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Can't use camera on low battery?

I got my Vibrant yesterday and (of course) had to use it right away. The battery went down to the point of getting the popup notification (that is at 15% i believe?) and after that, I tried to open/play with the camera -- but instead was greeted with a prompt informing me my battery was low and my only option was "close" - there was no way to just say YEAH, I KNOW, LET ME USE MY [email protected][email protected] CAMERA!
..... any way to disable this? get around it somehow? Sorry Samsung, but if I want to use my camera, I WANT TO USE MY CAMERA. I don't care that the battery is low!

Every smartphone I've ever used for the past 7 years won't allow you to use certain functions if the battery is too low, to allot resources to more important processes.

Never had this problem on any other device (including G1). :\

I can't reproduce it right now, but it has a power saving mode. Go to Settings > Sound and Display, then scroll all the way down. It's the second last item. Uncheck it and see if that fixes it.

Just test on low battery and no the power saving mode doesn't let you take pictures.

Nope, I turned Power Saving off when I was going through settings yesterday, so that isn't what is causing me to get locked out of the camera.
Semi-solution: downloaded a 3rd party camera app from market (snapphoto pro which i had already purchased on my old phone anyways) which will let me use it, so at least i have camera functionality even if battery is low, but i'd still prefer to turn that.... um... "feature" off.

+1 on this "feature" its pretty crippling, not only does the camera not work but it also seems to turn your brightness down, also I don't think it will let you watch videos. C'mon samsung.

I understand the feature of it popping up a warning like "hey, maybe you should rethink this... " but to actually completely disable it is annoying. :\

Indeed, hopefully Sammy will 'fix' this with the 2.2 update.
-bZj

I agree it ridiculous, we should have the option to continue rather than lock us out. I tried watching a video and its not letting me.

Indeed, if I'm on a flight and want to burn my battery completely, I want that option.
-bZj
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-sent from my Samsung Vibrant via XDAapp

It won't let you watch a movie on low battery either. I ran into that yesterday.
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What a crock... I am trying to run out my battery and video, which sucks battery nicely, is denied.

t1n0m3n said:
What a crock... I am trying to run out my battery and video, which sucks battery nicely, is denied.
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That's exactly what I was trying to do...

Doesn't play music either. That's ridiculous.
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I was trying to drain the battery as well, like someone said before 3rd party apps will work. I installed the RockPlayerBase Beta to burn my battery to 0 by playing videos . . .

Btt.
I'd really love to see a fix for this. Anybody have anything?
Thanks

This isn't anything new from Samsung or many other phone manufacturers. My current G600 slider that is 3 years old does the same thing. Better to still have basic phone functions and SOS for the remaining battery than to end up taking a few snapshots and find a dead phone seconds later. It may seem like they are locking you out of your phone, but in reality the lashback from average joes complaining about their phone dying when they were trying to call 911 after a hit and run accident in the middle of nowhere can justify this "feature".

silverwolf0 said:
This isn't anything new from Samsung or many other phone manufacturers. My current G600 slider that is 3 years old does the same thing. Better to still have basic phone functions and SOS for the remaining battery than to end up taking a few snapshots and find a dead phone seconds later. It may seem like they are locking you out of your phone, but in reality the lashback from average joes complaining about their phone dying when they were trying to call 911 after a hit and run accident in the middle of nowhere can justify this "feature".
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I understand your argument, but the entire focus of these forums is to change things we don't like or add new things on our phones.
You could extend the argument that "lots of other phones do this" to any number of annoying "features" that have been modded or hacked.

silverwolf0 said:
This isn't anything new from Samsung or many other phone manufacturers. My current G600 slider that is 3 years old does the same thing. Better to still have basic phone functions and SOS for the remaining battery than to end up taking a few snapshots and find a dead phone seconds later. It may seem like they are locking you out of your phone, but in reality the lashback from average joes complaining about their phone dying when they were trying to call 911 after a hit and run accident in the middle of nowhere can justify this "feature".
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On the otherside, as someone mentioned if I'm on a flight watching a movie, I want to burn out the battery. Or I'm in a car accident and I need to quickly take pictures for insurance, I'd rather use that battery power. Basically, it's a nanny feature that many of us don't want. That's pretty much the point of these forums.

First Look at the Samsung Nexus S "VIDEOS"

Links:
by PCWorldVideos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUOxxNS9O1I
by BGR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nK3Q3a6TdQ
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Other (short) reviews
Portablegear.nl:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyDIHHJnlG4
Unboxing from KobeCamp2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAymMzrxTOw
The screen animation ! yay!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOEzFfJ660g
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ap3604 said:
http://gizmodo.com/5711499/nexus-s-using-the-best-google-android-phone
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http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/10/nexus-s-review/
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Some other reviews of Nexus S
phonedog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1N-Pbd1xh0
IntoMobile
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJy0-_wayYI
Camera tests
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1_bok54DDk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dou7lse0gfU
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This comment made me lmfao...
"Cool...a plastic iPhone 3g/3gs running a new version of Android...how revolutionary...YAWN..."
Hopefully more sites will get there review phones soon.

Bah, wanted to see some video recording options, some people are stating it actually has 720p despite the TECH SPEC on the web site.

Pretty funny how at the 1:50 mark she thinks the Nexus S can be used to make NFC payments. You'd think they would do their research beforehand

Buying it. Period.

Anderdroid said:
Buying it. Period.
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Glad to see you are Anderdroid since you seem to have a lot of good knowledge you bring to the table
(i.e. letting us know about how bluetooth 2.1 on the Nexus S might not block the wiimote)

ap3604 said:
Pretty funny how at the 1:50 mark she thinks the Nexus S can be used to make NFC payments. You'd think they would do their research beforehand
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Not so? I've been trying to find some definitive info on what this phone's NFC capabilities are (and are not). Can you please point me in the right direction?

frydiggity said:
Not so? I've been trying to find some definitive info on what this phone's NFC capabilities are (and are not). Can you please point me in the right direction?
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Almost positive the NFC chip is read only which means it can't transmit any data of yours to be able to make payments. All it can do is read the tags and give you the information on them? I'll try to find a link...

Google has confirmed the nfc was set to read only right now, but they kinda left it open ended, like it could be enabled to transmit in the future.
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA App

When Google makes public some testing videos high lighting the quality control followed by Sammy during the development of the Nexus S, just like they did with my Nexus One build by HTC...then and ONLY then...I will purchase this plastic crap.
If you want to burn 529$ in a bending=cracked-screen phone...then go for it.

justclimb said:
When Google makes public some testing videos high lighting the quality control followed by Sammy during the development of the Nexus S, just like they did with my Nexus One build by HTC...then and ONLY then...I will purchase this plastic crap.
If you want to burn 529$ in a bending=cracked-screen phone...then go for it.
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Being a Nexus One owner
- How did I end up with such a bad digitizer? Not true multi-touch, where was HTC/google when they decided to go with cheap Clearpad 2000, screwing us with all sorts of screen issues?
- Why is the speaker so effin horrible, worse than my £30 phones?
- The menu keys seem to be mislocated with the screen, hence you have to somewhat press the top half (despite people saying this was fixed via software, it was not)
- Dust behind screen <-- WTF?
- Screen tearing
- Probably more that I missed
To be honest, the best part of HTC on my Nexus One was only the aesthetics look - with the unibody etc. Nothing else was of that great quality.
So please, lets take HTC off this pedestal which they do not deserve.
They even repeated the multi-touch issue on the Desire... I am actually happy they went with someone other than HTC.

Definitely gonna get this phone. It looks awesome.

ZeroSX said:
Google has confirmed the nfc was set to read only right now, but they kinda left it open ended, like it could be enabled to transmit in the future.
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That's the way I interpreted it too, like (for some strange reason) the NFC capabilities were software-crippled. I know there's a LONG way to go in building out the hardware/software to enable some of the more interesting NFC use-cases, but I just want to make sure that if I get this, I'm not immediately limited to only the most lame NFC uses. If all we're going to be able to do with this handset is wave to get an NFC-encoded web URL, this awesome new technology just saved me the 2 seconds necessary to open Barcode Scanner and scan a 2D barcode that translates to a URL. Lame.
I think Google really owes us some more detail on the NFC end of this device.

Other (short) reviews
Portablegear.nl:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyDIHHJnlG4
Unboxing from KobeCamp2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAymMzrxTOw
The screen animation ! yay!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOEzFfJ660g

EleCtrOx666 said:
Other (short) reviews
Portablegear.nl:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyDIHHJnlG4
Unboxing from KobeCamp2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAymMzrxTOw
The screen animation ! yay!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOEzFfJ660g
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Thanks! I'll add them to the OP.

In the BGR video, "Google Nexus S ultrabrief walkthrough," it's strange the the four capacity buttons on the bottom (Back, menu, search, home) don't light up in general or when you press them. They're barely visible. Is that a feature to turn off those lights, or the angle we're seeing it from?
That's a little bizarre.

http://gizmodo.com/5711499/nexus-s-using-the-best-google-android-phone

would like to know the battery life is like on this phone

I think it might be possible that when the ambient light sensor detects sufficient light to see the buttons without using the LED for them, it just doesn't bother. I don't need them to be lit up on my Vibrant all the time so I kind of see why they did it.
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In the BGR video, "Google Nexus S ultrabrief walkthrough," it's strange the the four capacity buttons on the bottom (Back, menu, search, home) don't light up in general or when you press them. They're barely visible. Is that a feature to turn off those lights, or the angle we're seeing it from?
That's a little bizarre.
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ma2k5 said:
Being a Nexus One owner
- How did I end up with such a bad digitizer? Not true multi-touch, where was HTC/google when they decided to go with cheap Clearpad 2000, screwing us with all sorts of screen issues?
- Why is the speaker so effin horrible, worse than my £30 phones?
- The menu keys seem to be mislocated with the screen, hence you have to somewhat press the top half (despite people saying this was fixed via software, it was not)
- Dust behind screen <-- WTF?
- Screen tearing
- Probably more that I missed
To be honest, the best part of HTC on my Nexus One was only the aesthetics look - with the unibody etc. Nothing else was of that great quality.
So please, lets take HTC off this pedestal which they do not deserve.
They even repeated the multi-touch issue on the Desire... I am actually happy they went with someone other than HTC.
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Ugh.. I tried to quote your post and I "thanked" it...

let me go get the lube
jk

Battery & Display suck; why the love?

Hi guys. I just bought the Acer Iconia and wanted to give a few of my initial thoughts.
First thing I noticed after performing all the updates was the lag. After exiting applications, it takes a little while for the icons to re-appear on the homescreen. I haven't added any besides the default. Also, when scrolling with the browser, it tends to render in square blocks.
Battery life..I've read reviews that it goes up to 8 hours while others say it lasts between 4-5 hours, and others say 6 hours. I understand that what we do varies, and the battery needs to be calibrated. After having it on for 3 hours and playing FieldRunners for 45 min (the rest of the time it was idle with all wireless connections off), I'm at 75% remaining. That's pretty crummy. Not even a calibration will improve it THAT much.
Also, when viewing a white background, you can see every "box" or pixel. Goodness, that's pretty frickin' bad. I'm not expecting any ridiculous "retina display" here but this is just a cheap panel.
I went into Staples to compare it to the Galaxy Tab and Xoom, and I see why Iconia is priced $100 less.
So, serious question. Why all the love for this thing?
Thanks!

Obvious troll is obvious
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With 14 posts, maybe you shouldn't comment. And I can't imagine a troll would actually take the time to write up a full post. What a waste of time that'd be.
I genuinely want to know. Perhaps there's something I'm missing. I want to love it because for $299 (after the Staples $100 off tablets coupon) it might not be a bad deal even with my complaints. But for those who actually spent the full $400, what do you actually like about it?

If you wanna go to staples n pay $300 (not $100!) For extra bulk and a non functioning micro SD, or for a device that doesnt even have a micro sd, USB, or HDMI, go for it. If you feel like a thin piece of plastic is a better investment than stainless steel, that's your money. But don't polute our forums with a "grass is greener" thread. You dont like the Iconia cuz it has the same battery as every other device (the only difference is some companies lie more in their specs- I've tested them all, they are all about the same) or cuz you can see pixels on a white screen, go somewhere else.

It's $100 OFF, making it $299 as I posted above. Read the post and learn to write full words in english. Good lord, tough to get a real answer out of babies.
Don't be too hurt if people knock the device. I'm allowed to call it like I see it, and the reason I posted is so someone can point out the actual good parts of the device (besides USB port).
Does anyone else see the issues I was referring to in my original post?

allen099 said:
It's $100 OFF, making it $299 as I posted above. Read the post and learn to write full words in english. Good lord, tough to get a real answer out of babies.
Don't be too hurt people knock the device. I'm allowed to call it like I see it, and the reason I posted is so someone can point out the actual good parts of the device (besides USB port).
Does anyone else see the issues I was referring to in my original post?
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I cant find your first post. You posted 224 messages. I klap my hands.

Don't diss the Odom, you can't make any friends that way.
For me it was the ports it offered. If the galaxy offered a micro SD I probabally would have bought it. The Acer on the other hand offers a lot of ports, which I found very fun. On the Xoom issue the Acer actually out performs it on display as thy have the same one but Acer codes it better. That has been proven in tests.
To break it down it was the price and the ports. The graphics are fine, watched The Green Hornet on this last night and I was satisfied with the performance. But to tell the truth I'm not a graphics whore.
I looked and played with all of these devices and I stick with my decision to buy the Acer.
Sent from my A500 using XDA Premium App

I obviously misinterpreted a conversation stater by the looks of it!
I beg pardon and stand aside.
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Torisen said:
Don't diss the Odom, you can't make any friends that way.
For me it was the ports it offered. If the galaxy offered a micro SD I probabally would have bought it. The Acer on the other hand offers a lot of ports, which I found very fun. On the Xoom issue the Acer actually out performs it on display as thy have the same one but Acer codes it better. That has been proven in tests.
To break it down it was the price and the ports. The graphics are fine, watched The Green Hornet on this last night and I was satisfied with the performance. But to tell the truth I'm not a graphics whore.
I looked and played with all of these devices and I stick with my decision to buy the Acer.
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My slight trolling aside, I agree with Torisen. The screen is better than most devices, albeit topped by the Galaxy. I find the extra ports and functionality a major deal breaker for me, as well as the price difference vs what you get with the galaxy (to me the xoom was never even a question, there is a reason google views it as a flop.) Also, I'm personally a fan of.the stainless chassis, both in appearance and functionality. As for the lag, a real world test of the galaxy provided similar results due to the bloated Samsung ui. Another key advantage is the near stock system, free of bloatware. After weighing all of my options, I am very happy with my iconia true, their whole update process was screwy, but they seemed to have cleared it up a little (for instance at least most everyone got the 4.010.13 update at the same time!) In yhe end, if youre not happy with it, it is a ffree market, get a different one.

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Obvious troll is obvious
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Sorry, but I tend to agree at least a little with Strider_mt2k because I don't understand posts like this. If I did not like a $300 device that I purchased, I wouldn't criticized it on the dedicated forum for that device, and then expect strangers to convince me to keep it.
My "love" for this tablet is definitely not going to do anything towards negating your disdain for it. Technology life is too short to keep a device that so obviously disappoints you. Return it and get a tablet that you want.

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Sorry, but I tend to agree at least a little with Strider_mt2k because I don't understand posts like this. If I did not like a $300 device that I purchased, I wouldn't criticized it on the dedicated forum for that device, and then expect strangers to convince me to keep it.
My "love" for this tablet is definitely not going to do anything towards negating your disdain for it. Technology life is too short to keep a device that so obviously disappoints you. Return it and get a tablet that you want.
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Yeah I agree. It did come across as an insult to the device, not any form of question. Don't like it? Complain to staples or wherever you bought it and get a different device

The battery stand 8 hours if
- you do not use 3D Games constantly
- Brigthness arround 50%
I use about 12 hours straight my tablet, wifi constantly open, reading ebook, playing games (a little), going internet....
but I charge my tablet every 1.5 day or 2 days sometimes... no I do not use my tablet every 2 minutes
so far with GPS, full brightness, Sygic navigator... about 5hrs++ wich is nice... since I do not drive that long, and I don't need the navigator 5 hours in a row.
playing games 3D . 6hrs ++
playing normal games (angry bird) 8hrs...
Charge the tablet until 100% do not overnight, let the battery drain until 5% oftenly. that's how I use my tablet.
I do not use OVERCLOCK or else. when I make those feedback

Go get an iPad 2 then and stop whining. Oh wait... the display still sucks on an iPad. At least you get a great range of connectivity with the Iconia.

i work at staples, i have had the time to play with all the tablets, i personally recommend the Acer over all of them, even to my customers
the 100 dollar coupons kill our stores sale figures, but i used one and bought the Acer.
i do not regret it one bit, i love my acer. you shouldnt have your face that close to the screen to see the pixels, if you do need to, you need to get glasses

allen099 said:
First thing I noticed after performing all the updates was the lag. After exiting applications, it takes a little while for the icons to re-appear on the homescreen. I haven't added any besides the default. Also, when scrolling with the browser, it tends to render in square blocks.
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I don't have such issues, maybe you've got a defect one?
Battery life..I've read reviews that it goes up to 8 hours while others say it lasts between 4-5 hours, and others say 6 hours. I understand that what we do varies, and the battery needs to be calibrated. After having it on for 3 hours and playing FieldRunners for 45 min (the rest of the time it was idle with all wireless connections off), I'm at 75% remaining. That's pretty crummy. Not even a calibration will improve it THAT much.
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Well, how much do you really expect it to last when playing games? If you're claiming it's "crummy" then obviously you think some other tablet does a lot better, but.. well, so far I ain't seeing one. They all last more-or-less the same.
Besides... I don't play games on my tablet, but it's on for 3rd day in the row at the moment. I have WIFI on 24/7, I do some web browsing, reading comics etc. and it still has over 50% battery left. That ain't something I personally would call "crummy."
Also, when viewing a white background, you can see every "box" or pixel. Goodness, that's pretty frickin' bad. I'm not expecting any ridiculous "retina display" here but this is just a cheap panel.
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Those aren't pixels! You're seeing the grid used for touch-input. You're mixing the two concepts!
As for the grid: yes, it is sometimes visible. I personally don't get bothered by it since it isn't as clearly visible as you make it out to be. But I can understand if some others are bothered by it. It is even mentioned in all the better reviews that the grid can be seen easier than on other tablets. If the grid bothers you that much then go and get another tablet. But bear in mind that even iPads have the grid and atleast I can see it on those, too.
So, serious question. Why all the love for this thing?
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Because it is great hardware for a great price.

I've had mine for 48 hours, and I have to say I'm loving it. I did take into consideration the $100 off, and getting this device for $299. You can argue positives and negatives on devices of equal price, but for $299, the A500 is a bargain.
The two issues mentioned- display: yes, the transformer's display is brighter. BUT...I've read many, many posts over at the ASUS threads about light bleading. Further, about how the Transformer can "bend" a little due to plastic construction, and this in turn causes further problems. Still, I liked the TF...I was torn over between the two, so don't think I'm hating on ASUS here. But the display is about a 7.5-8/10 for me compared to the BEST displays I've seen. But its a 10/10 for $299.
Battery: I have only good things to say about battery life so far on mine. No, I don't play 3D games constantly, but compared to the many android phones I have had, I realize I'm not always thinking about having this plugged in just in case I'll need the battery power later.
The other points that were in the A500's favor were the aluminum as stated, full USB port (not a feature you should discount), mini usb port, etc. I can't imagine ONLY being able to transfer files via miniSD. That would be a pain.
Most of the other gripes I have are about Honeycomb...it's not up to competing directly yet with iPad, just a few bugs that keep it from going head to head right now. But that has nothing to do with the unit.
I got two A500's now by the way, and both seem to be working as advertised, they were better than I expected when I made the decision to buy them.

+ 1 for all the love here for our devices on such a hateful thread

The Odom Project said:
+ 1 for all the love here for our devices on such a hateful thread
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I love your haircut
Is that enough love? ^^

WereCatf said:
I love your haircut
Is that enough love? ^^
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Hehe yeah lol.now I just need to re pierce my lips lol. . . Damn here we go again with the OT lol

I love this baby... and I'm not new to my portable devices... with auto brightness and auto use i get all day battery... and that includes using it's USB port to charge my Moto Atrix when it needs it! I must admit tho mine was a bit laggy with te stock kernel, but that was an easy fix!

Describe the perfect tablet

Seem tablets are going to be even wilder and better this year from some some of the stuff I'm seeing from CES.
What would your "perfect" tablet be?
Here's mine:
10.1"
Gorilla Glass 2
1920x1080 (or even x1280)
Tegra 3
Officially support dual booting between:
....ICS with guarenteed JB upgrade
....Windows 8
Full sized USB on tablet with Host mode
KB doc like the transformer
wifi/bluetooth (pretty much a given)
Front facing camera (don't care about the rear camera in a tablet)
A mic that works

Add sd card slot, ir transmitter, wireless hdmi, rear camera, gps, no-glare screen, 15 hour battery (use), no proprietary charger

FREEEE!!!!!!!
ALL OF THE ABOVE. with real usable accessories Something more colorful.
black and silver does not go well with most of my Shoes .. Boohoo..
OHH I WANT Someone to Buy it for me... HINT HINT.. Giggles..
Birthday in May..

To me the most important aspect would be the OS: all current operating systems are terribly limited in scope and designed with rather lax and inflexible security systems and no Linux, Haiku, Windows, Android, iOS, QNX or other OS fits really what I have in mind. There does exist a few security frameworks for Linux, but they're tacked on, not developed-for from the ground up, and they're a pain in the arse to configure.
Hardware-wise I have no specific, hard-to-implement features in mind, all the things I wish for have already been implemented in one form or another.
In other words: a near-perfect-for-my-taste tablet is still impossible to create at the moment.
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erica_renee said:
OHH I WANT Someone to Buy it for me... HINT HINT.. Giggles..
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I'll see about that if you'll wear that red lace set for me tonight.

WereCatf said:
I'll see about that if you'll wear that red lace set for me tonight.
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Oh.. what have I started...

One that isn't outdated in 6 months!
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>DARKMAN< said:
One that isn't outdated in 6 months!
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Sorry but your wish will never come true. You will be lucky if your device isn't outdated in a week!

Euclid's Brother said:
Seem tablets are going to be even wilder and better
Full sized USB on tablet with Host mode
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Yeah... got to say I was very disappointed that Acer seems to be dropping the full sized USB on the a700. And no one else is building that into their tablet (though Asus has a USB port on the dock). I've got a batch of little USB/MicroSD holders and use them to carry sets of content when I travel (books, movies, TV shows). More convenient than popping the microSD cards in and out.

perfect? so far nothing has even hit my "minimum" requirements. so I'll put those:
Hardware side:
1. 8-10 inch, prefer 8-9 since that seems to hit the sweet spot better than the A500 size.
2. dual core at least, but I'm more focused on software.
3. HDMI out. full sized is best, but since some phones have HDMI that I'd need an adapter for anyway, I can settle for micro on a tablet. aside from making it a much more versatile streaming device, this also massively increases the potential uses of a tablet. presentations and larger scale demonstrations are made possible. gaming can be revolutionized in too many ways to count. so much more I don't want to go on about here.
4. front facing camera at least, and a good mic or it's pointless. back camera is more useful than you'd think, but not necessary. If it's there though, it should be decent, not like the iPad 2mp crap.
5. no proprietary charging connectors. So far this one's been a fail out of the gate for Acer, Asus, Samsung, Toshiba, and others I've forgotten. People wanting to put up with that flaw tend to get iPads. or if there is a prop. charger, at least also give us a second option to charge through the micro USB port like that one LG tablet.
6. certainly no proprietary data connections like on the Galaxy tabs. Seriously guys? I thought you figured this out when the EU banned these on phones. even people with iPads don't actually like having this problem, they're just willing to put up with it. not every design flaw of the iPad is a good idea to copy.
Software side (with some hardware points):
1. STOCK ANDROID. OUT OF THE BOX. Come on OEMs, people are asking you to do LESS on this one, it's not a burden on you. and they're mostly wifi only devices, so that kills most excuses. At the very least, if you want to bundle some additional apps with it for the less savvy folks, fine, just put them in the usr folder so your other customers can uninstall. everybody wins.
2. full USB support, without ANY accessories or connectors. this also means the software will NEED to support USB mass storage, not just MTP. That's a huge peeve for me, some of DONT use Windows 7, or don't want it (i.e. growing millions of Mac users) and even those that do, still have to use older computers from time to time. (XP computers at work, school, friend's/family's houses, all sorts of other real world situations that Google engineers just don't understand) not to mention backing up saves from game consoles, which I do all the time. speaking of games, we also need full USB ports for controllers, seeing as these are heavily used as game machines and the option to use game controllers allows us the best of casual and hardcore gaming worlds.
3. sd card support, preferably full sized cards on a tablet but can settle for micro SD. The most important thing is, it NEEDS to be fully functional, not read only. that defeats the purpose. It really should have the ability to install apps to it too just like with phones. especially since this is a personal computer we're talking about. My A500 is getting a little packed with apps alone, especially with the Gameloft games and other apps that are small downloads from the Market, but then you load them up and they prompt you to download the rest of the app, at 400MB. 16 gigs runs out fast, which is why I have no music or videos on my tablet.
4. Search button. on the control bar, all the time, particularly when running apps. come on Google, removing this is the most mind boggling thing you've done. not only is there WAY more than enough room to put another icon on that bar, this one is not only INCREDIBLY useful, it's actually necessary in some apps. Many don't have search icons programmed into the interface or menu, neither of which is as good or intuitive as having it present all the time, in one uniform spot, launching in app search with one tap, without having to scour the app interface to find it, IF it's even there. that bears repeating: SOME APPS DONT WORK PROPERLY WITHOUT A SEARCH BUTTON, WHICH WOULD TAKE GOOGLE NO EFFORT TO PUT ON THE CONTROL BAR. It blows my mind how many people try to defend this omission too. It's like when they released the Xoom with a card slot that didn't work, for $700, and people pretended it was no big deal. A feature that's been present and working great on all other versions of the OS, which is even easier for Google to make sure exists on this one, and it's not there.
anyway, these are my minimums like I said. other stuff would be nice, like an ir Transmitter/receiver someone mentioned. also, a case/cover that works, unlike Acer's own case. the tab slips out of that thing all the time when propping it up, despite it being designed to prop up the tab, AND it incredibly covers up the micro SD slot, even though they knew enough to let the volume keys and lock switch right next to it exposed.

Don't forget root and AdHoc WiFi out of the box.

Euclid's Brother said:
Seem tablets are going to be even wilder and better this year from some some of the stuff I'm seeing from CES.
What would your "perfect" tablet be?
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5'1" - 95lbs - Green eyes - large "top"
Would sit at my feet, read everything to me out loud in a super sexy voice, so I wouldn't have to strain my eyes

kjy2010 said:
5'1" - 95lbs - Green eyes - large "top"
Would sit at my feet, read everything to me out loud in a super sexy voice, so I wouldn't have to strain my eyes
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5'1"? God, she'd be so small I'd step on her by accident.

kjy2010 said:
5'1" - 95lbs - Green eyes - large "top"
Would sit at my feet, read everything to me out loud in a super sexy voice, so I wouldn't have to strain my eyes
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Ummm ....I think Im in the wrong forum ...is this xda

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Ummm ....I think Im in the wrong forum ...is this xda
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Yes, XDA just recently started doing dating-services, too. Drop a comment in this thread if you're looking for fun or something more serious.

An iconia with ics will do me.

let's see (1)removable battery
(2)dual. Boot. Win 8. N ics
That is all I want

So maybe I missed it but... were there ANY tablets announced at CES that have actual USB ports? cause that's a pretty serious hindrance, in the end. functional connectivity is what's really setting Android apart from the iPad. I honestly think it's a major reason why Android tablets aren't really taking off. all the manufacturers are trying to mimic the iPad, including its limitations. they don't seem to realize they aren't supposed to be targetin people who want iPads; they're supposed to be targeting people who dont want them.

Only new tab I know of with a USB port is the dissapointing Acer a200
And my perfecct tablet is the transformer prime (the new version not the first, glitched up model) with a USB port built in, and microusb as the charger, not through the dock.

WereCatf said:
Yes, XDA just recently started doing dating-services, too. Drop a comment in this thread if you're looking for fun or something more serious.
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Does looking for something 'seriously fun' count?

kjy2010 said:
5'1" - 95lbs - Green eyes - large "top"
Would sit at my feet, read everything to me out loud in a super sexy voice, so I wouldn't have to strain my eyes
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You're talking about my dog, Rupee. You can't have her!!!
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Perfect tablet. One that noobs cannot break into, brick it by virtue of their own ignorance, then ask stupid questions later when they didn't follow instructions. And then make it worse by not following "un-bricking" instructions!
An added enhancement... A HUGE FRIGGIN GOOGLE SEARCH button. Dead center of the tab.
"That"... would be the perfect tablet.

how to fulltest nexus7 in 48 hours?

hi . this is my first thread in this forum . i ordered a nexus7 from my local shop and it has just 48 test period and after 48 hour i can't return it back to shop and no warranty . i need your help to test my nexus7 in 48 hour to see if it's OK . please help me.

zehlon said:
hi . this is my first thread in this forum . i ordered a nexus7 from my local shop and it has just 48 test period and after 48 hour i can't return it back to shop and no warranty . i need your help to test my nexus7 in 48 hour to see if it's OK . please help me.
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Check the screen for dead pixels, lifting, ghosting, backlight leakage, etc.
Run some intensive games, watch a hd movie, for 30min or so to heat it up. See if it's stable.
Check connection like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc.
Check speaker at highest volume.
Open as many apps as you need, see the performance.
These are in mind now

Buy a squaretrade warranty
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angellsl said:
Check the screen for dead pixels, lifting, ghosting, backlight leakage, etc.
Run some intensive games, watch a hd movie, for 30min or so to heat it up. See if it's stable.
Check connection like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc.
Check speaker at highest volume.
Open as many apps as you need, see the performance.
These are in mind now
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thanks but this is my first experience of using tablet . can you give me some details or links to see what these mean?
dead pixel =>as i know there are some apps on android market to test that or should i do it manual ?
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lifting + ghosting + backlight leakage

General rule of thumb... If you plan on buying electronics, you should do as much reading about it before you get it so that you can hit the ground running when you get it in your hands.
A lot of what you are asking has been described many times over in the threads with lots of detail.
Sent from my Nexus 7

One question I do have in mind: I have read that some people got a washed-out screen with dull colors. Though, the examples I have seen on the net is a lot worse than the display I have! Mine seems quite normal at first, but the contrast is low and the colors seems muted. They don't sparcle, and white seems overexposed.
Is this a defect? Or is this "normal" among Nexus 7 users?
I've read that the calibration is way of, and if so this should be more or less a common problem.
Other that that, I've been very lucky it seems

menkromsen said:
One question I do have in mind: I have read that some people got a washed-out screen with dull colors. Though, the examples I have seen on the net is a lot worse than the display I have! Mine seems quite normal at first, but the contrast is low and the colors seems muted. They don't sparcle, and white seems overexposed.
Is this a defect? Or is this "normal" among Nexus 7 users?
I've read that the calibration is way of, and if so this should be more or less a common problem.
Other that that, I've been very lucky it seems
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Mine also has that, it happens only after watch some videos, after a few seconds, the over exposed white will go away.
I think it's normal.
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zehlon said:
thanks but this is my first experience of using tablet . can you give me some details or links to see what these mean?
dead pixel =>as i know there are some apps on android market to test that or should i do it manual ?
=========== what these means? how to detect that?==========
lifting + ghosting + backlight leakage
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Do you know Google? If you don't know how to search the forum

angellsl said:
Mine also has that, it happens only after watch some videos, after a few seconds, the over exposed white will go away.
I think it's normal.
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Do you know Google? If you don't know how to search the forum
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sorry i'm new here . i can now understand what search box is for .