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[Acer Iconia A500] Gnoop:
An iPad 1? It's a roughly equivalent trade though they might be coming out slightly ahead on a purely dollar perspective. Performance-wise, you may like the faster Android tablets if this not an iPad 2. However, if the software is there for you on the iPad, you could simply look to sell your iPad and pick up a newer iPad later. I would suspect Apple is due for an iPad 3 upgrade in the near future.

There are some apps Google claims as "tablet" in their tablet tab but they appear to just be standard apps a lot of times. Some apps do list themselves as HD, usually suggesting they work well with tabs but I don't know that Android has the same quantity of tab apps that iOS does. Most of the time you're just working with phone apps that also work on a tab. If sales increase on Android tablets, I would expect that to change but it may not be the fastest process, particularly if phone apps are working.

App quality on Android certainly runs the spectrum from really solid to absolute junk. Given Google's app stance, that's just the way things go. Right now, companies looking to sell apps and games still look to iOS first. Even at a lower market percentage, iOS is still more profitable for developers than Android. Android users just seem to be more reluctant to purchase apps where iOS doesn't seem to suffer that same problem - Apple's got them used to opening their wallets wide and frequently :D That's not to say that there isn't junk on iOS.

Part of the reason for the junk, though, is the way Apple and Google go about allowing publishing. You need to be a subscriber to some annual developer service on Apple to publish. $99 a year, I believe. Not a huge amount but it's a consideration. I don't know that Google has any monetary requirements involved. So Google gets a lot more people wanting to develop for it but they can end up with guys that are just learning Java and scrounged something together that managed to run. On the other hand, you get some great developers that have an easy entry in and can put out brilliant software. There's good and bad that comes with both positions.
[Acer Iconia A500] hardslog:
As the previous poster said, it depends on if it is an iPad 1 or 2. Just to put things in perspective right now:

In canada, a wifi iPad2 32GB is $619.99, An Iconia A500 32GB can cost as low as $349.99. If you have an iPad2 you are probably better off selling the iPad separately and buying an Iconia. If you are looking at a Galaxy Tab then a straight up trade might not be so bad as they cost more and have more "appeal" than an Acer tab. By appeal I mean resale value of a Galaxy tab is likely higher because of the "Galaxy" name.

As for the software side of things. I have plenty of apps that work great on the tablet. There are some HD versions of apps and the number of tab apps keeps growing. The only issue I have is sometimes trying to find apps for tablets, but the market is slowly getting better at that too.
[Acer Iconia A500] tkolev:
Regarding apps, you have to consider that android tablets are a year "younger" than ipads. The quantity is not nearly close to the numbers for ipad. The good news is that most of the phone apps will work just fine and with ICS optimizing an app for both small screens and large ones is easier, so ideally developers should make better apps (actually it's easier in HC too, but but there are no HC phones :) ) . The bad news is that as someone here said android users don't open their wallets as often or as wide as Apple ones, so the development almost always goes with ios in mind and android follows. However this will also change in the future.

I have access to both the A500 and GT 10.1 and samsung beats the iconia only in the battery. The screen is oversaturated (someone may like it that way, I but I hate it), and no USB, they even have the ridiculous apple's connector for charging and connecting to pc.

And one more thing - android developers also have to pay a 25$ one-time fee for registration in the market.
[Acer Iconia A500] funkyfish77:
I sold my ipad 1 so I could buy my iconia tab. There is much more I can do with the iconia

Than a ipad. I guess its the freedom android offers that lured me overfrom apple. I like the

Galaxie tab 10 but there is no usb port so the iconia was my choice. Good luck with the deal

Steve
[Acer Iconia A500] looking335:
From a hardware perspective, the answer is easy--i.e. Android tablets are better. I have recommended iPads and Android tablets to various people. It really boiled down to what they were wanting/needing. iPad has simplicity because you are prevented from doing pretty much anything to the device. I have folks who prefer that. An Android tablet gives a better desktop/laptop experience because you can customize. Software is a biggie. If you have apps you enjoy on the iPad, you need to investigate if they also exist on the Android or if something comparative exists. You mention enjoying games. You'll really like Gamesoft's games. I also like the emulators for Android, which means I can enjoy playing my old NES/SNES/Genesis/etc. games on my tablet.

The iPad 3 will come out (instead of originally coming out this year, rumour has it Apple extended the date to coincide with the iPad anniversary next year). The iPad 3 will more than likely come with a quad core processor. One of the biggest problems with iPads is the lack of connections, so an Android tablet will win in that test. Being able to upgrade your storage is a pretty huge plus. I know iPad has the iCloud. As I tell folks, that is great if you are in an area where you can actually get to the cloud, otherwise it is a huge fail.

One more comment about apps. Yes, iPad has a larger selection, so again do your homework on those iPad apps you use frequently. Yes, there are apps and games that are released specifically for Android tablets versus phones. I liked Adobe offering their support to Android with their Photoshop app. Not only is it available for Android but Adobe released the software for Android before iPad.

Best of luck. Hope some of this is of use.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Keep the iPad.

I figure anybody who bought one, well, they should just live with it.
[Acer Iconia A500] erica_renee:
Giggles ...

i think you should maybe ask your wife or girl friend what to do.. Sheesh cant anyone make a decision on there own...

Honey to i continue to be a slave of the apple.. Or do i get the freedom of Android..

THIS is a No Brain-er Decision ..

Giggles.. FOR REAL do what you feel is right for you

as we do not know your personality what you like dislike is size weight a issue.. Is being Cool in front of your friends a requirement... I say Ditch the IOS. BUT IM Sure you get that from the beginning of my post

Good Luck with what ever you choose to do... but i would not trade even thou retail value is likely higher for the ipad .
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Geeze Erica, I did ask her that. Her response... if I had owned an iPad, she wouldn't have introduced me to her Matrix bedsheets )))) iPad apps lack imagination and usefullness....

Poor iPad owners..((((
[Acer Iconia A500] nstong:
That's the thing I don't get. Is anyone planning on installing 140,000 apps on they're tab? Most likely there's going to be something that does the exact same thing, or similar, on android if it has any value. My impression is also that android phone apps run better on tabs than iOS on iPad
[Acer Iconia A500] erica_renee:
Well you have a keeper then.Is she as hot as she is intelligent.

Oops
[Acer Iconia A500] sarcasmo:
I have both an A500 and an iPad 2. They are both great in their own way. Some things to note:

Ability to expand the storage on the A500 is nice

The screen dimensions on the A500 are better for movies

It's fun to customize the A500

I continue to have problems with wifi here and there on the A500

The screen on the iPad is nicer

The iPad software is MUCH 'snappier'. I'm amazed how slow the A500 is when I use it.

The big name apps for the iPad are generally better. The developers just seem to concentrate more on that platform. For example, the Twitter app for the iPad is nicer.

That said, running iPhone apps on the iPad sucks. The 'little app in the center of the screen' thing is awful. Resizing the app is even worse.

They are both good for their own reasons. If it helps, I use my iPad more than my A500.

The Galaxy Tab 10.1 equalizes the screens (better screen than the A500 IMO). I would lean that way if the ability to expand storage isn't an issue.
[Acer Iconia A500] kjy2010:
Funny thread, and the OP hasn't returned to the scene of the crime.

IMHO, if you really have to ask the question....then by all means....PLEASE KEEP THE I pad! ;)
[Acer Iconia A500] Wond3r:
I've been reading the responses.

I'm not here to argue.

And by the way, it is an iPad 1.

If I have to ask the question, please keep the iPad? You are making it seem like I dont know about Android.

I've been with Android since the G1. and I've mentioned my phone is a rooted Moto Atix.
[Acer Iconia A500] kjy2010:
Thank you for proving my point, and I stand by my post. If you have to ask the question, you really need to keep it and NOT get the A500. ;)
[Acer Iconia A500] Wond3r:
Thats not really proving any point.

Thanks for your input though.
[Acer Iconia A500] Wond3r:
I hope not all a500 users are immature.

Actually - judging by the rest of the replies, I know not all of them are.

Again, thank you for your input.
[Acer Iconia A500] ultramag69:
I like the fact I can run my 2.5" HDD on my Iconia A501, Makes watching movies, moving files a whole lot easier than having to connect to a pc, use all the inner storage and not be able to expand... I also have a 32Gb sd card for all the "must have" shows I like to watch.... That gives me 64Gb storage... Include the 1 Tb drive I attach, take that Ipad....:p;)

Oh, and the other thing I found, having a friend with an Ipad, he wanted to download a game I showed him on my android device. It actually cost him to buy the app that Android was giving away for free... The fact I can load apps from elsewhere other than downloading off the market is also a big plus (its nice to keep a copy of the apk files elsewhere)... Something else to think about.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] knank:
Is there anyone that knows where to find or plan to port bln kernel on our i9001??
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sakindia123:
as far as i know,bln depends on the bln.c file and the liblights module

ask someone like manveru0 or neldar to help
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] manveru0:
I've once included it testwise in my kernel. I was too lazy to compile new liblights so I've taken them from the internet. Anyway the whole thing freezed my device everytime I activated bln.

There are several reasons why I've not included bln till today:

1. You need an extra tool just to activate bln thus another service running and more memory used.

2. You need to change your liblights which ain't a problem so far. But what if you wanna go back to a non bln version? You then need to copy the old liblights back to your device.

Anyway BLN has definitely not the top priority in kernel patching for the moment (reducing battery drain is more important right now).
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] knank:
Ok thanks a lot :).

I'll wait until then, because i'm so interested on that but i have no idea or enougth knowledge to do it.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wintel_mac:
It's been a while since November. Any progress in this issue? Dou you need people to test?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pinx0:
I asked sakindia123 in its kernel post, because this feature has to be included in a kernel and his is the only custom kernel available, besides from the stock-mod by crybert.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wintel_mac:
Well manveru0's Feamod kernel is also customized. And he already tried it but found it low priority.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pinx0:
So maybe you could try contact him but if already tried and dismissed the idea...

I don't know why he finds it low priority when it's one of the most important features in the galaxy S series' custom kernels.

In fact, it's what i miss the most from the SGSII or SGS i9000.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chasemyass:
well since manveru0 quited the GT-i9001 dev team could be anyone else to try add (at least) BLN to our "unwanted SGS child" aka SGS+ ? :(
[Motorola Atrix 2] vijay_968:
Able to receive text messages. But unable to send even a simple thank you message. I tried "factory reset" two more times, but no breakthrough. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
[Motorola Atrix 2] lilhaiti:
It sounds like you have a APN issue. My suggestion would be to find the APN settings from another Android device (preferably something similar to the A2) and copy them over.

If that doesn't work, try resetting one more time and starting the phone without the SIM card in and then installing the SIM card.
[Motorola Atrix 2] vijay_968:
APN couldn't be am issue, as this is posted from my A2. Also I'm able to call and receive text msg. Moreover I got the APN settings pushed from my service provider's Web site after the first reset. That reset w/o SIM is interesting, as the SIM was kept in the phone for all resets. I'll try that.
[Motorola Atrix 2] JRW 28:
Sometimes these sim cards can cause some very strange issues. My sim from my old OG ATRIX wouldn't work in my new A2. And neither would my gf's . But a quick trip to my nearest AT&T store and a new sim card fixed everything. If yours is bad your nearest provider should have you a new one free of charge
[Motorola Atrix 2] vijay_968:
Figured out the same. Removed my SIM, popped in a Reliance SIM, and all three unsent msgs were auto sent (those guys will be cursing	me now). Put my sim in another Moto, tried sending an sms, it didn't go. So, visiting bsnl customer care office tomorrow to change SIM. Will post then. Thank s to both of you for taking some time off to post.
[Motorola Atrix 2] vijay_968:
Couldn't get a replacement SIM, as BSNL staff are on strike. Will try to get a new one tomorrow.
[Motorola Atrix 2] vijay_968:
Its solved !

Didn't get a replacement SIM. BSNL customer care gave me a number as the number to be set for message center. Couldn't locate that feature in A2. Put my Sim in good old L7 and fed the message center number in outbox settings. Now message was delivered (from L7) ! Put it back in A2, composed & sent a msg, bingo, msg delivered !!

I never thought a phone could program the SIM. BTW how to do it in A2 ?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] enigma575:
Hi every one , iam running Ginger bread XWJVZ 2.3.6 and a custom ROM ( Hybrid Rom latest version XWJVXZ ) and semaphore jvz 2.1.1

I think the rom has Thunderbolt already built in , iam asking u guys what else can i tweak to make my phone faster ??? i have ROM toolbox and semaphore tweaker

thx
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zolah:
CM 7.1.... ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] enigma575:
as far as i know , CM is not as stable as Samsung based roms

any suggestions on sammy based tweaks :D ?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gsw5700:
Stock odexed jvt, Semaphore kernel 2.1.1 bm, use smartassv2 governor and sio scheduler, remove all Samsung bloatware, use ext4, wipe cache and dalvik, set low memory to 64 mb

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[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sidneymac:
Try tornado rom - you will never look back...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GalaxySN00B:0:
i heard about that, were can u download it? evrywhere ive looked for that some other stuff comes up, usually its foreign so dont understand it :(
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sidneymac:
here ..Go try it out
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] enigma575:
ok i have set the governor to smartassv2 , i think i don't have samsung's bloatware already ( the stock apps that comes with rom )

iam already on ext4 ,wiped cash and dalvik

how can i set low memory to 64 ????????

also can you explain to me what is a governor ? and what will the smartassv2 do ? thx
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gsw5700:
use the semaphore app to set low memory value to 64 mb, more free memory means less lag when you run something. you get another 15mb or so witb bm kernel. The govenor basically controls how fast or slow the cpu runs and reacts to demand. Smartassv2 is responsive, especially with sio i/o scheduler. use semaphore app to set readahead to say 512mb, you might also like the more sensitive screen.

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[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] enigma575:
thanks so much :) , i hit the thank button :)

i have one more problem , which is the icon of WIFI and signal , they are always grey , when i apply a custom skin for the signal , it only shows up when i turn wifi on , when i turn wifi off , the signal returns to the grey color again , any fix ?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pk1025:
I thought that with the "bm" kernal you lose HD recording.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gsw5700:
You do lose hd recording, but you can still get great videos. If you do need full hd recording, flash non bm semaphor, after recording, flash bm back. Its very easy with sgs flasher

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[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] enigma575:
you do lose hd recording indeed

iam now on cm 7.1 though
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jnr21:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1296927
[Motorola Droid 3] EclipseX:
How I can back to stock rom?

my model is xt862 i guess (from verizon)
[Motorola Droid 3] MrJudylicious:
what did you use to flash in the first place? Koush's bootstrap, hashcodes bootstrap or safestrap? Also, youre in portugal, correct? are you sure its a xt862 or is it the xt860?
[Motorola Droid 3] Androidsims:
Fastboot http://goo.gl/g033Z
[Motorola Droid 3] Phibernaut:
Isn't there a factory restore option in the boot menu to accomplish something similar? I have to do this soon to accept the upcoming OTA update...
[Motorola Droid 3] Endoroid:
Factory reset doesn't restore your stock rom, it just removes all user data like apps sms phone book etc. Anything done as a root user is on /system is untouched by factory reset. Once you start messing around with root factory reset becomes a misnomer. To restore your stock rom you need to use the fastboot files. Its a sticky in the dev section, assuming you are using xt862. For xt860 you can't restore to bell stock rom, but you can use the brazil stock to get close.

xt860, android 2.3.5, Monster rom
[Motorola Droid 3] EclipseX:
I bought from verizon soo :P...its unlocked...and already come with another recovery

like if I turn on the phone it will pause on CWR =/, I need to restart on CWR to boot again fine...

Îf I put it charging, it will boot on CWR
[Motorola Droid 3] MrJudylicious:
i think your best bet is to sbf to 5.6.890 using RSD. boot the phone with m+pwr choose AP fastboot and use RSD to sbf the phone. if you are using the regular koush cwm and flash the 5.6.890 + root from http://hash-of-codes.blogspot.com it may work, but if youre on 5.5.959 then you may bootloop or worse (i really dont know on that one)
[Motorola Droid 3] EclipseX:
how I can see what cwr or bootstrap I have?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mimicuk:
I tied flashing back my stock rom (GT-I9100_NEE_I9100XWKI4_I9100OXXKI2_I9100XXKI1) through odin, but when my phone restarts it goes straight to Android system recovery and a lot of errors come up with red writing saying...

E:failed to mount /efs (no such file of directory)

E:failed to mound /cache (no such file or directory)

E:can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log

E:can't open /cache/recovery/last_log :(

I tried to wipe data/factory reset and it says

E:format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p10

Please help as i am a real noob at this :(

I understand i should have read through the forum properly but eagerness took over me
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IINexusII:
what firmware did you have before?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Reflash following the instructions for first step .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mimicuk:
Thanks guys just found out i was flashing the wrong stock rom :eek: should have been

GT-I9100_XEU_I9100XXKI4_I9100XEUKH2_I9100XXKI4.tar :rolleyes:
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FirmShark:
Hi again folks,

Having some trouble re-locking my bootloader (so that I can return to stock completely).

I am unrooted, ADB works correctly but when I reboot into the bootloader to use fastboot the bootloader appears frozen and I can't do anything. The phone also does not appear on the computer/device manager when in the bootloader. There is also no text like (usb_init) at the bottom of the bootloader. It is almost as if it loads so far then freezes.

The reason I am returning to stock is because my power button is broke so going to get it fixed under warranty.

If anyone knows a fix on how to unfreeze my bootloader it will be greatly appreciated.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shockem:
Are your volume buttons working?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FirmShark:
Yes they were working. Phone is away to Samsung now to get a new motherboard.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] SMaximus7:
Was released today on samfirmware.com
[Samsung Infuse 4G] dman3285:
Your late
[Samsung Infuse 4G] SMaximus7:
LOL, I didn't pay attention to the whole name. Got a little finger happy.

MOD please delete this thread.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] gtg465x:
Give the man a break. It's not like we've had this ROM for 4 mon... err... nevermind.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] dman3285:
I wasnt trying to be mean...was just letting hom know there are quite a few after that...sorry bro
[Samsung Infuse 4G] SMaximus7:
Man, even gtg came to put a fork in me... it was a mistake... and for your information it's been 5 months :p
[Samsung Infuse 4G] SMaximus7:
I know it's cool dman. I take things lightly. I get their twitter feeds and when I saw i997 I got a little trigger happy cause usually samfirmware only puts out legit roms no leaks, so I thought our time had come, then I checked and it said Rogers, so I said meehhh crap, I'll just post it in general so people can know. Didn't bother to see if it had been released yet or not... also ignored the part it says it was from July 2011. hahaha. Oh well. By the way, I'm using your CatyRom... good stuff!!!!!!!
[Samsung Infuse 4G] gtg465x:
lol, I was just messin' with ya.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] SMaximus7:
I know... What you need to do is stop messing with me, put down that SGS2 of yours and do another ROM for us... just saying...
[Samsung Infuse 4G] hardslog:
LOL I concur!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] dco717:
My phone doesn't seem to send all my text and i receive multiple messages from the same person for most og my messages anyone else having this issue
[Motorola Droid RAZR] nailll:
Have exactly the same issue. If install custom SMS clients as Handset or GoSMS pro - it will do things even worse. too many sms messages. Updating radio helped a little, but sometimes I find sms messages are not received by my phone in time... Also person who sends text messages to me says there are no devliery reports for any sms she sends to me.

If someone know how to solve multiple and missing SMS messages - please reply!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Semseddin:
Experienced this issue on some XT910's. Apply the ota update 2.3.6 and it will be fine.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] nailll:
I applied OTA update and still got this annoying issue. SMS app (default) seems to be more accurate now in terms of receiving texts, but still got multiple incoming text messages :( 3rd party Sms app will make it only worse.

Have someone solved this?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] opensourcefan:
Could be a faulty Sim card.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] eizam:
Same problem here... Anyone know how to solve please!!! :(
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Dakota0206:
I had this issue as well. I ended up grabbing a Galaxy Nexus and use the same sim card without issue.

I like the razr a lot, this is not vs post. Just thought I could help rule out the sim card.