Ok so I have CM7.1 Alpha3.5 on the TouchPad. It's decent. However, it's just a blown up phone ROM with some tweaks to make it usable on a screen this large. This means that there's no panes in Gmail or other tablet optimized apps.
Now, I don't mean to diminish the work that has been done to things like the overlay for the buttons - that is really a slick implementation - but is there any way/place to get the tablet optimized versions of apps onto this thing instead of the phone versions of the apps? Or should I just shut up and wait for ICS to come out soon?
EDIT: Sigh. Mod, you can move this to the General section. My bad.
I was thinking of installing this, but if what you say is the case (all the apps will be like they are on the phone) then I guess I will wait til an ICS port comes out. I just REALLY want the Android apps on the Touchpad.
Install it! You have nothing to lose. You can boot into webOS OR CM7 via the startup menu.
Don't let one guy's complaints stop you.
Oh by all means install it. Its crazy fast and in a worst case scenario you lay an easier foundation for installing ICS when it is available. You don't have to use Android - this will get you dual booting.
If your talking about google music or netflix tablet versions, if you edit the device id to something like GT-i900 it will load up tablet versions.
At least this has been my experience...
jzen said:
If your talking about google music or netflix tablet versions, if you edit the device id to something like GT-i900 it will load up tablet versions.
At least this has been my experience...
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Hmmmm... Can I do this on the device itself or adb to it or what?
Build.prop using a text editor of some kind will do the trick
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In my situation, I've had the exact opposite occur: too many apps have told me to purchase the tablet version of their apps, such as SwiftKey for one. Netflix comes up as the tablet version, and i dunno about Gmail, but it doesn't bother me none if it's the phone view, it still works fine.
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Really? I edited my building prop to the Galaxy 7 wifi only since it has same resolution as Touchpad using and is wifi, only. All my apps look gorgeous. Typing on SwiftKey Tablet right now. GT-P1010 Samsung, i used root explorer to and just edit the build prop right on your Touchpad. I think es file will work too
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etnpnys said:
Ok so I have CM7.1 Alpha3.5 on the TouchPad. It's decent. However, it's just a blown up phone ROM with some tweaks to make it usable on a screen this large. This means that there's no panes in Gmail or other tablet optimized apps.
Now, I don't mean to diminish the work that has been done to things like the overlay for the buttons - that is really a slick implementation - but is there any way/place to get the tablet optimized versions of apps onto this thing instead of the phone versions of the apps? Or should I just shut up and wait for ICS to come out soon?
EDIT: Sigh. Mod, you can move this to the General section. My bad.
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Those tablet versions are for .Honeycomb OS we use gingerbread
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FirstNoobToBrickHisPhone said:
Those tablet versions are for .Honeycomb OS we use gingerbread
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Yeah I understand that - but I'm asking if there's a way to install the honeycomb/tablet versions. It sounds like, from everybody else, that we can with a simple edit of the build.prop file.
I will give it a shot later! Thanx everybody!
Well if anyone knows how to get the Plume Tablet version to run with a build.prop setting that would be great.
etnpnys said:
Yeah I understand that - but I'm asking if there's a way to install the honeycomb/tablet versions. It sounds like, from everybody else, that we can with a simple edit of the build.prop file.
I will give it a shot later! Thanx everybody!
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Fyi there is a huge difference between "tablet version(hc)" and " tablet optimized " tablet optimized works on larger screen gb units( like our tp)
tablet version is intended for honeycomb devices with the appropriate framework and can only be loaded on honeycomb os.
The reason why ppl are needing to edit the build.prop is for the app/market to recognize our device as a compatible device/hardware on a "tablet optimized " app.
No matter what u do a "tablet version" application will not work on a "phone version " os.
If it were that easy to install a hc application, the current fragmentation would not exist within androids, and ics would not be that important coming out.
Just a food for thought rant since I'm seeing so many God damn threads about this matter lol..
Thanks for listening
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Honeycomb source was never released so we are stuck with a phone optimized version of Android until we can get an CM9/ICS ROM. There are new APIs etc in Honeycomb that won't allow those apps to run in Gingerbread even if you somehow force installed them. You can find some apps that will display a tablet UI. Here is a few of ones I use that run a tablet UI:
Netflix (really nice tablet UI update that is working great)
OfficeSuite Pro 5
Maxthon Browser for 10" Tablet
Firefox (tablet UI can be enabled in about:config)
What I look for is apps that have tablet screenshots or have been updated for ICS yet the same version also runs on GB.
spunker88 said:
Honeycomb source was never released so we are stuck with a phone optimized version of Android until we can get an CM9/ICS ROM. There are new APIs etc in Honeycomb that won't allow those apps to run in Gingerbread even if you somehow force installed them. You can find some apps that will display a tablet UI. Here is a few of ones I use that run a tablet UI:
Netflix (really nice tablet UI update that is working great)
OfficeSuite Pro 5
Maxthon Browser for 10" Tablet
Firefox (tablet UI can be enabled in about:config)
What I look for is apps that have tablet screenshots or have been updated for ICS yet the same version also runs on GB.
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so once we have an ics port we will have something that functions just like honeycomb does on the current tablets?
For those who want a swype style keyboard, try TouchPal keyboard tablet edition. I may install it in update.
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What exactly should i put in build prop? Which line to edit and what to put?
Thx
Netuser said:
What exactly should i put in build prop? Which line to edit and what to put?
Thx
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There is a video somewhere in the forums. There are two lines you need to edit. I know what to enter, but can't remember the exact name of the lines that are changed.
Here is a link to the video: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1381728
GT-I9100 and Samsung are the edits. It still won't let you download too many tablet apps as this is a phone port, but it still rocks.
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spunker88 said:
Honeycomb source was never released
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Actually the Honeycomb source was released, it's included with the ICS source.
http://groups.google.com/group/android-building/msg/c0e01b4619a1455a?pli=1
This release includes the full history of the Android source code
tree, which naturally includes all the source code for the Honeycomb
releases. However, since Honeycomb was a little incomplete, we want
everyone to focus on Ice Cream Sandwich.
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But since ICS is here nobody cares about Honeycomb anymore.
redhooka said:
Actually the Honeycomb source was released, it's included with the ICS source.
http://groups.google.com/group/android-building/msg/c0e01b4619a1455a?pli=1
But since ICS is here nobody cares about Honeycomb anymore.
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More importantly, the HC releases are not tagged, so it is all random guessing as to which ones correspond to the HC builds..
ok looks like instagram for android is finally available....i just downloaded so i don't really know how it looks but you can find it here :https://play.google.com/store/apps/...ram.android&rdid=com.instagram.android&rdot=1
Hipsters will be hipsters...
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Looks like a IOS port. Uninstalled it. So many other better filter apps.
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mikka06 said:
ok looks like instagram for android is finally available....i just downloaded so i don't really know how it looks but you can find it here :https://play.google.com/store/apps/...ram.android&rdid=com.instagram.android&rdot=1
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I have to say I wasn't familiar with Instagram directly, but it's difficult to read mobile news blogs without having ran across a lot of hype and fanfair about this apps impending arrival.
Is this what the iOS community is so endeared to? I can't really grasp the appeal of this rather pointless basic and silly app.
I honestly don't understand why Instagram is so damned popular.
Wasn't it the Apple AppStore App of the year?
I read an article somewhre that talked about how Iphone users were like, "ew, Instagram is on android, " and crap like that. i guess the hipsters can keep their crappy app. I like pixlr-o-matic and camera zoom better anyway!
is the camera settings button missing from the vibrant version of the app? i'm able to navigate to the settings section but there isn't anywhere to change the camera settings as i've seen mentioned in various places.
Hey guys going to make a ROM for the LG Optimus Zone what do ypu think i should add to it
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What's the general idea?
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Hey guys going to make a ROM for the LG Optimus Zone what do ypu think i should add to it
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What's your general idea? Is it gonna be based on a certain Android Platform? I'd like to see a Kit-Kat ROM since Kit-Kat is under development by Android.
Good idea actually im trying to make roms for avrage and below avrage android phones
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Ionkiller said:
What's your general idea? Is it gonna be based on a certain Android Platform? I'd like to see a Kit-Kat ROM since Kit-Kat is under development by Android.
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I know I am waiting for release...
What is really needed is better multitasking, especially as the number of tablets running Android grows. I mean have it so that apps can run on a portion of the screen at half third or quarter size, so they can be used simultaneously. Maybe it needs to be more like an extension of the widget functionality, where each widget is basically a full app running. So you could have a word processor, pdf reader, and browser window open at once. Or phone and sms, or youtube and file explorer, music and a simple game. I think Windows Mobile can do this in some limited way.
It feels like people obsess over minor changes to the appearance of the OS or arrangement of a particular app, and forget that you need to rethink some of the most basic aspects of the UI from time to time to stay competitive as an OS.
Hey guys, this is mike and i would like to know which browser would you recommend for an android mobile phone or tab because Mozilla is very slow in android phones so if you know anyone else then please let me know?
I appreciate your time and patience.
Thanks a lot!!
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Hey guys, this is mike and i would like to know which browser would you recommend for an android mobile phone or tab because Mozilla is very slow in android phones so if you know anyone else then please let me know?
I appreciate your time and patience.
Thanks a lot!!
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Depending on your device Chrome works flawless (On Nexus 4 is impressive, whereas on S3 was a bit slugglish, so pretty much device dependant). You can also try to search in here for AOSP Browser which is the default browser for AOSP ROM's and behaves pretty well too ^^
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Depending on your device Chrome works flawless (On Nexus 4 is impressive, whereas on S3 was a bit slugglish, so pretty much device dependant). You can also try to search in here for AOSP Browser which is the default browser for AOSP ROM's and behaves pretty well too ^^
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Thanks a lot for your reply and yeah i tried chrome and [ROOT]AOSP Browser but chrome is very slow and aosp is also not good enouph.But let me tell you i found two browsers named as Dolphin and Maxthon and both looks good.Can you suggest me one from these because i heard these 1st time!!
mike5568 said:
Thanks a lot for your reply and yeah i tried chrome and [ROOT]AOSP Browser but chrome is very slow and aosp is also not good enouph.But let me tell you i found two browsers named as Dolphin and Maxthon and both looks good.Can you suggest me one from these because i heard these 1st time!!
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Dolphin works great, even though i don't like the fact it used to reset my openened tabs after reboot (I usually stack over 20 tab to read later or similar, and that nerfed a bit my experience even it works great, definitely worth a try!). Maxthon used to be a nice browser back in my Sensation times, it's been a while since I used it but some dev's even include them on their builds, so worth a try as well.
As nearly everything in android world you should just try it, usually worth the experience because it hardly depends on device and use (for example, my "special" use and Dolphin browser).
Best regards,
Hi guys,
Not sure if anyone is interested in this but I've always used it on my N7 as I am a chrome user .
This tweak does exactly as it says on the tin .
This is the original article Droidnerds
I actually just followed the instruction from the xda thread Here scroll to post number 5 for instructions and download :good:
Thanks go to Logan Graham for the original article and to PurpleRob for bringing it to my attention
All the best Rich
For the life of me, I can not figure out why this is not a native setting by now. With high res screens and quad core power, there is no time I ever want the mobile site. The G-Pad eats web pages as fast as any PC I own.
This script is the main reason I root, well almost....... Been using this for quite awhile on all my Android devices.
browser stock lg?
cabron1980 said:
browser stock lg?
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No , only Chrome or Chrome Beta (which is the one I use) I'm afraid .