[Q] how to turn of services like Asus weather? - Asus Transformer TF700

I was looking at the task widget the other day and saw that the Asus weather task was running. I don't use the widget so I thought this to be strange. Then I thought maybe its updating in the background even if you're not actually using it, so I changed the settings for this widget to sync manually. But it still pops in the task list from time to time.
Is there a way to shut done services I don't use (like Asus weather) and thereby making my tablet a bit faster?

Root it
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Is rooting the only option?

ZoldarVL said:
Is rooting the only option?
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Well, there are lots of ways you could go about doing this, but disabling it would be the best. You don't need to root it for that
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Thanx a lot.

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Nook app update

Now supports tablets and magazines which look great on the tf.
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My eBook app of choice, glad they made it tablet-friendly
Hm, maybe it's time to keep my NC @ home...
Kilmar said:
Hm, maybe it's time to keep my NC @ home...
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Unless they enable the "Read-to-me" feature on the Nook app the NC will be unbeatable! Gonna install the Nook app now; after switching from the XOOM I completely forgot about that one!
Starting yesterday, my Nook app seems to repeatedly reset to page when I'm reading anything (magazine, eBook, etc). It will go blank, and then about a second or two later, the screen returns with the menu overlay. Happens about once a minute, makes it really hard to read. Odd that it just started happening.
I'm going to downgrade and root this week anyway so I can do a factory reset for 3.1, but I was wondering if anyone else was experiencing this in case that doesn't fix things.
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Now supports tablets and magazines which look great on the tf.
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Can somebody post the updated apk for me? can't install it here
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Questions, please help

1. How does one connect the transformer to a HDTV? Is the appropriate equipment in the box?
2. How does one Swype on the UK version of the Asus keyboard?
3. How do I change the speed of animations?
4. Is there a keyboard shortcut for the multitasking button?
5. How do I speed up internet?
Thanks, any help would be appreciated.
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I can try to answer some of these for you.
1) You need an HDMI cable with one end as a micro hdmi. It does not come with it. Heres the one I use.
2) Go the to the main swype beta home page with your tablet (in tablet mode), it wont work if you have it in desktop mode. Sign up for the beta and download beta.
3) I dont think you can. If your getting lag use the Asus Task Manager widget to kill background apps. There really shouldnt be any lag though. This is one of the smoothest tabs Ive ever used.
4) ??
5) If your internet seems slow I doubt its the tablet. More likely your router, or internet type. I get almost 35mb/ second with mine.
Hope that helps.
Thanks a lot, you did help.
1. Does anyone know how tablet remote works?
2. Would you recommend that one buys Norton tablet anti virus for £50? What does it offer that the free ones don't?
Thanks
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You can use right alt+tab for multitasking on the keyboard
You can swype on the main asus keyboard without downloading the swype beta. Im using perfect keyboard from the market however and i prefer it to the stock one as it is split so you can use it with your thumbs
Animations cant be sped up in the stock ROM, but I think the modified buildprop posted in the DEV section increases them slightly (correct me if wrong). On my phone I was able to increase the transition animation speeds using an app called "spare parts" so you may want to check that out
Internet should be fast. Ive noticed its actually faster than my laptop. If by speeding up the speed of connection TO the wifi hotspot, again try using the modified build.prop as that has some tweaks in it.
About antivirus, I wouldnt bother with it. It just slows the tablet and I think its unnecessary unless you are really lack confidence with technology. The same principles apply for the using PCs - if you dont trust something you downloaded off the internet, or from an email, dont open it! I have been without antivirus for years on my home PCs and phones and have never had a problem because I know what im doing. I would suspect that the main reason for antivirus on android is just for the companies to make a load of cash by scaremongering.
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You can use right alt+tab for multitasking on the keyboard
You can swype on the main asus keyboard without downloading the swype beta. Im using perfect keyboard from the market however and i prefer it to the stock one as it is split so you can use it with your thumbs
Animations cant be sped up in the stock ROM, but I think the modified buildprop posted in the DEV section increases them slightly (correct me if wrong). On my phone I was able to increase the transition animation speeds using an app called "spare parts" so you may want to check that out
Internet should be fast. Ive noticed its actually faster than my laptop. If by speeding up the speed of connection TO the wifi hotspot, again try using the modified build.prop as that has some tweaks in it.
About antivirus, I wouldnt bother with it. It just slows the tablet and I think its unnecessary unless you are really lack confidence with technology. The same principles apply for the using PCs - if you dont trust something you downloaded off the internet, or from an email, dont open it! I have been without antivirus for years on my home PCs and phones and have never had a problem because I know what im doing. I would suspect that the main reason for antivirus on android is just for the companies to make a load of cash by scaremongering.
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Thanks greatly for responses. Sometimes the swype on asus keyboard just doesn't work, I didn't know why. Do you need root for the modifiedbuild?
Also, are there any MS paint like apps in play store?
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great help welcome..
As a first time tablet user (3 days), i am actually disappointed with the performance of TF300T compare to my wife's ipad 2. To make it worst, she think i make the wrong choice for not choosing apple... Until i arrive to this forum specifically to the topic below ..
TF-300 Minor tweaks and Speed increase(ROOT REQUIRED)
I think i can gain some respect if i follow the topic but....
In the topic, there are so many term that is only suitable for experienced user which leave me (blob, su, ww, etc ). From the topics, it is said, i can do the 'tweak' without rooting (which i dont really know how to do it) but using adb push (which i dont even know the meaning of it) to make it work.
The only thing is comprehensible for a newbie or noob like me is the result. I can make my tablet better than what i have now.
So, if there are any expert that can help me with the topics, please let me know. Any help will be very much appreciated.
As of why i post this here,
i prefer it to the stock one as it is split so you can use it with your thumbs
What did you mean by that dear Sir. I can split my keyboard like ipad keyboard do?
Thanks again. It is my first post in such a forum and english is not my first language.
Tablet : TF300T Build number : DE_epad-9.4.3.17
how can i make sure that my GPS works? It doesn't seem like it does....
I am indoors thought if it matters
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KindaUndisputed said:
how can i make sure that my GPS works? It doesn't seem like it does....
I am indoors thought if it matters
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Open up maps or navigation and see if it locates you. Sometimes it takes awhile indoors.
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Open up maps or navigation and see if it locates you. Sometimes it takes awhile indoors.
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Thanks! it's just that my asus weather widget fails to update. Does anyone know why my time sometimes just freezes?
And Also, how do i get rid of the app locker notification on the notification bar at the bottom. I use app locker but i dont want it to always tell "app locker is activated". Thanks
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KindaUndisputed said:
Thanks! it's just that my asus weather widget fails to update. Does anyone know why my time sometimes just freezes?
And Also, how do i get rid of the app locker notification on the notification bar at the bottom. I use app locker but i dont want it to always tell "app locker is activated". Thanks
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Not sure about the app locker app, but for the weather widget I have mine set to auto update and 1 hour for the frequency. I dont use gps, just wifi and the clock is perfect. So maybe you have it set to gps?
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Not sure about the app locker app, but for the weather widget I have mine set to auto update and 1 hour for the frequency. I dont use gps, just wifi and the clock is perfect. So maybe you have it set to gps?
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Thanks again, I'll see
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Is there a away to change the setting? It still doesn't appear to be working...
Also, is there a way to change the function of the right click on the dock to make it more like the right click on a laptop? So when i right click, i would get the option of "open new tab" etc. in browser?
Thanks
Another question, can you set more than one face for face unlock?
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Another question , how can i stop the screen from rotating? I turned auto screen rotate off but it still moves....
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These issues are sorted bar the face unlock one. I have another question and would've made a new thread but can't do so on the XDA app on my tablet.
Using the dock, if i plug in the USB port of a printer, should i be able to print from the tablet as i have tried this to no avail.
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Second question,
why is it that when downloading a powerpoint file from the internet and then opening it, it opens only with kingsoft office? There are no defaults set so i don't know why this happens.
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KindaUndisputed said:
Second question,
why is it that when downloading a powerpoint file from the internet and then opening it, it opens only with kingsoft office? There are no defaults set so i don't know why this happens.
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What do you want to open it with? If it's a newer powerpoint file, like a pptx (office 2010), it may not play nice with a lot of office suites on Android.
I want it to open with either Cloudon or Polaris office. Its a word 2007 powerpoint file.
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KindaUndisputed said:
I want it to open with either Cloudon or Polaris office. Its a word 2007 powerpoint file.
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Try opening straight from the app, run the app and look for the file it should be on /sdcard/Download
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Try opening straight from the app, run the app and look for the file it should be on /sdcard/Download
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ah yes, will try. Thanks
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Asus weather app

So, it turns out that if you can resize your widgets and you resize the weather app that Asus provides, it shows you the forcast for the next few days.
Not sure why asus didn't change the size of the widget. Infact, no where is it mentioned that it does this, its just if you happen to resize it...you find out.
didn't see that before myself.. maybe they wanted to have it there as a surprise for someone!
I'm surprised so I guess it worked. ;-)
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Yea. I didn't figure it out until I restored it in the rom that I'm using. It's mighty convenient.
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Hulu on the bandwagon

This may be somewhat common knowledge, but I thought I'd share since I don't see any threads about Hulu in here.
It seems Hulu has decided having root is evil and therefor they will not allow you to stream to a device which is rooted. I don't get why these companies do this. I tried temp unroot with rootkeeper but it still didn't want to work, though it could be the flag gets set for the device on your account and doesn't flip back without some further intervention on Hulu's end.
Thank you for your email, and I'm sorry for the trouble with Hulu Plus on your Asus Transformer Infinity. I'm afraid the error message you're receiving indicates that our system flagged your Infinity as a "rooted" device. Basically, "rooted" means that the software on the device has been altered in some way. Some users may do this to enable particular apps on their devices or to customize the Android OS, but unfortunately, we cannot support these modified-OS devices. I realize this is frustrating and I apologize.
If you don't believe your device is rooted, just let me know and we can investigate other causes of this error message. To aid my troubleshooting, is there anything installed on the device or any unusual settings that might be triggering this "rooted" flag? There are some apps that are known to cause this trouble (Hide It Pro is one of these apps).
Again, my apologies for all the trouble here. I hope we can reach a solution. Let me know if there is anything else I can assist you with, or if you have further questions.
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Hmmm I'm rooted and hulu works fine for me, but I did restore my hulu app from my prime backup.
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Try to delete your install of hulu and restore my attached copy wit TB.
http://db.tt/zgVeSOvE
Let me know how it goes.
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If you are unlocked hulu will not work because Asus deletes the drm keys off the tablet upon unlocking. Meaning hulu and some other programs won't work that rely on that.
If you are not unlocked, make sure if you have ad away installed that you disable it before opening the app it will not work until you do this. Hulu works just fine for me rooted.
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ahhh so it's the unlocking they are balking at, not necessarily just being rooted.
thanks for the info, that clears up the why of it. damn i hate drm.
Is this something that could eventually be worked around? I use hulu plus a lot and I'm getting this tablet soon. I wonder of its even worth unlocking for me
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ooonimrodooo said:
Is this something that could eventually be worked around? I use hulu plus a lot and I'm getting this tablet soon. I wonder of its even worth unlocking for me
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I suggest forgoing the Hulu Plus app and modifying your flash so you can watch Hulu Plus straight from the stock browser or Dolphin. The attached script requires root and busybox, but will modify your libflashplayer.so so that it's unblocked by Hulu.com. This also circumvents the HDMI-out limitation found in the current app.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1569816
Hmm. I may have to try that when I get my tf700 next Wednesday. Thanks.
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Currently I think unlocking the TF700 is not ready due to the fact that we don't gain that much by doing so (more headache by doing so). I would wait after the release of Jelly Been.
Is updating with the ota safe then? I hear it fixes some issues
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Yes, the .26 OTA is safe and worth applying
ooonimrodooo said:
Is updating with the ota safe then? I hear it fixes some issues
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Safe? To my knowledge it was never unsafe. .26 definitely does perform better than previous versions, though it's less than what I'd expect from a $500+ tablet.
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Safe? To my knowledge it was never unsafe. .26 definitely does perform better than previous versions, though it's less than what I'd expect from a $500+ tablet.
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I meant, can you still unlock bootloader and root after doing the update. I know with my EVO LTE, if I take the ota, I lose root.
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yes you can still do both. =)
I was reading that there is a modded version of Hulu Plus that works on an unlocked prime. I guess the Landscape version at the link below works quite well.. Can anyone test this on the infinity? I have yet to unlock. I would rather not lose the hulu app.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1449110
ooonimrodooo said:
I was reading that there is a modded version of Hulu Plus that works on an unlocked prime. I guess the Landscape version at the link below works quite well.. Can anyone test this on the infinity? I have yet to unlock. I would rather not lose the hulu app.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1449110
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I have it on my unlocked infinity, It works fine in terms of showing tv shows and movies, but the interface is a little annoying and old school. Mostly you just have to get used to the search feature. It is not as easy to navigate as the new app, but if you know what you are looking for it's pretty good.
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PoopMonsters said:
I have it on my unlocked infinity, It works fine in terms of showing tv shows and movies, but the interface is a little annoying and old school. Mostly you just have to get used to the search feature. It is not as easy to navigate as the new app, but if you know what you are looking for it's pretty good.
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Could you possibly put up a screenshot of the interface? I'm deciding whether or not to unlock and hulu is a deciding factor. And it's that particular version you are using? The one I linked earlier? Thanks!
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Who uses hulu anyways? Not being able to watch their free content with their app on a droid device is a dealbreaker for me. I reactivate subscription services only when I have time off from school.
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Diogenes5 said:
Who uses hulu anyways? Not being able to watch their free content with their app on a droid device is a dealbreaker for me. I reactivate subscription services only when I have time off from school.
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I don't have cable at my house so I use hulu streaming on my xbox 360 mostly. I but when I'm at work I'll watch a show on my lunch break. I use it quite often.
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ooonimrodooo said:
Could you possibly put up a screenshot of the interface? I'm deciding whether or not to unlock and hulu is a deciding factor. And it's that particular version you are using? The one I linked earlier? Thanks!
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Don't have a screenshot app. =( what would your recommend for that. I tried one and it didn't work with infinity.
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[Q] Automated tasks?

I'd love to have my tab do a few things in the morning, such as start up my Kindle app and sync it, so that when I leave my house all of my newspapers are fresh. Is there an easy way to do this? Is this something that I'd have to use Tasker for, if anyone is running that on their 700?
That's what I use, Tasker with sl4a to automate quite a few tasks.
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Clegs said:
That's what I use, Tasker with sl4a to automate quite a few tasks.
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I'll need to root to use tasker, correct?
Any free alternatives like taker?
Also does app like this drain battery because they have to run in the background all the time?
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and.. Is it even possible to get tasker (or something else) to open a program then execute a command inside the program (like sync the Kindle app)?
I believe tasker can do just about anything, including push commands... But it is quite detailed and difficult to set up. Best bet is to ask a programmer.
Finire said:
I believe tasker can do just about anything, including push commands... But it is quite detailed and difficult to set up. Best bet is to ask a programmer.
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It's not very difficult and there are many common "recipes" on the developer's website.
I can't recommend this app highly enough.
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It's not very difficult and there are many common "recipes" on the developer's website.
I can't recommend this app highly enough.
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Yeah, I've already got it on my phone, and I use it for a few things, but I've never done something like opening an app, then having it execute a command inside that app. I'm not sure where to start. I'll check to see if there are any new recipes since I last looked. If not, I'll **** around with it and see what I can make happen. Thanks
Have you tried on{x} from Microsoft?
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Rriopel432 said:
Have you tried on{x} from Microsoft?
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Never heard of it. What is it?

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