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[Nexus 7 General] rmm200:
I wish this forum had more mute points - especially from folks who never had a Nexus 7 or returned theirs.

Then I might be able to keep up... I swear the new post arrival rate is every few seconds.

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From the Asus web site: "By ISO 13406-2 standards, ASUS conforms to the acceptance spot level which lies between 3 to 5 bright/dark pixel defects." I see no reason for Asus to consider a single dark pixel a defect. Whether they charge shipping and restocking fees in that case is up to them.
[Nexus 7 General] ikeny:
Hypothetically speaking...

Someone high up in Google called up someone high up in Samsung, and had the following conversations...

"Hey, how do you feel about manufacturing the another tablet, but this one will be under the Google brand. Also, it'll have mostly better specs than the existing Samsung Android tablets, and we plan to sell it cheaper than these existing Samsung Android tablets. Interested?"

Now, how many of you still think Google *chose* Asus over Samsung?
[Nexus 7 General] tylerdurdin:
Lol.....seriously? Moto?......high end? Maybe the externals, but I would NEVER buy a Moto device EVER....the guts of their devices are crap, unless they are just using what every one else is like the Atrix, and their displays are garbage. If Google starts to inflict its ownership maybe that will change but Moto is straight up crap and are making the same mistake HTC did by releasing the same phone with a new name or version every two months.....they have not raised the bar in years other than battery life.....wow.

Motos tablet now is crap, why would their next on be revolutionary?

Sent from........Somewhere In Time
[Nexus 7 General] nyijedi:
Ding ding ding. Exactly.
[Nexus 7 General] rmm200:
Google chose Asus because Asus announced the Memo370T that had exactly the features - and price - that Google wanted.

No other vendor had anything close.
[Nexus 7 General] demandarin:
B i n g o! lol

this is what actually occured.
[Nexus 7 General] composi:
Didn't the Galaxy Nexus have recognized signal issues? To the point where patches were released to help "solve" the probem? Nexus isnt perfect but this tablet already is the best 7" tablet and behind the iPad 3 its pretty much the 2nd best tablet period. I was surprised to learn that Asus was the brand but a slight screen separation isn't a huge deal esp if u can still use the device perfectly. Now if the wifi was messed up, i think you'd have a point.
[Nexus 7 General] azarouni:
no way

Asus is too bad

Nexus 7 should be Samsung only
[Nexus 7 General] john nance:
Well, I only have two instances but can say that with my purchase of the Transformer Prime and the Nexus 7 I have had zero problems. I have had none of the reported defects with either tablet.

I also find it absolutely astounding that they brought a product from concept to market in just four months time!
[Nexus 7 General] Rageypeep:
I haven't had a single problem with my nexus 7, a bit of lag but nothing bad. If you have read any of the developer interviews about the nexus 7 the owner of Asus said they only had 4 months from talking to google to shipping the device, it normally should take 8 months. If you want to blame some one for defects blame google for rushing Asus.
[Nexus 7 General] jutley:
Forget about will google choose asus again the question is will you choose google again? Took me a month to get a refund.
[Nexus 7 General] krelvinaz:
Curious... Did you deal with Amazon when they first started out? I did and they had all kinds of billing, shipping issues. they were learning.

Google up to this point has not been a real retailer. They did a small stint with the first Nexus but ended up basically selling their devices via Wireless companies (why would you pay full pop for a phone when you could get one subsidized anyway??).

I ordered 3 parts Friday morning for my Raspberry Pi from Amazon and they were delivered the SAME DAY... Amazon knows how to ship stuff.

Google is still learning. they will get better, more efficient etc... to compete in this price range they have to be in this position.

Oh and my experience with Google and the Nexus 7... got a good unit. Ordered it July 19th was told it would be 3-4 WEEKS before shipping... was shipped out 6 DAYS later and at the house on time under the 2 day shipping plan. Good experience.
[Nexus 7 General] JD914:
Let's face it the vocal minority are on these forums complaining and would make you think that defects on the Nexus 7 are widespread. Truth of matter is that this isn't the case. Only a tiny percentage of tablets are defective and that's expected on any electronic device. I challenge anyone to name a device that had absolutely zero defects. Google and Asus made the best tablet they could make for the price that it is. Google and Asus hit a home run and I'm sure they will partner in the future to make more great products like the Nexus 7.
[Nexus 7 General] Nippero:
QFT.
[Nexus 7 General] just lou:
Shhh. Let's not have truth and common sense in here. ;)
[Nexus 7 General] mrm1:
I have slight screen lift on the left on the unit I received from Argos in the UK. But you don't notice it as it is on a case. Every thing else is perfect. Going to wait till they have store stock then take it in for an exchange. But definitely still want a nexus.
[Nexus 7 General] jonnyg1097:
I will be. My Nexus 7 is fine no issues and my Galaxy Nexus is also fine no issues. From now on I think actually I will be getting ONLY Nexus products unless my carrier wont be carrying the brand any more since they didnt last long with the phone on their website (Rogers), so hopefully if that is the case then google will start selling the phones to Canadians through the play store.
[Nexus 7 General] sparky79:
Honestly I can see a nice future between Google and Asus. Let us not forget that they designed and built the tablet in 4 months instead of a year or years. The fact that quality is as good as it is without a quality check time frame is amazing.
[Nexus 7 General] Dennelly:
I don't see why not my device came and has been running flawlessly ever since. It will always be a problem with ANYTHING so it's no reason to just blame Asus.
[Nexus 7 General] andreww88:
I have found NO problems with my Nexus 7 right now. I personally love Asus. My friend has a Transformer Prime and he has had no problems and it is awesome. I don't see all the negative issues that others talk about....
[Nexus 7 General] woshiweili:
My Nexus 7 was perfect. I personally hope Google would work with ASUS again and I would definitely fork out more money for any devices they release.
[Nexus 7 General] phillipm:
I hope they never use Asus again. Seen 7 devices now with screen lift and 1 of them had dead pixels. Will try again In a couple of months.

I hope Samsung will create a better 7" tablet.
[Nexus 7 General] jonnyg1097:
Samsung can probably make a better 7 inch tablet but the price of it wont be anywhere near this, plus if its not a nexus you wont be seeing updates for it for months on end.
[Nexus 7 General] jkusmc:
My 7 along with my wife's is perfect. It doesn't matter who makes a device, there are always going to be units with issues. As far as I am concerned, I'll buy the next Nexus tablet if ASUS is making it.
[Nexus 7 General] ynnek63:
I pre-ordered the Nexus 7 and have had no issues at all. I love the device and I think Asus did a good job. Such a good job in fact that I bought the Transformer Infinity last week and am loving it as well. Just waiting for it to get some buttery love from Jelly Bean!
[Nexus 7 General] EmilVee:
ASUS' new flagship Andy tab, the Infinity suffers from some of the same issues, so it's definitely not Google's fault.
[Nexus 7 General] foxmeister:
Personally, I think it was rather misleading when Google/Asus claimed it was designed and built in 4 months.

Simple facts are that Asus already had a 7" Tegra-3 tablet in development with the Asus Eee Pad MeMO, which curiously never saw the light of day after Asus got the Nexus 7 gig.

You can be fairly certain that the N7 was heavily based on this design.

http://www.slashgear.com/asus-eee-pad-memo-announced-for-249-ics-and-quad-core-in-tow-09207960/

From the front, it looked almost exactly like the N7.

Regards,

Dave
[Nexus 7 General] bipoler:
duh...this was already stated
[Nexus 7 General] charco83:
A tiny percentage? I've had 2 and both had faults (one screen bleed, one screen lift). I'd accept if it was one faulty, that's just bad luck, but two?!

Google have been an absolute nightmare to deal with and I'm now having to raise a dispute with my credit card company in an attempt to get a refund from them.

We're now hearing stories of delays whilst ASUS fix the issues. So basically they've rewarded the early adopters with faulty devices. Bravo. :mad:
[Nexus 7 General] just lou:
Of course if they were posted on an internet message board, they must be true. ....Google Play has 8 and 16GB in stock.
[Nexus 7 General] player911:
This would make a Great Poll.
[Nexus 7 General] charco83:
#cough# John Lewis delayed due to manufacturing issues

And would that be the same Google Play who took a week to sort out the return of my N7 (at my expense) and still haven't refunded me after 2 weeks despite calls and emails? :silly:
[Nexus 7 General] woshiweili:
Maybe you just have horrible luck.

I know 5 people, including myself, who have purchased Nexus 7 with no problems.

It's good that ASUS is fixing the issues. Being early adopters have its rewards but also risks. You should know this by now.

Would things have been better if it was the other way around? Late adopters get faulty devices?

This is how things work. Companies won't know if there are any major problems until something is released. This is why in software development they do beta-testing. Of course beta-testing doesn't always solve all issues and sometimes major issues come up only when it's released to the public.

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Regarding this topic. It's simple people. Those who received a faulty device will choose to believe EVERYONE (or at least majority of people) also receive faulty devices so they don't feel as crappy or somehow it's their fault. Those who DON'T have a problem with their device (such as myself) will think those who did are just cry babies and are a minority. At the end of the day, unless we have some kind of official statistics about percentage of devices are faulty, we are just all speculating. However, the fact that ASUS IS doing something about the quality of Nexus 7 does imply that while faulty devices may be a minority, it is significant enough for the company to do something about it. This is actually a good thing.
[Nexus 7 General] charco83:
Did ASUS do ANY testing? 20 minutes playing with one would show the screen lift! More like these things were whacked together in a rush and chucked out the door without a second thought.
[Nexus 7 General] ConstantinosM:
i hope they will choose samsung, the company is miles ahead from any competition...
[Nexus 7 General] Bric10:
A lot of the people who bought the sgn ***** about the quality and claim that's not up to pair with sg2 and sg3.

Sendt fra min XT910 med Tapatalk2
[Nexus 7 General] ExploreMN:
I think next time they will give the manufacturer more than 4 months to develop the product and have it ready for shipping.
[Nexus 7 General] charco83:
Eh, they did spend more than 4 months! They took the MeMo and spent 4 months tinkering with it to make it fit the price tag. Why do you think there's a camera shaped hole on the mainboard and extra buttons that aren't used?
[Nexus 7 General] five40:
I already returned 2 Nexus 7's and i'm about to return my 3rd.

First defect I experienced was the screen dimming/flicker, next was the intermittent black lines the current defect is an unresponsive touch screen.

At this point i'm considering taking a refund and wait a few months until the manufacturing issues are ironed out.

Then i'm on youtube watching a comparison video between the Galaxy Note 10 and Transformer Prime Infinity which had a defect show it's ugly head right in the middle of the review. Now i'm thinking wow ASUS this must be very embarrassing. Makes me question ever buying another ASUS product ever again. Which a shame because they make some killer motherboards.

http://www.youtube.com/embed/0y6m7ZLetMo
[Nexus 7 General] arimus:
In my opinion I would not be surprised if the next Nexus was also from ASUS, How many Nexus 7 have been sold compared to the ones that have a defect ? Every company has issues no one is perfect, So a few forums have a few people complaining, not the end of the world, mine is fine nothing wrong with it, If there was an issue then I would exchange it for another and move on, So some of you got a bad one, Its not the first time or the last, next time it will be someone else maybe me who gets a bad one, the sun will come up again life goes on etc. etc.

There I said my peace, my two cents etc. etc.
[Nexus 7 General] just lou:
Whoa. "John Lewis"! It has to be true. :rolleyes:

BTW, manufacturing delays and manufacturing issues are two entirely different things.

"Due to manufacturing delays this item is currently out of stock"
[Nexus 7 General] potentiality:
So the people on this forum who create a much larger test sample than your group, who had to return their device for one reason or another and received another one with the same or different problem are.... all unlucky?

Dude, the statistics are against you. How the hell are some of us going three to four units with the issue unresolved or worse, another one happening? Luckily for me it was just the screen flicker crap.

All of them

. Including one built this month. June-July-August.

Three months and three different new nexus 7 with that same issue?

Explain that please. Don't attempt its a Tegra 3 inherent excuse. No, this is different and deals with the power to the wireless signal/ground. The tape mod showed this, the youtube comparison showing one flickering and one not showed it wasn't every unit. Even more when we have had people at Google Play admit its hardware.

Can you really look me straight it in the eye and say its just a matter of bad luck? Have you looked in the flicker thread about the people who have it and the luck or not of getting one that doesn't? Looks like 30 (new one bad) / 60 (new one perfect).

I just got an RMA (I'll give Google Play this, they are very nice and understanding). Three strikes, your out. I wanted to like this. I really did. I liked the device in every other way. But I have poor signal in my room and I do work with it at night and stream things. Thus the flicker is very apparent.

I also seriously believe the flicker issue is more prevalent than most admit. Mostly because people usually don't use them under the same circumstances that can cause the issue. Or, they simply can't see it. Unfortunately my eyes can, and its like a fly coming and buzzing by your ear, annoying.

Maybe this hardware stoppage is to correct the problem. Most likely though as most have said, its probably they are short on the part to build.
[Nexus 7 General] bipoler:
Chestnut clear disclosure assesses y yt? Duh asus will be the primary tablet manufacturer......just like motto will handle the next nexus
[Nexus 7 General] Nippero:
*Looks in the eye* You have really bad luck. Sorry man, but while its true a ton of people are reporting problems on these forums, they only make up a tiny portion of total owners. Unhappy people always make their presence and opinion more known than people who are satisfied.

Look, 49 pages of people who have devices that work: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1783826

And yea maybe im biased because I have a flawless device (hope I dont jinx it haha) but I think Google will use ASUS again.
[Nexus 7 General] FallN:
+1

My device, thus far, is rock solid. Couldn't be happier.

+1

The squeakiest wheel gets all the airtime.

No one is really paying attention to the "silent majority" of happy problem-free N7 owners quietly enjoying their new toy.

Lastly, I would love to see Asus make another Nexus product for Google. The build quality is outstanding on my unit compared to the cost. I was shocked that a $199 tablet could feel so solid, sturdy and luxurious (the back sells so yummy in my hands... similar to leather!).

I think Asus did a great job with the design but with the rush to push this to the market, they did screw up on some of the units in the first batch. But now, it shouldn't be a problem to get a perfect unit.
[Nexus 7 General] yjbeach:
+1 rarely do people post about a device that is working the way it should. My device (knock on wood) is working perfectly.
[Nexus 7 General] alex xander:
Getting so much power and quality in non faulty units for just £160/$200 id say it overrules the defects of some units, and asus seems to be releasing better batches.
[Nexus 7 General] potentiality:
Tell you what talk, follow the directions explicitly I show in the other Asus thread about truly seeing if your device is flicker free versus doing half ass jobs and saying everything is perfect. I don't deny there are good units.

I do take offense to the demeaning tone that many of you are using about those who have gotten a dud as implying we are a bunch if whiners. You could offer real solutions instead of telling us by your tones to shut it. Or offering sarcastic comments like go buy an apple because we can't handle a real tablet.

Thanks.

My only point in here is to show the backlight flicker especially is on more units than most who claim perfection realize. It takes particular settings for it to happen, and even at that its not always apparent.

We may still be a minority, but its not as small as you want to think to pass us by as simply tiny squeeking wheels.

If any of you perfect units happen to live in Seattle, Pm me to come over so I can see one of these holy grails.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] Braaank:
Hi i want to know if is it possible have the nexus 7 bar notification that one slide.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] edembowski:
So, I installed safestrap and rebooted. Everything was fine, I let it boot normally and then rebooted again to get into recovery. In the recovery menu I tried installing a zip, and it told me I had to enable the safe system, so I did so. Now when I reboot the phone, I get a pure black screen and the phone is completely non-responsive. Trying to power it on does nothing, what should I do?

edit: OK, if I hold down power & the volume key, the screen will flash. If I hold down power again I can get back into recovery. I'm trying to disable safe system now, hopefully that'll work.

edit 2: Yep, that worked
[Motorola Droid RAZR] kintwofan:
Just curious in the safe side, did you actually flash any custom ROM?
[Android Themes] v-b-n:
ORIGINAL JELLYBEAN FONT MODDED FOR REGULAR/BOLD

ONLY FOR ICS BASED ROMS - PLEASE TAKE BACKUP OF /system/fonts IF YOU WANT TO RESTORE LATER !!!

Update Aug 6 - Taking user requests for custom fonts !

* Added Version 4 - Copy of Ver2 but Bold is more Bolder

I have edited the original JellyBean font file to include the same font as Bold instead of the Roboto. It makes the interface very clean and consistent across all apps.

There are 3 versions of the font pack (see attached screenshot). I personally prefer v2.

1. Regular weight font has been thickened 15%

2. The same regular font has been used to create the Bold font hence the consistency !

Just flash away and enjoy ! If this helped you, dont forget to Thanks :good:

​
[Android Themes] p0izn:
Please check "DroidSerif-BoldItalic" in your archive - it looks not so well...

Please provide zip with regular (ics) Roboto, so we could restore it.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Byakuya88:
hello, a friend gave me his xperia arc beacause he wants me to flash it .... I have not done anything yet, I try to turn it on, the phone vibrate, i see that the screen is on but the phone does not start it gets stuck on a black screen, no sony ericsson logo or anything.....can someone help ???? thanks a lot.....
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tarun.krthkr:
Is the with locked or unlocked bootloader...? Try to download flashtool from here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=12223467

And download the Gb or ics tft file from here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=18997655

and flash it....

For complete guide go to this thread. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=26075312
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Byakuya88:
i think with locked bootloader, the phone has never been flashed......
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tarun.krthkr:
Then try PC companion and repair it....If the bootloader is locked u can't flash custom kernels...
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Byakuya88:
but i can flash a stock firmware??? if I use flashtool and flash a stock firmware the phone boot properly ????
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tarun.krthkr:
Yes it will.. ;)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Byakuya88:
there is a problem with flashtool....debug mode is off, so it's impossible to flash the phone.......
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tarun.krthkr:
Try to Repair with PC companion...Problem here also the phone should be powered on...!!!

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Try to unlock ur bootloader? flash a custom kernel and flash a custom rom maybe:confused:...then u can revert back to stock firmware...:rolleyes:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Byakuya88:
the update process was successful with PC companion but when rebooting the phone, it's the same thing, black screen...
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tarun.krthkr:
Did u repair it or update it?

Try to unlock ur bootloader? flash a custom kernel and flash a custom rom maybe:confused:...then u can revert back to stock firmware...:rolleyes:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Byakuya88:
i update it.........

ok i'm going to unlock the bootloader, but if im not wrong i need the serial number of the phone right ??? thank a lot for your help....
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tarun.krthkr:
Yup..u need it...its available under the battery...
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Someguyfromhell:
Debug mode is not needed for flashing with Flashtool. You have to put the phone into flashmode!

Unlocking bootloader will not help you. Open Update Service and repair the firmware.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ducanh2992:
you need key to unlock bootloader, take it in http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Byakuya88:
update service does not work, I update shockwave and flash but it does not work.......

is there an other solution ????
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tarun.krthkr:
As I said try unlocking bootloader flash custom kernel and Rom...
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Byakuya88:
when i hold the menu bouton and connect the phone to my pc there is no blue led.......
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tarun.krthkr:
Have u installed the ADB drivers and drivers for ir mobile?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Byakuya88:
yes.

.....i just call my friend and he said that the battery of his phone was empty....is there a relation between the battery and the black screen ??
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tarun.krthkr:
if the battery was empty then the led would have blinked for 3 times continuously and the phone wouldnt have started...
[HTC One X] Aamirx27:
Is there any ROM based on 1.29.720.11 i am not able to find any?..
[HTC One X] BenPope:
Why do you want that? The 401 is available first. Languages are often added to custom ROMs, so I don't know what you would gain.

What problem are you hoping to solve?
[HTC Sensation] g1junky:
Would it be possible to replace the current loudspeaker on the Sensation with one from another device? The Sensation is a great phone but the loudspeaker is HORRIBLE! any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
[HTC Sensation] xXmystuffXx:
I think someone was attempting to use a psp speaker but it didn't work out. I use headphones and ihm78 as alternatives.