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[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Accessories] dbpaddler:
I thought the ICS upgrade thread was where everyone got their gripes out. Do we need multiple threads complaining about the ICS update?

Besides, what else is out there? None of the other tabs with similar real estate are as easy a carry as the Tab 8.9. The lenovo has 10.1" size and a crap screen. The Sony is still a bit bigger and not much of an update over it's predecessor. The Kindle HD which isn't out yet is a little closer but still big and you'd have to live in the Amazon eco or wait till it's rooted and rom'd with a more vanilla version of android. It's a shame this model was one and done. If they did it right and pitted it against the ipad mini, it'd be sweet. Just give it the 7.7 treatment and price it like the Mini. I know which one I'd pick.

Some don't mind losing real estate though, and the N7 isn't a bad way to go if that's the case with the upgraded models now. Just curious why threads seem to turn into *****in' about firmware updates when it's easier to just root and rom and actually enjoy the tablet. People would rather settle for a sub par experience and complain on some sort of twisted principle than take an hour to take matters into your own hands and be done with it.

That's what I don't get. Makes zero sense at this point.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Accessories] archer201977:
You are correct bud, i can't argue with you. But that thread you mentioned are for people who wanted the modded eg. already titled for the thread (of course everybody here will go there if they wanted too flash their tabs), rooted etc. Some folks like me who wanted the official Rom, I can't deny it's pointless as you've mentioned. And as for what you've said some don't mind losing real estate again i agree. But still you will find a few people who wanted their device upgraded to the official Rom's way, I have rooted all my tablets and used or tested bunch of Roms, except for my 8.9 tab of which i really don't want to use custom roms for some reason it's mine to keep. But if i said something that might have angered you or offended you, than i fully apologize, I am simply stating my thoughts and shared my gripes for everyone here.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Accessories] dbpaddler:
Totally not personal. Sometimes I just provoke a little to make a point which came out in the previous post. And the thread I was thinking of was the official ICS one. Mostly the overseas people still complaining and maybe some in Canada. Can't remember. I have official ICS (wifi only), and haven't rooted yet. Too busy playing with the Note 2. But I'll have JB on it soon enough. One thing with the unofficial stuff, it's always better. Those guys spend so much time tinkering, streamlining and such, it just makes sense to go that route if you're somewhat technically inclined.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Accessories] archer201977:
Good to hear about that, I understand. Well the reason why opted for the official stock was that i really don't need to have my tab 8.9 - be rooted and run faster or have better build like you said the "unofficial stuff" It's true though. Since i don't use that tab for gaming but for purely just web browsing and stuffs like that - videos name it. (off-topic) JB is nice and runs smoother on my S-III just didn't have the time to root though. Will opt for Note-II soon, but for now will stick with my S-III and Tab 8.9. How's the capacitive stylus and it's feel? is it better than Note-1?
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Accessories] dbpaddler:
We always root the phones first, the essential device. Speed, stability and battery sipping. The tabs can wait.

Can't compare to the Note 1, but so far the writing seems smooth. Went through some freehand on the note app, and it felt really smooth. I put one of those invisible shield type protectors on, and like the grabbier feel of it. We'll see how that works out long term though. Just feel like I need to protect that beast.

I mainly upped from the S3 so I could take sigs on order forms and email them off instead of printing them. Personally I'd like a premium 4.3" HD, S4 (minimum) slider, but I can't hold my breath any longer and the newer phones keep a better signal, roam a little better (since I have crap Sprint signals in some work areas) and have better battery life. Otherwise I'd still be using my Epic. Didn't care for the Photon Q. Can't do an embedded battery.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Accessories] archer201977:
Since i haven't had my hands on note-1, but i assume note-2 is faster and smoother, i can't wait to buy autodesk sketchbook pro since i work a lot in graphics stuffs and freehand to digital sketching, that will replace my over-sized thick pages of drawing paper lol. thanks for your short thought.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Accessories] dbpaddler:
I bought Pro when I bought my Thinkpad Tablet. Sold the tablet and now I can't use it on the Note2. Not compatible. They have a different version so I wrote them to complain and haven't heard back as of yet.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Accessories] Maszew:
I hear there's this school in a country in SE Asia that uses 8.9's as eBooks. Philippines, I think?
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Accessories] archer201977:
I'm not sure Bud, never heard-off here in the Philippines, Actually there is in manila somewhere but i am not sure where? (heard/saw previously on the local news of which i can't remember) but they were not using android tablets, They used apple tablets and that school is probably for the rich people. anyways if my facts weren't correct? then i stand to be corrected.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Accessories] Maszew:
Found it. It's a La Salle Greenhills.

Sent from my microwave. Amazing.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Accessories] archer201977:
Yeah you're right Bud, It's in La Salle Greenhills. http://www.pinoytechblog.com/archiv...8-9-to-students-for-advanced-digital-learning

Hopefully Samsung will change their minds about the 8.9 potential.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Accessories] nemov:
8.9" not dead yet!

8.9" definitely has a future in my opinion... for one thing there's other 8.9 options out there from LG, so Samsung was not the only manufacturer...also Motorola have seen probably decent sales of their 8.2".... and I think the market will slowly shift as people realise that a 5" smartphone is too big, but a 7" tablet is too small. Look at how phones have slowly been getting bigger and bigger as firms compete with eachother...I think the same will happen with 7", which already has market movement towards 7.9" with the apple offering.

My prediction: Touch and type or 4" touchscreen phones, plus an 8 or 9" tab will become the normal/ideal combination... I'm not dedicated to Samsung, so next tab will be whoever makes a decent 4+1 core 8.9" tablet!
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Accessories] dbpaddler:
The only problem is not one 8.9-9" tab comes close to the Tab 8.9 in dime signs and weight and just overall design. They're all bigger and heavier including the LG, Lenovo, Sony and Fire. The LG isn't even 16:10. It's like trying to get a premium slider phone. Nobody cares, and they just ignore the whole demographic. And when one is made it's nothing but compromises, and people buy something else. Then they say, well nobody wants the form factors when in fact they do, they just don't want the compromise compared to the larger versions, or in case of the slider, playing 2nd fiddle to the premium slates.

I just don't see the allure of 9" when overall size and weight approaches that of the premium 10" models compared to the tab 8.9.

Sent from your 18yr old daughter's room
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Accessories] carmobileproject:
I think that 8.9" is the perfect size for a tablet. Here in Italy the P7300/P7310 is out of retails, but the LTE version is still avaible....
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Accessories] tonu42:
I think 8.9 is great for protablility, I've used an ipad 2 before, and while I thought it was comfortable to travel with, the ppi was lower and made reading suck. I use this tablet for pdf's for school and saves me printing a lot, plus its fun to have and great battery life compared to my laptop!
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Accessories] ndirish2001:
I think 8.9 is a great size, but I think that all major OEMs have decided that the future is in either budget friendly 7-inchers or in premium (iPad-competing) 10-inchers. I doubt we'll see a quality option in this size anytime soon.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Accessories] dbpaddler:
Amazon and B&N are on the right track. Lenovo and Sony are not. If either of the former could trim the fat and add some connectivity, I'd bite. For what I use a tablet for, I could make either of those work whether I root or just live within their ecosystem.

Sony and Lenovo just have no clue why people want something less than 10" in a tablet.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Accessories] dragaoheremita:
The future is 8.9

In the future some designers wil go adopt the 8.9 with most important tablet size,

Just see, im the close future.

Sorry my bad english im brasilian.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Accessories] james6789:
I am another fan of the 8.9 size... but the soon to be launched Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 seems to be its closest successor?
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Accessories] linw:
Add me to the list of 8.9 fans. I started with a cheap Chinese 7" and it is too small for easy web viewing. IMHO the 10s are not nearly as easy to hold on your lap as an 8.9.

So, yep, the 8.9 is the Goldilocks size for me. Shame Samsung doesn't think like me!!!
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Accessories] sanvara:
Not sure I understand the disappointment. It's not as useful as other tablets? What does the 8.9 not do that you want it to do? I think the 8.9 form factor kills the 10" and 7" tablets because it's the perfect balance between weight and screen size. A 10" is too big to hold in one hand and I find a 7" too small for some tasks.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Accessories] XCMDOS:
IN 2015

hello , the GT 8.9 is a good tablet , i have the p7300 , GT8.9 16GB WHITE , and im on custom ROM 5.1 and shes really doing good , in benchmark test i got the same Points as the new GT4 7 (12000-13000 in anTuTu) , now im searching for another GT8.9 but i did not found it in my country :( :crying:
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Accessories] iZLeeP:
Product long discontinued by Samsung.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Accessories] benjsniper33:
Pls i need some advice

Hello there, i purchased a samsung AT&T 8.9 sgh i957 from ebay early this year and after using it smoothly for 3 months my friend upgraded it to android version 4.0.4 , and ever since the the upgrade the touch-screen of the tab stopped working abruptly , although the upgrade was done against my wish cos i was absent when the upgrade was done.

I have since then made efforts to rectify the touch screeen issue by resetting the tab several times, removing the battery , the touch panel and taking it to some engineers but all to no avail :rolleyes::rolleyes: . Right now i use the dock to operate the tab but till now the touch screen hasnt responded.

I will appreciate any piece of advice from you
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nevrlow:
Getting 1 1/2 hrs with only 3g no lte and screen brightness all the way down. In my sig u can see what im running. Maybe its francos kernel?

GeNexus

AOKP

Francos latest

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nevrlow:
Like its pretty much a deal breaker if some tweaking cant take care of it. Damn just came to verizon too and i dont want any phone they have on their lineup right now except the gen nexus.

GeNexus

AOKP

Francos latest

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] El Daddy:
Post some pictures of your battery stats so we can see whats going on.

People usually complain about battery life when the first get a phone because they are using it non-stop, downloading apps, etc. If you go from 100% to 0% in 1.5 hours there is cause for concern.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nevrlow:
Ive had the phone for about a week

GeNexus

AOKP

Francos latest

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] El Daddy:
Looks like your screen was on the majority of the time. People have reported between 2.5-4 hours of screen time from 100-0% with the LTE version. So, to me, it seems normal, especially if you are gaming or browsing during that time.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nevrlow:
Yea kinda figured.

GeNexus

AOKP

Francos latest

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zorachus:
Battery life blows on the Verizon version. I have tried all ROM's and kernels. I have LTE off, no syncing at all. GPS off, etc...

This is on par with the EVO 4G crappy battery life.

I get maybe 6 - 7 hours battery life on a weekday. And a full day + on weekends with light use and WiFi.

Weekdays I make 30-40 phone calls...send 100 texts...read and send couple dozen emails...surf the web...use navigation once per day...doing all that this phone dies fast.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nevrlow:
Yea its crazy. I had 3 batteries fir my sensation. I guess i took having juice for granted. Gonna scoop me a bunch of batteries.

GeNexus

AOKP

Francos latest

-VabeachFC-
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JayDaKissEP:
Try latest stable Lean Kernel with interactivex governor
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nevrlow:
Will do

GeNexus

AOKP

Francos latest

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] luftrofl:
Curious, was the battery life any better or worse when it was stock?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] eromrab:
I forked out the money and bought the Seidio extended battery along with their protective case. It definitely makes life better. I live in a non-LTE area, so I tend to just keep it off unless I'm travelling somewhere.

But I have the AOKP ROM, the Franco nightly kernel, you can use various apps to have it turn off one of the cores when your phone's screen is off, and even underclock it. I don't use Juice Defender, but that will help when the screen is off. I wouldn't mind an app that knocked you down to 2g when the screen was off (less battery consumption I've heard).

I am about to install this radio: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1469687

Not sure if it'll handle my connections better or save any battery or not, but if you live in an LTE area, it's probably a must-have.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RogerPodacter:
Nobody really knows why. Even with lte off the Verizon nexus gets horrendous battery compared to the GSM version. Its a mystery.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] eromrab:
No mystery. GSM has always had better battery life than CDMA. And LTE is even worse.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nevrlow:
I rooted it out of the box and started flashing after 12 hrs of charging the phone.

GeNexus

AOKP

Francos latest

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nevrlow:
If everyone is have terrible battery i can live with that. I just thought it was my phone.

GeNexus

AOKP

Francos latest

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] joshtb86:
i use AOSP 4.0.4 from birdman and franco's milestone 2 kernel. after a few days and reboots 1x per day, the phone battery lasts so much longer. im getting like 25% more life out of it. i have the extendedn 2100 mah battery and some days now, im going to sleep with the battery at 40 - 60% instead of the normal 4%.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RogerPodacter:
Yeah but we're talking about the GSM version on 3g which is wcdma air interface, which has the same performance as cdma since they both are near identical.

If we were talking about the phone on edge tdma then yes that battery life is much longer.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ceribaen:
There's a post somewhere around about improving battery life (think it's linked inside either the Android HD ROM or Codename Android ROM thread)... but basically in that post - it talks about wiping your battery stats file at 100% so the phone has a proper idea of what 100% is.

When you flash, your phone assumes whatever current charge you're at is the 100% mark.

You should be at 4200mV(give or take) at 100% battery (at least this is true for GSM, I'm not familiar enough with the LTE version to know if the value is different). If it's lower, you're not actually fully charging your battery and that's why your battery life is terrible.

Might be worth a check at least to see what you're getting for 100%, and then trying to update the batterystats file by the method in that thread. I'll see if I can dig it up.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
It really doesn't if LTE is off.

Worse sure, but not on the order of magnitude to consider it horrendous.

My wife is on stock IMM30B, not rooted gets an easy day out of the battery. A day and a half if she uses it less. I have LTE turned off at all times for her.

My battery sucks, but considering I am constantly rebooting, flashing, and overclocking, that is of no shock.
[EVO 4G General] bennyboy78:
hey guys does anyone have a fully animated sense 4.0 flip clock?

ive seen installable apks but they dont flip or have weather animations
[EVO 4G General] ReapersDeath:
There you go =) you should also give swagstr's sos x rom a try. Its somewhat themed to sense 4.0 with that clock
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Dave Wave:
Hello Everyone,

I have general question regarding remote desktop usage, Android to Android. I have the following equipment:

1.) Galaxy Nexus Phone

2.) Asus Transformer Prime

Both are unlocked running custom ROMs.

I want to be able to remote control my Galaxy Nexus Phone with my Asus Transformer Prime Tablet. I've used apps like Tablet Remote, etc. however they lack the functionality of the touch screen.

Does anyone know of a solution for a remote touch screen desktop, that would allow me to control my Galaxy Nexus by using the touch screen of the Asus Transformer Prime? I'm looking for something like Slashtop remote login (Android to PC, except in this case Android to Android), so the screen of my phone shows on my tablet, and allows me to use the tablet to remotely control my Galaxy Nexus when it is hooked up to my TV. Such an app would be very useful for entertainment, such as controlling netflixs, playing video games, music, etc.

Would appreciate any direction you might be able to provide. Thanks in advance.

Wave.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Makrilli:
Install vnc server to nexus and vnc viewer to prime. That should work
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] hazard_puppet:
I tried to edit those file in etc/wifi. How to know that what I edited have any effects? And one more thing after I edited those file there are new file created under an extension of .bak
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
How and what did you edit?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] hazard_puppet:
Some line which I change the value from 0 - 1. And im using es explorer text editor
[Nexus S General] Diskb0x:
Help!

Just bought a 2nd hand Nexus S (I9020) UK and can't get it to connect to a mobile providers network. The signal bar shows grey. I can see all the providers if I do a search, Vodafone UK, Tesco, Orange etc. just get the failed to connect message when I try. Also can't dial out as you'd expect.

I've flashed a number of boot, radio and roms and changed the sim card for another and nothing seems to work.

Here's what I have right now:

Rom version 4.0.4

Baseband: I9020XXJK8 (GRH78): from here

Kernel version: 2.0.8

Build Number: IMM76D

Behind the battery it says: GT-i9020 so does that mean I should be using 9020T radios?

The radio files I've been trying have been from here
[Nexus S General] willei:
GSM will need a new APN. Check with your providers website for their apn data.
[Nexus S General] Diskb0x:
quick update:

Just downloaded I9020XXJK1 from here and fastboot flashed boot, system and userdata

Now I have:

2.3.1

I9020XXKB1 - not sure why this isn't I9020XXJK1 as that's what I downloaded?

Build: GRH78

Now when I boot I get a working (strength goes up and down) signal icon in the system tray. I can see network operators such as: O2-UK, T-mobile, 3UK etc., but I still can't connect to one of them.

"Unable to connect to this network at this time. Please try again later"

Feels like I'm going around in circles. Has anyone seen this behaviour before?

EDIT: Just tried *#*#4636#*#* and setting the radio band to euro but didn't help either.
[Nexus S General] Diskb0x:
I already had APN's in there but typed in a new one from scratch with all the settings but that's doesn't help me. It's not just the data that's missing, I can't connect to the network to even make calls. :(
[Nexus S General] fabulous69:
maybe a blacklisted phone...? dont know at all but it could be the reason?
[Nexus S General] Diskb0x:
Hadn't thought of that, possibly.

UPDATE:

Just tried the following:

Downloaded 4.0.4 from: https://code.google.com/android/nexus/images.html#sojuimm76d

fastboot flashed boot.img, recovery.img, system.img and userdata.img (the crespo files gave a "no boot or recovery" error in bootmenu

VERY ODD!!!

Have just run through the setup wizard and it's connected to the web somehow. WIFI is definitely off. The signal icon is still grey with an x but it's pulling my email and talk status!

I still can't register on any mobile networks so can't make calls though :(

Interesting, if I check in status for My phone number it's displaying someone elses. Tried ringing it but it's not recognised.

This is driving me mad now.
[Nexus S General] Diskb0x:
More updates. Hopefully all this helps someone else out.

After fabulous69's comment above I did a little more digging.

It turns out there a website called: https://www.checkmend.com/uk where you can pay £1.99 and find out if the phone has been blocked, reported stolen etc. Unfortunately it looks like it might have been :mad::mad::mad::

Ever blocked CheckMEND has a record of this item having been blocked by a cell phone network

Currently blocked CheckMEND has a record that this item is currently blocked by one or more cell phone networks

This would seem consistent with both sim cards not working, I think.

Anyone else used this site before?
[Nexus S General] djquick:
You might wanna consider testing the next phone before you buy it
[General Questions and Answers] jimmybrownlittle:
when i try updating my windows media player library,it only updates files from my device, when i try updating files from the storage card, i get the response "an unexpected error occured".
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fingerthato:
I installed cm9 to install Hellfire Ice cream sandwhich. The first time i installed it, the setup wizard kept freezing and i couldnt use my phone. Then i installed it again, it lags sometimes, but it says im using only have of my ram. And sometimes the home launcher freezes and the music player freezes and i have to take my battery out to restart my phone. Any help on what the problem is or how to solve it? (its a g2x phone)
[HTC One X] franciscofranco:
So HTC didn't release kernel sources for this device yet right?... I'm planning to build kernels for this device as soon as they are available.

They are going to be blind builds until I manage to get money for the device.
[HTC One X] ShyamSasi:
I think they have up to 90 days to release the Kernel sources. :) Glad to have you aboard.
[HTC One X] flakz0r:
Finally someone to build a serious tegra3 kernel, welcome to the HTC side :)

I hope you can fix the idle battery consumption like you did with the Nexus.

Would also be cool if the One X didn't chew through my battery as it does currently, that's my only complaint so far :D

Just donated to get the party started, now lets push HTC for those sources ;)
[HTC One X] uranis:
heard high praises for what you did to the nexus so i can't wait!
[HTC One X] barondebxl:
I'm running Franco's kernel on my galaxy nexus and also was running it on my galaxy note. He has the best kernels out there. Great balance of performance with very good battery life.
[HTC One X] x.Orville.x:
great i use franco kernel for the gnex good to know to come to tbe one x that's excellent
[HTC One X] endursa:
wohoo :) your kernel back in the gingerbread days was awesome on my nexus s :)
[HTC One X] tids2k:
Well before we start cooking kernels' the first thingvto do eould be to get s-off on the device. Franco i know you would be thinking the same. Have you unlocked your device's bootloader yet. And if revolutionary or some other teams make s-off possible, would it be possible to indo the unlocking procedure we did via htcdev.com ?

Sent from my HTC One X