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Nexus 7 |OT| Google's $199 7-inch tablet by Asus
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SuperPac
Member
Newp, I'm not gonna do that. It's Play Store, Amazon, or nuthin'.
.... why?
Its straight from the developer and when they load it to the play store you'll be able to update straight to it.
They're probably still testing/implementing and doesn't want all the shitty reviews.
I was getting downright depressed, the left side of my 7's screen was becoming very loose and creeky from the silver lining.
Was going to exhanged it at my gamestop they told me they only had enough for preorders
I visited Ifixit and saw that there were some screws inside where the loose side of the screen was. could that be the problem ?
they had this 2.99$ opener thingy but I was like hmm fuck that just carefully gentlely nudged the backside with my fingernails and lo and behold....
tighten up the screws a bit all around NO MORE CREEKY SHITTY LOOSE SCREEN ON THE LEFT SIDE!!!! tight as a button
wtf asus and google and china.......
OMG.... back cover was just a shell..... zero internals
I also liked how there was no "this may void your warranty" shit stickers that connected the two shells together....
now if there was a way to hack a mirco sd card slot and rear camera in there.... hmm...... the plot thickens.....
hell there even seems to be a slot for a rear camera for fuck sakes....
good as new and right as rain : D
oh and I consider the battery user replaceable now
Was going to exhanged it at my gamestop they told me they only had enough for preorders
I visited Ifixit and saw that there were some screws inside where the loose side of the screen was. could that be the problem ?
they had this 2.99$ opener thingy but I was like hmm fuck that just carefully gentlely nudged the backside with my fingernails and lo and behold....
tighten up the screws a bit all around NO MORE CREEKY SHITTY LOOSE SCREEN ON THE LEFT SIDE!!!! tight as a button
wtf asus and google and china.......
OMG.... back cover was just a shell..... zero internals
I also liked how there was no "this may void your warranty" shit stickers that connected the two shells together....
now if there was a way to hack a mirco sd card slot and rear camera in there.... hmm...... the plot thickens.....
hell there even seems to be a slot for a rear camera for fuck sakes....
good as new and right as rain : D
oh and I consider the battery user replaceable now
BertramCooper
Banned
Thought I saw a dead pixel.
Turns out it was just dust.
Phew.
Turns out it was just dust.
Phew.
coughlanio
Member
Will be picking mine up in store tomorrow evening, can't wait. Just loaded JB onto my SGS3 and it runs like butter. Their new rendering engine is insane...
SuperPac
Member
Also, come on -
"The latest sales figures from a couple of resellers I called just now show, that the Nexus 7 surpassed the 500,000 on its first day in stocks."
Sounds like these sources/numbers are tenuous at best.
You can get to the settings quickly by pulling down the notification bar and pressing the button dead center, top of the screen that looks like three sliders (it is next to the rotation lock button if that helps).
The dismiss all notifications button is in the upper right, I had to press that one once to figure out what it did...
BFIB
Member
Wow Emily, great post. How difficult was it to remove the back?
Over on XDA there are numerous posts about the creaky sound from the left side, as well as severe light bleed. Luckily I have none of these issues, but it seems there are a decent amount of faulty units on the first batch.
Over on XDA there are numerous posts about the creaky sound from the left side, as well as severe light bleed. Luckily I have none of these issues, but it seems there are a decent amount of faulty units on the first batch.
What a weird article. iPad 1 took a while to take off. It was a very slow start, everyone mocked the thing pre-launch remember.
Beating iPad 1's launch when it's launch was pretty weak especially by Apple standards isn't that impressive. It should go without saying. Beating iPad 3 would be impressive. Word is iPad 3 sold 20 million in Q2.
basic_text
Member
My nexus 16gb has been delivered to my house by TNT confirmed by my gf, stuck at work tho
Very jealous!
What part of the UK are you in if you don't me asking? I wonder if they're rolling out certain regions first?
Had a tip on XDA that there was stock at a store near me. Managed to nab one and have sent Google an email telling them to cancel my order immediately.
First impressions are that it's very well built, feels very solid. The back feels great to hold, no creaking or anything, text looks superb and really sharp, just feels very quick in general.
I'll root it when I get home, maybe install the latest Modaco rom and go from there.
First impressions are that it's very well built, feels very solid. The back feels great to hold, no creaking or anything, text looks superb and really sharp, just feels very quick in general.
I'll root it when I get home, maybe install the latest Modaco rom and go from there.
Oh, the WP7 marketplace is super limited, but feels more like the iOS store in that everything pretty much works if it's there. With the Nexus 7 for me there's this chicken or egg problem of I want to buy the app but if I can't trust that it'll work I don't want to put down money on it. So I'm paralyzed into not buying stuff or sideloading from a friends' phone to see if it works.
You can refund apps 15 minutes after you buy them.
BertramCooper
Banned
Now I feel kinda guilty for not preordering and getting it in store before almost everyone else.
Why do people want to root the N7? Isn't it stock 4.1 already?
-Pyromaniac-
Member
Mine is coming tomorrow. YAWWWWN.
Isn't it funny that this is an option of the play store? I just never realized how important that was until I got the N7.
Not your fault that google is dumb
Ive seen certain things like an app that lets you connect PS3 controllers to the tablet requiring root....little stuff like that.
Theres also people who would rather root/unlock now before they start downlading everything so they dont have to worry about wiping it all and re-doing it later.
It used to be 24 hours.
It seems to me you're saying the ability to refund apps you don't want is a bad thing?
-Pyromaniac-
Member
don't judge meIn reality...
You can hook a PS3 controller up with a cable and it'll work without rooting it.
The Bookerman
Member
Tried several stores and Can't find a nexus 7. Staples near my house had 2 left yesterday and now they are gone.... DAMN!
sooperkool
Member
If you're bored.... fire up voice search and tell your N7 to do a barrel roll.
Extra bonus: If you register a new prepaid card on Doodle Wallet, you get 10 dollars. Even if you have redeemed this once before on your phone.
Extra bonus: If you register a new prepaid card on Doodle Wallet, you get 10 dollars. Even if you have redeemed this once before on your phone.
I'm in south London if that helps
FlyingTeacup
Member
still waiting for mine, uk. got an email in the wee hours about the extreme demand from google and orders through 30/06 would ship by 20/07. so lame.
16g ordered 29/06.
reading about ppl getting their units ordered in july kind of pissing me off. does google use a random number generator to decide whose unit gets dispatched?
16g ordered 29/06.
reading about ppl getting their units ordered in july kind of pissing me off. does google use a random number generator to decide whose unit gets dispatched?
Use apps like StickMount to use USB flash drives for extra storage.
To get rid of the Google bloatware.
I can understand that though. WP7 is very new and its apps are targeting 1 generation of phones (even the new generation used the same/similar SoCs, right?). There hasn't been any differentiation that Android has gone through yet.
Though I will preemptively agree that WP won't get all the way to the point that Android has since MS has stricter rules on hardware; the developers will always have less hardware to account for than Android. However, maintenance of apps isn't needed on WP yet because there isn't anything to change in them. They are all still new.
/end N7DF
Custom ROMs add a lot of things for people that want deeper tweakage, even if it is still the same base OS.
BertramCooper
Banned
Get a few more people and you can have a knife fight to figure out who gets them.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
OLLOLOLOilOLoo
Barkley's Justice
Member
OK, sorry if this has been mentioned already, but I'm a little confused:
How can I unlink my Google account from the Nexus? Reason being, other people in my household want to use the tablet. But I don't want all of their Chrome & Gmail activity syncing with my account.
Is there a way I can log out and simply log back into Gmail, etc?
How can I unlink my Google account from the Nexus? Reason being, other people in my household want to use the tablet. But I don't want all of their Chrome & Gmail activity syncing with my account.
Is there a way I can log out and simply log back into Gmail, etc?
Too bad palm did it first, but that's never stopped apple before.
You have to go to the store to check how many they have onsite- they won't tell you via phone/internets.This does not please me.
PwnCakes193
Member
I was getting downright depressed, the left side of my 7's screen was becoming very loose and creeky from the silver lining.
Was going to exhanged it at my gamestop they told me they only had enough for preorders
I visited Ifixit and saw that there were some screws inside where the loose side of the screen was. could that be the problem ?
they had this 2.99$ opener thingy but I was like hmm fuck that just carefully gentlely nudged the backside with my fingernails and lo and behold....
tighten up the screws a bit all around NO MORE CREEKY SHITTY LOOSE SCREEN ON THE LEFT SIDE!!!! tight as a button
wtf asus and google and china.......
OMG.... back cover was just a shell..... zero internals
I also liked how there was no "this may void your warranty" shit stickers that connected the two shells together....
now if there was a way to hack a mirco sd card slot and rear camera in there.... hmm...... the plot thickens.....
hell there even seems to be a slot for a rear camera for fuck sakes....
good as new and right as rain : D
oh and I consider the battery user replaceable now
I can also confirm this works. Just saved me a lot of heartache and pain. It really isn't that hard to do either, just fine that tool and get it done.
Thanks a lot for even pointing this out as well
Dynamite Ringo Matsuri
Member
I was getting downright depressed, the left side of my 7's screen was becoming very loose and creeky from the silver lining.
Was going to exhanged it at my gamestop they told me they only had enough for preorders
I visited Ifixit and saw that there were some screws inside where the loose side of the screen was. could that be the problem ?
they had this 2.99$ opener thingy but I was like hmm fuck that just carefully gentlely nudged the backside with my fingernails and lo and behold....
tighten up the screws a bit all around NO MORE CREEKY SHITTY LOOSE SCREEN ON THE LEFT SIDE!!!! tight as a button
wtf asus and google and china.......
OMG.... back cover was just a shell..... zero internals
I also liked how there was no "this may void your warranty" shit stickers that connected the two shells together....
now if there was a way to hack a mirco sd card slot and rear camera in there.... hmm...... the plot thickens.....
hell there even seems to be a slot for a rear camera for fuck sakes....
good as new and right as rain : D
oh and I consider the battery user replaceable now
No kidding... Guess I'll be seeing if I can't get it open later on tonight so I can tighten that screen up
This does not please me.
Who did you order from?