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Is my tablet supposed to be this slow?

Typing on web browsers (default one and chrome) are extremely slow, especially typing Korean (I actually type in Korean a lot). I would type a few words and they will show up on the screen some time later. English is not as bad but still feels extremely laggy.
In addition, general web browsing feels really laggy. Pan and zoom do not feel smooth at all and do not feel like it has a very fast processor, which it does.
Maybe I'm spoiled with iPhone because smoothness is what it excels at, but I still feel like the letters should at least appear on the screen as I type them.
I'm not sure if this is normal.
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Are you on version .26? That update makes improvements in that respect.
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Petschska said:
Are you on version .26? That update makes improvements in that respect.
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I'm on the .26 update and still experience general lag that my wife's iPad doesn't have. I'm an android guy for the long haul for reasons other than speed and responsiveness, but it would be nice if these problems could be fixed. Maybe we just need some butter! Jelly Bean butter! All of my ICS experience points to the OS being the source of the lag.
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MedleHed said:
I'm on the .26 update and still experience general lag that my wife's iPad doesn't have. I'm an android guy for the long haul for reasons other than speed and responsiveness, but it would be nice if these problems could be fixed. Maybe we just need some butter! Jelly Bean butter! All of my ICS experience points to the OS being the source of the lag.
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Sounds like something is amiss here - I don't have any lag on my TF700 - everything is very snappy and very smooth...
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The stock browser and chrome and indeed very slow. I would recommend dolphin. It works way better. Hope that helps!
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Codesworth said:
The stock browser and chrome and indeed very slow. I would recommend dolphin. It works way better. Hope that helps!
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Dolphin has some serious privacy issues. Stallman would be livid. Like, it makes the chrome Botnet look like GNU in comparison.
I got b& at /a/ for sh!tposting ;_;

I've had the slow down in typing that you've mentioned. For me it only happens when I'm filling online forms or in a web game chat box. This issue may not be the tablet but whatever the web site is using for code. Maybe its a flash issue.
Apple has designed their hardware to work perfectly with the ios software. Android doesn't have that luxury as every OEM slaps together a product and hope there are no issues. We have apps for everything like ios but a **** ton of OEM products and os versions that can affect performance from device to device. Are you using a different keyboard app that might have tweaks in the settings?

jdeoxys said:
Dolphin has some serious privacy issues. Stallman would be livid. Like, it makes the chrome Botnet look like GNU in comparison.
I got b& at /a/ for sh!tposting ;_;
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Is this really still an issue? I thought the privacy concerns had been resolved last November. Dolphin for Tablets is definitely the smoothest browser for me when scrolling large pages, even though its Sunspider marks don't come close to those of Chrome.

Elegor said:
Is this really still an issue? I thought the privacy concerns had been resolved last November. Dolphin for Tablets is definitely the smoothest browser for me when scrolling large pages, even though its Sunspider marks don't come close to those of Chrome.
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It has been resolved. Some people just can't let go.

xRevilatioNx said:
It has been resolved. Some people just can't let go.
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Seriously? I still hear people talking about it so I just assumed it was still a problem.
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I tried the dolphin browser, and it does definitely feel better. It even works better with Korean than both Chrome and default browser. I wouldn't say it's perfect, but I can live with this.
I guess I will wait for Jelly Bean and Project Butter.
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Depends on your keyboard as well. I use swiftkey and its predictive algorithms cause lag. When I use the default asus keyboard with my dock in place, lag disappears. Try some different keyboards.

jdeoxys said:
Seriously? I still hear people talking about it so I just assumed it was still a problem.
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well i had those problem, but after rooting, forcing 2D rendering and tweaking, i almost dont have any lag on the tablet, occasional lag when quitting an app but thats maybe becasue i have a crapload of widgets running

fsured said:
I've had the slow down in typing that you've mentioned. For me it only happens when I'm filling online forms or in a web game chat box. This issue may not be the tablet but whatever the web site is using for code. Maybe its a flash issue.
Apple has designed their hardware to work perfectly with the ios software. Android doesn't have that luxury as every OEM slaps together a product and hope there are no issues. We have apps for everything like ios but a **** ton of OEM products and os versions that can affect performance from device to device. Are you using a different keyboard app that might have tweaks in the settings?
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This is a terrible misconception that the grass is greener on the other side when in fact it's not.
iPad users experience some of the same problem Android tablet users experience when it comes occasional slowness. Simply google searching your problems and filtering it to apple.com you will see that Android is not along on this issue.
The tablet with the best web browsing experience is the Blackberry Playbook and even I encounter some websites that want to slow everything down to a crawl. Luckily with Playbook the trouble site doesn't affect anything beyond the web browser which I can easily close out and relaunch.
I think issue centers around most websites being designed specifically for desktop browsers that operate of X86/x64 PCs that have had years of optimized coding and design to handle web browsing.
Just jump back to AMD K6 series and the Intel Pentium II and III to relive horrible web browsing performances.
ARM CPUs are still not there yet but the industry is moving in that direction and so this is something that I predict will go away as more sites get optimzed for tablets.

polish_pat said:
well i had those problem, but after rooting, forcing 2D rendering and tweaking, i almost dont have any lag on the tablet, occasional lag when quitting an app but thats maybe becasue i have a crapload of widgets running
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I was talking about the privacy issues, not lag.
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jdeoxys said:
I was talking about the privacy issues, not lag.
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and im talking about lag issues...just like the title of the thread

I didn't mean to imply that ios is better or I'm looking at greener grass there. I am fine with android and expect it not to function like a desktop. Like Google and the nexus line, the hardware is set up the way the original os company envisioned. Apple put together a great hardware product and is fantastic at creating a top notch user experience. I don't think anyone would deny the ipad has its faults/issues like android tablets. Maybe it is a misconception but its also wrong to expect ipad performance from a non ipad product.
I agree that its more of the website interaction and not the tablet itself. I use thumb keyboard but haven't tried the swift one.

I have had all three ipads as well as all three Transformers. In every case the Ipad out performed the Transformer in the web browsing area using the stock browser. My TF700T comes the close to my Ipad3 but its still not as fluid at my Ipad3 is for internet functioning. I would assume with the release of Jelly Bean for the TF700T that there would be an improvement in the web experience that would be similar to the Ipad3. I perfer a 'pc' experience with the tablet I utilize which is why I have stayed with Asus and the Transformer series. Looking at the entire package of functions my TF700T performes for me it meets my total expectations better than the Ipad3 that I currently own. They are both just tools that fit different peoples needs and are very different in their approach to those needs. I am particular to my TF700T but I am not blinded into thinking that at this time its the end all tablet. I would also quickly tell you that I am very much looking forward to seeing what my TF700T can do once Jelly Bean has been implimented.

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and im talking about lag issues...just like the title of the thread
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Then why did you quote me?

jtrosky said:
Sounds like something is amiss here - I don't have any lag on my TF700 - everything is very snappy and very smooth...
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It's certainly not snappy and smooth. Even on a fresh reset it's pretty slow.

Google Plus Lag

Has anyone had noticeable lag while using G+, and if so were you able to correct it. I'm on. 26 and rooted, also tried using performance mode.
I didn't experience this type of lag when using the prime.
Edit: even with a clean wipe it still lags.
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What is lag? I'm on an iPad
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Eddie Bombay said:
What is lag? I'm on an iPad
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That time of the month again?
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No lag for me. works fine.

Had the same lag - really annoying: when swiping, each time an image is loaded it stuttered a lot ...
Because a lot of apps just did not work smooth I swapped my Asus for an iPad3 and G+ was working very smooth on there ...
But I could not stand the closed Apple eco system, so I also returned the iPad3.
Now I don't have any tablet anyore ... just waiting for a better Android Tablet.
My question is: Did I have a bad Infinity and do other Infnity uses have a smooth experience with G+?
So should I just try with an other Infinity?

I saw a review on youtube mentioning the lag for stuff like this and the guy said it had to do with the contention between the android firmware and the tegra drivers. They dont like playing well together in those situations. But the hope is that JB (when we get it) will be much better integrated.

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I saw a review on youtube mentioning the lag for stuff like this and the guy said it had to do with the contention between the android firmware and the tegra drivers. They dont like playing well together in those situations. But the hope is that JB (when we get it) will be much better integrated.
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Yeah, I hope JB will fix this, and plan on unlocking and running cm 10 when the devs get a running build to see if it is truly 'buttery smooth'.
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Floating Apps List

I just bought my infinity not long ago and I have been exploring here. I read some threads mentioning floating app and I am really interested in this. So far I come with:
1. OverSkreen - Browser
2. LilyPad - IM Client
3. Super Video - Player
4. Stick it - Player
5. AirTerm - Terminal
7. Floating Notes - Taking Notes
8. Floating Widget - Make Widgets Floating
9. hovernote - Taking Notes
Would you mind sharing your collection so that we have the best set of floating apps in our infinity? :highfive:
Thank you for everyone who contribute.

Hovernote - for taking notes
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HoverNote

Floating Notes (Note Taking)
Floating Widgets (Makes Homescreen Widgets Float)

While not a floating app in itself, SwipePad (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.conduction.swipepad.android) is a nice utility for opening these apps within another app. I don't have my Infinity yet, but this works quite well on my phone
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I believe moboplayer also has a floating video player function now, it should work great on the greater real estate of the Infinity

"Floating browser flux" is another very basic, but free, floating browser.
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Swype beta is a floating keyboard.

Float n split keyboard
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aitype.android.tablet.p
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Love this list. Are there anymore? I'm looking for some pop up sticky note type of thing to record written notes on.

Hovernote should take care of that need - unless I'm misunderstanding the request...
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I think he wants one that you can write on with a stylus. If that is the case, then there is not one that I know of.
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Skullmonkey said:
I think he wants one that you can write on with a stylus. If that is the case, then there is not one that I know of.
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Yes, that would be nice to have. I'm surprised that one hasn't been developed yet.

Do that many people really take handwritten notes on their tablets?? Especially with the Transformer series with the keyboard dock - typed in notes just seem so much more practical as they are searchable, etc.... I know that I, for one, can type a lot faster than I could write, especially on a tablet....
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Hi!
I am the developer of Floating Notes and see some requests here: writing with a stylus, recording... If you have ideas how to make Floating Notes even better, just tell me.
If you have wishes of other floating apps, let me know via pm and i will look forward to realize them.

Floating timer I use it for my workouts :3

I really hate switching back and forth between apps and am wondering if there is a floating calculator.
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PAPB0007 said:
I really hate switching back and forth between apps and am wondering if there is a floating calculator.
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AirCalc is what you want then.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.myboyfriendisageek.aircalc&hl=en

jtrosky said:
Do that many people really take handwritten notes on their tablets?? Especially with the Transformer series with the keyboard dock - typed in notes just seem so much more practical as they are searchable, etc.... I know that I, for one, can type a lot faster than I could write, especially on a tablet....
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I use my Transformer extensively for handwritten notes. As an engineering student it's not practical taking notes with the keyboard at all due to a lot of visuals and equations. And get a good note taking app such as LectureNotes (which I've found to be the best) and there are options to add keywords for each of your pages and you can easily index ("search") the notebook for the content you need.
I use to go through ~50 sheets of paper that would ultimately end up in the recycle bin since it was all just scratch work, but now I do it all on my transformer.
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I really hate switching back and forth between apps and am wondering if there is a floating calculator.
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I'm using AirCalc and it's pretty nice. There is also DarkCalc (I can't remember if this is on the play store or just posted here on xda by the dev) which has the normal calculator interface (takes whole screen) but has a button which pops it out to a floating window. They are both pretty much identical in functionality.

You should update the links in the first post. Floating Notes' link is dead. There is also an free version now.

Surfing slow on Jelly Bean

Ever since i upgraded to JB, surfing on the web has been SUPER slow. Im talking about the browser freezing every 5 seconds or so. I have tried several browsers, the default and chrome but didnt really make any dofference. Really regret that i updated to JB, espesially now that iv heard you cannot go back which is STUPID

Tried cold boot?
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for me:
- default browser: it's even better than Chrome
- Chrome: the second worst
- Dolphin: fast but if you scroll the page while loading it will crash/become unresponsive and freeze the tablet for about 5 - 10 seconds
- Firefox: the worst
- Opera Mobile: the way it shows the webpage does not look good, and i don't even know how does it actually render/load/show the page, ex: you go to amazon.com and search for something, it won't show suggestions while other browsers do (just like in desktop). But while loading i can still scroll, also i can block ads and that's useful,

Firefox and Firefox (beta) have improved recently
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KindaUndisputed said:
Firefox and Firefox (beta) have improved recently
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yeah that was the reason i downloaded it, but it's just very laggy on mine,

try boat browser

Stock browser and browser2ram is still the best and fastest option out there, you need to be rooted though.
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As I said I'm using opera mobile and it's pretty good.
But now I just figured out another feature it has called "text wrap" very useful.
Does any other good browser have this feature too.
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Minor whine //smile

I wish the different apps i use could retain the keyboard i'm using when flippng between apps. I like to use the hacker's keyboard in terminal, and others for emaol [swift, google, asus would have caught that...//smile] etc. I know the os ctrls the keyboard, but if only ... //whine over and happy again.
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awilson77584 said:
I wish the different apps i use could retain the keyboard i'm using when flippng between apps. I like to use the hacker's keyboard in terminal, and others for emaol [swift, google, asus would have caught that...//smile] etc. I know the os ctrls the keyboard, but if only ... //whine over and happy again.
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Keyboard Manager the paid version allows you to choose a keyboard per app.