Many people seem to be upset that the TF300 isn't supported by Flipboard which is an awesome app. I took the Flipboard 1.96 apk from /data/app on my rooted Android phone and installed it on my TF300. It works perfectly for me. YMMV. Here is a link to the apk:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/458034/flipboard.app-1.apk
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Many people seem to be upset that the TF300 isn't supported by Flipboard which is an awesome app. I took the Flipboard 1.96 apk from /data/app on my rooted Android phone and installed it on my TF300. It works perfectly for me. YMMV. Here is a link to the apk:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/458034/flipboard.app-1.apk
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It's a good app but it's not optimized for tablet. It uses the phone UI that's why I don't use it.
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nooktablet said:
It's a good app but it's not optimized for tablet. It uses the phone UI that's why I don't use it.
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Agree its not optimized for tablet but IMO still better than any other app I have tried for this purpose. Fills the whole screen and pictures are rendered nicely.
I like news republic, better than flipboard for my tastes
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Also feedly is a good alternative.
Pulse is the best IMO...love that app.
i would love to love currents, but i just can't do that just yet.
Google Currents is awesome too
Anyone hear of any updates on when Fliboard should be available on 10" tablets such as the TF300T? From what I understand, it's now working on the Nexus 7, and probably other 7" tablets.
I've been using Google Reader, and very recently, Feedly - which is almost just as fantastic as Flipboard. But I personally like having social feeds integrated, such as Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, and my favourite, Instagram.
Does anyone have a more recent .APK file that should work on my tablet? Not highly important. Just curious.
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When I get my GT10.1 I plan to read a lot of books. I tried it on my DHD using Aldiko, but I think the screen is to small.
I've seen the videos of the preinstalled book app, it looks sweet! Is it a Google app or Samsung?
I'm wondering what book apps would you reccomend?
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When I get my GT10.1 I plan to read a lot of books. I tried it on my DHD using Aldiko, but I think the screen is to small.
I've seen the videos of the preinstalled book app, it looks sweet! Is it a Google app or Samsung?
I'm wondering what book apps would you reccomend?
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It's the Google Books app. But I find myself using the Kindle app.....but I guess that because I have an amazon account.
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It's the Google Books app. But I find myself using the Kindle app.....but I guess that because I have an amazon account.
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Heh, apparently Google Books is not available in Sweden yet...can't find it on the Market and the Google Books internet page just tells me it's not available. Wonder if Samsung will remove the app on the European/Swedish Tabs...
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Aldiko looks and works great on the Tab.
Berner said:
Aldiko looks and works great on the Tab.
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Berner said:
Aldiko looks and works great on the Tab.
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The google books app and kindle app are both fine, but I need the ability to sideload epub files, so...
I do wish you could limit the page length in aldiko though. One full screen (in portrait) is an awful lot of text.
Aldiko lets you load ePub files from your SD card. I used Aldiko heavily on my Evo 4G but I find myself preferring the Nook app on the tablet. It loads ePubs, splits the pages in two in landscape mode & has page transitions like you see in the Books app. I haven't tried Kindle, but Kobo also lets you load ePubs.
In general I like google book and like the animation of it. However, its still very poor when it comes to functionality. You can't highlight, write note, or annotate. The app by itself remember your last location but you cant mark a page. It still needs more work to be done as i think its unfinished app. I contacted google regarding that, and they said that they are still working to improve the app as its still and i quote "a baby"
I am gonna receive my Tab 10.1 tomorrow and as you have mentioned, i will be doing lots of reading as its one of the reasons i bought the tab. For the meaintime, I think I will go with the Kindle version unless otherwise, google impvorved their ebook.
I am using Nook. Kobo is also good. But anybody know if there is any book app which has built in English dictionary ( or atleast link to an external dictionary) so if you want to know meaning of a word you just highlight and option is there for meaning/synonymous . This is helpful for people for whom English is not first language.
I've tried quite a few, and I find Montano Reader the best for me. Full anotation and highlighting, bookmarking, side loading of epubs and PDF's. I will let you read almost anything.
Asus has a nice books app mybooks I think, they extracted from the transformer Not sure if its working on other tablets yet.
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I'm all about Kindle. I guess it's partly because I have a lot of books there, and don't want to switch, but I like that it's not overly animated, and I can highlight and search in google, wikipedia, and see dictionary definitions directly from the page.
Kind of blows me away that google didn't add in the functionality to highlight and perform a google search.
I have tried pretty much every reader on the market after getting my gt10.1. Nook is probably does the best job of having all the desires features (thought definitely not perfect). Kindle and google books are lacking major features (most importantly highlighting, bookmarking etc + importing non-drm files). Third party apps like cool reader, aldiko and fbreader all have great functionality, but they lack the polished UI you get from the big names. So I chose Nook, because it has the most functionality to go with its polished look. If it had custom fonts it would be near perfect for me.
I've been using the Nook app so far for my limited reading. I tried that, a well as the Kindle app, and prefer the Nook app so far. Nook seems to have more formatting options and I like the "butter" color scheme for daylight reading - it's sort in between the white and sepia settings in Kindle(both of which are available in the Book app as well).
My biggest compliant so far is that text selection can be difficult. I haven't quite figured out how to consistently make a selection so far.
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I have been repeatedly peeved by publishers putting their magazines on iPad and neglecting Android tablets.
I noticed recently that the New Yorker is offering their mag on the Galaxy Tab through a application called Next Issue - you can download it directly at nextissue.com The app itself seems to have a fair number of other magazines, and have been adding more.
I installed the app, entered my existing subscriber # and it works great! Great interface that is perfect for my Flyer!
I cant find any good magazine apps that offer magazines I want to read.. and the few that do.. their apps suck/have crappy interfaces..
I really like the kindle app but there are no magazines that I want to read on it..
Scuba Diving, and video game magazines and toy magazines interest me.. yet I have never found one on any of the good readers.. nothing from amazon, nothing from kindle, nook.. etc..
I know what you mean - it is a real pain to search through different publishers that create their own crappy platforms.
According to their website, Nextssue.com is a joint venture between Condé Nast, Hearst, Meredith, News Corporation and Time, Inc. so this might be _the_ simplified platform that makes it easier for publishers to put their content on tablets.
The NYer app is pretty slick, the interface is a little unintuitive, but is easy to pick up. Graphics heavy magazines might be more of an issue reformatting/reflowing to a tablet. One thing that sucks on that platform is that some of the content is designed for larger screens and is not backwards compatible - like Car & Driver is only for 1280x800 tablets
How do I get the APK?
Go to nextissue .com on your tablet, and select Get App (it is not available in Google Market)
http://www.nextissue.com/install-brief.php
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Thanks guys, didn't see it at first on the web page. Can't wait to try it out. Been dissappinted that Barnes & Noble never added the New Yorker to their list of magazines readable on the Nook App.
Try Zinio for magazines also.
+1 for Zinio.
I also use Zinio. Highly recommended!
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Just downloaded an issue of the New Yorker to test it out. Really, really like the format. I could se myself re-subscribing... especially since a subscription to the magazine apparently entitles me to the digital editions for free! Yeah!
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Try Zinio for magazines also.
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Add me to the list of those using Zinio. Love it.
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Can anybody tell me if the Kindle App is any good for the Flyer?
Idealy i would love to work with paypal but i know amazon is not a big fan of it
Anything better than the stock Polaris Office?
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Anything better than the stock Polaris Office?
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I day say that quick office pro HD is the best, due to it being HC/ICS oriented.
Go to the TF101 apps forum and you will find a detailed comparison of all the major suites; Polaris is fine enough for when I need to view a doc/sheet.
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Another vote for Quickoffice Pro HD. It's tablet friendly, easy to create new stuff as well as edit what you have and it can sync with a bunch of your cloud accounts like dropbox, box, evernote and g docs.
I like Documents to Go. Works fine on my Prime.
I prefer Quick Office HD, but Documents To Go is fine too.
If I go to the market, I get the message that Quick Office HD is incompatible with my Transformer Prime. Is it because I'm in the UK..? Weird.
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If I go to the market, I get the message that Quick Office HD is incompatible with my Transformer Prime. Is it because I'm in the UK..? Weird.
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Add Canada to that list. I can't see it in the market either.
I think they might have pulled it because I'm in the US and I can't find it either
Another vote for Quickoffice though ThinkFree isn't too bad either. I hate Polaris.
+1 for documents to go
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Hi, I installed Picsel SmartOffice+, and it works very great, with awesome edit possibilitys. works a bit like MS Office. In the market about 7 euro, at Jetgar for free!
I normally use Office Suite Pro. It's got all the features I need and it's for honeycomb, it's not free ($10) but I got it as the free app on Amazon one day.
The spreadsheet in polaris office seems to be alpha quality to me. Date formats don't match up.
I've found nothing which allows me to enter 11/3/10 for March 11 2010, so I'm now back to using openoffice over vnc. Seems quite tragic for android.
I read somewhere that Libreoffice suite should have Android (and iOS) port this year, would be great...
After playing with Documents 2 Go and OfficeSuite 5, I prefer Officesuite which has formatting options as a bar rather than hidden in the menu key like in Documents 2 Go. Don't have QuickOffice so haven't had a chance to compare with that.
Further to the earlier poster, I include the link to the thread on this topic from the original transfomer thread. It's phenomenally helpful!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1085173
Very promising app:
Kingsoft Office : free totally, compatible with Microsoft Office read/write.
Great suggestions, guys. I'm also interested in what Onlive is doing with Microsoft Office. So far, though, they only have an app for iOS.
http://desktop.onlive.com/
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/13/onlive-desktop-hits-the-itunes-app-store/
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I normally use Office Suite Pro. It's got all the features I need and it's for honeycomb, it's not free ($10) but I got it as the free app on Amazon one day.
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I too got it for free from Amazon free app of the day, and it works really well. Even at $9.99 it's worth it if you are going to use it regularly.
I find that using the Chrome Beta for Android, you may load up the Google Docs desktop version seamlessly.
Go ahead and try it!
All keyboard shortcuts work, there is very little lag, and it is finally a useable desktop-like interface for our Prime's to take advantage of.
I notice in the Chrome Beta, most keyboard shortcuts do not work Google Docs works fine.
Thanks. That is what I was waiting for. I have a lot docs in Google Docs and editing them on tablet was very hard.
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Thanks. That is what I was waiting for. I have a lot docs in Google Docs and editing them on tablet was very hard.
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Yep. The TF101 and TF201 need more desktop-like software!
Ooo, if that's the case I might actually find use for it.
Correction -> Android needs more desktop like software .
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I thought I'd make this list of Apps that i find very usefull on my tab.
Most of them are optimized for tablet resolution. I'm looking forward to seeing your suggestions to add them to the list.
I will try to go off the beaten path a little, and not suggest the apps everyone knows about anyhow
ASUS Supernote (Free)
This is the notetaking app that comes with the transformer...and its friggin awesome! You can't get it in the market so you have to sideload it. So far i have found no notetaking app that works as well as this one does!
ComicRack (Free/5,99€)
So you like to read comics? This is in my eyes the best comicreader hands down!
It really shines if you use it in combination with the comicrack program for pc. You can sync your libraries, read status, and lots of other stuff. The paid version offers wifi sync but the free version works perfectly fine! The dev is very supportive and open to suggestions. If you like comics, check this out!
Feedly (Free)
Great RSS reader. Tight integration with GoogleReader. A joy to look at.
BubbleUPNP (Free/3,49€)
This is my UPNP player of choice. I have a homeserver running XBMC providing all my TVshows and Movies and bubbleUPNP does a great job without a lot of hassle streaming them to the tab. The free version works great aswell!
Mantano Reader (Free/3,99€)
After trying a lot of e-readers I finally settled with this one. It has a nice interface, simple controls and quite a bit of customizability. Plus it supports epud and pdf formats, incase you get your books from "somewhere else"
Facedroid (1,25€)
My facebook app of choice for the tablet. Still being actively developed with very nice devs. Any Bugs? Write them and it will probably be fixed tomorrow!
Total Commander (Free)
Maybe you know this from Windows. Its a very advanced and powerfull file manager and there is a beta version for android! Pretty awesome app, with two pane view which makes copying and moving stuff about pretty easy! Not in the market, must be sideloaded but can be downloaded directly at the developers site.
Will post some more when I get the time.
Hope you find something usefull here.
Might I add
Dolphin browser
Droid TV
Stumble Upon
Currents
NodeBeat
Ted Air
Floating Image
Di radio, Jazz radio
I can haz tablet (sorry
PewPew2, Osmos, Where's my water, Reckless Racing HD, World of Goo, Reflexions
Redditmag, baconreader
Voodoo Screen tuning
Setcpu, voltage control
Fast reboot pro
Volume+
Rom toolbox, spare parts +, antutu
Pulse
I really enjoy Pulse New, its a nice way to bring a lot of news feeds together in one place
https://market.android.com/details?...=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5hbHBob25zby5wdWxzZSJd
TextPlus
Its a free text messaging service, just because im too lazy to use my phone or my brother is using my phone. Textfree doesn't support tablets but this does and it syncs over devices and even gives a few free calling minutes.
https://market.android.com/details?...=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5nb2dpaS50ZXh0cGx1cyJd
Dirty Jokes
I really don't need to elaborate much more, its just funny
https://market.android.com/details?...S5hcHBzcG90LnN3aXNzY29kZW1vbmtleXMuZGlydHkiXQ..
HD Widgets, Wizz Widgets
I like widgets, finding large tablet friendly ones isn't so easy
https://market.android.com/details?...t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNsb3VkdHYuaGR3aWRnZXRzIl0.
https://market.android.com/details?...wsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5zbm93YmVlLmNvbG9yaXplLmhkIl0.
Zenonia
Zenonia is an RPG style game that has touch friendly controls, interesting story, and a little less grinding thing your final fantasy. There are 4 of them and none of they are related so you can grab the two free ones if you don't want to buy the two paid ones
https://market.android.com/details?...251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5nYW1ldmlsLnplbm9uaWEiXQ..
Swiftkey X Tablet version
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If you have a Google Voice account, GrooveIP is pretty awesome. Turns your tablet into a mobile phone. Incoming and outgoing calls.
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TextPlus
Its a free text messaging service, just because im too lazy to use my phone or my brother is using my phone. Textfree doesn't support tablets but this does and it syncs over devices and even gives a few free calling minutes.
https://market.android.com/details?...=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5nb2dpaS50ZXh0cGx1cyJd
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But only any good if you have a 3g version of the tablet, not wi-fi only?
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But only any good if you have a 3g version of the tablet, not wi-fi only?
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The app works perfectly fine on both my smartphone a rather weak LG Optimus V and my tablet the overpowered Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 wifi
i have the wifi only tablet and it works perfectly fine for me.
quick boot
I.like quick boot because i dont have to press the power button to turn off the tab or go to the boot load,recovery,ect,ect,ect....