
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msticninja:
+1 Install works fine since 1.8.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KOCTA:
And what's the difference with or without it?
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msticninja:
There doesn't seem to be much difference, maybe more stability, but if you install the Tegra plugin, you can play Tegra 2 games such as Samurai 2 Vengeance, though the performance is a bit laggy. There's two other plugins as well, but I haven't researched which games they enable.

Also, I love Night Mode when I'm out late bow-fishing. I can turn the screen on to change songs without killing my night vision.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lenn:
Somebody say that they have a better game experience with it:D

i can say: Gun Bros works better:)

and you can set a few options for games about graphics details and quality:);)

from my opinion its very good:)
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KOCTA:
OK, it seems it's worth to install ;) I'll try it. I'm not a hardcore gamer, all I need is Filler and HexDefence ;) and Need for Speed sometimes ;) but if Starcraft will be ported to Android this could help, I think.
[General Questions and Answers] Hotdemon:
i have seen all other phone reviews etc

i think the sony ericsson xperia neo is the best in my budget

is there any other better phone than this ??

thank you!
[General Questions and Answers] rizaldo:
one think i know that neo is better than samsung galaxy SL..
[General Questions and Answers] Jaunzems:
Yes, you will not be disappointed with this phone.
[Droid X General] sf11035:
Can anyone create (or modify the existing .apk) something like this? I found one for the droid2, but it doesnt find all of the bloat (at least for the gingerbread OTA)

Here's the link to the droid 2 apk - it worked well on my Dx for what it could find.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=919863
[Droid X General] slow88lx:
I'd recommend waiting until Apex on .596 comes out...he'll have all possible bloat removed.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaunjpeterson:
I was wondering if there was an app that I could install on my Transformer and my Android phone that would let me control the mouse on the Transformer with my phone. I know using VNC is an option but I would just like to control the mouse so when i hook my Transformer up to my tv I can use my phone as a wireless mouse.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ppirate:
Hey, I was thinking the same thing. But that the phone is just a controller, not a mouse. So it would have the buttons, play, pauze, rew/forw, volume up, volume down, and so on..
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rpavich:
Exactly!

10 char
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xformulax:
there was an app i used about a year or so ago... it basically turned your entire phone screen into a touchpad with left and right click buttons, you just had to be on wifi...

i'll have to dig it up and see if i can remember the name of the app.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rpavich:
that sounds like just what i need!
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seshmaru:
It's gmote, and it's for phone to desktop, not android to android device. There isn't an app that you want yet since before there was no point in having a remote control app to control another android device since they were all phones.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaunjpeterson:
Alright guess i'll try VNC til someone makes an app for this.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monkespit:
?

how does vnc do this?

i am looking for a way to use my android phone as a keyboard/mouse for my transformer. i have used gmote in the past and that's the idea that i'm looking for, but obviously to control honeycomb tablet not a pc. glad to see i'm not the only one in the market for such an app!
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fisha21:
This app actually exists....but only for the Archos line of internet tablets. Check out the Archos Remote app on the Market. Allows you to use any Android 1.6+ device as a media playback remote for the Archos if it's on the same wifi network. As well as the app, a firmware upgrade was required on the Archos itself, and at present the Archos tablets are all running Froyo.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] damageless:
I just tried this yesterday. Just install BlueputDroid and all your problems will be solved. No reason to be on wifi.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xformulax:
tried to use this but the app says my bluetooth stack isnt supported, so it doesnt even try to go.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaunjpeterson:
Unfortunately Blueputdroid won't work cuz my phone is an HTC Desire HD that has Sense. Bluetooth has issues with Sense. I'll continue my search...
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaunjpeterson:
You can run a VNC Server on a rooted Android product allowing you to log into it and run it remotely from a phone or computer.
[Acer Iconia A500] biswajeet.dash:
Hi,

can my acer iconia be charged via the usb?
[Acer Iconia A500] brewmaster:
No it cannot be charged via USB.
[Acer Iconia A500] Vereynn:
Most of the tablets can't be charged over USB - the A/C charger for the Acer is a 12v and I think (don't have mine with me at the moment) over 1 amp; even USB 3.0 only puts out 5v and maxes at 1a.

Having said that, it'd be nice if they could take a trickle charge over the USB input to reduce the battery drain, even if it can't fully charge the battery.
[Acer Iconia A500] cybermage1:
If anyone here also owns a Nook Color you may have noticed that it won't charge over USB either, and in fact even requires a custom "USB" cable attached to their power adapter for charging. Their cable looks like a regular USB cable but it is not.

The screens and batteries are just too big to support the tiny amount of power USB is designed to provide.
[Acer Iconia A500] VandyCWG:
Nope, no charging over USB. It has to do with the amount of charge needed to charge the device and USB is unable go generate the needed power.
[Acer Iconia A500] martyxng:
The Nook Color does in fact charge over USB. I do it all the time. The only time it needs the AC power adapter is if it next to dead, and you get the "Battery too low to power on". Also, the AC adapter, even though it outputs via MicroUSB, will NOT charge other devices as it doesn't fit exactly for some reason.
[Acer Iconia A500] Vereynn:
My (retired) 1st gen Sony eReader was like that also, USB charge didn't work once the batt level got too low
[Acer Iconia A500] harlaquin:
NO

Like stated before almost no tablet charges over usb. and like one poster pointed out not even the nook color charges over usb I have one as well.

One poster says the nook does charge but you have to define chargeing. on wall power it charges full in like less then an hour. plugged into usb and only if its off or in sleep with no wifi running it will chrge but it will take all night. so for all purposes it dosent usb charge.

I dont know about other tablets but the iconia has TWO internal batteries(read your box see the little x2 next to the batteries) and most likely why it wont charge over usb.

To tell the truth I have not really understood the hang up on the usb charging or the short cord for the iconia. usually I charge mine when im done with it or not using it so cord length means nothing. and as far as usb charging, usb charging on anything is harder on the battieres. and most likely why alot of companies dont do it.

The whole idea is to be prtable who wants to be teathered to the wall with a charger 4 foot or 6 foot really whats the difference?

side note: the person who said the nook color cord was special? its just a standard mini usb just like on portable hard drives nothing special about it. i lost mine and just used the one from my hard drive worked just fine.
[Acer Iconia A500] texas-saluki:
I think the point with USB charging is it one less adapter you have to carry... if everyting supported the same port type it would make life much easier the the micro USB has been a nice solution for phones :D
[Acer Iconia A500] Neoprimal:
That would be great. Maybe someday they will design a transport port and technology allowing a single port to both be intelligent enough to transport files to/from a computer as well as charge these devices.

For now, as others have said - the batteries in the A500 take too much juice to be charged through the USB port. Imagine having to charge your tablet for 48 hrs? Or worse, while it's charging you pick it up to check a website and even while charging it just starts draining because the batteries are juicing out faster than they can be charged?

It just wouldn't work.
[Acer Iconia A500] x51:
I'm traveling to Germany in a few weeks. I have an adapter for my Dell Laptop to deal with the Power over there. The ability to charge my tablet, phone, and any other devices from my laptop would be awesome. If I wish to take my tablet, I'll need to buy another adapter / power converter that I'll hardly ever use. I often travel within the US for business, and carrying one less power adapter would be nice.

Sometimes My kids steal my tablet and use up all the battery, or I simply forget to plug it in... then I go to use it, and it's near dead. With the ridiculously short cord I cant use it while it charges unless I want to sit on the floor next to an electrical outlet or use an extension cord. And of course of the 50 or so power bricks I have.. none match.. :(

While these things are slightly inconvenient.. It's not a show stopper. I love my Iconia.
[Acer Iconia A500] xjestersdeadx:
I think people are used to their android phones, where (for me at least), my habit is to sit down and plug in the usb. It's just easy to keep it charged that way.

I found this neat device though, I think someone called it an extension cord or something? It really solved my problems of the short cord. I bet the guy who invented that is a millionaire.

(Seriously, they could have made the cord longer, just so you could sit the tab on a table and not be stretching, but $2 at Home Depot fixed the issue real quick).
[Acer Iconia A500] halfevildruid:
I had to return my first Iconia due to the stinkin to short power cord and when I picked it up it ripped the center pin out with it.... poor thinking acer!

I have almost done it again several times... tomorrow I am making my own car adapter and extending the charger cord myself...
[Acer Iconia A500] WereCatf:
Extending the cable isn't really all that difficult, just cut the cable in two, rip the insulating layer from both ends, add some extra cable in-between and voila! You've got yourself a longer charging cable :)
[Acer Iconia A500] drkalo:
Yep, that would definitely do the job but what about electrical resistance or conductance may be depending on the material, diameter of the wire, legth, temperature ... sorry, I'm not an electrician or an engineer but I think one shouldn't do such "grafting" with such sensitive electronic equipment... :)
[Acer Iconia A500] theroblog.com:
Solution

What you ought to make is a 5V to 12V little box that you plug into TWO (or more) USB ports and draw power off both. It would be pretty small, you could probably put it inline. I have a hard drive case that draws power from two USB ports. One is power only, other is power and data. It Y's into a mini USB from two full size USB.

THAT'S what tablet makers ought to use. 1A at 5V is 5 watts, which is about 420mA @ 12 Volts which would probably let you charge when off at least on a tablet. Assuming no loss of course, but I bet you could still get 400mA effective.
[Acer Iconia A500] jeebugorn:
i dont know if you've already made your trip to Germany or not, but as far as your Acer is concerned, all you need is a $0.30 US to German plug adapter. the brick from the iconia can already handle 110-240v. actually, most laptops and such's (even desktops) power supplies handle up to 240v due to people traveling with them. you dont need to worry about getting a special converter. this is coming from someone who's lived in Germany for 2 years, Bosnia for 7 months, and Iraq for 12 months. just look at the power supply and find the voltage on there and if it says 110-240v you're good. if its like 110-120v then you will need the power converter. lost a PlayStation 1 back in 1999 that way because I didnt check.
[Acer Iconia A500] WallaceLau:
I like your thinking! (As oppose to all the nay-sayers who accepts defeat so readily...)

Another thing we should consider: many USB ports (even USB 2.0) will provide more power than the specification calls for - my motherboard puts out 1,500mAh on multiple ports, and my laptop has a dedicated "phone charging port" that puts out 1,000 mAh. Some travel adapter also has a USB charging port that puts out more than 500mAh. I know this is not the norm but is becoming a trend. So, for the lucky few who has a high-power USB port, charging the tablet via USB is entirely feasible. In fact, even with standard USB port, it can be done, just not "well".

If you don't believe me, do the math yourself - the Iconia has 2x 3.26Ah battery. At 3.7v, that is about 24 watt. For 2x USB at 500mAh, you get about 5 W/hr of juice. At no-loss, the tablet would be charged in less than 5 hours. Even if we assume 30% loss (typical), it will still be less than 7 hour to fully charge the tablet - aka one night of sleep. And it only gets better if your laptop puts out more power on the USB ports.

I would much rather have 1 power adapter for my laptop, and then plug all my phone/tablet/wifi-hotspot into the laptop... as oppose to lugging around 4 different power bricks. Plus, for those of you who travel a lot, you will know this... hotels never have enough power outlets! I have to start bringing my own powerstrip these days because if there are two of us sharing a room, we'd frequently have to pull out the TV cabinet and unplug the TV, or charge the phones in the bathroom...

So, any chance we can put this in action? And instead of waiting for tablet manufacturers to get their acts together, how many of you would actually pay for a "2x-USB-to-12v" adapter cable that is smaller/lighter than the Iconia wall brick but can charge your tablet overnight via laptop? If there is enough interest, I wonder if we could get a Kickstarter project going for this...

W.
[Acer Iconia A500] uscpsycho:
Jumping in here a little late, but it's not true that no tablets can be charged via USB. My Samsung Galaxy Tab can be charged over USB. Mine is the 7" model, no idea about its 10" big brother.
[Acer Iconia A500] Xpertss:
HP TouchPad 16GB also takes charge from USB slow but still charges.

on the other hand my Acer A500 does not!
[Acer Iconia A500] tsyle:
the Samsung galaxy tab 10 inch also charges through USB... it may take a long time to charge but it will charge... I wonder if a new rooted rom will allow charging
[Acer Iconia A500] ultramag69:
You're asking that here?!!!:eek:

Most people here are using a cooked rom which means they are rooted, don't know if its a hardware issue or not but (as most people here will agree) no rooted, custom rom I know of allows USB charging... If it is allowable then we'd need some extra info from Acer, probably circuit diagrams a driver or 2 and someway to make sure the voltage doesn't actually do damage....
[Acer Iconia A500] Taurak81:
car charger

since the iconia doesn't have car charger, what I did was buy a little device that you can plug in your car lighter and it gives you an electrical outlet to use. Then it was a simple matter of plugging in the AC adapter. Just make sure you get one with the right voltage.
[Acer Iconia A500] ultramag69:
It does have a car charger, got 2 myself, they're just not made by Samsung... Work fine...:D

Bought off Ebay...
[Acer Iconia A500] marstodd:
charging nightmares. You can buy a nice power converter with outlets for your car. Yes they should go to 2 USB ports for charging like most disk drives and external CD drives do now.

I just got my new A500 for 280 complete, and is really very nice ! refurb seems good.
[Acer Iconia A500] pkaiser86:
Im surprised no one could write a kernel or something for this, because you can get usb ac chargers that put out over 3A. Wonder if it would somehow back feed through the usb, into the iconia battery....just a thought, no big deal
[Acer Iconia A500] psychotropic:
Quite a shame too. I also have an HP TouchPad and its 5.2v 2amp microUSB charger puts out some juice.

(PS: TouchPad charger doesnt charge the Iconia through USB, in case anyone was curious. I just tried.)
[Acer Iconia A500] chismay:
but isnt a usb supposed to actually be quite powerfull? i mean u got usb cupwarmers, usb fans, usb powered hard drives, is the required voltage of the a500 really that high?:confused:
[Acer Iconia A500] eppeP:
USB (2.0) will give you at most 500mA at 5V = 2.5W, the standard adapter is labeled for 1500mA at 12V = 18W.

So you would need 7.2 USB ports at max capacity to deliver the same amount of power as the regular adapter.
[Acer Iconia A500] psychotropic:
A standard data USB 2.0 host port is rated at 500mA. The cable itself and many USB standalone car and wall chargers push significantly more. Most smartphones anymore use 1.0A 5.0-5.2v microUSB chargers. My Motorola Photon charger is USB and rated at 1.0A at 5.1v. My HP Touchpad is microUSB and the charger rated for 2.0a at 5.0v.

MicroUSB ratings aside, unless you're some kind of electrical engineer, formally trained or not, the Iconia will never charge through its microUSB port. The Iconia A500 was just not designed for it.

This does not mean it couldn't have been designed to allow charging via microUSB, it just means the engineers that designed it did not opt for it in the circuit layout.
[Acer Iconia A500] mtmerrick:
just want to throw in here, my aunt's archos G9 tablet charges over standard microUSB, as does the kindle fire, and the blackberry playbook. its really not a downfall of USB as much as the tablet's designers.

EDIT:

also, the asus transformer charging cables are proprietary USB cables. ;)

http://www.buy.com/pr/product.aspx?sku=229978939&sellerid=18700237

as does the Samsung galaxy line:

http://www.daydeal.com/product.php?productid=48542

EDIT2: turns out that the Asus transformer cable is actually a USB 3.0 cable.... hm.....

http://www.transformerforums.com/fo...up-tf-300-droid-raz-verizon-hotspot-etc.html#
[Acer Iconia A500] cwknox:
Not that this will change anything, but my daughter's iPad charges on a USB cable if it's plugged into the wall, but not from the computer (it may trickle charge, but it's hard to say). Much as I like the Iconia, the designers missed big on this aspect.

Just adding my voice to the chorus of Boos against short, proprietary cables, wall bricks to carry around and to leave in hotel rooms, and non-folding AC prongs sticking through backpack innards. USB is a genuine advance in technology. It's a shame the designers chose not to use it.
[Acer Iconia A500] rkishorek:
hi all. Just for your information. ipad can be charged via usb from any laptop/pc if u have installed a software named AI Charger (free download from Asus).
[Acer Iconia A500] Drewmungus:
The Nook's do charge over usb. They just recessed the power pin so you NEED barnes and nobles usb cable. My A500 charges ridiculously fast with the ac adapter compared to any other device I have. I think acer just wanted to make more cash on ac adapters.
[Acer Iconia A500] swuzy:
Iconia Tab USB Chargeable?

There are wall and car chargers that put out 1.8A and 2.1 A via USB, probably intended for tablets.

Do you think that these be used to safely charge the Iconia tablets (I have an Acer Iconia A210) ?

Thanks.
[Acer Iconia A500] kiwi40:
Very annoyed

I bought a usb charger that plugs into the normal power socket designed to charge tablets (as the packaging says) unfortunately I'm on my third tablet in 3 yrs and I bought a Iconia 2 days ago knowing it didn't have a charger, but it was worth more than my previous tablets so I thought I could charge it by usb. Unfortunately I don"t thing you can charge ANY tablets by usb :(
[Acer Iconia A500] ldeveraux:
You can charge most new tablets via usb, just never this one. Also why necro this thread?
[Acer Iconia A500] faslane:
[QUOTE The whole idea is to be prtable who wants to be teathered to the wall with a charger 4 foot or 6 foot really whats the difference?[/QUOTE]

true but I'd much rather like the ability for usb than to HAVE to find an AC outlet if I needed a little boot while driving or something without the need of an inverter...

I now this is an ancient post lol...I just found my A500 in a box dead as a roadkill skunk but it does work, if I could find the charger....I have a 64GB microSD card I'm going to load with music, movies, games and crap for my niece who is 7 so she'll like it enough just to push some buttons while we're driving etc. so I bought a new AC adapter for 6.00 on amazon lol. Why I came here, I was hoping I could charge via USB (even cigarette lighter powered or SOMETHING but nope...AC only.
[Thunderbolt General] thenewak:
Like new no scratches stock firmware, original box with charger and sync cable. 475 obo.
[Thunderbolt General] crookshanks:
You may have better luck posting this here:

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=476
[Thunderbolt General] miketoasty:
One question....why?
[Thunderbolt General] thenewak:
yeah found that right after i posted it lol thanks
[Thunderbolt General] thenewak:
i got it bc it was the only android phone worth a **** from verizon at the time i want the revolution or the xperia play other than that no complaints.
[Thunderbolt General] voiceofid:
try www.swappa.com as well, sold 4 devices on there, gave me a great experience. the admin keeps an eye out on transactions too
[Thunderbolt General] miketoasty:
Your going to get what your going to get but damn why pick those two phones? I mean obviously you don't mind downgrading but come on.
[Thunderbolt General] thenewak:
well the droid charge is basically the same thing just samsung but id much rather get something dual core also...sadly verizon isnt really releasing anything yet.
[Thunderbolt General] chepo84126:
My Uncle just picked up the LG Revolution on friday and has said it has been working like a charm. If i am not mistaken that's a 1g Dual Core.
[Thunderbolt General] Mean Bro Greene:
That is incorrect. The Revolution has a 1ghz single core processor.
[Thunderbolt General] chepo84126:
You are right. I don't know for what reason I thought that it was dual core.
[Thunderbolt General] Mean Bro Greene:
It was initially planned to have a Dual Core Tegra 2, I believe.
[Thunderbolt General] destroyerbmx:
I dont see what the fuss is, my thunderbolt kills my xoom w/ tegra 2 all over the cpu benchmarks. Dual core is more of a gimmick than anything right now with these phones.
[Thunderbolt General] miketoasty:
I still don't see why we need dual and coming soon quad core processors. With stock android everything runs great.
[Thunderbolt General] crookshanks:
When the os is written to make use of multi-core processors battery life should improve. That's the biggest plus I can think of at the moment.
[Thunderbolt General] yareally:
By the time that happens, youll be on an new phone anyways (probably another year or two). I guess some people (like the OP) will never be happy with the current phone they have.