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[Nexus 7 Accessories] n7GU22:
A quick video in action...

[size=+1]Modded Joystick Joypad for Google Nexus 7 [/size]

[youtube]6WQBkhT0svw[/youtube]

See Attached Images...

I modded this "Oregon Scientific Meep! Tablet Joystick" to use for the Nexus 7.

Issues to address/mod:

1) Meep has USB Mini Male Connection

2) Overall internal dimensions are too big for the N7

3) Color looks too kiddy

The Meep! came with a male USB Mini connector, so I had to make a cable with - USB Micro B male (nexus7 Side) --> USB mini A female (joystick input) - while using a piece of network cable to extend the overall length for the connection. I also used plasti dip rubberized coating to make the joystick black. Foam adhesive weather-seal helped secure the device and took up excessive space that the larger Meep! tablet occupies. You can rotate it 180 degrees and the tablet will not budge inside and it also feels very safe inside

Why Make This?:

I did this because there is nothing physically integrated (unless you pay $499 for a wikipad) and using a separate joystick is kind of a pain if your laying on the couch or in bed. I needed something to accommodate lazy ass mode. Granted it is limited to 4 direction buttons on the left and 4 push buttons on the right, you can still use the on screen buttons if more are needed. I'm usually on emu's most of the time so it suits my needs... Maybe if there is a large interest in the community, someone with manufacturing capabilities will make something like the WikiPad joystick for our 7" form factors with SixAxis like abilities... Until then, I had to mod one...

Project cost: $7.67 ($20 best buy reward card and many parts from the garage)

Minimum Cost: $~30.00 (if you don't have any parts on hand or discount cards)

Any Interests on a How To?:

If it strikes an interest please reply and I'll share the mod details and requirements. Don't feel like posting a tutorial right now if nobody is curious. I consider it to be a lightly-moderate level project. I'm sure this will also work for other 7" form factors like the Galaxy Tab and Kindle Fire, but I have not seen their cable configurations, so I would have to have look at one beforehand.

- Mark
[Nexus 7 Accessories] n7GU22:
A quick video in action...

[size=+1]Modded Joystick Joypad for Google Nexus 7 [/size]

[youtube]6WQBkhT0svw[/youtube]
[Nexus 7 Accessories] player911:
$30 for everything or in addition to the pad?

The Pad looks to be about $25 from Best Buy:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Oregon-...lets/6456833.p?id=1218747934641&skuId=6456833

Does the Pad even fit in the unit? Or does the only modification require foam weather stripping and a M-microUSB>F-miniUSB? Because I have a Female Mini > Male Micro Adapter already: http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Mini-USB-Micro-USB-Charger-Adapter/dp/B0018L4GOQ

I'm also curious about how the buttons feel. Do you have any issues with fine tweaks to the dpad and do the buttons have a solid feels? Doesn't seem too bad of a price for a unit like this that only needs a few minor tweaks to get working. I don't know if my cable would work because of the way the tablet sits in the unit. Probably require a 90 degree micro adapter.
[Nexus 7 Accessories] n7GU22:
$30 total.

A 90 degree otg is needed in order to fit properly. The inner casing was recessed to allow the otg connector to sit in and allow the device to center itself. Also, the cable was extended to allow the joystick port to reach the tablet. I soldered in a spare piece of network cable. A short cable will not work, without being extended.

Personally I've enjoyed using it so far. It feels more engaging to have the device your hands with the use of physical buttons.
[Nexus 7 Accessories] player911:
Seems pretty simple and would probably be a cake walk if someone made a 3" 90 OTG cable.
[Nexus 7 Accessories] n7GU22:
I believe there are some cable retailers that probably have one, but the price is $12-15. I found it easier/cheaper to make one with $3.00 worth of cable from eBay. Not difficult, just a little tedious because of the wire sizes.
[Nexus 7 Accessories] Daiben:
thanks for posting this. Although I wish the meep had more buttons, I have been on the lookout for something just like this for a while now.
[Nexus 7 Accessories] tramane:
Same here

Anyone find anything with more buttons or 2 analog sticks?
[Nexus 7 Accessories] Piny12:
Submit this to kickstarter. Refine the design to perfectly fit the Nexus 7 (slide in like the Wikipad) and add a few buttons (mainly shoulder buttons).

Should be no problem to pledge the needed funds. The Nexus 7 sells very good and I estimate 30% of all Nexus 7 users are interested in this.
[Nexus 7 Accessories] jbird92113:
I have been looking for something like this. If there was a kickstarter project for this i would donate...
[Nexus 7 Accessories] player911:
What is the port on the Joypad. You said it has a cable with a Male MiniUSB. Is it Full USB>Mini?

I'm trying to figure out how to make just 1 cable go from the N7 to the Joypad.

[EDIT]

Looks like the Joypad has a miniUSB in the middle of the unit point UP where the tablet would normally "dock". I can't find a 1 cable solution that would be perfect for this. Looks like splicing is the only option at this point.

You would need a Female Mini > Male Micro
[Nexus 7 Accessories] n7GU22:
I emailed NYKO about manufacturing a cradle style gamepad with updated buttons (analog sticks, and triggers - like a wikipad) and sent them a vid link. Hopefully they respond and give me their thoughts.

They have the manufacturing capabilities and already some current joysticks that feature all the remaining buttons we're looking for. I'm sure they can sell it at a lower cost than an kickstarter could, just my thought tho...

I also have a sixaxis,xb360, and a Logitech.... overall I enjoy the cradle style better than a separate controller for several reasons: no need for a stand, your hands grip the device and the screen is always located in line with controls, and you can sit/lay in virtually any position without worrying about the screen tipping over or adjusting your position. The device and controls feel integrated and as one unit. In other words, my n64 consumption has gone up and sleep has gone down.
[Nexus 7 Accessories] neoyoli:
hey man, it's an awesome idea, could you post a tutorial how to do it? I've been looking for a perfect gamepad solution and this looks like it is!
[Nexus 7 Accessories] tramane:
Is there still no after market solution like this for sale. Sometime is missing out on making a million bucks. I would easily buy one of these for $50 for my n7
[Nexus 7 Accessories] Mankey Magic:
To the OP. The way you have it set up, does the Nexus sit in front of the male mini usb plug that is attached to the case?
[Nexus 7 Accessories] Dreamer...:
+1

Hi to all! I made the same joystick mod and... It's AWESOME!

But I have a little issue - system recognise joystick as keyboard. It is normal?

For setup keys i use USB BT Joystick Center.
[Nexus 7 Accessories] shadyx513:
I second the request for a tutorial on how to make this. I have found the pad and would love this mod.

Is it plug in play or what settings must be tweaked in order to make this happen?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] GRG13:
I wanna make my hd2 recognize 3-4 fingers.how to do this?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] mengfei:
HD2 is a 2009 model that does not support multi touch function.

get those newer models that can even have 5 point touch functions
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Nigeldg:
5? I'm reasonably sure it goes up to 20, although you'd never use that many.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Getrid:
Hello GRG13,

the prime version of Nova Launcher supports multi touch features. Ah, I just saw but only up to 2 fingers.

Best regards

Getrid ...
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Nigeldg:
Software isn't the problem, it's the hardware. Arguably the decision to have this hardware was based on the WinMo software which didn't use/support multitouch (not sure about that but I'm just guessing here) and HTC chose that they didn't need a particularly good screen.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone Q&A, Help & Troublesh] burner415:
I have a milestone X2 was on alltel, now I have it on page plus but Im not getting any mms, can someone pls tell what to do
[Motorola Droid and Milestone Q&A, Help & Troublesh] shimp208:
First off I would assume you network unlocked the phone first correct? Make sure you have the correct APN settings set that allow you to receive messages on Page Plus. Check out this video on how to add APN's in Android or this article. These page plus APN settings should help you get MMS back http://pageplusdealer.com/PagePlus/catalog/DataSettings.php. Also check out Cyanogenmod's master APN list it has a ton of APN's for various carriers you can likely find it in there. Let me known if you need any more help :).
[Motorola Droid and Milestone Q&A, Help & Troublesh] burner415:
thanks for replying

Unlock the phone? Im not sure. I get calls and sms fine.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone Q&A, Help & Troublesh] shimp208:
It's probably unlocked then, like I said did you try changing the APN settings?
[Motorola Droid and Milestone Q&A, Help & Troublesh] burner415:
??

ok all I have is Home/system A/System B so I cant get int the other settings

and this phone doesnt have a visible sim card
[Motorola Droid and Milestone Q&A, Help & Troublesh] shimp208:
I think you may have went into the phones storage settings by mistake not the APN settings. To acess APN settings should be under settings->Wirless and Networks->Mobile Networks->APN's.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone Q&A, Help & Troublesh] my_username:
He didn't go to storage settings. I have Verizon Wireless, but still retain a legacy Alltel plan that I had before VZW bought Alltel out. Android phones with normal Verizon Wireless plans have the options of "Automatic" and "Home Only" In Settngs>Mobile Networks>Select Network. Also, in About Phone>Status under "Network" it unsurprisingly says "Verizon Wireless."

However, Mine and the other phone on this plan have differed from the above because in our two phone's settings>mobile networks>Select networks, we have three options:"Automatic A," "Automatic B," and "Home Only." (Always defaults to Automatic B, incidently) On top of that, in About Phone>Status, under "Network" instead of saying "Verizon Wireless", it always says "Unknown."

Nobody at Verizon was ever able to give me a clear or concise explanation as to why exactly those settings are different. Obviously it has something to do with the Alltel plan, but the plan name is merely just a way of Verizon keeping track of how to bill me. I still am on Verizon's network. (Alltel no longer even operates in my state), So, I've always been curious as to the technical reasoning for this variation from all other phones. Hell, nobody was ever even able to explain what "Automatic A and B" even are.

Anyway, I was just browsing these forums for old time sake after finding my OG Droid under the seat of my car, which had been missing for months, and thought I should clarify what this gentleman meant by A and B.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone Q&A, Help & Troublesh] shimp208:
Automatic A, and Automatic B refer to analog (AMPS) and digital (CDMA), at the time right before the merger with Verizon Alltel was using both analog and digital operating on the 800 MHz band. However, they were forced to phase these out due to 3G 1xEV-DO being implemented across essentially 100% of the cellular market, also Verizon was forced to get rid of this as well to move toward launching there 4G LTE network. Check out this article for more information, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alltel#Network_technology.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] K Rich:
Currently I have a GS3 that I'm paying $90+ a month to a contract with AT&T. I'm definitely getting a Nexus 4, but am trying to decide if I go prepaid with T-Mobile, or AT&T. I'm assuming there would be no carrier restrictions (ie: I have a international i9300 GS3, but still can't installed Google Wallet through the Play Store because of AT&T). Anybody have experience with either? I'm in SoCal so service should be good in my area. Would AT&T have a problem if I cancelled my contact then went to prepaid?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jcbwaters3:
Go with Straight talk prepaid. You can choose to use them on att or T-Mobiles towers. They sell standard and micro sim cards. I have been using them in my nexus. Love it. $45 a month unlimited everything. Hspa+ speeds.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] K Rich:
Nice! Are you using AT&T or T-Mobile towers? By the time the N4 comes out, I'll have $200 left for my ETA, but if I can save $40-50 a month, I'll be "ahead" in 5 months.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] babymatteo:
Go with T-mobile's $30/month with 5gb of 4G, Unlimited text and 100 mins. You can't beat it. I believe Straight Talk is still capped at 2GB of H+ data but im not sure. I've been using Tmobile's 30/month for over a year now...best decision i have ever made. Went from a family plan paying more than $200/month to just $120 for 4 phones. Can't get any better than that.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] K Rich:
Where in SoCal are you located?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _guzzler_:
Why not get Tmobile value plan?

500 mins: 35$

2Gb 4g data then throttled to 2g: 10$

So the total is 45$ and use google voice for text for free. Or add it for 5$.

Caveat: 2 year contract.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaykresge:
At that point, why not just go with their "Bring your own device" plan?

500 minutes = unlimited text = unlimited data (2GB at 4G speeds) = $49.99/month

extra $10/mo for unlimited minutes, or $10/mo for unlimited data with no throttle, or $20/mo for both.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] K Rich:
500 minutes is plenty for me, I have more rollover minutes than I could ever use now on my 450 minutes plan. $10/mo extra for unlimited data sounds great!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] perpetual98:
Holy cow. I thought Virgin's $35 per month unlimited text/data was a good deal. Guess I didn't dig deep enough. Too bad I don't have enough scratch for a GSIII
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thebobp:
The previous prepaid threads on the Galaxy Nexus are relevant here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1646755

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1455014
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SevenSe7enSeven:
after using straighttalk and tmobile and att id say tmobile's prepaid is the best. with straight talk u do get unlimited minutes but the data was very slow for me. with tmobile it was great except for one thing
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] babymatteo:
I'm in Temecula. I get good hspa + unborn 1700/1900/2100.

sent from my LG Optimus 4XHD using TP2
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] K Rich:
Not too far from me, I'm in Ventura. Seems like most people on here like T-Mobile prepaid.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] jdmadonna:
I have looked through this forum, in the QandA and have not seen anyone post this problem. Is anyone experiencing the issue where your screen wont auto turn off? I have changed display timeout to 30 seconds, 1minute, 2 minutes, 5 minutes and so on... display wont turn off on its own. Also, when charging, if a notification comes up, screen awakes, but wont shut off again. Just curious if other users are having a similar issue or if I am the only one. I know this was a problem for S3 owners, but there was no real problem identifying what was causing it. Any help would be appreciated.

Set up as follows:

Stock JB Build

Rooted

Stock Kernel

(Only Titanium app data {not system} restored)

Almost all syncing data set to 1 hour refresh or greater

Smart Stay is turned off

Pattern Lock enabled

I think that covers most bases and options, but if I am missing something, I would love to know.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] crazy talk:
settings>developer options>Stay awake

Interesting thing though, i turn off stay awake, and it snaps back on at random. don't know why.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] jdmadonna:
Thank you for your input. However, I had checked that option, it was not on to begin with, I turned it on, and then off again, it did not reenable itself, but it still is not the culprit. I am baffled right now.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] ssCISengineer:
I had this problem too I disabled stay awakenin dev settings, but that didnt fix it. Then I think I found another setting I. Accessories or dock settings and unch3cked something in there....man I just cant remember
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] ciphercodes:
Charger pin fits firmly in the charger port but comes out easily, I will not say it's loose but when I am using the phone while charging it comes out easily.

Is it the same for you all ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] ejdavis:
Yes. . Same thing here
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Deleted member 2747343:
Mine has no problem at all it fits in so tight that i accidentally pulled it and my phone fell on the carpet
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] farfromovin:
Mine is sloppy too. I have a nice Amazon cable that "clicks" in place firmly that I like to use instead.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] one80oneday:
Are you using the cable that came with the phone? I know HTC phones use micro usb but if you use non-htc cables they will not fit as good. Maybe that's the same with SGN2?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] ciphercodes:
I am using the cable that came along with this note.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] keebs29:
The same thing happens to me. It's very annoying.
[HTC Incredible S] Unhide:
I currently have hboot 1.13

When i type "Fastboot devices" It comes up with my phone connected, just revolutionary won't pick it up.

Help please?

Thanks
[HTC Incredible S] ZaySk:
Here's a good place to start.
[HTC Incredible S] nlooooo:
You probably have HTC Sync installed. Uninstall it and instal only drivers from Revolutionary documentation page.
[HTC Incredible S] Unhide:
You really think I haven't googled it before making a thread?

Also I don't have htc sync installed.
[HTC Incredible S] nlooooo:
Uninstall all which is connected to HTC and their drivers, reboot your PC, install drivers pack, try different USB hub. If all that doesn't work definitely try with another PC.
[HTC Incredible S] ZaySk:
You'd be surprised how many people don't google before asking. My bad.
[HTC Incredible S] Nonverbose:
It's been a while since I used revolutionary, but I don't think you need to be in fastboot mode. Boot the phone normally and check USB debugging. This may have not turned up in a google search, but I'm pretty sure its mentioned in the..... Instructions.... On their website...

Edit: btw the first hit in the link ZaySk provided pretty much covers every issue you could have while using revolutionary.
[HTC Incredible S] nlooooo:
I think that revolutionary needs a working rom and a phone booted. For fasboot are only drivers needed, but I recommend to connect phone in fastboot mode just to install drivers, not causing a PC reboot requirement. After the drivers are installed just boot up the phone, connect to PC and run revolutionary.
[HTC Incredible S] milan.gadakari:
Make sure your device is not in fastboot mode... It should be booted up.. when on the main screen connect to system and try revolutionary.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mababer1:
For those of you on the east coast in the path of the storm...the weather channel is streaming live online for when the power goes it....be safe everyone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXMU2qwCVag&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mongo41:
I'm in Pittsburgh and we're getting pounded with wind and rain. They've already cancelled school for the next 2 days and the stores are a mad house.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] m20120:
I am in the DC area... We are trying to stay dry and keeping the phones and all of our extra batteries charged just in case the power goes out.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] BubZX:
In. South central PA and the worst for us is yet to come. Windy and raining pretty hard rite now.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Compusmurf:
I'm from Florida. Cat 1 barely rates bringing in the lawnchairs, plastic pink flamingos and putting on a rain jacket. Life doesn't get sporty until you get to Cat 3 or higher!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] sabunimwil:
Just north of Baltimore. Lots of wind and moderate rain. Not getting slammed as bad as we did last year this time. The blizzard put 2.5 feet of snow on my kitchen roof and caved it in. The best is yet to come according to the news.

- Sent from my Sprint Galaxy S3 running Paranoid Android 2.22, KT747-Kernel-AOSP-JB-SPRINT-10-14.zip using XDA Premium.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] GuestK00145:
I'm in montclair, NJ at MSU and some electrical poles fell.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] smooth703:
im in northern virginia had a tree just barely miss my house
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] BubZX:
Wind is really starting to pick up here. Went to go to the bar since there is no work tomorrow and they closed the bar becuz of the storm. I was pissed lol but yea it's starting to get bad
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] piscesjoey:
Newark Delaware here, been getting pounded with rain & wind all day & now sounds like the winds are really picking up
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] kenny8504:
I just saw some stuff on inside nova u in Montclair?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] kyhassen:
im in new hampshire. the winds pretty intense here as well. ripped several trees as well as ripped the side mirrors on my car off.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] n2d551:
Here in va at a governor press conf 1st question was why are the abc stores still open.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Brandonrz:
I'm glad I live in Nevada:)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Geteamwin:
Haha shows being moved back because of the hurricane. It does really affect everyone!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] RPerry435:
Mi here. Windy but dry
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] BubZX:
Poor people in some parts of west Virginia are gonna get 2-3 feet of snow out of this storm.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] docnas:
Im in brooklyn NY and the wind here has been crazy so far on my block 3 cars and one house porch smashed in by huge tree branches. But just 15 min ago the best (or worst ) one, a whole tree with the concrete block surrounding it gets knocked over across the whole street and into the yard across it just missing the house by a few feet.

As a side note low light pictures with my SG3 are not bad .....
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] meccadon123:
North East MD here..just wanted to give a shout out to verizon for letting a sprint customer roam on their service...sprint service stayed working but was so bad with 1 bar ..luckily my note and gs3 would jump on the verizon network and my speeds would increase by 10 (3g)...i know some folks might be tired of hearing me say it but sprint should be ashamed of themselves for calling what i have "premium data"..and charging me accordingly...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] kawaski47:
I read about it online today and didn't realize how bad it was along the coast! Prayers go out to those affected by this storm
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] sekigah84:
Brooklyn here also. A lot of damage. Belt Parkway was all FUBAR Monday + Tuesday. Reopened today. Luckily I didn't lose power or get flooded but a lot of friends did. I'm not a shelter for a few of them.

NYC + Jersey are all messed up. Flooding, trees down, power out, no public transportation, no school, bridges and tunnels were closed but some reopened. The city came to a halt. Thankfully all the Chinese food restaurants were open lol. Gotta love em.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] smooth703:
nope im in triangle not to far from montclair tho
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] munsterrr:
D.C. here and the DMV area got pretty beat up but nothing like farther up north. My goodness when I saw pictures and read the news today, I was shocked to say the least. Id almost say this is Katrina bad. I will gladly take my no messaging or voice for the next few days.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] blues2009:
Still no power here in Bayonne nj cause of this Dam tree but we're ok!