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[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] e.mote:
All of the defensive (and patronizing) responses aren't helping.

First, this is a tablet, not a phone.

>I think it's deplorable that you've cracked the seals and denied her the experience of opening something new.

Second, it's not your wife and not your gift. Don't tell others what they can do with theirs.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] HMG10:
Or, wipe it and return it. Then buy a new pristine one in a week and give it to wife unopened.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] tomegranate:
And have you followed the instructions at the end of page 114? 'Deleting an Account' ? What happens?

All of this rests on the notion that you can't remove email accounts, which I assert again is not true. Have you tried following the instructions I've pointed out?

You need to better understand what beta means - the product DOES work as intended - just because it doesn't work as you EXPECT does not mean it's an unfinished product, or that it's 'beta' - what incredible arrogance! If the Tablet is beta, then by your reckoning so is every other modern mobile device that handles email accounts in this way... which millions of people seem to cope with.

As to whether it's a work in progress, Android as a whole is continually evolving to be optimised to new hardware types. B&N have set it up so that the device itself is good to go when you open the box. Your mistake was thinking you needed to set it up before the end user could start using it. That's fine, everyone makes mistakes. Just don't be an ass about it, and the community will be glad to help you.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] byronczimmer:
It's still deplorable.

Your comments of android being a work in progress may be true on a philosophical level, but the device, as sold, with AndroidOS 2.3 as modified by B&N is the product being discussed.

It doesn't have multi-user accounts.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] cookdav:
End of page 114? (That's appendix E...off in the weeds.)

Page 84, is maybe what you meant? That's where it explains

how to 'reset to factory defaults'. Which is what I had to

do, just to clear out the goofy email-app.

Sigh...then, I would have had to re-do about 10 hours or so of

work, including re-sideloading the 2 movies, etc, etc.

My plan now, (before resorting to returning it to B/N), is to give it

over to my wife. She will now 'test-drive' it, with my help to get it

setup for her preferences.

One 'good news' about this whole episode, is that B/N has expanded

the normal '14-day evaluation period' thru the Xmas-holiday period,

out to Jan 30th. So, we still have plenty of time to make our final

decision whether this is gonna be a keeper, or get returned.

I did have enough of a 'look-ahead feature' to have purchased and

installed the screen-protector film-kit, so hopefully, this thing will

still be in good condition, if we do return it.

Thx to all who responded! :)
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] cookdav:
One bad apple can spoil the whole barrel...

Maybe the best way to currently summarize my current view of this

whole episode, is the one-liner:

"One bad apple can spoil the whole barrel."

The 'bad apple' (oversight on B/N's part) seems to be that

this 'email app' thing just wasn't thought out enough, for them

to provide a way (a 'setting') to allow one to change the email-acct.

Logically, I'd argue that it MUST BE THERE, and we just haven't found

it yet.

Because when you think about it, what will be B/N's answer, when

some user switches email-providers? Yikes! Those users are gonna

be real unhappy, if they have to 'reset to factory', just so they can

get their new email-acct setup. :o

Meanwhile, I'm moving on. (I'll let B/N worry about it.) ;)
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] tomegranate:
No, I'm not talking about resetting to factory defaults. That's why the section title I quoted was 'Deleting an account', and not 'Resetting to factory defaults' !

It's page 114 on the file I linked to. Here it is again: http://img1.imagesbn.com/pimages/nook/tablet/mediakit/userguide_NOOKTablet_111115.pdf

Try that. PLEASE.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] cookdav:
Aha!

I happened to re-read a prev reply, where a URL to the user-manual

was given. i.e.:

http://img1.imagesbn.com/pimages/nook/tablet/mediakit/userguide_NOOKTablet_111115.pdf

That one is MUCH more complete than the user-manual on my unit!

[So, maybe it isn't yet seeing 'updates'?]

Does this new B/N Nook Tablet get updates via wifi, as other smartphones

and tablets do? (I haven't seen any so far.)

So, my problem all this time has been that I'm looking at STALE

info! DAMN!!!!!!! :mad:
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] tomegranate:
Let us know if it works.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] HMG10:
From what I was told at the store, this ONLY applies if you got a gift receipt for it. If you don't have a gift receipt, you only get the 14 days. Just to be warned...
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] cookdav:
Hmm...the odd's that I'll be returning it now, have gone UP, to

95%! Now, I'm even more pissed!

So, maybe sometime in January, they'll get 'updates' working??

And, meanwhile, their nationwide launch of a beta-product will make

holiday news as the next major goof by a well-known retail chain?

Unbelievable. We're surrounded by idiots. The folks at B/N

are proving to be on a par with Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann, and

Herman Cain. ;)

"We're doomed." :eek:

[Just kidding. Not my problem. I'm moving on.] :cool:
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] tomegranate:
Please explain to me what is wrong with the device that makes you think it's "beta" product?

Android products (as well as iPhone, Windows Mobile... and OH YEAH ALL COMPUTERS!) almost always get software updates after release, that doesn't mean they're not ready to use when they're first released. Unless you think there's actually a feature missing or something doesn't work properly, the fact of an impending software update does not for a moment make the Tablet a beta product.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] akaCat:
Please, this is strictly your-mileage-may-vary territory, and the OP knows his wife.

If I gave my mother any electronic gadget that was still in its shrink wrap, she'd treat it like a live grenade until I set it up for her. (Then she'd give me the sad face for making her wait to play with it.) The OP's wife is probably the same.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] cookdav:
Thanks, akaCat, for those nice (and accurate) words.

[I pushed the 'thanks' button on your reply, but VBulletin says

I've exceed my quota of thanks for the day. :p ]

It's a BETA product, because, as I've clearly shown, the fact

that the user-manual that they put on it is CLEARLY beta-level.

So, the fact that it isn't auto-updating yet, makes it STILL a

beta-level experience.

What...I'm supposed to be clairvoyant, and just 'KNOW' to not trust

the user-manual on it? Had the clerk that sold it to me, 2 weeks after

the grand-announcement, known enough to say: 'Oh, by the way,

look online for user-manual updates (or whatever)', then I might

back off of my claims of 'beta-quality'. But, based on this experience,

I'm gonna keep claiming I'm engaged in a 'beta-test', until an

automatic-update hits this thing.

EDIT: And, if the user-manual hasn't updated, how can I assume

that maybe the stuff in the ONLINE user-manual will work? Maybe

along with the user-manual update, will come more CODE for the

system, to deliver on the newer-manual's promises!?

Enough said?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] CRE:
Wow, just relax. I remember "back in the day" having to mail a company a prepaid, return envelope to get the updated version of the manual to their vacuum cleaner (don't laugh, getting the belt out was insane; American brand but built in Japan, I'm sure)... this isn't anything new and it's nothing that's ever going to go away. Per your standards the Dictionary is eternally beta and thus no one should ever buy one. ;)

EDIT: IMHO, this thread really should be culled down to the first post and the reply concerning page 114 of the current revision of the manual and closed.... what a mess.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] tomegranate:
Yeah, having a incomplete manual is an oversight, but if you think that in itself makes it a beta product, you're only kidding yourself. The manual isn't a core feature, and it doesn't effect the functioning of any other functions. Does Windows or MS Office come with a full manual explaining every function? No. Are they beta products? No.

It also seems that you misunderstand how software updates work for mobile devices - developers bundle up a whole bunch of tweaks, changes and bug fixes and release them together, a few times in the products life - this is why there is no update planned until January (apparently). So your criticism that that's too long is irrelevant. As there are no actual problems with the device, why would they release an update any sooner after it's been released?

Your question is ridiculous, and insulting considering the effort I've gone to to try and help with your problem. Why don't you just try what I suggested and stop griping?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] MonkeysInACan:
Uuughhh!!! :mad: ok so here is how to remove an email acount.

First open the mail app.

There You are done!

Its really not hard at all!
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] cookdav:
Sorry, guys, if I wasn't CLEAR that, YES, I've now READ the UPDATED

manual...the one that's on-line.

But, it is TOO late. Did some of you miss my post, where I said I had ALREADY

chosen to do the 'reset to factory defaults'? I did that out of

perceived necessity, since the user-manual that came on my product,

does NOT have the info that you later pointed me to, so based on that stale info, I pulled the ripcord.

Yes, I DO know NOW, some part of the B/N Nook Tablet world

has moved beyond the STALE manual on my unit. But, I no longer have

the NEED to clear out the old email-address-info...factory-reset

did the job.

So, the point is now moot, as far as I'm concerned I've moved on,

to solve other issues. I'm sorry that some of you kept trying to solve

a problem that I no longer had. :o

Hopefully, those efforts will benefit some other Nook owner, who may

run into this same issue.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] e.mote:
It's not a big deal; people have different opinions. Nobody is yelling at anybody.

To be fair, the NT is a purpose-built tablet. It's designed to consume content--books, mags, movies, apps--from B&N and affiliated vendors. Its advertised uses are listed below (in Features & Content).

http://barnesandnoble.com/p/nook-tablet-barnes-noble/1104687969

Note that communication (email, chat, skype) is not a listed use, so if the OP wants email to handle multi-user/acct, say, then he shouldn't expect that from the NT.

I've done some quick searches for multiuser Android profiles and multi account email for Android, but I can't find any product hit. So, even a general-purpose Android tab isn't suitable for the OP's needs at this point.

The NT does have deficiencies among its listed uses. It's advertised as catering to kids, but it's not kid-proof. Having a credit-card-linked toy is always dangerous. Kiddie-lock will happen. But the underlying problem--more granular security--can only be solved with multiuser account.

That'll also happen for Android. A tablet is a shareable device, unlike a phone. But it won't happen within the 1-year shelf life of the NT. The soonest that can happen is with Jelly Belly, and the NT won't get it.

It comes down to how important the feature is to the OP (or rather his wife). If it's that important, he'll have to wait for either Win8 or the next Android rev. Otherwise, the NT is a pretty capable device within its listed uses.

The good thing is that the OP finds out now rather than after the fact.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] tomegranate:
Tell you what, cookdav: if your wife has any problems with her Tablet, don't try and fix it for her. Just get her to register here and ask us directly.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] liquidzoo:
Not trying to rip on you, just trying to point out something:

Page 77 of the User manual that is ON your Nook Tablet there is a section about half way down the page entitled:

Configuring Email Settings

From here, and I quote:

It goes on to describe the general email settings from here including the ability to set a default account.

While it does not specifically say how to delete an account from that window, once you get to the list of accounts and check one, users should notice the trash icon.

I'm not saying that it couldn't be clearer, but it does say how to get to the exact screen you were looking for.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] cookdav:
@liquidzoo:

Very nice. And, thanks for going to the trouble to show that info. :)

It got me back into it. i.e. I found the info on p77, which in turn

encouraged me to try all that. So, I put both my email accts in there,

and 'trashed' one of them.

Works like a charm. As advertised. :D

EDIT: And, it got me to realize something...that, for some strange reason, part

of me is 'wanting' to not-like this tablet. Your reply has made me come to

grips with that. (The likely-to-return-it odds have now dropped down to 60%)
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] deyna:
i'd like to point out (as others have) that no mobile os at the moment is multiuser and therefore none of the core apps (such as those for email) are either.

if i'm using using one of the ipads at school i don't use the email app for this very reason. instead i open up the browser and go to gmail.com.

if you use the web version of your email and not the app you'll have the option to logout just like you do on the computer.

i honestly don't see the lack of multiple user accounts as much of an issue. my phone and tablet are, to me at least, both quite personal and therefore i don't let anyone use them anyway.

this goes for my computers as well but, as there are some situations in which allowing others to use one of them is necessary, i have a guest account that goes on all my Linux boxes (each with a different password of course) that has rights to launch X Windows and run libre office, firefox, and geany. nothing else.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] ylixir:
Wait...so you are saying that your friends are as likely to want to use your computer to bang out something in geany as they are to check facebook?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] deyna:
one of them is but with no access to g++ it wont compile. geany is the most basic gui text editor that i have installed. i would install mousepad or some such but it would go unused otherwise so i just gave the guest account access to geany and called it quits.
[HTC Sensation] Jackasaur:
There is a mod out there for the EVO 4G called Slide 2 Wake, and I'm not sure if you guys seen it, but it seems pretty awesome. I was wondering if there was a mod like this for the sensation yet?

This is the thread for it.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1346760
[HTC Sensation] ikrispyyy:
That is the greatest mod I've ever seen.

Sent from my silky smooth Sensation 4G.
[HTC Sensation] knuddeknurft:
+1

Sweet! Cant wait
[HTC Sensation] Nyto75:
Just awesome we need it ! :)
[HTC Sensation] UnLucky12:
That was just awesome!
[HTC Sensation] larsn84:
+1

best regards

Lars
[HTC Sensation] ced357:
+1

Very good mod... i love it !!!:)
[HTC Sensation] raul602:
that's pretty sick!
[HTC Sensation] civicvx94:
whoa...thats amazing...
[HTC Sensation] Dougi:
one word, WOOOOW , this will save the power button for sure... :)
[HTC Sensation] Nyto75:
but the thread had been closed for a while now :/ i don't think it's good for us :(

I wonder if the zip file would work on SST ^^
[HTC Sensation] thunderskain:
I would definitely love to have it too!
[HTC Sensation] moyse007:
Fantastic !!

We need it, but i hope it doesn't drain more the battery...
[HTC Sensation] danilo081:
It does ... normally screen is off and touch area is also. If this mod is loaded screen touch zone is ON draining battery also background app prevents deep sleep ... so i wont use this :)
[HTC Sensation] GuestK00351:
Amazing!

Can't wait for this!
[HTC Sensation] Rouz.:
wow, awesome!
[HTC Sensation] t43er:
I want it!!....now!! :d
[HTC Sensation] t43er:
hmmm no one want this mod?
[HTC Sensation] kpjimmy:
I have "wave to wake" from tap tap app. (Also wave to lock as well)

I know it may use a little more battery but it's uber-cool to use the force LOL...
[HTC Sensation] theNOOBuser:
Hmmm. Could I get a link or something? :)

Sent from my HTC Sensation using AndroidRevolutionHD ROM :FmD
[HTC Sensation] kpjimmy:
Here's something.... :D

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=tap+tap+app+android+market&l=1
[HTC Sensation] jjdoctor:
I have used this application long ago but it keeps your proximity sensor awake all time... Sometimes difficult to unlock...

Moreover it keeps awaking screen in pocket ...

But not big ... Application does drain battery but only 10-15%....
[HTC Sensation] kpjimmy:
I have used it since my Nexus one days and it works fine. I have the app to turn off the prox sensor after a while (whateve a while is lol). But after that, you have to use the power or volume buttons (if you have that ability) to wake the phone.
[HTC Sensation] theNOOBuser:
Lol. Your link took me to tap tap revenge. LOL
[HTC Sensation] kpjimmy:
Google changed the initial link lol....here you go

https://market.android.com/details?...SwxLDEsIm5ldC5tYWljYXMuYW5kcm9pZC53c2xlZXAiXQ..
[HTC Sensation] theNOOBuser:
Thanks. XD And I can confirm that it is "uber cool" ;)

Sent from my HTC Sensation using AndroidRevolutionHD ROM
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NoEnd:
Hi guys,

As the title suggest , is there an ad-hoc support for the gn?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NoEnd:
any answer????:confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Deleted member 3482884:
Openen Hotspot with Connectify

-Nokia E51 connects (with and without encryption)

-Samsung Galaxy Nexus doesn't even show the hotspot.

adding the network manually is not working either
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NoEnd:
i tired every app and method available with no luck

i think the solution is to add ad-hoc support
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] luffyp:
I think the default wpa-supplicant doesn't support adhoc. We need to replace it with one that supports. I don't know if someone has made/fixed it yet. Still waiting for it as well.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pingsamee:
Ad.Hoc

did you manage to connect through Ad.Hoc? I cannot find Adhoc in my Galaxy Note!! Can we enable AdHoc on Note?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] GSI:
Also need to use adhoc but my Nexus doesn't detect any...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ghost010:
i will try tonight,as i has my laptop at my GF's house.and wont be there until tonight ;) .

but yha. if nobody has posted til than.

than be sure to watch out for my post ;)

Btw,did any one of you guys try wifi direct?

im kinda unsure what it really does.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] GSI:
Did some search in Google and previous NEXUS had the same problem some users were telling to change wpa_supplicant in /system/bin but I think the one they where providing its not compatible with SGN.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bagl0312:
As someone already said, I am not even able to see the an adhoc wifi network with my Galaxy Nexus.

My device is rooted but so far I did not find an easy solution to enable adhoc wifi.

However the same adhoc network works perfectly with an EEEpad transformer, so apparently the wifi client is already modified in the Asus tablet.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] solarus2011:
Has there been any update to this? Been searching this site and others and it doesn't seem like a wpa-supplicant file that can see Ad-hoc networks has been created yet.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] asheg:
I use Connectify - works pefectly.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Popup-ch:
Supposedly the 4.0.2 update should bring ad-hoc support.

I'm eagerly awaiting the roll-out... (Should have happened ages ago, but somehow it's taking quite a while to propagate everywhere.)

I suppose you could always go ahead and flash your own ROM, but personally I prefer to wait for the official OTA update.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] solarus2011:
I'm using a 4.0.3 ROM and before that had stock 4.0.2 and no ad hoc support was/is available. There is Wifi Direct which acts like ad hoc but that only works with other Wifi Direct devices.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Popup-ch:
Oh, Bother!

I was betting on 4.0.2 to solve this, but as you say, it appears that it's only the wifi-direct that frequently gets billed as 'ad-hoc-like' connection.

Is there any other way to enable ad-hoc connections?

Apparently on other devices there exist modified wpa_supplicant files that enable ad-hoc, but so far I haven't seen anything for the GN.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] solarus2011:
Unfortunately I'm running XP (yeah I know ;)) here at the office so Connectify won't work - no access point connections on XP.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NoEnd:
any possible solution?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Herman76:
Use bluetooth to connect to your computer and share your internet connection with your phone.

I've tried it on windows xp.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] solarus2011:
Unfortunately no bluetooth on my laptop either...double yeah I know ;-) It really is a POS!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nkrink:
I found the application Wifi Ad Hoc Enabler on the market, it require Root and it works grate for me, now i can see and connect to any ad hoc connection.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Bohrer:
You have a GNex? what Rom do you use?

For me it don't work, GNex wit 4.02 Stock.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ionutz6:
me too, also very interested in this. for me, gnex 4.03 with manhattan rom, applying wifi adhoc enabler broke my wifi, could not activate it untill i reverted to default settings.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MedicD:
I'm running codename & franco kernel, tried the adhoc enabler. It broke the wifi. I'll try again soon.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] luffyp:
Tytung has created a patched wpa_supplicant file that is compatible with ICS (has version 0.8.x) if anyone wants to try. Backup before you try.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] govindadas:
not exactly the same, but sort of a reverse ad-hoc. If you turn off data or go into airplane mode, you can use widgetsoid wifi hotspot toggle to turn on your wifi hotspot (not sure what happens if you turn it on while data connection is open and you arent subscribed), you can connect the the phones wifi hotspot, and use wifi filesharing apps.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pentium:
is there a way to enable ad.hoc support without root for now? and will WiFi direct work if I wana share my LAN connection via Windows 7 wifi?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] drdnl:
My problem is I'm a linux user, but if you're using windows 7 just get virtual router and it should work. (Virtual router as in AP mode, not ad-hoc)

Also that TyTung link didn't work for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pentium:
Cool, I will try it!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] andersnp:
Hi,

I applied this patch towards the official source tree for galaxy nexus, and it does not work. It lists the ad hoc networks as it should, but association times out. Driver says association ok, so not sure why it fails. Will dig deeper, and if I get it to work, will post it here.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] andersnp:
I figured out the issue, and its not looking good. The galaxy nexus uses the nl80211 driver system, and not wext as previous devices did. The problem is that version of nl80211 inside wpa_supplicant that android uses does not properly support IBSS for the galaxy nexus wifi firmware. Specifically, and it doesn't send any association requests. Although this is not really needed by ibss, nl80211 expects the firmware to do this, and it doesn't. This has noted by official wpa_supplicant developers, but android uses an older version of wpa_supplicant. Also, android uses a patched version of wpa_supplicant for the p2p support which is not in the official wpa_supplicant source tree, so there is some work to be done in order to port the official wpa_supplicant back into android.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Boomslang_x64:
I would love to see a solution to this problem. It's one of the more annoying issues with the Galaxy Nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SHOWWHITE:
really puzzled me most. This is quite an essential function to me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] anthonyf27:
bump. Anyone have a solution for this? Unfortunately, I can't install windows 7 on my work laptop, so I'm stuck with adhoc...

or how about some way to get Windows XP to go into infrastructure mode?