Seeing as the Touchpad (known as "TP" from this point on) section is my hangout most of the day (I have a desk job...they don't expect me to actually work do they? pfft...) I have noticed a lot of confusion for people just coming over to the TP with Android and I know myself and many others get frustrated answering the same questions over and over again in the same threads, so I thought I'd try to put something together for what I think are the most common questions. Please add to the thread and I will update the OP. I'm hoping maybe this could be something we all could link to newbies so they can better help themselves familiarize themselves.
Please keep in mind that the TP is not a native Android device, meaning it was not designed to operate with Android on it. Being that this is the case, some things just aren't going to work until extensive work is done. We don't have drivers for some things etc. Patience is a virtue, yadda yadda and all that jazz.
If you do not have Android on your TP, here's how to get CM7 on your TP.
Lets do this.
I just installed Android and as soon as it starts up, it reboots! HALP!
It's sokay! Let it reboot a few times by itself. In my experience, it would reboot four times and then be fine. Why's it do it? I dunno...it just does.
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How can I uninstall Android and just boot webOS?
See this video from reverendkjr. He has very good videos, check 'em out.
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Does the Touchpad have GPS?
Short answer: NO. Long answer: Maybe? Some people claim that the Snapdragon APQ8060 CPU that is in the TP has the capability, and it certainly is a possibility as this the same CPU that is in a bunch of high end phones (T-Mobile Galaxy S II, Galaxy S II Skyrocket, HTC Vivid, Galaxy S II LTE, LG Nitro HD, etc). Maybe some day a developer will unlock it if it is a possibility. Currently though, there is no GPS on the TP.
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What does the TP use for video?
The Snapdragon APQ8060 has a Adreno 220 GPU.
Adreno 220 GPU
Available in the Snapdragon S3 chipset, the Adreno 220 GPU features an enhanced level of 3D graphics performance, allowing for high-end, immersive gaming experiences previously limited to PCs and game consoles.
More than five times the graphics performance of the Adreno 200 GPU
Concurrent CPU, DSP, graphics, and MDP
Streaming textures that can combine video, camera, SVG and other image surfaces with 3D graphics
Supported APIs:
OpenGL ES 2.0
OpenGL ES 1.1
OpenVG 1.1
EGL 1.3
Direct3D Mobile
SVGT 1.2
Direct Draw
GDI
Concurrent CPU, DSP, graphics and MDP
Available on the Snapdragon S3 chipset, including:
MSM8060 with dual CPU up to 1.5 GHz
MSM8660 with dual CPU up to 1.5 GHz
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Does the camera work?
Nawp. Dalingrin, the main CM7 developer, has basically said he really doesn't care about getting the camera working. No worries though, you'll be able to use Zombie Booth eventually, as I know the developer community well enough to know that someone will step in and get it working.
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What versions of Android are available for my TP?
Currently there are three. Cyanogenmod 7, Cyanogenmod 7 XRON-ified and MIUI 2.3.7. Currently, CM7 XRON-ified is the only one being actively developed, and it's great. Here's the main thread for it, show the developer Leoisright some love.
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QQ !My WiFi is broked! QQ
Oi, this one has been beat to living hell and back. Wifi, for some works flawlessly, for others it doesn't work at all and yet for others it is finicky at best. The current "best" known fix, is just to uninstall everything. and then reinstall using the link I posted at the beginning of this thread. There are some applications that are said to correct the issue as well, but I haven't had any issues so I will include those as soon as someone refreshes my memory. :EDIT: Changing the channel to your router to either 4 or 10 seems to correct a lot of wifi issues. :EDIT 2: Here's a very good thread about correcting wifi. :EDIT 3: Make sure your date and time is set correctly in Settings.
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SKYPE Y U NO VIDEO CALL?!
Same reason the camera doesn't work. Please stop asking. Skype works, just *NOT* video calling. :EDIT: It seems video Skype might work...I don't understand how, but people are claiming it does if you follow these directions.
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I'm on CM7 XRON, why does my TP show up as a GT-i9100 (Samsung Galaxy SII)
The devs of XRON changed the build prop in the rom so that we have access to more apps on the market.
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Does the TP have ICS yet?
Not yet, but it will. Dalingrin (follow him on twitter for updates, but DO NOT BUG HIM ABOUT ETA'S). He is a very good dev, one of the best. He's the one responsible for CM7 on both the TP and the Nook Color and he will be responsible for CM9 on the TP as well.
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How can I have webOS boot by default instead of CM7?
By using an app called Cyboot from webOS or by doing the method posted in this thread.
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Can I overclock my TP?
Yes, my app of choice is No Frills CPU Control. It's free, and doesn't use profiles. Clean simple and easy.
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My videos and Youtube are blocky/skipping/etc. How do I fix this?
For videos you put on the device yourself, try an app called MX Video Player. I use it and 720p movies looks sexy. My TP get's used a lot for this as my daughter likes to watch movies on it. As far as Youtube and web videos, it's all up to the ROM devs.
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3D intensive games are choppy and slow. Is there a fix?
If you have downclocked your CPU to save battery, this may be affecting it. If not, give Chainfire 3D a shot.
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Sound becomes buggy/muddy/scratchy when screen turns off.
This is another known issue that we don't have a real fix for. Some claim a reboot fixes it temporarily. It does it with headphones as well, and some say that doing a reboot with the headphones plugged in correct the issue as well. Unfortunately it is something else we will have to just live with until a fix is found.
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Why are some of my apps super small? like on my phone?
Unclick compatibility mode in spare parts.
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Why aren't the tablet versions of apps showing?
It's a mobile Android version. ICS will fix.
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Why won't Market connect?
Check to make sure the date and time is set correctly in Settings. This will also affect wireless connectivity.
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For starters...Very good initiative..we needed this badly....
I never had problem with Wifi, but read many threads here....i am not sure but for some people changing the channel worked...and in some cases changing the whole router worked too..so I think you might include that....atleast the channel piece,,
Also even CM7 is developed actively...we didn't see any updates from long time becoz they are focused on ICS....(I think)
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For starters...Very good initiative..we needed this badly....
I never had problem with Wifi, but read many threads here....i am not sure but for some people changing the channel worked...and in some cases changing the whole router worked too..so I think you might include that....atleast the channel piece,,
Also even CM7 is developed actively...we didn't see any updates from long time becoz they are focused on ICS....(I think)
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You are correct on both accounts. I'll add to the OP.
There has been a discussion goin on aboutbsolving wifi problems here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1432380 kindly use the info if you can.
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isanrap said:
There has been a discussion goin on aboutbsolving wifi problems here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1432380 kindly use the info if you can.
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Thank you sire.
as this thread is focused on answering some basic but important question..I think it should also talk about uninstalling Android etc...got idea from this thread discussion...
viny2cool said:
as this thread is focused on answering some basic but important question..I think it should also talk about uninstalling Android etc...got idea from this thread discussion...
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I think this video by rev kyle will help with that http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7IXl6XB6ig
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viny2cool said:
as this thread is focused on answering some basic but important question..I think it should also talk about uninstalling Android etc...got idea from this thread discussion...
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I think this video by rev kyle will help with that http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7IXl6XB6ig
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Thank you both.
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Thank you both.
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Happy to help out
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Rebooting the router worked for me when my wifi went into a loop.
Loksk great, Kracker! Thanks for the taking the time!
why are some of my apps super small? like on my phone?
unclick compatability mode in spare parts.
why aren't the tablet versions of apps showing?
its a mobile android version. ics will fix.
havikx said:
why are some of my apps super small? like on my phone?
unclick compatability mode in spare parts.
why aren't the tablet versions of apps showing?
its a mobile android version. ics will fix.
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Thanks! And thank you for putting it in a easy copy and paste format
And I didn't know about the compatibility mode in Spare parts doing that.
You might want to add to make sure Date and Time are set. If lost, Amazon and Market will not update/connect correctly
Had this last night... lost date, went to 1970..
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You might want to add to make sure Date and Time are set. If lost, Amazon and Market will not update/connect correctly
Had this last night... lost date, went to 1970..
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Yup, another good one. Thanks!
Thank you for this OP, I am in the process of familiarizing myself with the latest on these as a good friend has asked I help put Android on his. I have rooted and flashed everything from WinMo phones to Android but have not yet jailbroke my iPad2 and certainly never touched anything WebOS at all.
I noticed there is no reference to Market accessibility which I assumed would be huge, is there a reason for that?
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Thank you for this OP, I am in the process of familiarizing myself with the latest on these as a good friend has asked I help put Android on his. I have rooted and flashed everything from WinMo phones to Android but have not yet jailbroke my iPad2 and certainly never touched anything WebOS at all.
I noticed there is no reference to Market accessibility which I assumed would be huge, is there a reason for that?
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Market accessibility in what way?
Krunk_Kracker said:
Market accessibility in what way?
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I take it Market access is fine for the most part on ROMs, I couldn't imagine people are manually installing files for apps.
DNak206 said:
I take it Market access is fine for the most part on ROMs, I couldn't imagine people are manually installing files for apps.
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Oh yes yes. One thing that works fine is the market. No issues there.
Bravo!!
Great idea and good first start!!! Everyone (not only us noobs) will truly appreciate this. Searching for a nugget in 500+ pages becomes a near impossible task. My only fear is that your FAQ could become almost as unwieldy as the Xron thread. A simple spreadsheet as an attachment in your OP might be helpful. A straight forward listing of known problems with a link to the best answer(s) could probably take care of the vast majority of queries. Expanded narrative for the really complex problems, e.g., wifi issues, could possibly be included in a second spreadsheet or linked back to the appropriate thread for comment. Let me know if I can help.
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Same as title. I only use the Touchpad for Skype video.
No
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}{Alienz}{ said:
Same as title. I only use the Touchpad for Skype video.
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Like he said, no.
}{Alienz}{ said:
Same as title. I only use the Touchpad for Skype video.
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If you only use Touchpad for Skype, why dont you boot into WebOS. Skype video working perfect there.
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Yeah this is what I'm going to have to do.
That's not exactly a bad thing... webos is great. it has better battery life than I've and Skype is good on it. I don't see any problems with it.
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Same as title. I only use the Touchpad for Skype video.
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Webos supports skype very nicely if this is all you use the touchpad for.
I have ICS on mine as well and most of the time I use webOs seems to support almost every site i go to. I have only found a few site it wont work on,Netflix windows live, Hulu.
I use ICS for netflix dont use Hulu and for windows live i just use the webOs email client and hotmail or windows live works fine.
The only thing I am trying to find is a book reader that views text files and has a bookmark or save page function in it , Ics has kemsoft and works but many times bookmark wont work .
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Same as title. I only use the Touchpad for Skype video.
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No.
And aren't there already like 10 other threads about this?
Still no.
[5 minutes later]... Still no.
Camera is most likely not going to be working for a very long time, despite HP releasing the source for the hardware (or are they still delaying it) and its the last on the priorities list for any developer. I suggest use WebOS for skype cuz that works brilliantly
I'm very confused because I read in another thread in the Question-Answer section that it would come out in two weeks?
Could anyone fact check this?
Here
Mast3rmatt said:
I'm very confused because I read in another thread in the Question-Answer section that it would come out in two weeks?
Could anyone fact check this?
Here
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The sarcasm looks strong with that one.
mkosem said:
The sarcasm looks strong with that one.
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Hmm I guess I read it in the wrong way
Thanks
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I'm very confused because I read in another thread in the Question-Answer section that it would come out in two weeks?
Could anyone fact check this?
Here
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The camera will be fully functional in two weeks. If not, read this again
I really want the camera n mic to work too. Is the ics kernel or driver the problem?
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I really want the camera n mic to work too. Is the ics kernel or driver the problem?
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This is not the place to pose this question. The place to ask would be Rootzwiki, where the dev's can be found. There you'll find changelogs and sourcecode for just about everything, and you can certainly make changes and compile it yourself.
If you honestly and seriously know what you're talking about, and think you can help, the dev team would probably be very appreciative of assistance. Meaning, if you can code that stuff, great- lend a hand. But if you're just curious, then try to research your question without nagging the devs. They work hard, and for free. You could begin researching the topic, here.
Now, in answer to your question. I could be wrong. I'm just a simple Java/C# coder who can also do a bit of web. But it was my understanding that the driver is the issue. The source code for the kernel has been released, but (also as I understood it, I could be wrong) the entire kernel was not released. The drivers for mic and cam, however, were not released (again, if I understood correctly). So there's the problem. And further, the cam and mic are not at the top of the devs' list of priorities. They are working on other stuff that they feel is more important, about which I tend to agree, unknowingly. I mean, they recently (in the last 4-6 weeks) got us hardware acceleration working (in several applications, but not all). What I mean to say, is that there are bigger fires to be put out that users don't typically see as fires. But also, the cam and mic drivers not being released is a pretty big chunk of code. AFAIK they were going to have to begin to write these from scratch, which is a pretty hefty challenge that they've chosen not to undertake at this point. That's their prerogative, and I'm not going to nit-pick about that.
Basically, if you need cam and mic, you can install CM7 (which has bugs of its own) or you can boot into webOS. Those are our options at the moment.
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Basically, if you need cam and mic, you can install CM7 (which has bugs of its own) or you can boot into webOS. Those are our options at the moment.
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Or learn software development and learn to write drivers and contribute!
Personally, I know I can't code worth a damn, so I just accept what other people write.
Is Vizio's CO-Star going to be hackable (rooted) ? I it is a google/android 4.0.x device. I hope so.
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Is Vizio's CO-Star going to be hackable (rooted) ? I it is a google/android 4.0.x device. I hope so.
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That would be absolutely amazing! Vizio Co-Star Overview
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That would be absolutely amazing! Vizio Co-Star Overview
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I know! I ordered mine today, not shipping until Aug. 14th.
It depends on how "hackable" the GoogleTV version of Android is.
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Any news on the co-star? A lot of them have been shipped.
Btw, can anyone give me the specs of the power supply? I'm interested mostly in the Voltage input range. Since I'm going to use it in EU I'd like to know if I need another power supply or I can hook it up to a wallplug adapter. Would be great if the input range is 110-240V.
The power supply takes 100-240v ~50-60Hz, max 0.6A
Super duper standard.
That's good news.
I hope that rooting and custom firmware development will start soon for the box.
Anyone able to figure out how to side load apps? Just got mine and noticed it's running firmware version 2.3.1.
Can anyone with one do me a favor? Can you see if you can export the OnLive APK that comes on it and send it to me somehow? I have the Sony GS7 which has the same processor but it doesn't come with OnLive, I was hoping I could sideload it.
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Anyone able to figure out how to side load apps? Just got mine and noticed it's running firmware version 2.3.1.
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I downloaded dropbox from the market then uploaded the apks to dropbox. Also adb should work over wifi, if you want more information on this let me know.
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Can anyone with one do me a favor? Can you see if you can export the OnLive APK that comes on it and send it to me somehow? I have the Sony GS7 which has the same processor but it doesn't come with OnLive, I was hoping I could sideload it.
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It is available from the market here: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.onlive.client
In case it won't let you download it here is a link: http://ge.tt/3wy5ymN/v/0
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Can anyone with one do me a favor? Can you see if you can export the OnLive APK that comes on it and send it to me somehow? I have the Sony GS7 which has the same processor but it doesn't come with OnLive, I was hoping I could sideload it.
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I searched for any file with on live in the name using esFileExplorer but nothing was found. Maybe its in a protected folder. There is no root for the CoStar yet, so that could be the problem?
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It is available from the market here: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.onlive.client
In case it won't let you download it here is a link: http://ge.tt/3wy5ymN/v/0
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Are you sure that uploaded APK is the one for the Vizio CoStar? I believe they have a few versions based on the chipset of the client device. I tried it and it force closes.
spinaldex said:
Are you sure that uploaded APK is the one for the Vizio CoStar? I believe they have a few versions based on the chipset of the client device. I tried it and it force closes.
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I pulled the ge.tt file from my co-star using adb, it was in /data/app I don't know too much as to why the force closes would happen. I have had that happen for a lot of side loaded apps I thought should work also. Did you try rebooting it?
There might be some other files required for it to run, I'm not sure how to find out what they are though.
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I pulled the ge.tt file from my co-star using adb, it was in /data/app I don't know too much as to why the force closes would happen. I have had that happen for a lot of side loaded apps I thought should work also. Did you try rebooting it?
There might be some other files required for it to run, I'm not sure how to find out what they are though.
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I'm going to try it again tonight when I get home through a hard boot and see if it works. Word from OnLive is they plan to release the client this winter for all platforms, but I'm impatient =)
Thanks!
Has there been an official forum made for this project yet?
I'd like to track it and this thread seems like it died off.
Any thing?
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And you thought celebrities weren't smart! =P
Has anyone seen any update on this anywhere? I've had the Co-star since launch and have been wanting to root it since release. Honestly I just wish I could put ICS or JB on it and run 'normal' Android apps on it, the app selection is so much better there.
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Has anyone seen any update on this anywhere? I've had the Co-star since launch and have been wanting to root it since release. Honestly I just wish I could put ICS or JB on it and run 'normal' Android apps on it, the app selection is so much better there.
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I to would love to see this. I would be willing to make a generous donation for this. I wouls like to be able to download my games and use the Onlive universial wireless controller.
Damn I didn't think the Co-Star would be tougher to crack then all the android phones out there.
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Damn I didn't think the Co-Star would be tougher to crack then all the android phones out there.
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The thing that makes me sad is the Co-Star has a bonafide hack out there that's been demoned a few places. It's been out since release, but I have yet to see any updates on how to actually DO IT =(.
I wish someone would document how to hack it so at least others can take up the task of re-roming it if those who hacked it aren't willing.
I am NOT looking forward to the ICS update. I use Flash all over the place in my browsers. Everything from animated local radar feeds to youtube vids (I hate the youtube app) to FB games, I use it quite a lot. Most of you already know Adobe is discontinuing their support for their mobile Flash plugin (No support after Android 4.0.9). And I see Flash isnt working even on a lot of hand sets with 4.0.3. Just blank screens or an Error saying you need to instal even though you reinstalled like 3 times. HTML5 or not, theres still a LOT of pages and apps that rely on Flash to work. You cant just suddenly yank it out of users hands. Give people the support to continue to view Flash on their favored websites while the HTML5 transition slowly occurs. What they are doing is irrational..more irresponsible and corporate bullish. Of course this move needs to occur, but suddenly dropping support while an entire web of Flash content remains and not to forget the forced OTA updates into versions of Androis that Flash dont even work on........really Adobe?... :/
Sorry..just a rant
Works fine on the leak, why would it change?
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Another ics thread
Honestly, the faster the internet is rid of flash, the better. It's outdated and often takes a lot of system resources. It's time for the open formats to take advantage.
dogswind said:
Honestly, the faster the internet is rid of flash, the better. It's outdated and often takes a lot of system resources. It's time for the open formats to take advantage.
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Yep, let's get the cross-platform plug-in out of the way so the dozen unique snowflakes can all have their own glitchy interpretation of the non-standard HTML5
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Yep, let's get the cross-platform plug-in out of the way so the dozen unique snowflakes can all have their own glitchy interpretation of the non-standard HTML5
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Any modern browser on all the same systems will support HTML5 all the same. Do you honestly think flash is gonna last much longer with Adobe coming out in support of HTML5?
“HTML5 is now universally supported on major mobile devices, in some cases exclusively,” Adobe VP Danny Winokur said in a clear reference to Apple’s rejection of Flash support on its dominant iOS devices: the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. “This makes HTML5 the best solution for creating and deploying content in the browser across mobile platforms. We are excited about this, and will continue our work with key players in the HTML community, including Google, Apple, Microsoft and RIM, to drive HTML5 innovation they can use to advance their mobile browsers.”
Now sure, HTML5 development has not progressed as all had hoped, but it's clear that everyone is looking to drop flash like a bad habit as soon as possible.
Seriously....HTML5 is slow. Look at the mobile Facebook site. Thats entirely based on HTML5. Glitchy and lags...at least it does for me. But regardless if FLASH has to be discontinued or not, it should be done in a smooth transition. My sis got the ICS update on her Droid Razor MAXX and Flash no longer works.
It works fine on the current ICS/Sense 3.6 leaks on the Rezound.
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It works fine on the current ICS/Sense 3.6 leaks on the Rezound.
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Yeah there isn't any reason it shouldn't work on the official ota
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Seriously....HTML5 is slow. Look at the mobile Facebook site. Thats entirely based on HTML5. Glitchy and lags...at least it does for me. But regardless if FLASH has to be discontinued or not, it should be done in a smooth transition. My sis got the ICS update on her Droid Razor MAXX and Flash no longer works.
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I don't use Facebook much and will probably delete it soon anyway. I just checked the mobile site and it seems to be a lot less glitchy than the damn dedicated Android app. I can rarely view a picture full screen in it.
But anyway, it should still be working for 4.0 devices. After searching around, it appears flash was intentionally disabled by Motorola in the MAXX update. The workaround is to delete or freeze an app called Flash Uninstall, then uninstall flash and reinstall. If her phone is rooted, you can try that out.
When I first flashed ICS I was having problems with flash not working also until I realized I had to enable it in the browser settings.
Lol? ICS has flash...?
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Another ics thread
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Not trying to be a douche or anything but anytime that anybody posts anything about ics in the general section, you're always the first to jump on it saying, "It's just another ics thread" when this hasn't even been discussed before on this forum.
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Not trying to be a douche or anything but anytime that anybody posts anything about ics in the general section, you're always the first to jump on it saying, "It's just another ics thread" when this hasn't even been discussed before on this forum.
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Its just there's sooooooo many of them now
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Its just there's sooooooo many of them now
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But GB is about to be old news
n00bs
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Its just there's sooooooo many of them now
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True. But that's to blame on the noobies who don't search before posting. :laugh:
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True. But that's to blame on the noobies who don't search before posting. :laugh:
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True lol :laugh:
I just installed Firefox 14 and Adobe Flash to my Nexus 7. It works fine.
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But GB is about to be old news
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About to be? It has been for some time now........
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About to be? It has been for some time now........
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Technically, the majority of the rezounds are running gb still. ICS hasn't been released yet, just "leaked".
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The good old Smiley, to make the reading happier:
I am looking for suggestions.
What could I use my Lapdock for, now that I made the switch to CyanogenMod?
Is there a good solution for making the VNC'ed ARM Ubuntu (look for Ubuntu Installer in the Play Store) work better with the touchpad? Should I sell it? Is there a solution to make remote control apps such as TeamViewer or Splashtop integrate with the Lapdock's keyboard and touchpad? Is there any way to make the device switch to Tablet mode without rebooting? That would be rather interesting to see. By the way, the CM9 ROM I am currently running has got Landscape HDMI working flawlessly, so that should not be an issue...
PS: Please do not ignore this thread. Any suggestions are welcome! (Use your common sense though)
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I've struggled with the same question on my photon.. If there's working hdmi rotation on your CM, you can still use it for typing out documents,etc. I also used the mirror mode to watch movies on a larger(than phone) screen in bed.
But eventually I just decided to go back to a blur rom and use ubuntop (which is awesome) while waiting for official ICS and someone hopefully porting ubuntu 12.04 to webtop..
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I don't understand why canonical hasn't leaked that awesome ubuntudroid system they showed off.. there isn't an easier way to get feedback especially since webtop has died and windows 8 is pushing hard into that whole 'blur the lines' market
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aaron.a;[URL="tel:31083061" said:
31083061[/URL]]I don't understand why canonical hasn't leaked that awesome ubuntudroid system they showed off.. there isn't an easier way to get feedback especially since webtop has died and windows 8 is pushing hard into that whole 'blur the lines' market
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Maybe they are waiting for the unified linux/android kernel 3.4 this would most certainly make it easier to port and updates trivial.
kurtcocaine said:
I've struggled with the same question on my photon.. If there's working hdmi rotation on your CM, you can still use it for typing out documents,etc. I also used the mirror mode to watch movies on a larger(than phone) screen in bed.
But eventually I just decided to go back to a blur rom and use ubuntop (which is awesome) while waiting for official ICS and someone hopefully porting ubuntu 12.04 to webtop..
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Hello friend, I did the same thing you did, go back to blur....but now I am stuck in the original ubuntop, I mean I can not install all the apps needed to be a fully working laptop....could you help me with it?. I can not understant the steps in the webtop original thread.
you can use it as a gift....for me!....
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you can use it as a gift....for me!....
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Made me laugh out loud!
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kurtcocaine said:
I've struggled with the same question on my photon.. If there's working hdmi rotation on your CM, you can still use it for typing out documents,etc. I also used the mirror mode to watch movies on a larger(than phone) screen in bed.
But eventually I just decided to go back to a blur rom and use ubuntop (which is awesome) while waiting for official ICS and someone hopefully porting ubuntu 12.04 to webtop..
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Currently, I use it for watching movies as well, and I am looking forward to pairing a Wii Remote and/or a DualShock® 3 to my Atrix™, so that I can play some games such as GTA III and Shadowgun (Max Payne *-*) on the big screen.
I was happy with Blur until the day I ran into that tempting CM9 thread. I did not know what smoothness and responsiveness really were. Blur was the smoothest I thought it could ever get... But I was wrong, and now I have to choose between fluidity and Webtop. :thumbdown:
I actually went back to Blur some months ago, but unfortunately, prolonged use of ICS can cause dependence. Believe it or not, I was pretty happy with Blur. Webtop was working flawlessly, I even had BackTrack installed, but then came the relapse: I could no longer resist to ICS. I am now back to CM9, and with it comes my dilemma...
I am looking for a way to use the Atrix™ as a more desktop-ish platform when docked (especially to the Lapdock). I believe the ideal would be Ubuntu through a local VNC client, or a remote desktop app, I just wish they would play nicer with the keyboard and touchpad...
Basically, something like a key mapper (easy-to-use, I am still unable to figure out WiiMoteController's key mapping scheme) for Lapdock's hardware. We could make a keyboard-powered Ouya!
What still concerns me though, is that games would not be optimized for it e.g. Minecraft PE, games where the camera angle for example, is controlled by dragging the screen, so it would have to be a really powerful, but easy-to-use key mapper, and since you can't have everything in life, I'm afraid I'm asking for much...
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What I understand from your reply is that the Paranoid Android ROM could put my Lapdock back to use. But what is the Paranoid Android ROM? What makes it different from other ROMs? How could it (at least partially) solve my problem?
Please be more specific.
aaron.a said:
I don't understand why canonical hasn't leaked that awesome ubuntudroid system they showed off.. there isn't an easier way to get feedback especially since webtop has died and windows 8 is pushing hard into that whole 'blur the lines' market
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When the official Ubuntu for Android was announced, even though an Atrix 2 was used for the hands-on part, on the project's official hotsite... It was clearly an Atrix™ 4G standing there on the dock. The differences between our device's design and the Atrix 2's or the Defy's (Defy+'s) are not that obvious, but they are, indeed, noticeable.
You do know what that means, don't you? It means it is almost certain that our device will be on the first batch of officially supported devices!
I don't if the Atrix™ is still there, but if it's not, I can try to find the screenshot I took if you'd like.
I am so proud! :beer:
tomh235 said:
Maybe they are waiting for the unified linux/android kernel 3.4 this would most certainly make it easier to port and updates trivial.
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What do you mean? It would have to be ported to each supported device anyway, wouldn't it?
Sir_gpm said:
Hello friend, I did the same thing you did, go back to blur....but now I am stuck in the original ubuntop, I mean I can not install all the apps needed to be a fully working laptop....could you help me with it?. I can not understant the steps in the webtop original thread.
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I have never thought I'd say this but, "Please don't get off-topic". I'd appreciate it if this gets settled in a new thread or via PM.
Anyway, you said "stock UbunTop", I could be wrong, but I think it's either stock or UbunTop, which is a mod born right here on our neighbor forum, Android Development.
If yours is really stock, I suggest you get BackTrack from the BackTop project, I don't it's got aircrack built-in, and I was unable to install it, so unless you're an experienced hacker, don't get too excited with BackTrack's features, but my point is: It is amazingly faster than Webtop, it seems lighter, I used to be able to run more than 3 different apps simultaneously...
If yours is really running UbunTop I'm afraid I cannot assist you, since webtop2sd never worked for me and BackTop and WebtopMOD were the only I could ever manage to get working on my device...
Cocolopes said:
you can use it as a gift....for me!....
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Hahaha
Nice one. I'll think about it though... Hehe
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gabriel_feo said:
What I understand from your reply is that the Paranoid Android ROM could put my Lapdock back to use. But what is the Paranoid Android ROM? What makes it different from other ROMs? How could it (at least partially) solve my problem?
Please be more specific.
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I can answer this. What he meant is that you should use Paranoid. Paranoid is a rom thats an hybrid of a phone an a tablet, in short words, you can activate tablet mode for some apps, while some other apps still run in phone-mode, for the ease of use.
What I actually meant was to give a name and a designation, which I did.
Google paranoid android rom and you get the website, the website has a much better explanation then I could or should have to provide.
But yes in short it can give you a tablet UI on lapdock.
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I can answer this. What he meant is that you should use Paranoid. Paranoid is a rom thats an hybrid of a phone an a tablet, in short words, you can activate tablet mode for some apps, while some other apps still run in phone-mode, for the ease of use.
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Random Canadian said:
What I actually meant was to give a name and a designation, which I did.
Google paranoid android rom and you get the website, the website has a much better explanation then I could or should have to provide.
But yes in short it can give you a tablet UI on lapdock.
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I did before you guys answered and after I posted my reply, and was about to post an apology to you, my friend (Random Canadian).
Sometimes my brain takes just way too long to figure some things out...
I am sorry.
Anyway, thank you very much! This might just solve it all!
>>>>> But even if it works for me, please don't stop sharing your ideas! <<<<<
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gabriel_feo said:
I did before you guys answered and after I posted my reply, and was about to post an apology to you, my friend (Random Canadian).
Sometimes my brain takes just way too long to figure some things out...
I am sorry.
Anyway, thank you very much! This might just solve it all!
>>>>> But even if it works for me, please don't stop sharing your ideas! <<<<<
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So no gift for me? ... hahaha... just a joke... glad you solve it...
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Is it possible to get paranoid android on the lap dock in native resolution?(1376)
Really interested to flash that ROM onto my Prime. Just that there isn't one specifically made for our TF201. Anyone capable of doing it? Here's a guide posted by them themselves. Just that I'm not skilled in it. :x Thanks in advance to whoever that can help!
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Really interested to flash that ROM onto my Prime. Just that there isn't one specifically made for our TF201. Anyone capable of doing it? Here's a guide posted by them themselves. Just that I'm not skilled in it. :x Thanks in advance to whoever that can help!
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There wouldn't really be too much point as one of the main features of Parandroid is having tablet mode which.....errr you have as its already a tablet. A lot if work for something you already have.
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There wouldn't really be too much point as one of the main features of Parandroid is having tablet mode which.....errr you have as its already a tablet. A lot if work for something you already have.
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Actually, part of why people like Paranoid Android so much is because of the ability to not only change modes (tablet, phablet, phone), but also set per-application DPI, size, and modes to change how each fragment operates.
Example: Youtube uses two modes (phone/tablet), and I like the phone mode better. But, I can't use it. Even restoring a phone APK of Youtube results in the tablet UI. PA lets you define Youtube and make it act like a phone!
That kind of flexibility is very powerful, and useful until we get powerful, properly built tablet apps with all of the features we desire. A lot of work? Sure. Possibly worth it? Definitely.
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There wouldn't really be too much point as one of the main features of Parandroid is having tablet mode which.....errr you have as its already a tablet. A lot if work for something you already have.
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like what Akkeresu said below, it's not only the ability to change modes(although that's what I want most). And plus, who says I wanted tablet mode since I already have it? -.- I want it to look and feel like a Nexus 7. Which is only possible with this ROM as far as I know.
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Actually, part of why people like Paranoid Android so much is because of the ability to not only change modes (tablet, phablet, phone), but also set per-application DPI, size, and modes to change how each fragment operates.
Example: Youtube uses two modes (phone/tablet), and I like the phone mode better. But, I can't use it. Even restoring a phone APK of Youtube results in the tablet UI. PA lets you define Youtube and make it act like a phone!
That kind of flexibility is very powerful, and useful until we get powerful, properly built tablet apps with all of the features we desire. A lot of work? Sure. Possibly worth it? Definitely.
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Actually no. The developer of PA quoted this, "no, but someone else can. if you have cm10 you can have pa aswell. it would run right away, theres barely any adjustments to make on our side and aosp is the same on any device anyway, no matter if phone or tablet." So yeah, he said it doesn't really need much tweaking from their side. Just hope someone can just help out to make this happen..:good:
Bump for curiosity' sake.
I think having these capabilities would be amazing,
Anyone willing to take this on?
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Bump for curiosity' sake.
I think having these capabilities would be amazing,
Anyone willing to take this on?
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I can do this quite easily as already have done it once for the prime.
The thing is I really don't have the time to keep remaking it constantly and re uploading new nightlies so if you wait a bit longer for some of the bugs to be ironed out I will knock one up but then I will only make a new one once a month or so.
flumpster said:
I can do this quite easily as already have done it once for the prime.
The thing is I really don't have the time to keep remaking it constantly and re uploading new nightlies so if you wait a bit longer for some of the bugs to be ironed out I will knock one up but then I will only make a new one once a month or so.
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<3
I 've been looking for a way to get the Nexus 10 UI on my TF201 for like a week. Ofcourse I ended up nowhere. I can get all but the <back> <home> <app switcher> buttons to get in the middle of the bottom, and the rest of the status bar on the top. So during my search i came across the capabilities of the PA Rom. Sadly, I then discovered that the rom is not available for the TF201. Was ready to post in the Q&A section for "how to get the nexus 10 UI on the tf201" but figured i 'd take a look at this thread, and just saw your comment.
so.. in a nutshell, unless you can point me to the right direction (another direction; a way to get the Nexus 10 UI on the TF201) i 'm bumping the request posed with this thread, and ofcourse thanks for your willingness to develop!:good:
Why not just go one better and port Toasted Marshmallow?
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flumpster said:
I can do this quite easily as already have done it once for the prime.
The thing is I really don't have the time to keep remaking it constantly and re uploading new nightlies so if you wait a bit longer for some of the bugs to be ironed out I will knock one up but then I will only make a new one once a month or so.
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You sir are a gentleman and a scholar
flumpster said:
I can do this quite easily as already have done it once for the prime.
The thing is I really don't have the time to keep remaking it constantly and re uploading new nightlies so if you wait a bit longer for some of the bugs to be ironed out I will knock one up but then I will only make a new one once a month or so.
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So basically PA3.0 when it releases..... There going open source for 3.0. With all the new things they are doing this will be great for the tfp
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I have a working build over at Rootzwiki, if anyone wants to check it out.