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[Q] Tablet

It seems like there are different kinds. I mentioned one to my mom and told her it would be nice to have one along side my Evo so she's going to get me and her both one on Wednesday. Which should I get or which have better specs and can be rooted?

I was going to get an Android tablet but ended up getting an iPad instead. IMO, Android just isn't ready to be on a tablet. I'm sure when Honeycomb comes around I will get an Android tab but until then, it's the iPad for me.

_MetalHead_ said:
I was going to get an Android tablet but ended up getting an iPad instead. IMO, Android just isn't ready to be on a tablet. I'm sure when Honeycomb comes around I will get an Android tab but until then, it's the iPad for me.
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Would you mind telling me what you think pros and cons are with getting either or?

I dunno, i went and checked out the galaxy tab and aside from just feeling like a cheap piece of crap (in classic samsung fashion) the software just didn't feel right. Scrolling was choppy, and it just seemed like an over grown Android phone. I saw no point in getting it when I already have my EVO, and really couldn't justify the purchase in my mind.
On the flip side, the iPad just feels like a quality product, it has a gorgeous screen that scrolls incredibly smoothly, and it feels completely polished. There is beauty in the simplicity of the OS, and it has grown on me immensely. The apps on it are far superior to what is found on android, and the games are pretty dam awesome. Considering that the two were similarly priced, it really was a no brainer for me.
Keep in mind, I am an Android fanboy, and up until I purchased my iPad, I badmouthed apple products every chance I got. Now that I have the iPad, I cannot deny that as far as tablets are concerned, iOS is far superior to Android. Android still smokes iOS in the phone department though.
I do have very high hopes for Honeycomb though.

Thanks I'll see if I can play with both and I wan't to make the right decision because I don't want to buy one and a new software gets release and the other is better. I keep things for a long time so it's more like an investment. Thanks for your response.
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I dunno, i went and checked out the galaxy tab and aside from just feeling like a cheap piece of crap (in classic samsung fashion) the software just didn't feel right. Scrolling was choppy, and it just seemed like an over grown Android phone. I saw no point in getting it when I already have my EVO, and really couldn't justify the purchase in my mind.
On the flip side, the iPad just feels like a quality product, it has a gorgeous screen that scrolls incredibly smoothly, and it feels completely polished. There is beauty in the simplicity of the OS, and it has grown on me immensely. The apps on it are far superior to what is found on android, and the games are pretty dam awesome. Considering that the two were similarly priced, it really was a no brainer for me.
Keep in mind, I am an Android fanboy, and up until I purchased my iPad, I badmouthed apple products every chance I got. Now that I have the iPad, I cannot deny that as far as tablets are concerned, iOS is far superior to Android. Android still smokes iOS in the phone department though.
I do have very high hopes for Honeycomb though.
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You know If theres one thing I'm getting tired of is hearing that Android is not ready for a tablet of what ever. In many ways my phone is more functional than my home windows PC.
Yeah some apps will look silly with only a few big buttons on the screen. But those apps are NOT meant to do 80 million things, they are meant to do one thing really well. And in all seriousness do you spend any real amount of time in apps like that right now on your phone?
There a fair amount of apps that would scale really nice. Like I use Pulse for my news and I think that would look great on a 7in-10in screen. Most of the apps people would use a tablet for they would be fine, like the browsers, email, weather, news apps, ereaders, and even a lot of the games(Angry birds, air hockey etc)
My other thing to note in this is that most of the time people spend on a home computer is using a internet browser. most of the apps I use are just shortcuts to webpages(think about it for a minute) or game's which there a ton of flash games also.
Theres a whole lot more tablets out there than just the Tab and Ipad, Archos makes some cool ones. then theres the chinse ones that are really cheap(under $200). But what your going to hit is in a couple months anything you buy now is going to be junk compared to all the dual core monsters that are going to be coming.
If you want one you can root there are forums just for tablets, and they can help guide you which ones you can root. I remember reading that theres a couple of the cheap ones people have been able to put CM on.

I played with the galaxy tab today and was not impressed. I imagined apps optimized for the tab but they were exactly the same as on my EVO. I'm going to get the Notion Adam Ink tablet.
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You know If theres one thing I'm getting tired of is hearing that Android is not ready for a tablet of what ever. In many ways my phone is more functional than my home windows PC.
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Not trying to upset anyone, just stating my opinion. 2.2 on a tablet does not feel right to me, it leaves me wanting more. It really makes the thing feel like an oversized Android phone.
gqstatus0685 said:
I played with the galaxy tab today and was not impressed. I imagined apps optimized for the tab but they were exactly the same as on my EVO. I'm going to get the Notion Adam Ink tablet.
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I've been following that Notion Adam tab and it does look VERY nice, but there is something sketchy about that company's whole operation. I was considering preordering it but I am just going to wait until it actually comes out (if it ever does) and if the reviews are good, I'm going to snatch one up.

_MetalHead_ said:
I dunno, i went and checked out the galaxy tab and aside from just feeling like a cheap piece of crap (in classic samsung fashion) the software just didn't feel right. Scrolling was choppy, and it just seemed like an over grown Android phone. I saw no point in getting it when I already have my EVO, and really couldn't justify the purchase in my mind.
On the flip side, the iPad just feels like a quality product, it has a gorgeous screen that scrolls incredibly smoothly, and it feels completely polished. There is beauty in the simplicity of the OS, and it has grown on me immensely. The apps on it are far superior to what is found on android, and the games are pretty dam awesome. Considering that the two were similarly priced, it really was a no brainer for me.
Keep in mind, I am an Android fanboy, and up until I purchased my iPad, I badmouthed apple products every chance I got. Now that I have the iPad, I cannot deny that as far as tablets are concerned, iOS is far superior to Android. Android still smokes iOS in the phone department though.
I do have very high hopes for Honeycomb though.
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Which version of the galaxy tab did you try? I tried verizon and sprint. Verizon version had the touch wiz ui that clearly no one likes.it's true what you said cuz the verizon version was really choppy and sluggish. On the other hand the sprint version was stock and ran really smooth. But I'm holding off on purchasing a tablet cuz the processor both ipad and galaxy tab have are mobile processor, I'd much prefer a tegra 2
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wang1404 said:
Which version of the galaxy tab did you try? I tried verizon and sprint. Verizon version had the touch wiz ui that clearly no one likes.it's true what you said cuz the verizon version was really choppy and sluggish. On the other hand the sprint version was stock and ran really smooth. But I'm holding off on purchasing a tablet cuz the processor both ipad and galaxy tab have are mobile processor, I'd much prefer a tegra 2
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Pretty sure I tried a Verizon one, a Sprint one AND an At&t one and was not impressed with any of them. Don't really remember seeing the TouchWiz UI on any of them but in all fairness I really didn't spend too much time with them. It really only took a few seconds for me to decide that the Galaxy Tab was not what I was looking for.

I've been using a Galaxy Tab from Sprint for about a month now, and have no complaints. It has excellent battery life, and the UI is buttery smooth.
I like the fact that the SD card slot is on the outside, so I can remove it at anytime. I loaded two seasons of The Office on it, and it's great to watch on the Tab's screen.
It is essentially an oversized EVO, and most folks say that iOS beats Android when it comes to games and apps, but it's still a great device with tons of versatility. I have only one item that I wish would be added: an external USB port.
That being said, I would wait until either the new iPad is released or until a Honeycomb tablet is on the market.

iPad or wait for a decent Android Tab. Not to suggest the Galaxy Tab isn't worth it ... I would have suggested getting it when it first came out if someone needed an Android tab.
I hate it as I really want a tab but I couldn't justify buying / suggesting what is available now.
Hell, even buying an iPad right now - with how long it's been out and Apple's usual cycle of new products / releases - I would think that'd be a foolish plan too. And if it's an Android tab ... things are about to get real in 2011.

Well I might be getting a Sprint Galaxy tab for xmass.
I won't turn it away

Wow. I'm shocked nobody has mentioned the "adam" it's a notion ink tablet. It is by far the best upcoming tablet. They have some pretty sweet video demonstrations of the UI on youtube. It is definitely worth a look, oh yeah it is shipping with android 2.3 and the specs are fantastic
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Nook Color
If you want a cheap alternative ($250.00)that is pretty good and has the best screen out there for tabs check out the Nook Color from B&N. Some XDA guys are doing some amazing things with it already. I have mine rooted with the market and all. This will at least hold me over till next year when the Moto and HTC powerhouse tabs hit the market.

JSZESZE said:
Wow. I'm shocked nobody has mentioned the "adam" it's a notion ink tablet. It is by far the best upcoming tablet. They have some pretty sweet video demonstrations of the UI on youtube. It is definitely worth a look, oh yeah it is shipping with android 2.3 and the specs are fantastic
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That was mentioned on the first page.

Yeah I was thinking of getting my g/f the nook color and rooting it. Placed some calls through craigslist so hoping to meet up today.
Android isn't ready to be on a tablet yet but it's for my g/f so she won't care.

jerrygon said:
If you want a cheap alternative ($250.00)that is pretty good and has the best screen out there for tabs check out the Nook Color from B&N. Some XDA guys are doing some amazing things with it already. I have mine rooted with the market and all. This will at least hold me over till next year when the Moto and HTC powerhouse tabs hit the market.
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I agree...I'm sure HTC will have the mac daddy tablet at some point.
I will be perfectly satisfied with the Galaxy Tab though, especially when the custom roms start coming out.
That's not to say this will be my last tablet!

Dinc 2 ice cream sandwich

What feature are you looking forward to the most? I've played around with the devs super rom and I've got to say it feels on like its on a whole other level than gingerbread. I'm looking forward to see how the face unlock goes.
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dlln147 said:
What feature are you looking forward to the most? I've played around with the devs super rom and I've got to say it feels on like its on a whole other level than gingerbread. I'm looking forward to see how the face unlock goes.
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I'm honestly excited obviously for vanilla ICS, but what I'm really excited about is what HTC is gonna do with sense 4.0 (as stated in another thread). They haven't failed to amaze yet (at least those who are sense fans) and I can't see how they'd let anyone down on the new functionalities of ICS.

I'm interested in sense ICS as well. Some sense Roms are a hit or miss to me so I'm excited to see how it would turn out.
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dlln147 said:
What feature are you looking forward to the most? I've played around with the devs super rom and I've got to say it feels on like its on a whole other level than gingerbread. I'm looking forward to see how the face unlock goes.
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I can't wait for asop vanilla ICS. I've been trying out the early dev mods and ICS is really impressive.

I'm incredibly excited about it. I really love the changes to the notification bar and the multi task app manager.

Im excited to brag about running ics at work... All the bigshots with "better" phones than me will turn green with envy!

OFish202 said:
Im excited to brag about running ics at work... All the bigshots with "better" phones than me will turn green with envy!
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This phone is pretty good compared to top phones out now though.
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dlln147 said:
This phone is pretty good compared to top phones out now though.
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I agree... It's gonna be better with some ice loving...
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OFish202 said:
I agree... It's gonna be better with some ice loving...
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This runs smoother than my friends Droid 3. ICS is only going to make it better.
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Plus... It doesnt look like we are talking on a calculator... The size is very managable.

Movie studio is going to be awesome. I hate to say this but the iPhone is leaps and bounds ahead of android when it comes to video. This will level the playing field for sure.
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3UR0TR45H said:
Movie studio is going to be awesome. I hate to say this but the iPhone is leaps and bounds ahead of android when it comes to video. This will level the playing field for sure.
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I'm excited about this too. Once I saw the demo for it I went nuts.
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3UR0TR45H said:
Movie studio is going to be awesome. I hate to say this but the iPhone is leaps and bounds ahead of android when it comes to video. This will level the playing field for sure.
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What's movie studio really going to do? I would personally never use my smartphone for editing more than a pic in photoshop express, much less try to touch up video.
For multi-format playback, I use MX Player with the Arm v7 codec for hardware acceleration. There is nothing that I've found that it can't play.

vrgelinas said:
What's movie studio really going to do? I would personally never use my smartphone for editing more than a pic in photoshop express, much less try to touch up video.
For multi-format playback, I use MX Player with the Arm v7 codec for hardware acceleration. There is nothing that I've found that it can't play.
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It's not so much about that as being able to touch up videos on the go. I consider imovie to be one of the top features on the iPhone and this will satisfy that need. It will basically turn the camcorder from a fun little gadget to a usable and valuable tool!
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Am I the only one who's really not terribly impressed with ICS? Actually pretty unimpressed overall? Of course, I want to clarify that by saying that I'm referring to the actual OS, not the current port to our phone. The guys working on that have done am amazing job.
But for the actual OS, I'm just not seeing what's so groundbreaking. I think the only feature I see that's actually nice is the auto-creation of folders. Aside from that, everything else is either ho-hum, or catch-up features.
-Scrollable and realizable widgets have existed on alternate launchers forever now. Nice to finally have them natively, but not terribly exciting.
-New app drawer layout is OK, but again, nothing groundbreaking. Moving all the widgets inside the drawer seems more inefficient than long-pressing on a home screen, especially if you have to scroll through several pages of widgets to locate your desired one.
-Face Unlock is a nice trick, but again, inefficient (or downright useless) for those who don't secure their phones in the first place. A quick flick of the thumb is hard to top as far as speed and ease go.
-NFC? Well, our phone doesn't have it to begin with, but even if it did, it's usefulness is pretty limited for the foreseeable future. How many times do you really transfer files between Android phones?
-The new UI, personally, I find pretty ugly. It's almost a total lack of any style, it's all lines and solid boxes. I suppose that's a style in itself, but I can't say it's a terribly pleasing one.
-The new search widget is now plastered on the top of every home screen, can only be removed by disabling the Google Search app, and upon doing so, you still can't reclaim the space used by the widget for icons or other widgets. I barely search on my phone enough to justify the current widget being placed on a single home screen, so to have one permanently on every screen is a PITA.
-The new camera features are nice, but at the end of the day, it's a camera phone. If I'm looking to take real photos, I'll use a real camera.
I don't know, the more useable the devs get their port, the more I've had a chance to play with ICS, and the more I'm convinced that, far from eliminating the need for carrier overlays, in my opinion, ICS actually makes them more valuable and necessary than they are today.
I honestly hate to say this, because I had been very much looking forward to it, but to me, the new UI just feels extremely unfinished and unimaginative, and the OS overall doesn't seem to break any new ground whatsoever.

I can't see HTC being able to do much with the ICS. Their brand recognition seems to rely on that huge weather clock and that general layout of sense that they have been using on every phone now. I can't see a lot of these "signature" stuff translating well into ICS, since most of it relies heavily on the gingerbread rom, which ICS seems to diverge quite a lot from.

PharmCAT said:
I can't see HTC being able to do much with the ICS. Their brand recognition seems to rely on that huge weather clock and that general layout of sense that they have been using on every phone now. I can't see a lot of these "signature" stuff translating well into ICS, since most of it relies heavily on the gingerbread rom, which ICS seems to diverge quite a lot from.
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Not sure I follow you. They can still build all their widgets for ICS, they can still replace the launcher with a Rosie'd version - a big phone button at the bottom with web and customize buttons on either side, and they can still skin the overall UI - the notification bar, icons, etc.
I just don't see how ICS, in any way, eliminates or negates the value manufacturers see in their overlays. And as the new UI aesthetics is unarguably more "love it or hate it" than previous versions of Android, I actually see overlays being even more attractive to the average consumer who might be comparing an Android phone to an iPhone.

ChrisDDD said:
Am I the only one who's really not terribly impressed with ICS? Actually pretty unimpressed overall? Of course, I want to clarify that by saying that I'm referring to the actual OS, not the current port to our phone. The guys working on that have done am amazing job.
But for the actual OS, I'm just not seeing what's so groundbreaking. I think the only feature I see that's actually nice is the auto-creation of folders. Aside from that, everything else is either ho-hum, or catch-up features.
-Scrollable and realizable widgets have existed on alternate launchers forever now. Nice to finally have them natively, but not terribly exciting.
-New app drawer layout is OK, but again, nothing groundbreaking. Moving all the widgets inside the drawer seems more inefficient than long-pressing on a home screen, especially if you have to scroll through several pages of widgets to locate your desired one.
-Face Unlock is a nice trick, but again, inefficient (or downright useless) for those who don't secure their phones in the first place. A quick flick of the thumb is hard to top as far as speed and ease go.
-NFC? Well, our phone doesn't have it to begin with, but even if it did, it's usefulness is pretty limited for the foreseeable future. How many times do you really transfer files between Android phones?
-The new UI, personally, I find pretty ugly. It's almost a total lack of any style, it's all lines and solid boxes. I suppose that's a style in itself, but I can't say it's a terribly pleasing one.
-The new search widget is now plastered on the top of every home screen, can only be removed by disabling the Google Search app, and upon doing so, you still can't reclaim the space used by the widget for icons or other widgets. I barely search on my phone enough to justify the current widget being placed on a single home screen, so to have one permanently on every screen is a PITA.
-The new camera features are nice, but at the end of the day, it's a camera phone. If I'm looking to take real photos, I'll use a real camera.
I don't know, the more useable the devs get their port, the more I've had a chance to play with ICS, and the more I'm convinced that, far from eliminating the need for carrier overlays, in my opinion, ICS actually makes them more valuable and necessary than they are today.
I honestly hate to say this, because I had been very much looking forward to it, but to me, the new UI just feels extremely unfinished and unimaginative, and the OS overall doesn't seem to break any new ground whatsoever.
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Word! So glad you wrote this. I've been thinking the same thing, but just didn't have the courage to say it!

3UR0TR45H said:
It's not so much about that as being able to touch up videos on the go. I consider imovie to be one of the top features on the iPhone and this will satisfy that need. It will basically turn the camcorder from a fun little gadget to a usable and valuable tool!
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I can't wait for this feature. With the birth of a baby girl, I plan on using the camcorder feature quite a bit!

Congrats bro

Favorite Nexus / ICS feature

I tried searching for something like this but search in app on 4.0 isn't .. working?
Anyway, what is your favorite thing on your new phone? Mine is the camera ... I know people complain about it but its a good camera and the speed and features of piano and time lapse and filters makes this a joy to use.
The other thing is built in screenshots. Holy awesome.
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i liked the "disable" feature you could do stock. other then that the screen size is cool.
btw if you like this camera, check out the rezound's. the rezound also has built in screenshots.

voxigenboy said:
i liked the "disable" feature you could do stock. other then that the screen size is cool.
btw if you like this camera, check out the rezound's. the rezound also has built in screenshots.
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Had the Rezound. Battery life combined with sense was too much. I returned it the 12th and waited for the nexus. Camera quality is better on the Rezound, but I enjoy using the Nexus' better
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blocatan said:
I tried searching for something like this but search in app on 4.0 isn't .. working?
Anyway, what is your favorite thing on your new phone? Mine is the camera ... I know people complain about it but its a good camera and the speed and features of piano and time lapse and filters makes this a joy to use.
The other thing is built in screenshots. Holy awesome.
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I think we need to be more imaginative here guys. My sgs2 had a better camera and also had screen shots! Let's think of UNIQUE ICS features. Like Face Unlock ...

I like the way it looks - feels sleek and futuristic (phone and ICS both). Previous builds were ugly and looked outdated.
As far as features, I like the potential of on screen keys as well as how it looks. I abhor the non Nexus buttons on all other android phones.

Personally I love the ability to put funny backgrounds in video chat via talk It's hilarious As far as I'm concerned this feature is SGN specific

The screen and the lack of TouchWiz and Verizon bloat...
Has anyone seen John Connor?

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Personally I love the ability to put funny backgrounds in video chat via talk It's hilarious As far as I'm concerned this feature is SGN specific
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Yea, I noticed that too. It is not present on my previous Nexus S with 4.0.3. So is it indeed GN specific ?

Just ICS in general.
Love the multitasking and the new way to add widgets

NFC. Google Wallet it cool
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Slimness of the phone and overall physical device.

The on screen buttons. They give the phone a much sleeker look whilst also minimizing the size of the phone. I also like how the buttons can disappear to give a bigger screen when needed.
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Love the video effect and the multitask on ICS
Showed my sister the phone and we compared the browsing speed with her Iphone4S.
Galaxy nexus won every single time and she couldn't believe at all - still in denial state.
Must admit her iphone 4s camera is better though. Haha

I enjoy the hardware its self, its sleek and sexy! I also like the curved screen
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If I have to pick a single thing then it's the zero shutter delay for the camera. Really love ICS features in general though.
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The Answer Call screen where I can choose to send preconfigured text messages as reply. GOD BLESS! Uses it several times each day during working hours.

Hardware acceleration.
The recent apps implementation with WebOS-like cards is nice too.

The ability to swipe away recent apps and notifications to get rid of them features prominently on my list.
Resizeable widgets are also nice, and are unique to ICS on phones at least.
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Zero (almost) delay shutter speed on the camera is a welcome change coming from my DroidX. Wish the picture quality was a little better, but it's not bad. I suppose that's what the SLR is for.
Also, loving Google wallet. So far today, Google has bought me; a cup of coffee, a bag of lettuce and a can of folgers... all for installing the wallet app. It always seems to get an amusing reaction when i use it in front of people. Enjoy the novelty before others start jumping on the bandwagon.

Motorola UI on Galaxy Nexus

After seeing the Atrix HD I loved the UI, was wondering if it could get ported over
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If you mean the home screen, then yes. There's a thread in the defy forums already. But if you're talking about the whole thing (SMS, dialer, camera UI etc), then no. You need the Motoblur framework.
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i think people have tried porting motoblur or whatever its called now lol, but the projects like that usually end up being forgotten or impossible ( probably not impossible just very difficult ). Some people will also probably come here and reply to you and be like oh its a nexus why would you ruin aosp lol, well to those people some of us like choices, anyways you can get a good cm10 moto theme in the theme section by a guy named vicino i think his themes are really good, and you could probably get the launcher like the guy above me said but the ui is a no go right now. Just remember tho this is a nexus and it gets a lot of development.
HERES THE THEME http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1829784

Anything moto is difficult to the nature of the phones odd resolutions which don't work well on most devices. I suppose it should work on our device?
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I hated blur. There is no way I would even think about putting that on my gnex. The gnex is a pure google experience, don't screw it up with a moto ui. Find a nice theme instead!

mssam said:
I hated blur. There is no way I would even think about putting that on my gnex. The gnex is a pure google experience, don't screw it up with a moto ui. Find a nice theme instead!
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The new ICS blur isn't bad actually. IMO, it looks better than Touchwiz and Sense. But, that may just be me...
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tatperson said:
The new ICS blur isn't bad actually. IMO, it looks better than Touchwiz and Sense. But, that may just be me...
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It's by far the "best" skin in my opinion so I share the same opinion. I've even contemplated picking up an unbranded Atrix HD as a spare phone. I'll do so even faster if Motorola gets a Jelllybean update out there within the next month or so.
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ADW Launcher finally updated!!

They have finally updated this after like 5 years, and its super smooth on this tablet
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.adwfreak.launcher
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*yawn* Two years too late.

It used to be great! Seems it still is. I will test it for a bit.
This guy should really implement a better drawer-folder-group implementation.

I got this a while ago during google's 10 cent sale, and got my money's worth on my HTC Magic. Now with this update I'm back to ADW. it looks beautiful, runs great AND let's me do a tablet drawer without changing density or anything. Slim CM and ADW, I'm a happy kid. Its definitely worth trying, remember ADW was the launcher of choice in Cyanogen 7.

Oh how I've missed ADW. Apex is sort of like it, because they always have the the latest and greatest features. Hopefully the dev stays with it
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I used ADW a lot on my Transformer Tablet but moved to Apex after ICS for the newer features. Apex has tablet mode built-in in the Settings>Homescreen options. Anymore launcher themes are universal and there are no lack of choices on any of the major launchers... which was one of the main selling points of ADW.
So while this is a great solution to those who have already purchased ADW in the past, it isn't so great for some who've already moved on to something else.
I will give it a shot though. The video looks like there are some nice features. One thing I loved about ADW was the icon size and font text.

Slightly OT, but just upgraded to the new ADW on my Note/CM10 (from the old ADW), and it is really nice.
Took a while to sort out my settings, but I like it, even better than the old.
Tip: if the dock disappears, add a Gesture to unhide it, and try that.

just read the adw OVERVIEW and it only goes up to jb4.1,so when 4.2 drops its no use

tonybhoy said:
just read the adw OVERVIEW and it only goes up to jb4.1,so when 4.2 drops its no use
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Not necessarily. I don't think there are enough changes on the front end to make this not work with 4.2. The only reason it goes up to 4.1 at the moment is because that's all that's out.

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