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[Xoom General] omnia1994:
the browsing experience in xoom is fantastic

For me, typing is not too bad.. i nvr use a bt keyboard but a tablet stand with typing angle

The display quality of xoom is just normal.. anyway with good video player, the quality is still above average

Video chat works great on skype n gtalk

In stock 3.2, for me, with normal use, the speed is good enough. Anyway if u wan blazing fast u may root n flash custom roms n kernels .. n may overclock it too

Video recording is nice

For me the design is good n solid. Thickness of this device makes my fingers wont feel tired after a long use .. too slim may tired our finger
[Xoom General] tpham08901:
At this point in time the xoom is outdated. We all knew it would happen, hell every other month something new and shiny comes out.

Wait for the Transformer prime the first tegra 3 (quad core) tab.
[Xoom General] syrenz:
I know in comparison to what's coming, the specs of the XOOM seem outdated. However, I believe that the Transformer prime with the keyboard dock will be quite pricey (and who knows when it will get to Canada) whereas the XOOM shouldn't be. I want to know if the XOOM is right for my interests as mentioned in OP.
[Xoom General] brandogg:
There is hardly any real difference between any of the "main" tablets out there right now. The hardware is essentially the same, the only real difference is with the types of ports the tablets have (USB, HDMI, microSD, etc). I chose the Xoom after the release of the Tab 10.1 because I hated how Samsung went with their proprietary dock for everything (like Apple does), and also the tab 10.1 feels like it would break easily. Yes, the Xoom is still very relevant, it has the same hardware as all of the other current tablets, has the best build quality, gets OS updates first, and has all of the ports you'll need. The only detractor is the LCD is not as bright as say the Tab 10.1. It's barely any thicker than the other tablets, but it is a bit heavier, mainly due to the fact that it isn't made out of thin plastic.
[Xoom General] syrenz:
I too don't like the "plasticky" look and feel of the Galaxy tablets.

I was looking around and it seems that the Xoom has no haptic feedback? I find haptic feedback quite useful for touch typing. Has it been a drawback for your typing experience or does it make no difference?
[Xoom General] xfinrodx:
Haptic feedback is nice for devices with garbage touch screens, or when your fingers are ice cold and as dry as burnt toast... But for my uses, it hasn't been missed on my xoom.

Without having a quad core tablet to test and compare to, it is hard to say which will be better for cost vs. benefit. Just like PC's I expect that going from a dual core to a quad core CPU will make almost no difference for most users for the first few months or years- except for those users who know exactly why they want a quad. Just a guess, and a large part of why I bought a xoom a couple weeks ago.

Basically for me: The xoom is the best supported, best built tablet on the market, with specs equivalent to the other new shiny tablets. The screen is perfectly acceptable to me, the battery life is mind-blowing and browsing is far better than I thought possible on an Android device. Just don't expect HD flash content to work well in a browser. The unlockable bootloader was also a major consideration. I don't feel like there is any other tablet that compares currently, and I don't think I'd give up my bootloader for 4 cores... and if that is so important to me, I doubt the quad would be worth the difference in cash for me to be an early adopter. (I like being an early adopter too!)

Anyway, that's my 2¢. :-)
[Xoom General] nooomoto:
Let's be realistic about what you are going to do with your tablet. Read email, browse the internet, watch some youtube videos, read a book. The Xoom does all of these things exceedingly well. I would even venture to say that it does them all just as good if not better than anything else on the market at the moment.

Being power hungry is awesome, and the newer 67-core processors are sweet but you aren't doing high end graphics or video editing on your tablet...so is it worth the extra money? Right now you can get brand new Xooms for like $350 in some places. I gladly shelled out $600 for mine at the time...so $350 for a new one is a damn good deal.

Also, there is something to be said for the AOSP experience. The Honeycomb featured on the Xoom isn't loaded with a bunch of UI layers to "enhance" the user experience. It's straight Android.

I'd also say it will get ICS before any of the other tablets do.
[Xoom General] okantomi:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1335020
[Xoom General] Dark lord me:
Actually the prime will be 499 and the original TF will stay at 399
[Xoom General] e.mote:
I think people pay too much attention to the hardware, when the software matters more, or even most.

Hardware-wise, as someone already said, things are pretty similar. All Teg2 tabs perform the same, and the OMAP4 is roughly equivalent. The one exception is video. OMAP4 is better on HD vids, so get that if watching vids is important to you.

Buyers all want "smoothness." That mostly depends on the OS and apps, and things like the Flash plugin. Honeycomb was kind of a beta in this respect, and hopefully ICS will bring more refinement. This aside, my opinion is that "smoothness" is mostly within the user's control. Watch what apps you run in the background, and don't load up on stuff like live wallpapers, etc.

Software always run at least one cycle behind the hardware. Most Android apps and games I've seen are still geared toward phones, although many will use the higher resolution if available. I've yet to see a game that really tax the Tegra2. The latest AAA shooter, Shadowgun, runs smoothly on a Nook Color, which has only a single-core A8. My takeaway is that current tablets should be fine for all the software for this and next year, at least until the next cycle when Jelly Belly appears.

>Can you give some examples of where I could get that?

WalMart currently sells refurb 32GB Xooms for $350. I'm fairly certain these are clearanced Xooms being rebranded. The only diff is that they may have a shorter warranty. You can find out your warranty period here,

https://motorola-global-portal.cust...i-fi---service:-frequently-asked-questions#w1

These shouldn't be confused with the newer Xoom Family Edition (FE), which is also around $350. I'd suggest against the FE despite its better screen, since it has no community support at the moment, and probably won't. Devs & enthusiasts will either hang onto their current Xoom, or upgrade to a newer tablet.

That said, the new Xoom2's aren't that much more. The 8.2" will be $400, and the 10" will likely be $450. New toys will always get better support--from both the vendor and the new community--than old toys.
[Xoom General] syrenz:
They are? That's not bad at all. Thought they were both over $500. Are they going to come to America/Canada though?
[Xoom General] okantomi:
The other question is whether the newer tablets (including Xoom two) will have unlockable bootloaders so they can be modded. The Xoom Family Media Edition doesn't, which is why there isn't any development for it.
[Xoom General] syrenz:
Okay this is kind of mean to me... http://www.dailysteals.com/

I haven't had enough time to make my decision yet but this site wants to pressure me to get one within 22 hours and save... argh
[Xoom General] _TB_TB_:
Browsing - all 10,1" tablets available at REASONABLE price will perform similar

Work/Note-taking/productivity - you will not do that too often, trust me ;) I use BT keyboard for longer cha...err... work, and Hacker's Keyboard (onscreen almost-real QWERTY keyboard) for quick texts.

Movies/youtube - I actualy re-discovered Youtube with my XOOM. You will need to buy Dice Player to enjoy full quality full length movies. XOOM's display is a little pale comparing to my SGS' sAMOLED screen. BUT it does not burn your eyes out.

Speed - like in every other IT field, the more crap you put, the less speed you get. You can always OC your tablet, but... what for?

Design/styling - XOOM looks like a heavy-duty device, while GT10.1 looks like a child's toy. Yes, aesthetics should not be discussed, since its interpretation is a matter of taste.

Future Updates - ICS for sure, who knows about the rest. As long as XDA Community exists, there is hope ;)

Opinion - Well... I paid ~530$ last month for my second-hand XOOM 3G EU (yay, its good that all the people in Poland are sooooo wealthy that it makes no difference for us to pay much more for toys... o_O ). And would pay it again if given another chance :) Played with Tab 10.1" - thin plastic o_O didn't like that + the price? ~850$, geez... Thought about Transformer. Almost bought it, but with no keyboard dock and no 3G modem. ~530$. Docked and modem-ed? ~850$...

Well, you do not need a 16-core device to enjoy it, especially that there are no apps or games that could utilize all that power. I know, I know, some people buy themselves a Ferrari just to drive it slowly through the country, but... (well that was not a brilliant sentence).

Edited: one more thing - there ALWAYS is an upcoming, better-than-available device. You can wait forever.
[Xoom General] Trig0r:
Does the Xoom do what it did when it furst came out, yes, in which case to me it is still relivant.
[Xoom General] e.mote:
>http://www.dailysteals.com/

They won't run out any time soon. The daily bargain sites rely on the classic buying button: a deal is more appealing when it's time-limited. "Hurry and buy now before it's gone!" Prices for Teg2 tabs will continue to drop. The Xoom will be $300 or less by Black Friday.

>there ALWAYS is an upcoming, better-than-available device. You can wait forever.

Tech toys and their pricing have cycles, and it's always better to buy at the start rather than the end of a cycle. You have more choices, and prices are lower (on the old toys). Moreover, the start of the tech toy cycle is timed to coincide with the holiday shopping season, which is when the best deals are to be had.

IOW, from now until the end of the year (any year) is the best time to buy new toys.

@OP

What's the "best" tab depends mostly on you and how you use one. The Xoom has many good qualities: high build quality, 32GB, good community support, available ports, dual-band wifi, etc. Its one notable drawback is that it's heavy.

Weight is a big deal if you plan to hold a tab unsupported for extended periods. It's not a big deal if you offset the weight with a supporting surface--your lap, a surface, etc. If your envisioned use is mostly while standing, then a lighter (or may be smaller) tablet is better.

More ergonomic stuff: I like the Xoom2's rubberized bezel (as opposed to edge-to-edge glass or plain plastic on most tablets). The more friction the bezel can provide, the lighter the needed handgrip, and the less hand fatigue.

OTOH, I don't pay much attention to the "thin-is-in" trend, although I understand it's necessary for marketing. A thinner tablet can actually be less comfortable to hold, if the edge is thin enough that it cuts into the palm of your holding hand. The tapered edge and smooth metal surfaces of the Asus TF Prime make it look very chic and sleek, but I wouldn't want to hold one for very long.
[Xoom General] Obievil:
I saw this link, and instantly pulled out my credit card.

I'm getting a xoom :D
[Xoom General] 3devious:
Typing on a tablet still leaves a lot to be desired. The browser on the XOOM is sometimes better than on a phone but it is still terrible. It's just bigger. For what you want to do any tablet out there will get you trough even the cheap tablets still running Froyo because the voice actions actually work. Don't let people talk you into wasting money.
[Xoom General] okantomi:
I'm sorry that you are disappointed with your Xoom/tablet experience, but you certainly don't speak for the majority of Xoom users on this forum.

Typing works pretty well, though I like using the BT keyboard and mouse best for extended typing. I occasionally get some issues with numerals typing as symbols...it's irritating but I can deal with it. Btw, Voice Actions work just fine on Honeycomb...I don't know what you're talking about.
[Xoom General] AvengedZombie:
I would recommend buying a Xoom. I bought the 4G / Wifi version just over 2 weeks ago. Its an amazing device.
[Xoom General] StrifeSoldierVII:
Indeed the Xoom is still a relevant device, any Honeycomb device at this point is. If you are a root power user like myself then you would appreciate these simple words: "Team Tiamat". When it comes to the Xoom this will come to mind. Something like an amazing dedicated team of hard working developers for a device is priceless.
[Xoom General] joshndroid:
stock browser is great... i just purchased a full sized bt3.0 keyboard for 20$ to take overseas with me when i leave my laptop at home... will be the goods, I have used a usb one before but it was buggy/cheap/crapola lol
[Xoom General] stevefxp:
I have had my Xoom since March. I am running 3.2.2 rooted with the Tachi kernel OC'ed to 1.5 GHZ. Here are my observations:

Browsing - browsing for me has been decent with the stock browser. I moved to Dolphin HD for Pad, which is a tablet version of the Dolphin browser. I like it immensely. I am looking forward to Chrome for Android!

Work/Note-taking/productivity - this is ok at best for me. Evernote is what I use, and I am working with a number of handwriting recognition apps to determine which works best for me. I was hoping this would be more mature than it currently is but I can wait.

Movies/youtube - I am beginning to use this more and more, as Youtube begins to take over for me. I want to be able to put movies on my SD card and take them with me when I fly.

Speed - since I am running the Tachi kernel I have OC'ed my system and it works well at 1.5 GHZ. If I try to go above this it becomes unstable.

Design/styling - well the Xoom is a bit bulkier than some of the newer designs, and it shows. I try not to focus on this since I wanted to be on a first gen device.

Future Updates - ICS will come as soon as source is released.

Opinion - I am for the most part very pleased with my Xoom. Now that I have the LTE upgrade I am finding more and more uses for it. I now use Amazon Cloud Drive for all my music, so I stream it via the Xoom. I wish the battery life was a bit better with LTE but I am hearing that about all LTE devices. Maybe once the ICS source is out we can work on battery savings. To me the Xoom is like the Nexus One. It was not completely ready for primetime, but I wanted to be on an all Google device.
[Xoom General] firemn:
newegg.com had a refurbished tablet sale a while ago and I got my 32gb wifi xoom for $200. I don't know where you're coming from but just be patient and look for sales and offers.
[Xoom General] 3devious:
Can you launch an app, like Document To Go or something via the voice command? If so, hit me up. I want to figure out what I'm doing wrong. If you can't, you don't know what *you're* talking about.

I'm glad you're happy with it. I don't want anyone to feel like they wasted money. I didn't say that I speak for everyone. He asked "Is the XOOM still relavant?" the were no caveats that said only those that speak for most of the community need respond. I thought he was talking to everyone which also means me. Anyone who asks me is going to get told to keep their money whether or not every other person on XDA forums agrees with me. When I can get it for 250, I'll say it wasn't a waste of money. Until then, forget it.
[Xoom General] okantomi:
Yes, I can open apps: "Open Thinking Space Pro" and it does. Sometimes it gets a bit garbled but I haven't trained it to recognize my voice yet. I send emails, make phone calls with Google Voice and GrooveIP and search for stuff. Works great, so I "do" know what I'm talking about (sometimes, at least).

I'm sorry you're not happy with the Xoom. Either your expectations were way too high from the get-go, or you have not customised as much as some of us who have rooted and tweaked every possible thing, or you have a bad device.
[Xoom General] e.mote:
Re: Voice support - Schmidt that that Siri is a "competitive threat," so any bet that we'll see a Siri clone for Jelly Belly.. Voice support is improved to real-time in ICS, and a VOX IA would be the logical next step, even if Siri never showed up.

My SWAG is that it would be mainly back-end work, so may be it'll show up as an apk. Then again, it's a big enough gee-whiz feature that would make a nice bullet point for JBelly roll-out.

In answer to the topic question: yes. ICS didn't obsolete any of the current hardware. Ironic that "old" Tegra 2 tabs may get ICS even before the new tabs. Of course, if one sees tabs as still "toys", then ICS won't change your mind.
[Xoom General] okantomi:
Actually, an app I have--'Jeannie' or just 'Voice Actions Plus'--same developer--works wonderfully. He's got a video on the market showing what can be done with it and it's very good. If future versions running on ICS are more powerful yet, all the better.
[Xoom General] 3devious:
I must have broken something. "Open <appname>" Just launches a search for those words. I must have universally screwed it up because my Droid 2 thwarts me in that same way. I pulled out my original Droid that is still running 2.2. It works. The only difference I can see is that on my old Droid I had the option in the searches to prioritize what it went for first, apps or websites. I don't see anywhere to tweek that anymore. My coworker's SGS II 4g uses "open" in stock Android also.

I think ICS will make the experience nicer, it's just not that much better than my R2D2 D2 (which doesn't use "open" anymore either. Grrr.)
[Xoom General] okantomi:
I think that ICS will fix some of these glitches. Let's hope so.
[Xoom General] :
walmart has it for 398 right now
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] Big_O:
Task manager shows 806 mb of used memory and only 211 mb free. Have a brand new flyer and installed a few apps. Any idea how to free up more internal memory?
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] contradude:
If you're comfortable with it, going to a custom ROM will almost always improve memory usage and system speed. I recommend leedroid.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] DigitalMD:
That is a very reasonable usage of RAM memory, its not application storage.

Linux and Android attempt to maximize memory usage while keeping a certain amount free for program loading and switching. It's normal for Android to keep RAM about 75% full and intentional. That way when one of your app bits needs to run, its already in fast memory and does not need to be loaded. So you can kill apps all you want and android will just happily keep reloading them in the background and refilling that memory. That's why task killers generally ware not needed and can often slow things down by unnecessarily killing tasks that the OS will just start up again.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thremix:
I simply can not get the darn thing to work, I did everything as directed. I am running wanalite ROM or something.. Any help..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peachpuff:
After you install chainfire you have to install the cf3d driver, then you need to install the nvidia plugin, then switch to the nvidia plugin and the game should work.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thremix:
I did all that, how would I get tegra zone to show up in the Market?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peachpuff:
No idea, that's not what chainfire does.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thremix:
I seen the youtube video where after he put the Nvidia plug in and in the market all the apps showed up including the tegra zone..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 4038153:
It's one of the pro options "Fix Market settings".
[Galaxy 3 General] macalino22:
hi, i installed cm7 alpha 6 update 1 and the gapps app.the market wont appear on the app drawer.then i installed the themed app.it wont appear either.i reflashed the rom and still the same thing happen.help me please.
[Galaxy 3 General] cdesai:
You need to install another zip to get the google apps, on the first post of the cm7 thread, there is a link to the file (gapps-gb-signed.zip)

Apply the zip via recovery and you get google apps
[Galaxy 3 General] dhirend_6d:
Market shows in the drawer once you strat using Mobile Data or Wifi. I faced the same problem.:p
[Galaxy 3 General] macalino22:
Ok,thanks:))
[Galaxy 3 General] Mohanshbhr:
sign in your google account via setting (accounts and syns),then u will get your market, remember do this after installing google apps
[Verizon Droid Charge] g.davis17:
Hey everybody, I'm running the latest Humble and I'm lovin it, but I was just curious if anyone knew of any overclock kernels out there that would be compatible with me build. Thanks for all that help me!
[Verizon Droid Charge] Endless2232:
Because we are still on leaked builds there are no gingerbread kernels that support overclocking. Some people use the tigrack app from the market to force oclverclock their phones, but I wouldn't recommend it.
[Verizon Droid Charge] anoninja118:
fwiw p3droid tweeted earlier that a *possible* final GB build (2.3.6 but no build number was mentioned) submitted to verizon so we could *possibly* have an official update soon... sooooo if you wait it out it'll come then imnuts and imoseyon can work their kernel magic ;)

blazing through on my 4G Droid Charge
[Verizon Droid Charge] wampuscat:
I'm using Tegrak overclock on humble 4.2 with Imoseyon 3.0.1 and its working good. Also allows u to change schedulers. Something I've never known how to do. Running Noop @ 1.2ghz and smooth as butter
[Verizon Droid Charge] g.davis17:
Okay thanks guys, hopefully we do get an official release soon but even if we do I'm sticking with 4.5, my phone has never run smoother than it is right now.
[General Questions and Answers] phi1542:
Hi I just got the Samsung Galaxy Precedent and I want to install a custom ROM on it. I don't really like the current firmware personally. I already rooted it and installed Rom Manager. When i try to flash it for Clockworkmod Recovery, it gives me a list of phones:

-Commtiva Z71

-Dell Streak

-Geeksphone ONE

-Huawei Ascend

-Huawei Ascend 2

-Huawei Pulse

-Huawei Pulse Mini

-Huawei U8220/U8230

-Micromax A70

-Spice MI700

None of them are even close to Samsung Galaxy Precedent... Can someone make a guide for me or give me a link? That would be very helpful!!!! Thank you.
[General Questions and Answers] GaryEffinOak:
You cannot use any of the custom roms out there unless they are made specifically for the Precedent, which to my knowledgethere are non, yet. There are roms out there for the Prevail, however they will not work with the Precedent, and ( I believe) you run the risk of bricking your phone. Here is where I got most of my information from, and maybe it's been updated last time I was there with roms for the precedent and stuff. replace the (dot).

androidforums(dot)com/samsung-galaxy-precedent/419865-idiots-guide-samsung-galaxy-precedent.html
[General Questions and Answers] area51developers:
There is a custom rom for the precedent available as an Odin install...

We are also working on the First Precedent GingerBread Rom based off the prevail ej06 source and odin... for more info please look at the Samsung Galaxy Precedent Wiki on here or ask me directly.. thanks
[HTC Sensation] umka83:
Hello,

I have installed a custom ROM on my HTC Sensation XE. But I did not think of saving boot animation first. I like my new ROM, but I want my Beats Audio boot animation back.

Please if anyone has it, post it somewhere for download

I downloaded a boot animation from here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1310992

but it is not correctly alligned causing black amrgins around the animation :confused:

THANK YOU!!!
[HTC Sensation] umka83:
[SOLVED] Found it

I have found another person with Sensation XE and pulled the bootanimation out

here it is if someone needs it.

to install type:

adb remount

adb push bootanimation.zip /system/customize/resource/
[HTC Sensation] sbdags:
Great! Could you also pull the downanimation out as well please.

Thanks!