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[Nexus 7 General] Chinpokomon:
Sure it'll be buried on the 15th (or 16th) page, but I just wanted to address a couple of points here.

No LTE or cellular data is actually a bonus, when paired with a phone that will let you tether your device. I have a Galaxy Nexus as my smartphone, and both devices make an incredible set. What's more, as I share the connection, I don't need to have multiple SIM cards or accounts with my carrier. If I'm ever somewhere where I don't have WiFi, my phone is the perfect bridge.

The other point is actually the one that sold me on Android from the beginning with the G1 (actually an ADP1 for those who care), and that is the Intents system. The fact that any other application can replace the functionality of core system apps, means that my Android experience is very different from another's. At first glance it might seem like this creates a disjointed user experience, and perhaps there is some truth in that, where some other camera application replaces the UI with a vastly different one than the stock application, but this is also the strength of the platform. If I haven't chosen a default, I have the choice to pick the application that is going to suit my immediate needs best.

iOS provides a nice consistent user experience from device to device, but it will never match the richness of Android because the device is intentionally restricted. The customization in Android allows you to take an off-the-shelf stock device and even without rooting, transform it into something that works how you think; rather than trying to make users conform to the device. Before Android, I used Windows Mobile devices (since the Samsung i600 running Windows Smartphone 2003) for the same reason. However WM7 stripped away a lot of that customization, and it was never as effective or as simple as what Android has offered since 1.0/1.1.
[Nexus 7 General] droidnext:
The OP might not watch this video yet. There ton of features that Android is pleasure to use than iOS.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMiY1kSTHZw&playnext=1&list=PL4D5A74C22BC44E79&feature=results_main
[Nexus 7 General] veeman:
Biased review is biased.
[Nexus 7 General] android_master:
Well i agree with the review, after trying out Nexus 7 and Project butter, it's disappointing once again, Apps development for Android tablets is pathetic for tablet form in Android.

Unfortunately Google has got it wrong, people want a tablet with a quick to use, easy going OS, they want a set of apps which are easy and powerful same time, instead what people are doing with Android tablets is rooting, overclocking and other stuff. No doubt developers have shown such a low interest in developing for Android tablets.
[Nexus 7 General] danakers:
emote:

If I'm going to give myself a label, it's 'gadget fan', because I embrace technology of all types. I don't worship at its' altar, so no, it's not some sort of alternative religion.

In MY case, the Nexus 7 does everything. OK, everything I want and need it to do. That was THE SIMPLE FACT... in MY OPINION.

I think my 'review' was positive and un-biased... certainly don't think I deserve to be punched in the nose for it. In fact, you know, let's not call it a review anymore; let's call it an opinion. Reviews are what Engadget and The Verge do. Let's face it, we're just interested users with viewpoints.

wynand32:

Once I land myself a job as a paid tech reviewer, perhaps then you'll have a right to call me ignorant. In the meantime, this is just my personal opinion, which we all have a right to. Name calling, on the other hand, really is ignorant.

To anyone else who wants to bash me for this: it was written POSITIVELY with NO DESIRE to berate Apple. You'll notice I still use Apple products on a daily basis, and for work use, they're great.

I seriously can't believe how someone can spend time writing a considered piece designed to give a balanced point of view based on one user's EXPERIENCE can warrant such a flaming. I sat down and spent about half an hour writing my piece to CONTRIBUTE to this forum; to give people something positive and balanced to read, something with a little meat on the bones rather than a throwaway comment slagging somebody off. The suggestion I should be punched in the nose and the insinuation that I'm ignorant... you know, why should I bother in future? This is why people desert internet forums in their droves. They can be nasty, bitter and contemptuous places to be when people can't respond constructively. To those who've thanked me for my post and commented positively - thank you for your support.

I'm always up for a good debate. Yes, the OP review irritated me when I first read it, but then I took a step back (for a few days - very restrained for me!) before delivering a more considered response.

What we sometimes forget is that opinion will forever be biased. Even the most middle-of-the-road, all-things-to-all-men politician has biased points of view. In fact, analyse almost any opinion and it's almost certainly biased - you could say it's the definition of opinion! It'd be a very beige, humdrum world if we censored everything we say through fear of rubbing someone up the wrong way. But surely it's better to think through your response rather than posting a knee-jerk, offensive reaction. Remember, behind all this electricity and silicon, are real people.
[Nexus 7 General] bckrupps:
It's funny cause I have defended both. I think it really sucks that companies like gameloft don't put more time into making their games more capatible hell same with EA. I downloaded real racing 2. Paid for it on the iPad full price but would for sure enjoy it more on the smaller nexus 7. Couldnt download the data for 2 days at .99 and now it's 4.99 again. It's not the nexus 7 fault but I could see where it might irritate people. I own and love both tablets but the fragmentation on android sucks sometimes. It's really too bad that tablets are an afterthought to upscaled phone apps. I truly believe it hurts the android experience as a whole but there are apps like pulse and such that are every bit as good as their iOS counterparts. I'm still waiting for asphalt 7 that I paid for to be playable and not lag and graphically messed up on the nexus 7. I just dont see an excuse for it. It was on the app store. I bought it and as a consumer I think people have the right to a reasonable expectation to at least have it be functional. That why people jump ship. Sad but true.
[Nexus 7 General] aaxiss:
I didn't bother reading past the part where he started out with the "Bad" or cons first. Typical crapple fanboy. Having owned a couple of apple devices in the past and a lot of android devices' you really can't compare them any further than looks (which is why i would say at least half of iphone owners buy it they have to conform) lol. And of course there is the price.

They both do what they are designed to do well. The iPad looks good and they offer great finance plans.

The nexus 7 offers the same great android experience and @250 for the device shipped 2nd day, any minor annoyances are quickly forgotten.

Oh, and the $25 play store credit was nice also. My last 7” tablet was a rooted kindle fire it worked fine for my needs at the time but it was still a bit bulky and weighty . I restored it to factory and sold it (buy-it-now) for 179 on eBay a week ago. So basically this was no brainer $50 upgrade.

Basically the Nex7 is a great 7" tablet and the iPad is a great 10" tablet. When Apple releases a 7 or 8 inch android tablet tablet then we can compare apples to apples so to speak. Until then there are no true comparisons, just biased opinions.

:banghead:
[Nexus 7 General] threpac:
The title of the article should be "why I don't like my Nexus 7". Calling it a review is a stretch.

I bought the Nexus 7 to replace my iPad 2, and I can say my experience has been much better with the Nexus. And now holding the iPad is a bit awkward for me. Almost like carrying around a dinner plate.

The only complaint I have with the Nexus 7 is the screen. I tried to be super careful with it until my screen protectors in, an I still got a small scratch on it. The glass also seems quite thin and rigid, which makes me think it will break if I drop it.

That's the only area where I see the iPad excel over all other tablets. I never had many fingerprints and it stood up to quite a bit of dropping abuse that I put it through.
[Nexus 7 General] ysagas:
I just wrote an essay comparing the iPad to the nexus 7 in my English class, should I also upload it to a website and pretend I'm a tech blogger too?
[Nexus 7 General] danakers:
Pretty impressive... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKaPmrXKfO0
[Nexus 7 General] rockky:
I thought only the apple 'simpletons' talked dumbass like this. Thanks for the nice light on us androidians.
[Nexus 7 General] Albinoman:
Why is this thread still open? This should be locked
[Nexus 7 General] samueljohanson:
:good: Amen.

The review is like a Man utd fan reviewing City's chances of winning the league:rolleyes:
[Nexus 7 General] jayman16:
This is 100% false. Downloads happen all the time in the background on iOS.

If I download a song, movie, or book from iTunes I certainly don't have to stay in the app watching it download.

3rd party apps too: instacast, Reeder, Pandora, Amazon MP3, Instapaper, Dropbox, etc. these will all continue their download long after I leave the app. Giving me a nice notification when they are done.

Next time do your homework fanboy.
[Nexus 7 General] bigbird21:
This is the typical recommended app for iPad? all of them exist in android. Android can do it 1/3 the price.

http://www.reddit.com/r/ipad/comments/xzr6a/just_bought_a_new_ipad_and_am_interested_in/

So far I have been recommended the following:

Flipboard

Alien Blue

Facebook

Skype

Echofon

VLC remote

Spotify

Chrome

Kindle

LinkedIn

Tumblita

Tune in Radio

Bump

Slide

Shark

Evernote

Drop box

Civ Rev

DC Comics

Marvel Comics

Cinexplayer

Comixology

ABC

iView

Skyscanner

and this is the big list

http://www.reddit.com/r/ipad/comments/pvhoj/what_are_your_favorite_apps/c3sk6grd

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I am sorry. all of them...and I mean all of them exist (and the thought they didn't include the super cutting edge stuff in my mind...)

basically, I think iPad users are full of sh.it when it comes to comparison. I am now making my own list and see if iPad can do it too...
[Nexus 7 General] sgt. slaughter:
on that note this thread has run its course.....

par for the course when you get into the android vs apple debates...
[HTC EVO 3D] frenched:
So tonight I received a message saying there was an HTC update available to update to 4.0 Ice Cream sandwhich but every time I try to apply it, the phone restarts and takes me the HBOOT menu and nothing happens from there. Anyone know what the problem could be?
[HTC EVO 3D] neilcifer:
Same here for the update. Using meanrom. Didn't try updating however. I will wait for the devs. Base shows the same.
[HTC EVO 3D] flashallthetime:
You will not be able to install it if your phone is unlocked, don't bother, there are tons of roms based on the ics ota
[HTC EVO 3D] frenched:
Even if I set everything back to stock? I unrooted over a month ago :(
[HTC EVO 3D] flashallthetime:
Possible, if hboot is locked, you should be good to go
[HTC EVO 3D] frenched:
It's "relocked"
[HTC EVO 3D] coal686:
Do you have the stock recovery on it? When you went back to stock, did you run the ruu.exe from your computer?

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[HTC EVO 3D] frenched:
Yes I ran the ruu.exe from my computer. How do I check if I have stock recovery?
[HTC EVO 3D] frenched:
when it goes to HBOOT it says

***RELOCKED***

*** Security Warning ***

HBOOT-1.50.0000

and the HBOOT menu
[HTC EVO 3D] coal686:
Go into recovery from the bootloader menu and make sure it is the one from HTC, not cwm, twrp, or 4ext. It should be since you ran the ruu, but just want to make sure.

Save the Drama for your Mama with Tapatalk 2
[HTC EVO 3D] frenched:
Whenever I try to go to recovery it just flashes the THC screen and then goes back to the boot loader. Could the problem be that maybe I don't have a recovery? and if so how could I fix this?
[HTC EVO 3D] coal686:
Run the ruu.exe again. It seems like something didn't take last time.

Save the Drama for your Mama with Tapatalk 2
[HTC EVO 3D] frenched:
Do you mind linking the appropriate ruu I should use?

Thanks
[HTC EVO 3D] coal686:
You want the Sprint 2.17 one: http://www.filefactory.com/f/4ef0ef536face67a/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mav3rick478:
For the last couple of days whenever I plug the phone in to charge overnight after about 10-15 seconds S-Voice turns on?! Has this happened to anyone else? Phone is totally stock, not rooted with only some bloatware disabled.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kthung:
I don't have this issue, but I know whenever I plug it into the car dock (I have the Infuse Dock), it automatically starts S-Voice. I don't know, maybe something is triggering your phone to go into car mode?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] enohand:
you might have the setting "only listen while charging" enabled under the S voice settings.

open Svoice, then hit menu, & go into the settings& see if that option is checked
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mav3rick478:
Don't have that checked but today after work while driving home I heard it come on. Thought nothing of it because had the music blasting so thought maybe it thought it heard me. Few minutes later got multiple text messages and each time a text came in S-Voice turned on. So I turned off the wake on screen lock function and see how that goes.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TheDiabolicaL1:
Svoice turned on last night when my phone did the 15% battery notice. I cancelled it hoping it was a fluke but at the 5% notice the ****ing thing did it again!

I turned it off. Not that I ever really used it or anything. ****in ***** never worked for anything other than the weather. Maybe I wasn't asking the questions right. Gimmicky. I'll wait for googles version.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SFniner415:
Ever since i got my phone the vibrate never worked on notifications and calls. When i set the vibrate strength the phone vibrates but i do not know why its not working when ppl are contacting me. My settings are all set to vibrate. Something wrong with my device?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] THE SKATER DUDE:
there might..how long have u had your phone for?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SFniner415:
About a week
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] celsius0010:
Hello I would appreciate a hand.. I'm trying to restore a few games mainly Dead Trigger from my Epic 4G to my new Epic Touch before I sell it. I suspect the games aren't restoring right with Titanium or MyBackupPro because the External SD is configured different in the Epic Touch. Is there any way to get the game to restore with my saved progress? I tried using ES File to move over the downloaded content but everytime I restore I either get force closes or it starts at the beginning.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Stirfry20:
Dead trigger had cloud storage now. Click on new hope and login, register, etc then select backup. If your epic is deactivated you can still do so using a wifi connection.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Shoulon:
When restoring apps or games or anything don't restore the app. ONLY DATA.

If you already knew this then yeah idk :/
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Kalihiboy89:
Cant seem to get my Gallery to sync up my Facebook Albums anymore. It used to work fine. I cant remember the last time I had it sync but I have Flashed Blazer Rom 1.5 and Freegs3 v.08 and .8.1 over the last few weeks. Is there anything I can do to fix this. It was a nice feature to access the albums offline.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ray012874:
I'm having the same issues. Haven't been able to get it to sync.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] iBustCh3rries:
Same issue for me...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Naddict:
I think I saw a similar post about a similar problem. There is a app to help called hc sync or something... Lemme go look

Edit: try Hax sync in the Play Store...

Might help

:)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ray012874:
Haxsync only syncs your contact pictures, and calendar . The SGS III used to sync the facebook gallery with your SGS III gallery. It was a cool feature. Not sure what happened.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Naddict:
Ahhh... Sorry... Just thought I'd throw that at you.... Hope you find a solution. ;)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Kalihiboy89:
So the issue is not my ROMS or something I did? issue is happening to all galaxy s3??
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Naddict:
How about Facebook sync? In the Play Store...

Sent from my SPH-L710
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Kchitown1977:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wsMSwyLDEsInJvLndlZWRuZXQuY29udGFjdHNzeW5jIl0.

this is what i use.if im not mistaken facebook themselves would be removing feature from future releases of their app for android

http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-nexus/545484-no-pics-facebook-sync-w-contacts.html
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Kalihiboy89:
That is for contacts. I want photo albums to sync with photo gallery.. It used to before..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jhuff83:
Mine is out and so is my wife's phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Speedin07si:
Mine wouldn't work earlier today.now it's working though.

Sent from Pluto.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] palillo2006:
Wow, I did not know you can do this!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Kchitown1977:
Ah ok my bad misread
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Kalihiboy89:
Problem solved. I guess Facebook was doing something to this feature, it's back up again. Thanks guys
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TokedUp:
The predictive text on the stock keyboard it's getting annoying. Love the swype feature though. I'm torn. Which one are you guys using?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] goodwidp:
I have used the Flex T9 keyboard since I first got my Droid X and have loved it ever since. It has a swype style typing option which works just as well from my experience. Could be worth looking into.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SFniner415:
Jelly bean. Best thing ive dled so far
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kthung:
I'm a swiftkey user. I don't find the predictive text to be intrusive and yet it's useful when you want it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] emckai:
IMO smart keyboard. If you would like to suppor the developers. Get smart keyboard pro.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bc760:
Swype
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ExodusC:
Another vote for SwiftKey 3.

It was the only keyboard that actually let me leave behind the QWERTY slider from my old phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jws86:
Another vote for swiftkey here for sure. Have had the trial for a week and absolutely love it! The predictive text is spot on 99% of the time and its smooth typing.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Zool4nd3r:
I'll put down another for SwiftKey 3. Honestly you can DL it right now and have it learn how you type through SMS, Facebook, and email you've already sent and instantly the predictions will be spot on. You can't go wrong with it. Worth the couple bucks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Andrew149:
Jellybean keyboard from the market there's nothing like stock Google
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TokedUp:
JB keyboard doesnt have swype/trace feature. Thanks for the responses
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Akita24:
+1

I tried all the swype-style keyboards and then tried SwiftKey. I'll never go back.

PS: I love Hacker's Keyboard for terminal type stuff. The layout is driven more by that style of usage and there's no aut-capping, (wrong) word guessing and the like that just annoys when doing technical things.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TokedUp:
Does the free swiftkey have ads in it? I really don't want to pay for an app with ads.

What does the paid app offer that the free one doesn't?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Obrien8403:
Yet another vote for SwiftKey, we'll worth the money. From my understanding the free version either quits learning or stops the prediction after thirty days
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] blackguy101:
Is this really the case? Because I've always wanted to get the paid version but I could never justify the purchase if the free one has everything has the paid one.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] adriang1984:
I use smart keyboard pro and I love it
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] antnyp85:
Yup. It stops learning your predictions after some time. Definitely worth purchasing it though. I was hesitant at first but loving it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bryann9182:
Stock ICS/Jellybean

You can download the Stock ICS APK from google. Stock Jellybean should be in the market
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] loveubuntu:
Anything other than the swiftkey3 is a waste of time. I predict Google or another manufacturer will buy them to include in their hardware/software. Amazon had it for free last year and that's how I got it but I would pay $10 for it if I had to. It's less than a cup of coffee on the market.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rpenkar:
+1

I think I paid $0.10 for it during a promotion. Amazing keyboard...I was a Swype user before but I have been converted. I love the fact that it learns from previous texts, Facebook, and gmail!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Haro912:
Swiftkey get my vote.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Deathbynukes:
+1 for Swiftkey
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jcool13:
JB Pro apk is out there, I found it by Googling android keyboards. I love it, option for layout and also themes. Dropped right in and not a single issue.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Ryezen:
Swiftkey 3 or Swype BETA
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jmorton10:
I have tried every KB on the market at least twice & I always end up going back to Smart Keyboard Pro.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] therobzilla:
Been using Smart Keyboard Pro

I too have been using Smart Keyboard Pro, I used it on my Thunderbolt and now on my Samsung Galaxy S3, this this was worth the $4.00 +- whatever it cost. Never had had issues with it. You can download it from Playstore.

Rob

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Forgot they have a trial version you can download on Google Play
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TokedUp:
Thanks for all the advice guys. I'm on swiftkey and like it. Keeping the free version cuz I don't mind it not learning anymore.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] davidcole:
SwiftKey rocks in my opinion. Give it a shot.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] chamberc:
Nothing comes close to swiftkey 3.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jeriel05:
Another vote for SwiftKey, I got it free from the amazon market last year an I bought it from the android market a while back for 10¢
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dwibbles33:
I would vote SwitfKey 3 as well, I like how big the keys are and the predictive text makes a better spell check than anything if you are a quick typist who frequently hits a neighboring key instead of the intended key. I will admit it is going through some buggy stages since 3 is relatively new but updates are often.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cgulliver:
SwiftKey
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] joka10:
Honestly man i know everybodys voting for swift key but imo i think swype is much better
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Joey22688:
hackers keyboard

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...3JnLnBvY2tldHdvcmtzdGF0aW9uLnBja2V5Ym9hcmQiXQ..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] im_on_fire:
ITT

OP: i like the swype functionality

EVERYONE: i recommend swiftkey, which has no swype functionality

____

op, if you like the swype functionality, you will love the Swype keyboard (clicky). it also has predictive text. and it's free
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] aypeeootrek:
Swiftkey for me. Got the paid version for free from the amazon app store awhile back. But then also bought the tablet version for my Thrive because its that good
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Coop9:
I liked the swype functionality in Swype, which is far better than the stock keyboard. But then I used Swiftkey and don't miss it. It's a completely valid recommendation.

If you must have swype, then by all means use swype. But if you want the best keyboard out there use swiftkey.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Mark930:
I use ICS keyboard and love it.