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Does anyone know if we can get USB Host working for the Desire HD, to plug in a card reader or external drive?
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Id love to know this too.
Is there a USB-host in gingerbread?
I am also quite interested. I saw some topics that it might be available for the htc desire, so what about the desire hd?
Last thing I heard about this is totally technically possible, like drivers/kernel modules could be cooked into custom ROMs or even installed into stock, but no one is really doing it because the way the device is designed there is no way to power any USB slave device.
This of course would not be needed in case of a external hard drive that is powered by alternatively (A/C, usb from adapter or notebook) but it kinda limits the usefulness of this feature.
I might be wrong though.
Yeah, but what I think about it is, that is great opportunity for photographers. Think about it... I don't think DSLR camera would need powering from phone, but I don't know much about it. And then you will be able to see pictures on better screen, controlling camera through phone on USB cable would give me a chance to take shoots from impossible angles, geotagging, uploading pictures to social services, and most importantly to agent or agency. Also using phone as additional storage in case of lack of memory on camera card. As a photographer I would give a fortune for such a thing.
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Yeah, but what I think about it is, that is great opportunity for photographers. Think about it... I don't think DSLR camera would need powering from phone, but I don't know much about it. And then you will be able to see pictures on better screen, controlling camera through phone on USB cable would give me a chance to take shoots from impossible angles, geotagging, uploading pictures to social services, and most importantly to agent or agency. Also using phone as additional storage in case of lack of memory on camera card. As a photographer I would give a fortune for such a thing.
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You may have better luck getting a Bluetooth connection to the camera.
Most of the things you mention I would rather not do with a phone but a netbook. Geotag in batch during workflow. First screening on phone? I shoot raw and I don't want to imagine how long my phone would take to crunch a raw from my 7D. Impossible angles? IR or wired remote control or timer.
I can understand where you come from I once had a period where I had s netbook mounted on my tripod because it would allow me to shoot series of pictures with vastly differing settings with just one vlick but it just is not worth the hassle in the long run imo...
...this chunk of zeroes and ones has been generated by flashing a 400 Watt halogen bulb into the open fibres of a transcontinental communications cable...
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Most of the things you mention I would rather not do with a phone but a netbook. Geotag in batch during workflow. First screening on phone? I shoot raw and I don't want to imagine how long my phone would take to crunch a raw from my 7D. Impossible angles? IR or wired remote control or timer.
I can understand where you come from I once had a period where I had s netbook mounted on my tripod because it would allow me to shoot series of pictures with vastly differing settings with just one vlick but it just is not worth the hassle in the long run imo...
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this is a thing. You don't need better screen having 7D. In 40D it is just rubish.
Using netbook to do this? Why not small windows running laptop? I want to get rid of that, phone, I will always have with me. Is small, and "mobile" I don't know what you can see in 7D when shooting in RAW, but think it is displaying you how your RAW would look like, when converted to JPG, so probably you don't really see RAW files. But then, even when RAW file written on class 10 card, will not be much longer to get preview.
Now Impossible Angles -mate, did you ever used rotating screen on camera? I know, it is not the best way but very, very helpful. Find little flower in the grass and try to shoot it with sky in background from ground level with IR or Remote. That is just example. You could get actual preview from camera sensor and maybe choose focus point in situations when you are not able to stick your eye to viewfinder.
I am a newbie to this board. I purchased a micro sd card at Amazon. It worked for one day on my transformer. I took it out and then inserted it the following day. It got swallowed up and I couldn't remove it. My transformer also didn't recognize that the SD card was there. It took many hours to remove it. I ended up using a fine pair of twizzers. I read that amazon is carrying a lot of fake SD cards from China...read the reviews on Amazon if you are interested. I wonder if that was the problem...however I used a adapter and the card worked fine on my computer but not on my droid phone nor camera where it alerted me the card was damaged.
Has this happened before? Is this a glitch with the transformer...the card getting stuck? Since it was day 13 of purchasing it at Best Buy, I returned it. Now I want another one and can't decide to wait and purchase the prime or buy the same one cheaper.
I also had another problem with my tablet. I like watching House on Fox TV. It was barely possible. I would get alerts saying my mobile is not compatible. I got a lot of streaming issues where it would stop every few seconds and load up.
Does anyone know if the prime would solve this issue? It only has 1gb of ram. Watching Netflix was fine...not Fox TV.
thanks in advance
i can't help you with the memory card but it's usually a good idea to stick with the name brand cards.
i say good job on returning the transformer while you still could. i think the prime is a pretty big leap over the original and at an extra $100 it's a bargain imo.
as for the netflix versus foxtv viewing. netflix was probably fine because you were using the netflix app. foxtv is laggy because it is probably running through flash which the transformer couldn't handle properly for some reason. flash on android in general is a mixed bag and i don't know if the extra power of the prime will fix it. my guess is it will be better but can't say by how much. i think when prime eventually gets the ice cream sandwich update is when we'll truly see what it's capable of which hopefully is a whole lot.
From the sounds of it more like you insert it wrong or something as opposed to a fake sd card. Fame or not it should go on and out the same imo
I don't know what happened. It wasn't inserted wrong. I pushed it in and it went in too far and I didn't have the grip of my nails to pull the SD out.
I just saw an ad for the original transformer with 32gb for $389. I'm still can't decide to wait and pay the extra $125+++ and get the prime just for speed but 16GB or spend $389 and get a larger 32 GB drive. I am not using it for games but just for movies. I also hope to use the movie maker app to edit my long videos and burn to DVDs.
anyone think it is worth it to wait for the prime which is somewhat lighter in weight in but faster than the origjinal--- or buy the original with double the GB for a lot cheaper price now and use it for 6 months and wait for what ASUS offers after the first of the year when they get even a faster tablet and buy it then after all the kinks are worked out with the operating system?
The prime is built to aim more towards gamers than anyone else. The quad/quint core is only used to its full potential when dealing with graphically intense apps... like games.
For most other purposes, the transformer 1 is more than capable of handling.
Regarding the card issue, this is the first I've heard of it. But I'll tell you this. I don't know if you inserted it wrong or not, since I wasn't there. But through all my years of tech help of other people, the #1 issue that most people run into when they say they have a bad card or their device card slot is bad is actually them inserting the card wrong. I'll leave it at that.
Please feel free to ask plenty of questions. Myself and other experienced android users will be more than happy to help you. I may appear cranky at times, but that's just my other personalities. Take my advice. Multiple personality disorder, when left untreated, can result in poor health and social relationships with others.
thanks for your advice. So you are saying this quad processor won't make streaming or viewing movies any faster ---or video editing [large files of copy, cut and paste] quicker? I am a graphic artist and hope one day that I can find a photoshop -equal app where I can take big files and tweek them while keeping my processor quick enough during this action.
otherwise I will buy the original 32gb tablet for $389 and replace it in a year or two when tablets are more advance and prices hopefully are better.
Someone on here got a used Transformer from Amazon and was pretty stoked about it; it still had most of the plastic on it and didn't look as if it'd been used much, if at all. You could swoop up a 32GB unit for $297 (it's also eligible for a SquareTrade warranty, if you're into that [some cats swear by it]) and chill with that till Prime shows up and is worked out. Just a thought!
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thanks for your advice. So you are saying this quad processor won't make streaming or viewing movies any faster ---or video editing [large files of copy, cut and paste] quicker? I am a graphic artist and hope one day that I can find a photoshop -equal app where I can take big files and tweek them while keeping my processor quick enough during this action.
otherwise I will buy the original 32gb tablet for $389 and replace it in a year or two when tablets are more advance and prices hopefully are better.
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thanks for your advice. So you are saying this quad processor won't make streaming or viewing movies any faster ---or video editing [large files of copy, cut and paste] quicker? I am a graphic artist and hope one day that I can find a photoshop -equal app where I can take big files and tweek them while keeping my processor quick enough during this action.
otherwise I will buy the original 32gb tablet for $389 and replace it in a year or two when tablets are more advance and prices hopefully are better.
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That would be a yes and no. In theory if it brings enough of the processor cores online for the job, yes by brute force. Also yes in the sense that something there is probably a way for a movie player to take advantage of it, but no in the sense that you probably won't find such a soon enough to care, and no in the sense that at the hardware level it might not always. Logic there: AFAIK they use a baby core for simple tasks and start reving up to the quadtacular power house as needed, so e.g. if you just e-mail you get mega battery life. Try playing Need For Speed non stop and it'll drain faster but run smooth.
Can't say if it's any good but there is an Adobe Photoshop Express app; for simple tasks it might suffice but it may vastly fall short of what you may need. My expertise in your field is minimal so take it with a grain of salt.
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You mention that you could not grip the card with your nails to pull it out. To remove the card, you push in on it to release it and it should pop far enough out to grab with your fingers. It is not like the sim card on some phones that you pull out. It is a push to insert ( till it clicks) then push again ( till it clicks) to remove.
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thanks for your advice. So you are saying this quad processor won't make streaming or viewing movies any faster ---or video editing [large files of copy, cut and paste] quicker? I am a graphic artist and hope one day that I can find a photoshop -equal app where I can take big files and tweek them while keeping my processor quick enough during this action.
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I didn't say that. I said to the average user or users who don't game or don't care much for those really high pixel movies won't notice a difference. If you're a graphic artist, then yes the prime will be perfect for you. Again, it all comes down to what you want to use it for.
otherwise I will buy the original 32gb tablet for $389 and replace it in a year or two when tablets are more advance and prices hopefully are better.
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If you want to use photoshop and all the graphically intense stuff, then yes I'd recommend waiting for the prime.
thanks for all your advise. I will wait and get the prime...however I am quite disappointed that the new docking has only 1 USB and not 2....
regarding inserting the SD card that got stuck. Yes, it is possible I didn't push it in hard enough to have it pop out but it was stuck so far in it the port that I was afraid to try to push more to ejact the SD. Regardless when it was stuck in my old transformer didn't recognize it
ok so this video about tegra 3 says that flash performance will be greater than before
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtciCHZNE20&feature=relmfu
Hi Everyone,
I'm very interested in the Infinity and am currently deciding between this and the Nexus 10. I wanted to ask if anyone has experience using their Infinity for photography purposes. Is it a useful tool whilst travelling? With the USB and SD connections, it seems like it would be.
Has anyone used Photoshop Touch on it and how does it run?
I travel a lot and have a Sony NEX-6. Whilst travelling I would want to review and do some minor editing on certain photo's. I would then keep a selection of favourites from each trip on the device and transfer the remainder to a HDD. Would all this be possible with the Infinity, or would it be too slow?
Cheers,
Mike
Mikeparakh said:
Hi Everyone,
I'm very interested in the Infinity and am currently deciding between this and the Nexus 10. I wanted to ask if anyone has experience using their Infinity for photography purposes. Is it a useful tool whilst travelling? With the USB and SD connections, it seems like it would be.
Has anyone used Photoshop Touch on it and how does it run?
I travel a lot and have a Sony NEX-6. Whilst travelling I would want to review and do some minor editing on certain photo's. I would then keep a selection of favourites from each trip on the device and transfer the remainder to a HDD. Would all this be possible with the Infinity, or would it be too slow?
Cheers,
Mike
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I'm also photographer and traveler. I haven't used Photoshop Touch yet, but my only suggestion is to get a mouse or a nice stylus. Also, I just read the Photoshop Touch specs on the Play Store and it says only supports up to 12MP images. I have a Canon T2I which shoots at 18MP. I don't like the idea of having to reduce my photos.
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I'm also photographer and traveler. I haven't used Photoshop Touch yet, but my only suggestion is to get a mouse or a nice stylus. Also, I just read the Photoshop Touch specs on the Play Store and it says only supports up to 12MP images. I have a Canon T2I which shoots at 18MP. I don't like the idea of having to reduce my photos.
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What do you use to make minor adjustments to any photo's, if anything? Also, how do you find the speed at which it reads the memory cards and transfers the photo's? Thanks
I did exactly this, works great, 64 gb class 10 micro on an adaptor to full size for the camera, pull out and straight into the tablet too check out the snaps, was great. Used quick pic for the viewer, didn't do much Photoshop stuff at all to, leave that to the pc.
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I have used the dock to transfer my images (Nikon D90, RAW but not immensely large, mind you) to the internal memory and microSD. It works well, but the programs I have used to see the pictures on screen can only use the embedded JPEG -- which, in my opinion, is inadequate to properly evaluate an image.
If purely oriented towards a backup-creating process (negating the seeming lack of digital negative evaluation options -- more on that in the last paragraph), the TF700 could fit in nicely.... Obviously, this depends on a lot of factors, such as the number of shots you make in a session, their file size, working conditions (access to regular power supply, location and climate of shooting, etc.) and availability of memory cards and so on, and so forth. (This might be obvious to you, but I'm just adding this for people who might be less experienced in the matter, purely as considerations.)
I haven't used PS Touch yet, but I've heard it said that its options are relatively limited and crude by photographers far more experienced than I am -- especially given the high standards of its desktop sibling. I use Aviary:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aviary.android.feather
although I like Photo Editor as well:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.iudesk.android.photo.editor
A good stylus will certainly help, as it keeps the screen a bit cleanlier -- the fatty smudges do interfere with clarity and rendition, especially when under harsher lighting conditions. Also, for most people, it's a lot thinner than their fingers allowing for more precise control.
I have been taken down lately with a double pneumonia, have young kids and hospital shifts to work, and had my eyesight corrected by LASER in December last year (and the eyesight is appreciably worse than my previously damn near perfect eyesight with glasses) ---- the photography has been put on hold for now. (Not for technical reasons, but I just enjoy it a lot less currently. It's a shame, I know, but it's the same with me and my then-new motorcycle. ) Therefore, I haven't looked around for a proper RAW import/conversion solution that could actually contribute to (or make some groundwork for) the workflow normally done at a desktop system. Sorry.
Mikeparakh said:
What do you use to make minor adjustments to any photo's, if anything? Also, how do you find the speed at which it reads the memory cards and transfers the photo's? Thanks
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Amazingly, Android's built-in gallery has a nice, albeit basic compliment of effects. The degree of control is less than then you might find other places, but I'm a fan of Picasa's desktop featureset and I prefer suttle changes to my photos. If you need to make changes to saturation or contrast, or go black and white then the Android app will do it.
Don't bother using Photoshop Touch. It's more for Art than Photography.
I use RawVision by caketuzz and PicShop - Photo Editor by esDot Development Studio.
It did take about 30 hoops just to be able to buy them. Dear Google, Europe doesn't use bloody credit cards.
Keep in mind the I/O issue, copying might take longer than you're used to.
Mikeparakh said:
Hi Everyone,
I'm very interested in the Infinity and am currently deciding between this and the Nexus 10. I wanted to ask if anyone has experience using their Infinity for photography purposes. Is it a useful tool whilst travelling? With the USB and SD connections, it seems like it would be.
Has anyone used Photoshop Touch on it and how does it run?
I travel a lot and have a Sony NEX-6. Whilst travelling I would want to review and do some minor editing on certain photo's. I would then keep a selection of favourites from each trip on the device and transfer the remainder to a HDD. Would all this be possible with the Infinity, or would it be too slow?
Cheers,
Mike
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I just used mine for a trip to Tanzania, wanting to minimize weight and size as much as possible. Worked very nicely as a laptop replacement.
I have 64gb MicroSD Class 10 in the Tablet, and another 64gb SD Class 10 in the Dock. I used a Lexar UDMA Card reader to transfer both CF and SD cards from my Canon 1D Mark IV and my wife's Canon 7D, using X-Plorer or the built-in File Manager to handle the file copying. Worked surprisingly fast.
I used Photo Mate Professional for image review. It does use the built-in Jpeg for preview, but there is an advantage to this. When I use Bridge, I have to allow a considerable amount of time to generate the preview files, while with its using the Jpeg, they're ready for review right away. I just had to be conservative in my culling, to make sure I didn't delete otherwise good images. But it was still fairly easy to eliminate images that were clearly out of focus or otherwise not worth keeping.
I used a USB powered Seagate 500gb External HD as my second backup. It worked fine when plugged into the USB port on the Dock, and was also faster than I might have thought. All in all, it ended up being a very small and practical system.
Photo Mate Professional does have some editing capabilities, but honestly I had so little free-time (we were out shooting for almost all daylight hours, and when back at our lodges, there wasn't much time or energy for more than just the basics). I will check out some of the other editors mentioned.
The battery life was quite good, and the display was gorgeous. HD Videos from each camera looked extremely good, and played quite well, on the display.
One drawback with the Android OS - there is no recycle bin. If you inadvertently delete an image, it's gone for good. This did create some problems, and I had to leave one CF card unused for the rest of the trip, so I could recover some video files when I returned. I'll have to see if there is any 'recover' apps for Android that would do this.
PM or Email me if you'd like any additional details.
Good luck!
Don
(dlc at dlcphoto dot com)
DLCPhoto said:
I just used mine for a trip to Tanzania, wanting to minimize weight and size as much as possible. Worked very nicely as a laptop replacement.
I have 64gb MicroSD Class 10 in the Tablet, and another 64gb SD Class 10 in the Dock. I used a Lexar UDMA Card reader to transfer both CF and SD cards from my Canon 1D Mark IV and my wife's Canon 7D, using X-Plorer or the built-in File Manager to handle the file copying. Worked surprisingly fast.
I used Photo Mate Professional for image review. It does use the built-in Jpeg for preview, but there is an advantage to this. When I use Bridge, I have to allow a considerable amount of time to generate the preview files, while with its using the Jpeg, they're ready for review right away. I just had to be conservative in my culling, to make sure I didn't delete otherwise good images. But it was still fairly easy to eliminate images that were clearly out of focus or otherwise not worth keeping.
I used a USB powered Seagate 500gb External HD as my second backup. It worked fine when plugged into the USB port on the Dock, and was also faster than I might have thought. All in all, it ended up being a very small and practical system.
Photo Mate Professional does have some editing capabilities, but honestly I had so little free-time (we were out shooting for almost all daylight hours, and when back at our lodges, there wasn't much time or energy for more than just the basics). I will check out some of the other editors mentioned.
The battery life was quite good, and the display was gorgeous. HD Videos from each camera looked extremely good, and played quite well, on the display.
One drawback with the Android OS - there is no recycle bin. If you inadvertently delete an image, it's gone for good. This did create some problems, and I had to leave one CF card unused for the rest of the trip, so I could recover some video files when I returned. I'll have to see if there is any 'recover' apps for Android that would do this.
PM or Email me if you'd like any additional details.
Good luck!
Don
(dlc at dlcphoto dot com)
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Thank you Don, that is a fantastic reply, very helpful.
I'm leaning closer to this tablet everyday. Have you installed a custom ROM on yours or do you just run as it came? How do you find the speed, as this seems to be the biggest complain (Mainly with the I/O).
I don't need any strong editing software. I'm in no way a professional photographer, more of an amateur with a keen interest. especially whilst travelling. So a small Tablet solution would be useful for my travels and I plan to sell my 08' Macbook and just live off the tablet.
Mike
Mikeparakh said:
Thank you Don, that is a fantastic reply, very helpful.
I'm leaning closer to this tablet everyday. Have you installed a custom ROM on yours or do you just run as it came? How do you find the speed, as this seems to be the biggest complain (Mainly with the I/O).
I don't need any strong editing software. I'm in no way a professional photographer, more of an amateur with a keen interest. especially whilst travelling. So a small Tablet solution would be useful for my travels and I plan to sell my 08' Macbook and just live off the tablet.
Mike
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Glad this was helpful.
I'm purely stock ROM, JB 4.1.1 - no root, no ROM, etc.
The speed in general I found to be just fine. Working with Photo Mate Professional, moving from one file to the next, zooming in, etc., was reasonably and acceptably quick. Not instantaneous, but quite workable. When I played around with its editing function, this was slower, but I haven't done much to see if this could be optimized further with its settings options.
When WiFi was available, it functioned just fine for email, browsing, Skype, Google Voice for texting, etc. So quite serviceable as a laptop replacement for those functions.
Don
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A few other comments:
As far as I can see, the various photo editors mentioned elsewhere in this thread will not work with Raw files, if you shoot Raw (which I strongly recommend if you're reasonably serious about your photography): Photo Editor, Aviary, PicShop Photo Editor, etc. They probably work just fine with jpegs.
RawVision is able to work with Raw files, but apparently has a problem with folders with a large number of files. I also used RawDroid on my trip, and it proved unworkable for the same reason - it stopped working when opening a folder with a few hundred images in it.
So far Photo Mate Professional is the best app I've found to work with Raw Files.
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I have used the dock to transfer my images (Nikon D90, RAW but not immensely large, mind you) to the internal memory and microSD. It works well, but the programs I have used to see the pictures on screen can only use the embedded JPEG -- which, in my opinion, is inadequate to properly evaluate an image.
If purely oriented towards a backup-creating process (negating the seeming lack of digital negative evaluation options -- more on that in the last paragraph), the TF700 could fit in nicely.... Obviously, this depends on a lot of factors, such as the number of shots you make in a session, their file size, working conditions (access to regular power supply, location and climate of shooting, etc.) and availability of memory cards and so on, and so forth. (This might be obvious to you, but I'm just adding this for people who might be less experienced in the matter, purely as considerations.)
I haven't used PS Touch yet, but I've heard it said that its options are relatively limited and crude by photographers far more experienced than I am -- especially given the high standards of its desktop sibling. I use Aviary:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aviary.android.feather
although I like Photo Editor as well:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.iudesk.android.photo.editor
A good stylus will certainly help, as it keeps the screen a bit cleanlier -- the fatty smudges do interfere with clarity and rendition, especially when under harsher lighting conditions. Also, for most people, it's a lot thinner than their fingers allowing for more precise control.
I have been taken down lately with a double pneumonia, have young kids and hospital shifts to work, and had my eyesight corrected by LASER in December last year (and the eyesight is appreciably worse than my previously damn near perfect eyesight with glasses) ---- the photography has been put on hold for now. (Not for technical reasons, but I just enjoy it a lot less currently. It's a shame, I know, but it's the same with me and my then-new motorcycle. ) Therefore, I haven't looked around for a proper RAW import/conversion solution that could actually contribute to (or make some groundwork for) the workflow normally done at a desktop system. Sorry.
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I'm not a photographer but I have used ps touch with some success. I must agree that a stylus or mouse is a big help. Not to hijack, but what dont you like about your LASIK? I had it one year ago and i am happy with the results.
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One drawback with the Android OS - there is no recycle bin. If you inadvertently delete an image, it's gone for good. This did create some problems, and I had to leave one CF card unused for the rest of the trip, so I could recover some video files when I returned. I'll have to see if there is any 'recover' apps for Android that would do this.
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I've used Undelete before with rather good results. It's best if you have it installed before any image files need to be recovered, as it is under other OSes.
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Not to hijack, but what dont you like about your LASIK? I had it one year ago and i am happy with the results.
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NP, will answer this as short as I can while not skipping stuff. If you want to know more, PM me, OK? Thanks in advance. Here goes.
I did not have a traditional LASEK or LASIK -- I had an EPI-LASIK. It involves scraping off the epithelium of the cornea, refraction surgery, and then a week of growing the epithelium back.
Two main reasons for not liking it:
1. I had a visus of 130 before -- so 30% more acuity than the average "very good" vision; came in handy in the military -- and while I knew beforehand that they cannot reach that level of refraction correction at this point in time, I'm rather disappointed with the loss of acuity in relative terms. I did win in terms of comfort: going swimming with my kids, showering, all kinds of other stuff, all without glasses -- but, for example, taking the motorcycle for a ride has been a no-no for me the past year.
OK, except for the trip to Breda (about 150 km) to get the TF700 before it retail. That was too much.
2. The dry eyes... Oh, the dry eyes...
MartyHulskemper said:
I've used Undelete before with rather good results. It's best if you have it installed before any image files need to be recovered, as it is under other OSes.
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I looked in Google Play but don't find any App called 'Undelete'. Did find 'Dumpster' but it has fairly mixed reviews.
Which app are you referring to, and how reliable and practical has it been for you?
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I looked in Google Play but don't find any App called 'Undelete'. Did find 'Dumpster' but it has fairly mixed reviews.
Which app are you referring to, and how reliable and practical has it been for you?
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It was called "Undelete"... Since Android does not have an actual "Recycle Bin" feature, the reliability is dependent on the apps' code itself. I tested it in the past, and it did dependently recover a few images for me I deleted (on purpose, of course). However...
I don't have the backup apk file anymore, it seems, but I am more than a bit disconcerted by it not being available anymore on the Play Store. (It is an app from the Google Market era, but Google transplanted everything to the Play Store... Could it have been one of the apps containing malicious code in that infamous wave back then? File recovery software is a well-known route for viruses, Trojans, etc., -- especially in the case of image recovery software, where the images' owner will probably do anything possible to recover his/her accidentally-deleted files.
Either that scenario, or the author pulled it from support due to personal reasons, I hope the latter. Luckily, with my Flashing OCD at the time, the period of data harvesting would have been limited at best.
This is my first Android phone without a micro SD card, and it sucks trying to transfer large files. I'm coming from a Note 10+ with 256GB internal storage and a 512GB micro SD card. So, with a 512GB internal storage only, I'm already taking a step backwards. I've always kept most large files on my SD card and it was simple to place the SD card in the new phone. It's always made backups simple, ever since Android did away with USB Mass Storage. I know I'm old school, but I've also chosen the Note series because it's always been the Swiss Army Knife of cell phones. But, they constantly remove features to the point where there's very little differentiation from other phones. I wish I would've bought a Note 20 Ultra before Samsung stopped making them. But, who knew they would eliminate the micro SD completely. They did it with the Note 5 and apparently realized it was a mistake because they brought it back for the next 5 generations. I almost switched to the Xperia Pro or I III. Except Sony put 95% of their phone features into the camera. I run multiple businesses and I've always relied on the Note with the option of pulling the SD card for quick file transfer. We got minor upgrades in processor and battery, but I don't know if I can except the trade off for what's been omitted. This $1,300 phone might be going in the trash if I can't find some important trade-offs. So far, it seems like a downgrade to my 2019 premium phone.
In the US you can still buy new factory sealed N10+'s and N20U's.
I bought a new N10+ 4 months ago to serve as a backup for my first one. I don't think the N20U is as reliable and it's variable refresh rate display like all of the variable refresh rate displays doesn't have as good a color rendering index as the N10+. The cam hump and that lame lefty spen... idiots.
No SD card slot, no sale. Personally I like to have two 1tb SD card slots.
Screw Sammy for turning all Apple
Call Samsung up and share the wuv
I have had to do 2 factory resets to try and solve some issues. Smart Switch isn't cutting it. Samsung wants me to put in the code off of my other Galaxy device?! I have no other Galaxy device now.
This whole deal starting with the presale has been a disaster. The phone has not been what the specs were either.
blackhawk said:
In the US you can still buy new factory sealed N10+'s and N20U's.
I bought a new N10+ 4 months ago to serve as a backup for my first one. I don't think the N20U is as reliable and it's variable refresh rate display like all of the variable refresh rate displays doesn't have as good a color rendering index as the N10+. The cam hump and that lame lefty spen... idiots.
No SD card slot, no sale. Personally I like to have two 1tb SD card slots.
Screw Sammy for turning all Apple
Call Samsung up and share the wuv
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The left handed S-pen seems retarded. I understand (but still not happy with) the constant rearrangement of the power/volume buttons. I've gotten used to everything being on the left side. But, my Tab S6 has right side buttons. So, if you're gonna switch sides, at least put the power button above or below the volume rocker to match other devices. My patience is running thin. I may be on the search for a new N20U. I still have my 10+, but the back screen's broken and the wifi antenna struggles to reconnect to existing wifi at times. Again, the brand alternatives are slim. I appreciate your point of view on tech.
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This is my first Android phone without a micro SD card, and it sucks trying to transfer large files. I'm coming from a Note 10+ with 256GB internal storage and a 512GB micro SD card. So, with a 512GB internal storage only, I'm already taking a step backwards. I've always kept most large files on my SD card and it was simple to place the SD card in the new phone. It's always made backups simple, ever since Android did away with USB Mass Storage. I know I'm old school, but I've also chosen the Note series because it's always been the Swiss Army Knife of cell phones. But, they constantly remove features to the point where there's very little differentiation from other phones. I wish I would've bought a Note 20 Ultra before Samsung stopped making them. But, who knew they would eliminate the micro SD completely. They did it with the Note 5 and apparently realized it was a mistake because they brought it back for the next 5 generations. I almost switched to the Xperia Pro or I III. Except Sony put 95% of their phone features into the camera. I run multiple businesses and I've always relied on the Note with the option of pulling the SD card for quick file transfer. We got minor upgrades in processor and battery, but I don't know if I can except the trade off for what's been omitted. This $1,300 phone might be going in the trash if I can't find some important trade-offs. So far, it seems like a downgrade to my 2019 premium phone.
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You're not wrong here, pal. I am trading in a N20U for this new S22U that I just received yesterday and the one thing I do dread, is having to backup constantly. I am certainly NOT going to succumb to cloud storage and it sucks ass through a straw to know that every time I add new memes to my collection that stays on my phone, I have to sift through to find those that aren't already backed up. In addition, I can no longer factory reset without affecting the external SD card. If a factory reset is done, EVERYTHING goes bye bye. While this new phone is extremely fast and in a class of its own, it sucks that Samsung went the Apple way — pretty lame.
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The left handed S-pen seems retarded. I understand (but still not happy with) the constant rearrangement of the power/volume buttons. I've gotten used to everything being on the left side. But, my Tab S6 has right side buttons. So, if you're gonna switch sides, at least put the power button above or below the volume rocker to match other devices. My patience is running thin. I may be on the search for a new N20U. I still have my 10+, but the back screen's broken and the wifi antenna struggles to reconnect to existing wifi at times. Again, the brand alternatives are slim. I appreciate your point of view on tech.
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You still have patience with Samsung?
The rear cover for the N10+ is cheap. Replace the battery and anything else needed.
Get a rear cover seal and the seal or assembly for the cam cover if not included with the replacement.
I use the Zizo Bolt case as it gives good drop protection. Easy to hold and keep clean.
I think you should've done your research first since it was already advertised in the first place that it won't have an SD card slot. and before you pre-order, there are device specifications to look at. blaming won't Samsung will not help you, there's a lot of information leaking out before it was introduced to the public.
I came from being an avid user of microSD-cards as well, but as sadly most current phones don't support them any more I moved on....
What I use for file transfer is the app "Total Commander" together with the "Wifi Transfer" Plugin, then connect both phones via Wifi direct (is a bit faster than going over the Wifi router in my house which is used by the whole family) and then copy files over.... Oh, and don't forget to remove battery optimization for both TC and thw Wifi plugin.....
Maximo Beniares Jr. said:
I think you should've done your research first since it was already advertised in the first place that it won't have an SD card slot. and before you pre-order, there are device specifications to look at. blaming won't Samsung will not help you, there's a lot of information leaking out before it was introduced to the public.
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I did my research. There are a lot of us that have been discussing our frustration for months over the omission of the micro SD card slot. I still like a new premium phone every couple of years.
The truth is, unfortunately, these things are spy devices. We shouldn't be keeping personal files and data on these devices. Take your pics and videos and back them up off your device. I don't do the pathetic social media thing, too, so that helps and eliminates any need for personal pictures and videos having to stay on my device. I'm just giving a bit of perspective.
Coming from a note 10 plus with 256 internal and 512 sd card. Used smart switch through a cable and took around 2 hours to transfer 450 Gb of files. I do have the 1 tb model. Don't know if that makes a difference
Get a USB C style micro-sd adapter and plug it into the phone and an SD into that? At one point I am sure samsung were even shipping adapters with their first generation of USB C devices.
Something like this (this is just a quick google, I have not checked nor am I endorsing this particular product, or seller) - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/37378004...7779&msclkid=5a468d1beed019e9d88def02ff420f60
Edit: even trusted companies like kingston sell options, and it was compatible with the S21 Ultra, so should be fine on the S22 Ultra - https://www.mymemory.co.uk/kingston-mobilelite-duo-3c-microsd-card-reader.html
I dont know how this lack of mountable storage is such a big issue for people? Buy a phone with sufficient internal storage and call it a day. And as already mentioned, keeping your entire personal history on your phone is dumb.
I use my laptop to store my files and back them up to an external drive. Super easy to transfer what I need to my new phone.
I do a fresh install of my apps over a period of days priortizing by usage.
It is best to do a clean install. Using a file transfer app to move data and apps from one phone to another can lead to problems. I guess everyone wants an instantaneous process because they want quick and easy.
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I dont know how this lack of mountable storage is such a big issue for people? Buy a phone with sufficient internal storage and call it a day. And as already mentioned, keeping your entire personal history on your phone is dumb.
I use my laptop to store my files and back them up to an external drive. Super easy to transfer what I need to my new phone.
I do a fresh install of my apps over a period of days priortizing by usage.
It is best to do a clean install. Using a file transfer app to move data and apps from one phone to another can lead to problems. I guess everyone wants an instantaneous process because they want quick and easy.
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Yep, why I got a 1TB model. Also bought a Super Speed USB 3 cable and the transfers are lightning quick. The one that came with the phone is USB 2.0 speed.
Would you provide a link to the one you purchased?
I was in the exact same boat. I spent 2 days transferring files and it sucks.
It was two hours for me also. Bundled cable is 2.0 only? What's with all the high wattage cables being USB 2.0 only. Though honestly never really had high regards to Samsungs included cables, they fall apart within a couple month of just simple plug/replug (I don't manhandle devices or cables).
Anyone else go from 65% initial charge to ~ 20% in that span as well?
Steigerelli said:
This is my first Android phone without a micro SD card, and it sucks trying to transfer large files. I'm coming from a Note 10+ with 256GB internal storage and a 512GB micro SD card. So, with a 512GB internal storage only, I'm already taking a step backwards. I've always kept most large files on my SD card and it was simple to place the SD card in the new phone. It's always made backups simple, ever since Android did away with USB Mass Storage. I know I'm old school, but I've also chosen the Note series because it's always been the Swiss Army Knife of cell phones. But, they constantly remove features to the point where there's very little differentiation from other phones. I wish I would've bought a Note 20 Ultra before Samsung stopped making them. But, who knew they would eliminate the micro SD completely. They did it with the Note 5 and apparently realized it was a mistake because they brought it back for the next 5 generations. I almost switched to the Xperia Pro or I III. Except Sony put 95% of their phone features into the camera. I run multiple businesses and I've always relied on the Note with the option of pulling the SD card for quick file transfer. We got minor upgrades in processor and battery, but I don't know if I can except the trade off for what's been omitted. This $1,300 phone might be going in the trash if I can't find some important trade-offs. So far, it seems like a downgrade to my 2019 premium phone.
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Don't trash it donate it to a charity for a good cause and stick with your Note 10+. YOU KNEW there was not gonna be an SD Card option but you bought it anyway. No SD Card and No Audio Jack is the future of phones. Without those it offers more space for the battery and better cooling solutions. If you have a 512 gb SD card why didn't you go with 512gb internal storage? It was only $100 more than 256gb which would have doubled your storage.
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Don't trash it donate it to a charity for a good cause and stick with your Note 10+. YOU KNEW there was not gonna be an SD Card option but you bought it anyway. No SD Card and No Audio Jack is the future of phones. Without those it offers more space for the battery and better cooling solutions. If you have a 512 gb SD card why didn't you go with 512gb internal storage? It was only $100 more than 256gb which would have doubled your storage.
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No SD card slot impacts chipset cooling options little. Most heat is dissipated through the display side and almost none through the frame rail.
Samsung better get their rabid gerbil dancing act together especially after their latest data breach atrocity.
Tired of Samsung telling the customer what they want and need. Screw that. Put out or get out Sammy.
My one N10+ is 512gb. It takes way too long to load that big a drive when you could simple slam in a loaded sd card and be good to go. That's what I did on my 2nd N10+, hit the ground running and setting it up.
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No SD card slot impacts chipset cooling options little. Most heat is dissipated through the display side and almost none through the frame rail.
Samsung better get their rabid gerbil dancing act together especially after their latest data breach atrocity.
Tired of Samsung telling the customer what they want and need. Screw that. Put out or get out Sammy.
My one N10+ is 512gb. It takes way too long to load that big a drive when you could simple slam in a loaded sd card and be good to go. That's what I did on my 2nd N10+, hit the ground running and setting it up.
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They gonna do what they think is in the best interests of the majority of users and not the niche group (a few percentage) that actually fill up 512gb of storage. It's saves them money not having the SD card and increases their profits because they force you to buy a phone with more than the standard storage option. You got two choices. Accept it or buy a different brand.
As you know, the Google Pixel 3a does not have a microUSB slot, or any other on-board way to upgrade storage. I didn't realize this before I bought the phone, and I definitely need more storage than my phone offers.
I'm thinking about getting one of these tiny USB flash drives, along with one of these tiny USB-C adapters that slide into the larger USB jack. This would give my phone an attachment about the side of a dime.
I have not seen any low-profile flash drives like this that are designed to work with USB-C, but maybe they exist and I just haven't found them yet. Or, maybe there's a way to put some kind of low-profile card reader behind your phone case and feed a cable into the USB-C port. I'm not sure, but I'm sure some of you have at least pondered this, so I thought I'd get your ideas. Thanks.
Doesn't give the speed rating, it's a ringer... don't fall for it! Google's greedy MS like force the user to rely on cloud storage sucks. It degrades the usefulness and redundancy of their phones severely.
I use Samsung N10+'s as dual drive devices; all critical data goes on the 1tb SD card, only apps, the download and dcim folders are on the internal memory. The Samsung Extreme card is V30 rated, fast enough the record or stream HD movies. That's the way you do it.
Your only alternative is to use OTG flashsticks but bandwidth will be an issue especially the cheap ones. On a fast one you'll get 2gb/min maybe better or worse. On the Sandisk Extreme SD card I get over 4gb/min. The big Google lie about SD cards being irrelevant does the consumer a huge disservice. I can do a full reload and restore from my SD card, nothing else needed even store installable copies of all my apps there.
I use these OTG flashsticks for "dirty" backups on my N10+'s https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1658082-REG/sandisk_sdddc3_512g_a46_512gb_usb_c_a_plastic.html/?ap=y&lsft=BI:514&smp=y
Quality could be better but many of the others are trash in comparison to these. Get a .5tb one.
Lol, my data drive size is now 1tb so I use 2 .5tb flashsticks.
If the flashstick's price seems too good to be true that's because it is. Use large name brand flash memory only bought through reputable venders only. It will save you time, trouble and data loss...