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[General Questions and Answers] NY Yankee Pride:
First I apologize if this is not the correct section, there doesn't appear to be a general tablet section.

I really need some help on deciding on a new tablet & I'm hoping I can get some advice. I currently have a Hisense Sero 7 Pro that I bought a couple of years ago. It's been a decent & reliable tablet but it has become very laggy lately as I load more apps onto it & try to multitask with it more. It also freezes constantly now for no reason.

I'm looking for a 7 inch tablet in the $100-$130 range. I don't know a ton about tablets. I know with personal computers that for the most part more RAM means equals less laggy performance. Would a Quad Core tabley with 1 GB of RAM be a safe bet for years of use with almost no performance lag or slowdown? I use it mostly for web surfing & some games like Candy crush, Subway Surfers & Temple Run. My daughter will also sometimes watch some TV shows that I have loaded on a Micro SD card.

Again my main priority is something that will be unlikely to slow down & freeze over time. For tablets what is the key for that? Quad Core, memory, something else? Sorry for the newb question.

Edit... One thing I forgot to mention is it must have a Micro SD card option.
[General Questions and Answers] jason-tech-uk:
Hey,

I would have to recommend the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 Tablet, Quad-core Marvell PXA, Android, 7", Wi-Fi, 8GB, Black. I've been using this tablet for a while now, and I've got a lot of apps installed as well as having a few games for my girlfriends brother (he's three) and we can both use this and it isn't too heavy. The screen is awesome and the tablet is really fast. I had a Nexus Tablet 7 before and it just kept dying really quickly and wasn't really up to standard.

I hope this might help you, also I understand that the tablet I've recommended isn't the cheapest!! But I think you'd be better off paying a little bit more and therefore getting more bang for your buck as the old saying goes.
[General Questions and Answers] NY Yankee Pride:
Thank you for the suggestion. I don't mind paying a little more to get a better tablet. Do Samsung's tablets also come with TouchWiz like their phone's do? I've never been a big fan of that so might be a deal breaker.
[General Questions and Answers] NY Yankee Pride:
I just noticed that the Nexus 7 tablet has 2GB's of RAM. For $165 it seems like a pretty decent deal. Does anyone have any positive or negative experience with the Nexus 7?

http://www.amazon.com/Nexus-Google-...8&qid=1430875921&sr=1-1&keywords=nexus+tablet
[General Questions and Answers] varixial:
Samsung tablets come with Touchwiz. The Nexus 7 is a very good tablet, especially for the price.
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
The Nexus 7 is a competent tablet. Being a Nexus device you get the quickest updates to new Android versions from Google, and/or tons of 3rd party custom development (ROMs, kernels, etc). The one thing it lacks though (being a Nexus device) is a microSD card slot. I believe you can, however, use USB OTG (on-the-go) cables to plug in SD card readers or USB thumb drives, although this might require a custom ROM/kernel that enables this function, or at least requires Chainfire's Stick Mount app.
[General Questions and Answers] kc12:
Hi. My sero7 pro is 2 yrs old and still going strong. You didn't say, do you have root? Are you running a custom rom? lollipop is now available, as other custom roms. Not trying to talk you out of a new tablet, but maybe you can fix this one for your child. It's an awesome, fast tablet.

My antutu score with dopa lollipop is 23,166. And no freezing.
[General Questions and Answers] NY Yankee Pride:
I didn't realize the Nexus 7 lacked a microSD card slot, I think that's going to be a deal breaker although I may still consider it.

I do not have root. I guess I could try that with a custom ROM. At first I thought maybe I had rogue app that was causing problems with the tablet but even after doing a factory reset & only loading a few essential apps it still becomes laggy very quickly with constant freezing. Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking the Sero 7 Pro, it has been an awesome tablet when it worked. I'm thinking something is wrong with it though at this point so I'm only looking for something new because this one has now become frustrating to use. If I could find a way to get this tablet working like it did the past 2 years I'd be ecstatic. I think the Sero 7 Pro was a very under rated tablet for the money.
[General Questions and Answers] kc12:
root on the sero7 pro

I think it's worth a try, what would you have to loose? The developer DoloressPark is awesome! Lots of development. His thread for root, custom recovery, and an upgrade to the stock rom is here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2470998

IF you need help, I have a tutorial here: http://sero7forum.com/sero-7-root-hack-mod-and-development/rooting-step-by-step-picture-guide/

other custom Roms are available after you root and get your custom recovery.

ASOP http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2709243

Lollipop http://xdaforums.com/android/development/rom-sero-7-pro-uk-au-aosp-5-0-2r1-dopa5-t3015014

others too, if you're interested: http://sero7forum.com/sero-7-root-hack-mod-and-development/custom-roms-for-the-sero7-pro/
[Nexus 5 Accessories] zuberio:
WHY

I use Waze on my N5 every day during my commute to and from work. I find that the only micro USB cable I have that can still charge my N5 while running Waze is the OEM LG cable that came with it. I don't like the current state of affairs - where I'm reliant on just one cable with no backups.

WHAT

I've tried the regular 'Genuine' micro USB cables from China via Ebay that purport to handle Galaxy Note level charging, as well as 24/28 AWG cables that are supposed to handle increased currents. No joy.

NEED

- Pocket Knife

- Soldering iron + associated materials

- Electrical tape

HOW

I used a cheap, China, Ebay, micro USB cable that has a hard plastic casing around the connectors on either end of the cable; this makes it easier to pop the casing off, fiddle with the wires, and close everything up again.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/381034218782

(1) You begin by using a pocket knife to pop open the casings around both the USB A male and micro USB male connectors. Do this by firmly putting pressure via the blade edge on the seam between the casing halves. Once the blade has sunk about .5mm into the seam you then wiggle it to widen the gap. It may help to increase pressure on the seam by hinging the metal connector against the plastic (as if it was plugged in and someone decided to sit on the plastic). You'll see this when successful.

(2) Next, you take your soldering iron and move the green wire over to join the black wire, and the white wire over to join the red wire; on both connectors.

(3) Add a bit of a jumper between the D+ and D- connections on the micro USB connector (where the White and Green wires used to be) You'll see this when done.

(4) Finally, put the plastic connector covers back on and cleanly wrap them with some electrical tape.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] jimmyjohnIII:
Seems easier to just buy a reputable cable at a modest price. Amazon basics has fine offerings. I'm able to run waze and Pandora while driving and still get a charge. Its mostly going to be contingent on the car charger, not the cable.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] zuberio:
I tried just getting a proper cable - ended up with a bunch of cables that couldn't cut the mustard. Thus, I took the lemons I had and made lemonade. The cable I made is also independent of whether the charger shorts the D+ & D- pins together; which lets your phone know if it can pull full amps or not.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] GR0S:
You can also make your cable with 25AWG
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Axel85:
You can try to buy a pisen cable, you can read my review here:

http://xdaforums.com/google-nexus-5/accessories/micro-usb-cable-improving-charging-time-t3068562

It s cheap and made of good materials... I sold 20 of them to my customers and everyone confirmed a great improvement over the original cables ( I m a computer technician) and the difference with the original one from nexus 5 is great
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Gorgtech:
I made a similar cable once, out of 2 thick wires ( can´t remember the AWG size though but this wire was used for 230V connection so it had at least a diameter of 1+ mm ) and had similar results.

The lower resistance on this cable can actually help a lot but you need a power supply which can deliver a higher current too in order to benefit from it.

I see one benefit though, in comparison to a really cheap cable with thin wires and crimped contacts, the DIY one is more reliable ( though it looks horrible :D )
[Nexus 5 Accessories] zuberio:
Just got my Charger Doctor USB volt/current meter today. Attached are pictures of the current going into my N5 via the OEM cable (1.16A), unmodified China cable (0.36A), and modified China cable (0.68A).

The mod is a definite improvement - but still not even close to what the stock cable can do. Looks like the wires in the China cable are seriously undersized.

My next step will have to be using two proper gauge wires as mentioned above by Gorgtech to finally achieve OEM cable throughput.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Gorgtech:
Here are some pictures of my DIY cable :D

Not very pretty but functional :angel:
[Nexus 5 Accessories] zuberio:
Looks good to me! I think I'm going to source some speaker wire for my next one.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Tallika_Fan:
I'm happy that I found this thread and the other ideas in the replies though in just wondering, where you have the jumper how would this apply to the micro USB pinout with 1+2 on the top and 3+4+5 on the bottom, rather than all on the same plane.

As it turns out when I'd completed the USB A end and started on the other this was the case. Typical.

Thanks if any insight.

I'm currently using my power bank cable in the car which allows charging at a faster rate than discharge.

Thanks.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] zuberio:
Excellent and very valid question! Reference the attached picture.

1 - connect to red & white wires

2 - jumper to 3

4 - not connected

5 - connect to black & green wires
[Nexus 5 Accessories] peachpuff:
Use 12 gauge... :D
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Gorgtech:
Just for the fun of it, I measured the spare cable I have :D

The diameter is about 1.3 mm which corresponds AWG 16 if I´m right :angel:

Ofc you can use a even stronger cable if you want but keep in mind that the limiting factor will be the pins of the USB connectors itself, also from a physical side of view ( you cannot fit the strongest cable inside the case of the connectors, not even if you modify them. )

I used hot glue to keep the pins in place after I soldered my cable and used shrinking hose after :good:

Basically every strong wire should work ( eg. speaker cable ), just use whatever piece of junk you have laying around :laugh:
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Tallika_Fan:
Thanks very much for that, I shall give that a go over the weekend and report my findings.

Cheers.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] chamjisky:
I did it but my Nexus 5 is still not getting above 500 ma from a 1 amp charger.

I have another cable from old Nokia phone that gives me solid 1000ma.

That cable is hardly 8 inches. And is a usb cable not charging only cable.

I have notes that the wire strands in my usb cable are of aluminum.

What were yours?
[Nexus 5 Accessories] N00TN00T:
I built mine using 20 gauge power supply cables
[Nexus 5 Accessories] billy662:
Will it cost damage to the battery?
[Nexus 5 Accessories] ephestione:
I recovered one soldering microusb connector pins 1 and 5 to 220V cables, and shorting 2 and 3 on the opposite side, with great effort considering the small tabs.

Well, I still couldn't get higher than 650mA, to my surprised disappointment.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] coolguy71261:
would 12 gauge be to big to work with ?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bambam126:
would you buy the nexus 6 again today over other phones?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akellar:
Yes but not direct from Motorola
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vvveith:
Probably not.

I perhaps would try the LG G4. Prior to switching I had the LG G3 and it was a pretty great phone. Considering you only needed root and the exposed framework to do many cool features. Thought that it was a great concept for moving forward with devices. No longer waiting for that special ROM to come. It was truly a no hassle phone.

I'd go with the Sammy S6 edge except it is very small on screen size. But my number one concern with any phone is support for Android Auto, cause when I'm mobile, I am and want to be hands free mobile. But in my humble opinion, the Nexus is much more of a dedicated ROM, Framework, and Governor type phone which requires constant attention and tweaking by the user to get the most out of.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DebianDog:
I love my N6 but I wish the camera was faster. The camera on the G4 is the only thing I covet

Sent from my Benzo'd Google N6 on VZ
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] md1008:
Yes, I was not at all impressed with the m9. I must admit the s6 did impress me however only 5 inches and no front facing speakers makes me not want it. I must admit I am anxiously waiting for the note 5 and what ever the next Nexus device is going to be at the end of the year. If the next Nexus is smaller than 5.5 inches I will definitely consider the Note 5.

I am still very happy with my Nexus 6
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
I tend not to buy phones that are 6 months old. If it was 3 months ago, then yes.

There is nothing now that I feel would be any better either though. I'd probably be waiting until Autumn unless I had a desperate requirement
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nhizzat:
Yes, mostly because root is more and more elusive. There's so much less to worry about with a Nexus device: no need for exploits nor bootloader codes, no worries about bricking, and no lack of dev support.

That said, there are areas I would like to see improvement. Between Google and all the dev support, we don't have to wait long to see and implement them.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gage_Hero:
Coming from a S4 to this phone is like night and day. Boot loader, root, general flashing all much easier with a great forum to provide support.... whats not to love?? If none of those things matter to you then any phone would do but if you like to live a little on the edge and try new stuff.... this type of phone is a good choice.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Novakingwai:
Yes. Tired of waiting for ROMs and bootloader hacks and root access for other phones. Google gives you access to everything right out the box.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheAmazingDave:
I would buy my Nexus 6 today in a heartbeat. Even though it's now an "older" device, there are many points that I love and haven't really seen in other devices. Top 5 reasons:

1. Aftermarket/community support

2. Build materials and quality (I like the plastic back with the metal frame. Might not be as "pretty" but the back is less likely to show abrasions and won't dent)

3. Lollipop/"Pure" Android (no bloat, cutting-edge software, timely updates)

4. The amazing hardware package (although we all agree the camera could be better on a device in this class)

a. awesome processors

b. lots o' RAM

c. fantastic radios (cell, GPS, BT, WiFi)

d. wonderful front stereo speakers

e. dat screen, doh

f. etc...

5. Size and shape
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orangechoochoo:
As others have said, I cannot go without an rooted and unlocked device. My heart would sink if i had an unmodable phone. The dev and community support is great. Other phones may have nice features here and there or higher benchmarks but if it cannot rooted and unlocked I'll pass. The manufacturers may have a their own idea of how a phone should be setup, but I don't prefer it. I want to tweak it to my liking, especially since this is primarily what in use to communicate with the world.

Just as in the plethora of ROMs available here: some are stock+ while others have a ton of features. I, fortunately, have the ability to choose which user-interface best pleases my needs.

If all phones were unlocked and rootable I would have to rethink my answer.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stas333:
I would absolutely buy it again.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] glenny buster:
I did just purchase mine. Had the s6 and had to return it because of display issues and the battery life was terrible. At the store they gave me a replacement with the same display issue (pink tint on bottom 1/3 of the display, very noticable next to the display model). Looked at the g flex 2 and m9 and decided I wanted to go with this. I had been saying I was gonna get a nexus anyway but the s6's hardware was very appealing. I am not disappointed with my decision at all. I did think the battery life would be a little better on this and it does get uncomfortably toasty at times but I do love this phone.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MunkinDrunky:
Definitely would buy again.

1) Unlockable bootloader with so little hassle :)

2) Dev community

At the same time I have been putting up with a slow camera ;(

Edit: good solution for camera just found: open camera (in the GPS: Dev mark Harman)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gage_Hero:
Check out the disabling services thread in general http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6/general/disabling-google-play-services-guide-t2999821/page22 post 220 talks about disabling receivers, it refers to the google play update receivers they start with system.update. I disabled those 3 and battery life has been pretty good (along with other stuff I don't use... Fit, Kids, and such). Of course you need to be rooted to do this, I am using My Android Tools (I got the paid version but there is also a free version I think) to disable stuff. Just pay close attention to the thread and don't try to experiment.... at a minimum, you will want to have a nandroid backup before you start just incase you disable something by mistake.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dipstik:
in tech, its all about timing. there are 810 phones i can get today.. though i think i might be happier with the 805 than the 810, but the chips in the s6 look pretty good... i might even wait for the 6s-plus to come out if i were shopping today (if the 6 plus had 2 gigs of ram i would have gotten a 6 plus)... the phone i wanted more than anything was the droid turbo when deciding (was between nexus 6, moto x, m8 and droid turbo... so lots of moto). after seeing all the development for the nexus, i dont think i would go to another phone... but an lg nexus with ips display might be nice (dont need 4k, 1080 is fine... want a 4200 mAh battery).

and i have a feeling we are still unlocking new potential with the phone, porting moto features, getting cm implementation ironed out... lollipop is still in growing pains...
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ziggy3055:
I just bought mine a couple weeks ago so I'd say yes. I was just tired of lack of root and delayed updates on the Note 4.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Androidian10:
Hi all, I was just wondering if I should run the RUU ZIP or EXE if I am on S-OFF.

I currently have the 6.06.401.1 firmware along with the stock 6.06.401.1 rom. I need to return to the stock 1.29.707.1 for my HTC__044 before taking the latest OTA to Android Lollipop.

So far, I have used my S-OFF to change my bootloader to *LOCKED* and flashed stock recovery and stock rom for the 6.06.401.1.

I currently have both the 1.29.707.1 RUU EXE and ZIP. Which one should I use? I read that I need to have the 1.44 Hboot but I currently have the 1.54 Hboot.

Halp?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rocker19943:
uhm, what? this is nonsense , the lastest available RUU is "4.19.401.9" which must be flashed under hboot 1.56 ... there is no need to go to initial release of android 4.1!

WARNING!!! YOU MUST FLASH HBOOT 1.56 BEFORE APPLYING 4.19.401.9 RUU

RUU: http://d-h.st/KmT

+There is no need to LOCK your bootloader to get an OTA update... Mine is always unlocked and never had a problem with OTA's

+RUU's work only under S-OFF
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seanie280672:
you can use the RUU you have fine 4.20.707.1, you'll just have to make sure your cid and mid match first, and also just flash the 4.20.707.1 firmware first, this will put you on the correct HBOOT and system files for the RUU, no need to lock your bootloader with s-off.

or you can skip all of that and just flash the 7.19.401.2 RUU right now as your phone is as your already on the 6.xx.401.x firmware.

you don't really have any reason to back flash.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Androidian10:
But I can't seem to find a 4.20.707.1 RUU. I only have the 1.29.707.3 firmware. I need a region specific one because I need to trade my phone in.

Could you point me in the direction of a 4.20.707.1 RUU zip?

Also, is it safe to OTA update if I flash back to 1.29 with S-OFF?

Edit: Crap I made a typo in my OP, I mean that I have the 1.29 RUU EXE and ZIP right now.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seanie280672:
I thought you said you had the 4.20.707.1 RUU

if not then you'll have to use the 1.29.707 one that you have, you'll just have to flash the 1.44 hboot first or the firmware that matches the RUU.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Androidian10:
Yeah I had a typo.

So yeah, I have both the EXE and ZIP RUU.

I'm thinking that the ZIP RUU has the 1.44 hboot no?

Also, most importantly, can I take official OTA updates while I am S-OFFed?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seanie280672:
yes you can take OTA's whilst s-off, do not go s-on at any point.

I would also say try the RUU.zip first.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Androidian10:
Righto. Will report back again.

I hope the guy at the store doesn't go into the bootloader when I trade my m7 in. Even then I already set the flag to locked so I think he'll miss that S-OFF portion.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seanie280672:
cid and mid need to match the ruu your flashing first.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Androidian10:
Already checked with fastboot getvar all.

:D
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Androidian10:
Actually, problem. :/

I have a matching CID which is HTC__044 but the modelid is PN0714000.

The RUU's android-info has a matching CID of HTC__044 but a modelid of PN0711000.

What now?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seanie280672:
unlock your bootloader, flash twrp recovery and change your mid, are you sure your using the RUU for the M7_UL as that looks a lot like the M7_U mid too me, can you give me a link for the RUU's you downloaded please.

---------- Post added at 11:05 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:57 AM ----------

here you go, do this instead, this is going to be a bit backwards and forwards.

Unlock your bootloader, and flash TWRP recovery, then use the mid change tool to change your mid to the correct one.

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23622183712469376

next copy this guru reset file to your internal storage and flash it, select no to stock radio and no to stock recovery: http://www.htc1guru.com/2013/11/guru-reset-3-63-707-4-stock-rom/

now lock your bootloader

and finally flash the matching firmwqare from here: http://d-h.st/BWu this will put stock recovery and stock radio on your phone.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Androidian10:
I actually ran the RUU. It's now stuck on waiting for device after the usual flush after 90 hboot pre-update.

I changed the modelid in the android-info.txt since it was decrypted.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Androidian10:
Anyone help me?

My computer can't see the device anymore after flashing the hboot!
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seanie280672:
if your using windows 8 or higher then that's the problem, HBOOT 1.44 doesn't work with it, there is a fix around here somewhere by [MENTION=2895182]clsA[/MENTION] but ive never had to use it myself.

trouble with changing the android-info text file is all of the OTA's will fail due to you having the wrong mid on your phone, you'll have to change your phones mid as soon as possible.