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[Kindle Fire General] denoxster:
I am planning to pick up KF but I am debating if 512MB RAM compare to 1GB (Nook Tablet) will be enough.

KF will be used for browsing internet, light gaming and web streaming (not movies). It will be rooted and replaced with custom ROM (ICS) eventually.

I owned Nook Color running CM7 nightly right now and trying to avoid having two look a like device.

Do you think 512MB will be sufficient for KF to operate smoothly?
[Kindle Fire General] circa68:
It runs fine for me, doing pretty much the same as what you want to use it for.

I hit some lag once in a while, but overall, I do like it - so long as I do NOT keep comparing it to my wifes iPad. ;)

Chris
[Kindle Fire General] skylinedrifter:
I bought mine for web browsing, reading magazines and checking Facebook. So far, I am nothing less than pleased. It performs well, even when playing YouTube and Flash videos.

For the price, it's a winner, provided you don't expect it to perform like high-end Android devices or an iPad.
[Kindle Fire General] Mama Luigi:
I bought both from Best Buy and used them for a little while before deciding which one to return. The difference in RAM was probably the biggest concern for me and the main reason I considered the Nook Tablet despite it costing $50 more.

In practice, I saw no difference in performance between the two. The only other big thing steering a lot of people toward the Nook is the microSD slot. If that isn't a concern then the Kindle Fire is fine. If you really want lots of local storage then the Nook is the only way to go.

Me, I listen to music through Pandora and I don't watch movies on the tablet, so local storage doesn't concern me. Thus I went with the cheaper Kindle Fire.
[Kindle Fire General] yareally:
If you're wanting to do much outside of what comes with it and you're not too knowledgeable on how to fix things in unorthodox ways and think you'll be posting soon in the unbricking thread, I would find a more forgiving tablet to work with. The time you'll save on not having to fix things will offset any additional cost.

Disclaimer: I own 2 HP touchpads and no Kindle Fire.
[Kindle Fire General] krelvinaz:
Well I don't agree with yareally who has apparently not touched one yet.

I have 2, or more accurately, My wife has one and I have one.

Hers is stock... she loves it. Watches netflix, amazon prime and a number of books. works for her daily with no issues.

I got mine after I got her hers. Really didn't plan on getting one myself, however, I started playing with it and got the bug to see what it could do. $124 was too inexpensive to not.

Mine is rooted though I am still using the stock ROM as I am waiting for a proven recovery before trying something else. I am now using ADW, have the Android market, Google apps including Gmap and can even get GPS if i want to go to the trouble. etc... I use it a bit at work as well, Exchange email via Touchdown, Evernote, and lots of usable webapp browsing.

Like any device or smart phone, if you do dumb things, you get dumb results, but if you are careful and follow instructions well.. should be a fun device to play with.
[Kindle Fire General] yareally:
I may not have touched one, but I've helped probably 70+ users with one directly to unbrick it and countless others that followed the guide I helped to start ;)

Ironically, neither I or my friend that started the thread with me own a kindle fire, but it hasn't prevented us for knowing more about it than most.

I don't have to touch it to know how it works. I can do that quite well using adb shell remotely. Fancy user interfaces mean nothing. It's what is under the hood that matters.

Quite a few screwed it up installing cm7 as well.

Compared to other tablets, I have seen way more people screw their fire up without a way to get back out of it without spoon feeding directions to (including at times, going on teamviewer with them).
[Kindle Fire General] krelvinaz:
I think it is cool you have helped, especially that many people. Perhaps, the price point makes it too simple for people to dive in without bothering to understand what they are doing or reading the large red text warning them. (hence my comment about doing dumb things).

The lack of having a full recovery yet is perhaps also a stumbling block, but apparently that will be remedied soon.
[Kindle Fire General] yareally:
Yeah, I think once that happens, lots of the headaches will be a thing of the past as well.
[Kindle Fire General] animez:
Yeah, I think people bricking their Fire speaks more toward impatient people than any failings of the Fire. Anyone trying to install a custom rom at this point with anything other than above average skills needs to take a step back IMO. :p

Sent from my BAMForever Thunderbolt
[Kindle Fire General] jb0ne:
The 512MB RAM has not been a limitation for anything I've done with it, and that's *with* all the Amazon crap running at the same time, I've not disabled any of the services.

I think the micro SD card on the Nook would be a nice addition, but not sure it's $50 nice, considering how easy it is to stream to the Fire. If you needed to store your movies locally maybe.
[Kindle Fire General] sl0ttedpig:
I'm an above average user, and even I'm not crazy enough to mess with it too much right now! There are some amazing things going on in the Dev forum, and I really look forward to CM9 on my Fire. :D

I have 2 as well, and I'm more than happy with the speed/function even using stock kernel/ROM (albeit with a different launcher). The price point for this device was too hard to ignore. It's not in the same league as an iPad or Galaxy Tab, but I didn't buy it thinking it was.
[Kindle Fire General] jb0ne:
Yeah with Go Launcher instead of that bookshelf, this is a superb bargain. Remember Amazon is basically selling these at cost to funnel people in to their store.
[Kindle Fire General] denoxster:
Thanks for the reply guys.

Only fools compare $199 KF to $499 Ipad.

Storage does not concern me, I just want a device that running smoothly for flash streaming and hackable :P

I have made up my mind, I am getting KF.
[Kindle Fire General] rad3:
512 appears to be just fine.

I'd recommend putting Dolphin HD on for browsing. I haven't had an issue with streaming video from Amazon, Netflix, Crackle or Epic. No problems with games, so far. Currently have over 100 apps installed.

I do use an app to control too many apps starting automatically (Startup Cleaner), as it seems to help performance.
[Kindle Fire General] denoxster:
Update:

After owning KF for a couple of month, I can tell you that I am pretty happy with my purchase.

Now my KF running CM9 ICS :P

Thank you guys.
[Kindle Fire General] thr33s1xthr33:
Go for it

i bought mine because of the price and i liked the way it looked, so far i have rooted it and it still runs perfectly. So far the only difference i see between this and the ipad is the size and the camera. Its pretty darn fast and when its rooted you can customize almost every aspect about it.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trailblazerz11:
I'm trouble with android media process taking up 70-100% CPU on boot for about 10-15 minutes. Specifically, I believe it is the Media storage since my music doesn;t load until android media process is done.

I checked for corrupted images. Haven't found anything to check for corrupted music. But I did eventually delete all music,pics videos. Then Factory reset, format /system and reflashed rom ( on passion v6.5) Restored watchdog to check and it is still happening....

Perhaps my file system is corrupted >? My cable sometimes disconnects...

Is there anyway to fix it?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phrack:
Media Storage is used by Gallery and for ringtones/alarms/notifications. In stock eclair.ji6 and stock froyo.ka6/kb5 it's extremely buggy and does take a while to read all media upon rebooting your phone. There are times when scanning media gets stuck at 0% and you must kill the Media Storage process.

There is no need to factory reset/reflash next time you have a problem with Media Storage. Go to Application Manager, Running Applications, force close Media Storage process and clear Media Storage Data. Reboot and it will scan media twice (internal and external memory). Shouldn't take longer than 5 minutes even if you have tons of media files.

There is nothing wrong with your file system, Media Storage is just a buggy POS. :mad: Does anyone know if it has been fixed in Android OS 3 or 4?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XVI Ames:
Currently running an ICS rom, I have the same kind of problem... but it is really annoying since I have changed my sd card (copied the old one's content to a bigger sdcard, on which I already had music, photos and other stuff... just did what you suggested, I hope it will run smoother now!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XVI Ames:
BTW, thank you for the tip, it seems to have resolved my problems!

I had issues for a long time, actually about since I changed my sd card, it seemed to run smoother with a smaller card, I didn't know if it was because my big sd card was faulty, it seems it was almost because of the media process data!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hotleadsingerguy:
Ok, I know a few people say don't enable 2D GFX Hardware acceleration because it could cause problems in apps that don't support it yet...but what apps?

I haven't found a need to enable it at all (all my apps are great), but I keep seeing this *relentlessly* and nobody has managed to say what negative effects we've seen so far. Are there specific apps that have problems with this option? What happens in those apps?

Just curious because nobody's explained why they feel so strongly about it lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jetrii:
What are the positive effects? I tested it and I didn't really notice a difference.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Bjidi:
i tried to run some apps with this option on, and off. Cant realy see a difference. Maybe you will in the future or in other apps but i`m still looking out for it
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] artemis92:
I enabled it for a while and tapatalk crashed right away, and wouldn't reopen until I disabled it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kangxi:
One change I see is in the new Facebook app. The side menu's animation is a lot smoother with hard acceleration forced. Twitter is smoother also.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jetrii:
Interesting. Any idea how the battery life performs with it on/off?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Melhouse:
It's a developer tool. Don't use it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mohitrocks:
It can cause some problems with some apps that aren't updated to support full hardware acceleration even though its just one line of code.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] clefster:
Be aware that you have to kill the app and start it fresh for the setting to 100% take effect. (go to task switcher and swipe it away)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ShiroEd:
It makes a massive difference with apps like Facebook and Twitter! I've have had no adverse effects.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ericshmerick:
Apps crash, that's the negative consequence.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] enaybee:
somebody just said that its a developer tool don't use it ... seriously?

I have been using it from day one ... seeing smooth scrolling specially in Browser, facebook, twitter, Gmail. All menus scroll smooth as well.

So all in all it does make a difference.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] lostdogb15:
Hello,

I have flashed my phone with the Kang Cyanogen 7 ROM.

I have having a world of problems...first SMS no longer works, I now have to use GO SMS PRO.

Google Maps and Gmail apps don't work, lot of issues........

Can you please tell me the best STABLE ROM with apps and lots working?

SMS is a must?

Does anyone know how to reslove this?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] devilsking:
U need CM7 or stock rom based?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] domnic79:
Y dont u try cm7.2? There r many roms based on it like ics2, gingercrutz etc.. or u can flash cm7.2 by lovertz or axel.

Sent from Galaxy Ace GT-S5830 using Jusada's awsum ICSunday2 + Slaidmod script.

Dont jus say thanks, use d 'THANKS' button. [XDA RULE]
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] chevymeister:
Agreed. I'm using ICS2 and loving it so far. No complaints.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] warrior24:
i have a samsung galaxy s 4g (SGH-T959V) and its running 2.3.6 or K6J or whatever you call it. :) but i have rooted it with superoneclick 2.3.1 and now i'm lost on how to get clockwork recovery so i can flash roms and an overclocked kernal....well thanks for time :)
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Exodian:
Are you familiar with Odin? If not Google it then use Odin to flash a modded kernel. You will then have cwm. Be sure to use a gingerbread kernel. They are in the dev section.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] vgcraze:
Yup. Make any backups you need first, then Odin flash one of these here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1194032

EDIT: You can also follow the instructions here for a clear fail, proof method:

GB Ext4 Starter Pack
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jabookman:
Does anyone know around when we will receive the ota update for ics for the galaxy tablet 10.1, a port wont satisfy me enough -_-
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slack04:
Welcome to XDA. Search the forum before you post a new thread. The answer to your question is "no."
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dvirring:
Update is slated for Q1 2012 they announced very recently.

Sent from either my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Wifi or Motorola Atrix 4G
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] trickyhenry:
Speaker volume is too quiet on galaxy nexus?

Fyi..

Volume+ works great and boosts the audio no probs. Just go up a level at a time.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NatTheCat:
Not working at all for me. Force closing. Any tips?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] trickyhenry:
Not really... re install? I'm using v1.8.0.4 latest from market.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Hosh0:
Make sure you are getting Volume+ and not Volume Control +
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] neok44:
Do you have to be rooted for Volume+ to work?

i tried to use that on my transformer and it never worked.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vapotrini:
Hang on a second...

Are you talking about "Volume+ Free" or "Volume++"? Two different apps by 2 different devs.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ande_uk:
anyone found one that works?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mekrel:
This one works for me.

Audio Manager also works for me and was the first application I used. I found that system volume was at level 2 out of 7 and it was almost as if the system volume setting is hidden within ICS actual settings.

However, even after setting it to 7/7; it still wasn't loud enough. This is why I installed Volume+ as above.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ande_uk:
cheers.. ill give them a go :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] InternationalNexusFan:
Will using one of these apps to boost the volume eventually damage the speakers? Or why is installing an app for this necessary?

The default maximum volume on the speakers is ridiculously low.

I tried Volume+ Free. This free version limits the boost to +4 instead of the max +7, but +4 seems to make a huge difference already. And it seems to work even though the installer says it only works on Android 2.3.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zok-star:
Do we need root for this volume apps?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] InternationalNexusFan:
No. And I have to write more because No was to short a post.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vapotrini:
Thanks for this.

I've had my GN for about 3 hours now and the ring tone volume was the very first thing I tried out, just to see just how loud it was. It was pretty low. I promptly purchased this app and it has brought up the volume to a more than acceptable level. The phone is actually loud now.

I currently have it set to 9 in volume+. I can't imagine going all the way up to 15 as it's loud enough. What did you raise yours to?

Great App! Worth the money.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AfroCreame:
Ditto on Volume+...so much louder!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ranphi:
I had to get the paid version because it seemed like the free one didn't make any noticeable effect in the ringtone volume for me on my GNexus. I've currently got it set at 9 on Volume+ and that finally seems to have made it loud enough for me (but I still have to crank the phone's volume almost to the max to have it loud enough to hear in noisy areas).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dew.man:
Doesn't do anything for me. Tried the paid version turned all the way up +15, makes no difference in volume...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] loop3:
+1. No difference.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mklass:
Ive noticed when you crank it past 9 it doesn't work, maybe a safety feature to ensure your speaker doesn't blow.. try it on 8 and 9
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bisquick24:
Speaker volume is one of the things I am nervous about on the Nexus, I do use my phone as a alarm clock and speakerphone during conference calls. I've seen quite a few reviews where the reviewer thought the speaker was too quiet. At least it's comforting to know the volume can be boosted to an acceptable level for some people using software. I wonder if the VZW version will offer any improvements in this area.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vapotrini:
It's a quirky little App. You have to keep trying it. There were a couple times where it stopped working for me, then when I came back later on it was working again.

Here's what to do, open up a song in your music player so you have something playing in the background. Then open up Volume+ & enable speaker modifications. Now try changing the volume levels. Go from like 3 to 8, if it's working you will notice a change instantly. If it doesn't work, try rebooting and/or un/re-installing and trying again. As others have said, I can set the volume all the way up to 10 maybe even 11, but any higher and nothing will happen. So don't over do it and hit 15 cause you won't notice any difference.

Honestly, without this app this phone would have been close to deal break territory for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jabok:
For those who don't want to buy the "paid" version of Volume+ in case it doesn't work for you, you can get it for free LEGALLY at the author's site. The link is in the description section of the app in the Market.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vivanshah:
be warned, the one i downloaded from his site caused my screen to go all garbled and my nexus to reboot.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] uL7iMa:
His site seems to be down..the volume on my phone is incredibly low! I tries the volume+ free but it doesn't seem to work...will he paid version definitely work? Also does anybody find that Skype is unusually soft? Its even softer than a normal phone call!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Benxter:
I tried Volume+ Free and i noticed a very small increase in volume. After I bought the full version and set the output to +8 it's alright now.

So yes it works.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pd2002:
+9 is loud enough for me.

+10 is too loud.

Less than 8 is nothing. You need to buy full version.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mike_m:
I tried Volume+ FREE with a setting of +4 and noticed no difference.

The paid version of Volume+ with a setting of +8 is very noticeably louder.

The 99p investment was worth it, otherwise the phone was going back.

Mike
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ratcom:
paid version running @ +8 working great here, but I bet anything that this is a software issue with ics because samsung will not make a different speaker for every handset out there. I'm sure in time someone will discover the setting affecting this problem.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BANE:
The free version does help where ringtone is concerned- not much noticable difference for notifications for me. I tried the full version download and it just kept crashing on me, so I'm back to free.

Pro tip for anyone out there having issues- I have tones that I used on my nexus one which i've gotten very accustomed to. SpaceSeed for Twitter and Tinkerbell for Email. I just transferred them onto my PC and used Audacity to amplify the notification. May be a bit more elaborate, but if you're like me and know the tone you want to use and stay with, it's well worth it.

**EDIT** It may have been because I forgot to uninstall the free version before installing full... seems to be working fine now.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ryoma_Kun:
I bhought the full version to.. After switching to higher volumes i heard no difference. I was trying and trying but no luck. But then after a minute it was noticeably louder. Now im very happy with the sound! Especially in combination with poweramp's eq and treble and bass settings its better than the iphone now.. If only it had a longer battery life :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sluflyer06:
Got the full version..fixed the ringer volume that was way too quiet for me :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chaoszero112:
Used the Full version of Volume+

Working fantastic. +10 causes too much distortion, but +8 is good.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] طوني تبولة:
just tried the full version (avail. for free on the dev.'s website) and didn't do anything.

I have tried many levels (1, 6, 8, 12). enabled then disabled then back again to disabled.

No difference at all.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zacisblack:
Was a little disappointed when I heard the volume on my Nexus' speaker. I downloaded Volume+ (Sound Boost) and wow, this is a must have for the Nexus. Volume is set at +8 and it's much louder now without even being distorted.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] twitceh:
This is a great app, thanks for the recommend. I set mine as +6 as I'm a bit worried about it being too high. With +8 you can hear the clicks and stuff very clearly.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rosswaa:
Doesn't seem to do anything, on arhd
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AlanPorter:
Interesting.

I know there was an issue with the headphone port being a bit quiet on the Samsung Galaxy S II, but on my new Nexus I have experienced a pretty loud and decent sounding headphone stage.

I would be interested in seeing what kind of levels are being kicked out of the headphone amp, at 0db on the Nexus compared to other phones.

Might set something like this up myself...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] twitceh:
Not sure but works fine from stock using the newest version of the app.

Some people have been saying Google will fix this in the next update. Fingers crossed.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ceredics:
Who is the app by?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xtkxhom3r:
the app is by meltus but make sure you get the paid version because the free version only goes up to +4 and it doesnt make that much of a difference the paid can go up to +15 i have mine at +10
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ceredics:
Awesome thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xtkxhom3r:
the thanks button is the only way to say thanks on xda lmfao
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ikm19:
here you can download full version from developer website.

http://androidaudiohacks.com/?p=90

thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] friguy3:
Works great! I couldnt believe the sound was so quiet compared to my wifes inc2...now its loud!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] twizted_dreams1:
Worked great, non rooted...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ovalteenies:
Anyone know if this is bad for the speakers?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xtkxhom3r:
if you push the speaker to the point where it starts distorting then yes you will hurt it :rolleyes:

but as long as you keep it bellow that threshold you will be fine
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zacisblack:
Agreed. The speaker is seriously under powered, can handle a lot more juice.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tlkl:
The application works great on my nexus, I hope Google fix it soon
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] daleski75:
Brilliant app my one biggest complaint about this phone was the lack of volume and this app has sorted that out.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] slackwaresupport:
what settings are you guys using??
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] frobie:
I am on +6 it seemed good to me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] slackwaresupport:
on which? speaker? im wanting in call ...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RMarkwald:
Thanks for posting this apk, I thought that the speaker sounded too quiet!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] frobie:
Yea I only changed speaker. In call volume is fine for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] calamity:
Installed it and running a custom rom

But u don't notice a difference from +1 to +15. :/
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zacisblack:
Don't go to 15. Just play some music and while you do that go to 6-8. If you don't notice anything I'd contact the dev and see if he can help you out and troubleshoot.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
Volume 1.8.0.5 released