Just remembered this for those who may not know:
ViewSonic.com has several pages of information and resources at
http://www.viewsonic.com/gtablet
You will find a row of tabs at the top that will provide everything from sales info
to specs, to support info to "Favorites."
Favorites is my favorites tab because the list a bunch of links to commonly
used software and some sites. Click and you're there. Convenient.
Worth a look.
Rev
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Do these items from their site still work if you root/flash a new Rom??
TIA
killer01ws6 said:
Do these items from their site still work if you root/flash a new Rom??
TIA
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The Favorites links point to APK downloads that you should be able to install on any device, so it shouldn't matter if you are rooted and modded.
For at least one of the apps they link to (Android System Info), the version they link to is quite outdated, and the market has much more recent version, that works and doesn't crash all the time.
sstair,
That one has NEVER worked worth a hoot for me!
Rev
sstair said:
For at least one of the apps they link to (Android System Info), the version they link to is quite outdated, and the market has much more recent version, that works and doesn't crash all the time.
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I think the Gtablet Favorites page is primarily for users running stock ROM who don't have Market. As such, links are to APK files hosted on third-party sites and often the latest versions are not available.
Another good resource for off market apk's is 4shared.com and then search for .apk Tons of great apps that you may be looking for
Everybody has probably already noticed this, but I think its cool that Viewsonic links to XDA on the favorites page. I don't have 8 posts so I can't link. Just go to the link in the 1st post and look under the developer resources heading.
I agree, that Viewsonic linked to XDA was one additional thing that encouraged me to go with the Gtab. How many other companies do you see encouraging Dev's?
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How many other companies do you see encouraging Dev's?
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Not many. I think Viewsonic is the only company I've seen that is pretty much blatantly endorsing devs. If Viewsonic didn't like what people were doing with their devices, that link would not be there. Its a nice change from all these OEMs trying to stop devs or at least slow them down.
i am new user.
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How many other companies do you see encouraging Dev's?
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Pretty much every company that doesn't wanna deal with the development, as well as troubleshooting and support, themselves.
Yea it would be kinda cool if it was a "Hey, here is XDA, you should check them out if you don't like out development stuff", but it wasn't, it was more of a "We're not doing development, so you might as well try here and see what you can get".
i cant go to recovery mode can you help me?
thank you i am new user.
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I've created a new high performance hosting site for WinMo and Android custom roms. It is still however in beta but I expect that it will be finalised before the end of June
The servers (Yes I mean that in plural ) that are being used are located in Dublin, Ireland (My hometown) so as to ensure brilliant speeds for both the US and EU. This service is of course free however there are certain rules that must be followed to preserve the integrity of the site. For example, I will not be allowing full scale discussion like here on XDA to make it easier for people to navigate ROMs.
In any case, when you host a ROM on my infrastructure you get both regular HTTP download and bittorrent download as a backup so your ROMs will always be available. No more rapidshare! Devs get unlimited space for their ROMs and those with more than five distinct ROMs get their own subforum to release their ROMs on. Again, I would like to stress that the primary aim of this site will not be ROM development as is XDA or MoDaCo but it's aim is to be sooner or later the comprehensive database for custom ROMs on both Android and Windows Mobile.
In any case, the site's URL is http://www.smartroms.com I hope you do find it useful, if you encounter any bugs or the like please send me a pm and I will look into it
Nice idea. Good luck with it. I'm registering just now!
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Nice idea. Good luck with it. I'm registering just now!
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Can you let me know if the registration page redirects you correctly? I noticed a few times that it kept hanging on redirecting during testing but it disappeared after I made a few seemingly irrelevant code changes.
Anyways, give me feedback!
It redirected me fine. The only tiny thing I'd say is that once you register and you are redirected to the login page, instead of your username being pre-filled, it puts your email address in.
Some less 'savvy' people might stumble on that and wonder why they can't log in.
As I say it's no biggy but you know what some users are like
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It redirected me fine. The only tiny thing I'd say is that once you register and you are redirected to the login page, instead of your username being pre-filled, it puts your email address in.
Some less 'savvy' people might stumble on that and wonder why they can't log in.
As I say it's no biggy but you know what some users are like
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That's odd, must have a look at that, thanks for letting me know
No bother. It might be a PHPbb thing. I used to run a PHPbb board many moons ago. They have changed a bit since then. lol
I really like the idea.
Thank you for providing a fast platform
Nece one, will check out soon. Thanks!
Sounds great, Roms with *****ing
Moved as not ROM Dev.
B.t.w already a hosting solution http://www.xdaroms.com/
Appreciate the offer and contribution.
Yup! A central place for finding ROMs should be brilliant.
Mod. edit: not dev related, moved to general
here's your feedback:
mobilitydigest.com/who-else-hates-rapidshare-chefs-take-note/
good work man
Re: ROM chefs who need extra hosting
that could be very good!
thx man
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I've replied to your blog post d0ugie just if you want to verify that it's me that made that post
Thanks for the warm response guys!
Awesome
well i thinks that's great
Server is too busy
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Server is too busy
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that's really bad... for a hosting site
I've been working all night migrating the server to vBulletin instead of the phpbb system it is now. That's why it's slowing down from time to time. I thought it would be safer to work through the night as less people would be accessing the site but I suppose I thought wrong
In any case the site is hosted across multiple servers for performance and redundancy reasons so when the site is finalised there should never be any speed issues.
All:
We've posted a links page for our more inexperienced GTablet owners to get Flash and other goodies on their GTablet. Any other links or sites you'd suggest for those less technical than you?
http://www.viewsonic.com/gtablet/favorites.htm
Thanks!
How about a link to taobao for the docks since you guys havent brought out any actual acessories.............
Thanks for participating.....we do appreciate it. I would suggest that you not post sites like fring as their video chat software is not working with the gtab....this will lead to customer frustration with the device. There is not a functional video chat app that really works with this device yet.
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How about a link to taobao for the docks since you guys havent brought out any actual acessories.............
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Dang, that's harsh...he's trying here, lets not scare him away yet
I think a link to the root of the gtablet section would suffice.
We started a wiki that needs some work here: tegratab.com(managed by bekit)
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All:
We've posted a links page for our more inexperienced GTablet owners to get Flash and other goodies on their GTablet. Any other links or sites you'd suggest for those less technical than you?
http://www.viewsonic.com/gtablet/favorites.htm
Thanks!
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Thanks for posting here! It's refreshing to see a company engage their user base and actually take suggestions. Having worked in engineering for the largest PC maker in the world for many years, I've seen first-hand how hard it is to make changes, so I applaud you for taking these steps.
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Thanks for posting here! It's refreshing to see a company engage their user base and actually take suggestions. Having worked in engineering for the largest PC maker in the world for many years, I've seen first-hand how hard it is to make changes, so I applaud you for taking these steps.
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I totally agree. I have to say that I've never really seen this before. You know what would be cool, if they Viewsonic gave XDA Developers all the rights to their G Tablet and then releas a G Tablet - XDA Edition. That would be SA-WEEEEET!!!
Scott
I would also add the Nook reader to your ebook section. The Nook reader for Android is very nice on this tab - it even has a "landscape mode" that makes it look like you're really reading a book with two pages!
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I would also add the Nook reader to your ebook section. The Nook reader for Android is very nice on this tab - it even has a "landscape mode" that makes it look like you're really reading a book with two pages!
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Where did you find the Nook Reader ? B&Ns site keeps trying to direct me to Market.
Speaking of which...can you add some links to the Google Apps (gmail, maps, calendar) to those favorites?
Oh, and thanks VS!
They didn't put in my favorite Android reader app, FBReaderJ...
http://www.fbreader.org/FBReaderJ/
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All:
We've posted a links page for our more inexperienced GTablet owners to get Flash and other goodies on their GTablet. Any other links or sites you'd suggest for those less technical than you?
http://www.viewsonic.com/gtablet/favorites.htm
Thanks!
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Including the XDA G-Tablet forum is already more than enough. Many thanks for that
Thank you for joining us here.
awesome
Thank You!!! I applaud your company for actually caring about the users experience after you have our money.
Nook
I agree that a Nook app link would be nice. B&N does not seem to have it posted except for on appslib and the market. The only other place I have seen it is here:
bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/t5/NOOK-Apps-Technical-Support-iPad/NOOK-for-Android-Update-Later-This-Week/m-p/744388
Thanks Viewsonic for listening!
It appears that appbrain has the Nook AP for free download.
Carlysle
Nook on Appbrain
Carlysle said:
It appears that appbrain has the Nook AP for free download.
Carlysle
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I think you still need market access to use Appbrain.
I have been following this forum for the past couple of weeks trying to decide if I wanted to take a chance on this tablet. My only concern was VS dropping support. Now I believe VS is in for the long haul. I have been to Office Depot twice just to play with this thing. Now I going back to buy it.
Thanks Viewsonic.
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Thanks for listening Viewsonic. This will certainly have a positive effect on your Gtablet sales and your company image.
A little off subject but OVS are you rocking the gtablet ? Also thanks for participating with the community.
I don't think we'll be seeing Nook on the Gtablet anytime soon - there doesn't seem to be a link to the APK anywhere - but it looks like VS did include FBReader on the Favorites page.
New OTA update coming today, and I suspect the source code will be released soon.
Nook Reader on Gtablet
I'm running the Nook Reader on my Gtablet.. Downloaded it form the Android Market. Runs great..
Search for Nook for Andriod by B&N
Gramps
If you guys like the site, please hit the Google Plus one button the top left corner of the site so I know
Tablified.com - [tab * li * fied] -verb. 1. apps that have been specifically made for Android tablets.
Well, after days of working on the site, its finally here. It's not perfect, but I think android tablet owner are going to enjoy this.
One of the biggest flaws with the Android Market is that there really isn't a dedicated section for tablet apps. Phone apps get thrown in the pile with tablet apps and its just impossible to find tablet SPECIFIC apps.
Many developers say their apps are "optimized" for tablets which, at first sounds great. But sadly, most of the time the app is just adjusted to fit better on a larger screen without adding any new features or tablet specific UI elements.
This is where Tablified.com comes in. Each app is tested to insure that it really is a tablet specific app. While I want to give credit to XDA and the Xoomforums for providing me with a list of apps, I found out that many of those apps aren't really tablet specific. There are currently over 50 apps on the site and more added every day. If you have an app, please use the "Submit an app" link on the site and let me know what the app is; if it meets the requirement, I'll add it to the list.
Tablified.com does NOT allow you to purchase the app. I simply links back to the Android market for you to complete the transaction. What I do is list up as many apps as I can find, after testing each one of course. I am very critical about which apps go up because I want users to only see tablet SPECIFIC apps-that's why games are currently not available. Until I see the same version of "Burn the rope" that's available on the iPad for Android tablets, you won't find it on my list-this goes for many other games.
We have a couple of people working on the site and are recruiting people to help. If you know how to use wordpress and would like to join the team, then please PM me. I apologize if there are any errors on the site. I did my best. If there are any errors, please leave a comment on the app and I will fix it ASAP.
We have big plans coming soon. Can't same much now, but I think its something to look forward to. Sorry for making this so long, but I hope everyone enjoys the site. Ads are there to help pay for the hosting-sorry, no ad-free version
Cool Site.. I love what you are doing with it. I'll be sure to keep this page in mind when browsing. Maybe set up an RSS feed when a new app is added so I can see it on Pulse.
MOTO XOOM.
Knether said:
Cool Site.. I love what you are doing with it. I'll be sure to keep this page in mind when browsing. Maybe set up an RSS feed when a new app is added so I can see it on Pulse.
MOTO XOOM.
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Actually when I added it to pulse it did just that so that's great. Thanks for the feedback.
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Awesome. I notice between the various sites I check out, some have different apps and so forth...
You might see some here that you missed:
http://www.xoomforums.com/forum/motorola-xoom-apps/570-optimized-honeycomb-apps-list.html
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/xoom-applications/130151-optimized-honeycomb-apps-list.html
http://forums.androidcentral.com/mo...fficial-optimized-honeycomb-list-n-292-a.html
over 150+ tablet specific apps added already! more added every day!
Cool! I'm have a Moto Xoom!
Over 300+ apps added and I still have plenty more coming!!
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Is the site dead? I keep getting some stupid database error.
You guys I'm so so sorry! My damn hosting company are complete morons. In restoring the site as quickly as possible. I'm very sorry! The whole site has been down all day. I'm working real hard to get it back up ASAP.
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Dont worry We all know this crap can happen with sites.
Got my 1st tab today so looking forward to taking a look
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Site is fully functional guys! Sorry about the downtime!
And bookmarked
Nice work
thank you!
UPDATE
418 apps added
holy crap what a great site! thanks for this.
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Maybe I'm missing it, but a top downloaded section would be nice, maybe a top downloaded for the week, most popular list, etc. Or exporting the ratings from the market and displaying that.
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Maybe I'm missing it, but a top downloaded section would be nice, maybe a top downloaded for the week, most popular list, etc. Or exporting the ratings from the market and displaying that.
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thanks for your feedback. the only way that i can do a "top downloaded section" would be if people start voting on the site. this is accomplished by simply rating it using the stars icons . if you guys dont rate then i cant display the top rated app/game etc. I had a section for that kinda stuff but because the vote count was low and it didnt look pretty so it didnt seem worthwhile to keep it. so once you guys start voting then i can make a place for it. this is only the first month of the site being released so maybe next month ill put it in. in the mean time, you can scoll to the bottom on the homepage to see the most viewed app.
as for the rating, i dont think theres a way to do that. but each app has a widget at the bottom of the page that has the market link as well as the rating it received on the Android Market. if you guys like the app, simply rate it by pressing the stars just like you would on the official market.
please keep the suggestions coming.
WOW!!! Thanks s for creating this very cool site!
However, I miss "Locus""
Altough bookmarked your site!
Cheers
berkley said:
WOW!!! Thanks s for creating this very cool site!
However, I miss "Locus""
Altough bookmarked your site!
Cheers
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Although Lotus looks ok on tablets, its not a tablet specific nor tablet optimized app. You can find more detail about the requirements on the FAQ section.
http://tablified.com/faq/
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Can't find any decent gallery app, anyone seen any with super fancy effects similar to the honeycomb Youtube app?
Its not tablets its Honeycomb
I was excited when I saw a posting about this thread until I actually went to the site. It really isn't a site listing apps designed for the larger, landscape real estate of a tablet but actually a site listing apps that are fully integrated for Android 3.0+ (Honeycomb) instead. There are plenty of tablets that run Android 2.1, 2.2 or 2.3 like the one I'm typing on right now. I would appreciate apps that are designed for a tablet as much as the nearest Xoom user.
Quite the disappointment :-(
Since PlusAndroid decided to copy/paste my lists and claim them as his own, I thought everyone might be better off having links to the originals which I maintain and try to keep updated. The market is horrible for searches, tags are a mixed blessing. So I spend time every couple of weeks to hunt down new stuff and check existing links. Any info on missing stuff, bad links, etc. is very welcome.
The Big List of Home Launchers
The Big List of Web Browsers
The Big List of Android Stores
Scur827 said:
Since PlusAndroid decided to copy/paste my lists and claim them as his own, I thought everyone might be better off having links to the originals which I maintain and try to keep updated. The market is horrible for searches, tags are a mixed blessing. So I spend time every couple of weeks to hunt down new stuff and check existing links. Any info on missing stuff, bad links, etc. is very welcome.
The Big List of Home Launchers
The Big List of Web Browsers
The Big List of Android Stores
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It does seem like he is stealing your work. You should report this to the admins if he doesn't give you credit ... btw nice lists
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Waddle said:
It does seem like he is stealing your work. You should report this to the admins if he doesn't give you credit ... btw nice lists
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I did. I sent a message to the mods about pretty much everything in his siggy, since they're all copy/pasted. The one post where he just plain said it was his was changed (wasn't one of mine) and he gave me credit in one of his posts at the bottom. I don't think the mods care too much as long as you don't copy stuff from this forum.
I am starting up a new site and I would really like to see what people opinions are of it.
I have been talking to a few developers and users on here about it and there seems to be some interest.
It basically organizes Recent Rom releases from XDA by Make, Model, Dev, OS, etc. I feel like it would be a quicker way for users to see whats new with there phones.
It still uses the Developers links, info, images, Donation code, links back to XDA threads ,etc.
I am willing to put the time in to make it great if there is a need for it.
So let me know!
http://romwatcher.com
Seems like it could prove to be helpful. Go for it.
Its sounds very nice idea.. I visited ur site and i founded it very promising.!!!
nice job...
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As most developers host their own roms on private servers to watch and control downloads many will not be willing to allow their work to be posted in a place where they have no control. Think about it for a min. If a dev releases a rom with a major bug like bricking a device they can pull it. This has been tried many times already and has never gone anywhere.
People flash roms like it is something cool to do without thinking about what could happen. Flashing an Expermental OS to a $500 device is not something to be done for fun with no understanding of what they are doing.
I understand what your saying. The site still uses all the Download links the devs provided so if they pull the download it will just be a deadlink. But yeah the management of actually pulling the ROM from the site would be a hassle. Plus judging from the results of this thread there doesn't seem to be that much interest in the idea. haha
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As most developers host their own roms on private servers to watch and control downloads many will not be willing to allow their work to be posted in a place where they have no control. Think about it for a min. If a dev releases a rom with a major bug like bricking a device they can pull it. This has been tried many times already and has never gone anywhere.
People flash roms like it is something cool to do without thinking about what could happen. Flashing an Expermental OS to a $500 device is not something to be done for fun with no understanding of what they are doing.
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Seems to be useful. Many users try to get stable ROM's for their mobiles.
I would suggest to add "stable" and "experimental" ROM's category tab in the site for each mobile you provide.
Also get permission from the developers before posting their download links on your site!
Good Luck with your site!:good:
The Stable/experimental attribute is a good idea. I have been contacting developers asking permission and so far no one has had a problem with anything :fingers-crossed:
Thanks!
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Seems to be useful. Many users try to get stable ROM's for their mobiles.
I would suggest to add "stable" and "experimental" ROM's category tab in the site for each mobile you provide.
Also get permission from the developers before posting their download links on your site!
Good Luck with your site!:good:
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This project was on the back burner for a little while but I have starting working on it again. I added the ability for anyone to add a rom.
I will keep you guys posted.
As always any feedback is appreciated!