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[Nexus 7 General] mi7chy:
How many times are you going to post that lengthy fanboyish drivel?

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=28816586&postcount=54
[Nexus 7 General] altimax98:
Its not fanboy drivel.......

I too have been a long time android user and fanboy and a Apple hater. But after alot of poor experiences with Android tablets, I decided to buy a iPad (2012) retina. It is by and far the best mobile device I have ever used. The screen alone is worth the price over any Android Tablet. Apps are fantastic as well. The Apple store frequently (daily) has sales on great apps. Something the Play Store needs to do more of. Apps built for the iPad number over 200k and retina or not they look fantastic. iOS is also far smoother then every single Android version up to Jelly Bean. ICS & the Tablet format for Android is just atrocious. The bottom Navbar is a mistake and the apps are horrible. Finally good apps are being developed cross platform like Boid and some others that follow the new Android design concepts.

With all that said, I sold my iPad to my mom. I enjoyed every minute of that device but it had its faults. Mostly in the form factoring but it was due to it being 10in. It was a little heavier then i wanted. It made holding it with one hand a constant battle for fear of dropping it. (i can palm a basketball.. my hands arent small) Its sides were a little too edgy, the aluminum back was a great cosmetic design and greatly improves how the durable the iPad feels, but also cuts into my hands. It wasnt portable. This is a side effect of any 10in Tab, i dont really blame the iPad itself. Also being the issues between Google and Apple it felt disconnected from the Google eco system and I am vested in the Google eco system too much.

Im really hoping the N7 lives up to what I want. I love my wifes Nook Color for size and portability and cannot wait to start using it. I think ill use it for more things then the iPad since it is far more portable. People who will quickly call out another platform or device without using it are the only fanboys I see.
[Nexus 7 General] saadi703:
The long suggests posted by the poster are not 100% accurate and having owned or previously owned all these devices I can safely tell that it depends on your needs and you can still go wrong with a tablet if you dont know what you want out of it and what are the limitations of any of them.
[Nexus 7 General] muzzy996:
When an iPad user says that the iPad has a better tablet OS I can't help but think I'm a complete polar opposite. For me I want a tablet to give me access to important information quickly and effectively in a manner that suits me. The added screen real estate on an iPad to me is less useful compared to an Android tablet because like an iPhone one still has to dive into applications on an iPad to get information. On an Android tablet the added home screen real estate can be leveraged to provide you with the information you need most with less screen flipping or application diving, that's priceless.

My galaxy tab 10.1 right now gives me most of my important info simply by sliding to unlock. I get weather, my agenda, a look at the latest emails on my two most important email accounts and the latest headlines on my favorite blog site all without tapping once on the screen. The widgets are interactive and tapping on an email or agenda item launches the appropriate application.

Sure there's lag and clunkiness; heck I know it all too well . . I'm stuck on Honeycomb with my galaxy tab since it's a verizon model and I'm on contract, unable to enjoy the sweetness of ICS let alone JB. Ain't no way in hell I'm giving up the tablet though (I need the LTE service) or dumping android for iOS just to get smoother home screens with nothing but standard icons on them.

I'm eagerly waiting to see what Teknision does with Chameleon for Android. It's looking to be just what the doctor ordered in terms of pushing for further development of the tablet experience.
[Nexus 7 General] OneDeep:
I'm curious in what the OP went for. I been going back and forth on this subject also.
[Nexus 7 General] EmilVee:
I would get the iPad if you haven't already decided.
[Nexus 7 General] sway40:
My bro just got an IPad, my nexus blows that thing away hands down. The retina display isn't all that, I used to have a iPhone 4, it's not bad but I prefer my gnexus samoled. The display on the nexus 7 isn't samoled, but it's pretty nice and I was surprised especially in how games look on it.

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Nexus 7 General] blahblahyoutoo:
for many, the decision absolutely is between hardware, namely form factor.

for a commuter device, the 7" size is much more convenient.

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i have no idea where you get your info from.

apple customer service is one of the best out there.
[Nexus 7 General] darkstallion:
i would choose Google Nexus 7 if you haven't decided, because i love Android more than iOS :D
[Nexus 7 General] schugh:
I sorely wished that had been my experience here in Canada. They have changed their policy from what I have learned and will simply not replace phones with cracked screens free of charge anymore. Both my daughter and wife cracked their iPhone 4S a couple of months after we signed a new 3 year contract (ouch!). We tried to get it replaced in the two apple stores here in Edmonton, two times at each store and every time they wanted $200 per phone. I asked them about people that had received free replacements and was simple told they are no longer allowed to do that.

That's fine of course and Apple is free to change their policy but it still bites knowing people have received free replacements in the past and just our luck the policy changes when we need replacements. Also $200 seems a little high to me personally.
[Nexus 7 General] bubblesmoney:
your pricing is wrong for the nexus 7.

today it was available at tescodirect for £170.5 (for 16gb version) after using codes and free delivery to store for collection and 5% quidco cashback, so it is almost half the price of the ipad price you quote. i had posted this deal earlier today on this forum but sold out now.

ie 199.99 - 20£ using codes - 5% cashback for delivery for collection to nearest store for free.

people like me see things clearer when watching videos rather than text. so watch these nexus 7 playlist videos and see if it helps decide http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL07BDA26279B1EAF6&feature=plcp

see other android related videos on here http://www.youtube.com/user/veryannoyingname/videos?view=1 hope some of the videos help in making up your mind.

The videos are often updated in these playlists, time permitting.

Regarding some of the comments here, i dont see why android is not equally or more productive. Just see some of the iOS vs android videos on the above play lists among others. Be it for games or books (kindle / google / many other stores or apps) or documents or remote access or USB OTG, there are loads of advantages in android. Hope the videos help make up your mind. I just send all such queries to these videos so that people can watch and make up their mind. I got fed up of the iOS is this and that and that android cant do this and that, so collected these videos to disprove baseless myths about iOS being better than android. My three and a half year old can easily unlock and navigate my android device and use apps without me ever teaching her, so i guess adults can easily use android devices too. My child just watched me using the phone and started unlocking my phone and using apps among other things. she uses the spen on my galaxy note as well equally adeptly.

Ultimately you have to be happy with what you buy, be it iOS or android. For me it is android, for you only you can tell that.
[Nexus 7 General] jotei66:
For value for money (and a great device which is very portable) I would go for the N7 - its a sleak and crisp tablet which is also very usable. great for videos, browsing and just has a good feel..

I personally have an iPad also in the home (I like Android & IOS equally, they both have their own plus and minus points)

My viewpoint on this whole Android / IOS debate is what's already been posted a few times already - buy what makes you happy and is better for your needs. This constant (and boring chilish if I may say..) Andriod is better than Apple and iPhone fanboy vs Android lover bullsh*t gets up my nose. Each IOS has their own advantages and disadvantages and whether we like one over the other or not both are going to be be around a while! I like both, but my main preference is Android, but I still have (and use) Apple devices.

For some to call IOS crap/rubbish I totally disagree with, yes I do agree IOS is probably more targeted towards, lets say without being rude - the masses.. its easy to use, no complicated set up and is sleak, quality built and personally great customer care, albeit you pay a premium for that privilege.

The IOS community are just as dedicated and committed to helping guys as are the Android community.

Android on the other hand offers a more "open source" OS which allows you to tinker with it more and perhaps make it more personal and with the introduction of JB offering an even smoother, sleakier and faster interface and a great user experience.

I have tried a few handset and tablets over time, I always remember my Nokia N900 (bless it..) loved that table/phone... to many it was an ugly chunky device, but its browsing experience was amazing (I remembered some before pre launch calling it an iPhone killer (I doubted that - a everyday Joe "iPhone user" would never of hit it off with an N900..lol.)

Try each device and see which is better for you is my advice anyway...;)
[Nexus 7 General] StupidIdea:
Talking about tinkering, if you have root, I just added Nexus 7 support for my iPad like multitouch gestures app.
[Nexus 7 General] TwistedRev:
I've never seen the point in tablets, as 10' are too big and the 7' have pretty much sucked, until I got my n7. This thing is truly made of unicorns and rainbows, for a media consumption device it's amazing, if you want to create a laptop/computer still wins, but for portable web/games/books/mags/films/email/social etc the n7 wins hands down purely because of size. The price/spec ratio is insane and with a quick easy root + otg USB cable and a ultra small 32gig USB drive it has huge capacity, only thing I'll upgrade for ever is HDMI out, but really not a big deal breaker for me as it has dlna
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poncho524:
Is there an app out there that can backup SMS/MMS (either to Gmail or HTML) so that SMS and MMS are in the same thread (not separated), and readable without the need for the phone?

I've seen SMS Backup+, but that separates SMS from MMS, so a conversation thread isn't contiguous.

I've also seen MyBackup Root, but it also splits SMS and MMS apart.

Anyone know of anything better? or more versatile?
[Windows 8 General] tanders04:
Hi all!

I was just wanting to see what other people were using as their metro wallpaper. I was getting bored of the old ones I made and I was still using the consumer preview imageres file so I just started over for the release preview.

Here is my current one (ignore the break in the middle, its just more of the same starfield). Looking forward to seeing what other people are using so that I can steal it :p
[Windows 8 General] hr.salehi:
How do you crate that ... it's beautiful
[Windows 8 General] tanders04:
You change the imageres.dll file.

This isn't the exact walkthrough that I used, but it is similar enough (it is in italian so you may need to translate.

http://windows8italia.forumfree.it/?t=60566861

Then it is just a matter of finding an image you like and splitting it in half in a logical way.
[Windows 8 General] Pasquiindustry:
I see that someone is following my guides. :cool:

This is my first post here and I did not imagine finding this my guide :D

This guide I made on the Consumer Preview, however, also works on Relase Preview.

If there are errors or incomprehensions let me know ;)
[Windows 8 General] tanders04:
Yep it is a great guide. :victory:

The other one that I had used before was on Tweakscene but all of the good stuff seems to be behind a paywall now. There was another one that I had used in the past on a chinese site, but I don't even know how I got there in the first place, let alone how to find it again.
[Windows 8 General] Pasquiindustry:
Thanks a lot :D

There are many things to do to improve Windows 8 more ...

This, however, was one of my first guides, and, I repeat, I had written when there was still the CP.

If there are "Resource Editor" that double as command, I could make a more automated little program for customizing the start-screen, although it is very difficult ...
[Windows 8 General] john9:
It looks very nice.
[Windows 8 General] groovedexter:
Any way to do this without a dual-boot setup? I tried safe mode and the dll is still in use.
[Windows 8 General] Pasquiindustry:
Unfortunately I think it's difficult to do this with Windows only 8 to edit.

You need at least another Operating System that is able to read NTFS partitions, or you must use the CD of Windows Vista / 7

I could think of to "take ownership" and the popular program "unlocker" but I think they can do little on 'OS to change.

Since we all have, I believe, the DVD of Windows 8 (CP or RP), I could find a way to use that. I have to do some small tests first.

Unfortunately the installation DVD of Windows 8 is different from that of Vista / 7 and has been removed according to navigate through files, I'll try and see;)

[edit]

Ok, I found a way to use the DVD of Windows 8.

In a little 'I'll do a article on my site of the guide and get better compared to the one linked, making it easier and more complete and adapting to the new method and the RP

Stay tuned :D

p.s. If there are criticisms and suggestions, tell me, so I can make a better guide for you ;)
[Windows 8 General] tanders04:
I do it all within windows 8. I don't think it is too difficult.

Here is what I do:

1. Swipe to the charm and go to settings -> change pc settings -> general -> advance start-up options.

2. Once you restart you'll see three metro-esq icons (continue, troubleshoot, turn off PC). Select troubleshoot -> advanced options -> start-up settings.

3. The computer will restart again and you'll get your various start-up options. Select #6. Safe mode with comand prompt.

4. At the cmd prompt take ownership of imageres.dll (takeown /f C:\windows\system32\imagres.dll

5. Restart and go into the system 32 folder on the PC and copy find the imageres.dll file.

6. Right click and change to the security tab and check the box for full control.

7. Copy the file to the desktop or where ever you want to work on it.

8. Change the file with resource hacker as described above to insert your images.

9. Go back to the advance reset options and reset back into safe mode with the cmd prompt. Copy the file from your desktop (or where ever) back to the system 32 folder. (copy c:\users\[user name]\desktop\imageres.dll c:\windows\system32)

You should get confirmation asking to overwrite the file and if the permissions were set correctly you'll get confirmation that the file was copied. When you reset the computer you'll see the new theme in the settings menu.

Good luck!
[Windows 8 General] Pasquiindustry:
I did not think that the "take ownership" really worked :D

I thought the file imageres.dll was blocked by Windows as a process and not just as a library-resource

good to know ;)
[Windows 8 General] Jarmezrocks:
Hey guys,

I made this this afternoon. I wanted something different from the rest that didn't steer too far away from the "norm" that didn't look tacky. gosh there are some really tacky wallpapers getting around.

Anyway I am not even sure any of you will even like this, I am not sure if I even like it yet:confused: .....it's growing on me I guess?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Damov3:
Hello all,

Anyone using any of proporta's galaxy s3 cases, Ive had one on pre order since the s3 launch, I just wondering whether it's going to be worth the wait?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Damov3:
For anyone else out there that was waiting, mine turned up today, so video review coming soon!
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Damov3:
Quick and dirty video review for anyone that cares.

link
[Galaxy S III Accessories] BanziBaby:
Thanks for the review, much appreciated, might wait till there is a Lion Rampant one though ;)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] androidpixar:
Thanks for the review. Wouldn't mind one in stars and stripes.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galaxys2Tav:
hi all,

before i get slamed i have googled and searched but all thread and result on google i have found are just questions and no answers.

i baught a note at a bargin price today and im not new to flashing but iv heard horror storys about hard bricks lately, what will be the best and safest mothered to root so i can start flashing roms?

i have sceen a thread but it only mentions LPY so im not doing anything untill i know it will not brick me

UPDATE:

thanks for the helpo so fare but im hateing all of these thread on suoer brick and hard brick,

im fine with softbricks i have many times sort bricked my sgs and sgs2 in the past.

***did***

*all i did was flash cf-root file for XXLQ2 via pc odin and havnt had any trouble!

***need to know***

*can i just flash roms using this kernal as im wanting to go to paranoidandroid?

*can i safly wipe cache/delvik and factory wipe on this without getting "super/hard brick?"
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danteoo7:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1667018

Its for the other firmware but it should just fine on your note
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galaxys2Tav:
thanks ill give it a try. famous last words but "whats the worst that can happen"

EDIT: just had a thaught! iv sceen this method used with LPY with stock recovery is it simalour?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr.ketan:
Here is latest

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=26455511&postcount=2475

OR

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1329360

procedure is same but files are newly updated, and older one may not be successfull on LQ2. b'coz LQ2 have low sapce.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galaxys2Tav:
Thatnks for that :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galaxys2Tav:
updated woud love more hep thanks for everything so fare
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZACQ8:
Any Tool is available for SGS3 for dumping the stock Kernel in Zimage, like K-tool for SGS2??
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shug69:
Yes since 3 hours ago!

Check the themes and apps section
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
K-Tool from Hellcat is also out for the S3 in Playstore.

Verstuurd van mijn GT-I9300 met Tapatalk
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZACQ8:
thanks

Nice, I dint search reacently, thanks to HELCAT
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nicholas1520:
Over the past month, I've been flashing my Galaxy with various ROM's and kernels (namely Cyanogenmod 9, F1 Galaxy Nexus, Siyah 3) after recovering from an error where Cyanogenmod was unbootable and recovery wasn't booting either. I managed to get into Download Mode and flash stock.

However, while in the processing of flashing I noticed a slow down in the flashing process. I've flashed this phone about 25 times if so much. Is this a sign that the flash memory is dying?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sun90:
well i have flashed mine more than 50 times and i am not seeing any issue of that sort so far ma8;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pelpa87:
r u experiencing this many times? or just this last time? may be is something of the rom u installed...or a one time thing... try another rom and see..

i flashed my phone many many times, and never had something like that...but every rom is different...meanwhile drained my hole battery during the flash proces,, other doesn't...soo maybe just a one time thing or a rom thing...don't think that it is a hardware issue....
[HTC Incredible S] kidpaddle45:
Well after trying something STUPID. I've managed to get stuck at the HTC boot logo.I've tried downloading Nik's Project X's Google Now zip file and flashed it. I was running Ice Cold Sandwich 8.1

After flashing it AND flashing Universal Arabic patch right away after it.(http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1173752)

i got stuck at the HTC Boot logo since than.I can still access CWM recovery so,I've tried clearing cache,wiping dalvin cache and flashing another rom which is Nik's project X rom and still got stuck at HTC screen.

Any help please?

EDIT: After reflashing Ice Cold Sandwich 8.1 it seems i got passed the HTC boot logo...am i like stuck with this rom lol?

EDIT2: Well it all worked now...Can't find the delete button so yeah Mods please delete the post now! =D
[Galaxy S II General] android_isda_shit:
[Guide] How to recover serial number after leak, Unknown or 00000

ok so many people are loosing there serial number after the flashing the leak,

this will be a guide on how to recover it, =)

ok first you want to download the ICS bootloader and odin v3.0.4 or v1.85 from

and installing the drivers wouldn't hurt either

http://androidfirmwares.net/Tools

then you want to open odin

press bootloader, browse and choose the file you just downloaded

put your device in download mode by pressing home+Volume down+power while the device is off

the once you see the warning press volume up to contenue

plug into the pc, make sure all your drivers are installed correctly

and then on odin press start

thats all, your device will boot back up with your serial number

it worked for me, i hope it works for you too

press thx if it worked for you, so i know how much people i helped

cheers
[Galaxy S II General] marcellocord:
Simple solution: flash any firmware on odin. Example: LPG. Don't need to do anything else.
[Galaxy S II General] Warren.D:
Does not work.
[Galaxy S II General] marcellocord:
Try following mine instructions: flash any ROM, like LPG on odin and you are done.
[Galaxy S II General] Brotuck:
You need to install another (older) firmware first.

Do this in odin and you will be fine.

Flashing bootloader when on LQ5 or LPM does not work (not with me)
[Galaxy S II General] android_isda_shit:
i dont know guys, im on LPG and it worked for me, HAPPY :D
[Galaxy S II General] Brotuck:
I flashed LPD (original firmware released in the netherlands)

My CSC is XEN

After doing a factory reset my serial was back :good:

Flashed XWLPM and did an factory wipe and the serial was gone again :silly:

I guess it has something to do with the used CSC code and your region.

-second try-

Reflashed LPD and setup basic stuff. My serial was back

Flashed LPM again but DID NOT wipe this time and my serial was there..
[Galaxy S II General] m.kochan10:
If you don't wipe your csc will remain unchanged. I guess if you wipe your sn will be gone again :) If you wanna play little bit you can try to flash this new firmware but with your own csc. Or just flash csc.
[Galaxy S II General] smartje74:
I've got the serial unknown thing. I'm on LPD also. What do need to to now because it seems that XWLPM isn't safe.Also see: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1763257
[Galaxy S II General] cpl.Bower:
does NOT work... Now how do I delete this from my phone??
[Galaxy S II General] android_isda_shit:
no you guys must be on a different rom, you guys cant be on the leak
[Galaxy S II General] Nitrogen:
works fine for me on LPG rom

just flashed ics bootloader with odin
[Galaxy S II General] android_isda_shit:
see, i told you guys, anytime my friend, and who has tried the new Russia rom yet? is it safe?
[Galaxy S II General] m.kochan10:
As much safe as LQ5. The same bug unfortunately.
[Galaxy S II General] myshu:
i wouldn't say that. i flashed LPM over LQ5 using mobile odin despite what everybody said. It worked just fine , i even wiped sdcard and data and it all worked just fine.

LPM is available over kies , it's not leaked.