Should have it by the 17th. Really looking forward to it.
There looks to be a lot more info here on Remix in general ...looks good! ?
One thing is I am hoping for is a way to safely increase the ram. Seems I read that the Ultra is already rooted, so hopefully there is an easy way to do this!
OH... The Ultra is on sale at Amazon for $199 ...says it includes keyboard! Sweet!
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It's not rooted. But its easy to flash a custom recovery and install the su binary.
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Should have it by the 17th. Really looking forward to it.
There looks to be a lot more info here on Remix in general ...looks good!
One thing is I am hoping for is a way to safely increase the ram. Seems I read that the Ultra is already rooted, so hopefully there is an easy way to do thd
OH... The Ultra is on sale at Amazon for $199 ...says it includes keyboard! Sweet!
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If you can find the Cyanogen Mod recovery then you can download the supersu from the market. Boot into recovery and then apply the supersu as an update. Once done you cannot get OTA updates, but supersu lets you unroot and then you can repeate the process of replacing the recovery and rooting. Very easy to do and much easier than using other root tools out there.
Got it early. Ordered Friday... delivered Monday.
Already updated to 2.0, which changed the settings app. Then the mouse stopped working on the keyboard, so I may be looking to reset the tab and start over... not that big of a deal.
Unless someone chimes in here with an idea to get the trackpad working again.
Neat tab. Made a video I may post later.
Thanks for any helpful input.
Reset the tablet, all is well for the trackpad.
So this is supposed to be a multi-tasker, but for the life of me I cannot find the feature that was on version 1.5 ....the ability to have phone sized windows.
Where did that feature go? Anyone know?
Thanks.
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Reset the tablet, all is well for the trackpad.
So this is supposed to be a multi-tasker, but for the life of me I cannot find the feature that was on version 1.5 ....the ability to have phone sized windows.
Where did that feature go? Anyone know?
Thanks.
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Try under settings / applications and see if open in full screen mode is checked.
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Try under settings / applications and see if open in full screen mode is checked.
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Thank you. I found it and it is un-checked.
I have since found a few apps, like calculator and another I installed ...Ccleaner, do open in smaller or larger windows, and can be moved about on the screen.
Still none of my larger apps, that I use for business ...like Polaris, seem to have any options to change.
I am thinking I am going to have to carefully check my apps and look for those which may work and fit with the Remix multi windows setup. So far there are not many.
Not quite what I expected, but I will keep working with it.
Thanks again!
I mentioned this in another post here. It applies to version 2.0.
The way to determine if the app being used can be brought down to a phone sized/smaller window is to swipe down with your finger from the top. To the right will be the option to expand or contract the app. Works on some apps, not on others, but at least now I know where the option is.
Hope this helps.
App Freezing
Anyone having problems with apps freezing, mouse still working, but cant scroll or select on apps.
Giving me trouble in facebook messenger and google drive
oh yeah. i have to hard-reboot mine at least once a day. video is usually the culprit, specifically youtube.
support didn't have any advice so i've just gotten used to it.
Its an ongoing problem. Video is the first notification of it you'll notice, but I've seen it in games too, specifically Alto's Adventure and The Room 3.
According to the errors I've captured with logcat its an issue caused by the nvidia drivers.
yes, i have noticed that in logcat too. is it that NVIDIA is not meant to work with android? surely there are other android devices on their chips... it is so frustrating.
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First I want to thank thor2002ro for ClockworkMod Recovery and making flashing and updating fast, easy and safe, also vache for providing 3.1 update, sc2k for an easy and quick way to root any version of the A500, last but not least Interphaze Solutions (whoever he is) for the Acer Recovery Installer.
I just updated (from stock 1.141.01_EMEA_GEN3 to 4.010.22_COM_GEN1) IT works, no wifi issues, GPS now takes a lot to get location, and seeing a lot of performance improvements and fixes, was late and delayed 5 times but here it is and we are enjoying it.
Thus I wonder why no one even bothers to make a change log or something... like all the changes and improvements:
Acer_ A500_4.010.22_COM_GEN1 Applies to all Android 3.1 Acer Official Updates, OTA or Leaked (installed yourself).
New Apps
Kobo
eBook store and eBook reader
Movie Studio
Video editor
Updated Apps
Youtube
Moved fullscreen button, HD button, play button, slower double tap needed to go fullscreen/back higher performance, Cache fixed and higher cache, doesn't stutters/chops/drop frames at start or when OSD shows up (volume, controls, etc).
Flash 10.3
Music
Better looking, UI improvements, it finally updates, Google Music Beta
MusicA
Better looking, UI improvements, lots, better "listening" (now it can identify Japanese music played through my phone, SWEET).
NFS Shift
Icon changed, now is more visible and have HD on it, who knows what else is changed
Improvements/Fixes
UI is faster, more responsive, doesn't stutters like before.
Wifi Icon in notification bar now shows net activity.
Support for ACC+ streaming (or whatever uses winamp in shoutcast radio streams).
720p videos play smoothly, some 1080p videos too (simple profile ones I think, needs confirmation).
New Video Codecs Support, now MKV videos plays with Mobo Player (didn't worked before).
Video intro for games pre installed now always plays (before they crashed, but didn't force close the game)
Auto-brightness works now, it just changed its behavior, its not longer "instant", takes a while.
Recurring Issues
Randomly waking up/screen turns on
Mic still SUCKS (srly did Acer even test it by recoding someones voice and playing it back just to hear how well/awful sounds?)
New Issues
GPS wasn't broken, now it is (can see 7 sats but only onle lock after 2min and really poor signal)... maybe has something to do with GEN3 now updated to GEN1 thus missing something, can someone confirm.
Youtube widget is micro and deformed, there is a fix here in XDA.
New bloatware, or at least more packet, includes 2 songs and 2 videos (maybe 720p haven't checked) to show off in retails maybe.
You can help to make this a lot more complete, please contribute, post your discoveries, findings or changes you noticed.
And finally excuse my crappy english, as you can easily tell its not my native language, any correction and recommendations are very welcome.
Reserved for more space (I got this recomendation from a friend thank you).
Plus bump
Google+
"Huddle" is installed when installing Google+, which does *not* cone pre-installed on 3.1 - sounds like you already had it there. Installing Google+ creates two shortcuts - Google+ and Huddle
Speaking of, if anyone wants a Google+ invite, dm me - I got a few to burn
Huddle is part of the Google+ mobile app. It's for group chats.
* damn, someone beat me to posting this by a few minutes... serves me right for not refreshing
I also updated the "Vache" way from stock 1.141.01_EMEA_GEN3 to 4.010.22_COM_GEN1.
One problem - now seems to be fixed - I had on 1.141.01 was the following :
Could only connect to our company (outsourced) Exchange-Server 2007 via IMAP whereby whenever I would forward a message, the forwarded-message would "loose" the original content when send. .
I did try and (bought) Touchdown TAB, which is great, but for some reason does not allow me to retrieve/sync older messages.
Marcher
speaking of the autobrightness
Seems to only work if I set brightness to a level in the middle and reboot. Once I touch the slider again no auto bright until reboot. Any fix for this anyone is aware of?
dgoemans said:
Huddle is part of the Google+ mobile app. It's for group chats.
* damn, someone beat me to posting this by a few minutes... serves me right for not refreshing
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entropy.of.avarice said:
Seems to only work if I set brightness to a level in the middle and reboot. Once I touch the slider again no auto bright until reboot. Any fix for this anyone is aware of?
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After a while I noticed that auto brightness WORKS!!!, but its no longer "instanly", it takes awhile, give it a minute.
To test it try to put half brightness then turn on auto brightness, after a while turn off auto brightness and BOOM goes the light, so it works just changed its behavior bad auto brightness, bad
Thank you all for your contributions, updating ASAP!
I think two things mentioned in the OP *could* be hardware issues. I'm on my third A500 after returning the second one because the microphone would barely pick up my voice. This new one records my voice rather well, but voice to text is still a bit spotty (I blame the google servers for that). Another thing I have noticed is that the auto brightness on this unit actually works quite well whereas on the older unit it barely worked, if at all. I can change the brightness all the way up or down, turn the auto on and within a second or two it sets it to something more appropriate. If I cover the sensor the display dims, if I hold it towards the window it brightens. It works like an auto brightness should work. I still have 3.01 on the new unit and am waiting for the OTA update to come, whenever that is...
The second unit was manufactured in may, this unit is manufactured in april. I suggest if you have concerns about auto brightness and microphone, see if you can test another one at the store.
One question for those having issues with the microphone and auto brightness? Did you apply a screen protector? If so, was it a wet application type?
Rob
entropy.of.avarice said:
Seems to only work if I set brightness to a level in the middle and reboot. Once I touch the slider again no auto bright until reboot. Any fix for this anyone is aware of?
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My new A500 has an auto brightness that seems to work perfectly. I tried what you said and it still works ok. The unit I returned a few days ago had a bad microphone and the auto brightness didn't seem to work well - or at all.
Rob
URL for download the update.zip please...
You didn't read the 1st post did you...
Justray said:
First I want to thank thor2002ro for ClockworkMod Recovery and making flashing and updating fast, easy and safe, also vache for providing 3.1 update, sc2k for an easy and quick way to root any version of the A500, last but not least Interphaze Solutions (whoever he is) for the Acer Recovery Installer.
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We recomend you to do a back up first, update to 4.010.22 and after a while acer tells you theres a new update 4.010.30, thats it, you're updated and good to go, 100% stock... I still recommend a custom rom, they rock.
i want a google + invite
mikehe said:
i want a google + invite
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What does that have to do with Acer changelog?
WereCatf said:
What does that have to do with Acer changelog?
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Nothing, a user here offered google+ invites... and thats it
Wow, .38 and .38 already out!!! come on guys what's changed?, anything new? what's fixed? please cooperate
I haven't updated yet, wroking, waiting to get home to get .38 and .39... they're here in XDA for download
I just rebooted my iconia and didn't started , as usually be calm and don't worry, after a second try it worked.... didn't even updated yet... I feel like using windows
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I haven't updated yet, wroking, waiting to get home to get .38 and .39... they're here in XDA for download
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I have a hunch that there might be a problem if these are available for download freely...
remember before when increment updates are specific to what rom you're currently started from ??
users might just download the latest "increments" ... I wondered if that might screw up their device due to incompatibility ( starting rom build number )
???
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What does that have to do with Acer changelog?
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I offered g+ invites by direct message - have plenty to use up and wanted to share with XDA. Op mentioned g+ apps, figured it was a good time to share some g+ love with the interwebsb
UnicornKaz said:
I have a hunch that there might be a problem if these are available for download freely...
remember before when increment updates are specific to what rom you're currently started from ??
users might just download the latest "increments" ... I wondered if that might screw up their device due to incompatibility ( starting rom build number )
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I'm quoting myself from another thread:
Well, I installed CWM, acer recovery, rooted and went from 3.0 (from stock 1.141.01_EMEA_GEN3 - 4.010.22_COM_GEN1) to 3.1 (.22), then unrooted to go for .30, rooted, got .38, updated (didn't need to unroot, didn't need to root again).
The history of my life
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And I think the issues (reboot frozen) was due acer recovery or CWM... software highly experimental is prone to fail time to time... And nothing that a factory reset plus unnistalling recovery and cwm doesn't fix. I think but don't bet on it.
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I offered g+ invites by direct message - have plenty to use up and wanted to share with XDA. Op mentioned g+ apps, figured it was a good time to share some g+ love with the interwebsb
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I appreciate your love
According to this PDF file from Acer Global...
http://global-download.acer.com/GDF...A TAB&Step3=A500&OS=ALL&LC=en&BC=ACER&SC=PA_7
Major change notices:
1. Support for EAS - Exchange Active Sync.
2. USB Host improvements:
a. USB mouse support with cursor.
b. MTP camera support.
3. Adds media CODECs for WMV/WMA.
4. Improves media player capabilities for MPEG-4 simple profile.
5. Adds 1080p HDMI output to HD display.
6. User agent selection in browser settings allowing you to force using
desktop view.
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Justray said:
....
I just updated (from stock 1.141.01_EMEA_GEN3 to 4.010.22_COM_GEN1) IT works, no wifi issues, GPS now takes a lot to get location, and seeing a lot of performance improvements and fixes, was late and delayed 5 times but here it is and we are enjoying it.
Thus I wonder why no one even bothers to make a change log or something... like all the changes and improvements:
Acer_ A500_4.010.22_COM_GEN1 Applies to all Android 3.1 Acer Official Updates, OTA or Leaked (installed yourself).
New Apps
Kobo
eBook store and eBook reader
Movie Studio
Video editor
...
You can help to make this a lot more complete, please contribute, post your discoveries, findings or changes you noticed.
And finally excuse my crappy english, as you can easily tell its not my native language, any correction and recommendations are very welcome.
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I got the Android 3.1 OTA update last night. I'm in Australia and my new build is Acer_A500.4.010.40_COM_GEN1
Wonder what the difference is?
As well as getting Kobo (which I don't want as I already have Kindle) I also got Zinio in the update, which "allows" me to buy magazine subscriptions which I can't get on my Kindle because Amazon won't sell them to me in Oz.
So far (less than 24 hours) everything seems to be okay except that Kaiten mail seems to be stuck somewhere. Dunno if its related.
Sorry for the piss poor video. I was setting up the device and realized I didn't have flash enabled. That was too late to see if it was available from the overflow menu.
This video should help you get flash running if you didn't know how to already either way.
If this has been covered... oops. I did a search.
I've had this APK at flash.cricketusers.com for a little while. Ever since Adobe stopped supporting Android devices officially. Been away from the game for a little while so if anyone wants to chime in. Please do so.
NOTE: I'm pretty sure IIRC this is the same process that was used on the HTC Droid DNA.
EDIT: After unlocking the bootloader (essentially wiping the device), it appears that the option is available from the overflow menu on the stock browser already. No need to download additional apps.
Open Browser > Overflow Menu > Enable Flash Player
Appreciate the tip, thanks! One thing I'd suggest though is maybe getting a bit closer to the phone for your videos, can be kinda difficult to see what you're doing sometimes. All good though - cheers!
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Appreciate the tip, thanks! One thing I'd suggest though is maybe getting a bit closer to the phone for your videos, can be kinda difficult to see what you're doing sometimes. All good though - cheers!
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Some of the more detailed videos like unlocking the bootloader are done zoomed in.
I was trying to transition from using my Nikon to just a GoPro, but I now think I should just spend the time setting it up.
Thanks for the feedback.
ALL THINGS NOTE 4!
INFO, NEWS, MODs, CHATTER!
COME AS YOU ARE AND PLAY BY THE RULES!
ROOT STATUS: We have obviously gained Temp Root gifted to us via KingRoot. Which comes with its own set of concerns on security, personal info, etc.. We currently have several devs working on making this "Perma-Root" We have already worked on getting rid of KingUser/KingRoot and replaced it with SuperSU. AWESOME! However with Write Protection enabled we are still unable to gain a Permanent Root Status. We lose root during a reboot which many of us know is needed by many root applications to function properly ie: XPOSED
I will be sure to update this post as soon as any changes or news comes out!
Please stay tuned! Thank You!
Alright ladies and gents! As you all know Temp Root is available through KingRoot. But that does come with its own set of risks and bugs.
Please use that at your own risk.
We have a way to get rid of KingRoot and utilize SuperSU thankfully!
If you have jumped ship from Kit Kat to Lollipop at this point root is only available on KK
Have no fear tho! Rolling back is a simple feat!
Here are your steps incase you are unaware.
1) Download N910VVRU1ANJ5 full firmware image https://www.dropbox.com/s/73ti6825921i7ld/N910VVRU1ANJ5_FullFirmware.tar.md5.7z?dl=0 via my DropBox account
2) Download Odin https://www.dropbox.com/s/89m7v5dgjspmxwx/Odin.zip?dl=0 via my DropBox account
3) Please backup any info on your device. No one is held responsible for your data except you!
4) Be sure all needed drivers are installed on your PC for your device
5) Fire up Odin and boot your device into download mode.
Either power down phone and once powered off press and hold Home+Vol Down+Power Button and release once it boots
or in an adb shell prompt enter "reboot download"
6) In Odin click the "AP" button and browse to the NJ5 image you downloaded and select open.
DO NOT CHECK OR UNCHECK ANY OPTIONS (AP WILL BE AUTO CHECKED ONCE YOU APPLY THE IMAGE)
Simply click start!
7) Once Odin has completed its work your phone will reboot. And yes your device will bootloop at the Verizon screen. You must pull the battery to stop this.
8) Once you re-install battery boot into Recovery (Home+Vol Up+Power)
arrow down to format data/factory reset
press power to confirm and select YES on the next screen
Once done Reboot your phone. And your BootLoop issue will no longer be.
CONGRATS! You are now back on Kit Kat and ready to root!
Please feel free to message me on hangouts: fredsinzjr
or on twitter: freddy0872
If you have anything you need help with or wish to discuss or just simply want to shoot the breeze!
Links
Let's Talk Root [Non Dev Members] -- http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-verizon/general/talk-root-dev-t3031613
Non-Root Work Arounds by @iridaki thanks to @couragedragon for the find! -- http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/help/qa-unrooted-miss-root-aroun-t2931785
Stock Firmware Thread by @hsbadr -- http://forum.xda-developers.com/no...ware-firmware-kernel-modem-recovery-t2942937
Poll "Do you think we will see any type of Unlock/Root for the VZW Note 4 Retail? -- http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-verizon/general/poll-vzw-note-4-retail-root-t2945128
Heimdall Image to return to stock (Retail Full) Verizon pit file setup thanks @gatesjunior -- http://forum.xda-developers.com/not...dall-image-to-return-to-stock-retail-t2954480
Debloater Tool Thanks To @gatesjunior -- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=58068827
Tips and Tricks!
Maintenance Boot Menu (thanks @gatesjunior ) -- Press and hold power button and volume down button through the phone reboot and a new screen will come up with options never really seen before! Great find!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-verizon/general/cool-t2935455
[Guide] Enable Air View and Air Gestures -- Thread by @Vichenec
I encourage you read this thread! If you go about installing Nova Launcher and following these steps there are a ton of features built into the settings that 1) are not enabled and 2) some of them work and some dont! SO you could easily turn on AirView and other like settings! Verified to work but just as the thread states some do now. The air gestures do function in apps such as Gallery and the like!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/general/guide-enable-airview-airgesture-root-t2922888
No root and want to modify your DPI? You can! Thread by @PizzaSauce -- Change your DPI without ROOT! (Mind you this will change it for every app! It is not able to be on a per app basis!)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-verizon/general/root-want-to-modify-dpi-t2960644
[GUIDE] Disable Knox and the OTA without root -- Thread by @Misterxtc Thanks to Misterxtc for putting this together for us! He has given credit to RootJunky for the original script files on the Droid Turbo!
Check it out!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-verizon/general/disable-knox-ota-root-t2972263
One more reserve!
Have at it peeps!
Thanks for doing this. I request as you add to this that the mods consider to make this a "sticky" up top! :highfive:
lazer9 said:
Thanks for doing this. I request as you add to this that the mods consider to make this a "sticky" up top! :highfive:
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I'll get in touch with them and see if that's possible!
I feel having a well built and organized thread for all the info on roms and etc as they come around stickied would make life alot easier especially for alot of the new comers
Non-Root Workarounds
This is probably my favorite thread.
Non-Root Workarounds for the Note 4.
As a Verizon user who will probably never be able to root his phone, this thread is awesome!
Thread stickied thanks to @KennyG123
freddy0872 said:
Maintenance Boot Menu (thanks @gatesjunior ) -- Press and hold power button and volume down button through the phone reboot and a new screen will come up with options never really seen before! Great find!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-verizon/general/cool-t2935455
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Doesn't that put you in Download Mode?
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Doesn't that put you in Download Mode?
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Your correct if you are in fact powered off and then hold your buttons. Doing it this way you start your key combination while booted up and hold it thru the reboot until you see the menu.
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Your correct if you are in fact powered off and then hold your buttons. Doing it this way you start your key combination while booted up and hold it thru the reboot until you see the menu.
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Ok, got it. Thanks, now I understand the "through boot" comment. Not enough coffee this morning, LOL.
jpcalhoun said:
Ok, got it. Thanks, now I understand the "through boot" comment. Not enough coffee this morning, LOL.
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I feel your pain! Lol
But welcome! And thanks for posting here! Remember if you or anyone has any thoughts. Comments. Questions. Post it up! Ask away! That's why we're all here to help each other out!
I'm sure everyone had noticed this, but it was a bit of a "good" shock to me. Action memo (the stand alone app) seems to be no more, and it's integrated in s note. I was and still am extremely annoyed because my old action memos, I had to "try" and find a way to export them. Now, thanks to a bright, but late light bulb, Samsung has finally made this sensible decision.
The interface is a little different than in previous versions to view your memos. Before, there was a list "button" next to the link to action button. But now you have to go to the options menu (the three dots on the right) and select the "view action memos list" option.
I noticed some stuff with screen shots also, but can't remember off the top of my head..
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I'm sure everyone had noticed this, but it was a bit of a "good" shock to me. Action memo (the stand alone app) seems to be no more, and it's integrated in s note. I was and still am extremely annoyed because my old action memos, I had to "try" and find a way to export them. Now, thanks to a bright, but late light bulb, Samsung has finally made this sensible decision.
The interface is a little different than in previous versions to view your memos. Before, there was a list "button" next to the link to action button. But now you have to go to the options menu (the three dots on the right) and select the "view action memos list" option.
I noticed some stuff with screen shots also, but can't remember off the top of my head..
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Yea the whole not having a physical menu button has driven me a little insane! I have the Tab S 8.4 so i was kind of prepared for the button change up but still seemed odd. Im growing accustomed to it. Maybe if its still an issue after we obtain root we can change the mapping of the physical buttons.
Added a link to a thread for the stock firmware images! Made by @hsbadr
Be sure to drop him a thank you for posting links up for us!
Were seeing the normal usual topics develop which is a good sign!
It was a little shock at first also for me, but I've actually adapted and like it better. The funny thing I realized almost immediately was that I never used that button much. So the long press to get the menu, but at the same time, the app drawer is cool..
Lol, I'm actually getting to the point I think where I don't want to root. It sounds really crazy for me, but I was talking to my lady today and telling her how smooth and much I'm enjoying this phone "just the way it is". I don't recall honestly being this satisfied in a few years.
We'll see, but I like it a ton dude! And I'm really in shock myself how much..
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It was a little shock at first also for me, but I've actually adapted and like it better. The funny thing I realized almost immediately was that I never used that button much. So the long press to get the menu, but at the same time, the app drawer is cool..
Lol, I'm actually getting to the point I think where I don't want to root. It sounds really crazy for me, but I was talking to my lady today and telling her how smooth and much I'm enjoying this phone "just the way it is". I don't recall honestly being this satisfied in a few years.
We'll see, but I like it a ton dude! And I'm really in shock myself how much..
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I couldn't agree more! To me root would purely be a nice benefit. Not so much a necessity. Of course I'd look forward to some themeing especially if we can get a rom much like Alliance. Just loaded down with customizations!
And of course getting getting rid of or freezing bloat would be nice!
Something I noticed today I've been able to get almost 2 days out of one charge. I don't get much usage while at work but today (yes it was a work day) it only lasted me about 14 hours. Big difference! Hoping the phone was just being needy and hitting up something to cause it to chew up battery. I'm going to install gsam and start paying attention to what's sucking it up.
Also has anyone gotten ballsy and tapped on the security update notification that pops up once and a while?
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I couldn't agree more! To me root would purely be a nice benefit. Not so much a necessity. Of course I'd look forward to some themeing especially if we can get a rom much like Alliance. Just loaded down with customizations!
And of course getting getting rid of or freezing bloat would be nice!
Something I noticed today I've been able to get almost 2 days out of one charge. I don't get much usage while at work but today (yes it was a work day) it only lasted me about 14 hours. Big difference! Hoping the phone was just being needy and hitting up something to cause it to chew up battery. I'm going to install gsam and start paying attention to what's sucking it up.
Also has anyone gotten ballsy and tapped on the security update notification that pops up once and a while?
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I concur to be honest.. And maybe I'm just getting old, but I primarily would want root would be to, like yourself, just remove apps. That's about it.. Lol.. Themes, Hmmnn, not so much anymore to be honest. Lol, really, I got a bit burned out on the 3 with roms. Honestly, if Eclipse had continued to be developed, I don't think I would have ever tried even alliance. But yes, the features are cool.
And I just posted in the battery thread, this thing is awesome! Not just for the longevity, but more important, the fast charging.. I'm probably either wishing for an in car fast charger(that would be my choice) or a second battery and external charger. Lol, just for accessories.. But I really, really do love this thing. They really did it right on this version, and I was really not excited for the regular note.
And then this thing is so damn fast that it's crazy.. Lol
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No. Download mode is achieved by; holding Power/Volume down/Home buttons.
freddy0872 said:
Your correct if you are in fact powered off and then hold your buttons. Doing it this way you start your key combination while booted up and hold it thru the reboot until you see the menu.
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Doesn't matter if you do this through a restart or from a powered down state.
POLL
Added a Poll in the General Section just to see what you guys think if we will ever obtain a root or unlocking method for the VZW Note 4 Retail!
Added it to the links post as well
Hit it up fellas and lets see what we all think!?
Hi there.
Anybody find solution how to fast switch between running apps? It is annoying every time open up home screen and lunch apps again.
This is one of the thing why I'm planning to re flush my device to Android 5.1 or M.
Thank you for any ideas.
I'd like to find a way to do that too. Would love to replace that twitch menu with a recents menu. Preferably with a force close option.
JohnHenryIron said:
I'd like to find a way to do that too. Would love to replace that twitch menu with a recents menu. Preferably with a force close option.
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I can't believe that so lazy people over here.
Any way , i found solution Smart+Taskbar+2+(V2)_2.3.0
Its OK at least resolved some discomfort .
good luck
@Zavulon61 I think you misunderstand. It's not laziness, it's efficiency. When you have multiple programs running and need to keep switching back & forth it really gets time consuming. For instance, editing a config file for an emulator in a file explorer then opening the emulator to test the new settings. Especially when the apps are sideloaded and do not show up on the home screen. Some apps even require a force close to reload the changes made.
As for the app you mentioned, I googled it and it seems to only be shortcuts to programs you select, not a list of recent apps.
There is no way to get recent apps as of android 5.0 as Google removed that ability. They had to to get the improvements in, but I digress. I personally use Glovebox on the left, and swapps on the right, with a mouse of course, and it's not as good as it should be on full android, but it's much much better. I'd suggest giving it a shot.
kdb424 said:
There is no way to get recent apps as of android 5.0 as Google removed that ability. They had to to get the improvements in, but I digress. I personally use Glovebox on the left, and swapps on the right, with a mouse of course, and it's not as good as it should be on full android, but it's much much better. I'd suggest giving it a shot.
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Thank you for new idea . I tried Glovebox . I like it. Now it is my lifesaver . Thank you again!!!
I have the newest Fire HD 8 and it has been very slow and laggy lately. When I do anything the screen will go black for about 10 seconds before the app starts running. Same thing happens when I try to stream video or scroll through the home screen, etc.
I have google play store installed and also terrarium, and IPVanish. Other than that, I have taken off everything else. when I use the speedtest app, i get the same black screen and it takes forever to start running although when it does, i get a fast connection with the vpn on or off.
i have tried looking around these forums and a few other places but cannot find anything that really seems to answer the question. i wish I could root this tablet but that does not appear to be an option.
any advice/help would be appreciated, at this point I am thinking of doing a factory reset or just buying a better tablet. thanks for the help.
Have you tried clearing cache in recovery?
You paid 50 for a tablet what do you expect?
This tablet performs decently (for its price tag) out of the box, but once you install the Google services it slows down terribly. I've got the same problem. I loved this tablet because its price mainly, but this lagging after installing Google Play is just unbearable.
I use [Memory Booster - RAM Optimizer] to free up memory as needed and to manage apps from auto-start.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=imoblife.memorybooster.lite&hl=uk
glocksman said:
Have you tried clearing cache in recovery?
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Awesome! It did work for me. Now it runs as smooth as this tablet can run. Thanks so much! I was looking for other cheap tablets but I now will stick to my Kindle Fire HD 8 for a bit longer. I think it's price can't still be beaten.
pipdev said:
Awesome! It did work for me. Now it runs as smooth as this tablet can run. Thanks so much! I was looking for other cheap tablets but I now will stick to my Kindle Fire HD 8 for a bit longer. I think it's price can't still be beaten.
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In the past week I have noticed the same. I'll give this a shot as well. Thanks!
where do i find this option, im in the settings area
glocksman said:
Have you tried clearing cache in recovery?
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I would love to know how to do this.
Power off.
Hold the volume down and power buttons.
When the boot screen appears, release the power button.
Use the volume button to navigate to format cache.
Press the power button to select.
After formatting, reboot.
glocksman said:
Power off.
Hold the volume down and power buttons.
When the boot screen appears, release the power button.
Use the volume button to navigate to format cache.
Press the power button to select.
After formatting, reboot.
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Thank you!
I usually see sluggishness around the 3rd day of being continuously on. Lets see how long this lasts.
Wipe cache partition?
glocksman said:
Power off.
Hold the volume down and power buttons.
When the boot screen appears, release the power button.
Use the volume button to navigate to format cache.
Press the power button to select.
After formatting, reboot.
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In system recovery, my HD 8's cache option is wipe cache partition. Should I do this?
Dan_firehd said:
I use [Memory Booster - RAM Optimizer] to free up memory as needed and to manage apps from auto-start.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=imoblife.memorybooster.lite&hl=uk
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That's what I've been using along with Cache Cleaner with all the preferences enabled: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.frozendevs.cache.cleaner&hl=en
Clearing the cache works for me too, but my HD8 always slows back to a crawl again within a week. Is there any way to disable caching?
Potential Solution
So I bought the 7th gen Fire HD 8 and it had problems right out of the box. I sent it back, got a new one and had the same problems. I somehow had the idea that the problem was my SD card. I had a Fire 7 previously and just popped it in. Once I pulled it, it immediately worked fine. For some reason I can't format it with he Fire 8, it won't let me. But I'm sure if I can or get a new SD card, then it will probably work fine. Give it a shot.
garythfla said:
I have the newest Fire HD 8 and it has been very slow and laggy lately. When I do anything the screen will go black for about 10 seconds before the app starts running. Same thing happens when I try to stream video or scroll through the home screen, etc.
I have google play store installed and also terrarium, and IPVanish. Other than that, I have taken off everything else. when I use the speedtest app, i get the same black screen and it takes forever to start running although when it does, i get a fast connection with the vpn on or off.
i have tried looking around these forums and a few other places but cannot find anything that really seems to answer the question. i wish I could root this tablet but that does not appear to be an option.
any advice/help would be appreciated, at this point I am thinking of doing a factory reset or just buying a better tablet. thanks for the help.
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My Kindle Fire HD 8 is soooo Slow too...
Well, I loaded up my Fire HD too with Google Services et al and it lags terribly, tried deleting the cache as suggested but it only works for a little while (like less than a day), then it's back to so slow I want to throw it across the room! Any other ideas? It's the latest 2017 mod... I mean all I am trying to do is load up some information on the browser. I even tried Silk, no better.
I never tried it just vanilla out of the box - perhaps that what I should do - just go back to the original? I wanted something small and cheap to carry around that I could get email, and my calendar + contacts (but I need google services to do that because of a program I run to update my phone from desktop outlook and vice versa), and browse the web as necessary. Thanks.
why dont you remove google services and use third party store app like the apkpure to install apps not in amazon store. the slowness was a big reason I removed google. maybe give a try
removing google services
astrodomine said:
why dont you remove google services and use third party store app like the apkpure to install apps not in amazon store. the slowness was a big reason I removed google. maybe give a try
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THanks, yes I've thought about this. I put so much time into getting the darn thing set up like a real computer . But even after jacking with MTUs on my router today I think I've finally given up and will start from scratch and forget about google play services and all those apps I love to use
Oh I will try apkpure - thanks for the heads up I will see if that gets me where I want to go. I didn't know about it...
I wish there was a magic bullet I just can't find it! Thanks!
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THanks, yes I've thought about this. I put so much time into getting the darn thing set up like a real computer . But even after jacking with MTUs on my router today I think I've finally given up and will start from scratch and forget about google play services and all those apps I love to use
Oh I will try apkpure - thanks for the heads up I will see if that gets me where I want to go. I didn't know about it...
I wish there was a magic bullet I just can't find it! Thanks!
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While just a tiny bit slower/more laggy than my rooted HD 10, I have three HD 8s with the Play store + many other applications (Tasker, Google Voice/Hangouts, various video editors, graphic design programs, VNC/remote desktop programs, + many more) and these little tablets work very well. I've even edited 4K video on one of them and had no crashes or issues.
Have you tried disabling some of the Amazon system bloatware as described in this post? That helps a lot. Though not a high-end device, these little tablets are actually pretty solid and should give you solid performance. I've even read some tear-down reviews where people who know a lot more about this sort of thing than I do were surprised to find certain build-features and hardware components usually reserved for higher-end devices built into this device and they were surprised because Amazon could have not included these entities and could have made even more money.
Maybe flash the latest stock firmware, remove Amazon bloatware, start from scratch. Happy to help if I can in any way.
Bloat.....
Richard, thank you. I will try that. I didn't know of that post so thanks for that. I will start over and see what happens!
richaardvark said:
While just a tiny bit slower/more laggy than my rooted HD 10, I have three HD 8s with the Play store + many other applications (Tasker, Google Voice/Hangouts, various video editors, graphic design programs, VNC/remote desktop programs, + many more) and these little tablets work very well. I've even edited 4K video on one of them and had no crashes or issues.
Have you tried disabling some of the Amazon system bloatware as described in this post? That helps a lot. Though not a high-end device, these little tablets are actually pretty solid and should give you solid performance. I've even read some tear-down reviews where people who know a lot more about this sort of thing that I do were surprised to find certain build-features and hardware components usually reserved for higher-end devices built into this device and they were surprised because Amazon could have not included those entities and could have made even more money.
Maybe flash the latest stock firmware, remove Amazon bloatware, start from scratch. Happy to help if I can in any way.
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