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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Beards:
Hello reinbeau, nice to find you again. :)

Yes, you are quite correct, the Note does indeed have a different GPS chipset to that found in the original Galaxy S. That Broadcom BCM4751 chipset was a nightmare.

The SiRFstarIV fitted in both the Galaxy SII and Note is much more fluid and now with a Barometer added this is going to make the Note excellent at GPS.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] xdadroid88:
The localization function in the Note is great because it uses GPS and additionally GLONASS. So there are always more satellites in view than with only GPS. The first fix even without data connection, so without A-GPS, is unbelievable fast.

A Barometer doesn't help to localize a position.

Where did you get the information that a SiRFstarIV is used in the Note? I doubt it because AFAIK it doesn't support GLONASS.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Arbition:
I wasn't aware that the system can use both GPS and GLONASS in a participatory fashion. Do you have any details on how it does this?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] xdadroid88:
I guess that this is just a transparent function of the built in location processor.

Here is a Note screenshot from a german Android forum. You can see the GPS and also the GLONASS satellites:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Beards:
Yes it does....

GPS receivers sometimes integrate a barometer, in order to get more accurate altitude readings. The error margin for the Z-axis with GPS is quite high, but combined with atmospheric pressure readings from a barometer, the accuracy can be increased dramatically. With the inclusion of an accelerometer, barometer, compass and GPS sensors, the Galaxy Note suddenly has an incredibly accurate way to pinpoint your exact position, velocity and orientation.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] xdadroid88:
This is true for dedicated GPS devices but not for the Galaxy Note. This is just a smartphone, nothing more nothing less.

This reminds me of all those guys comparing the camera of a smartphone with a dedicated one...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Beards:
Oh please. First you say a Barometer does not help to localize a position ~ I then explain it does.

Now your turning the point in that yes a barometer does assist in localization... but not for the Note.

I give up...

Wait for the SDK to be released in December.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] mdalacu:
How about 1080p mkvs, it handles those well? S2 i know it does.

And, please, i am asking again, what is the camera quality? I know it uses a diffrent sensor then s2, one from Fusitsu Siemena and not Omnivizion. Is it any good in comparisson with s2? I have lookd at some samples posted on the blogs and i didn't like what i have saw. I hope i was missleaded by them.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] reinbeau:
I was happier with the GPS in my Garmin iQue 3600 (the Palm OS unit) than I've ever been with any GPS since. Convergence units can operate better than dedicated units, sometimes. Really.

Eh, once we get our hands on one and really put it through its paces we can prove the naysayers wrong ;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] klingklang113:
After a few days with the note ...

... my first impressions:

- size matters (1): after using the xl screen you will not considering returning to smaller screens. S2 or iphone 4 feel like ... hmmm ... toys.

- size matters (2): forget full one-hand usage even with large hands. If you want to make a call while walking around you need well-placed shortcuts or you will use 2 hands. But you will get over this - see (1).

- stylus: It`s nice in some situations - my killer app is making screenshots, add some notes to it and send it to friends ("nice weather tomorrow - what about a beer? ;-)"). The button on the stylus is not well designed, you can`t find it intuitively.

- speaker volume: Comparing the speaker to my S2 it`s not as loud. With S2 i could entertain a full table in the pub, with the note no chance. Maybe it was firmware related (Lightning Rom in S2).

So far...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Aldo Moro:
[Q] Organizer?

Congrats to all who are already happy with their SGNote!

My question: As it appears that this device is more useful for browsing/mailing/organizing rather than for actual phone use (what perfectly suits my needs), I am very interested in its organizing capabilities. Can someone among you happy owners give some details? How's S-Planner? Are there some cut-copy-paste functions? Colors for different type of events? Can one link an event with a specific contact? Repetitive events capabilities?

Please, use no more than 1500 words :p; 10x.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Niuseek:
Check this out to see performance of the standard video player on galaxy note.

w w w.youtube.com/watch?v=JRzOj8O3rXM
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ChodTheWacko:
Google has said explicitly that the barometer is used in the Galaxy nexus to increase GPS accuracy. It makes sense that the Note will do this as well.

I guess someone could do GPS lock tests with the barometer disabled/enabled to see if there is any time difference.

- Frank
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] razorpixel:
Anyone compare Wifi reception and signal strength between SGS2 vs Note ? Has Note improved in this area ?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Baozie:
Hi, is there a notification led/light for sms/whatsapp/email? Google search only showed Galaxy Nexus having a notification led, anyone knows if there's any for Note? Thanks :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] olympicchicken:
Unfortunately there isn't.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] baramuli:
Can any one tried to make or receive calls from GNote and share the experince regarding the huge screen... (I'm not asking about ear piece or blue tooth, just experince ear to phone) I'm using galaxy tab as my phone and I'm ok woth it...

Second... what is LTE.? Is it the same as CDMA or can work in GSM?

Is GNote realy has 32gb imternal mem

..or is it just 16 gb?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Arbition:
I wouldn't rely on this coming with LTE, or even if it does, being on the same band as that in your own country. As for the 16GB/32GB, they are distinct models, the 16GB are the first out, and the 32GB ones come whenever Samsung decides it is the right time to bring them to market.

Edit: LTE is Long Term Evolution, that is, the first in what is generally considered real 4G
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] mdalacu:
Video Recording Quality

Does note's camera has some focusing problems? I have watched some youtube videos and my impression is that it's refocusing very often and image is blurry.

How it is compared with SGS2? I own an s2 and i love it's video recording capabilities.

Also is there any Camera Firmware Update available in Samsung Apps?

Thank you.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] baramuli:
Thanks 4 the rplay. I love the size and what the Gnote has offers. I think I'll wait for the 32 gb, maybe just maybe... Gnote already on 1,6 ghz and has 12 mpx cam and ICS and already got many apps that optimized for it.. I'll wait for another 2 months...

Btw.. my sgs2 starting to show some yellow desease on the left side of the screen... but for some reason.. its gone... I hope samsung will fix this problem on gnote.. my sgs2 is made in vietnam.(I don't know if it correlated to or not)

Btw... I used to be windows mobile dude... and I got some good app installed on it called voice2go...it is voice command app. It lets you to create your own custom voice and tag it to your apps or contacts. Does android has similar apps like voice2go...? Sory if I asked in the wrong forum.. don't answer if it bothers you

I used to activate the app by voice...instead of saying "hi galaxy"... I used "hey dumbass"... and then the app will beep and then just say the name the person you want to call which you already put the voice tag...for example "hey dumbass" beeeb "mabitch"... then it automatically call the person whom you tag as "mabitch"....man.. I love that app... to bad not in the android market though (at least I didn't find the similar app) :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Arbition:
I notice that on [insert global microsite for the note here, <8 post limit] the 32GB model is no longer listed, it simply says 16GB internal memory + sdcard.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] dresters:
Anybody know if call recording is on the Galaxy note as it is on the SGS II?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] htc6500uk:
No there isn't - I liked the LED on my Nexus One but I have now found an excellent app called Noled in the market which will monitor all sorts of events and put a moving icon on the screen. Obviously it will have an effect on battery life but it can be turned on and off manually as well as with a timer.

On another subject, the Galaxy Note definitely uses both the American GPS system as well as the Russian Glonass system concurrently. This give a much better time to fix, better accuracy and more likelihood of the Note being able to see satellites in a built up area, under trees, in heavy rain etc. Here is a screencap from earlier today. I never saw more than six or seven sats on my other phones/tablets.

I think the app (GPS Status from Charcross in the Android Market - free) may need updating as it only shows the signal strength of 12 sats.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] NZtechfreak:
Similar experience with GPS here, fastest locks I've ever had and really solid robust ones that don't tend to fluctuate...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Niuseek:
Guess that makes the Galaxy Note better than some dedicated GPS systems :D.

5.3 inch screen with blazingly fast GPS system and micro sd slot supporting sdxc format (sandisk 64 GB micro sdxc).
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] andyiacovou:
Does this definitely support SDXC??? If so this is the deal maker for me! Can you defo confirm?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Niuseek:
Check this out and listen well. (1:31 - 2:00)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdITchJvVpo&feature=player_detailpage#t=81s
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Ozidroid:
This article says that even older android phones support 64gb sxdc cards?!?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] DocRambone:
http://www.androidnz.net/2011/09/sandisk-64gb-micro-sdxc-cards-confirmed.html
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] andyiacovou:
Thats great news :)

Think I'll be ordering me one of these especially if I can get the 32GB version (96GB) in my pocket -Happy days!!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] pjm77:
I can't confirm because I don't have mine yet. But I remember seeing a clip on youtube earlier today confirming that regular Galaxy S2 supports these cards (it initially shows an error but you just have to ignore it and format the card with the phone, then it works perfectly OK). If Galaxy S2 supports these cards it's nearly 100% that Note will as well.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] rockky:
Does Launcher Pro scale the icons appropriately???

HTC flyer it sucks...and I love Launcher Pro!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] NZtechfreak:
Can confirm 64GB micro SDXC work: http://www.androidnz.net/2011/09/sandisk-64gb-micro-sdxc-cards-confirmed.html
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] betoNL:
Hello there,

Is the Note also equipped with a SirFsTarIV chipset?

Can anyone confirm it?

Great, great, great....:)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Techvir:
I could not find any info that is confirmatory.

Supercurio 's review in engadget does not mention that

http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/28/behind-the-glass-a-detailed-tour-inside-the-samsung-galaxy-note/

Here is the link that says that SGS II has SIRFstar IV

What ever it is, gps is awesome in note. Much better than even in SGS II.

May be due to Glonass support
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] chinot66:
Here a video on the G note on Gps by : NZtechfreak

seem to have the new chipset with more satellite lock and faster reroute.

They both share so much parts, as well as the Nexus Prime.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arOYNNux_mg&list=UUFYR86TpcLB6aEag-oofN6A&feature=plcp

SGS2 and Sirfstar 4

http://www.csr.com/news/pr/release/455/en
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] eksasol:
I would say no once the Note gets Android 4, since Android 2 won't support some apps made specifically for Android 3. (yes that sentence might not makes sense, but true.)
[HTC Incredible S] JccageX2:
Hey guys.

So, going from an iPhone to an Incredible, the Incredible's Media Volume is way too low for my liking.

Is there a hack to increase the Media Volume so it's louder or at least as loud as what iPod's/iPhone's can get?

I've tried VolumeBoost but its still a bit too low :(
[HTC Incredible S] scoobysnacks:
dsp manager?
[HTC Incredible S] itsbeertimenow:
Download poweramp and set equalizer to "phone speaker (loud)". After that you can increase volume further by raising the master volume in the pre-amp. I assume you want this for playing your music through an auxiliary or headphones in either case you must play your media through poweramp to receive the effect.
[HTC Incredible S] scoobysnacks:
playerpro has good eq as well
[HTC Incredible S] JccageX2:
Thanks for the help guys.

I downloaded Volume+ And that seems to have helped, but thanks for all the tips, may use them in the future :D
[HTC Incredible S] TMarcus68:
volume+ will do the job but i notice that when i put to 15+, the hardware speaker cant support and sound kind of distorted.
[HTC Incredible S] itsbeertimenow:
That would be why the volume has a low governer on it... so you don't blow the onboard speaker.
[TouchPad General] fieldju:
So I have a Kindle Fire pre-ordered, but I have been reading around and now I am not sure what to do because I am considering canceling my Fire and getting a touchpad off eBay.

Which one do people around here think is the better value, when one is planning on running custom android roms.
[TouchPad General] ponyboy82:
The Fire may not be very rom-friendly, but it's not even out yet for the developers to get ahold of. Cm7 is already well on its way for the Touchpad though. If that's your main criteria, I might suggest a Nook Color even. You can find them for $150 for a good refurb and it's well-supported by Cm7. They are similar hardware wise the Kindle Fire and the same form factor (7" screen).
[TouchPad General] scrizz:
buy me a fire and I'll let you know.

thanks
[TouchPad General] RojasTKD:
Well, just a quick at the specs here are a few that stand out:

TouchPad

Processor: Qualcomm dual-core 1.2GHz

Storage memory: 16GB or 32GB

RAM: 1 GB

Screen: 9.7 In.

OS: WebOS/Android 2.3 dual boot

Bluetooth: Yes

Front facing Camera: yes

Accelerometer: Yes

Compass (magnetometer): Yes

Gyroscope: Yes

Kindle Fire

Processor: TI OMAP dual core 1.0GHz

Storage memory: 8GB

RAM: 512 MB

Screen: 7 in.

OS: Android 2.3

Bluetooth: No

Front facing Camera: No

Accelerometer: No

Compass (magnetometer): No

Gyroscope: No

Not sure if one processor has a real advantage over the other but I would guess the TouchPad would probably be the better of the two.

Storage and RAM the TouchPad has the clear advantage.

Screen of course the TouchPad is bigger but it depends on what you prefer.

The Touchpad has an alpha version of Gingerbread 2.3 and of course WebOS witch I like much more than I expected. You could have two operating systems in essence.

The TouchPad was designed as a more Premium device with decent hardware (thus the greater storage and RAM) the Fire was designed as a budget device with cost saving in mind.

With all that in mind I go with the Touchpad if you can keep the price at around two $200 range (give or take a little).

That my 2 cents worth.
[TouchPad General] elimherr:
Tp is much better hardware
[TouchPad General] advocate2:
On the TP you also get bluetooth and a camera.
[TouchPad General] Unrealwolf:
Don't know if Touchpad's GPU really better or worse than SGX540 of Nook, but 1gb of RAM really makes huge difference, 512mb is simply not enough, esp., for tablet.

However, Touchpad is big and heavy, and the pixel density is lower. And it doesn't have a proper build of Android (alpha 2 is alpha 2, more or less stable, but jerky) yet.
[TouchPad General] deathknellx:
With Ice Cream Sandwich on the way. It is almost a given, that it will ported by early next year if not sooner. This should be a huge reason to go to Craigs List and buy that TouchPad!
[TouchPad General] LikeaG2root:
Buy the touchpad especially if you get a 32gb version at good price. Android, even though alpha version, is working great. Should be a stable version out soon. ICS is also coming. The touchpad is a high end tablet!

HTC Vision(G2), meXdroidmod Ghost Chili AIO ROM/ICS CM7 theme.
[TouchPad General] RojasTKD:
Good catch, I'll add that to my list along with:

Accelerometer

Compass (magnetometer)

Gyroscope
[TouchPad General] Colchiro:
Not to mention that the Fire might be locked down.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anjenaire:
After many many months of use, I suddenly have no devices on the market.android.com website. I can still download apps on my tablet (using VEGAn-TAB v 7.1.0). This is weird and makes me nervous that Google will be cracking down on this tablet. I had had the device show up (I forget what it was called). This was handy when I read about an app say at work and then I could "download" it from the website and it would be waiting for me at home to finish the install.

Anyone else seeing this behavior?

Makes me nervous that all of my paid apps are going to languish if there are any updates to the apps. I kind of feel like Google is ripping me off if they sell me apps and then later block my device. Again, for now, I can use the tablet to go to the market so this is more of an inconvienence than anything else at the moment.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gtab356:
Retry

Yes, if I use the market app I get Retry. If I use the market website I get "no device."

Any ideas?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dobah:
I got last weekend when looking at market (constant retry). Internet was definitely working. Clearing the market cache didn't help. Something I also noticed was the amazon app store wasn't working either. It kept asking me to login but it already had that info. Rebooting fixed it for me but I honestly don't know why the market retry problem occurred. While looking at this problem, I checked market with my htc sensation and it was happy. I just tried it today and market is working.

A little more data might help figure this problem out. I am using cyanogenmod 7.1.0.1-smb_a1002. Kernel is 2.6.32-46-cyanogenmod.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gary_O:
I have the same issue, first noticed in early Oct. I can access and download apps fine from the gTablet using the Market app, but the gTablet is no longer appearing on "My Market Account" on the Market.Android.com web site. I'm running FlashBack 9.0.

I have seen similar posts about this issue on other forums, and also have a concern that Google is removing devices with non-approved ROMs. One person suggested submitting a Android Support ticket about the account issue and convince them that you don't have a gTablet, and ask them to forward to the Account Management Team. I have not tried that yet.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anjenaire:
Well sorry to hear that I am not the only person having this issue. I really think Google has opened themselves up to a lawsuit here. I would be fine if they hadn't taken my money and blocked me from the get-go but to have accepted my device, grabbed my cash (15 minute return policy! I think Connecticut state statutes would prevail and say there is at least a 3 day cooling off period but whatever), and now after the fact block my device (assuming it will be only a matter of time before they block the device market). I am sure more than a few States Attorney Generals would love to take up this case.

Oh well. I am not going to lose too much sleep over it. I have a Logitech Revue so I suppose in a few weeks I can sideload whatever I need into the device. Right now with Squeeze Commander it is making a great controller for my Squeeze Receiver.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anjenaire:
I had the same issue. I eventually cleared the google services framework and rebooted and market came back albeit without the web based recognition of my device. Amazon continues to work for me. I did email google for support. In the end, he wrote that my device wasn't supported since ViewSonic hadn't purchased a license (more or less).
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HecticArt:
I thought it was just me! Glad (and sorry to hear) that I'm not alone.

I had botched something up last night and had started to get an android.process.acore error, so I decided to just reset to a clean install of my last vegantab version. (5.1.1)

I haven't been able to get the market to work right at all. I can't get it to locate simple things like Angry Birds Dolphin Browser. It will say it's found 5,000 results for a search, but only show 20 or 30 apps.

Are there any work arounds?

I think I still have the APK's for most of my apps, but it would be nice to have things working again.

___________________________________

UPDATE:

I upgraded to vegantab 7.1 and I seem to have the market generally back. I can find most of what I search for, but am still limited to the number of apps that I can browse. For instance, a search for "Media Player" shows 4807 results, but it only shows 40 that I can actually browse through. When I search "Handwriting Recognition" it lists 56 results but only shows 19 to choose from. The same search on my laptop lists 62 results spread out over 3 pages. My cell phone (droid X) gets the almost the same results as my tablet. 51 results of which I can see 19 to choose from.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cranky_dan:
I have the definitive answer for this

And it's right here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1327249

I contacted Google today about

exactly

this issue: to make a long story short the news is bad. But it could be worse...

Dan
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TidBit:
I'm glad i sold my Gtablet and got the HTC Flyer when Best Buy had them on sale.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] runngwlf:
Good for you! Now you can go play on their forum and let us continue to strive to make our gtabs what viewsonic should have made them in the first place.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amusedkid:
And all of a sudden, the g tab reappeared in the web market...with multiple entries to boot.

Everything other than the dream and desire hd is the same gtab. Funniest thing is the "adam" had a carrier -> T-mobile yet i'm half way around the globe in Singapore (Asia).
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anjenaire:
Yes. I am back (at least for now) too. I have three devices (all of which are the same G-Tablet). So maybe I am back in business for a while until Google decides to change it again.

Now if only my Logitech Revue would show up ....
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidApprentice:
Need help backing up apks since I've begun installing from non-market sources. Where are they stored in system and sd card directories? A game I just installed automatically put itself on the card and so I can't find it. MyBackupRoot doesn't seem to find them either when doing its nightly scheduled run. Thanks.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
Some apps make their own directory for data and app storage but maintain a link on the phone as well usually in \data\data. Try Titanium Full version. It is mostly the link you need to backup since it tells the system where to find the rest of it. If most of the app is on the sd card and your backup goes to your sd card, you are essentially using double the space on your sd card if you backed that up too.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidApprentice:
Is there a simple tool or way to find the .apk location? I have 3 different file explorers but that's not the easiest way always.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
The best is Root Explorer. It will search sub directories. Then just search for part of the apps name and all files will pop up.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bfitz26:
In miui.us file exlorer sorts everything .apk .zip misc don't know if you can port this apk over or just flash miui.us cause it is amazing :)