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[Acer Iconia A500] mearoth:
Have you ever ticked 'Desktop Version' in settings menu, well quite above the settings menu in fact before visiting a site?(i am not meaning the UA in settings panel) Some sites will only give you the mobile content once you are on the m.domain.com.. i had no probs with stock browser nor with crome to view desktop versions of any site.
[Acer Iconia A500] Jsunn:
OK, so I just got my "NEW" Acer A510 after RMA'ing my previous one.

It is not experiencing the same behavior that I was having with my last one. I am going to keep an eye on it and post back.

Here is a link to the problem I was having.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4R5Inea-Z0

Version:

4.0.3

The Kernel is:

2.6.39.4+

Image Version:

Acer_AV041_A510_RV08RC01_PA_CUS1

Build Number:

Acer_AV041_A510_1.032.00_PA_CUS1

-Jason
[Acer Iconia A500] farris:
Let me know if it stays like this :-). Your previous version, was that a PA_CUS version too?
[Acer Iconia A500] rushless:
Yes, I have tried different browsers and the desktop setting for the user agent. The only browser app that actually sees all sites as a desktop device is the rather limitd Opera browser. Out of almost two dozen Android devices I have tried or owned, only the Droid X2 and A510 have this issue. All other devices work when changing the user agent to desktop, regardless of browser. I gave up on the Droid X2 after a week, so do not know if that was updated to work. No app worked for the Droid X2 when I had it (launch time- IMO, poor device).

Strange.
[Acer Iconia A500] beidave:
OTA

Are there any reasons not to take the ota? And can we revert to an earlier version?

:confused: Thanks in advance!
[Acer Iconia A500] loonix:
I have the same question too. Got my A510 from Amazon yesterday and was immediately prompted for the OTA. Not installing it until I read more about it.
[Acer Iconia A500] enurion:
ICONIA A510 and 3G USB modem?

Hi guys,

Could you please tell if A510 is compatible with 3G USB modems? I have 3G USB modem One Touch X220L and Iconia A510 tablet but I don't know how to couple them and get access to the Internet. If it's possible could you please post here step-by-step instructions and if it isn't, please confirm.

Thank you in advance!
[Acer Iconia A500] beidave:
Took the ota and not sure it was a good thing:rolleyes:
[Acer Iconia A500] 463nt_0ran63:
Hi. I dont know if there is a topic for that on xda yet. But google helped me out: http://android.pipip.de/umts_howto.php unfortunately I couldn't try it due to having no umts stick at hand.

Hope this helps.
[Acer Iconia A500] nomnompie:
Mine has the exact same problem though I didn't notice it before installing the OTA. I would imagine (I hope) it could probably be fixed with software as other devices have had touch issues fixed via software as well.

(Edit) it seems like there is a grounding issue as some have said. The weird thing, I noticed is if you lay it flat on a table and lightly touch (not press) the power button with one finger the sensitivity goes way up. Remove your finger from the power button and the screen (mostly the edges and corners) will barely respond at all.

Pretty danged annoying as I use (or try to use) this on a table a lot...

Can something like that even be fixed with an update? (I honestly don't remember for sure if this issue was present before the OTA.)
[Acer Iconia A500] Jsunn:
I did the OTA and noticed this issue came back, though not as bad as the last one I had, before I RMAed it to newegg.

It does seem like a grounding issue that is made worse by the OTA. To me that means that a software update could fix it. :)

When I am touching the back of the tablet, it goes away.

Other than this, the tablet is great. I hold that tablet or put it on my lap and have no problem.

-Jason
[Acer Iconia A500] beidave:
Nice, I'll have to try the touch thing. Just got my new blurex slim case, maybe that's the cause of my issues. Really like the case!
[Acer Iconia A500] Digital Man:
I had this problem as well. When I put the a510 in a case the entire bottom half of the screen became unresponsive. In a stand, same thing. As soon as I picked up the tablet it was back to normal.

There IS a simple fix.

You have all probably tried changing the screen sensitivity in settings - this DOES work - problem is it doesn't work for the reason you think. The problem Is not screen sensitivity. I think it is that the touch sensor isn't initializing when the tablet is booted up.

When you change the settings in screen sensitivity it forces the touch panel to initialize - ie start up correctly, which it isn't doing on a reboot. The actual setting I don't think really matters.

Try this - reboot your tablet and then lay it flat on the table - or put it on a stand or in a case - you'll notice that the lower half of the screen becomes insensitive just like in the video.

Now, pick up the tablet, go into settings, and change the screen sensitivity from whatever it is to another setting ie medium to high or high to medium. Exit the menu, then go back in and change it again to whatever setting you prefer.

You have forced the touch sensor to initialize. Now put your tablet on the table or in a stand or case and you'll notice that the screen works normally. The bottom menus work fine.

BUT you must repeat this after every - reboot or the problem will return, because on reboot the touch sensor will again not start properly. Basically, it looks like you have to manually start up the touch sensor on this tablet - can't imagine how a problem this severe got overlooked.

On the good side, my tablet has been working fine in between reboots if I just follow these steps.

Oh, incidently, the fact that this fix works every single time for me, indicates that this likely is not a hardware problem. If the screen can be made to work correctly, then it CAN work - if Acer gets around to releasing a software fix for it.
[Acer Iconia A500] Jsunn:
I just verified that this works on my tablet. Nice job on the work around. Like you I think that this is a software issue that can be fixed.

Again Nice job!

-J
[Acer Iconia A500] mearoth:
Oh yes. This is so very true. Acer has to do quite some fixes in the future in order to get this ROM in a good shape. An other thing is dhcp failing after Bluetooth connection to a bluez device. Not htat can be fixed if you are root by manually fireing dhcpcd again but it is very anoying. Not to mention the instability of the Bluetooth stack causing reboots(I think these are kernel panics but I have not investigated on this yet).
[Acer Iconia A500] Digital Man:
Agreed. Bluetooth is a mess on this tablet, but I am not sure if its and ICS issue or if its unique to the a510. Bluetooth audio is a disaster. Video lags in every player, even Dice because it is trying to stay in sync with the audio.

Its subtle but when your attention is drawn to it, it will drive you crazy. Especially if your a movie buff.

Watch an MKV with a bluetooth stereo headset, paying close attention to the speed of the video - you'll notice slight judder and lag.

Then watch the same video with wired headphones - video lag is gone.
[Acer Iconia A500] nomnompie:
This appears to have worked for me too. Was trying to figure out why last night my tablet started responding like normal while I was messing around with it. It was because I did just that.. I had lowered the sensitivity and then set it back to high and later when I had it on a table it was working ok. Would never have made the connection so very nice discovery. I too thank you.:D

Acer, are you reading this? ;)
[Acer Iconia A500] FloatingFatMan:
Hey guys... Those of you with the touch screen issues, can you post up your ROM versions before and after the FOTA?
[Acer Iconia A500] Jsunn:
Here is my info before.

I will post the information after the OTA when I get home from work.

-Jason
[Acer Iconia A500] rushless:
Reluctant return of the A510

Talk about a 180 on perspective, but I am a flip flopper now. I have also been testing the Toshiba Excite 305 and thought for me the A510 was the better device, but a few things kept standing out for me.

1. A510 heat on the right side. I appreciate the heat is due to the bigger battery and to displace better would have meant a thicker or wider tablet, but the heat was becoming annoying. Even viewing PDF files ramped the temps up on the right. BTW, disabling the antivirus app does not really help, but it seems anything that uses the GPU results in a toasty right.

2. USB location makes a nice feature not very practical. I have also tried upside down, but this is problematic as well. No other way to conclude but the connection should have been on a side. Pure stupid design decision it seems, but could also be related to the big battery design and they had no choice. None the less, I do not use the feature with external storage due to the location.

3. Fine lines running vertically. Perhaps ignorance is bliss, since the lines are nowhere as bad as the A500 and I did get used to it, but it stands out comparing to the Excite 305 that has no lines.

The A510 still is a fine device, but I found myself preferring the Excite the more I compared the devices:

1. The Excite barely gets warm even under heavy use. I gladly trade a couple hours of battery life for this.

2. USB is located on the side

3. No lines on the display and warmer color

4. Better touch response (I have tried different settings on the A510, but still not as good)

5. Being able to use 128gb sd cards in exFAT is nice and works well (using one now)

Like the A510, there are negatives. There is light bleed with the Excite and the power cord is proprietary. For the display, finding one with minimal light bleed was not hard. Current one is no worse than the Asus Prime.

Side note: As far as temperature, unless the A700 has some different design feature, that device will probably get even more hot.

Added:

I notice that the Excite is a little faster than the A510 and this is confirmed in benchmarks (about 13%). When the device is set to balanced mode, the Excite seems the same speed as the A510 and this is confirmed in benchmarks. My guess is the A510 is set in firmware to balanced and this is due to the heat the A510 already produces. I assume this since both devices apparently have the same chipset model and ram. Balanced mode results in about eight hours of similar use, so about two hours less than the A510 (it is three hours less when not set to balance).
[Acer Iconia A500] Digital Man:
Good News and Bad News:

The Good News - Found the cause of the unresponsive screen issue on these tablets. It is the screen protector. Pulled off my screen protector - killed me to do it - was a near perfect application - no dust or bubbles - but had to in the interest of science.

Screen 100% back to normal. No unresponsive bottom menus. No unresponsive screen after boot. All gone.

Re-applied a new brand of screen protector on the slim hope that the material might be the culprit - after 1 reboot screen no longer responds.

The fix I posted above - still works - cycling the screen sensitivity seems to re-start the touch screen and makes it active with the protector on.

Ripped off the protector again - screen back to normal.

Applied a new screen protector, cut down so that it covers only the Viewable are of the screen, hoping that by touching the exposed screen periphery it would restore its function in use like touching the back - still doesn't work.

The Bad News - I'm willing to bet there isn't going to be anyt fix coming from Acer for this problem because the tablet works normally without a screen protector, and that would constitute intended use by Acer.

Personally, I would consider this very abnormal behavior. I have used dozens of touch screen devices over the years, all the way back to the palm pilot, and every last one with a screen protector, and this is the very first time I have encountered this problem.

So, it looks like we have 2 options:

Use the a510 with no screen protector.

Use the a510 with a screen protector and constantly cycle the screen sensitivity settings after every boot or so to keep the screen responding.

Disclaimer:

If you rip your expensive, painstakingly applied screen protector off and your tablet still doesn't respond, don't blame me. This fix worked for me, but I can't guarantee it will work for you.

For what its worth, I have chosen to put the screen protector back on, and live with the screen issues. Hate having an exposed screen as I carry my tablet around all day.
[Acer Iconia A500] rushless:
I did not have screen protection and still found the touch response not as good a the Asus 300 or Excite, regardless of setting used.
[Acer Iconia A500] Digital Man:
Im not talking about touch response not as good as other tablets. The a510 has a very extreme anomaly where the entire lower half of the screen becomes effectively dead - meaning virtually no response at all. See the video posted earlier on youtube - thats what I'm referring to.
[Acer Iconia A500] grizou:
Firefox beta with Phony add on does the trick for me.
[Acer Iconia A500] nomnompie:
I know that there was an issue with the Galaxy S2 and some screen protectors but I believe that was fixed with a dev kernel mod or something... (maybe it was official, I don't remember).

Not brave enough to try this myself cause I only bought one screen protector from overseas (only fitted one I could find that wasn't skinomi).

I would retain optimism for now though because even if Acer doesn't fix it, maybe once the tablet is more widely available we might start getting some dev fixes for it.
[Acer Iconia A500] rushless:
Good point. Sorry.
[Acer Iconia A500] cgigate:
why buy A510.?

same resolution as a500.

A700 is the way to go, 1080p screen ....
[Acer Iconia A500] Jsunn:
I want one, but can't afford it. :-(
[Acer Iconia A500] tomcat84:
Much stronger battery than a500, Tegra3, 32 gigs of storage, relatively cheap, ...
[Acer Iconia A500] rushless:
The A510 runs hot enough, so pushing a lot more pixels will mean hotter temps and less battery life.

Game emulators will also run slower. A lot slower most likely. For me, that alone means avoid higher res Android tablets until a better gpu comes along.

Anandtech benchmarks suggest the sweet spot for performance is 1280x800 for the Tegra 3 gpu.
[Acer Iconia A500] guntherfurlong:
What tablet are u using? I have the Transformer Prime and logitech rumblepad 2 but it doesn't seem to be working.
[Acer Iconia A500] himmatsj:
I just got my A510. I have an issue with the SD card. How can I make it enter the slot and stay there? Is there supposed to be some sort of pin? Please help.

Btw anyone can play NOVA3? Looks like I have to pirate it cause I can neither play that or MAss Effect.

Will update more about my tablet soon.
[Acer Iconia A500] FloatingFatMan:
It's spring loaded, a long as you put it in the right way around, it should go in and click into position.
[Acer Iconia A500] deviouskater:
I agree about the 1080p screen the 720p screen is perfect. If they up the screen, performance will take a hit on everything especially the tegra 3 games for sure. Emulators will be slower. Main reason I didn't want to wait anymore. Now if Acer secretly worked with nivida and pushed out tegra 3 plus. Ill be pissed haha.
[Acer Iconia A500] AyeVeeN:
Acer just posted on facebook that the A700 will be available for pre-order next week.

With that aside, can anyone give me opinions on whether or not I should return my A510 and wait for the Note 10.1? I tried using a capacitive stylus with the A510.. horrid. Does not register well while writing / drawing. And it's slow while doing it. Mainly thinking of returning it because of the heat issue like a few others. Was playing Dungeon Defenders and the right side gets nearly scorching hot to the touch (for my hand, since they're generally colder than the average person's. It was actually only warm-hot when I put it to my face. Not sure precisely how hot it was though; nothing to measure it with). I have until Tuesday to make a return. I wanted a tablet to take notes, but yeah.. Acer A510 sucks at it.

It also annoys me that the touch screen isn't that sensitive. I actually have to press, unlike my phone where I barely just touch the screen and it'll respond (Samsung Stratosphere). Don't know if most tablets are like that though.

The battery life I'm not too sure about.. it seems to drop pretty quickly to me but I don't really keep track. If I remember correctly (like on how long I played), it dropped 60% playing about 3 hours of Dungeon Defenders, though I don't know if that seems about right or not. About half was on max brightness since I forgot to turn it down, then the last half was on minimum, though it still seemed to be dropping pretty quickly.

I did have the touch response problem on the bottom half of the screen, though specifically on the home button and on the notification area. Seems to have fixed itself mostly. Just had to click around it and not right on the icon or else nothing would happen.

My sensitivity is at the highest by the way.
[Acer Iconia A500] himmatsj:
Does anyone feel that even putting screen sensitivity on highest is not sensitive enough? Can an OTA update sometime in the future settle this?

Also, since I just got my tablet, what else should I do to make it function better? I have changed the font size, sensitivity and turned off the virus scan app. Anything else?

Btw I feel it was dumb of Acer bundling in Astro with ads. Like seriously? Same with Soundhound.
[Acer Iconia A500] KnukLHead:
"For what its worth, I have chosen to put the screen protector back on, and live with the screen issues. Hate having an exposed screen as I carry my tablet around all day."

I ordered the skinomi wet apply screen protector and the mitab case/cover. I too have had to rip my screen protector off but the mitab cover keeps me from really needing it. It covers the screen when im not using the tablet
[Acer Iconia A500] hyatari:
Reset your touch sensitivity in display settings after a reboot to get good touch screen response. Must do this after each boot until they address the issue.
[Acer Iconia A500] keva:
doubts

hi! i also own a a510...and found many issues

random crashes (in different apps), freezes, auto-shutdown..

youtube app gives me trouble appearing/disappearing...

well, i've read that acer stated distribution in halted.

i wonder: it's just a patch problem, and so i must wait...

or a faulty unit?

seems that almost all owners find same issues...

i'm at first android device after a year of ipad.and feel frustrated...
[Acer Iconia A500] BENETNATH:
i had same troubles with my first (defective one)

replace it with a working one, you'll see that A510 is stable, without freezing or random reboots..
[Acer Iconia A500] magnusp:
I just received my second A510(first one had random reboots and freezing).

I have only installed Sims Free Play but I have already had two crashes. Has anyone else played Sims on the A510 and experienced any problems?
[Acer Iconia A500] farris:
I tried to play Airpot City again.. and now the game is playable.

At first I couldn't click the buttons, but now the game is fully playable.

However, when a facebook windows appears (when you achieve another level) or when i get a notification, the focus is out of the game and the game is not playable anymore (doesnt respond to touch). Only way is to get back to homescreen and pick airport city again out of the multitasking bar. Then it functions again.

Also, I can play only once per reboot.. when I close the game, and I want to start it again, it crashes to desktop and i need to reboot my tablet to get it run again.

However, in the beginning it wasn't playable at all so i made a little progress, haha.

Sometimes it doesn't reboot randomly, sometimes it's 5 times an hour. Also youtube app and gmail app crashes sometimes, or flickers a lot.

Still no OTA yet for the wordlwide version.
[Acer Iconia A500] aamir123:


Just played Sims free as well as airport city with no problems what do ever. Actually running pretty smooth, factory rest maybe?
[Acer Iconia A500] Quicksand Jesus:
FWIW - I've had my A510 for 2 weeks.

I did the OTA and had crashing problems. did a factory reset and all was good after that.

I have never used a screen protector on any device so I can't speak for that. But I can't imagine that anyone would think that putting sticky glue and plastic on your screen would help anything.

No touch problems on mine.

Maybe I'm just lucky?
[Acer Iconia A500] fingery:
Can anyone tell me what the latest UK firmware is? Doesnt seem to be anything listed on the Acer site...

Just takebn delivery of my A510 which arrived with Acer_AV041_A510_RV28RC03_EMEA_GB but not getting any updates.
[Acer Iconia A500] deviouskater:
My screen problems went away after taking off skinomi screen protector. I ordered the one from sedieo online because I was really impressed with the one for my evo. Its a hard plastic doesn't feel rubbery and touch works great . Its made for the zoom so its small but with my tablet case I don't see it.
[Acer Iconia A500] RAYXUS:
Acer A510 can't root. Is threre anybody could help me? Thanks a lot.

Here is the results of my rooting below.

Full root for A100, A500 and A510 ICS. Simple method.

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Device connected. Preparation for executing of the main script.

push: tools/su -> /data/local/tools/su

push: tools/runit.sh -> /data/local/tools/runit.sh

push: tools/mount.sh -> /data/local/tools/mount.sh

push: tools/mempodroid -> /data/local/tools/mempodroid

push: tools/getroot.sh -> /data/local/tools/getroot.sh

push: tools/delroot.sh -> /data/local/tools/delroot.sh

push: tools/busybox.sh -> /data/local/tools/busybox.sh

push: tools/busybox -> /data/local/tools/busybox

8 files pushed. 0 files skipped.

530 KB/s (840369 bytes in 1.546s)

776 KB/s (37273 bytes in 0.046s)

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Preparation is finished.

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Executing of the main script.

remote object '/system/bin/su' does not exist

The file "su" isn't created!

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Not getting root! :(

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Error!

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Press any key.

THANKS A LOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Acer Iconia A500] BENETNATH:
Try to install titanium and su anyway

Only script message,but most of ppl were root even after that
[Acer Iconia A500] himmatsj:
I am actually currently a little stumped. Is there no way for me to connect the A510 to my computer to transfer files?

My Galaxy Tab 10.1 has the USB cable, but this has a host cable, and no USB cable that I can see.

Am I missing something? This omission is very stupid on the part of Acer.
[Acer Iconia A500] farris:
Eeuhm you can use whichever random micro usb cable you want. Haven't you tried it yet? :)
[Acer Iconia A500] himmatsj:
By micro USB, are you referring to the charging port? Doesn't look Micro USB to me. Anyways will try once I find a Micro USB cable at home.
[Acer Iconia A500] farris:
Yes, that port is Micro USB. It has a slight different layout beacuse of the almost-micro-usb charger, that one isn't 5V (like normal usb) but 12V. However, the port is still micro usb compatible, so you can use your micro usb cable :)
[Acer Iconia A500] himmatsj:
Thanks man. Your help is much appreciated! :)
[Acer Iconia A500] FloatingFatMan:
Try reading your manual. :p
[Acer Iconia A500] KnukLHead:
Sometimes i dont even bother using a cable and just use wifi file transfer. Its not as fast but its fast enough if your not transfering anything huge. Also depends on ur router as to the speed. I have a n900 router so it goes pretty good but once i get a new ac router it should be awesome
[Acer Iconia A500] marlopainter:
I use SwiFTP, awesome app.
[Acer Iconia A500] himmatsj:
Ok. I think I have a situation. I am using what I believe is a Micro USB cable from both my camera and my moms phone. The both of them are same sized cables. But the smaller part of the cables doesn't fit the port on the bottom of the tablet.

How come?
[Acer Iconia A500] Fredclotz:
regt. bacadomy

Not all cables are interchangeable . The cable from my Blackberry would not fit my Motorola Cliq phone but if I remember correctly, the cable from my camera did. I bought a cheepy micro usb to normal usb cable from my local electronics store and it works like a charm to connect my 510 to my laptop.