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Flickering along the left edge of the screen.

I didn't notice a thread about this here yet. The only information we have is that is widespread, goes away on reboot, seems to change when the screen is changed, and the lines do not seem to show up in screenshots.
For those that have been fortunate to not see this yet on a number of tf300's (including at least one review unit) regularly spaced lines appear along the left side and there does not seem to be a consistent cause either in hardware or software.
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I've had it, but primarily when docked. Un-dock and it immediately disappears for me....so far.
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I had it for about 5 minutes un docked but restarted and it went way. Haven't had it since and it was only on the 17 firmware
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corwest said:
I had it for about 5 minutes un docked but restarted and it went way. Haven't had it since and it was only on the 17 firmware
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Mine goes away on reboot as well. I've had it on .26 firmware. I've never had mine in a dock. It's not very often but I've seen it 3 or 4 times since I got it last week.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVbFKrqjDck
like this? i had this aswell.

Yep that doesn't get the full effect but I did notice the twitching along the entire bottom bar.
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I'm on the .26 firmware, and I just got the flickering. It's strange. Is this a cause for concern? Would it be an overreaction to return the tablet? Would it matter if this affects all units?

I also had this on both .17 and .26 after update. No dock used.
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I have this same issue on my TF300. Thinking it was hardware failure, I returned mine (to Best Buy), and the replacement is also doing the same thing.
Both have also done a few related glitches. Namely, the mouse cursor while docked has become a corrupt square, and the soft keys/notification area will move up and down a couple pixels randomly, which is very disturbing.
As others have noted, this goes away with a reboot. I used the Titanium Backup widget to make a shortcut to do that faster.
I'm starting to wonder if this isn't some kind of app incompatibility. So far, I've noticed that the app "2X Client" (which I use for Remote Desktop) makes it much worse much faster. And, some things don't seem to trigger it at all. My TF300 was playing Pandora with the screen off for 7 hours today and it was fine.

I have had that issue aswell i have been thru 4 my new one seems to be perfect they were from best buy..
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Same problem here.
I only started seeing it while on .26.
Mine is rooted and I`m using the 300 mostly docked, so it starts when docked but undocking doesn't make it go away.
A reboot does solve the problem.
Yesterday I installed task killer, in order to be able to kill an app that could have started it.
To me it looks like something that could be memory related.
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whkn said:
Same problem here.
I only started seeing it while on .26.
Mine is rooted and I`m using the 300 mostly docked, so it starts when docked but undocking doesn't make it go away.
A reboot does solve the problem.
Yesterday I installed task killer, in order to be able to kill an app that could have started it.
To me it looks like something that could be memory related.
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i think its probably software related. hopefully they will have a fix with the next upgrade firmwire. it only happens once in a great while. i thought i had a defective unit but i guess its not just me.

I started getting the same issues with the up/down twitching and the line of bars on the left side of the screen. I didn't find this forum until today but already returned to Amazon for an exchange. New one should be here tomorrow. So was either of these really an issue seen with the Prime before and fixed by firmware update. BTW, never used the keyboard dock with mine.

luciano.chavez said:
I started getting the same issues with the up/down twitching and the line of bars on the left side of the screen. I didn't find this forum until today but already returned to Amazon for an exchange. New one should be here tomorrow. So was either of these really an issue seen with the Prime before and fixed by firmware update. BTW, never used the keyboard dock with mine.
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you can always return it to asus 6 months later and get a new tablet if it is really messed up but i guess then you can't really root or put custom rom on it.

Of course. It would be nice to root it though. I was running the Nova Pro Launcher and ICS itself seemed fine enough.
I forgot to ask if anyone knows if ASUS is aware of the twitching and flickering issues and is working on a fix for it.

Just to add.. I saw this once on mine ... am on .26
got black lines on the sides and bar at bottom was moving .... widgets on home screen were doing the same thing
undocked and it stopped

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I'm on the .26 firmware, and I just got the flickering. It's strange. Is this a cause for concern? Would it be an overreaction to return the tablet? Would it matter if this affects all units?
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I should probably mention that I don't even own a dock.

Had this too on my brand new 300 with 17. Rebooted, havent seen it since. (knock on wood)

did any of you utilize a "screenshare" or a "streaming" tool to your desktop?
i did utilize Asus's built in splashtop streaming software with my desktop prior to this happening. also utilized team viewer

i usually get this when i watch movies in my tf300, dont remember if its charging or not

My Jelly Bean Thread

Since I can't post to the pershoot's dev thread, here's a my own JB thread.
I am currently using :
BOOTLOADER: recovery.tar.md5 (from:droidbasement)
ROM: cm-10-20121018-EXPERIMENTAL-p4.zip (from: droidbasement)
GAPPS: gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip (from: goo.im/gapps)​
I have a p4 wifi but could only get my hands on the p4 build do to net traffic. It seems to work just fine on a wifi only device. The only difference seems to be the additional phone app and an triangle icon in the system tray. Don't laugh, but it took me a bit of digging to figure out what that triangle icon was!
I am also using the circle battery mod, which for those who don't know replaces the power meter.
I have been using the experimental builds for quite some time now. Other than the known issues and the occasional lockup I am having no issues.
In the past the wifi would go to sleep and never wake up, but builds after 09-26-2012 no longer have this problem. I can now set my wifi to sleep with the tablet, and have no problems what so ever. If you have this problem then try an app named "Advanced Wifi Lock". I tried many others and this is the only one that seemed to fix the problem.
All to report for now.

Why don't you just get 10 useful posts.... It's not that difficult
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I'm interested in the galaxy 10.1 JB ROM. I could post ten things about that.
If your interested in 10 other things then more power to you!
Please debate the point. I'm now up to 4!

Dude where did you found the circle mod? That mod rly nice
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Hi my friend...
that triangle icon is used to be the phone signal meter in 3G(p7500) version,so it shows that you don't have a signal

Just installed the latest CM10 (18 Oct), coming from LQ8 and very happy so far (my G.Tab is the 3G version).
My only real problem is HDMI out, which is pretty important to me. I have done a search but I found only references to old problems with it and nothing about the problem which I am having: it works (no audio though) but the resolution is 640x400!
Anyone know if that's the "normal" behaviour for this build? (i.e. if this is a known problem)
If it is I hope audio and resolution get fixed ASAP since I have no intention of going back to stock!!

Nexus 10 restarting randomly

Hi all, had my nexus 10 since the opening sale on the google play store. Recently I've been having issues with it restarting randomly, in some cases when it has just been sitting on my desk without any input.
I've also had a few problems with the wifi as well as a creaky backplate. I see the backplate issue is common with most who have the device but was wondering if the WiFi issue could be the reason my device keeps restarting? I'm at the point now where I may have to send it back.

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Hi all, had my nexus 10 since the opening sale on the google play store. Recently I've been having issues with it restarting randomly, in some cases when it has just been sitting on my desk without any input.
I've also had a few problems with the wifi as well as a creaky backplate. I see the backplate issue is common with most who have the device but was wondering if the WiFi issue could be the reason my device keeps restarting? I'm at the point now where I may have to send it back.
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All those issues are common problems with 4.2.x right now.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/1...major-issues-plaguing-googles-newest-release/

Mikuss said:
Hi all, had my nexus 10 since the opening sale on the google play store. Recently I've been having issues with it restarting randomly, in some cases when it has just been sitting on my desk without any input.
I've also had a few problems with the wifi as well as a creaky backplate. I see the backplate issue is common with most who have the device but was wondering if the WiFi issue could be the reason my device keeps restarting? I'm at the point now where I may have to send it back.
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The quick and easy fix that worked for me was to disable all location settings. It did the trick and it should for you as well. Hope that helps.
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Mikuss said:
Hi all, had my nexus 10 since the opening sale on the google play store. Recently I've been having issues with it restarting randomly, in some cases when it has just been sitting on my desk without any input.
I've also had a few problems with the wifi as well as a creaky backplate. I see the backplate issue is common with most who have the device but was wondering if the WiFi issue could be the reason my device keeps restarting? I'm at the point now where I may have to send it back.
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I'd be willing to bet it was rebooting the whole time and you didn't notice. Turning off the location services is hit and miss. Some say it cures it (after an unspecified amount of time usually) but others like me still see reboots.
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I just started getting the reboot error except I was able to isolate the problem to a lost wifi signal. With chrome reloading a couple pages, turn off my wifi router and the nexus 10 will freeze. It won't respond to any input and will just set for about a minute until it finally reboots on its own.
Only time ever I have had the freeze/reboot error is when I went into an area that lost the signal. Seems like chrome/nexus 10 does not know how to handle the lost signal and tries to correct it with a hardware reboot. Happens at both 2.4 and 5ghz.
Hopefully be corrected in the next software upgrade.
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I only have issues if the AP in the router is set to use a 40Mhz channel bandwidth. If I set it to 20Mhz, I can enjoy stable wifi goodness. It took me 2 RMA'd Nex 10s and testing with 3 different routers to come to this conclusion, but this was the workaround that succeeded for me.

Mattymat said:
The quick and easy fix that worked for me was to disable all location settings. It did the trick and it should for you as well. Hope that helps.
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Cheers for this, I've deactivated and will continue to try this out.
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I only have issues if the AP in the router is set to use a 40Mhz channel bandwidth. If I set it to 20Mhz, I can enjoy stable wifi goodness. It took me 2 RMA'd Nex 10s and testing with 3 different routers to come to this conclusion, but this was the workaround that succeeded for me.
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I have actually noticed a difference on the different routers so I'll pay a bit more attention to this and see if my device reflects the same results.

I'm in the same situation. I will be reviewing my 4th replacement unit. I will keep replacing it until it works like it's suppose to.
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LucidChaos said:
I only have issues if the AP in the router is set to use a 40Mhz channel bandwidth. If I set it to 20Mhz, I can enjoy stable wifi goodness. It took me 2 RMA'd Nex 10s and testing with 3 different routers to come to this conclusion, but this was the workaround that succeeded for me.
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+1. Same process worked wonders for my N10.

I know random reboots is common with 4.2 but is it possible it's hardware related or something else? Reason being, I get alot of random reboots on the PUB AOKP rom, that just about all other users of that rom say they have zero random reboots, and I also get reboots while in TWRP, which I have reinstalled multiple times.

https://groups.google.com/a/googleproductforums.com/d/msg/mobile/-/71MkR1tcKbQJ
For me, I have the problem about one per day. Disabling location services did little for me. What helped the most was replacing Chrome with Firefox.
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scottws said:
https://groups.google.com/a/googleproductforums.com/d/msg/mobile/-/71MkR1tcKbQJ
For me, I have the problem about one per day. Disabling location services did little for me. What helped the most was replacing Chrome with Firefox.
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Its just so ludicrously awful to need to replace default apps and turn off features to have a usable tablet. Not so much for us because we will root and fix things ourselves but if a random person goes into best buy and buys a nexus 7 or 10 they will have a bad experience. All the people who say android is buggy...this is why. Its unfortunate how broken 4.2 is.

LucidChaos said:
I only have issues if the AP in the router is set to use a 40Mhz channel bandwidth. If I set it to 20Mhz, I can enjoy stable wifi goodness. It took me 2 RMA'd Nex 10s and testing with 3 different routers to come to this conclusion, but this was the workaround that succeeded for me.
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Since you set your router to 20 MHz has it continued to work without rebooting? Also do have geo location enabled ? Thanks

Mine also random reboot and hang. When fix will be out! This is crazy for v4.2 or v4.2.1
Android please release fixed as soon as possible.
Any kernel or ROM solving this issue now? Or all same?

Root is the answer
Andrewtst said:
Mine also random reboot and hang. When fix will be out! This is crazy for v4.2 or v4.2.1
Android please release fixed as soon as possible.
Any kernel or ROM solving this issue now? Or all same?
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I rooted my Nexus 10 and was on CM 10.1 nightlies before switching to LiquidSmooth. No random reboots in either case! I think Google will fix this in the next release.

kunalm123 said:
I rooted my Nexus 10 and was on CM 10.1 nightlies before switching to LiquidSmooth. No random reboots in either case! I think Google will fix this in the next release.
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Ya, I was at CM 10.1 now, it was much better, especially when removed and not using Chrome. By the way CM 10.1 stock browser was much better and smooth.
Android must fix it!

Hate to say it but this is what a nexus user does lol bug reporting I'm sure Google are keeping an eye out on this topic loll, mine reboots when updating apps from the play store. I'll post a video on youtube when I get a chance.
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Yeah I'm on a custom ROM with linaro optimizations and its fantastic. Slapped in ktmanta kernel and now just full of win. Aosp browser is better than chrome anyway. It's a sad state of affairs when community work is better than Google's but at least we can enjoy alternatives.
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I have a hunch that the CPU isn't getting enough power. I've currently upped the voltage by 25V so I'm going to see if that does anything. Using CleanROM definitely did reduce it though.
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Anyone here hate the update

Does anyone here hate the update for the kindle fire hd for some reason I hate it because it made my kindle fire HD somewhat slower then when I had 7.2.3 anyone have the some problem
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Well for me I found a slight improvement with 7.3. Things seem a little bit more 'snappier' but it's not that noticeable. I did however perform a factory reset when I updated to 7.3, then re-rooted to start fresh.

Update 7.3.0 wow I like 7.3.0 Very good

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Does anyone here hate the update for the kindle fire hd for some reason I hate it because it made my kindle fire HD somewhat slower then when I had 7.2.3 anyone have the some problem
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Hell yeah. Amazon Kindle Fire HD(7.3.0 software version). After the firmware upgrade has become much less battery to hold a charge for a similar use cases. Also, the tablet has become more warm up at low load (web surfing), but on the old firmware (7.2.3) heating was observed only in heavy applications or games.This is all wrong or am I the only one lucky guy?

joe21987 said:
Hell yeah. Amazon Kindle Fire HD(7.3.0 software version). After the firmware upgrade has become much less battery to hold a charge for a similar use cases. Also, the tablet has become more warm up at low load (web surfing), but on the old firmware (7.2.3) heating was observed only in heavy applications or games.This is all wrong or am I the only one lucky guy?
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you can flash 7.2.3 firmware, then use ota disable by pro.

persano said:
you can flash 7.2.3 firmware, then use ota disable by pro.
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How?
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I kind of like it. Kind of. I didn't realize it had updated until the adds on the lock screen started showing up. At first I was like . . . impossible, but then I checked and it was confirmed. I had suspicions it had updated because one day it turned off and then turned on again without me doing anything to it. Go Launcher and everything else was working fine so I didn't think about it. I think the update may have made it faster as well.
-update-
I lost root access.

7.3 has killed my battery life.

king_xerxes said:
7.3 has killed my battery life.
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Very accurate , more battery power than previous versions , maybe I will back in version 7.2.1

SHIELD Tablet OTA Update 1.1 available.

Release date: 8/28/14
SHIELD Tablet OTA Update 1.1
This update contains important enhancements and bug fixes, including:
Improved WiFi stability in certain scenarios
Improved camera performance
NVIDIA PRISM feature toggle
Stability improvements to SHIELD Hub and Gamestream
ShadowPlay performance optimizations
Localisation improvements
Audio optimisations
Misc. stability improvements
http://shield.nvidia.com/tablet-release-notes/
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Although the system updates on mine is stuck checking!
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oooOo!! Audio & PRISM top the list of what interests me here. I'm excited!
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Has anyone manage to get the update?
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funb0b said:
Has anyone manage to get the update?
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they said they are having issues with teh update getting out, so they will update us about the update to the update soon

junkerde said:
they said they are having issues with teh update getting out, so they will update us about the update to the update soon
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Lol.
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Just got the update I think I found the link:
http://ota.nvidia.com/ota/rom/produ...ota-from-20258_426.6902-to-22229_440.9583.zip
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Yeah the above it he OTA link.

I received the update fine. Looks good so far.

gqkevyn said:
Just got the update I think I found the link:
http://ota.nvidia.com/ota/rom/produ...ota-from-20258_426.6902-to-22229_440.9583.zip
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Yeah the above it he OTA link.
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Thanks very much

Hello guys.. updating in curse...
Must root again after this?

Also just finished installing. Stalled on me once but just restarted the download and it was fine after that.
PRISM toggle is in SHIELD Power Control setting just FYI, not Display settings like I first expected. When you disable it there is a warning that says:
We recommend that you keep PRISM turned ON for optimum power savings and image quality.
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I'm curious to hear if anyone else experiences any extra power drain. I will post if I do. Also anyone have any idea what the other generic "improvements" and "optimizations" are? Definitely hope the WiFi generally is a little better and that it isn't a hardware issue for the poor signal issues I and others have been having.

asdfcorp said:
Also just finished installing. Stalled on me once but just restarted the download and it was fine after that.
PRISM toggle is in SHIELD Power Control setting just FYI, not Display settings like I first expected. When you disable it there is a warning that says:
I'm curious to hear if anyone else experiences any extra power drain. I will post if I do. Also anyone have any idea what the other generic "improvements" and "optimizations" are? Definitely hope the WiFi generally is a little better and that it isn't a hardware issue for the poor signal issues I and others have been having.
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Thanks for the heads up on the prism settings thought I was going man for sec. ☺
Mixed bag for WiFi for me seems to be holding 300mps which is good, rather than the 24mps.
Get 100+ in the same room as the router, 30-80 upstairs.*
I can dramatically affect these results if I cover the back of the unit with my hands down to almost suffocation. Not good.
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funb0b said:
I can dramatically affect these results if I cover the back of the unit with my hands down to almost suffocation. Not good.
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Hmm, thats still not good that you can do that at all but is that happening when you have a more natural grip just on the sides as well or sitting on a table? Nobody is probably suffocating it other than to test the interference, though like you said still not good.
Also are you connected to 5ghz or 2.4ghz. I know 5ghz has more issues with range and walls so maybe theres less if its a 2.4ghz connection. 5ghz is obviously preferable but just thinking out loud. Can't do tests myself until work gets out.

Yeah that was using 5g although I'll give the 2g a try as well.
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My shield can't install the update Downloads, restarts and gets about 15% done, and it returns the sexy androidbot with Error! text under it.
Anyone managed to get around this ?

I am having same issue!! Tried lots of alternatives but still no joy. Tried stick recovery, stock boot. IMG, cwm, factory reset etc..

Does towelroot still work?
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aznmode said:
Does towelroot still work?
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Yes

firsty said:
My shield can't install the update Downloads, restarts and gets about 15% done, and it returns the sexy androidbot with Error! text under it.
Anyone managed to get around this ?
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I have the same issue. I suspect that it's because I flashed the incremental update to 434.7217

The updates didnt seem to fix the multiple cracks in the casing