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[Nexus 7 General] heyodee:
Mantano is the best for epub

Ezpdf for PDF, Mantano also good with PDFs thanks to latest update

Amazon kindle for .mobi
[Nexus 7 General] osuron07:
Eh

I thought the kindle app with the tan background was good.. lol. Now with all these suggestions I got some testing to do haha
[Nexus 7 General] heyodee:
Kindle reader is not bad. But as far as I can tell you can only read Amazon ebooks you have access to and .mobi files downloaded to /sdcard/kindle and PDFs via file manager
[Nexus 7 General] taltamir:
So the claim goes but as someone who used several different eink and several different LCD tablets I can tell you this is false.

Are you talking from experience here or from what you read in reviews? Because its exactly what I said before actually trying them.
[Nexus 7 General] proud_whovian:
I like Mantano for epub because I like theway it looks, it has many different options to customize and sort.Also many different view options. Another big one is the ability to create collections and also sub-collections to really get your OCD tendencies going. For example I read the Tamora Pierce books that take place in the world of Tortal but have different series, so I have a collection called Tortal which inside has sub-collections names after each series i.e protector of the small, songs of the lioness etc.

I don't know how mantano does with things besides epub. I usually run everything though calibre and make it into an epub.

Oh and I am referring here to the premium or pro version of Mantano

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Experience. I had a sony e-reader back in the day and then original nook. I like the

book

reading experience on an eink display also like the battery life you get. I haven't actually laid eyes on the nook with the glowlight but I think it would be nice to have a built in light. Also I like and REALLY miss the ability to sync with no issue from calibre (but that's a personal thing)

Now that being said I have a tablet because although I like the experience better on an ereader, reading on a tablet is fine, it doesn't tire my eyes and MOST important is the versatility of having a fully featured tablet in my hands allows me. I for example read alot of web articles which means that google reader and pocket (for articles I saved for later) have a place of honor on my homescreen.
[Nexus 7 General] gbroon:
You can email other ones to your kindle email address and amazon will add them to your kindle library. Only charges for downloads via the kindles 3g if you have that.

Used to work or epubs but now its just .mobi .pdf .doc etc

Free 5gb personal document storage.
[Nexus 7 General] bumsu:
I am pretty sure there are micro usb to ethernet adapters that work with the N7, you can read it about it here and other forums.

Which sets it apart from the Ipad.

Apparently there is no way to make it work with such a dongle, which means there really is no way to connect an Ipad to an ethernet port.

Now, if you dont want to use a usb to ethernet dongle, or have a device that doesnt work with it, you of course can set up a wifi spot directly where the signal arrives in the appartment.

Or if for example you arent the "admin", you can still set up a wifi by connecting a device like apple airport to any other ethernet port in the apartment.

Maybe it even works with any random wifi router, I dont know that.
[Nexus 7 General] proud_whovian:
If she doesn't have access to wifi at all, like others have said the nexus 7 won't even finish the setup without a wifi connection, so That is out. If she is ONLY going to read books than I would say a regular kindle or the barnes &noble nook simple touch with glowlight (that's a built in light) might be best; it's cheaper, great for reading (books only), and generally ebook readers have a better battery life. You add books using the computer connecting via usb (the calibre program is the one I use and love)

If she is going to have wifi soon or has it where she works or goes to school than maybe a tablet would be good, nexus 7 for android, Ipad if she only wants to go apple (though I might wait to see if they really are going to announce an ipad mini in a couple of months or not)

. If she has movies or shows downloaded you can put it on the tablet (just keep an eye on the space) and play any games that she has added while being connected to the internet but does not require an internet connection to play. with the nexus 7 She would also add books by connecting it to a computer via usb You can still use Calibre to format,rename or other things to books she has downloaded from the internet onto her computer but she would copy paste them into a location on the tablet instead of syncing it with calibre directly
[Nexus 7 General] Logan_M:
I don't think it's terrible for reading, but I still prefer my Kobo Touch. The only time I would use my Nexus 7 for reading a book would be when I don't have a source of light.
[Nexus 7 General] jtc276:
I haven't experienced them because I keep my font around the size of a normal book. If I read on it consistently (a couple hours a day; GlowLight on whenever needed) the battery normally lasts about a week. On standby, it lasts at least a month.
[Nexus 7 General] taltamir:
My kobo touch's battery lasted about 4 hours. Enough time to get through most but not all of a single book.

It also had piss poor finger press recognition and will often go a page back instead of forward or vice versa. Or think I pressed twice and go two pages... then I had to shift pages several times more to get back to where I was before. which was time consuming, not fun, and probably a big part of why its battery lasted so little beyond the high font.

This is actually an issue that several ereaders share, IIRC the nook tablet does too.

I have yet to see it happen on the N7, it always turns pages correctly. (using the nook app for it ironically)
[Nexus 7 General] bumsu:
If wifi access is only needed for setup that shouldnt be a problem for most, everyone should be able to dig a safe wifi connection somewhere for one time use.

If the setup simply needs any internet connection in general, µusb-to-ethernet should do the job if if it works out of the box.

The way I understand it, the author's daughter merely doesnt have wireless access in her apartment, so it is more about "is this device usable without wifi access, resp. can you go online with the N7 without wifi".

The answer afaik is yes, once you have managed the setup process anyway.

The apparent capability of using the N7 to go online without wifi is what brings the device way up on my shopping list for a tablet.

Anyway, you can put content on the device over wifi, perhaps via ad-hoc wifi between PC and the N7 which might be a little over the top though, over µUSB to USB, µUSB to ethernet, and I suppose the BT can be used for file transfer as well, right.

Should be enough options.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] localh0rst:
Edit:

worked with windows, after downloading over 500mb of whatever ...

Hi, (i tried to find something on this topic, but no luck ...)

I'm right now not at home, but saw the update and downloaded it. When i try to apply it, it says "f*** off, do it when you are home again" :)

Since i don't use Windows that often and i'm not familiar with the LG tools, is it possible to update the phone anyway?

Thanks.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] kourkoubas:
The reason i start this post is to gather experiences and facts about Xperia P's battery life.

Sony was advertising that the compination of Novathor and Whitemagice results to almost 50% less need in power energy for the mobile and for that reason the battery of 1305 mAh is enought.

My opinion is that Sony has ultimately failed in this part.

My phone:

Rom : 6.0.B.3.162 (i dont have the signal drop problem)

network : WCDMA (3g)

Data: always on

Ayto sunch: Always Off

Live Wallpaper: No

Battery life: 10-13 hours

I usually use my cellphone for calls / texting / whatsapp/facebook. The thing that use my battery the most is always Display (always 60%-70% of battery) and the hour that the dispay is active, is 1h 30min to 2h 10mins. The average talking time per charge is 30m - 50 mins.

I usually charge my phone twice a day but if i use it for games or internet or photographs i have to charge it three times per day.

I m waiting for the ICS in order to see some battery life improvement . If i dont , then i ll sell it.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] royalbloodvi:
my battery drains 3% per 11 minutes on standby 3g / wifi on (with profile set at max 200mhz on screen off)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] topazonic:
Can you please post your battery usage screenshot?

Sometimes even when the screen is off the phone stays awake due to some apps running in background. Generally battery monitor apps causes such problem. I have autosync on & network mode as WCDMA Preferred/GSM and use WiFi a lot though it is not always on.

For brightness as soon as I enter home I keep it at 0% & when I am to go out I change it to auto. 0% has good brightness. There is a widget available for this easy toggle. Also check your WiFI policy. Apps like VIber have tendency to keep WiFi always on even though you have kept the WiFI sleep policy.

I agree the battery is not that good but mine easily gets me through the day inspite of gaming, always Whatsapp on, Viber online & Facebook.

Note:- I have kept auto retrieval off for Facebook & default email client though notifications are on for Facebook.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] snktsolanki:
Make ur phone root first than see wat ll happen after makd root battery life ll increase and u can control ur applications. If u need any help reply......
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] HellRoot:
Mine drains like 2% over ten hours of idle use... And I don't have the screen off cpu profile.... :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ricpinto79:
Battery Bad = SONY messed-up

I have my phone for 3 days, an offer from the wife, no warranty though but the phone is like new. I'm considering selling it because I'm experiencing the exact same issues as you, charging the phone 2 or 3 times throughout the day is ridiculous. Had an iPhone 3GS and wanted to update my phone and migrate to droid. However I feel very frustrated about all the crap always running on the background, have 'easy task killer' and even killing apps then end up popping after awhile. I know I can solve this by rooting the phone but nevertheless I find myself always having to manually turn on/off wireless, 3G network, apps, etc... This is annoying and stupid, the whole purpose of a smartphone is to use its features, I find that although this phone has badass stuff (like HD camera) they are useless if one can't use them...

I'll try to fix this issue on the next couple of days if not I'll just sell this, go back to my old iPhone 3GS which with the same usage, wi-fi always on and 3G lasts a full 12hour day (at least) and save some more money to buy a 'decent' one like Samsung S III.

Thanks for your post, I thought my battery had issues and the more I read the more I understand SONY f-ed up!
[HTC EVO 3D] esloudan:
Not sure if in the right area so forgive me if it is.

Here's the situation. Me and my Mon have the same phone (Evo 3d) and on same family plan. Mine has meantime 4.5 and 4ext recovery with s-off. Her's is completely stock. We r at out family reunion, doesn't matter who ur provider is at the park phone service sucks. When inside I was still able to use my phone for calls and txt but internet was very slow. My mom's phone was like in a dead zone, no calls, no txt, no nothing. She would have to walk out on the balcony to use her phone at all. Roaming settings r the same for both phones. How is it possible mine still worked for the most part, and her's not nearly as well?

Also like to add even when we was outside or in, I always showed more bars than her's.
[HTC EVO 3D] Cetus Corr:
My phone is rooted, my wife's is stock. Hers gets better service than mine. Same prl too.
[HTC EVO 3D] esloudan:
We have the same radios and all. Is that the same with u? Do u all also have the same phone?
[HTC EVO 3D] Cetus Corr:
Same phone. I'm not sure what radio she has. I assume the same?
[HTC EVO 3D] spaceosc:
i recently played with my prls and tested a few and its in fact very different in terms of reception,using the "Opensignals" app i can see the location of the tower im connected to which changes based on what prl im using.

the current 21090 prl is really bad.. so if reception is your deal. look into that. its worth the time. try it first with your phone see how it goes.
[HTC EVO 3D] magneto198:
a lot of roms change the way the phone communicates to sprint's servers to get a better signal. you can manually change this your self. to change the internet speed, you can see a 20-30% increase but you have to be rooted.

First, install MSL Reader app from the Market (yes, it’s free) and find the MSL of your HTC Evo 3D.

Then call ##3282#.

Choose “Edit Mode”.

Enter the MSL code you got earlier for password.

Then goto Advanced->RTSP/HTTP Setting.

Then set RTSP proxy IP to 0.0.0.0.

and set RTSP proxy port to 0.

and set HTTP proxy IP to 0.0.0.0.

and set HTTP proxy IP to 0.0.0.0.

Choose back button, menu button, and hit “Commit Modifications”.

This should get your Evo 3D rebooted.

Now the signal strength should be better and connect in more places than before as well.
[HTC EVO 3D] esloudan:
To spaceosc

I used the app. Found we do have different prls. I thought we was all the same. Nice app to prove me wrong.

To magneto198

Im doing that trick as soon as I get this post finished. Let u know how it works out.
[HTC EVO 3D] spaceosc:
the PRL can be found under settings> about phone> software information > more > at the bottom u see PRL, 21090 if in fact uve updated recently... i thought that its speed wasnt very good and calls sucked no matter what.
[HTC EVO 3D] esloudan:
I tried the msl reader. Says it can't read my radio to contract dev. My prl is 21086. I did find a nice post bout how to get it with cdma toolkit. As soon as I find out If I can post links from another site ill post the link. Gonna try it as soon as I can. Ill be back with results.
[HTC EVO 3D] Norwester:
Did you try the reader more than once? I used it today (one of these times I'll write it down) and had to run it a few times before it read it right.

Reverted back to 21089 as I was bouncing in and out of roam mode at work with the new one today.
[HTC EVO 3D] esloudan:
I tried msl reader like a thousand times. First it says my serial number doesn't appear to be an HTC device, I choose continue anyway. Then it fails. Haven't been home so can't use my cdma toolkit. I will be tonight so ill let u know how it goes.
[HTC EVO 3D] esloudan:
I found the post on xda, another Guy on another site is taking credit for an xda members post. The post from xda is http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1140870.

Credit goes to yoboii23 and techwerkz.
[HTC EVO 3D] esloudan:
Ok, cmda toolkit worked. I've zeroed out what the post said to do. Connection and speed has been much faster and better connections. In some areas it's much more noticeable than others. Thanks for all ur help. Everyone at xda have been and r amazing. It sux apple is trying their best to take it all away. If it does come to the end of android, I really see rise of the Linux phones. One last time thank u all for being spectacular.

Edit- I wanted to mention HTC changed the way it stores the msl number. Cdma workshop needs to be a paid version to read msl number. The only reason I could get mine was knowing someone who has the full version. It has something to do with the upgraded radios. Im going to try and downgrade to see if it can be done that way.
[LG Optimus 2x] reggiexp:
Hi i would like to remove my nand backup because my sd is full ans need space and cant find any map or what ever to delet and in recovery no option to delet old nandbackup.

Plz help. Thx
[LG Optimus 2x] SREEPRAJAY:
Use File Explorer (file expert and so on) and go to the folder where the backup is stored and long press the file name and select delete.....can also use ROM manager to select the backup and delete
[LG Optimus 2x] reggiexp:
Okay thx did forgot about rom manger never use ot lol
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Nixda99:
How can I set the status bar at the bottom of the screen with home/back/menu buttons in a CM9 rom.

In CM7 roms I had to do this in Settings/Tablet Mode, but in CM9 the Tablet mode is missing.

I use this CM9 rom, its the first CM9 rom that is faster than my lovely Dorimanx rom.

Thanks for your help.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] zain0300:
for that you'll have to use one of the AOKP's older roms like i guess MileStone 5 or Paranoid android that supports tablet mode.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] utsav911:
ICS will further drain the battery faster.

This is the worst thing i feel with my Xperia S.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] babu.rajiv2007:
10-13 hrs is good by your usage..

If you've rooted your phone, you could reduce your clock speeds to reduce battery drain ;)

May I ask why you have your data turned on most of the time?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] kourkoubas:
I dont think that 10-13 hr is good by my usage ... My previous phone SE Arc was up to 17-20 hours with heavier usage.

I have data all the time turned on because i use Whatsapp and facebook messenger instead of SMS .
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mas143forever:
Even though the WhiteMagic and Novathor combo does give the impression of being more energy efficient, but at the same time, Sony guys could have thrown in a 1700-1800 mAh battery which would have been brilliant!! After all, of what practical benefit to the customers is making it more energy efficient left, if they cut down the capacity to level it up with the same backup as earlier with less efficient chip? !!

Newbie from India using LT22i surfing on a 2G connection! :D
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Accessories] lavadepa:
Hi friends can anyone make MIUI Rom for our Samsung y duos.hope anyone ll make soon:)
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Accessories] hell_lock:
That could be my next project but I need help on ICS rom first.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Accessories] Deadly:
lol!! u are planning for third while starting 2nd.. very good :)

Sent from my GT-S6102

hit thanks button if it helps!
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Accessories] hell_lock:
I said that it COULD be my next project. Right now its not decided and obviously first I will complete one rom n den go to another.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Accessories] The-Captain:
ICS will probably not run well on this, and do to hardware I see you running into error after error while building. Compiling would probably have issues too...
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Accessories] Deadly:
Hey I think its not actual ics rom modded.. Its just gingerbread modded to look like ics..

Sent from my GT-S6102

hit thanks button if it helps!
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Accessories] hell_lock:
Lol no one can bring ics on galaxy y phones!! M jus makin an ics themed rom...
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Accessories] The-Captain:
Ya theming can be done, ICS just wouldn't run well.
[Asus Transformer TF700] blackinjun:
Did anyone notice before .26 that the top unused speeds in cpu spy were 1.9 and the top speed now is 1.7??
[Asus Transformer TF700] paysen:
It now reads the correct speed:
[Asus Transformer TF700] Einride:
Yes, there's been some changes in the DVFS tables (tegra3_dvfs.c) in the newer kernel:

.22:

CPU_DVFS("cpu_g", 5, 3, MHZ, 1, 1, 770, 770, 910, 910, 1150, 1230, 1280, 1330, 1370, 1400, 1470, 1500, 1500, 1540, 1540, 1700,1810,1900),
CPU_DVFS("cpu_g", 5, 4, MHZ, 1, 1, 770, 770, 940, 940, 1160, 1240, 1280, 1360, 1390, 1470, 1500, 1520, 1520, 1590, 1700, 1700,1810,1900),

.26:

CPU_DVFS("cpu_g", 5, 3, MHZ, 1, 1, 770, 770, 910, 910, 1150, 1230, 1280, 1330, 1370, 1400, 1470, 1500, 1500, 1540, 1540, 1700),
CPU_DVFS("cpu_g", 5, 4, MHZ, 1, 1, 770, 770, 940, 940, 1160, 1240, 1280, 1360, 1390, 1470, 1500, 1520, 1520, 1590, 1700),

As you can see they've removed 1810 and 1900 MHz from the dynamic frequency range. Probably because it wasn't supposed to be there?
[Asus Transformer TF700] d14b0ll0s:
T33 can be overclocked to 1900, but on the stock kernel couldn't and can't go beyond 1700 for single-core and 1600 for multi-core use, so now it just shows what was actually happening already.
[Asus Transformer TF700] demandarin:
Correct. those higher speeds were only for testing purposes. now if you were rooted and still on older firmware, you couldve manually overclocked those higher speeds.
[Asus Transformer TF700] blackinjun:
Isn't this the same thing we ran into with the Prime. The higher speeds were listed but not accessible and we surmised they were saving them for the next model.
[General Topics] PicNicNic:
Hallo people. I’m at first time here. I’m from Germany and I’m sorry directly for my bad English.

I have a trouble with my Samsung Galaxy S Plus and I hope anybody can help me.

I have installed the FeaMod Recovery on my SGS+. After them my SGS+ started everytime in FeaMod Recovery. OK, famous problem, but I can’t get started my Phone in Download Mode to! I fixed this problem with the JIG like this one:

xdaforums.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_Plus/GT-I9001#Soft-Bricked

I flashed an Stock ROM completly new. Now i get started my device normaly with Stock ROM and Stock Recovery but I still can't get my device put into the Download Mode (with the 3 button way).

If I try this, I get the Samsung lable on my screen, than two or three glowing pixels in the left top corner for a second. Then come blackscreen (i think i get my phone shortly off) and then comes the Samsung logo again. And this loops.

Here is a short video to anderstend better what I mean:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8253771/SGSPlus.wmv

Is enybody knows here, what does this pixels mean? And how can i fixed this, to put my device into the Download Mode with a three buttons way, again?
[General Topics] PicNicNic:
Nobody knows this problem?
[General Topics] mikef:
Perhaps if you posted in your phones Q&A forum you might get a better answer. This is the XDA General discussion forum.

In fact here is a thread in your phones Q&A forum: Ask me anything, i've got the answer. Post it there and someone will try to help you with more device specific assistance.
[General Topics] CodrutM:
?

Have you tried Volume Up + Volume Down + Home + Power ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t.saddington:
Hey guys,

My Galaxy SII has just randomly cracked it. I was using it and it rebooted and when it did I could use it for the first 2 secconds then it went black and said "TWLauncher stopped working"... I knew it was bad but I thought that it was just the launcher playing up. Turns out it was the whole phone. every app I open instantly force quits... I cannot reflash because I cannot lose what is on there (Plus I cant get whats on there off because I cannot connect usb). I need a fix pleeease XDA, I love you guys and I know you can do it :D

Model: SGS2 I9100T Unlocked

ROM: Untouched, non rooted and yeah. It is running on ICS (Samsungs one)

thanks a bunch in advanced, let me know if you need more info :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rjsmer:
Same thing happens with me just some hours ago.... What I did to make it working...

Factory reset :D:D:D

After that it is working fine also you try flashing a rom via odin none wipe... :):):)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t.saddington:
Hey,

Thanks for the sugestion but I cannot lose ANYTHING on the phone :( Is there any way to do it without losing data?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t.saddington:
I can't

And I cant factory reset because I cant get into settings
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beston94:
First of all don't call the phone bricked. Because it is nowhere near bricked. If every app force closes on you then the only option would be start again..Your choice of course.

With regards,

Beston94
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t.saddington:
Will it void warranty?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t.saddington:
Lol, Sorry for the bad choice of wording. I am in need of getting this fixed and just threw words at the page. I know what bricked is, (That's how I lost some of my past phones)... I despratly need this phone for tomorrow that is why I am in a rush