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[Nexus 7 General] Bigjim1488:
Looks like I have the screen flicker and some screen separation on the left side. I just picked it up at Walmart. So much for waiting lol
[Nexus 7 General] ceejay83:
ASUS RMA is a nightmare. That's all I gotta say
[Nexus 7 General] JaSauders:
Dang. Sorry to hear that. Are you going to make a trip back to Wal-Mart to make a swap? Keep us posted if you do and what the results are.

I have to agree there. I'm very fond of ASUS, but their customer support seems pretty lackluster in this case. I called a few weeks ago about the issue. The woman asked me if the Nexus 7 was a Windows based tablet. After I told her no, she said I'm in the wrong department. I said okay, so she transferred me. When the other rep picked up, I realized she had transferred me to Cisco... facepalm. When I called back to ASUS I received the whole "it'll be 10-14 days until you get the unit back" talk, at which point I said nothing about what you just said is logical, so I said I would take my business elsewhere. Don't get me wrong, Google and ASUS... I'm a big fan of ya and I know you have a lot to deal with considering the magnitude of units you shipped out, but ASUS: I expected better customer service.

On the flip side, I'd keep hammering Google about it. I try not to be a jerk about things like this because the reps are just people doing their job to put food on the table at home, but I'm also the last person to accept that they "no longer accept returns" in regards to something that could very well be a hardware issue... in this case I firmly believe in this even more due to ASUS's laughable warranty program. If ASUS was awesome to deal with in regards to RMA'ing Nexus 7's I might not be so resistant to it.

Personally, I returned my original Nexus 7 to Staples due to screen flicker. Unfortunately I was not able to replace it at Staples as they were out. I went to Wal-Mart and go figure, they have some in stock. I've had great luck with the new one.

The one advantage of Wal-Mart is their return policy. Food for thought.
[Nexus 7 General] potentiality:
I'm sorry but you need to call them back. If it was simply a software issue it would effect every unit. Which it doesn't.
[Nexus 7 General] Bigjim1488:
I popped into another walmart, swapped and the screen separation was worse. Went to another walmart and screen was ok but flicker was bad. I am thinking about either waiting another few weeks and trying my luck again or ordering from the play store. It seems that all the ones in my area have the same issue
[Nexus 7 General] malawito:
Yep, I know that I was just give support to that affirmation. I've done the testing and BT doesn't affect at all. However, did anyone note that when moving the brightness slider in the lower bound affects much more to the backlight than in the top bound?
[Nexus 7 General] kenyee:
Yep. Mentioned in this and the other thread as well.

Lower brightness makes flicker more obvious. Some people noted that if you crank brightness nearly all the way up, you don't see flicker...or it's very minimal.
[Nexus 7 General] saadi703:
Never had this flicker issue ever on my N7
[Nexus 7 General] bourne-nolonger:
I'm not sure if this is related to the screen flicker issue you guys are discussing in this thread but, I have noticed something strange when using tapatalk 2 to browse forums. I've only ever noticed it in tapatalk 2 but could be happening in other apps and I'm not seeing it. But from time to time there is this black line that shots across the screen for a split second and disappears. Its always in the same spot, about a quarter of the way down the screen from the top.

Anyone else experienced this or am I seeing things?
[Nexus 7 General] DualSportDad:
Yep... when using tapatalk my screen would flicker like crazy and I would get lines across the screen. The lines reminded me of static or something. I have a. Video of it doing this several times... if I vet a chance later I'll upload it to YouTube and post it here.
[Nexus 7 General] espionage724:
Same, either that or it's so insignificant that I'm not noticing it
[Nexus 7 General] gtdriver0036:
I was experiencing the flicker issue and was going to call Google today to begin the RMA process. Yesterday I partially opened the back cover. Using nothing more than a fingernail, it's that easy. I worked it down about half way and decided that my desk at work wasn't the best place or time to be opening up my tablet. So I closed it up and when I got home tried to see the flicker again. put the brightness to auto in a dark room and fired up maps.... no noticeable flicker. Chrome... same deal. Tried manually putting brightness all the way down. repeat tests... no noticeable flicker.

Perhaps the tape fixes aren't really the issue here. Maybe it's a matter of how the contacts are lining up when the case is assembled. Maybe my simple opening and closing provided a better alignment or contact, reducing my flicker.
[Nexus 7 General] rohan32:
I *have* flicker, but you can only notice it in the extreme dark and with the brightness all the way up (which I never do anyway)

So I am perfectly happy.
[Nexus 7 General] just lou:
Yes I've seen this on my N7 using the XDA Premium app. Since I've never, ever, seen this on any any other app, I'm not about to blame the N7.
[Nexus 7 General] 94SupraTT:
I get the same thing periodically when using Tapatalk 2 on my N7.
[Nexus 7 General] potentiality:
People.... that's totally unrelated and deals with software. This has been mentioned before though in the main thread.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=29691372&postcount=286

Please keep this thread for people posting serials and luck with the hardware issue we have. If you think the line out issue is a problem, contact the developer and/or start a new thread. Don't confuse the specific problem we have,
[Nexus 7 General] slixzen:
I have a C70KBC4xxxx and I am not sure if this is the screen flickering issue or not (I can see it if I look at the screen, but can't really see it from the video to be honest)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/v5qys026uoh6vqv/20120809_200536.mp4

^ Sorry about sound, I would suggest turning it down to about 25% or lower

https://www.dropbox.com/s/69p6o3z6iozuktl/20120809_193915.mp4
[Nexus 7 General] Pitnefor:
SOMEONE EXPLAIN TO ME HOW THIS IS LEGAL?! Someone needs to start a class action lawsuit. fing google pisses me off sometimes

I pre-ordered my tablet before it was released. I get my tablet on the 26th of July. I call in to get a return during the 15 day grace period because I have major fing screen flicker. WHAT THE **** they said my 15 day window is over. They said it was from the time of order and not from time I received it. ITS A ****ING PRE ORDER. WHAT IF I PRE ORDERED IT 15 DAYS BEFORE IT WAS RELEASED !??! INSANT ****ED??! GOD!!!!
[Nexus 7 General] rhodes588:
This should be under the manufacturer waurantee
[Nexus 7 General] just lou:
I'm assuming he wants a refund instead of a repair or exchange.
[Nexus 7 General] bourne-nolonger:
thank you for your response.

I'm glad I'm not the only one. I thought I might have been going crazy

thank you as well for confirming this!

My bad, very sorry.

My intention was not to hijack the thread.
[Nexus 7 General] ram130:
I've seen this with some hand writing note apps and adobe reader. Its not frequent but happens. This black line thing hard ware or software related? Anyone else seen it recently?
[Nexus 7 General] veeman:
It's software. Mine doesn't do it anymore after switching to Motley's kernel.
[Nexus 7 General] alllle:
fixed with exchange item

I don't know if this is a hardware or software issue nor do I imply anything.

Mine was having this issue. I exchanged a new one before the 15 day return period ended and the exchanged one worked beautifully, no flickering at all.

The old one has a slight edge separation I can visually see, the new one does not. Again, just fact, not implying anything.

The old one is C06 and the new one is a C08 serial #.

I'm all happy now, hope the problem doesn't show up with this new one going forward :fingers-crossed:
[Nexus 7 General] PROlific666:
Its a seems like a software problem since A custom kernel 100% fixes it.
[Nexus 7 General] porkovich:
Hi all, i can confirm that it's somehow software related. What i mean is not that the hardware is OK, but that software can fix it.

My problem was s small amout ot flicker. Whe you open an app , lets say MAPS, the screen flickers , with intervals of several seconds. Now wIth 4.1.2 the problem was only here and there, mostly when the screen was dim and was showing a yellowish color (like the one on the MAPS app)

After updating to 4.2 , the screen was changing brightness 4/5 times on every app i opened, even on the Main Screen, and than settles down.

I tought it''s somewhat related to the Nvidia Prism Technology inside the tablet. And guess what ? it is related to this in my case. I rooted and used an app on the play store to stop the that feature. Now i can tell you that both 4.1.2 and 4.2 are flicker free. Somehow on 4.2 this process is much more agressive and i think that Prism is on all the time, not only when you are watching videos, even on the homescreen.

If this is a driver problem, or it's a deffect on the hardware (the one controlling the process) i cannot say, but turning off the option makes the flicker (or brightness changing) of the screen disappear. Turning off the feature gives you even more contrast, and remove the washed color problem of the nexus 7. This is visable even on the Home Screen , turning off Prism makes the screen instatlly crispier and rich.
[LG Revolution] majorpay:
OK, so I realized that our long standing unlimited plans are going away. Fair enough, but I've finally done the math and we are all going to get boned in a BIG way (minimum of 25% increase in bill). This is almost enough to go back to the dark ages and forget my stupid cell phone service all together. But before I take the leap out into the vast void, I figured maybe someone else was pawing over this and done some research of their own?

So here's the question I pose:

What's the smartest route to go now? I've been thinking about coverage issues, and obviously Verizon has the biggest reach, but I'm thinking this last "less than tactful" boning was the last straw.

Is anyone else about to flush Verizon, or am I alone in this?

6GB + Cell = $120. 4GB + Cell = $100. I'm not sure whether to laugh, or cry?

I'm paying ~$70... Umm... Seems like Verizon is the new Ma Bell on the block?
[LG Revolution] mrhomiec:
Verizon has definitely screwed over the single phone customers.

with that, it's not any better... $59.99 for 450 minutes/unlimited text, plus $30 for 2GB of data

a huge savings of $10. :rolleyes:

edit: forgot to mention, if you want more than 2GB, you have to go with the Shared Everything plan even though you're just one person. totally blows.
[LG Revolution] majorpay:
Ah... Unlimited text. Hmm.. I forgot people are big into texting. OK, so I guess this won't be a system shock for everyone like it is for me. More like slowly turning up the heat on the frog in the pot.
[LG Revolution] jrb0408:
I currently pay about $82 a month for 4GB 450 minutes and 250 texts with nights and weekends and mobile to mobile I don't even get close to the limits on anything. If I had to switch to the share 1GB would be $90 and the 4GB like I have now would be $110 and that doesn't even include taxes and fees. You can get the prepaid smart phone with 1GB for $80 but even that would be more that we are paying now. The only people who save money with these plans are going to be people with multiple devices that don't use a lot of data. It's a good deal if you use a lot of minutes or text a lot, but there are so many alternatives you can use that I cant see this being good for anyone really. I will stay as long as I can keep my current plan otherwise I will just switch to Sprint.
[LG Revolution] majorpay:
Was just looking at Sprint...

Based on the reviews here in Colorado, and the price difference, as well as the good selection of phones, I'm 99% confident that if Verizon doesn't pull their heads out by summer/fall of next year, I'm jumping to Sprint as well.
[LG Revolution] Mark Once Again:
This is why I haven't been looking to upgrade. Red might loose a long time customer.
[LG Revolution] smitty_52:
I currently pay around $150 with 1 smart phone and 4 basic. 1400 mins and 150 mb. The new Screw me plan for the exact same except 2 gb would cost me $220 and I lose most of an employee discount for where I work. I checked T-Mobile and they have a comparable plan to where I'm at and u would wind up paying right around where I am right one. Vzw will lose this customer from 1999.
[LG Revolution] jimmyhawk:
I had 2 phone line with 1400 mins shared and 4g on each phone. I used all 4 every month and my wife hardly used any. I also had unlimited texting. Now i have unlimited calls and texting and 4 g shared and im saving 30 a month. So i guess it helped me out. Seeing as we were only using 4g a month anyways.
[LG Revolution] jaymazz13:
I'm currently grandfathered in with unlimited text and data and pretty much refuse to sign a new contract under these new guidelines so I will just keep this plan I have and won't bother buying my phones from them now if their gonna try to charge me full retail, I just picked up a new nexus for $300 on ebay FU Verizon!!!
[LG Revolution] Jasbo:
same boat here... im grandfathered in under the old unlimited plan, but once this contract is up come next May, im jumping on my wife's family share plan with Sprint. Then ill have a better phone, unlimited everything again, and only pay 35.00 per/mo since its chipping in on the plan. WAY better then the 76.00 im paying now and that includes an 18% corperate discount..

Seriously Verizon? get real.
[LG Revolution] youknowmeman:
word it's all about just not upping on a new contract. well worth the price of a phone
[LG Revolution] osafer:
I am thinking going the ebay route, but I am afraid I will get a stolen phone....:confused:
[LG Revolution] SmokinHawtVegasChic:
I'm grandfathered in on my unlimited too. I got my Revo before they made the upgrade change...lucky me...I have my DX to my partner and her D1 to our daughter. My daughter doesn't need a 4G phone...and because my partner only uses her phone to call people...and doesn't need a 4G either.

I pay way too much a month for only 2000 shared minutes...family and friends (10)...unlimited text and data = $245 on 3 lines.

We is decide to buy Amazon or eBay for upgrades if we decide to get better phones for them.
[LG Revolution] youknowmeman:
even if you buy retail i think it's still worth it for the unlimited data.. that being said usually stolen phones won't come with the box & docs so that's a safe way to tell
[LG Revolution] Joker420:
I bought my past few phones off craigslist, cheaper than ebay, and I always have them meet me at a verizon store.
[LG Revolution] The Kraken!:
So you have Verizon activate the phone and then you pay the person you're buying it from after you know it's good to go?
[LG Revolution] Joker420:
YUP! Well that's what happened last time. Most of the time you can just meet at the Verizon store and have one of the clerks check the ESN# to make sure it hasn't been reported lost or stolen, so normally you dont need to have the seller wait round for activation.
[LG Revolution] The Kraken!:
Great tip!
[LG Revolution] Big Cam:
I agree. I sold my REVO and got a Galaxy Nexus so I could keep my unlimited, and I'll never buy a phone from a Verizon store again. I'll keep upgrading via ebay or craigslist and just keep replacing my phone. That way I never have to renew my contract and I get to keep unlimited.
[LG Revolution] Bait-Fish:
I'm on a family plan. Does this mean upgrading any phone would cause a change in the plan for all of us? I don't think I could hold off all the family members very long to keep the old plan.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] huggie:
I currently have a Samsung Galaxy S previously rooted miui by me ,Now flashed to Metro PCS.I have searched through the post but I'm not finding the right source of info.Id like to get a nudge in the right direction,just point me in the direction and Ill take it from there.

Thanks
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] derekedw:
Hey guys,

Just got my N7 on Friday. Have it rooted and applied the "True Tablet" patch without having to change DPI http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1780970&page=5

I don't know if this is before or after, but many games/apps my buddy has available, I do not. I can't find the app in the play store from the device and when I look at it from a browser, it says it's not compatible with my N7.

Anyone know what could cause this, if the patch does cause it? I tried searching for someone else having this issue and found nothing.

thanks,

Derek
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eyeball888:
Hi All,

Does anybody know if it is possible to disable the the software update feature on the S3 GT-I9300? My phone has just downloaded the new update 26/07/12 and l have managed to find the option to delay the update but not stop the update. l have read that the local search has been removed accidently or on purpose and there is still a chance they will not add it back in on later updates, and l do not want to root my phone just yet to do the work around.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ascariz:
yes, but with root.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asifanwaruk:
I am also looking to disable the update and I AM rooted.

How can this be done please?

EDIT: I 'froze' the Software Update app so hopefully that will do it.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maverick1103:
Software Update is the one you need to freeze....I also froze I another one, but after checking it in TB it is called 'sysscope' pretty sure it was called OTAupdate or something similar!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] inurb:
After reading these Note forums I still haven't come to a solid answer for this question.

Will I brick my STOCK Note if I perform a factory reset/wipe?

I am on XXLPY and stock everything. I have not modified any kernels or wiped/flashed any roms. I also have the xx09 whaterver it is impacted chip.

I keep hearing so many different things that I have no clue if I can wipe my phone or not.

Thank you to anyone that can answer this.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr.ketan:
Even unmodifi(stock) ics rom can be bricked by hard reset./factory reset.

Again i am saying 'it can brick' it doesn't happen everytime but it is also true it can happen with 1reset to nonzero reset.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] inurb:
Thank you Dr. Ketan. You're always helpful.

So either I wait for an updated ICS from samsung that solves the problem or I downgrade to back to GB and then I can wipe to my hearts content?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hchxoom:
Or flash a safe ics kernel, like gl-notecore, then you can wipe as you need.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr.ketan:
Wiping with some safe kernel, which have disabled emmc erase cap command is safer.

But flashing gb and wiping on gb is safest.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baz77:
Can also happen when deleting large file, check the sticky section, its all there.

Currently there is no safe stock kernel, so dont expect any soon. Just treat all ics as unsafe, unless explicitly stated in first post of thread, some custom ones for stockroms are safe, like speedmod, relatively.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Psychokilz:
Is there a button remapper for the ice cream sandwich? I know there is a button remapper app for gingerbread and it works flawlessly on gingerbread roms, but recently I installed texasice ICS rom, and the app only gives me three buttons to remap which are the volume buttons and the power button. Since my power button is broken, I wanted to remap my search key to act as my power button.

Any help is appreciated, thank you. :)

Sent from my Nexus One
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] sdc177:
I want to jailbreak my Note and then add a bunch of GBs and probably a few wifis. Haven't been able to find a good guide for this. Can anyone help?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] gregsarg:
First !!

Please direct your attention to the "first" thread in this section. It is a general guide, and a great start point as you prepare to root your device.

but please read carefully, as there are several different versions of the Galaxy note, and you want to be sure you are using the correct information.

For example: if you have the AT&T version, you are in the correct place. If not, go back to the Galaxy note section at the home page, to select the correct device.

good luck, and read, read, read..........g
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] cole_himself:
Here us go!

http://www.buymoregbs.com/

http://www.addthewifis.com/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Clark Joseph Kent:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1740367

I am from Texas and a Aggies fan, but brother what is gb's and wifis...unless you mean, good buys or wifes....LOL

any way the link i provided has all the tools and ROMs in the GNote I717 threads, ensure you have the correct device.

Also, if you click on my signature picture, I have additional reading, good info in the Gen Section of my links.

"Gig 'Em"
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] JGuinan007:
This is a Joke

Pretty sure thread is a bad joke poking fun at Noob threads, made me giggle a little but only a little.:silly:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Clark Joseph Kent:
if it is...LOL, dang...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] sdc177:
Guilty as charged but I thanked everyone. Haven't y'all seen the xtranormal evo vs iPhone video? Google it, probably on YouTube.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] sdc177:
And back atcha big Joe!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] reinbeau:
Thread closed

Ok, fun's over, nothing to see here, just move along.....;)

FROM ~OKA1~ Yup I agree still it is a funny line "Jailbreak"..☺
[Nexus 7 Accessories] arrjaytea:
It seems that apart from this forum, I'm having a pretty difficult time finding decent shots of cases with N7's in them shot to display the overall thickness.

As such, I'm hoping to collect as many options for thin cases that still use smart cover functionality in this thread. I'm dying for something way, way less bulky than the Blurex case ASAP.

It's a very fine case for $10, but way too bulky. I get the sense a lot of users here feel the same way about a lot of their cases.

Discuss? Discuss.
[Nexus 7 Accessories] kpjimmy:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=29358803&postcount=5
[Nexus 7 Accessories] arrjaytea:
Neither of those look especially thin to me.
[Nexus 7 Accessories] Rapscallion16:
There's this nice one I'm looking at, but it doesn't ship until August and by then there'll probably be other options available.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008NMCPTQ/
[Nexus 7 Accessories] tcat007:
Now THAT one looks thin. I think I'll wait for it to see how it really looks. The cheap Ebay leather one I bought is way to thick and not a tight fit, so the N7 slides around. Don't want anything over the entire front. It's either a case like the one you linked, or a pouch for me.
[Nexus 7 Accessories] jaysus145:
That is the only cover I am close to liking so far... I am pretty sure that I may just be a "naked" type of guy.
[Nexus 7 Accessories] kpjimmy:
I never said it was the thinnest out there. Just thinnest available NOW, ie before August. :silly:
[Nexus 7 Accessories] tazm0n:
Do you know what the back is? I cant tell if it's just an adhesive"skin" type covering or some sort of super thin, snap in case. If it's a case not a skin, then that's my next case (have the grey google case atm and it's not half bad)!

Thanks for letting me know about this!