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Nexus 7 2013 |OT| No SD card edition

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FUBAR McDangles

Member
This is a bit personal, but oh well. I will just be frank here.

I was on a porn site earlier today(youjizz) and while looking for a video the yj site suddenly went away and a popup came up saying "Your Google Nexus 7 may be infected with a virus. Click here to remove."

It looked like it was just a dumb popup that wanted me to click it in order to actually get a virus, so I just exited out really quickly and put the tablet down. This was a few hours ago.

This is my first tablet, I'm new to android, and I thought that this already had an antivirus on it. Should I be worried?
 
Battersea Power Station

Battersea Power Station

Member
FUBAR McDangles said:
This is a bit personal, but oh well. I will just be frank here.

I was on a porn site earlier today(youjizz) and while looking for a video the yj site suddenly went away and a popup came up saying "Your Google Nexus 7 may be infected with a virus. Click here to remove."

It looked like it was just a dumb popup that wanted me to click it in order to actually get a virus, so I just exited out really quickly and put the tablet down. This was a few hours ago.

This is my first tablet, I'm new to android, and I thought that this already had an antivirus on it. Should I be worried?
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Unless you're installing an app, you won't get a virus. It's just spam. Make sure "Install from unknown sources" is turned off. It's either in the Security settings or the Developer settings; I forget which.

Yes, it was just a dumb popup.

I personally feel like I know what not to click and install, and it's not as easy to get a virus or spyware into Android as it is on Windows, so I don't have AV software, but a lot of people use the app Lookout. I have absolutely no idea what it does and can't personally vouch for it.
 
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Vanillalite

Ask me about the GAF Notebook
FUBAR McDangles said:
This is a bit personal, but oh well. I will just be frank here.

I was on a porn site earlier today(youjizz) and while looking for a video the yj site suddenly went away and a popup came up saying "Your Google Nexus 7 may be infected with a virus. Click here to remove."

It looked like it was just a dumb popup that wanted me to click it in order to actually get a virus, so I just exited out really quickly and put the tablet down. This was a few hours ago.

This is my first tablet, I'm new to android, and I thought that this already had an antivirus on it. Should I be worried?
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Okay now this definitely deserves its own thread!
 
The Faceless Master

The Faceless Master

Member
FUBAR McDangles said:
This is a bit personal, but oh well. I will just be frank here.

I was on a porn site earlier today(youjizz) and while looking for a video the yj site suddenly went away and a popup came up saying "Your Google Nexus 7 may be infected with a virus. Click here to remove."

It looked like it was just a dumb popup that wanted me to click it in order to actually get a virus, so I just exited out really quickly and put the tablet down. This was a few hours ago.

This is my first tablet, I'm new to android, and I thought that this already had an antivirus on it. Should I be worried?
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it's just a dumb popup.
 
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Talon

Member
FUBAR McDangles said:
This is a bit personal, but oh well. I will just be frank here.

I was on a porn site earlier today(youjizz) and while looking for a video the yj site suddenly went away and a popup came up saying "Your Google Nexus 7 may be infected with a virus. Click here to remove."

It looked like it was just a dumb popup that wanted me to click it in order to actually get a virus, so I just exited out really quickly and put the tablet down. This was a few hours ago.

This is my first tablet, I'm new to android, and I thought that this already had an antivirus on it. Should I be worried?
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This one time, my computer crashed and the screen turned blue.

Then a line of text said "Windows stopped an illegal operation."

Is the FBI coming for me?
 
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RuGalz

Member
Alright ... so now I have all 3 units in hand...

unit #1: too late for exchange

wireless charge doesn't work
no dead pixel
gps used to get signal then lock up after a while (fixed via new update)

unit #2:

wireless charge works
2 stuck pixels
gps does NOT work at all out of box, and the update has yet to be pushed to it so I had to do manual update to get gps working

unit #3:

wireless charge works
no dead pixels
same gps situation as unit #2
the very first system update fails to push to the unit or install... whatever i had to manually flash the latest get gps working

I'm willing to bet that Google would get at least 50% less returns if they just push the latest update as the first time, system update. Out of box experience would be terrible if I wasn't going through these units before handing them off to the actual owners.
 
D

Dead Prince

Banned
FUBAR McDangles said:
This is a bit personal, but oh well. I will just be frank here.

I was on a porn site earlier today(youjizz) and while looking for a video the yj site suddenly went away and a popup came up saying "Your Google Nexus 7 may be infected with a virus. Click here to remove."

It looked like it was just a dumb popup that wanted me to click it in order to actually get a virus, so I just exited out really quickly and put the tablet down. This was a few hours ago.

This is my first tablet, I'm new to android, and I thought that this already had an antivirus on it. Should I be worried?
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i'm not gonna laugh. we all went through this the first time we looked up porn or used a computer
 
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FUBAR McDangles

Member
Thanks fellas.

Again, I figured it was a dumb pop-up, but until a few months ago I never had a smart phone, never had a tablet. I'm not used to this kind of stuff, so I wasn't sure if they even had anti-virus things in there.

Sorry if my question was stupid. Figured I'd want to make sure.
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M

mrhGB

Banned
Last night my touchscreeen was being a little unresponsive, I hope it's nothing to worry about. I still don't have the latest firmware.

Also my battery really isn't lasting that long, I've turned a lot of stuff off but media server is still taking up a good 50% of the battery.
 
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DarkFlow

Banned
mrhGB said:
Does anyone have this case: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00E4OKXPU/

I currently have a £2 cheapo job and it's just not cutting it. The stand is just terrible so I want one that actually props up properly, plus this one has a hand strap at the back which will make holding it 100% more comfy.
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I ordered that case, should have it on Tuesday, I'll let you know.

Edit: I take that back, I got it today lol. Thanks Amazon! Anyway so far I like it. It feels sturdy, looks nice and was cheap.
 
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AngmarsKing701

Member
Played around with the new Nexus at Best Buy today. Yes, I think this will be my next tablet. Just need to save up for few months. Might as well put it on my Christmas wish list.
 
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mrhGB

Banned
DarkFlow said:
I ordered that case, should have it on Tuesday, I'll let you know.

Edit: I take that back, I got it today lol. Thanks Amazon! Anyway so far I like it. It feels sturdy, looks nice and was cheap.
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How's the stand? Does it feel solid when using it? The one I have ATM feels like it would fall over if you blew on it.
 
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kinggroin

Banned
The Faceless Master said:
new update is supposed to fix GPS and touchscreen issues



'usage' isn't screen on time?
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You completely misunderstood me here


Thanks to the others for pointing out what I was referring to. Funny thing is, I owned a mini. Just didn't recall it having that kind of battery life; though to be fair, I never bothered to check the stats either.

Battersea Power Station said:
You know one thing I haven't seen discussed much and I'm unclear on is how the multiple users things work. Can you set it up for two people so that when a person signs in, his respective Google account is logged in to all the apps? Or is it just to restrict app usage to users?
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Completely seperate. My wife and I share, and it's practically like have two different Nexus 7s, but just in one.
 
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Risette

A Good Citizen
So, my touchscreen stopped responding entirely after a reboot. Guessing I'm screwed but is there anything I can try to get it working until I get a chance to return this thing? (it's going back either way)
 
The Faceless Master

The Faceless Master

Member
kinggroin said:
You completely misunderstood me here

Thanks to the others for pointing out what I was referring to. Funny thing is, I owned a mini. Just didn't recall it having that kind of battery life; though to be fair, I never bothered to check the stats either.
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yeah, i had no idea what the 'usage' stat was about, glad people clarified what it was.
 
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pheonix991

Neo Member
I ordered the Portenzo Hardback. Should be here soon. Hopefully it'll be as good as I hope. I can't be bothered buying a bunch of $5 chinese cases on amazon.
 
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Deadly Cyclone

Pride of Iowa State
Engadget reporting the 7 coming to Japan this week and the Japanese LTE model in September. I hope this means the US LTE model is soon.

I played with the 32GB 7 at Best Buy this weekend and love it. I can't wait to grab the LTE one. Would have loved to have it for my trip this weekend to the lake to keep up on stuff.
 
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Kaisersalsek

Member
I'm coming to Usa soon (I'm from the uk) and was thinking of picking up the 32 gb version of this, since it's only £172 over there compared to the £200+ over here. Is it worth it? Seems like some people have been having problems and that'd be a pain in the ass to sort out when I'm back over here. Alternatively, I could get the old nexus 32gb or the Samsung galaxy tab 8 gb for £179 over here

:-S I kinda want it for the 12 hour flight, but want the best for my money...
 
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Vanillalite

Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Kaisersalsek said:
I'm coming to Usa soon (I'm from the uk) and was thinking of picking up the 32 gb version of this, since it's only £172 over there compared to the £200+ over here. Is it worth it? Seems like some people have been having problems and that'd be a pain in the ass to sort out when I'm back over here. Alternatively, I could get the old nexus 32gb or the Samsung galaxy tab 8 gb for £179 over here

:-S I kinda want it for the 12 hour flight, but want the best for my money...
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Nexus 2013 or bust. The Samsung Tabs are soooo ugh....
 
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BadWolf

Member
Kaisersalsek said:
I'm coming to Usa soon (I'm from the uk) and was thinking of picking up the 32 gb version of this, since it's only £172 over there compared to the £200+ over here. Is it worth it? Seems like some people have been having problems and that'd be a pain in the ass to sort out when I'm back over here. Alternatively, I could get the old nexus 32gb or the Samsung galaxy tab 8 gb for £179 over here

:-S I kinda want it for the 12 hour flight, but want the best for my money...
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If you can't easily return it for a replacement then I wouldn't risk getting a Nexus 7 2013 yet.

It looks like excellent tech but there are way too many issues being reported to make it a safe buy.
 
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pheonix991

Neo Member
Kaisersalsek said:
I'm coming to Usa soon (I'm from the uk) and was thinking of picking up the 32 gb version of this, since it's only £172 over there compared to the £200+ over here. Is it worth it? Seems like some people have been having problems and that'd be a pain in the ass to sort out when I'm back over here. Alternatively, I could get the old nexus 32gb or the Samsung galaxy tab 8 gb for £179 over here

:-S I kinda want it for the 12 hour flight, but want the best for my money...
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I'd get one. I have had zero issues. There is a whole thread on XDA about people NOT having any issues out of the box.

I've had mine about a month now, no issues.
 
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pestul

Member
Negative posts on forums will always seem to outweigh those without issues. I've learned not to sweat it and just take the plunge (when reviews are good etc).

I love my N7 2nd gen and would recommend it for anyone looking for a smaller tablet. I just got JSS15Q now btw (Canada).
 
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plc268

Member
BadWolf said:
If you can't easily return it for a replacement then I wouldn't risk getting a Nexus 7 2013 yet.

It looks like excellent tech but there are way too many issues being reported to make it a safe buy.
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Eh. People with issues are the one's you're likely to hear the loudest. I've had absolutely zero problems with mine, but I don't mention it because it'd be kinda weird to randomly post "my nexus works great." And this is the case with a lot of stuff like this.

Although, I'm doing that now.
 
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RuGalz

Member
Negative will out weight positive posts in forums but relatively to other devices the complaints is high. Take it at your own risk. I wouldn't get it until they push out the update to *ALL* the devices instead of having your stuff half broken not knowing if it's fixable by software.
 
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mrhGB

Banned
I was absolutely bricking it after reading this thread while waiting for my Nexus 7, but in the end I had no problems at all. There's always a risk of problems with electronics but it does seem a little higher with this device.
 
Schrade

Schrade

Member
DarkFlow said:
It's useful if you're walking around. I don't use it much but it's nice to have.
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What about reading while you're laying down? Like holding it above your face while laying down? Or even just sitting in a chair with your hand through the handle thing.
 
M

mrhGB

Banned
Schrade said:
What about reading while you're laying down? Like holding it above your face while laying down? Or even just sitting in a chair with your hand through the handle thing.
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That's what I want to know. I use mine in bed a lot but it's a bit uncomfortable to hold. I'm mainly looking to buy the Moko for the strap and stand.
 
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