yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] fred_be9300:
Hmm, $220 for a 8.9 is practically a steal :)

It helps to know what you want it for, but I use it on train commute, and a lot of casual browsing on the couch. Basically, I could use my phone for that, but the tablet has more comfort and battery.

I find the 16gb not enough, if you take it on holiday and want some movies. I got the usb reader for $3 dollars shipped from China (ebay), much better value than €30 local shop.

I dislike the weight and size of a 10.1, to the point that I think 8.0 to 8.5 should be ideal size.

Good luck
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] TiredHornet:
Thx for all the advice! I think I'm going to go the shop right now and have a look at the tablet. I had it in my hands some month ago and found the size really good. And with the official ICS release starting to roll out, it is probably a even better deal at $220.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] luisant:
I bought it in Ch (living in Constance) and absolutely love it.

Had an Acer Iconia A500 before, the difference in weight and quality is huuuge.

After Installing JB it works like a charm!

If your local M.Electronics is out of stock, you can just place a reservation. I waited for 1 day
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] mgeoffriau:
In fact, I did just buy a Tab 8.9 -- Cowboom had a bunch of preowned ones for sale. I snagged a Condition 7 (looks brand new, came with all accessories other than headphones) for $170 shipped. I love the size. Every 10" tablet I looked at was too big for comfortable reading, but the 7" tablets just felt...cramped.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] Idlekilla:
Go for it

$220 is a real steal! And with ICS now it will be just awesome!
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] FloridaPhil:
Agreed. Having seen the difference in how my 8.9 ran on Honeycomb and now on ICS, it's like a different tablet! If you can pick up one of these tablets for less than $200 then jump on it.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] deolol:
Next phone or tablet is a nexus for sure

im done with samsung
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] lrcquest:
- Form factor is just perfect.

- the ics runs great so no tensions for some time to come.

- 10.1 is too big, 7 is too small.

- 7.7 is close but too pricey.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] jeffrey567:
My tf101 just broke now using as a Google TV and my tab is galaxy 8.9 and I bought it for $150
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] Idlekilla:
Have fun with it. I doubt you will regret. :)
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] AndyClough:
I bought the 8.9 so that when my partner and I went camping we could watch movies that we had, ahem, aquired.

It was perfect for just that reason with the desktop dock and the SD / USB adapters.

Now that we are back from holidays, it's perfect for general surfing and stuff like solving arguments where powering up the PC would take too long to Google something and the phone screen would bee too small / fiddly.

8.9 was the best form facto for my needs and I do not see any need to change to a bigger screen, if I wanted a bigger screen - Netbook / Laptop yet I would have to wait for it to boot up, so, long story short, I love the 8.9 and would definately buy it.

Hope this helps!
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] Sporttster:
I like the form factor, the screen and the build quality seems solid. I hate the proprietary plug in on the bottom. Afraid I'm going to lose the cord and be unable to charge the thing till I get another one from Samsung. It should be the mini USB everyone,minus Apple and Sammy, uses. Charge times are completely ridiculous, taking hours upon hours to get to full but the drain times are pretty good. Hopefull the ICS update fixes charge times, or at least makes it bearable. And no SD card slot sucks, plain and simple. Other than that it's pretty good....
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] Iscarion:
Personally, I love it. I bought mine for about 400 dollars and didn't regret it ever since. For 220$, this is an absolute must. The size is optimal and the overall feel of the tablet is just...perfect. Go for it, champ!
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] deanwray:
Well I have to say out of all the tablets I have (most samsung ones, asus, nexus7, ipads etc) the galaxy tab 8.9 is probably the best feel for a semi-mobile tablet... However after looking at the samsung support and release cycle across the devices I have, I doubt I will ever buy samsung again tbh. Just an opinion...
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] triffeh:
I love the hardware, don't like the Samsung software. Waiting for the rom hackers to put the official ICS to use and build a full featured JB rom and then it'll probably beat the Nexus 7 as my favorite device.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] mr_esmit:
Looking to buy an 8.9. Anybody know where I can find one in the US?? Thanks
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] nemov:
I just bought an 8.9 3G 32Gb for £250, which I think is a real bargain. Vodafone 3G SIM is very fast in my area, and I soon as I can work out how to get an official version of ICS or JB onto it, I will be laughing! 8.9" form factor is ideal for me, and Skype works great... and I find i'm using Skype alot more than I do on my laptop.... it's pretty sweet all around. Go for it! Touchwiz and all the Bloatware suck, so if you work out how to remove them, let me know!
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] thepriest_pl:
Hi all,

I'm refreshing this question....

I would like to ask you. Would you buy again Samsung 8.9? Is it worth it?

I'm considering buying Samsung 8.9 3G or Lenovo A2109

I would like to watch HD/SD movies on my TV (quite often) through tablet, sometimes play games 2D/3D, but mostly surf on the internet (at home and during trips).

What would you prefer? Is built-in 3G worth more than Tegra 3, microSD slot and built-in HDMI?

Thanks for answers!
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] nemov:
Out of those two, I would go for the Samsung. I don't miss the hdmi slot at all as the dlna works flawlessly to stream media to my LG telly (must be via the router as it is not wifi enabled). I bought the 32gb Samsung so don't really miss the sd card slot, and u can buy an adapter anyway. The only reason I wouldn't get the 8.9 again is the difficulty I've had getting ics onto it... I'm still on honeycomb 3.2...and there is occasional lag from the dual core processor. Otherwise I love it!
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] thepriest_pl:
...and what about game performance? Is it ok? I've heard that Tegra 3 is much overrated... is it true? Can I run f.e. Shadowgun on Samsung? Or need for Speed?

I'm going to buy adapter and media dock anyway, so the most confusing part is, if it would play media on tv in HD and/or SD without lags...
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] jackplatonic:
Just go for it.! i have just bought it few weeks ago. i bought the wifi version. I use it mainly to read books and surf the net.

Sometimes i play games and i tried shadowgun and it was perfect.!

Of course it play hd videos but u need to use the right player..!

Wifi version doesnt have an hdmi output

I m really in love with this tab
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] mr_esmit:
Where did you get it?
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] nemov:
2.2gb movie (blu ray rip) was super smooth playing through dvla to my tv, almost as smooth but not quite so much on the tab itself. Not sure about games... Temple run looks very good. I got mine on Amazon UK.... Now my wife wants one too!
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] Pierreken:
I have the P7310 and it does not even play 720p videos. If you want to buy a tablet, go for newer technology, it's outdated.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] smehks:
The 8.9 cant play 720p or 1080p if hardcoded like most of the ones on the torrentsites out there :/ i use my tab to the tv with a dock thqt has mini hdmi out, works like a chqrm but the hd movies lag a bit :/
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] thepriest_pl:
Hi,

I've decided to buy P7300 anyway... I'll have to watch SD movies. :P

And where did you get this dock with built in HDMI-out? I see only those docks without HDMI... with HDMI-adapter sold separately... Or do you have this one without built-in HDMI?

Thanks for the answer!
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] schrochem:
This is intriguing....

I'm also looking to buy my first tablet.

I have a galaxy note and love it. I want something bigger but I think the nexus 7 might be a bit small and the nexus 10 a bit big.

I see there is a 16gb wifi version of this one refurbished for $242.

I would rather a 4:3 ratio screen but android doesn't seem keen on it...

I would root, check out a few roms, load nova, swiftkey, boat browser and all my other apps. I would like to be able to type in portrait mode with two thumbs. From the specs I found its 133mm wide so it should fit nicely in my hands. The note in landcape is 146mm and it's just a bit too much of a stretch for the middle keys. I don't like the split keyboard. It messes with my head....

What sucks is I think Apple got it right with the Ipad Mini....it's just not android.

EDIT = oh no it looks like I got the specs wrong. the specs for 133 were the 7.7 and the 8.9 is 158mm..
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] doumworld:
Galaxy tab 8.9 can play 720p MKV if you use the right player : Dice Player + its plugin for tegra 2 processor.

Doum

Envoyé depuis mon GT-P7300 avec Tapatalk
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] vladev:
All major players have HW acceleration on Tegra2, but most 720p videos cannot play smoothly, including with this Dice player. The truth is that this Tegra is a poor chip.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] doumworld:
OK but Dice Player works better than other players like QQplayer : it is just for help.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chaza01:
Yo

Anyway, I have so far used hydro 4 and cm10- both ran nicely and initially connected to home wifi. However, I took it on holiday for 2 days (and meanwhile was connecting to other networks) and when I returned I could only detect wifi from other houses, not my own. This has happened twice, as soon as I go anywhere different, and then come back and try and connect, I cannot detect my homewifi.

A reflash will sort it, but the problem will come back if i use other wifis, then return home.

Is there a fix for this?

Thanks
[Motorola Droid 3] xJolly:
I've tried many different things in alot of the threads I've read on this forum and nothing is working. I tried using the One-Click root on my Droid and it didn't work, come to find out, it was an outdated method for the Droid 3. It messed up my phone. My apps constantly crash. My texts disappear, then sometimes reappear switching the place of the texts randomly. When I reset from settings, it restarts phone, but nothing is reset. It won't let me check my e-mails(G-mail). I can hardly do anything. I've tried flashing back using the AP Fastboot method from psouza(spelling?). On my phone it says Battery OK/Program OK/USB Connected. So I run the "CLICK HERE - Flash Verizon DROID 3 OTA 5.6.890 to phone.bat". It failed.

Then I tried ovelayers method. Everything seems to go good. And I was happy! But when it rebooted, it took me to the android triangle screen. SO I selcected reboot. And absolutely nothing changed. Am I Missing a step? I also tried doing it again, but after it went to traingle android screen, I selected the update from the SD card, installed it, rebooted, and STILL nothing. Nothing changes. Ever. Nothing is working. Please help. I tried being as descriptive as possible so that it answers most potential questions.

*Edit* I've also tried the RDS Lite method. Crashes on step 3.

Phone specs: Version: 5.7.906.XT862.Verizon.en.US

Kernel: 2.6.35.7-g5fa4155

Android 2.3.4
[Motorola Droid 3] niko99:
download full system file

http://dev-host.org/uEA

put it on your sdcard, and if you are on "android triangle screen" go to menu

pickup update, select the downloaded file and install it.

After will all done push reboot from menu :)

thats all ;)
[Motorola Droid 3] DoubleYouPee:
Make sure you use the sbf for. 906 and not the one for. 890

http://d-h.st/mvX
[Motorola Droid 3] xJolly:
I have the full system file already. That's what I tried using to update. The problem doesn't lie there though. The problem is that no matter what I do, the phone never resets. It's on right now. If I uninstall apps right now and restart my phone, they'll still be there. Likewise with installing them. If I text anyone, when I restart my phone, that conversation will be gone. Likewise with call logs and everything else. The phone literally after every restart goes back to the same position it was when I badly rooted the first time. No resets, recoveries, hard resets, flashes, etc have worked thus far. I've used ALL the one click SBF versions also, just to be thorough. The phone literally will not change. What I need is something similar to a computer. I need to completely wipe it. Then I need to completely reinstall it from scratch. Just like reformatting your hard drive. I've heard that there has really been no case of an unbrickable phone, that there is always a way to fix it; but this far, I haven't found anybody that hasn't had their phone fixed. Even those that have had similar issues fixed it, and I've tried the methods they've provided to no avail.
[Motorola Droid 3] DoubleYouPee:
Can you install bootstrap? That way you can wipe data, and there should be no way it boots back like nothing has changed

http://db.tt/pi5c484a

Edit: or, boot into recovery with x+power (or m+power i always forget) and wipe/factory from there
[Motorola Droid 3] xJolly:
I will attempt that now. How is it used? I can build pc's and am rather intelligent in the IT of macs and pc's. But haven't had to do much with Androids till now. Lol. I've tried the wipe/factory method already. I understand that .apk is the file extension for Google Play apps, and I can install it via the SD card, but what do I do from then?

*EDIT* It's installed, it has bootstrap recovery and reboot recovery. Reboot does nothing. Bootstrap says there's an error running a command. Looks like a directory about files and hashcodes. "Working Directory: null/Environment: null".
[Motorola Droid 3] DoubleYouPee:
First you need root access. Use Motofail if you haven't:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/wpl88mwm6eilhe6/motofail.exe

Open bootstrap, press bootstrap recovery, afterwards press reboot recovery.

If it doesn't work, shutdown your phone, hold X and press power and do it from there
[Motorola Droid 3] xJolly:
Figured. My phone won't root. Like I said, nothing will change about it.
[Motorola Droid 3] DoubleYouPee:
Ok so what about x+power?
[Motorola Droid 3] xJolly:
No. It doesn't work. I've tried that.
[Motorola Droid 3] DoubleYouPee:
So you did wipe/factory reset from recovery and it still boots like nothing happened? I'm not sure how thats possible.. stock recovery shouldnt have anything to do with what you messed up in your rom. Maybe for some reason your phone is unable to write data anymore
[Motorola Droid 3] xJolly:
I'm going to record a video. And show you the multiple things that happens. I'll have to PM it to you though, and anyone who wants to see it.
[Motorola Droid 3] Endoroid:
I remember someone else having a similar issue on their device. Since I'm home sick today I'll see if I can find the thread and if it ever got solved
[Motorola Droid 3] DoubleYouPee:
Just saw your vid and its exactly as you say. I don't know whats going wrong..

Writing yo your internal might not be the same as writing to your data partition.. I don't see why else wiping from recovery would fail since that part should be unaffected.

You said sbf says its succesful however on your screenshot i see errors.
[Motorola Droid 3] xJolly:
There's only errors for the click here to flash method, however, the ovelayer method screenshot says there are no errors, unless I am missing something there.
[Motorola Droid 3] DoubleYouPee:
You're right. No way you can send it back for replacement? Your phone seems stock
[Motorola Droid 3] xJolly:
Well, I don't have insurance on it, as I had gotten it from a friend. So, no. Not without paying an arm and a leg, at which point I'd pay for a new phone instead. I just really wish this could be fixed. I've heard no phone was unbrickable. AM I THE PRODIGY?!
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] vince.:
I deleted stock browser.apk from system/app

I want stock browser back

Please help me!

I have my Galaxy Y rooted

I tired to copy to system/app and change permision and reboot

Please help me!
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] m.h.mahadi:
Here:www.mediafire.com/?5ayzxf69ftdjfgs
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Thank Me Later:
I've heard the GS3 radio for Verizon wasn't so hot. I use to rock the GS2 on Sprint and that radio was horrible. How is it on the Galaxy Nexus? It's my number one concern for my cell phones.

I also have heard and seen reviews that the battery is really bad? Are there roms out that make the battery life decent on this device?

I love my RAZR Maxx and I do realize the battery life of any other phone can't come close. But I miss flashing roms. I'll be honest I came to Verizon and intended to get the G-Nexus right away but the dude in the store convinced me the battery was so bad it made the phone almost unusable. And I left my previous carrier because of service and radio issues.

I would really like to know from those of you who have the G-Nexus on Verizon Wireless.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TiltedAz:
Yep, it's odd how phone reviews rarely focus on radio performance. They're more interested in talking about a hip new operating system, how the phone feels in your hand, screen and camera resolution, etc. But the truth is, erratic data connections and crappy calls make these things difficult to use. Buyer beware.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] johnchad14:
No experience with the MAXX to compare other than seeing the scary long uptimes people give for it...but I haven't had a ton of problems with my verizon gnex in the end. Radio problems were more prevalent when the phone came out, but mine is fairly solid now. Never had trouble lasting through the day on ICS, a lot of JB roms seem to be getting less battery life for me, but are improving over time with new kernels and such.

In summary, my complaints don't really involve signal strength, they are: limited screen on time (2-3.5 hours of screen on to kill the batt), good but not great camera. Both of which are improved on the S3, along with signal strength improved...if I was picking now I'd go for that. Though maybe not to the tune of $200 more for that phone, hmm...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Thank Me Later:
The GS3 has a locked boot loader, but I saw that it can be unlocked now. If it shipped unlocked I would probably consider that over a G-Nexus , even though Google phones tend to have better development they're falling behind on hardware. Now that I think about it I'll wait a bit longer to see what the next Google phone brings, if Verizon gets it.
[HTC One V] Anukakira:
Hello everyone :)

I am using my HTC One v for about a week and the battery drains quite fast

I don't play any heavy games or use too much apps

I turn off the wi-fi when I don't use it and the screen is on automatic brightness

the battery drains even in sleep mode

and I would like to know the best way to charge the phone

I've read several forums and somwhere (I don't remember where) I've read that li-ion battery needs some time to become the full potential

Is this true?

and if it is does anyone know how much time it needs?

by the way the phone is not rooted

Thanks in advance!
[HTC One V] sohamssd:
What does "really fast" mean?? Like how fast?
[HTC One V] Anukakira:
Like 3 or 4 % every 8 minutes
[HTC One V] cybervibin:
That's sad man really.......tweak the settings....if u r New then...please note that battery savers don't work...And go to the task manager and switch off the energy draining apps...like fb and remove auto sync...it saves a lot of battery...i tweaked my settings more i get a ful day of battery...with heavy gaming..note i have a un rooted device
[HTC One V] TeeJay3800:
Moved to Q&A. Please post all questions there, thanks.
[HTC One V] ThePresence:
this may help you.....
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] dome95:
Hi, i would ask a little thing that maybe can be interest for somebody. Sometimes i saw jb's transitions lag, so, without come back to android 4.0 i would use those effects on 4.1 ... it's possibile?

Thx a lot.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] FirePoncho86:
I don't think so, unless you, or someone else makes a transition pack of ICS for jb. Even then, I don't think they would become smoother, because, if I am correct, the transitions rely on software optimizations, therefore, in theory, jb should have smoother transitions. Anyone can correct me if I'm wrong
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] LGIQEXPO:
I think the ICS animations would look smoother simply because they are a bit shorter then the JB animations. They wouldn't be smoother or faster simply because of JB but they may appear to be.

Also, I seem to remember one of the ROMs I tried having a setting for what system animations you wanted... not to sure what ROM but I do know that using a different launcher like Nova or Apex lets you do this.

Hope this helps :)
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] dome95:
Ah ok, understood. Thanks a lot guys.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] jacob66:
Settings > Developer options. And change animation scale to .05 :p

Even though you might of already had a solution.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mrlittlechen:
View attachment 1287617

Hi,everyone,I got a screenshot like this.At the left-down corner.

I replace some icons on the tray .But how to remove the little icons on the folder icon refuse me. how can I do?

Anyone upload a modified Home.apk (4.0.4) is greet!! Thx a lot.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mharckk:
try the apps and theme section. theres a customized home there.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Sirence:
Could you share the app drawer icon in the center with me? It looks awesome!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] iwillkillyou:
Guides are usually burried with all the nonsense spam posted so I'm asking you the members if there's any guides to root, or anything else useful, like tricks and such. Ways to prolong battery life, etc. I bought myself sgs3 yesterday so it's time to enhance my experience. I can search for it which I have but it's not enough.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sswb27:
Here's a all in one place to find every thing you need thanks to Reviewers.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1723175
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] AxAtAx:
Actually, the above post is ALL YOU NEED, why do people keep looking for other ways, when it was posted that it is the ONLY way. Once you get down how to root/flash, and update, then you can search for the tips.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] iwillkillyou:
Thanks, I found that thread and it's exactly what I needed.

Thanks for that tip.
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] KoolAidJunkie:
The Samsung website, list the Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) with +HSPA ability... but I can not find any stores that sell it.

BestBuy.com only list it w/ WiFi capabilities.

Does anyone know where to purchase the +HSPA (GSM) model? And please no sites like eBay..

I want a reputable store.. bestbuy, frys electronics, tigerdirect, etc. No Chinese CrackStores on ebay.

Thank you...
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] Ailir:
I think you should post your country :)

If country is not necessarily for you, I can recommend at least nine nice stores in Ukraine :D
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] djashjones:
lol
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] shinydesert:
I bought mine here:

www.negrielectronics.com $388.50
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] KoolAidJunkie:
Sorry..

Country: US
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] KoolAidJunkie:
That site seems to Highly Overprice its items... iPhone 4S 16GB Original Price $1,198? I think not.. Their sale price is still more than the Unlocked version straight from the Apple Store ($649.00) and the Galaxy Nexus is priced $30 more than what I paid via the Google Store.

Think I'll keep looking... plus I'm not familiar with that Retailer. Really looking for somewhere I can walk in and buy..
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] Alvin Lai:
I doubt you can get the p3100 version in US. Unless I'm wrong.
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] stoney73:
I bought mine here:http://www.simplyelectronics.net/mainproduct.php?pid=19354 for $283.50 but that was a week ago and the price has increased since then.