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My first tablet. Have always loved the Tab so I decided to splurge. I've been browsing this section and have some ideas of what I MAY like, but I am a sucker for peoples suggestions...
Is a case even needed? I've been debating this... if it is, is the Pyro Skins considered the best? I did not see many photos of the cases on the site. Considering this VIPERTEK one also since it is the highest rated on Amazon (LINK)
I hate screen protectors... I believe the tab has gorilla glass.. assuming this is not needed?
I should be getting the tab next week.... best method of connecting to the TV for watching hulu/youtube? I was surprised there was no HDMI....
hate if you want... I have/will continue reading threads. To those who offer good suggestions, thank you. Things change... there are always new/better products.
EDIT.... being my first tablet, if there are any must have apps, I'd appreciate that too.
Get a good case, and a nice SGP screen protector, cheap insurance.
Ended up ordering the pyro - black carbon fiber. Really wanted the red, but they were out. The SP in my opinion is not needed, I would think... Gorilla glass.
Gorrilla glass isn't all it's cracked up to be...
*rimshot*
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Gorrilla glass isn't all it's cracked up to be...
*rimshot*
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I haven't had any issues in 3 years with it....
slack04 said:
Gorrilla glass isn't all it's cracked up to be...
*rimshot*
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My tab is taken to the task by my 6 year old and myself. No issues whatsoever with the glass. Looks like new.
You want to get a usb adapter, then you can plug in your phone to your tab and cameras, flash drives and stuff like that, I go one for about ₤2.70, like $4.00.
beta546 said:
You want to get a usb adapter, then you can plug in your phone to your tab and cameras, flash drives and stuff like that, I go one for about ₤2.70, like $4.00.
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woah, did not realize it did not have a usb OR an hdmi. Good suggestion, will try and find one now.
What about hookups to the TV?
s15274n said:
woah, did not realize it did not have a usb OR an hdmi. Good suggestion, will try and find one now.
What about hookups to the TV?
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Haven't looked into tv hookup yet but I know you can do it And thnks for my first thanks lol :-D
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s15274n said:
woah, did not realize it did not have a usb OR an hdmi. Good suggestion, will try and find one now.
What about hookups to the TV?
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Oh and I got the usb adapter off ebay. From china. It just a little wire, one end goes in tab and the other has a female usb
s15274n said:
I haven't had any issues in 3 years with it....
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Thomas3G said:
My tab is taken to the task by my 6 year old and myself. No issues whatsoever with the glass. Looks like new.
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Nobody tells jokes in your houses? Jeebus.
Nice choice for cover - I've got the same one (I'm not sporting a SP either)
Aside from the cover, like beta546 mentioned, I have the OTG USB adapter ($7 on ebay).
Finally, if you're not running or planning on running a Pershoot Kernel based ROM, then you should get/make the 'Any USB Charger' adapter so you don't always have to keep the Samsung charger around for when you need it.
App wise I'd recommend the following:
XDA Developers Forum App (haha, no-brainer there)
ColorNote
MX Video Player
Skitch
RealCalc
Skype
Ultrachron Lite
Password Safe Lite
ES File Explorer
Advanced Task Killer
LED Light (widget)
Oh, and if you do custom ROM your tab (highly recommended!) Then I suggest you get a ROM with Polaris Office in it ... or just find the apk on the forums.
I would also recommend some widgets like
Hd widgets
App Stack
Circle launcher
Android taskbar
You may know some of those but I think they make my tab look great
Oooooooo and thumb keyboard, it is brilliant for typing :-D
^ awesome. Have been wondering about that one. I picked that up when it was free on Amazon... have not installed it yet (waiting on a tablet). I am a huge Swype fanboy... will try and break my ways. THanks for all of the suggestions man.
apps
BS player or Mizuu player is awesome for videos
Titanium backup and titanium media sync (if rooted)
Dropbox or sugar sync
Dolphin browser
I second the thumb keyboard
If you want a really fast rom and pershoots kernal check out taskers 7.x rom over in developers section. It is awesome!!!!! Made whole tablet a completely better experience
Fatboy77 said:
BS player or Mizuu player is awesome for videos
Titanium backup and titanium media sync (if rooted)
Dropbox or sugar sync
Dolphin browser
I second the thumb keyboard
If you want a really fast rom and pershoots kernal check out taskers 7.x rom over in developers section. It is awesome!!!!! Made whole tablet a completely better experience
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Yep Task's rom is the best, with boosted's jetstream theme, or one of his other thenes, I just like jetstream
beta546 said:
Yep Task's rom is the best, with boosted's jetstream theme, or one of his other thenes, I just like jetstream
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i second b00sted's themes. they are sweet!
in the same situation with s15274n
also using that case.
was wondering where is a good place to look into to start doing custom ROM to my tablet and my nexus s?
do they really offer something great for the hours I will be spending on reading them?
^ rooting and flashing the Tab is crazy easy. Check the dev section for the guide on rooting (it is not a sticky thread for some reason).
I ended up flashing Tasks 7.0 and was LOVING it.... my device is being sent in for warranty so I returned it to stock.... already missing it!!
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Gorrilla glass isn't all it's cracked up to be...
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... I see what you did there...
KT Spider Laptop: http://www.knowyourmobile.com/blog/...turn_your_android_handset_into_a_netbook.html
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtWHVx6zRQM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Pricing TBD/Not Announcex
zanderman112 said:
KT Spider Laptop: http://www.knowyourmobile.com/blog/...turn_your_android_handset_into_a_netbook.html
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtWHVx6zRQM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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I saw that initial thread, and thought it looked really interesting, now that I see a working unit, I think it's even more interesting. Good find!
kangi26 said:
I saw that initial thread, and thought it looked really interesting, now that I see a working unit, I think it's even more interesting. Good find!
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Thanks. Now, notice how that S3 goes into the Tablet UI? With no modifications to the firmware. We need to find out how to enable that independently of docking.
Posted by Mr. Z's Galaxy S3.
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Thanks. Now, notice how that S3 goes into the Tablet UI? With no modifications to the firmware. We need to find out how to enable that independently of docking.
Posted by Mr. Z's Galaxy S3.
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I would assume its because its displaying on the laptop dock which has a larger screen and smaller DPI. You can force your S3 into the tablet UI by simply lowering your pixel density, but then everything is so small.
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I would assume its because its displaying on the laptop dock which has a larger screen and smaller DPI. You can force your S3 into the tablet UI by simply lowering your pixel density, but then everything is so small.
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Yeah, but I mean w/o manually editing the DPI. Like a toggle or something built in to ROMs. Would be kinda cool, at least IMO. Especially if someone already has an MHL adapter and plugs it up to their HD TV.
Posted by Mr. Z's Galaxy S3.
Shut up and take my money!!!
I've been waiting for something like this since I bought my iPod Touch 2g back in 2008. The Atrix would have been nice, but laptop dock was ridiculously overpriced, and only available on AT&T.
Has anyone been able successfully find anything else on these? I have been searching high and low and have yet to find it.
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Has anyone been able successfully find anything else on these? I have been searching high and low and have yet to find it.
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Im going to South Korea this Monday so I'll visit a KT shop and see.
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What i would want to see from a device like this is an integrated dock for the phone. Let's say I'm on a plane or a train, i dont want cables between two devices, i would want my phone to clip into the netbook somehow. Maybe on the back of the screen? Or even better, screen up, in next to the trackpad flush with the keyboard, with the Capability to use it as an auxiliary screen. Or why not use the phone itself AS the trackpad?
Even still, as it is now, I'd buy it.
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ajgftw said:
What i would want to see from a device like this is an integrated dock for the phone. Let's say I'm on a plane or a train, i dont want cables between two devices, i would want my phone to clip into the netbook somehow. Maybe on the back of the screen? Or even better, screen up, in next to the trackpad flush with the keyboard, with the Capability to use it as an auxiliary screen. Or why not use the phone itself AS the trackpad?
Even still, as it is now, I'd buy it.
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What about the Asus Padfone then?
zanderman112 said:
KT Spider Laptop: http://www.knowyourmobile.com/blog/...turn_your_android_handset_into_a_netbook.html
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtWHVx6zRQM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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348pqy 12qwerxtc nq9843u yviu/ , - That was me wiping the drool off my keyboard!!!
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348pqy 12qwerxtc nq9843u yviu/ , - That was me wiping the drool off my keyboard!!!
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Goddamnit. Subscribed to this thread a long time ago. Saw that someone finally replied. Got my hopes but nope. Nothing to see here. Move along people.
I went to my local shop today and asked for a replacment as my phone kept getting so slow and hot i just wanted to try another not only that i was silly n scratched the back of the phone "i could of cryed lol" so ive now orderd a case. Well now i have my replacment this 1 just seems much faster. With all apps installed like previous its defo a better device. So i guess theres devices that function better than others. Can anyine recommend me a good screen protector?
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I went to my local shop today and asked for a replacment as my phone kept getting so slow and hot i just wanted to try another not only that i was silly n scratched the back of the phone "i could of cryed lol" so ive now orderd a case. Well now i have my replacment this 1 just seems much faster. With all apps installed like previous its defo a better device. So i guess theres devices that function better than others. Can anyine recommend me a good screen protector?
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just ordered this one get it tomorrow
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00L2LGGFY/ref=pe_385721_37038051_TE_3p_dp_1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRjpkPkBlDc
Thanks let me no how it is please
vimto25 said:
Thanks let me no how it is please
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will do, join my lg g3 google plus ill be putting it up on there
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will do, join my lg g3 google plus ill be putting it up on there
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How do i do that? Sorry dont use google+ much
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How do i do that? Sorry dont use google+ much
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https://plus.google.com/communities...con&utm_medium=chrome_app&utm_campaign=chrome heres the link
If anyone interested black Moto X Force 32GB reduced in CarePhoneWarehouse to £299 which is a steal for this phone.
Unlocked, simfree etc.
Free next delivery in UK.
http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/bu...94b4408e52c&cid=Affiliate_Sub+Networks_154750
Grabbed one.
Was looking for something new as my old note 3 is dying on it's arse. At £500 it was overpriced, At £300 it's a bargain. hoping it'll arrive tomorrow and i'll have a new toy to play with after work!
Wtf is this price! Oo
I have payed mine MXF 720€ !!
Why this one is so cheap?
Envoyé depuis mon Moto X Force en utilisant Tapatalk
Grabbed mine in store last Friday. Lots of stores had no stock
Trinytix said:
Wtf is this price! Oo
I have payed mine MXF 720€ !!
Why this one is so cheap?
Envoyé depuis mon Moto X Force en utilisant Tapatalk
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Because one in UK is fake Just kidding, it's on sale. Really good opportunity.
I wish they would ship to the US. I can't find it near that price anywhere else...
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darksizzle said:
I wish they would ship to the US. I can't find it near that price anywhere else...
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For the price, I would try to find someone in UK to ship there and then to send to you.
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For the price, I would try to find someone in UK to ship there and then to send to you.
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I'd love to but I don't know anyone in the UK and not a lot I can do if they decide to screw me over!
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I'd love to but I don't know anyone in the UK and not a lot I can do if they decide to screw me over!
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In second post, @MinecraftZombi.es said that he grabbed one and he's from Spain. Ask him how.
I'm also interested in obtaining this phone. £299 is the cheapest price iv'e found, the only problem is that I can't find any way to get the phone from the UK to the US
Maybe something like www.myukmailbox.com and similar
Got one Tuesday after much fussing. First one had a power button issue and the second was the last in stock. I have a very small hairline scratch at the top but not on the actual display itself. I have just ordered a screen protector and case as not *ONE* (high street) shop in the UK appears to sell any accessories for this phone that I could find. So I have been using it bare. The scratchy plastic front lens is a bit of a pain for me as I have an HTC One M7 that has never had a screen protector on it in over 3(?) years and has not one scratch on it. Some minor niggles. The scratch prone nature of the lens obviously. The Android soft keys take up room on the screen and requires root to sort out (I am a bit shy about doing that right away). The lack of a charging LED when connected other than if you run it down to 0%. A fingerprint scanner would have been nice as well as the sensor that the S6 has to monitor things like heart rate. I can't seem to get Nova Launcher to work properly on it either (post Marshmallow and after updating). Not sure if that required root or not on my HTC though. I can see myself rooting it at some point but I will probably need some hand holding in order to do it.
In all other regards it's a steal!
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I can't seem to get Nova Launcher to work properly on it either (post Marshmallow and after updating).
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Nova Launcher works absolutely fine. Most be something to do with your phone.
Try to reset the phone.
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Got one Tuesday after much fussing. First one had a power button issue and the second was the last in stock. I have a very small hairline scratch at the top but not on the actual display itself. I have just ordered a screen protector and case as not *ONE* (high street) shop in the UK appears to sell any accessories for this phone that I could find. So I have been using it bare. The scratchy plastic front lens is a bit of a pain for me as I have an HTC One M7 that has never had a screen protector on it in over 3(?) years and has not one scratch on it. Some minor niggles. The scratch prone nature of the lens obviously. The Android soft keys take up room on the screen and requires root to sort out (I am a bit shy about doing that right away). The lack of a charging LED when connected other than if you run it down to 0%. A fingerprint scanner would have been nice as well as the sensor that the S6 has to monitor things like heart rate. I can't seem to get Nova Launcher to work properly on it either (post Marshmallow and after updating). Not sure if that required root or not on my HTC though. I can see myself rooting it at some point but I will probably need some hand holding in order to do it.
In all other regards it's a steal!
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Nova working fine for me too.
Turns out something changed for the camera app launcher (The one on the bottom was different to the default launcher on Googles Launcher). I was getting a photo app error when using it in Nova ('Photos has stopped working unfortunately' or something like that). I changed the icon to the Camera icon shown in the default launcher and it works now. I think I must have installed Google Plus or something whilst running Nova and it changed the Camera launching app. Only the default camera launcher seems to work with Nova on Marshmallow (what is that Quickpic? Will have to investigate). Also I don't think Nova likes the 'Hide System Bar' app on unrooted phones.
mods delete this thread as deal no longer valid.
Cheers
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mods delete this thread as deal no longer valid.
Cheers
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I don't think that mods are deleting every topic with not valid deal or info. Locking, maybe but similar deal could happen again
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Has anyone heard if the G8 will have gesture navigation (navigation pill)? I know it's a feature of Pie, but I'm not sure if it's something that can be disabled by manufacturers.
People on twitter talked about the Mind Control
Can you believe it?
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Has anyone heard if the G8 will have gesture navigation (navigation pill)? I know it's a feature of Pie, but I'm not sure if it's something that can be disabled by manufacturers.
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It comes with stock Google launcher with identical pixel gestures ! Not as polished as pixel but definitely smooth!
pbp123454321 said:
It comes with stock Google launcher with identical pixel gestures ! Not as polished as pixel but definitely smooth!
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That's very very odd cause I've not seen that in any review videos thanks for update
lg3FTW said:
That's very very odd cause I've not seen that in any review videos thanks for update
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Tell me about it! All the reviews focused on the gestures but not the os or what the phone actually had to offer
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Tell me about it! All the reviews focused on the gestures but not the os or what the phone actually had to offer
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It is odd. I have the TMO variant and I do not have Google Launcher pre installed.
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phillymade said:
It is odd. I have the TMO variant and I do not have Google Launcher pre installed.
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Wow that's really interesting! Someone actually went over and decided to remove and extra feature.
I posted a link of my drive where I put the extracted the pixel launcher off of my g8 see if that works
Gesture is terrible. It's not consider real swipe.
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The g8 is a hard pass from me sadly. I wanted to upgrade from my g6 but there's almost ZERO reason to upgrade minus the 855 which I'm sure the LG slow ass skin will kill anyhow. I've my g6 and it was huge upgrade over my g3. But I still miss the curved back of my g3. Pixel 4 hopefully won't let me down like the g8 has
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Wow that's really interesting! Someone actually went over and decided to remove and extra feature.
I posted a link of my drive where I put the extracted the pixel launcher off of my g8 see if that works
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Can u extract lg g8's live wallpaper?