Nexus 7 |OT| Google's $199 7-inch tablet by Asus
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Once it heats up that's when the screen gets creaky
Dunno if its better if you let it cool overnight.
What do you exactly mean by creaky? Like you can audibly hear it?
-Pyromaniac-
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I'd do it again. I never forget. Fuck google. Just because I love the device doesn't mean the experience wasn't shitty for me. I'll stop bitching since it's pointless but I shant forget. Not buying any hardware from em ever.
Barkley's Justice
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How do I log out of all of these Google apps?
GMail, Gchat, Chrome, etc?
Other people in my house use this thing and I don't want IM's popping up on the screen or my email laid bare, etc.
GMail, Gchat, Chrome, etc?
Other people in my house use this thing and I don't want IM's popping up on the screen or my email laid bare, etc.
TheChewyWaffles
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How did you fix it, though? The loosness comes back every time I tighten it up.
You're better off making a "family account" for the device. That's what I ended up doing for a Google TV.
Barkley's Justice
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I mean, how do I even do that?
I just Googled "Nexus 7 help" and didn't pull up any Help pages or manuals on Google? Frustrating.
If you want the manual. Its in Google play books. Just load up the app.
There is a subtle art in figuring out family accounts on devices. Holy shit is it annoying.
Factory reset and create a new google account.
There's a manual for the N7 on the play store, which will open up in your Play Books apps.
https://play.google.com/store/books...t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImJvb2stZ0ttUUQ0N092Q1lDIl0.
Barkley's Justice
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So if I factory reset, will it erase my other account? In other words, can I maintain two accounts people can log into at the start screen?
Correct me if i'm wrong, but I don't think you can literally make a "family account". He meant more create an account (like JeffersonFamily@gmail.com) that will be the baseline account for the device. Then you can login all your other accounts separately. I don't know how to keep things secret though. Once you login that login is always one button away. If your not worried about privacy then this will be fine.
I've come from an iPad 2:
- Was pretty shocked at how much smaller it is compared to an iPad 2 when I first took it out of the box and it still does seem small now. BUT it feels more compact, not as bulky and awkward to hold. I think an 8" screen would've been ideal.
- Text is a LOT sharper on this. Not even a close comparison, this is just miles sharper.
- Obviously not as many apps as iOS but it seems there's an app for whatever I've wanted to do anyway.
- 720p MKV playback looks stunning, feels like it's sharper than the iPad 2 here as well.
- Facebook looks pretty poor in comparison, haven't tried Friendcaster or anything else yet though.
- Generally feels faster moving between screens and apps.
Yeah, that's what I meant. You can still add other accounts to the device, but there's no real "seperation" from them being able to access it. You can turn off syncing for most things tied to the account though, and just sign out of gtalk so it doesn't get chat notifications.
I was really hoping for Google to implement multi user support in JB. Maybe in Key Lime Pie.
You're accounts are backed up on the cloud, but yes it will erase everything on the device. There isn't a "start" screen in Android. I think he's telling you to factory reset to create a "main" account. I'm not sure about any of this main account stuff. I thought you could just add another account and make it the main one.
Anyways here is what logging in with multiple accounts looks like. In the settings is a list of your accounts where you can add more. Per app you will see areas where you can change your log in. None of this I imagine is ideal. These really are individual devices
Note though that there are apps that will make your tablet have an account system like Windows. I haven't used them myself. They probably require root.
Which apps have you generally been using? On my iPad 2, I spend the most time with Tweetbot, Flipboard, Splashtop, Spotify, Zinio. Are you generally happy with your decision?
You can achieve what you want (login into separate accounts with passwords and whatnot) with this app: SwitchMe
It does require root.
The last review is from someone using a nexus 7:
I love it for reading. The higher resolution makes it better than the Fire, and I'm not the type who is bothered by the backlit screen.
Thats a pretty awesome app. Its a shame it requires root though. I dont think the majority of people are going to use something that requires root. Would be nice for them to build that in in KLP.
I freakin' love it. I'm using white text on black background and I have the brightness (settable in the reader itself) on the minimum setting. The white text looks like it is painted on the glass. It's beautiful, IMHO.
googleplex
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lol, I think Google's ultimate goal in this is for you to want to buy more then one nexus 7 for your house hold.
Dynamite Ringo Matsuri
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Word. This is what I've been up to during downtime:
http://i.imgur.com/IAB7g.png
http://i.imgur.com/uLyAC.png
TheChewyWaffles
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It's a neat device, but it won't take the throne from my iPad 3 for general use, especially due to the poor build quality.
-Pyromaniac-
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love the device but fact is it still has no apps compared to iOS. If I didn't have an iphone I'd be upset. Also have an ipad somewhere. But yeah. I still can never go strictly android due to the app situation.
Dynamite Ringo Matsuri
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That's pretty much how I feel, and the iPad mini sounds more appealing by the day. I'm real bummed that tete doesn't seem to even be any Cave games on the android store. Those games would look so much better on a tablet as opposed to my iPhone
Thanks, but has that same textured leather look around the device. Maybe I'm just odd.
Thats how I feel too. The device itself is fantastic and I really am liking the OS but man the app store is really really bad. And the store itself is just messy, not sure how to explain it.Even factoring in phone apps. Still is going to be my primary e-reader device due to its size.
BFIB
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If there's one area Google needs to improve upon, its the app store. Not the apps themselves, but their presentation, etc.
I'm finding apps, but I'm mostly finding great ones through other forums, etc. and not by whats being presented on the app store itself.
Now my main decision. I've had it w/ ATT here locally, and I'm selling my iPhone 4S here after I get back from my honeymoon. Going to Sprint (work is paying for my new phone), so I need to decide if I'm going to wait for the new iPhone, or go w/ the S3 since I can have my ecosystem on both my phone and tablet.
Decisions!
I'm finding apps, but I'm mostly finding great ones through other forums, etc. and not by whats being presented on the app store itself.
Now my main decision. I've had it w/ ATT here locally, and I'm selling my iPhone 4S here after I get back from my honeymoon. Going to Sprint (work is paying for my new phone), so I need to decide if I'm going to wait for the new iPhone, or go w/ the S3 since I can have my ecosystem on both my phone and tablet.
Decisions!
I would download the update first. That's what I did.
TheChewyWaffles
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My opinion? Wait for the new Google Nexus or the iPhone 5.
Yeah Google's built in media apps don't do any of that stuff. They are intended to be used for Play Store content.
BFIB
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Get it! Seriously, I've only had it a few days, but its the best purchase I've made this year.
And the differences between Google's browser-based reader and Android app are perplexing. Hopefully all these problems will be ironed out in the future.
Google's browser-based reader:
Fantastic dictionary lookup (actually much more than a dictionary....it's a filtered web search).
Good note-taking capability.
Horrible text search (does not find all instances of the word you are searching for).
Google's app-based reader:
No dictionary lookup.
No note-taking capability.
Good text search (actually finds what you are looking for).