yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 7 General] shuflie:
Looking at that picture from the ifixit breakdown it looks to me like the HDMI port shown on the Google developer model might be brought down to the base of the unit on the central ribbon cable. If you go to ifixit article and examine the huge version you can see that there are 22 tracks on the flexible ribbon connector end. The headphone socket looks to use four connections and the MicroUSB port has five pins. Quite a few of the connections from the central ribbon cable appear to connect to one or two of the USB pins, this could be to allow for more power to be sent up the cable to charge the battery/power the tablet, or it could be to tie the pins high/low. If they aren't all needed for power their most likely function is to bring HDMI signals down to a different harness at the bottom of the unit, one with an additional port connected to the right of the USB port as it appears on the opened unit picture. If anyone knows someone from Asus could they find out if it is the case, and can we order the different part directly from them if it is?
[Nexus 7 General] gkpm:
That's a good analysis, thanks shuffle, however microHDMI requires 19 pins. So, after the audio, there's not enough left...

I guess the connection could come from elsewhere on it's own ribbon.
[Nexus 7 General] shuflie:
Any chance that there could be some additional circuitry on the connector that the HDMI connector would be on? I know my One X does not have 20+ connections coming out of its MHL compatible USB port but the MHL adapter is able to provide everything needed in a very compact socket housing.
[Nexus 7 General] gkpm:
NamenIos I had a good look at the picture, but to me it makes more sense that CON3 is meant for the camera? It's right next to it.

Could be some sort of MIPI port.
[Nexus 7 General] haloimplant:
I was actually thinking that wasn't the microSD slot on the bottom on the ME370T demo units? Could be that the some of the extra ribbon connections were for that?
[Nexus 7 General] gkpm:
The devel units had a microHDMI port at the bottom and no one has found MHL ICs so it should really be the full 19 pin HDMI... somewhere..
[Nexus 7 General] MWBehr:
Why?

2 pins + ground for audio

2 pins + 5v + ground for USB

16 pins + 5v + ground for HDMI 1.3 (one of the 19 pins is a spare unless it's HDMI 1.4 compliant and really I don't see why all the "shield" pins wouldn't also go to ground, but I'm not an expert on circuitry).

That's 22 total pins for HDMI 1.3, audio jack and USB as far as I can tell.
[Nexus 7 General] gkpm:
There are 4 lines going to the headphone jack. Possibly it doubles as audio input as well?

edit: Or it may just be a jack switch line? Either way it seems to be in use.
[Nexus 7 General] Cel1084:
If it has FM it could be to use the headphone as an antenna too, a lot of smart phones do that.
[Nexus 7 General] rmm200:
As I recall reading: 5V, gnd, audio A, audio B.

5V is likely a charging pin, and not a supply.

I expect the dock (when it comes) to charge the Nexus,

and have stereo speakers and/or a headphone jack.

Maybe I misread - I was talking about the pogo pins...
[Nexus 7 General] gkpm:
Ha yes, different thing.

Are the pogo pins analog audio instead of digital like the galaxy nexus? Odd..
[Nexus 7 General] e.mote:
UBM TechInsights BOM comparative cost analysis

display: N7 = $49, Fire = $35

SoC: N7 = $25, Fire = $18

total: N7 = $184, Fire = $153

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2012/07/03/google-tablet-analysis-points-to-thin-profit-margins/

TechInsight's teardown (and accompanying photos) is below. More detailed BOM analysis apparently available via e-mail sign-up.

http://www.ubmtechinsights.com/google-nexus-7-teardown/
[Nexus 7 General] jptech:
yes, it's a package for the BCM4330

It was confirmed to have BT4.0 in this thread :highfive:
[Nexus 7 General] NamenIos:
The camera is connected to J4 on the other side of the pcb. Also the part is not populated - there is no ZIF connector just the footprint for one. If they did not make an entire new pcb for the Nexus 7 I am pretty sure its CON3.

HDMI would make much more sense than MIPI, especially with the differential pair layout.
[Nexus 7 General] jptech:
The audio in HDMI is digital, not analog like headphone jacks.

We know the codec supports digital PCM and Dolby 7.1.
[Nexus 7 General] pokey9000:
HDMI bare minimum needs 11 active signals and ground: 4 LVDS (8), I2C (2), CEC (1). I don't think 5V is really required. Assume a separate ground for each of HDMI, USB, and audio. That's HDMI: 12 + USB: 5 + audio: 4. The per-diff-pair grounds are more for the HDMI long haul than they are for short in-chassis runs, so it should be fine with a single pair.

That does screw up my microSD theory though. I don't know where the ME370T is getting it from assuming an identical motherboard.
[Nexus 7 General] mcolan:
Size/type of headphone jack?

As thin as this tablet is, I wonder whether they kept to the "standard" 3.5mm (1/8") headphone jack, or compromised with a 2.5mm jack.

Also, with this talk about four wires... will conventional stereo TRS earbud plugs work, or do you need an adapter / new plug because of a second ring?
[Nexus 7 General] MWBehr:
Regardless of what the set up is, a traditional plug should always work, just like you can use a mono plug in a stereo jack. The additional "ring" would simply go unused.
[Nexus 7 General] 150pilot:
Comparing these images of the CES version of ASUS's ME370T & iFixit's image of the N7, it appears that there would have had to be some major relocation of the speakers, headphone jack and micro USB port. The N7 appears to showcase more of a redesign of the layout than I'd originally thought. It not like they just unplugged a few items & made a new case.
[Nexus 7 General] knightnz:
The actual cone+coil assembly is a speaker

driver

, the total assembly including the drivers (be it woofer/tweeter/squawker, or any combination thereof including just a single driver) is a speaker.
[Nexus 7 General] mikereidis:
So there are two speakers. Sort of stereo but little separation of course. Perhaps a bit louder than 1 speaker.

Based on the leaks over the last few months, and clues since, I have the impression the Nexus 7 project was rushed through as fast as possible.
[Nexus 7 General] pokey9000:
Thanks, I totally missed that. If the mainboard were the same, then that would also put the CES model's headphone jack and speakers in the way of the NFC and GPS antennas. Given the thinness the headphone jack couldn't have been surface mounted on top of the PCB, necessitating a cutout which we don't see in the N7.

Anyway, when poring over photos of the CES model some more, I looked more closely at the Verge article on the ME370T demo they played with at CES (which is also different from the silver trim CES mockup). It turns out that the demo was a Qualcomm 8260.

So I bet what happened was: Asus was already mid design cycle integrating a Tegra3 into the ME370T when Google approached them with the Nexus partnership. A different CPU would mean a complete board redesign, which given the larger package size of the Tegra3 may have even required shuffling around case layout. All of this gave Google a chance to put their mark on the design. Asus being the manufacturer may have come down simply to timing.

It is entirely likely too that the "missing" features that's got everyone butthurt would have never been in the ME370T had Google not approached Asus.
[Nexus 7 General] mcolan:
yes, but...

Thanks for your reply. I was asking because I had a phone with a 2.5mm headphone jack, requiring an adapter to use traditional plugs.
[Nexus 7 General] mcolan:
Standard headphone jack

I just received a Nexus 7. It has a standard 3.5mm (1/8") headphone jack. Whew.
[Nexus 7 General] mikereidis:
Just got one. Nice and easy to open. :)

Is the RF shield over the Broadcom BCM4334 (AzureWave AW-NH665) Bluetooth/WiFi Combo chip soldered in ?

I see there is a 4th buttons under the 2 volume buttons.
[Nexus 7 General] blindfusion:
On mine it was marked as "RESET". Plus if you look on the outside of the case, there's a little out of place pockmark, right above, possibly they were supposed have a reset button?
[Nexus 7 General] mltaylo3:
Very courageous of you to pioneer the disassembly of the n7 so soon. Can you post some screen shots?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wisoo:
Hello there, I have a rooted SGS and I have flashed it before, although that was well over a year ago.

I felt it was about time to try something new so I'm looking for information on how to properly do an upgrade. I found many flashing guides, but not that many good ones about how to 'upgrade'.

At the moment I'm running Android 2.1.1, Darky's v9.5.XWJS8 with Dark_Core_1.0 and I'd like to try SlimICS with Semaphore, or any other stable & good release if you feel you have suggestions.

Any help is appreciated!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theekilla:
there are many ways.

But also the search is your best option.

google youre best friend.

how to flash on sgs

first topic on google

XDA Help
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theekilla:
Why not install the latest version of semaphore kernel?

1.2.5?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sorel22:
Re:

Hi,

Have a look here: http://www.darkyrom.com/index.php?threads/darkyrom-v11-0-black-edition-android-4-0-4-ics.7941/ - this is just for information, so at Step 13. you can alraedy flash Slim.

After flashing this, you will have no problem to flash any other ICS ROM in just a few minutes because you will already have the ICS bootloaders.

Hope it helps! :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wisoo:
Sorry for being a nuisance, thanks for all the good replies!

So even tho I'm already running a very old custom rom & custom kernel, I can just proceed to flash by using any guide?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] shiftr182:
Hey everbody, here is the Touchwiz Home Launcher from the Sprint GS3 modded to allow wallpaper scrolling. Thansk go out to Toss3, I modded the apk according to his instructions here http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=27433971&postcount=71

Download the attached(right click and "save as") and flash through recovery

The first one is for ICS, the second is for JellyBean
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] BigSK225:
404-Not found.....:-(
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] shiftr182:
Right click and "save as", its not a link, its an attachment
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] joe.kerwin:
If it's just a launcher, couldn't this work with the other gs3 variants? Would would be different? I have T-Mobile and would like this feature.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] shiftr182:
It will probably work with all the US variants. I tried the I9300 one and it didnt work on my device. In order to avoid having to answer a bunch of questions, I posted it for Sprint only, but you can try it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] minister of etc:
Is the enabling of scrolling wallpapers the only mod? Also, how would I go about installing/uninstalling this particular APK without root? (reading referenced Touchwiz modding thread now to see if I can figure out without handholding.

If this does what I hope, thanks!

(update: teaching myself to fish, it looks like if I back up the SecLauncher2.apk currently on my device and drop the new one in, I can switch back and forth. Giving it a try.)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] shiftr182:
If your stock, it might not work. This mod was done with the stock deodexed rom, and yours is probably odexed(since you dont have root). You might be able to install like a normal app, but Im not sure.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] shiftr182:
OP updated with Jellybean launcher
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] sheltrack:
I can confirm this works for tmobiles galaxy s3. Im running stock deodexed rom!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] 88EVGAFTW:
Can we install this on AOSP JB roms or is it just for Touchwiz roms?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] shiftr182:
It requires touchwiz framework.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Iandalton9690:
Why?

If you just install a custom launcher (nova, go, apex, etc) im pretty sure these all have the capability to enable wallpaper scrolling

For those who don't feel like rooting!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jpatel56:
thanks so much, I was looking for these
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] Tibbz96:
I decided to make a boot animation out of the start up animation for some Nvidia games. I couldn't get the resolution to 1280 x 800, only 1280 x 720.

It's made out of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=WYt3OUcuvgE

I just made it loop at the end, zooming in and out. Enjoy.

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B0YZQ18gvwT5clZkeW1DWm1VZU0
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] urko95:
Wow! It's amaizing! But... An AMD/ATI Gamer here... :p

Regards,

Urko
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] MarkInDaPark:
Link seems dead.

Mediafire mirror?

Also, is it flashable or should it be pushed, and if so, where?
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] Tibbz96:
I can get the link to work, not sure what the problem is, sorry. And I'm a newb to android, I install all my boot animations using a root explorer. I don't think that can be flashed. Just paste it into data/local.
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] zakirbaig:
The link is working fine.

Just click File-->Download. ;)
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] allard1997:
It's not looping at the end.
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] arek78:
Great

Great job:good:
[Nexus 7 General] crea78:
Pocketnow has posted a 11+ minute review on the Nexus 7. Brandon did a pretty good job describing the pros and cons of the device and the tablet received a very good score overall. Here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jiu7_Auqyg&feature=g-all-u. The negatives were a washed out/dull screen and it takes over 7 hours to charge the device from 0-100%.
[Nexus 7 General] killerbicycle:
I could not stand that guy's voice. That and it looked like he was constantly mashing the screen just for the sake of it.

Personal opinion.
[Nexus 7 General] cranch:
I'm a bit nervous about the washed out screen. Coming from both a Galaxy Nexus and an iPad 3 I felt the Transformer series screens were all lacking in color vibrancy. I guess I'll have to wait and find out!
[Nexus 7 General] jabsys:
Strange that his takes 7 hours to charge, other reviews like ubergizmo say 3 hours.
[Nexus 7 General] DagsJT:
7 hours over USB could be right, but surely not plugged into the mains.
[Nexus 7 General] revmra:
I think the Anandtech mini-review explains the screen issue.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6054/google-nexus-7-mini-review

The big thing is his note that the greens seem undersaturated, which will make it appear dull. Plus comparing it to a phone isn't apples to apples because it is a different type of panel due to the need for greater viewing angles. I'd personally lose a bit of color vibrancy if it meant that I wouldn't have to hold it at a precise angle to be able to read it.
[Nexus 7 General] jtc276:
Really? People dislike the screen now? The day it was released at I/O everyone was complimenting it and saying that it looked great. It even looks good in videos.
[Nexus 7 General] e.mote:
>I'm a bit nervous about the washed out screen.

The comparison was to an AMOLED screen, which is stupid, since AMOLED is known to be oversaturated and brighter than most LCDs. He's comparing a $500 device (Galaxy Nexus) to a $200 device.

Comparison at 2:50 mark.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jiu7_Auqyg&t=170

---------- Post added at 04:50 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:01 PM ----------

>7 hours over USB could be right, but surely not plugged into the mains.

Given the ill-advised comparison with AMOLED, dude has little credibility.

There are many variables in charging. He's had the unit 3-4 days, and likely has only one full charge for the review. The first charge cycle can be weird.

N7 is very similar to Fire. The Fire has a 4.4Ah batt, and a 1.8A@5V charger. From TomsHardware, Fire has 0-100% recharge time of 2:48. Other sources say as long as 5 hrs.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amazon-kindle-fire-review,3076-14.html

N7 has a slightly smaller batt at 4.3Ah, and a slightly stronger 2.0A@5V charger (same as iPad). Recharge time should be same or slightly less than Fire.

With his competence, dude probably used a standard cellphone (1.0A) charger.
[Nexus 7 General] darkamikaze:
Is it me.. or that video was so choppy that I just couldn't take it seriously
[Nexus 7 General] Outrager:
The Galaxy Nexus is only $350.
[Nexus 7 General] lovenokia:
My concern at this point is the browser, i want the browser to be smooth and work well on websites like theverge, and in this review he said that it was a bit choppy. I hope my preorder unit will not be choppy in the web browser.
[Nexus 7 General] androidkid311:
Everyone's unit will have a choppy browser unless Google patch through and update for chrome before the n7 is shipped. Think I will just download dolphin browser until its fixed. Oh and I did like this review but I just thought anandtech was better. :)
[Nexus 7 General] lovenokia:
I hope the dolphin web browser will be ipad smooth, i really need a good browsing device, cause i ruined the processor on my hp touchpad, and sold it to get an n7. Google better update chrome quickly.
[Nexus 7 General] wynand32:
I'll chime in here with my own opinion of the "screen vs. AMOLED" thing others have also commented on. I've been trying out a Toshiba Excite 7.7 with AMOLED (same one as on the Galaxy Tab 7.7) and have an iPad 3. Comparing the two side-by-side, I'll say that colors on the Excite 7.7 are definitely bright and more saturated than on the iPad 3. In fact, one might say the iPad 3 colors looked "washed out" compared to those on the Excite 7.7.

However, if you ask me which I prefer when using the two tablets separately, I'd say I prefer colors on the iPad 3. They seem more natural, while colors on the Excite 7.7 seem unnatural and somewhat blown out.

Also, I wouldn't want an AMOLED screen on the Nexus 7 even if colors were so much better, because AMOLED on a 7"-ish screen (at least on the Excite, with a similar battery) absolutely KILLS the battery when backgrounds are white (or generally brighter). For ebook reading, which I prefer black text on a white background, or any app (say, Greader) that uses a light background, battery life is something like 30% less. Switch to a dark background, and battery life is much improved. However, who wants to adjust their tablet usage to avoid lots of white, really?

In fact, there's so much of an impact that Toshiba apparently tuned their AutoBrite feature (adjusting contrast and brightness for screen content) to really kill quality with bright backgrounds. In fact, it changes abruptly when scrolling a Web page that varies from light to dark to light backgrounds. It's distracting and ugly, frankly, but clearly Toshiba saw the need to implement it given the impact on battery life.

The Verge said that, yes, colors are "washed out" compared to AMOLED, but much more in line with the new iPad. I'd say, that's a very good thing overall.
[Nexus 7 General] calvin4001:
We can't go by software reviews right now. These tablets are all running a developer preview, not the final build. The only thing that won't change is the hardware.
[Nexus 7 General] cranch:
Thanks! I couldnt remember where I saw the color review. That for sure makes more sense.

From Anandtech:
[Nexus 7 General] wynand32:
I found the Anandtech review a little concerning because of the temperature thing. I like warmer screens, but 5500K seems a little too warm. Can't seem to get any feedback from anyone who has one on white balance, either.
[Nexus 7 General] lovenokia:
So your saying that the web browser may in fact be all finished and smoothed out by the time of the release? than if so i am happy!
[Nexus 7 General] nerfman100:
Isn't there already a thread for Hands-On reviews? This should probably continue there. Though I really shouldn't pretend to be Step666... ;)
[Nexus 7 General] fenturi:
Was this guy smoking something when he said the back was "easy to remove"
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] stu5797:
I charge my phone wirelessly with a palm touchstone. Whenever I charge it this screen pops up. Anyone know where i can locate this file and delete it? Thanks so much!
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] thewadegeek:
Niceee....you do any graphics work?
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] Xxul:
Thx. Nope, but you will always find me drawing stuff, be it on a paper, desk, wall or tab :)
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] lekhwani:
Beautiful!
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] kabuk1:
Here's one I did of myself, Simpsons style...

And here's one my 8 y/o sister did of a half-eaten hamburger, lol...
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] schadenfroh:
unfinished drawing using lecturenotes
[Xperia Play Android Development] labbala:
hi,

I would like to rent a coder that will code the iphone widget notification behavior for lock screen of the experia play GB\ICS with a small modifications/improvements.

please PM me if you are intreasted with your price (please be reasonable)

Regards,

LaBBa.
[Xperia Play Android Development] fma965:
wrong section.
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shamji83:
Dear All,

Could you please suggest any stable ICS ROM port for mytouch 3g slide?.

Thanks in advance

Shamji
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Saem persun:
well, a kind of. the unofficial CM9 mod is pretty stable, you should try it.

there's a couple of things that not working yet but in general it is pretty usable, just read the topic to fix keyboard and gps.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] ptewee:
Successfully updated my 65.1.40.XT910.PSHAsiaRetail.en.03 to ICS 4.0.4 (673.94.324.XT910.PSHAsiaRetail.en.03)

Here is the OTA file: (CRC + ZIP)

Part 1: http://www.mediafire.com/?7q7411tmnfcvxyy

Part 2: http://www.mediafire.com/?gdnr28k7jvxxneh

OTA update can be applied in stock recovery on 65.1.40.XT910.PSHAsiaRetail.en.03

[Must be on stock]

1. Extract this .zip

2. Ignore the .crc file (thanks blisslove) and put the .zip file on your external SD

3. Boot to stock recovery (Powerbutton + UP + DOWN)

4. select upgrade from file

5. Reboot phone

I successfully rooted with EternityProject's EashRootICS: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1710871

If any errors appear, wipe first and retry!

P.S. I was unrooted before upgrading, not sure if it makes a difference

The

BEST WAY TO UPGRADE

(clean upgrade) to this ROM is as mentioned by blisslove (Post #2):

1. Fastboot flash 2.3.6 ROM (100% stock + no root)

2. Boot to stock recovery

3. Wipe data/cache

4. Flash OTA update file

5. Reboot

Q&A

Q: Can I upgrade from AsiaRetail (non-PSH)? Will it brick?

A: "No it won't but it will output the carp from the comment below and abort update,you would return to your current firmware.

I was on AsiaRetail two and it gave my the same massage as below,found PSHAsiaRetail fastboot (it includes Hebrew two ) and now the OTA installing without a problem" (credits to DanielMod)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] blisslove:
Updating to Asia ICS from other ICS leaked steps!!!

1.fastboot flash boot boot_pshpasia.img (from : http://db.tt/EHNdBu5o )

2.eprj-mfastboot flash system system_signed (from : http://sbf.droid-developers.org/umts_spyder/SPDIRD-40_ASIA_OPT_1C.91P_CFC_P2B_Signed.xml.zip

3.Reboot into stock recovery- wipe data and cache.

4.Update this Aisa ICS leaked.

5.Reboot.

We wouldn't need .crc file.

Happy flashing!!!

Baseband version : U_04.11.01P

I have got a better signal. (Vodafone AU)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] fikri95:
How to update?? Instructions please..
[Motorola Droid RAZR] fooyonghwee:
Getting the following error:

assert failed: mount("ext3", "MTD", "system", "/system")

E:Error in /tmp/sideload/package.zip

(Status 7)

You mentioned wipe first. Wipe the entire device?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] ExtraDan:
Is this the final update?

The same update that's now on testing?

I just woke up, such many threads, such many confusion.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] BakaPhoenix:
Follow the steps on post 2, they should work
[Motorola Droid RAZR] ExtraDan:
Another question, I have just Asiaretail base (no, not pshasia) and if I would install pshasia on Asia, won't it brick?