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Uitzending Gemist (Dutch app) keeps freezing

I've tried the TF700 in the local MediaMarkt and the first app I installed was "Uitzending Gemist". It's a Dutch app to view television shows.
Unfortunately it kept freezing, both during startup and while actually using the app. It continously gave me the "application is not responding" popup.
As you can imagine this was a pretty horrible first experience, and I decided to not buy the tablet yet.
Is this issue caused by the IO problems, and do other apps suffer from it as well? Anyone else tried to use this app on the TF700?
Also, is the problem just as severe on the TF300?

I have the TF700 for a week now and 'uitzending gemist' was one of the first apps I installed. It runs quite good and I have not experienced any problems.
The problems you have seen are probably due to a bad network connection.
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chocoprins said:
I have the TF700 for a week now and 'uitzending gemist' was one of the first apps I installed. It runs quite good and I have not experienced any problems.
The problems you have seen are probably due to a bad network connection.
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That seems extremely unlikely, I'm not talking about watching videos or anything. The home screen of the app doesn't even load before I get a freeze with the "Uitzending Gemist is not responding" message.
Good news that you don't seem to have the issues though..

Well, my experience on other devices is that the app tends to crash when a wireless network connection is not stable. Just tried it here by moving away from my access point and the app again has problems, but in my opinion the TF700 is not to blame.
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tommedema said:
I've tried the TF700 in the local MediaMarkt and the first app I installed was "Uitzending Gemist". It's a Dutch app to view television shows.
Unfortunately it kept freezing, both during startup and while actually using the app. It continously gave me the "application is not responding" popup.
As you can imagine this was a pretty horrible first experience, and I decided to not buy the tablet yet.
Is this issue caused by the IO problems, and do other apps suffer from it as well? Anyone else tried to use this app on the TF700?
Also, is the problem just as severe on the TF300?
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Hi Tom, only now have had the opportunity (and energy ) to give the app a run, and I do not experience any issues with it. Starts up fast, runs nicely. OK, granted, on my mobile data, video is just plain crap, but I was testing aboard a train, so it might have had something to do with the cell tower changing or something. I do not know what the issues was, of course, but I'm at least not having issues with the app. (Haven't had this installed for ages, as I do not watch television -- I already have a severe shortage of hours in my day ).

Ok, that's good to hear! Sounds like the MM unit was borked. Not a very good way to sell a product hehe.
Thanks!

Girlfriend bought me an Infinity...

I told her not to. I told her not to waste her money. She saw the pain I went through with my Prime. I only used it for about an hour. Feels just like the old one, the Prime. I tried 3 different web browsers and all 3 were not smooth. They were choppy and lagged big time. If I went to move the page up or down with my finger it would pause for like half second then jump up real quick to catch up. User experience is pretty lame. The sound is awful coming from that thing they call a speaker in the back. It did perform a firmware update along with a camera update. What browser does everyone use? I tried Firefox Beta, ICS+, Dolphin. She has a couple of weeks to return it, which I'll probably make her do it. I guess she doesn't know about my Samsung! Ooops.

opentoe said:
I told her not to. I told her not to waste her money. She saw the pain I went through with my Prime. I only used it for about an hour. Feels just like the old one, the Prime. I tried 3 different web browsers and all 3 were not smooth. They were choppy and lagged big time. If I went to move the page up or down with my finger it would pause for like half second then jump up real quick to catch up. User experience is pretty lame. The sound is awful coming from that thing they call a speaker in the back. It did perform a firmware update along with a camera update. What browser does everyone use? I tried Firefox Beta, ICS+, Dolphin. She has a couple of weeks to return it, which I'll probably make her do it. I guess she doesn't know about my Samsung! Ooops.
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Is there a point to this post? If you have issues with the Infinity and you want help we're here for that. If you want to vent that you hate the device, please do it somewhere else. I'm sure there's a Samsung Galaxy Tab or note forum that would love to hear it.
Anyways, to answer the question, if you look through the threads and do some research, most people use Chrome, Browser (stock), Firefox beta, and Boat Browser (there are plenty of threads on it).

I use ICS+ but my only problem is that everything takes so long to load. But it's pretty smooth for me.
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opentoe said:
I told her not to. I told her not to waste her money. She saw the pain I went through with my Prime. I only used it for about an hour. Feels just like the old one, the Prime. I tried 3 different web browsers and all 3 were not smooth. They were choppy and lagged big time. If I went to move the page up or down with my finger it would pause for like half second then jump up real quick to catch up. User experience is pretty lame. The sound is awful coming from that thing they call a speaker in the back. It did perform a firmware update along with a camera update. What browser does everyone use? I tried Firefox Beta, ICS+, Dolphin. She has a couple of weeks to return it, which I'll probably make her do it. I guess she doesn't know about my Samsung! Ooops.
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Well, I don't have those issues on my Infinity, so either it's a user issue, you are a troll or you have faulty hardware.
Either way, do us a favor and just return it - coming here to complain isn't going to help.
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opentoe said:
I told her not to. I told her not to waste her money. She saw the pain I went through with my Prime. I only used it for about an hour. Feels just like the old one, the Prime. I tried 3 different web browsers and all 3 were not smooth. They were choppy and lagged big time. If I went to move the page up or down with my finger it would pause for like half second then jump up real quick to catch up. User experience is pretty lame. The sound is awful coming from that thing they call a speaker in the back. It did perform a firmware update along with a camera update. What browser does everyone use? I tried Firefox Beta, ICS+, Dolphin. She has a couple of weeks to return it, which I'll probably make her do it. I guess she doesn't know about my Samsung! Ooops.
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The issues are nearly the same for me. Browsing is too slow and laggy. I tried hard reset and updating firmware but no go...
Anyone has ideas?

Curious! said:
The issues are nearly the same for me. Browsing is too slow and laggy. I tried hard reset and updating firmware but no go...
Anyone has ideas?
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What browser are you using? Try Boat Browser, it is extremely fast.
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Agreed, complaining never helped anything in life. You should look around for solutions for the issues you're having.
I use the stock browser, Dolphin and Chrome; depending on the site I may switch from one to another for best performance. Stock works fine for me on most sites though.
I would recommend Volume+, really helps with the low volume!!
BTW, you're girlfriend is obviously totally rad, getting you a brand-spankin'-new Asus Transformer Infinity!!! Hopefully you're not being completely ungrateful for the awesome gift she got you. Now go get her some flowers!

AspenMan said:
BTW, you're girlfriend is obviously totally rad, getting you a brand-spankin'-new Asus Transformer Infinity!!! Hopefully you're not being completely ungrateful for the awesome gift she got you. Now go get her some flowers!
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tell her to return it.
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Do a factory reset, because something is wrong with your software. The install dolphin. Many people here consider it the smoothest browser for the Infinity by far.
Complaining here will get you nothing. Many of us would rather have rock solid hardware with a great dev community to make up for the manufacture's software shortcomings than the creaky plastic and low res screens present in Samsung's sorry excuses for tablets.

Background processes limit to 4! (Developer options in settings) good luck.
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wolfman87 said:
Is there a point to this post? If you have issues with the Infinity and you want help we're here for that. If you want to vent that you hate the device, please do it somewhere else. I'm sure there's a Samsung Galaxy Tab or note forum that would love to hear it.
Anyways, to answer the question, if you look through the threads and do some research, most people use Chrome, Browser (stock), Firefox beta, and Boat Browser (there are plenty of threads on it).
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Opentoe is well known in the Prime forum. I think he likes attention. Looks like he is carrying it over here as well. He's pretty good at stirring things up. Don't believe me look at his posts. He is the equivalent to "Downer Debbie" from Saturday night live!!
Brought to you by my Asus TF700T

Troll thread? Troll thread.
Apple shills everywhere ~uguu
OP's girlfriend has god tier taste. She deserves better.
~desu

Jotokun said:
Complaining here will get you nothing. Many of us would rather have rock solid hardware with a great dev community to make up for the manufacture's software shortcomings than the creaky plastic and low res screens present in Samsung's sorry excuses for tablets.
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+1

I'm still using Boat Browser and it's nice and smooth. Beats Dolphin for me. I'd like Chrome if it had hardware acceleration.

Boat
I vote for Boat!
It was suggested to me in a different tf700 thread.
As a new user I recommend it...fast and stable.

opentoe said:
I told her not to. I told her not to waste her money. She saw the pain I went through with my Prime. I only used it for about an hour. Feels just like the old one, the Prime. I tried 3 different web browsers and all 3 were not smooth. They were choppy and lagged big time. If I went to move the page up or down with my finger it would pause for like half second then jump up real quick to catch up. User experience is pretty lame. The sound is awful coming from that thing they call a speaker in the back. It did perform a firmware update along with a camera update. What browser does everyone use? I tried Firefox Beta, ICS+, Dolphin. She has a couple of weeks to return it, which I'll probably make her do it. I guess she doesn't know about my Samsung! Ooops.
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Cool story bro.

jdeoxys said:
Troll thread? Troll thread.
Apple shills everywhere ~uguu
OP's girlfriend has god tier taste. She deserves better.
~desu
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Complete troll.
Look at his other posts, nothing but wha.
Need to call the Whaaabulance.

dbtorreliob said:
Background processes limit to 4! (Developer options in settings) good luck.
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So does this just force close apps then? I'll try it but this tablet is so fast compared to my Razr Maxx by far. Love the tablet and had it rooted within minutes of starting it up.
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marry her

Will Asus fix the lag and crashes on TF700T

Im now on 5th day with my TF700T.
So far it have been mixed feelings about it.
I love the keyboard, dont think i can have a tab without a keyboard in the future.
There is also no other tablet out there that have what I want.
The thing that worries me a bit is the lag on the device. Sometimes I must wait several seconds before it responds. And this is not the touch screen, becouse when I just wait, it will do what i wanted. This is not fun when you are sufring a simple webpage.
Will Asus fix this lag in the Jelly Bean 4.1 update?
How about people that have rooted (custom rom) their devices, do they have the same issues?
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ummm, i dont think anyone on here can answer that question. JB is a google OS update.

Try resetting
Then check the firmware version.
The only delays I see after tapping are when web browsing.
Everything else is snappy as far as snappy can be under Android.
Are you running in the balanced mode?

First thing I did was root mine and freeze all of the useless crap they preinstall. Havent ever had any lag issues.

I'm in the same boat as the OP. Have had the tablet just less then a week. I very surprised at just how poor the performance is on this. Here are some of the issues I'm having:
-If I leave the web browser app for other apps and then come back to it, my web pages reload. It's like the multitasking fail that is present on the HTC EVO 4G LTE or HTC One series only not as pronounced.
-Some Flash heavy websites are so choppy and laggy. Scrolling is very choppy.
-The Netflix app is almost unusable. Scrolling through my queue seems like it's getting about 5 frames per second. Oddly enough, actually watching movies plays perfectly if I can manage to scroll to select the right movie
-Some games, even ones that are promoted through the Tegra Zone are very laggy.
I really want to love this tab. It's so great for me in so many other ways but I can't live with it if this is what I can expect
I'm rooted, not unlocked, stock ROM. I've been running in performance mode. I've tried with and without Nova Launcer. I've removed or frozen everything I dare to using TB. I've looked through this and other forums for tips on improving performance but so far nothing has helped. Do I have a lemon? Are these problems common? Is this what this tab is? Please help, really want to get this thing running like I'm pretty sure it can.

im going to go ahead and assume that asus had a bad batch of tf700t's go out. i had one with the same problem and i returned it, got a new and havent experienced the same problem again. so fast and snappy that jellybean will just make this tablet crazy.

Because of some problems i have with my pad i have decided to factory reset it a week ago.
Since than the experience is sooo much better. Didn't solve my problem though

flyhighx said:
I'm in the same boat as the OP.
Do I have a lemon? Are these problems common? Is this what this tab is? Please help, really want to get this thing running like I'm pretty sure it can.
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Not sure what to tell you...
I don't have any really bad slowness.
Kind of sounds like a bad processor or gpu core or other hardware bug like maybe ram errors.
IMO wouldn't say these are common problems.
*Just curious does your serial# on the bottom of the tablet start with a C6 or is it C7?

No problems here, either. I haven't rooted or done anything to mine except install updates and some apps I like - nothing that alters it really. Super happy with mine. Sorry you're having problems, but maybe you should exchange it, as previously suggested.

Thats OK said:
*Just curious does your serial# on the bottom of the tablet start with a C6 or is it C7?
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C6. From Amazon maybe 4 days ago. Is that older or more known to have issues. I'm still well within my return period from Amazon. If C7 is known to be better it would be worth it to me to return it and buy it from a store where I can look at the serial number on the box first. Thanks for the replies... Didn't mean to hijack the thread but it seems the op and I are having the same issue.

flyhighx said:
C6. From Amazon maybe 4 days ago. Is that older or more known to have issues. I'm still well within my return period from Amazon. If C7 is known to be better it would be worth it to me to return it and buy it from a store where I can look at the serial number on the box first. Thanks for the replies... Didn't mean to hijack the thread but it seems the op and I are having the same issue.
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i have a c7 that i bought from amazon on 8/10 with similar issues

AnakiMana said:
No problems here, either. I haven't rooted or done anything to mine except install updates and some apps I like - nothing that alters it really. Super happy with mine. Sorry you're having problems, but maybe you should exchange it, as previously suggested.
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Maybe i should exchange mine then.
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flyhighx said:
C6. From Amazon maybe 4 days ago. Is that older or more known to have issues. I'm still well within my return period from Amazon. If C7 is known to be better it would be worth it to me to return it and buy it from a store where I can look at the serial number on the box first. Thanks for the replies... Didn't mean to hijack the thread but it seems the op and I are having the same issue.
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Ah...
You might want to return for a replacement.
I have a C7 serial and have no bugs with the tablet I received from Amazon.
No guarantees yet it might be worth shot. Amazon will treat you right.
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whats the difference between c6 and c7?
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Where do you find the serial number?
on the dock?
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The tablet serial number can be found on the box the tablet came in and on the bottom of the tablet itself on a sticker (on the part of the tablet that would go into the dock if you use one).
The only difference between a C6 serial number and a C7 serial number is that one was manufactured in June and one in July (the number after the C is the month it was manufactured in)....
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Then mine is c80ka
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Maybe we should start a new thread and track the serial #s and their defects. Good way to compare range of serials with defects and spot unfixed junk that might be sold as refurbished later

For my limited use, the lag and freezing was driving me nuts. Of course, I've been down this road before with the Prime. Eventually the Prime community found the tweaks and mods to make it fly, and I admit it was part of the fun to experiment and find ways to squeeze more performance and stability from the tablet.
My problems with the Infinity seem to exacerbate when RAM goes below 200k. I can see this from the Cool Tool widget. When I get below this level, the browser is generally unusable. I use a tool called startup cleaner to minimize what launches and tried to keep widgets to a minimum but my RAM seemed to always run low. Based on this same experience with the Prime, I changed the setting in developer options to limit background processes to 2. This does a good job keeping RAM above 400K, and when I do this it runs very well. No lag or ANRs, and everything seems very fluid.
This was an early temp fix with the Prime until other mods caught up, so I don't expect this to be required long term. However, the results are really are dramatic so far and enough to keep me from going the Note 10.1 route.
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clenz said:
For my limited use, the lag and freezing was driving me nuts. Of course, I've been down this road before with the Prime. Eventually the Prime community found the tweaks and mods to make it fly, and I admit it was part of the fun to experiment and find ways to squeeze more performance and stability from the tablet.
My problems with the Infinity seem to exacerbate when RAM goes below 200k. I can see this from the Cool Tool widget. When I get below this level, the browser is generally unusable. I use a tool called startup cleaner to minimize what launches and tried to keep widgets to a minimum but my RAM seemed to always run low. Based on this same experience with the Prime, I changed the setting in developer options to limit background processes to 2. This does a good job keeping RAM above 400K, and when I do this it runs very well. No lag or ANRs, and everything seems very fluid.
This was an early temp fix with the Prime until other mods caught up, so I don't expect this to be required long term. However, the results are really are dramatic so far and enough to keep me from going the Note 10.1 route.
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That's a good tweak, and one I hadn't tried before, so thanks!
If you're unlocked, I would advise you to run...don't walk, and flash TWRP recovery and then the Zeus rom v 4.0. This is a totally different machine on that rom.
There is also the trick of turning off animations in Developer Options or set the scale to .5. That helps with smoothness, too.
My advice is not to exchange over simple lagginess if all other hardware issue are ok. There is so much more that can and will be done on the software side, but if you exchange, what if you get a tab with a major hw problem?

[Q] FIXED: Amazon Instant Video Lag In Browsers

I could not find this discussed for the TF700T.
Video and audio sync perfectly with the YouTube and Netflix apps. However, I'm an Amazon Prime member and watch alot of Prime Instant videos. Since there is no android app for that I'm limited to watching through a browser. I've tried Boat, the Stock browser, and ICS+. All present a significant lag of video vs. audio. Oddly, I did not have this problem with the Prime I returned for the Infinity.
Anyone else experiencing this? If you were you able to correct it, how?
Thanks

Nobody Has This Issue?
Over two hundred views and no one replies? Really?

You could try browser2ram.
Rooting and installing it has helped me with just about all my browser problems.

Thanks, but I am rooted and browser2ram hasn't helped.
Maybe the issue is on the Amazon server side.

People here don't reply if they don't have anything useful to say.
Wait a few days and see how Jelly Bean handles it?
Other than that, do you have Performance Mode enabled when watching them? Killed all pointless tasks? (Not just in taskmanager.)

After I rooted the device I froze/disabled all the bloatware. I've tried all three performance modes with no change in the video lag.
Does anyone successfully stream Amazon Instant Videos through a browser on their Infinity?

I just checked and i don't have noticeable sync problems. I'm running on 12 meg dsl. My understanding is you need at least 4. Meg to stream good quality. Apps like netflix go through special servers, that help with stream, browser probably doesn't. You cannot really compare. it amazes how low a bandwidth netflix can uses and still look reasonably good.
Woody
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I just swapped my prime for and infinity last night at Best Buy and Im having the same problem. Amazon prime streaming doesnt sync correctly and Im ticked. What is up with asus? My prime worked perfect even with crappy wifi reception. Can this be fixed. Can someone else check Amazon streaming you can try it for free. I need to know if this is just a few bad tf700 and I need to swap or try something else.

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I just checked and i don't have noticeable sync problems. I'm running on 12 meg dsl. My understanding is you need at least 4. Meg to stream good quality. Apps like netflix go through special servers, that help with stream, browser probably doesn't. You cannot really compare. it amazes how low a bandwidth netflix can uses and still look reasonably good.
Woody
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Were your tests based on Amazon Instant Videos?

I have had good results with Amazon Prime using Dolphin Browser; all others I tried did poorly with synch and/or stability.
Dave

BTrack said:
Were your tests based on Amazon Instant Videos?
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Yes
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Were your tests based on Amazon Instant Videos?
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I'm sorry about double post. I used ics browser on amazon prime. Ics is an extension for stock browser that i like to use. After reading your post i thought you might be referring to kendle fire video program. I don't think anyone has this working on infinity.
Woody
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Might try the dolphin beta version. Works well for me.
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Just tried it myself and also have the audio lag in the default stock browser using browser2ram. Tried using Dolphin beta, which is usually pretty awesome and pretty damned close to the stock browser using browser2ram in terms of speed and it got hung up going into full screen mode. Flash is so god damned terrible on these devices, flash in general runs like champ on my S III. Very frustrating

Replace It, or Live With It?
Thank you all for the feedback.
Apparently this is not a ubiquitous Infinity issue. Therefore I must conclude something is F**'d on mine. Not knowing whether it is H/W or S/W related I think I'll wait until JB is released and replace the tablet if JB does not fix it. I still have a couple of weeks left on my 30 day return policy.
Again, thank you for the help.

UPDATE: Fixed?
Update: I may have found a fix for this. I was browsing the forum and under the GMAIL Crashes post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1877292&page=2 I found a reference to FMR Memory Cleaner and the nvidia kernel driver bug. I installed FMR Memory cleaner and brought up the ICS+ browser. Lo and behold the video and audio are in sync with my Amazon Instant Videos!
It would be helpful if some of you who are experiencing the lag issue will test using FMR Memory Cleaner and post your results.
Thank zenaxe for the tip (I've used up my 8 per day "Thanks").

I've tried FMR memory cleaner and it did nothing to alleviate the audio lag on Amazon videos, I haven't read the thread on the nvidia driver bug but when mine is crashing in a game like Dead Trigger, the ONLY thing that works for me is a complete reboot which is annoying. FMR hasn't really ever helped me with most things except if the tab is being laggy and even then it's not 100% guaranteed to work for me

I've had the sync problem intermittently with flash video from several sources, including Amazon. I think mobile flash is the true culprit, and wouldn't be surprised if the problem recurs for you. Every now and then I try and different browser and think it works better, but eventually, it gets out of sync again.
On the Amazon front, I think the only real solution is the Instant Video App. To my knowledge, no one has either the old gingerbread app or the new ICS app ripped from the fire roms working on other ICS+ devices. Hopefully Amazon gets around to supporting Android in general.

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I've had the sync problem intermittently with flash video from several sources, including Amazon. I think mobile flash is the true culprit, and wouldn't be surprised if the problem recurs for you. Every now and then I try and different browser and think it works better, but eventually, it gets out of sync again.
On the Amazon front, I think the only real solution is the Instant Video App. To my knowledge, no one has either the old gingerbread app or the new ICS app ripped from the fire roms working on other ICS+ devices. Hopefully Amazon gets around to supporting Android in general.
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I also had this problem on the Xoom and over on the Motorola forum the culprit pointed to there was Adobe Flash on ICS and Jelly Bean (worked great on HC) on certain processors.
As to Amazon porting their app to Android, I wouldn't hold my breath as my guess is that they don't want to draw business away from the Fire line (I have a Fire and Prime looks great on it). Amazon's Kindle app for Android (even on the Fire) lacks functionality that the original Kindle devices support, e.g., collections. It appears that either their Android development capabilities are limited or they are making a conscious decision not to fully embrace it.
Dave
ps There is a similar thread over on the Themes & Apps Forum -- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1803002 On that thread I posted some info on the flash problem that I gleaned from the Motorola Xoom forum.

IMO, it's just a matter of time before the port hits. Fires are meant to sell content, content isn't meant to sell Fires, which aren't exactly high margin if the hardware is profitable at all.
If they were really trying to avoid drawing business away from the fire, they wouldn't have released an iPad app. Hit up their support page and complain, and I think we'll see progress eventually.

I had the amazon apk working on one of the roms on my nook tablet. Changed rom and lost program compatibility. I don't why Amazon does not have app for other androids but they are certainly making the decision not to. I'm hoping when large Fire HD comes out it will work on other devices. Its nice what Fire does for many. Pretty much everything's done in background, my wife doesn't have to do anything, streaming prime is easy.
Woody
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Asus Fonepad Discussion

I searched but didn't find any general discussion threads. Pardon me if you find one.
Personally, I have been waiting my Fonepad this since it was announced in February, ever since I got my Note II last year I have wanted something bigger lol. I never geek out over phones the way I have been jacked up over this device. I bought it after pocket-testing a Nexus 7, I always carry my phone in my back pocket, and its a snug fit. I am 5' 7" 145lbs so I can sit on my phone you fat-asses. In order of importance, making
calls is fourth or fifth on my list of things my phone must do, so I think having a jumbo phone wont bother me (too much). I am headed out of town for the weekend and will post more if I think its relevant.
I GOT AT LEAST $50 TOWARDS THE COST OF A DEVICE FOR A DEVELOPER.
Pic is Fonepad v Note II v GS3. I would put an iphone if I had one lol.

Well i too ha e just bought the fonepad, such a great device for the price. I bought it for RM699. About $230 i think.
There's lots of 7" tablet with phone capability here in asia, so its not weird at all taking call from it. I guess. I mean even cute girls does it.
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Also got mine weeks ago. Good build and battery life.
but some cons:
1. not an outdoor type tablet especially under direct sun, brightness not enough.
2. asus bundled keyboard are a joke, switch to android keyboard.
3. no root (yet) and seems a bit challenging to hack since its x86 cpu.
other than that its a great everyday phablet. Asians value practical than style. But using big phone can be hip too if more people doing it. :good:

its just great
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Also got mine weeks ago. Good build and battery life.
but some cons:
1. not an outdoor type tablet especially under direct sun, brightness not enough.
2. asus bundled keyboard are a joke, switch to android keyboard.
3. no root (yet) and seems a bit challenging to hack since its x86 cpu.
other than that its a great everyday phablet. Asians value practical than style. But using big phone can be hip too if more people doing it. :good:
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its the best device ever....

I also just got my Fonepad, its only been a couple days and I love it, most of the bloatware can be disabled and so far it does everything I could want, and then some. A root would just be the cherry on top. Im also willing to buy future devs for this phablet some dinners as well.

I'm surprised it's not much more expensive than the Nexus 7 with mobile data, which some have used for phone calls:
androidpolice.com/2013/01/05/an-experiment-my-life-with-a-nexus-7-as-my-phone/

I've had my fonepad for about a fortnight now and I'm still loving it. It replaced my viewsonic viewpad 7 FroYo phone/tablet which was starting to show its age.
I use my fonepad as my primary phone via Bluetooth and despite a few niggles I'm very pleased with it. Most of my issues may be caused by my launcher (Apex) and are as follows:
1) minor crackling noises when browsing etcetera, whilst in a call (using Bluetooth)
2) The unlock screen shows upside-down (ie right to left rather than left to right when I turn on my screen) for a second or so - I should point out that I'm in permanent landscape mode.
3) The lack of root! (Mainly for clockwork mod, titanium, tasker, cryptonite)
4) Lack of rear camera (yeah, I'm using a UK model)
5) Lack of a case! Fortunately there's one due for release on the 30th.
Those niggles aside, my advice to anyone considering this tablet/phone (I refuse to use the word "Phablet") is to grab it quick, at the price it's unbeatable!
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Hi Guys,
I got my fonepad 5 days ago and pretty happy with it.
I push 8 gb sd card into device and in the beginning all working ok. Then I (maybe) change something in settings that Asus don't recognize SD Card anymore. I can just hear music from SD card but files for UCCW or wallpapers could not be read.
I tried about all but cannot see any progress. Do someone know how to get it work again?
Thank you

speaker volume?
How is the loudspeaker volume? A couple of reviews said that it was satisfactory for voice calls and another said that it was rather muted, especially when playing music.

DaveinAsia said:
How is the loudspeaker volume? A couple of reviews said that it was satisfactory for voice calls and another said that it was rather muted, especially when playing music.
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Very good. I have tested it and it's OK.
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Z0R said:
Hi Guys,
I got my fonepad 5 days ago and pretty happy with it.
I push 8 gb sd card into device and in the beginning all working ok. Then I (maybe) change something in settings that Asus don't recognize SD Card anymore. I can just hear music from SD card but files for UCCW or wallpapers could not be read.
I tried about all but cannot see any progress. Do someone know how to get it work again?
Thank you
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I have the same problem 32 gb micro sd with videos, works fine at first playong in mx player, but after some time my card is no longer shown all the videos are not listed and sd card not available in file manager...
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MobiMikes said:
5) Lack of a case! Fortunately there's one due for release on the 30th.
Those niggles aside, my advice to anyone considering this tablet/phone (I refuse to use the word "Phablet") is to grab it quick, at the price it's unbeatable!
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What case is coming out on the 30th? Do you have a link to the info.
I have had mine nearly 2 weeks and I like it much more than my old galaxy note, though the screen is really a smudge magnet.
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DaveinAsia said:
How is the loudspeaker volume? A couple of reviews said that it was satisfactory for voice calls and another said that it was rather muted, especially when playing music.
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It was a problem.
But the updated software solved it.
Currently I think it quite loud as far as single back mounted speaker go
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Today I got a next update from Asus. I tried flashplayer video and all working well. Very happy with pad. No problems with apps or slaggy reaction.
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Z0R said:
Today I got a next update from Asus. I tried flashplayer video and all working well. Very happy with pad. No problems with apps or slaggy reaction.
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I got the update today as well and glad to see usb otg enabled now, how do you get Flashplayer working?
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Darius said:
I got the update today as well and glad to see usb otg enabled now, how do you get Flashplayer working?
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Regretfully I was to quick. Flashplayer still doesn't work.
Don't know why Asus make it not workable for all.

Here is a Petition for Asus to unlock the bootloader for our device like they did with some other android tablets they made.
http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/asus-issue-a-bootloader-unlocker-for-the-asus-fonepad-me371mg

skalagix said:
Here is a Petition for Asus to unlock the bootloader for our device like they did with some other android tablets they made.
http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/asus-issue-a-bootloader-unlocker-for-the-asus-fonepad-me371mg
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Signed. Hopefully others will make the effort also.
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Someone made a separate benchmark ARM vs x86.
Made a post about his method here.
fieznur.blogspot.com/2013/05/asus-fonepad-tested-in-both-arm-vs-x86.html
Just copy and paste, I cannot add link, newbie here.
(Admin, if above link can't be add, please remove it, thanks in advance! )

Correct me if im wrong but..
I first was really interested in the device but when i heard about you cant use the tablet without your phone in it, i wasnt very interested in it anymore.

tgoods24 said:
Correct me if im wrong but..
I first was really interested in the device but when i heard about you cant use the tablet without your phone in it, i wasnt very interested in it anymore.
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Thats the padfone, this is the fonepad
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