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[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] chrisjcks:
Gameloft should be ashamed to put their name on such a release.

It should come with a disclaimer of 'optimized for iOS only for at least a month'
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] ehafling:
The super bright tracks are actually due to the systems calibration of the screen. Most everything is extremely washed out on the device, I think this is gonna have to be something that will have to be fixed by a firmware update.

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] leelaa:
I dont have any problems with other games.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] Metallice:
Darn you prism! *shakes fist*

Yeah prism/didim tries to lower the backlight and increase the color brightness/contrast to compensate. This results in better battery life but you lose a lot of detail/contrast in the upper range of brightness (again not talking about backlight here).
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] Metallice:
Oops meant to thank the other guy... oh well freebie for you.

I would say its because not many other games rely on detail in the upper range of brightness as much. The bright lights probably trigger tegras power saving.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] leelaa:
Nice bit of info there, thanks for clearing that up ;)
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] morell2:
change deviceconfig.xml with 7zip

now work peferctly
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] leelaa:
Wich one is our device mate?

And what ones did you change to true?
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] morell2:
nexus 7

and i dont change

download that:http://www.sendspace.com/file/05oez5

excrat that

open the obb file asphalt 7 with 7zip flies data device config copy to device config!

after this copy obb file to enxus 7 and open the game
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] leelaa:
You star. Will download and try. So is the issue fixed with the very bright tracks and frame rate?
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] morell2:
is fixed that
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] leelaa:
Did as followed and it told me i had to download 1mb of data. When you copied the new deice xml, did you delete the old one or copy over it?
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] morell2:
is ok ! copy over it!

you will see in game if is cahange or not

say for me if is work foryou
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] jpxdude:
What does this file do exactly??
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] leelaa:
It is exacly the same as before, the 1mb file that gets downloaded rplaces the xml that we copy over, so it has no effct.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] morell2:
For me is worked!

i will post tommrow a fix for this
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] magui43212:
Is anyone else having a problem with the game data being reset after a reboot? I've started the game over about three times now.....
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] leelaa:
Start gae, go setting, profile, import profile, type username and password....rsult
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] magui43212:
I've done that. =/
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] leelaa:
Strange, i done it and got all my progress back, i dont know what else to suggest, sorry.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] leelaa:
I have sent gameloft a few tweets asking them to comment on asphalt 7 for the nexus 7, and the wsy it looks and runs, wich is quite bad. But i have had no replys, so would everyone eho can tweet @gameloft asking the same questions and weather they will fix it? The more people who ask the better chances of reply. My wife has a galaxy s and the game is perfect for her. Great frame rate, and the graphics the way they should be for her device.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] R3dbeaver:
not as bright in my RAZR.... but yes, blinding in Nexus.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] saadi703:
Yes it runs perfect on my galaxy s3. The colors and frame rates are all perfect just like on my iPad 3.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] saadi703:
Its not true. Only problem is that it is not optimized for Tegra 3 devices. It runs great on galaxy S3 just like iOS version.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] Dsmforlife92:
I can't even download down load data it says network error 51 and some times 5001,5002
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] leelaa:
Yes but the point is, will gameloft fix it? I have had no replys at all from twitter, gameloft forum an gameloft customer support.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] jpxdude:
Actually, Chrisjcks is right. It runs great on the Galaxy S3 because it is a powerhouse of a phone, it is powerful enough to run the game unoptimised. On my Galaxy S2, this game looks like crap and runs poorly, even Asphalt 6 looks better.

If you look closely and compare any Android version of Asphalt 7 with the IOS game, you can clearly see that it is designed with IOS and it's aspect ratio in mind, as ALL the assets, and graphics have been squashed on the Android release, which is really sad.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] leelaa:
The game is optized for the s3 and not because its a powerhouse. Take a look in the deviceconfig.xml galaxy s3 has its own place where as there is no place there for tegra 3. If thevs3 never had its own place like tegra 3 it would play like it does on the nexus 7. ;)
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] shadeygeezer:
Hi,

I think you have heard from twitter?

I also messaged them on twitter and the UK account answered me, with a reply to a similar twitter account as your forum name?

I have edited your twitter name in case you do not want others to know :D

@Shade360 @leelaa***2 Please send an email to support@gameloft.com so our teams can investigate potential issues with the game on Android. -- Gameloft UK (@Gameloft_UK)

Bit of a naff reply, since if you email that address, it asks you to report via the game or website...
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] leelaa:
Yup I see that now. And that is the first reply out of so many tweets, have already sent mail to support@Gameloft.com, started a new thread titled, Asphalt 7 tegra 3 (nexus 7) @ the Gameloft forum, and all I have had is one tweet saying contact suuport@Gameloft.com (which I have, explaining the problem, way before Gameloft sent that tweet.) there is no acknowledgement from Gameloft at all about the problem

I play dead trigger, and mad finger games are allways updating there Twitter about users thoughts, upcoming updates and problems users are having with the game. What do we get from Gameloft.............nothing.

just a simple tweet saying for example, to all tegra 3 users, we are looking into fixing and optimising the game for your device, please be patient.

Its bad Customer service.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] cokeblack:
I notice this with all new Gameloft titles. Seems to me, either they dont know how to code for Tegra devices or they are purposely crippling they games when running on Tegra 3. Titles like Dead Trigger, Shadow Gun, and Riptide running at 60fps on Tegra 3 so we know the hardware is capable of pushing nice graphics with smooth frame rates.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] saadi703:
Yes I have notice this iOS ratio thing many times not only on gameloft games but also on many other developers.

Yes SGS3 is power house of phone and it would run non optimized games fine but at least it does not show the yellowish white shin / brightness on some of the tracks as shown by Nexus 7. It is worse for Tegra 3 devices. Same is the story of other gameloft games which runs fine on SGS3 but not on Tegra 3 devices like HTC one X and Nexus 7.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] saadi703:
Yes. Today I was doing side by side comparison of Nexus 7 and iPad 3 for dead trigger and to my surprise dead trigger was launched first on Nexus 7 and iPad 3 was slower to launch not only the start of game but also the start of missions as well. Seems like mad finger really knows how to code properly for tegra 3 devices. Both shadow gun and dead trigger made by them run awesome on Terga 3 devices. I wish that they can make more games for android and don't leave android because of their concerns about piracy :(
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] saadi703:
I see. This was my point originally that they have not left android version unpolished rather it runs fine of some devices and Tegra 3 devices are facing issues because the game is not optimized for it.

You made the same point in this very post of yours.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] saadi703:
If they go by the history then no they won't optimized for Tegra 3 but if they are smart then they should know that with popularity of Nexus 7 Tegra 3 is going to be a major platform and they should optimized the game for this platform and earn easy money.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] testaccount:
i already have it on my ipad/iphone

while the game is okay fun, don't think it is worth the 1GB storage from my precious 16gb memory the price you can't go wrong
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] saadi703:
I don't think there is anything wrong with the game if it runs fine on the device. This is the best Asphalt yet however everyone has their own preference and taste.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] leelaa:
Here are some screen shots for how bad the graphics are on nexus 7 compared to my wifes galxy s1. The extremely bright tracks are nexus 7. And the normals looking ones are s1.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] saadi703:
Thanks for posting the images. I also have same problem with my Nexus 7 where as S3 is running great.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] saadi703:
Is the XML trick work. Has anyone tried that yet?
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] leelaa:
They optimized for s3 and not tegra 3. Our nexus 7 falks into the medium device category in the "deviceconfig.xml" wich will make it perform like a medium end device. Our device should be in high device category, or the galaxy s3 class devices catagory. (The s3 has its own dedicated category)
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] leelaa:
I used a warez apk wich allowed me to edit the deviceconfig.xml without it reseting once i started the game. I changed our device config to the same as the s3 config, and it looked really great. No bright graphics, well polished etc. I went back to my official purchased game though, and it did reset the grphics back to stock (crappy) please bear in mind i do not use warez apk`s i purchase my apps. I purely did this as a test.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] saadi703:
Any reply from Gameloft on your request. Can we do the warez trick on paid version or not i.e. editing the xml file and fooling it to think that we are running S3? I am talking about paid version.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] leelaa:
If u edit the xml file and use the paid apk it will reset. If u use a certian warez apk it will not reset.

I am not advertising warez i am just stating the procedure to get the game working with the graphics that we all paid for.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] leelaa:
I will be busy for the nrxt hour but i will post my personaly edited xml file. All graphics turned on, apart from hi-res map. Hi-res map will cause lag. Bare in mind the frame rate is still bad, but not any worse than what it is. ;)

I dont think we will see better frame rate until gamelft optimize for tegra 3.

I will not be posting any warez apk`s.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] djkinetic:
Wondering if the XML swap could work for other gameloft games provided they have the said xml file inside obb, would love to have an actually smooth NOVA on my tegra devices.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] leelaa:
From what i can tell, the xml is mainly for graphics. Does not seem to effect frame rate. So i doubt it will make nova 3 smooth. But dont take my word for it.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] djkinetic:
ugh sux, my S3 runs nova so much better then my n7/prime, which sux cuz 4.8 inch screan is way too small to play Nova lol, here's hoping gameloft gets the sh*t together for tegra 3.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] leelaa:
Who here has bad graphics for asphalt, and playing on a NON rooted nexus?
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] saadi703:
And prime is too big to play first person shooter especially when Nova does not support controller.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] Zoide_:
According to one guy:

Bruce - July 27, 2012 - Version 1.0.0

terrible frame rate on nexus 7

Other 3d games are buttery smooth on this tegra 3 beast, but this game chugs at 12 to 20 fps, not playable imho. hopefully it is something simple they can address as this game has potential but is bad as is.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] lin013190:
Good graphics on non rooted device
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] jpxdude:
I'm on a non rooted nexus, and consider the graphics pretty bad. The car detail seems OK but all the background and scenery detail sucks, lots of weird rippling and clipping problems, also lots of pop-in because the draw distance isn't very good. I can't honestly believe that people consider the graphics acceptable. Sure they have potential but they are really glitchy.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] lordlad:
i have to echo the sentiments of everyone here. I purchased this first on my Galaxy Nexus and the gameplay was smooth and stable. When I got my Nexus 7, i immediately install this on it and was horrid to find the performance not up to par with the game running on my Galaxy Nexus. Not only was the framerate much lower and animation choppier, the game suffers from alot of texture 'flickering'. And i think this is just now Asphalt 7. Modern Combat 3 and NOVA 3 suffers from this as well.

Gameloft, please fix this!! Doesn't make sense when my dual-core galaxy nexus runs a game smoother than my quad-core nexus 7!!!
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] shadeygeezer:
here.

Bad frame rate - less than 30 most of the time

Texture loading issues - black flickering textures in distance as it loads the texture I'm assuming.

Poor lighting - over bright areas, strange banding when going through tunnels etc.

The frame rate is what really kills the game for me - you can't judge takedowns - due to the car not being where you thought it was..

That and the fact the graphics look nothing like they do on a phone..

I have the game on both iPhone and iPad - and it's 100% better on them.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] dijonemon:
Just installed Asphalt 7 on my wife's (unrooted) Galaxy Nexus - it plays no better than on my N7, both smooth and fast.

Maybe I'm either not as sensitive to lag or there's some tangible difference between performance on different devices.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] lin013190:
How do you measure fps
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] cokeblack:
Root + six axis controller app and you can map the on screen controls to a ps3 gamepad. This very reason is why I will never go back to an iOS device.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] daveleebond:
1.0.1 is out now, anyone try it?

bit cheeky of me but don't want to bother unless bugs are fixed.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] R1ptide:
Not seeing it
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] jpxdude:
I can't see the update yet either...

I'd be interested to know what's changed!
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] leelaa:
Wher is source for this updare? Screenshot the version frm plystore

Edit they have update on gameloft store so we jus gotta wait. Cant seem to find a changelog though.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] R3dbeaver:
i cant remember the last time im this excited waiting for a game patch...
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] Lennyuk:
Market website still lists it as version 1.0.0 that's usually the first place it changes.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] micks_address:
im going to buy this when i get home.. just to see if it does lag on the nexus 7! for 79 cents its not a huge investment to make of googles free credit.. on a side note - anyone tried fifa 12? how would it compate to fifa on ps vita?
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] dijonemon:
Have been running Fifa 12 for a couple of hours. It works OK but to be honest it is no better than on my Desire HD. Better form factor makes a big difference though.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] R3dbeaver:
Real racing 2 currently $0.99!!!!!!!!!!!
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] lacoska:
hello, a question like the i9001 galaxy s most al air would look like Wonder t it possible to create a rom starting to wonder a galaxy s most rom?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] lacoska:
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3908&idPhone2=4114
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] kanej2006:
Hi fellow gurus, I've had my Galaxy Tab for a few days, only just bought it!

As you all know it comes preinstalled with Honey Comb 3.2.

There is however the Ice Cream Sandwich update available for the device.

I am unsure whether to update or not for several reasons:

1 - I'm happy with the 3.2 Honey Comb. It's fast, smooth and battery life is excellent

2 - No bugs or problems faced with the OS.

3 - Honey Comb runs everything I want without any problems.

4- When using my preferred launcher, Go Launcher EX it makes the use of the Tab even better, faster and more customizable.

This is where the problem lies. Should I upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich, will it improve battery or worsen it?

Should ICS take more juice & drains battery faster than Honey Comb then I'm not at all interested to update.

Even though the current battery life is great I would rather it improve in the update.

So to those who have upgraded to & are using ISC, is the battery BETTER or WORSE than Honey Comb?

Reason I'm asking is because recently I upgraded my other Samsung Galaxy Note to ICS & the battery life is crap and far worse than it was on 2.3.4...

One last question. Apart from battery life, is it worth upgrading to ICS? What are the benefits or what makes it better? Any new features?

Looking forward to hearing your replies, thanks in advance.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] Josvaz:
If u know how to backup etc , take a dip =D could always go back to stock

Edit : haven't seen a fellow looking back ^^
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] kanej2006:
It's that good? WISH I could say the same about ICS on my Galaxy Note...

The only reason I'd upgrade to ICS would be even better battery life.

Otherwise I'm perfectly happy with 3.2 Honey Comb.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] scottyn:
I bricked my tab trying to reinstall cm9 :(

but for the 2mins i had ICS it was amazing

MUCH better than HC.

JB would be nice, but ICS definitely makes this worth keeping over buying a nexus
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] lsherif:
Off course battery life with ICS is far better than HC, after installing stock ICS you should try SK006 rom , battery consumption is even better than stock.:)
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] {Diemex}:
I found the battery life with cm9 is very bad. So you should use one of the optimized stock rooms, I would suggest Quicksilver 0.9 - that's what I'm running right now. I got 13h with wifi off and airplane mode on.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] Steve_max:
Short answer: NO.

Long answer: If you know what you're doing, yes. The tab becomes way more responsive, you get some nice touches and compatibility with ICS software. Of course there is a risk involved; but if you can handle it, by all means, do it. You won't regret.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] palexr:
Not sure where that short answer comes from?

IMHO Short answer - yes

Long answer - read the multitude of posts here relating to ICS on the 7.7.

The tab always did exactly what i wanted it to do on HC and I never really got too het up under the collar about the ICS hype. There was what amounts to a degree of hysteria about ICS around here a while ago.... Anyway i upgraded first to CM9 and then to the official release. Whilst ICS has not transformed the tab into the gadget to end all gadgets, world peace didn't break out and the deity of your choice (or not) didn't make an appearance (all of which some of the posts on this forum seemed to promise) both versions of ICS are noticeably faster than HC. I stuck with the official version with Apex launcher (imo better than Go) as it is a bit more configurable. Though TW ICS actually doesn't seem that much (any?) slower than CM9 - perception probably.

So, yes upgrade. As someone said make a back up and try it you can always restore.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] kanej2006:
Hmm, as I thought I'm getting different opinions on whether or not to upgrade. That said, I'm happy with the way Honey Comb looks & runs...

With regards to responsiveness I think it's fantastic & more responsive than my Galaxy Note.

Another user or two also complained about poor battery life when upgrading to ICS and upgraded to Honey Comb again!

When running a custom rom & tweaking the software you'll surely get better performance & battery life.

As it is I'm getting excellent battery life from HC, performance & looks are also great:
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] Steve_max:
I stand by Short answer == no. The short answer for "should I flash XXXXXXX" should ALWAYS be "no".

If you don't know what you're doing and don't want to learn, you don't read the long answer. In this case, you shouldn't be messing with your tablet, and wait for the official Kies upgrade. Specially knowing that our tab has the infamous brickbug emmc... Despite the fact that the risk is small, I surely don't want anyone upgrading based on my advice, bricking, and screaming that it's my fault!

Let the people who go by short answers keep their tablets safe, and the people who actually care enough to read about it take the (small) risk and get a better tablet. I did it as soon as I could, but I wouldn't recommend it to absolutely everybody.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] kanej2006:
Hmmm, ok. I'll wait for the Kies upgrade...
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] palexr:
I will rephrasse my answer as per above.

If your OP question was in the context of your particular comfort with flashing FW then that is a question only you can answer.

If the question was about whther or not ICS was "better" than and HC and as such should you upgrade (taking itno account the above) then my answer is yes. The general responsiveness and feel of the tab is very definitely improved over HC. Nor have I noticed any issues with it in use, battery or otherwise. I am talking about both forms of ICS available to me as a P6810 user.

I took your question to be about the second case and made the assumption you were asking from the point of view of someone who feels comfortable flashing - so to speak.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] LBN1:
For me HC also ran well with some tweaks and a replacement launcher (Launcher Pro). I upgraded to the stock ICS (on my p6810), and it is a very nice upgrade, IMO.

Battery life is the same or better, compared to HC.

Overall smoothness and speed, is improved in ICS on event the stock launcher and my current (Nova).

Compatibility - eventually, newer apps will not work on HC, so upgrading helps future proof. For example, I use Chrome and it won't even load on HC due to incompatibility. It now works on my GTab 7.7 with ICS, so I can use Chrome on my GTab, GS2, and my Computers and bookmarks now sync across all devices.

Lastly, when I upgraded to ICS, I did not even lose any apps or data, so there was really no reason not to. Anyways, I'd recommend it as there was no downside for me.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] umi000:
I upgraded my 7.7 to ICS about a week or so ago - got tired of waiting for the official ICS release for my country. It was my first time flashing any rom outside of the manufacturer-approved way, but after a lot of reading to make sure I had the procedure down pat, I went through with it, and I'm glad I did. General system responsive is better than with HC, battery is no worse, if not slightly better, and I didn't even need to reinstall any apps or re-configure any settings.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] kanej2006:
Ok, sounds like upgrading to ICS is an improvement & will benefit me.

However, after doing a search to see if there were any updates there were none found. This was done over the phone via wi-fi.

As others have said I could easily flash my phone, download and install a custom rom myself but that means either backing up data or losing data.

I will patiently wait for the official update via wi-fi for the ICS update.

Thanks guys.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] cptnappy:
ever since my first time flashing via Odin up to this point, i don't think your data would be affected. but i'm with you on this one, i'll wait for my country's ICS update. don't want to change my build number (i'm just OC like that) hehe. but everyday i am tempted to flash the Austrian ICS firmware, i'm managing to hold on hahaha