The size of the N7 makes it idea for taking notes - I can hold the device in one hand and write with the other in a way that's not possible with a 10" sreen. Amusingly the best app I've found for this is Asus SuperNote, but the menu buttons that normally appear on the bottom of a 10" screen don't appear on a 7". Bumping build.prop's ro.sf.lcd_density from 213 to 170 (root req) fixes it, but a system wide change like that for compatibility of one app is a less-than-ideal-solution imo.
Anyone have any ideas for another possible fix?
Just wait on paranoidandroid. You can set DPI for individual apps
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I just tried this on Jr5, with the tablet ui mod and I had the nav buttons. It looked great, thanks for that.
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I sideloaded supernote on my N7 and noticed the navigation buttons were missing (I'm not rooted and thus running standard DPI).
My work around when in scribble mode I toggle to the keyboard to use backspace, enter key, or insert a space.
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Yes, and you can also do a large horizontal swipe from right to left for backspace / delete I think.
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Good point. I forgot about that capability.
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Ugh, I would pay Asus for a version that scales right. Here's hoping this comes bundled with a 7 inch tablet soon.
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Didn't someone say this is basically the same as freenote?
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Didn't someone say this is basically the same as freenote?
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They have now.... thanks. Hmm, Freenote is a fraction of the size too and seems to have more options / is more configurable. Gonna check it out.
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Just want to tell you all, that there is an app called "Handwrite Free"! I like it better than freenote, better interface and options.
steCkmeiSter said:
Just want to tell you all, that there is an app called "Handwrite Free"! I like it better than freenote, better interface and options.
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There's another thread on note taking. I used to like Freenote the best, but in this other thread, someone pointed out Handy Note. It's not free, but well worth the one dollar. Finally something I can actually use, organize, share and backup. Check it out. I tried Supernote as well. Was not good enough for me.
Link to other thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1780015
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As was suggested early on, I think the idea of having configurable support for screen density of each app (or however you'd describe it) is the solution to this problem and others like it. For now I've suck with stock and the build.prop edit, but I'll probably be on a custom rom with this functionality before long.
Also, I've tried all of the alternate app suggestions in this thread as well as most in the other. There's a wide variety of apps to pick from - some with a little less functionality, some with way way too much more for my liking (and at 30+ megs installed, they'd better do more!).
As mentioned by a few people FreeNote is the best replacement for SuperNote in general design, but with more configurability and features, plus a smaller installed size to boot. However, all the apps I've tried do one curious little annoying thing "wrong" that SuperNote get's right... they misplace descenders (g j p q y) fully above the baseline.
is there now a way to run Supernote perfectly on the nexus 7? If so how would you go about doing that
Has anyone found a way to make it scale with ParanoidAndroid? I have tried 160dpi and different layouts, but never got it quite right :S
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If you continue to have issues with SuperNote, consider checking out Handy Note Pro. I found it to be more usable. Plus, there's more than a few user reviews on Google Play that said that they lost all of their work when the app borked.
I just watched a video on youtube about asus memo pad 7, in it they were using supernote lite and the memo pad 7 is a 7" tablet so it should be perfect for a n7.
Someone is bound to get a hold of that apk so I will be on the look out for that!
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pdrift said:
I just watched a video on youtube about asus memo pad 7, in it they were using supernote lite and the memo pad 7 is a 7" tablet so it should be perfect for a n7.
Someone is bound to get a hold of that apk so I will be on the look out for that!
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Interested in this
Me too, but can any of these apps save to Dropbox or custom folder on sd?
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You can create an Asus acc and backup there
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I installed a couple of Office Suite from Amazon Free App of the Day on my phone. I am wondering which one is the best for the Nexus 7. I can download other free alternative if it is even better. Thanks!
List of Office Suite that I have from Amazon:
OfficeSuite Professional 6
Quickoffice Pro
Documents to Go 3.0
Or should I go to a free one?
I like quick office pro, and I think I remember them being bought up by Google docs or something like that not too long ago. I can't remember I'll have to do some searching.
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Kingsoft office... And it is free
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I have Office Suite Pro that I got for free.... so that's my only choice.
I used Polaris on my old transformer and I liked it. There is a really good comparison between the various office apps some where online. I think someone from the Asus transformer forums did it.
Some allow you to only read and not edit. I can't see really having to edit or create documents on the go, but I guess some people do. As long as I can open them, I'm good. Since you have access to them all, won't you simply try each one and tell us what you like better?
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I have always used quickoffice pro on my 10" tablet, and I installed it on my nexus 7 and it works great. I also got those three office apps from amazon, and quickoffice pro seems to be the least buggy
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CloudOn is one of the best office apps I've seen, although you need to be on wifi and have a box, dropbox or Google drive account (or all 3) as it only reads from cloud storage. They match the office ui almost exactly and have support for Excel, Word, and Power Point docs. Also it only works on tablets.
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QuickOffice Pro HD is great, though you'll need to pull the APK off another device, it doesn't think it works on the N7.
Which office suite would be best for a student? I'm looking at Smart Office 2. Anyone tried it? I believe its on sale now for $1.98
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CloudOn is one of the best office apps I've seen, although you need to be on wifi and have a box, dropbox or Google drive account (or all 3) as it only reads from cloud storage. They match the office ui almost exactly and have support for Excel, Word, and Power Point docs. Also it only works on tablets.
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How did you get cloud on? When I go to it it says its not compatible...
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Here is the link to the comparison:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1085173
Quick office HD.
Think it shows not compatible in the play store, but it works fine.
You can link it to all your cloud storage accounts.
It has really advanced features that mean you can create documents as if they have been made on the PC.
I think quick office were acquired by Google not so long ago but I might be wrong on that.
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Kingsoft office... And it is free
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I have no idea how this is free. It's as full featured as the $15 apps. There are no ads or other bloatware.
Another vote for KingSoft, It's brilliant. I paid for it when they used to charge.
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+1 for Kingsoft it really is great. Like iElvis said, I have no idea how its free but its fully featured works great!
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Thanks for the king soft suggestion. It is much better than quick office pro I got for free on Amazon.
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QuickOffice Pro HD is great, though you'll need to pull the APK off another device, it doesn't think it works on the N7.
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I have no issues installing it from the amazon app store, i guess its a play store thing?
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Kingsoft office... And it is free
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I recently tried this app as well, I love it. I don't think anyone should spend money on an office suite app since this one is available
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+1 Kingsoft
I like king soft but its very laggy. Anyone else ?
I posted a thread exactly like this and the general consensus was Quick Office Pro HD. I got off Amazon since it doesn't show up in the Play store. It works awesome, integrates with Dropbox too.
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I have king soft installed and it works perfectly, haven't experienced any issues.
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For those looking for an alternative browser. It seems faster than Chrome, my initial observation
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Nice.
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Cool i've always wanted to leak memory on my tablet
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Cool i've always wanted to leak memory on my tablet
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What?
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Firefox on the PC is notorious for having all sorts of memory leaks. It's gotten a bit better with updates but it's still pretty bad. At least I don't hit 800,000K of memory with it anymore. I may have to check this out though
Lol for a minute there i thought you was under the impression that you where assuming the final version of firefox had the same problems as beta. Silly me as you have tried the final version on youre nexus 7 haven't you. My bad
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Flash?
Edit, just installed... It works!
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It works awesome but I get the phone UI instead of the new tablet UI on my nexus 7
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Works great. Better than beta and aurora.
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It works awesome but I get the phone UI instead of the new tablet UI on my nexus 7
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You might have installed the beta version for mobiles? I saw 2 versions at Google Play, the first one released on 24 of august, and the second on 28th. The version customized for tablets is the second one.
I have the second one that was updated on the 28th , I've tried both and have the phone UI on both...it's weird
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Firefox for tablets is available at Google Play!!!
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It's been available for ages!!!!!!!!11111eleven
My opinion of firefox on the Nexus 7
To me when i first start it up it flies thru pages.. Then i realize its quite clumbsy .. Mis touches often.. Putting in passwords is a pain in the Butt . I find it leaving the password box. jumping from zoom to not zoom. and so on .. It seems if they would slow the ui down just a bit it would work better.. NOW Once your past that it does load pages better . Page rendering seems to be a big faster but it shows things being rendered. With the NEW Chrome they do most of that in the background and you see a micro second or so of lag while its rendered then pushed to you. With firefox you can see the text come into focus..
SO Over all i would say its Much better then there past tries..
my conclusion is . to stick to Chrome and stock browser for sites that do not like chrome.. But keep watching and checking out FIREFOX in the mean time...
Anyone with comments on the above is very welcome . If im the only one with such issues i would like to know .. OHH I USED Thumbs keyboard . stock android keyboard and swift x keyboard there latest one. SWIFT IS VERY BUGGY AT TIMES . SCRAMBLES WORDS AND TEXT . ESPECIALLY in Word processor .. Thumbs most stable ...
Why so many versions? I've been on Aurora for a few weeks and really liking it. Only thing I don't like is bookmark access. I just loaded the new one and it does seem a bit faster loading pages. The UI looks identical to Aurora (why 2 versions?). Not sure what the password problem is mentioned, I find it no different than any other browser (I use Swype).
The "Desktop by default" doesn't seem to work most of the time, but that doesn't bother me, I just hit "Desktop" version at the bottom of the mobile page if I want to see it. Most bookmarks that are www. do go to Desktop version. There's a few good extensions that "usually" work, "Always zoom", "TapTapWrap", and Adblock. Has 4 built in search engines, which you can add to the list. I really don't like all the clicks to bookmarks, but I solved that by just having a shortcut folder on my home screen that goes straight to my most used ones.
Sure seems like there should be an "import from Aurora" rather than just from default browser... a little pain getting the new version set up. Seems stupid you need to re-set up sync. I'll convert to FF for a few weeks to see if there's much difference. Plays flash just as well as Aurora.
Seems nice but boat browser does everything it does including flash and is a little easier to navigate IMO.
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I agree, but I use FF at work and home, and the syncing is great (can edit mobile bm folder on PC, rearrange, rename, add folders, and sync!). I do like Chrome a lot, but FF finally seems to work as well (as far as zooming and wrapping). I tend to prefer one browser so I don't get too confused. I do have and like Boat on my Froyo phone.
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Seems nice but boat browser does everything it does including flash and is a little easier to navigate IMO.
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There's no "Firefox Tablet" version, it's just called Firefox.
Yes, just Firefox, Firefox Beta, and Aurora. "Firefox" seems best now (updated yesterday).
NEW:
* Support for tablets, including faster startup and beautiful new design
* Find in page
* Text Selection fixed
* Desktop sites can be requested from the menu
* Better tabs experience - swipe to close
* Support for SPDY networking protocol v3
* Bookmarks & history can be imported from stock browser in the Settings
I can't figure out Swipe to close... and question "beautiful new design".
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There's no "Firefox Tablet" version, it's just called Firefox.
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Xscope>all
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Yes, just Firefox, Firefox Beta, and Aurora. "Firefox" seems best now (updated yesterday).
NEW:
* Support for tablets, including faster startup and beautiful new design
* Find in page
* Text Selection fixed
* Desktop sites can be requested from the menu
* Better tabs experience - swipe to close
* Support for SPDY networking protocol v3
* Bookmarks & history can be imported from stock browser in the Settings
I can't figure out Swipe to close... and question "beautiful new design".
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Its not beautiful at all is it.
Honestly I've tried most of them but chrome is so much nicer. Proper tabs with swipe left and right. The misclick thing that pops up to confirm what you really want. The only browser I haven't tried is xscope and I dont think I will since there's no free version.
Swipe to close is just like the normal app close thing. When you are looking at the open tabs you swipe off the one you don't want.
just curious if anyone has found any new or updated note taking apps that work well for typing as well as drawing.
ive previously used:
lecture notes
handy notes
evernote + skitch
freenote
i am looking for something like noteability for... that other electronic tablet... anyone?
Asus Supernote
Hmmm looks decent. Will try it out. Thanks
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Asus Supernote
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Thanks for the Asus Supernote suggestion. :thumbup:
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I just use Google Drive for my note taking.
I prefer Freenote over Asus Supernote.
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Have you tried color note? Very simple but effective app and has a built in calender as well...that's what I use, in addition to Asus super note on my nexus 7
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I tried a bunch this AM. SuperNote came out on top - by a significant margin.
Can't believe this app is not on the market. I read somewhere in my research that the some knowledgeable folks think that SuperNote was written by the dude that wrote FreeNote. I need to go take a look at FreeNote, but from some that have compared the two, SuperNote reportedly appears to be a more refined version of FreeNote.
I've done some reading and found launchers, suggestions and apps. Wondering if anyone has a setup they can share? My little cousin is 7 and I got her a nexus 7
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I'm not sure if this is what you are looking for but I share my device with my kids (4 and 7). I've set up an user account for them and I've locked it down with "kid' s place ". They can only reach the apps that I allow and can't mess with any settings. You can also use the timer function to limit their usage of the device. Exciting "kid's place" needs (if you choose this option) a code too...
The reason why I use different user accounts is to allow them to have their own user data in shared apps
I hope this is useful to you...
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I've done some reading and found launchers, suggestions and apps. Wondering if anyone has a setup they can share? My little cousin is 7 and I got her a nexus 7
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If you update the tablet to Android 4.3 you could use a restricted profile
Hope that helps
One thing I just thought of is, you could use desktop visualizer and make big icons on the home screen for the apps that they would be using so they dont need to go into the app drawer and open up unnecessary apps (Or I suppose you can just take off a shortcut to the app drawer from the home screen with a custom launcher).
A setup I used when I handed down my old tab to my son (3yo) is smart app lock from thinkyeah and apex launcher with icon size set up for bigger icons - kidoz TV for kid friendly vids and use adaway to - well that's obvious.
I use zoodles
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zoodles.kidmode
4.3s new restricted profiles would work well for this. I haven't tried it myself though.
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PlayPad Kid's Launcher
Kids Place
KIDO'Z Play Mode-Safe for Kids
Famigo
Kytephone
Take a look at all these apps. I'm sure one of them will fit your needs.
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A Gumdrop Case would be another good addition for a child.
1.First restrict play store for keeping adult material out of kids reach
2.put on low level puzzles game like cut the rope,where is my water etc
3.search for some drawing apps
4.I don't think launcher will have an impact but if u need some attractive icons u can try apex,nova launcher
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As a public speaker, I'm looking for an app that can display my notes/manuscript (ideally, link up with Google Drive and/or Dropbox), displays a small timer on the screen with the notes, and possibly even a recording option.
I know there are stand alone apps for these, but I'm looking for something that consolidates these features, or some other alternative. Switching between apps would not be ideal while speaking.
Thanks in advance for your help.
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How about myTalkMate from the PlayStore?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.MyTalkMate
There are a few others there that might fit your purpose, paid and free.
Hm, that's a decent start. I guess I'm looking more for something that allows me to import a full manuscript and not just presentation queues (hence Google Drive support). I like the idea of the visual color clues with the timer though.
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Look further. There are more.....
Oh ok .......
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