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Harware issue or do Asus just suck?

Hi
I got the Transformer Pad a few month ago and it was okay. A bit laggy sometimes and the browser FC now and then so I thougt Asus would fix this in an update so I didn't return the tablet, witch was a big misstake!
A few days ago it started to lag a lot and the browser freezed and most times it took 2-5 minutes to load a page. I googled and saw that some Motorola Zoom owners got this problem after updatig to ICS but some said that it was hardware issue.
I did a factory reset and the lag got better but the browser is still next to useless. I have tried different browsers and still have problems with all of them. Is there something wrong with my tablet or does Asus software just suck? Shuld I send the tablet in for repair or should I root it and flash another rom on it? (running stock now).
Sorry if the text is wierd, SwiftKey really suck sometimes.

just unlock and try out Hydro or Scotts Rom

Try using chrome or Firefox (beta)
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KindaUndisputed said:
Try using chrome
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Same **** with Chrome. I like stock browser better than Chrome sense Chrome zoom in on every page so I have to zoom out all the time. But I can standard it if it would work.

KindaUndisputed said:
Try using chrome
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I had the same issue with my browser when I first got the tablet. Chrome is fine, but it crashes alot, and if you notice the changelogs for each version of Android they are always making changes/improvements to Chrome to keep it from acting so skiddish.
Just use Dolphin Browser. It syncs with google chrome so you have all your bookmarks and stuff, its blazing fast, and has tons of awesome add-ons.

search for browser2ram apk , its a miracle for stock browser

i use chrome and havent had any issues. Ionly used chrome thogh because of bookmarks, i didnt know dolphin browser did that too. Im gonna have to try that one.
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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.

urrlyx said:
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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Sluggish performance

So i just got my new pad and have been playing with it, closing,opening apps, and web browsing. I have found the tablet to be sluggish opening apps or responding to keyboard input in chrome. I didnt recieve any update when i first turned it on. Is there anything i can do?
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What software version are you running? Did you click on check for update in the about section?
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You are not on Power Saving mode, are you?
Power Saving mode saves battery but makes whole process stutter especially opening application you can see frames stutter and wish you had Buttery smooth Jelly bean there. But on balanced mode, I don't notice any and not sure if Jelly bean would do anything there... as it is already so smooth.
But as far as browser, if you have many applications running behind that may cause keyboard input delay. If not, recommend Cold reboot.

HoushaSen said:
You are not on Power Saving mode, are you?
Power Saving mode saves battery but makes whole process stutter especially opening application you can see frames stutter and wish you had Buttery smooth Jelly bean there. But on balanced mode, I don't notice any and not sure if Jelly bean would do anything there... as it is already so smooth.
But as far as browser, if you have many applications running behind that may cause keyboard input delay. If not, recommend Cold reboot.
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No matter what might go wrong in life the absolute very first thing I wish for is buttery smooth jelly bean. Just last week I was complaining about the price of gas and it made me wish for buttery smooth jelly bean.

I made sure im in high performance mode and checked the updates. Im running build # 9.4.5.22 with android version 4.0.3.its just discouraging since my galaxy nexus is so smooth. Im hoping a good rom comes out soon
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I have also been experiencing some force closes for no reason. So far unimpressed...
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surfboard3r said:
So i just got my new pad and have been playing with it, closing,opening apps, and web browsing. I have found the tablet to be sluggish opening apps or responding to keyboard input in chrome. I didnt recieve any update when i first turned it on. Is there anything i can do?
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I have the same problem as you as well as others. I'm on the updated firmware and am incredibly disappointed. I've been supporting Android since it was first released and absolutely love my Nexus phone. I've had a few Android tabs and they have all been lacking. I finally did something I swore that I would never do and used an iPad. I really didn't like it except that it operated so smooth and didn't crash. I ran out and bought this tab as I hoped it would work better so I could ditch the iPad. Unfortunately, my infinity lags when loading pages and Gmail, crashes when watching movies and Gmail, and refuses to open desktop version of websites. I am going to wipe and reload one more time and if it doesn't work, I will have to send it back. I really really want this tab to work.

surfboard3r said:
I made sure im in high performance mode and checked the updates. Im running build # 9.4.5.22 with android version 4.0.3.its just discouraging since my galaxy nexus is so smooth. Im hoping a good rom comes out soon
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You want to update to .26, tablet is so much better after update

Huh, after updating I thought this was the only non_lag android tablet I've used besides the Nexus 7 which is even faster. I've also not had force closes and the Primes browsing was ruined by that. Of course it has other issues because that's how Asus rolls.
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Will i need to root to update if im not getting it just by checking in the settings
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surfboard3r said:
Will i need to root to update if im not getting it just by checking in the settings
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no. mine came with .21 and i wasn't getting .26 OTA. you download it from the ASUS site, unzip it and put the resultant zip on the root of an sdcard. slot the sdcard in and you'll get an item in notification that there's an update available. bam.
search the forum for detailed instructions.
THAT SAID - although .26 is MUCH better than .21 IME, i still have performance issues with the 700. not so much that it's sluggish - but that the digitizer just stops accepting input periodically. it's definitely a software problem and it's definitely frustrating. haven't sussed out any culprits yet.
doody.

surfboard3r said:
So i just got my new pad and have been playing with it, closing,opening apps, and web browsing. I have found the tablet to be sluggish opening apps or responding to keyboard input in chrome. I didnt recieve any update when i first turned it on. Is there anything i can do?
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Chrome on this tablet sucks indeed. Use dolphin, 324% faster, trust me I tested it And like the post above says just download the firmware from the Asus website!
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Codesworth said:
Chrome on this tablet sucks indeed. Use dolphin, 324% faster, trust me I tested it And like the post above says just download the firmware from the Asus website!
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Apparently, dolphin is a bigger botnet than chrome. And that's saying something.
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By botnet do you mean the tracking? I mean, we are on Android, it exists for Google to increase their ad information capabilities. It is what it is.
I don't use their sync service, and I don't like their regular browser at all but the new Dolphin beta is pretty amazing. It might be the fastest mobile browser I've ever tried.
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For those who run Browser2Ram on their stock browser, does this fix the lag and chopp

Hello,
I am using stock browser which works exceptionally well when javascript is disabled. However, I loose some functionality to any website with embedded javascripts. On my TF700 I'm finding that it is the only thing that's crashing my browsers and even at times locking/rebooting my system.
As the title suggests, anyone here running Browser2Ram with javascript enabled? Does it still run smooth, no lag or lock ups? Any other suggestions for a javascript fix? I'm holding off from rooting my device to see if there are any other solutions posted.
Thx in advance.
TF700T ver. 4.1.1 Build 10.4.4.25-20121228
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Rashar said:
Hello,
I am using stock browser which works exceptionally well when javascript is disabled. However, I loose some functionality to any website with embedded javascripts. On my TF700 I'm finding that it is the only thing that's crashing my browsers and even at times locking/rebooting my system.
As the title suggests, anyone here running Browser2Ram with javascript enabled? Does it still run smooth, no lag or lock ups? Any other suggestions for a javascript fix? I'm holding off from rooting my device to see if there are any other solutions posted.
Thx in advance.
TF700T ver. 4.1.1 Build 10.4.4.25-20121228
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The best way is to provide the percific link to site with java script that you have issue and I can test it out for you with browser2ram.

buhohitr said:
The best way is to provide the percific link to site with java script that you have issue and I can test it out for you with browser2ram.
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Ok thx. Could you please test nfl.com or espn.com in desktop site mode?
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Rashar said:
Ok thx. Could you please test nfl.com or espn.com in desktop site mode?
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in desktop mode with browser2ram, both sites are working fine. On espn, some videos are not working due to hulu content, for unlocked device, hulu won't work, but you are not so it should be fine.

Multitasking

Hello, my question is about multitasking, im pretty new to android's can and can not do.
Im listening alot on youtube through my stock or chrome browser, but it always stop playing if i open another window using (+). Pc dosent behave like that, or is it a setting to it?
Hope you understand what i mean by this.
Edit: answer myself, just use freedi youtubbe app
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MangeS2 said:
Hello, my question is about multitasking, im pretty new to android's can and can not do.
Im listening alot on youtube through my stock or chrome browser, but it always stop playing if i open another window using (+). Pc dosent behave like that, or is it a setting to it?
Hope you understand what i mean by this.
Edit: answer myself, just use freedi youtubbe app
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It is the standard behavior and the limitation of Android stock browser. Any flash-based streaming services running in the stock browser will stop working the moment you switch to another tab or another app. With Chrome, audio streaming service will still work in the background, so you might want to avoid videos.

Ok, thanks
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