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[Nexus 7 General] qoncept:
If there are more than a very tiny handful of people actually using HDMI on tablets and phones I haven't seen any hint of it. I hang out with a bunch of gadget nerds with Android phones and tablets and have seen HDMI used exactly once, just to see how it worked.

Whining about horrible tech coverage because they aren't addressing your specific question is asinine. There was a huge flood of information from Google this week (and it's still coming!) and the tech sites are reporting on what Google said and moving on to the next announcement. Deal with it.
[Nexus 7 General] alan77ss:
If you think that's bad, check out this article:

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and...s-In-Danger-of-Failure-10-Reasons-Why-573051/

Hands down the worst example of journalism, if you could call it that, i've ever seen. Even the iFans were incredulous.
[Nexus 7 General] P1n3apqlExpr3ss:
I write for KitGuru and AMNZ focussing on mobile stuff (links in sig) and I tend to have to agree. There is this one website here in NZ whose mobile content is just as bad as the link alan posted

I've tried getting information out of Asus before but as soon as the Memo was mentioned it went all hush. Am going to ring them up tomorrow to try and find something out about a New Zealand (outside of Play store launch countries) retail Nexus 7 launch so may as well ask about the Memo as well
[Nexus 7 General] bleclair:
Yeah, most news outlets (tech or otherwise) just rush stuff out to get the page views.

Now I understand that, but follow up later a little more in depth and especially fix mistakes. Case in point, Engadget reviewed the Excite 7.7 saying it was able to do video out. I bought the Excite 7.7, and it can't. Returned it and ate a restocking fee.

Worst part? I e-mailed them and the review STILL has the incorrect information.
[Nexus 7 General] compact_bijou:
It's called CHURNALISM
[Nexus 7 General] sahaskatta:
I can assure you that there is no HDMI over and MHL. I was at the conference and had a chance to ask Hugo Barra that exact question. It appears as though they left out that functionality to cut costs. He also said the Nexus 7 was meant to be a portable device, not for plugging into a TV.

It definitely felt like they simply want customers to go buy the Nexus Q to get content onto a TV.
[Nexus 7 General] P1n3apqlExpr3ss:
Just realised this but I assume dlna is supported? It's kinda crappy last time I tried it but it does work
[Nexus 7 General] rushless:
Agree with all points, but guessing the 370T may not see the light of day, at least in countries that sell the N7. This is a gimped version, courtesy of Google's desire to corral people into their cloud channels.
[Nexus 7 General] Outrager:
I don't know why they call it a portable device but don't give you a MicroSD card slot, especially since it's WiFi only.
[Nexus 7 General] Meaple:
Portable Hotspot FTW
[Nexus 7 General] Outrager:
=( My phone doesn't even have the internet yet. Still waiting on a new Nexus phone to be able to experience the internet on the go. :laugh:
[Nexus 7 General] BrianDigital:
The galaxy nexus is only three fifty huge Dev support, and unless your a hardcore phone gamer that hardware should do you fine for awhile
[Nexus 7 General] Outrager:
I've waited this long so I don't mind waiting until the end of the year for a new phone. I pre-ordered the Nexus 7 to play around with until then. This'll be my first Android device. My 2nd gen iPod Touch is getting pretty useless for anything other than listening to music.
[Nexus 7 General] drhunter:
I've noticed that a lot of reviews recently focus on features such as screen quality and outward appearance rather than call quality or reliability. Perhaps it's a sign of the times that we don't actually use our phones as phones any more. O2 have recently reported that making phone calls is 5th on the list of what people use their phones for.

I just had to reply to that eweek article, what a load of nonsense.

me

"1 Display:

7" is a failure compared to 10"? Really?

Have you tried lying in bed holding a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1? Have you tried reading a news article while standing on the bus? Have you tried putting one in your pocket? Have you tried playing FPS games on one?

Even without the extra weight of the flip case it soon becomes uncomfortable to hold.

I have one and can confirm that all of those things would be much more comfortable with a 7" screen especially when using one hand.

2 Apple:

Google are specifically aiming at the other end of the market. Not everyone has £$500++ to spend on a tablet.

3 Apple again:

I'll happily agree that Apple have better marketing and therefore attract more people but again some people can't or don't want to spend many hundreds of £$ on a tablet.

4 Amazon: The only shop on the internet

5 Mobile Connectivity:

Lack of 3G/LTE data: This tablet is aimed at a mass market, people who don't necessarily know that they want a tablet and don't want to spend a lot of money on one. It is designed with a reasonable market entry price hence the lack of certain extras. Movies, music and magazines can all be synced for offline viewing and most common games don't require an internet connection. Wifi hotspots are ubiquitous when one is required.

6 Storage: Just how much can you watch or listen to in any one trip? Ebooks take very little space, there's the cloud for other stuff and OTG storage for the rest.

7/8 No need for it:

You've contradicted yourself by bolstering an Apple 7" device but laughing off an Android one? iFanboy?

9 Too Google focused: It's a Google device with the same Android features as any other Android device (with the exception of any Jellybean extras.) There's no more Google focus here than anywhere else except that it doesn't come with any unwanted bloatware.

10 Long term: How long have you had your current phone for? Did your last one stop working or did you upgrade because a better one was available? Amazon's KF may have slowing sales figures but they are expected to release a new model shortly. Apple release a new iPad/ iPhone roughly every year and people sell or hand down their perfectly capable devices to have the latest. Where's the difference?"
[Nexus 7 General] e.mote:
Nowaday, people tend to think of bloggers as journalists. They aren't the same. (Admittedly the distinction is blurred, as journalists are forced more into the blogger's role to get clicks, and bloggers take on more journalism practices for better credibility.)

The biggest distinction between bloggers and journalists is that the first don't normally fact-check a report. In fact, bloggers thrive on rumors, and copy-paste rumormongering is now the norm. The sad fact is, users are more interested in rumors and speculations (and arguments) than they do real news.

The economic imperative of blogging dictates that bloggers (and journalists) get clicks to get paid. Quality of material is secondary. In fact, good writing is a hindrance, because in-depth reporting takes more time and effort, and overwhelms people's short attention span while web browsing. Then, there is the eternal demand for new content everyday. So you write short, snappy, sensationalized pieces, top them with a question mark title to bait the viewer, and that's how you make a living in blogging.

Yes, most bloggers aren't great writers or reviewers or tech peeps. But it's understandable given their circumstances. What I find more troubling is DUMB users who can't tell the difference between blogging and journalism. That, and entitled peeps who think that the world should only cater to their needs, eg only cover the topics they want. Oh yeah, and do it for free, because lord knows nobody pays for anything on the web.

Excuse the bit of invective. It's a pre-existing condition.

>Now I understand that, but follow up later a little more in depth and especially fix mistakes.

Why? It's old news. No more page hits. Engadget is akin to a daily, and yesterday's news is as useless as its common-use connotation.

>Case in point, Engadget reviewed the Excite 7.7 saying it was able to do video out. I bought the Excite 7.7, and it can't. Returned it and ate a restocking fee.

>Worst part? I e-mailed them and the review STILL has the incorrect information.

The worst part is that you think it's a review. Engadget and such don't do reviews, but more of detailed hands-on. If feature X is important to you, practice due diligence and don't rely on a blog.
[Nexus 7 General] fenturi:
If the 370T happens it will be 3-6 months later and at least $50-$100 more. IMHO

Though if i was Google I would have made not making it part of the deal
[Nexus 7 General] suchavibrantthang:
Lazy journalism has been around since blogs started. Every website from sports, tech, local news gives you half ass info with very few follow up.

How these idiots get jobs like this is baffling. Then again, in this day in age if you are lazy and don't know ****, why not do a search on someone else's lazy effort. :rolleyes:

Sent from my SGH-T959
[Nexus 7 General] clintkev251:
It is my understanding that the nexus 7 replaced the memo 370t in asus' lineup
[Nexus 7 General] rmm200:
Recent reviews just seem to be getting more and more incompetent.

And they all seem to copy from each other...

Big negative for me is they say the Google ecosystem is inferior to Amazon, while never once mentioning that Google is the only one that does not lock you down.

Want a Kindle book? use the Amazon app on the Nexus 7 to buy it from Amazon. Same for Barnes and Noble. But could the reviewers mention that? Nooo... They are actually recommending wait for the Fire 2 because of this.

And damning with faint praise, they call it the best of the cheap small tablets. What a crock - it is the best of the small tablets, regardless of price.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Herman76:
You don't have to start another thread just because your first one didn't get answered...

Swiftkey'ed on my CM9 Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chasmanz28:
Thanks for the info that helped alot.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hkrob:
OP, it's a pain asking on message boards,people get all defensive when they don't know the answer!

The only semi-useful info I could find was at code.google.com - (I'm a new user, can't post URL's)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Xfanatic:
This whole site has a great deal of unhelpful, self righteous twats. Top it off with the stupid posting restrictions for new users and you have a pretty damn unfriendly place for noobs. I should have known from the snarky video I had to watch just to join that this was an exclusive Android guru only place. It sucks that people come here to chat and get help with issues and this is the kind of responses they get. Good job. :thumbdown:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] strung:
The default setting is off.

IMS = IP Multimedia Subsystem

IP = Internet Protocol

SIP = Session Initiation Protocol

With setting off, SMS is sent/received over 1x circuit switched connection

With setting on, SMS is supposedly sent/received over a SIP session over IP (e.g. LTE)

I'm not sure if one is better than the other or what advantages/disadvantages either would have.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
Is IMS even functional? I know it will be for VoLTE, but what about now?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RedDeadDorito:
I 100% agree with this.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fcardona86:
Look at this dudes signature, you can tell he's a corn ball.

Anyway, I was curious about this too because sms over ims is supposed to be available when volte launches, which hasn't yet (volte is voice and sms coming over LTE). Right now only data comes over LTE. Voice is still 1x with some other convoluted ehrpd stuff.

Anyhow, any luck with this? Did you give it a try? I imagine your data usage would go up since text would go against your data usage.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PAinguINx:
Finally, someone whom sees it how I do. It's sad to see that this still happens. Every since the BB days and mIRC chat all the way up until now it continues. Forums are meant to help the "Noob" or "Lam3r" if any of you are old enough to remember that term. If you want to help then great, but if not then I would love for these fat, anti-social dorks to do something other than harass and discourage the young ones (and the older) who wish to learn.

If everyone could follow that philosophy as a general rule. Kind of like Open Source software, it's done for a cause, something greater than one's self. If forum users (not naming any in particular) would open their minds and allow a bit of tolerance for the unknowing rather than providing links to this, this and this (which sometimes is the easiest way to resolve and issue or answer a question). But god forbid if someone doesn't use the search feature.

I understand that answering the same questions over and over again is annoying. But rather than push that person off with another link or trolling comment just think back to when you were that "Lam3r" or that "N00b" noone wanted to help back in the 90's and how frustrating it was.

None of us started out this life knowing anything about software development, computers and networking, telecommunications, etc. But when a forum is created, watch out....everyone is an expert and "you are an idiot" if you have a simple question to ask. N00b's, don't let these loser's discourage you. Keep looking for your answers on XDA and you will find someone willing to help. There are tons of super cool members here.

And again, I'm with you 100% Xfanatic....

Deuces.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ishaang:
I agree with you about agreeing with Xfanatic...and Lam3rs should not get discouraged because there really are good people out there!

On the topic - this reminds me of the setting in older phones (maybe began with the first few colour phones?) of using GPRS for SMS. Never really understood if it had any advantage/disadvantage and it was disabled by default. I didnt see any change in performance if it was on or off, and also couldn't see a notable change in data usage but it was harder to track back then...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PAinguINx:
How old are the phones you're referring to?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DR3W5K1:
Before phones were smart.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ishaang:
Haha! some like the P900 I still have a lot of respect for and it was probably as smart as todays phones with less gimmick

I was talking about phones from around 2002 or 2003...Nokia 7250i for example

This user's guide I found for the phone has the setting listed as one of the features - http://dl.owneriq.net/4/41149a6d-d289-4d77-b932-7006a2d469d8.pdf
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] insink71:
IMS

wikipedia is your friend ref: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_Multimedia_Subsystem .. option remains relevant for new phones ie Nexus 4 etc. Sometimes registration is required to enable.

Rob
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Recklessj:
T-mobile definitely utilizes LTE(SIP - see above for definition) for sending texts. Not sure about other carriers.

Edit: I just tested on and off with or without registration, and really don't experience any noticeable difference regardless of how it's set. None the less, its apparently active on T-Mobile network.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dj_Dvkane:
Really?

You guys are all such a big help for people aren't you. this comes up in the top of a lot of SMS/IMS search results and you people are arguing over internet politics. juts fricken help people or move along okay? I gave up on trying to find my answer in this muck!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Cry Babys:
Cry babys

AGREE!

I wish I found my answer in this thread as I found during my friend Google search.

Instead I wasted my time reading blah blah blah Cry Babys blah!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Adamjordann89:
I cant get 4g on my sony xperia m2 and when i got to network operators no 4g shows up please help
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 09485113395:
Yes please
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 09485113395:
Please register my IMS
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tgerbracht:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1709586

Anyone tried this on our version of the galaxy nexus. I just got involved with nfc tinkering and to be able to scan while screen off would be great-though it sounds buggy currently.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] OpusX11:
I am using the other flavour (scan with lock-screen on instead of unlocking) from the developer and it is working great, no bugs or issues.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tgerbracht:
Can I ask what Rom you're running?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] OpusX11:
AOKP build 38
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wierd165:
Hey everyone, this is beyond me...I had root and it was going well, granite their were some small freezes every once and a while but that is normal I guess?, or should I say was expected? So I wanted to go to the new ICS darkside ROM by doing a clean install of everything. Now, i un-root and then do a factory/data reset and bring up my phone, then it says android.media.process has stopped and Web had stopped. Also now, it won't mount to USB storage and doesn't even recognize the SD card (also doesn't in CWM)...I am very frustrated. I have re tryed the process multiple times. I am using the Stock ICS rom and then a Stock root rom (back and forth as explained earlier) and liked it, but want the darkside rom:mad:, really need help! thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sinfulgray:
If you are already rooted just go to the Darkside thread and download Darkside Super wipe, the ROM, The radio if you want but it should be installed already, and Darkside cache wipe...you dont need to unroot to flash the rom if your rooted...once you root you dont need to unroot unless you want to go completely stock...

Just flash Darkside Superwipe and then flash the ROM.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wierd165:
?

Flash through CWM? Honestly I can't access my sd card through CWM should I just expect that it will recognize the sd card after I perform these steps and I'm then on the new rom? Thanks! :angel:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] djintrigue808:
If you're rooted and have CWM Recovery installed you should have the option to install zip from internal and external SD Card in CWM. If CWM isn't detecting your SD card you can redo the steps of rooting and installing through Odin or just put the zip file on your internal SD.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pmennen:
Are there any rom flashing experts out there for hire? I would gladly pay someone so I could see how it is properly done the first time on my N7000. I'm not even sure what I would enter for a google search so I thought I would ask here. I'm in Silicon Valley, so if such people exist I suspect I could find one nearby.

Thanks

~Paul
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzledazzle:
we're all experts here :)

What's your issue ?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pmennen:
No real issue except that after reading about bricking one's phone I realize I would have to proceed carefully. I'd rather just pay someone who has done this many times, watch and learn and save myself hours in research and possibly even more if I screw up. I realize this might not be possible in which case I guess I will just have to bite the bullet. (Of course I would like to upgrade to ICS and I suspect I would prefer one of the non-stock roms).

Thanks

~Paul
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzledazzle:
You will be fine :) you're in safe hands here :p I can help you upgrade to a ICS custom ROM if you like ?

You dont necessarily need a Custom ROM, Just a Custom Kernel as its the Stock ICS Kernel that causes the bricks.

Do you have gtalk ?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mR.fR34ky:
I Could hel too..

I am on charcks v5 small custom cis rom with speedmod k3-3 kernel and my batt life time is great! This is the best on ics

2days 4 hrs with 4 hr and 25min gps wake lock (runtastic)

Let me know if you have problem.

Cheers
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pmennen:
So you are saying the stock ICS rom with a custom kernel will work well? Is there a choice of kernels or is there one obvious choice? I'm not sure if I want Touchwiz (since I also have a Galaxy 8.9 Tab which of course doesn't use touchwiz) which is why I thought I might want a custom rom. Although I read that most custom roms don't support pen input which wouldn't be good. (Is that true?)

gtalk? I've used google video chat, so I'm sure I get get on gtalk. So that suggests you would be willing to talk me thru it? That would be quite generous of you. (Wouldn't be right away since my N7000 won't even arrive until Monday).

~Paul
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzledazzle:
Sure, Download gtalk and give me a shout when you get the note :) Im more than happy to assist you through it ! its what i do lol

if you leave Samsung ROM you will lose all S-pen features, and the pen will become a stylus. As for kernels, If you like the stock ROM, just flash a safe kernel such as speedmod and you will be fine, However for better performance, combine the kernel and custom rom together, I can help you decide when you get your note :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pmennen:
Many thanks for the offer to assist. I'll let you know when my Note arrives.

You say the "pen will become a stylus". What does that mean? Will the pen still be useable to click on links in the browser for instance? And is it still possible to write notes to oneself with an appropriate android app? I don't know what additional pen features might be there but I wouldn't need artsy performance (such as variable thickness with pressure or the like). Is this limitation true even of something like the MIUI rom which claims to be based on a stock rom? Also is there any hope of the other roms eventually gaining the S-pen features or is that based on proprietary code that Samsung will never reveal?

Feel free to save your breath and send me to a link to find this info. I did look in the wiki but didn't find it this info (or perhaps didn't understand it).

Thanks

~Paul
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] warfareonly:
He means to say that you will lose apps like S-Memo,S-Note and other features of the S-pen which require the Samsung Touchwiz framework to run.Yes, there are many other note taking apps in the play store,check them out.Custom ROMs based on stock ROMs do not suffer from this limitation.The MIUI ROM you speak of is base on the stock ROM,so S-Memo will work and although S-No seems to be not fully operational I'm sure the dev will iron out the problems with it.So bascically-

S-pen features------Touchwiz framework required------Present in ROMs based on stock Roms

AOSP ROMs--------Original("Vanilla") Google ROMs with no manufacturer software(eg. no Touchwiz,no S-planner....you get the idea)
[HTC Rezound] Jimi Mack:
I have two extended batteries each with it's own ext. battery cover. I have noticed that with using either ext cover I seem to be dropping data connections often, as in at times I can not even get a data connection in 3G not to mention 4G. Yet when I use the std battery cover there are no data connection issues. I see the copper "trimming" is not on the ext covers as it is on the std battery cover, now I am sure this is the main reason for dropping the data connections.

Does any one now of a way to improve the data connection on the ext battery covers? I have looked around but did not really come across anything (a Mod or Hack) on doing this to the Rezound. Thanks.
[HTC Rezound] con247:
Maybe clean the contacts on the extended covers with rubbing alchohol
[HTC Rezound] Jimi Mack:
Hey tried that on both, just seems to be a bad set of ext battery covers not allowing any real data connections. Thanks though. By the way, nice Rom.
[HTC Rezound] bobniborg:
Both my wife and I got extended batteries. When I took hers on a trip my reception for data was horrible but I was using my same cover. Not sure why it was, could have been coincide but we were sitting still when I swapped out and went from 3g to nothing. I pretty much only got 1x most of the trip but I was primarily watching movies so it didn't bother me, was just weird
[HTC Rezound] AshtonTS:
I had this problem on GB but as soon as I upgraded to ICS I didn't have any problems