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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ratlegion:
I know where I am. It is only that you had been so helpful that in anticipation of Jelly Bean for the Galaxy Nexus, I was asking a general question about custom recoveries here because until now you had been especially helpful to me, and I was eager to give you even more thanks, but it appears I have wasted both of our times instead. I apologize. Good day.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Look, no need to get snarky. I share what knowledge I have. If I don't have the knowledge (like with regards to the Xoom, which I don't own, and never will), then I will point you in the right direction (in this case, the Xoom forum).

And by the way, I don't help people out to "get thanks". I couldn't care less if people clicked on the thanks button or not. I help people out because I like sharing knowledge in hopes that others will learn as I have learned from those who came before me. And it is in line with what XDA is supposed to be.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Brad387:
How can I make the Nexus 7 super-easy to use?

I have an elderly relative who has never used any Android device, or much technology at all to be honest besides old feature phones and television boxes, and we shall soon be purchasing her a Google Nexus 7. We settled on this idea after noticing that the 8GB Nexus 7 model is only £159 GBP, which isn't much more than the Kindle Touch and also offers a slightly larger screen. I am looking to make the experience personal and also easy for her.

Since I am going to use a custom launcher to prevent access to the app menu and simplify the user experience by showing her only the apps she will need to use (preventing access to the settings will prevent her accidentally deleting things), I am looking for a widget which will allow me to add my own custom text set to a custom size to the home screen. With this, I'll separate up the few apps she plans on using. Any recommendations for such an application?

Since this person does not have full function of a second arm, are there any applications which make one-handed operation easier on the tablet's 7 inch display?

Is there a widget which will allow me to add "picture frames" to the home screen? I could put some pictures of the family in these, which will add a nice personal touch.

Are there any keyboards which are good for one-handed use? Please do not say Swype.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Brad387:
Any suggestions to any of my issues I face? Also, any general app recommendations are welcome, but keep in mind who this tablet is for when making suggestions. For example, no messenger apps.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Brad387:
No ideas to any of those applications/features I'm looking to implement?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 99RedB:
Twenty minutes before the first bump and between the first and second - get a bit of patience! People aren't lurking on forums waiting to jump on your every post...

1. Yes - Minimalistic Text and others

3. Yes - search Play store for "picture widget"

4. Why not Swype? What makes it unsuitable (that'll make it easier for others to make suggestions.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thebobp:
Swype probably requires two-handing on a device this big.

Honestly, any keyboard that works well with one hand, will also reconfigure so much that you'll essentially have to relearn it.

Messagease and 8pen are good with one hand, but they obviously don't look anything like qwerty. And one-hand typing is really only feasible with phones anyway.

Best bet is just to use voice recognition and hope it really is as up to snuff.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Locklear308:
I would say, a very simple background. No live wallpapers. A Big clock widget,

Get her a Bluetooth Keyboard, there is no sense in trying to force an older person to use a touch screen, that requires near perfect fingers. A normal keyboard is something she most likely has seen and used before. So it will feel normal.

A Widget for changing volume. Something with like a large Plus and Minus sign, and a big percent so she can easily see how loud it is.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _MetalHead_:
lol man, RELAX. Bumping your thread like that is terrible forum etiquette.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pnnorth:
I'd refer to your own thread that you opened not long before this one:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1757848

Aps at startup
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkamikaze:
This might dumb the phone by a lot but: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=name.kunes.android.launcher.activity&hl=en

Here's a photo widget app that people seem to like though : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.thinkjava.androidphotowidgetfree

If you can wait for further development.. flashing MIUI seems to attract a lot of newer android users due to the similarities with iOS. If not you can always get the MIUI style launcher.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Brad387:
Thanks. I will likely use Nova Launcher to keep the amount of screens to a minimum.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackhand1001:
Yuck. No thank you on miui. I hate the unorganized nature of having every icon on the home screen. App drawer please.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slack04:
Fascinating. But this isn't for you; it's for an older person.

OP, the folks pointing out that it's bad forum etiquette to create multiple threads and bump them are right. And considering the time folks put into answering your question, it wouldn't hurt to respond and click the "thanks" button.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AZImmortal:
I don't understand how you would use Swype with two hands even if you wanted to. Swyping requires one continuous swipe with one finger across all of the letters that spell out your word, and besides the actual act of swyping, I don't understand how using it would be any different from using one finger to type on a non-Swype keyboard.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dparrothead1:
Sorry that you don't know much about MIUI. It's the easiest ROM that I have used and now have it on my Infuse and Nook Color.

I am 66yo and like very simple and clean screens that are easy to use. The attached s/s's are from a 7" Nook Color screen.

1. Home screen.

2. Favorites expanded

3. 2nd Page....only have 2 pages...show all my apps in folders...no app drawer.

4. Reading folder opened

EDIT: You can set up as many or as few folders as you need and name them anything you choose.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackhand1001:
I've used miui on several devices. I just find it clunky. I like having an alphabetically sorted app drawer.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leebo:
I'm working on the same issue for my mom, who just turned 86.

I downloaded Minimalistic Text for her, but I had assumed it would be simple to set up - it isn't.

Am I correct that it's very limited as to what it can display? It appears to be able to display the time, date, temp, and then a few other things not important to your typical 86 year old, such as battery level, cpu speed, etc.

I had hoped I would be able to have it launch apps, so I could for instance, have it show "Email", Facebook", etc.

Older people have difficulty remembering the names of apps sometimes. "K9" for instance, would not mean email to my mom.

Something that would allow you to make app icons larger might help. But I had high hopes for Minimalist Text!

Btw, we did a four way hangout with her yesterday. She has beginning Alzheimer's, but she loves technology!

Edit: I see in the OP's other thread someone mentioned Simple Text . Can that be used on a stock N7? Must I use a different launcher?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iwantanandroid:
Hey guys anyone know of any good comic book reader apps that are good for tablets (Nexus 7)?

Anyone who has experience of using any kind of apps on tablets would be great help

Thanks
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrisjcks:
I just use comixology.

Great for my walking dead series. :-)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tikiral:
Marvel, Comixology and Dark Horse are all good. The applications are pretty similar, maybe even based off the same code in parts, but their differentiation is in the publishers they have in their respective stores.

If you've got your own comics or CBR files you want to use, go ACV. I have all 4 apps installed.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Galactic2:
For .CBR/.CBZ files there's ACV (android comic view), Comic Rack... and Perfect Viewer (which is more of an all around image/pdf viewers that supports .cbr/.cbz files)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rmm200:
Japanese Anime has raised comic books to an art form. Some of our Japanese contributors might comment on what they use.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 50-3:
I'm more ordinated towards manga so not sure if it will help but manga watcher is brilliant for finding, downloading and viewing manga.

Works great on both tab and phone.

Link below (premium app but worth it)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vadel.mangawatchman.full
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] movieaddict:
i used comic rack on my kindle and ill probably use the same app on nexus 7.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pawnty:
+1 for Manga Watcher. The price of the app is well worth it as I personally find it better than any of the free manga reading apps.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jpxdude:
Best comic book reader for Manga?

Mango!

http://mango.leetsoft.net/
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 50-3:
Mango is good but lacks a tablet interface and does silly things like throw java errors when there is no data connection.

Mango is the best free manga reader. Manga watcher is a better finished product.

In the end it will come down to the users needs if they're happy to use a reader designed for phones mango if they want the extras like bookshelf & tablet interface then manga watcher.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vidfreek:
Comic Rack here, worked great for everything :)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaleKaleD:
I just want to throw my vote out there for Comic Rack as well, I tinkered with a few other programs, and this just seemed to have the options, nice ability to have series's separated out, and smooth transitions that I was looking for.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ksimilie:
ComicRack is the best and MangaWatcher is great for, well manga
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alan77ss:
comixology, mavel and dc are all by the same guys i think. Pretty sure the comixology app has all the marvel/dc comics in its store so if you want to keep your collection together that's the best choice. really nice animations on the app.

i've used mango for japanese comics, but the resolution of the images is not great; readable but not great. Does anyone know if it's better on manga watcher?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akwash79:
Casting my vote for comicrack as well. The Desktop version of the program blows anything else out of the water and the paid android app has wifi syncing. I only wish it had the ability to view remote libraries but the dev says this is coming.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 50-3:
Checked the Res of a random page of naruto for you:

711X1024px

web source: mangareader
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alan77ss:
thanks for that. that's a better resolution than the source i was using. looks better using the mangareader source.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrBigFeathers:
How is the Nexus for reading comics? Or for that matter any 7 inch tablet. The Nexus's price is definitely right but the main function of it for me would be to read comics with ComicRack. Would I be better off with a 10.1 inch tablet or is 7 good enough?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zinfinion:
7" is fine. The biggest problem is two page spreads, but that affects any size reader.

For the best viewing you need to consider screen size, pixel density, and aspect ratio. All other things held constant:

Size: Bigger is better for the most part. Obviously device size will be decided by other usage factors such as weight/portability/etc...

Pixel density: Denser is better.

Aspect Ratio: A ratio that matches comics is best. Most comics have about a 1.54 ratio. 16:9 is 1.77, 16:10 is 1.6, 4:3 is 1.33. The usable height on the N7 is 1170px so a 1.46 ratio, which is a little short. For comparison the usable space ration on my Tab 2 7.0 is 1.62 or a little high.

Hopefully there will be a way to hide the bars on the N7 to get back some screen real estate. All that said, 16:9 / 16:10 are the way to go, iPads at 4:3, not so great.

I'm good with comics on the Tab 2 7.0, and the N7 will have 27% more pixel density (216ppi vs 170ppi), so everything should be crisper and clearer.

If you do decide that 10" is the better choice, I'd recommend something along the lines of the Asus Transformer Pad Infinity for comparable density and specs. Possibly the Acer Iconia Tab A700 as well.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrBigFeathers:
Thanks, I appreciate the reply. I'd rather have the 7 inch for portability but I don't want it to be anything like it is on my Galaxy Nexus. I hate having to move the page all over to see it.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] davidf9:
At work, I often have to sign or annotate documents. Adobe Reader will do this, but the signature is not very accurate with fat fingers. (Signnow is much better, but doesn’t work for a different reason!). I thought I’d try using a stylus, so I bought a couple of low-cost ones experimentally but they weren’t great.

1. CAPACITIVE Stylus Pen Samsung i5500 Galaxy Europa

Pretty rubbish, with flappy bit of rubber on end. Wasn’t able to press hard enough to draw, so I cut it off and afterwards it didn’t work at all! £1.98

Can't insert link (too few posts) so you'll have to cut-and-paste. Sorry!

ebay.co.uk/itm/370477728169?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

2. Black Aluminium Capacitive Drawing Stylus Pen for Draw Something Game App

Works better, though ball on end is very soft so can’t do anything accurately £3.99

ebay.co.uk/itm/120889993694?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

There are others, but many are a lot more expensive. Does anybody have any recommendations of what works well with the MT4GS?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] speculatrix:
I tried a capacitive stylus on my DesireZ aka Vision, it was basically like a pen with with a firm black rounded rubbery tip like an eraser ball

it worked but it obscured enough of the screen to make it somewhat pointless as you didn't gain any accuracy.

you might be better off trying a bluetooth mouse.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] davidf9:
Yes, the ball on the end rather got in the way, something with a shape a bit closer to a pencil or a tapering chisel tip would be better. I'll look at a mouse too, thanks for the suggestion.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] gtmaster303:
As if using your finger doesn't normally obscure the screen...:p
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] GoPadge:
There are times I'd really like a stylus, say if I'm reading an ebook. But I've tried several different brands of stylii and I'm not really impressed. All of them seemed to work worse than my finger. Often a cheap stylus' touch will cause the screen to zoom instead of scroll. I fear pressing too hard, as my wife scratched her Tab trying to avoid the trend to zoom. If I try another stylus, I'll spend the extra for a quality pen that I can demo before I buy.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] gtmaster303:
Or if you can't stand any of the commercially available ones, you can always make your own!

http://lifehacker.com/5550029/diy-touch+screen-stylus-new-and-improved
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] txmtb:
I found one by accident at Big Lots one day. They had a 2 pack of Duracell screen protectors for IPads with a free stylus for $8. I wasn't expecting much from the stylus, but it's worked really well, and the pen works great on it too. It has the soft rubber tip but I haven't had any issues with it. The diameter is about the same or smaller than a pencil and it obscures a lot less than my finger. There are no markings on it, inside or out.

http://www.biglots.com/browseItem/as-advertised/8735
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] davidf9:
I might give one a go
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] eviltemp:
got epic 4g touch for sprint but flashed to boost, EL29

will this work on my phone? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1346680

also i went to system and didnt see the ETC folder? should i make one?

my phone is rooted with NO custom rom's

just sometimes my 3g goes away and i get no connection, i am hoping maybe this can boost it up a little
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] montecristo1:
Regarding your 3g going away, maybe a Boost coverage area. I have mine flashed over to metro- so 3g varies on certain areas. Google Boost coverage area. It can also be that it wasn't flashed correctly- so you may look into getting reflashed correctly- it may be that you just need to update your prl too.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Esoteric68:
Boost related threads I looked up for someone else earlier.

http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1722399

http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1716105

http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1332105

http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1419488

http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1725086
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] denis costa:
Hi everyone!

On this saturday morning i was reading on p7500 and experienced some reboots after this the tablet didn´t launch anymore, it freezes on load screen. I tried to restore and format without sucess. The curious thing is that i can´t do a wipe data. I think the tablet is on a kind of a brick.

someone help me
[Motorola Droid Bionic] mongolious:
Quick question...i tried streaming my hbo go with my hdmi and i received a message saying something like hbo does not support hdmi output...i know a while back before when i tried nfl i was told to try the xternal display for the Droid x...and it worked fine..i tried to install it on this ics leak 2233 and it would not install....any thought s or advice...oh how do you thank ppl on a mobile device??
[Motorola Droid Bionic] armychris28210:
Just wait until official ota
[Captivate General] RCLafnjack:
About 18 months ago I got an at&nobars Captivate Galaxy S i897

It was rooted Froyo 2.1.1 (rooted with superoneclick

In Jan of this year it went into, what I believe is what you call a

soft brick.

Here's what happens when I boot it up.

1. I removed the sim and battery and sd card

2. replaced them back into the phone

3.pressed the power button

Results

at&nobars "world phone" splash

Galaxy S Splash

Initial Screen

(here I swipe to open)

message "preparing internal mass storage"

Screen Icon's appear

in flight mode icon appears

green lookout virus starts to initialize

PHONE DIES..

I do have a directory that says "TitaniumBackup"

I want to recover this phone back to stock eclair or 2.1.1 and see if I can get it back working.

Any helpful suggestions will be appreciated.

Thanks in advance

Tim
[Captivate General] 4-2ndtwin:
See this Stickied Thread in the Dev Forum... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=18370235
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] astuermer:
Hello

I own a Galaxy Tab P7310 since today, Android 3.2 preinstalled.

How can I edit the shortcuts in the Touchwiz UX bar which pops-up when I press the bottom arrow?

If now - how can I get rid of it?

Regards
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] Jnn1:
Unfortunately, you can't edit nor get rid of that quick launch task bar on touchwiz ux ... But you can always root and install custom roms!
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] sbeddoesdesign:
Yeah, a custom ROM will get rid of the Samsung overlay apps, and usually will also switch the taskbar to plain black.

I do like the overlay apps but I really don't know what they were thinking with the grey taskbar with the little 3D bevel effect there... These bars are supposed to be black to give the appearance of them being an extension to the device's bezel (the Galaxy Nexus does a great job of this), and as such they don't disappear when you play a lot of games and things... It's pretty distracting having a big grey bar down there when trying to play a game. I imagine it'll likely be black when the ICS update comes out.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] FlanFlinger:
You could edit the png's in TW to get rid of the grey, but you'd still have the pop up apps
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] UTPWDN0LA:
where are the png's located? Bout to root this thing and i assume it has to be rooted to access TW png's correct?
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] FlanFlinger:
They'll be in framwework_res.apk and TWFramework.apk, some will be .9png's though
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] UTPWDN0LA:
I will get to digging...That is about the worst idea to have those apps pop up and not be able to edit which ones are there.. The stock buttons"screenshot ect" always get hit at the most crucial part of a game..lol.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] FlanFlinger:
I doubt very much if you'll be able to edit which apps pop up as they aren't just links to the stock apps, evident by the fact they are floating, but you should certainly be able to kill off the pop up button and the screenshot button by editing the xml
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] UTPWDN0LA:
What do you use to edit droid code?
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] FlanFlinger:
APKTool to decomplie and recomplile, Notepad++ to edit
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] astuermer:
...which apk to decompile with apktool?!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mingkee:
It used to work in exactly same way as Galaxy Tab Plus (prompt for browser to get result). But today I notice a change on GNex JB, that it opens the result instantly on its own window (not any browser).

Does anybody notice the change?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
That's just the new Google Search / Google Now interface.

If it can give you a succinct result, it'll hand you a "card" with information and then feed you full results under it. If it can't give you a card, it'll go straight to web results. Once you click a result, it'll open your browser.
[General Topics] KayxGee1:
After being removed from the Play Store due to the ban, the Galaxy Nexus is back up and will ship within 2-3 weeks

Source: Check it out

Sent from my Droid 3 on AT&T with Unlimited Data
[General Topics] nobleredone:
Delay down to 1 - 2 weeks. Nice. I guess that's how long we need to wait for official jelly bean!
[Nook Touch General] alucard_xs:
Hello dudes,

I'm expecting some help because I can't go any further that "Your Nook has got a error, please contact assistance ...", So it tells me to reboot and I've got this message again and again ...

I tried Nookformat but with the same result ...

here is the correcto message I've got : "Error

Sorry wa're having trouble setting up your nook, please shutdown the device and try again" ...

So what can I do right now ?

Thanks ;)
[Nook Touch General] bobstro:
What were you doing when this happened? Have you modified it from stock in any way? Please provide some details!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] riceatusc:
Sorry if this has been posted, I read through a few threads but none of them had what I was looking for. I had been using google wallet quite regularly before they deactivated it, and would like to root now. Is there a way to root without messing up my secure element because I can not get into the app to clear my settings
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] chiggerfruit:
I personally think you can just go into the app management settings clear the app and uninstall updates and you'll be fine. But if you want to make sure, you could try to temporary root (http://www.pocketables.com/2012/06/how-to-unlockroot-and-keep-your-stuff-on-the-htc-evo-4g-lte.html), clear the app manually (http://www.pocketables.com/2012/06/...google-wallet-settings-on-the-evo-4g-lte.html), and then you should be fine.

The instructions for clearing the app manually require root, but I think temporary root should give you the access you need.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] omadhaun:
You can also read this post: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1675353

It should answer your question.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] shrimpdumpling:
That link doesn't actually answer the question. At the moment I can't even get INTO google wallet to clear the settings.