fluffydelusions
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I doubt that we will see it at CES this time around. Wasn't that a sort of prototype anyway? We will see it at I/O certainly though this summer. I'm guessing it will be Tegra 4.
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Nexus 7 |OT| Google's $199 7-inch tablet by Asus
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I doubt that we will see it at CES this time around. Wasn't that a sort of prototype anyway? We will see it at I/O certainly though this summer. I'm guessing it will be Tegra 4.
JonathanEx
Member
I've just filed my RMA form today for this reason. I will have to say a short goodbye to my sweet Nexus. Sad times.
I presume they'll just replace it if it's the "we forgot to make the screen stay in"?
Guys I bought a N7 for my mom for Xmas. So now she is hooked on Coin Dozer and since she loves it so much, she wants to like spend real money for coins. This makes me uneasy since I hate that BS but are there other games she can play that are similar and free? That way she can regenerate coins for free on one and play the other one. If this is offtopic, let me know. thanx!
There's an Android gaming thread where you might be able to get some suggestions:
Android gaming: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=406346
Any chance of getting her addicted to a different type of game like Minecraft Pocket Edition or Survivalcraft? At least you pay only once for those games. Both games have a "peaceful" mode (it's called "harmless" in Survivalcraft) if she doesn't want to do any fighting.
Minecraft Pocket Edition: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mojang.minecraftpe
Survivalcraft: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.candyrufusgames.survivalcraft
I think this completely a personal preference. I came from ipad and at first I thought I'd hate the widescreen, but I actually really like it and now could never go back to 4:3.
The 4:3 ratio is good, but the size they chose to use absolutely blows.
Its just too damned wide. I put my n7 in my back pocket when I walk around the house, and the mini is too wide to fit in there.
I was just sent brand new Nexus 7s. They had creaky screens.
Are you keeping your new creaky screen nexus's? lol
I got mine in the states when they first came out, no cracks or anything. I move back to the Philippines and the speakers stop working properly and I'm wondering what the hell I have to go through to get mine replaced if I bought it in a different country. So far I've just been living with it and using headphones, not ideal for every situation and I can't show it off anymore. 
I bought mine at Staples, returned it within 14 days and my new one doesn't have any problems that I can see. We have two in my house, the 16 gig for my parents came without any problems and it was just my first 32 gig with a bit of a creaky screen.
I was playing with a mini the other day. It kind of defeats the purpose of having a smaller tablet, and is therefore near useless for me
fluffydelusions
Member
Doubt it...
fluffydelusions
Member
What is the problem? BTW, official dock is finally coming out soon?
http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/01/10/uk.based.price.hike.denied.priced.in.line.with.us/
Kind of strange to come out this late considering a refresh of the 7 will probably be at I/O.
Left and right side of the screen creak when you press in slightly.
fluffydelusions
Member
It's been available (on and off) on Asus' European sites for the past few weeks. Mine is being delivered tomorrow.
Mine has done this on the left side since I got it in August. It's never really bothered me much but last night I decided to try the one trick that always seems to work and sure enough, instant results.
The back of the 7 pops off really easy, much like a phone backing would on a Galaxy Nexus for instance. The battery is made to be user replaceable after all.
So taking my fingernail on the corner I basically just popped the entire back off, located all the peripheral screws on the surrounding frame and lightly tightened them up a bit with a small phillips head screwdriver. Then I took the back and simply snapped it back on. Took seconds.
And presto...no more creaking. Worked like a champ. Give it a shot and see if that solves it for you, although YMMV.
Think I'll try this. I had heard it can come back but no harm in trying
I think the issue is the big hunk of electrical looking tape they use is 'buldging' the back of the screen and space between. Even with it the back open if you press on the tape you can get a similar creaky sound from it.
$39.99 in the US and £79 (~$126) in the UK for the Nexus 7 Dock.
I hope that was a typo in their press release, otherwise someone at Asus is smoking crack.
I hope that was a typo in their press release, otherwise someone at Asus is smoking crack.
Well I opened it up which was fiddly at the bottom near the ports, I tightened the screws even though they felt very tight anyway, and put it back together and its gone now..how strange. I didnt think I did much to it to be honest.
It was a typo. £25 is the price.
I guess I'm just this stupid then. What's the point of docking? I seem to recall docking adding functionality, like docks for old laptops added more connectivity options. Is it just a fancy way to charge your nexus?
i dunno, keeping your wires hooked up so you dont have to plug multiple back in. I would guess its better if you want to hook it up to a stereo or something
Piercedveil
Member
Just got my Nexus 7 in the mail from Google Play Store a bit ago. I seem to have gotten a good device luckily! I'm loving it so far.
I am wondering though, how do I remove blank home pages? I am new to Jelly Bean and can't figure it out
I am wondering though, how do I remove blank home pages? I am new to Jelly Bean and can't figure it out
So I'm increasingly eager to get one of these, every time I try one in a shop I find myself thinking how good it'd be to grab it. Problem is I should probably wait for my savings to build up a little first, probably a couple of months or so. Is there likely to be a refresh in the summer? If so I'll wait, if not I might bite now...
fluffydelusions
Member
Just got my Nexus 7 in the mail from Google Play Store a bit ago. I seem to have gotten a good device luckily! I'm loving it so far.
I am wondering though, how do I remove blank home pages? I am new to Jelly Bean and can't figure it out
You mean instead of say 5 homescreens you only want like 3? You can use a custom rom like cyanogenmod to set the number of homescreens if this is what you are referring to.
Just got my Nexus 7 in the mail from Google Play Store a bit ago. I seem to have gotten a good device luckily! I'm loving it so far.
I am wondering though, how do I remove blank home pages? I am new to Jelly Bean and can't figure it out
Nova Launcher. Please don't root/install a custom ROM just to change the number of home screens.
Piercedveil
Member
So I'm stuck with 5 home screens unless I root? That's kind of weird.. Not a huge deal though I guess.
EDIT: Nevermind, I didn't realize you could use Nova Launcher without root access. Cool, thanks!
EDIT: Nevermind, I didn't realize you could use Nova Launcher without root access. Cool, thanks!
Check Mark
Member
I've been following this thread for a while. Just want to say that I've had my 8GB Nexus 7 since July, and have found no physical defects. I only get the washed out colors sometimes when I exit full screen video, but I think that's normal
fluffydelusions
Member
But so much more fun stuff to do as root and/or w/ custom ROM
Well depends on the person I suppose.Just curious, why would you say this? Are there risks/drawbacks involved in rooting or custom roms?
fluffydelusions
Member
There _can_ be I suppose but I haven't experienced any personally ever since using Android and rooting the g1 (first Android device).
Not really but it's overkill (and a waste of time) if all you want to do is lower the number of home screens.
spindoctor
Member
It takes all of 10 minutes to root an N7 though. For all the potentially useful shit you can do after rooting, I wouldn't ever classify it as a waste of time. Not even if the guy can only think of one reason why he'd want root as of now.
The Faceless Master
Member
don't root for no reason.
and i say this as a person who rooted my last phone in under 24h!
and i say this as a person who rooted my last phone in under 24h!
Eel O'Brian
Member
I rooted mine just to get rid of the softkey bar and enable USB host. Totally worth it.
fluffydelusions
Member
Backup/restore is pretty painless. Lot's of automated ways to handle this.