i downloaded the most recent tf700t ota update which was the .30 update and when i go back to the website. it is no longer there. any reasons why?? maybe they werent supposed to send it out yet?
because it blows! even with limiting background processes limited to 4 i still get hangs.... its a pos (and i dont mean a point of sale) if you dont have it consider yourself lucky....
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Well I'm glad I'm on the WW version then because I never got it. Also noticed it was gone from the Site this morning and was wondering why...
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I find your comment interesting since I did get the .30 update OTA and I had no issues with the update nor have I had any issues after it finished. It is interesting that Asus pulled the update though I will give you that.
UPDATE: Wanted to add that I did not get the .26 OTA and had to do a manual update using the downloaded file provided by Asus Service located on their site.
Wow, I must be one of the lucky ones, my Infinity has been running so much better since this update my bencharks even went up, I used to get about 13100 on Antutu and now I get about 13590, browser hasn't hung once and I haven't had any game crashes, except the usual Nvidia bug, **** I even plyed Heist on power saving mode all the way through.
Sorry for those having issues, but this machine is so much better then my Prime was it isn't even funny.
Honestly I haven't found any problems with 0.30 update yet. The browser is actually less prone to crashes than before (or at least that is what I can observe). Not sure if this update is creating problems for people, but for me everything is fine so far.
After downloading this update on the first day it was pushed, I have had no issues at all. In fact, it could be in my head but it feels a little snappy when opening apps.
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Every update you are going to have some people who say it caused issues. FWIW, I got it and it has not introduced any major new issues for me. In other words my tablet still has a few stability issues but I can't tell if they are new since ASUS' ICS firmware has never been 100% stable for me. On top of this, you always find some buggy apps that may have some issue with the update you hadn't seen before.
The only thing I think that may be "new" is: I got some crashes on the stock browser which were fairly rare for me prior (including one that locked up the tab completely)... I decided to use it as a motivation to test out Firefox for Android and it seems to be running pretty well after several hours of continuous use. So, overall, I'd say I have no major problems with the update.
They could have pulled it because a lot of people seemed to have actual problems with the download and install. Anecdotal: seems like I've seen way more problem reports/"need help" posts on the forums than a typical patch level update. I've seen several brick reports, too, which seems way out of line. So maybe they needed to look at an installer issue before they put it back up.
On the other hand, if you haven't gotten it yet I wouldn't worry much, I'm not seeing anything I'd consider a major improvement, either. I don't care about face unlock. LOL.
I did benchmarks as well. My numbers went up exponentially. Seems snappier! No issues whatsoever. Improved my blue tooth and Netflix now works. I'm a happy camper.
Before this update, I was having occasional issues with Chrome freezing and needing to force close. I didn't originally have this problem so figured it had to do with a Chrome update (I have it set to auto update so I don't know if it's was updated or not but something changed). After recieving .30 though, I can't say I've had an issue with Chrome.
I will say that the task/notification bar keeps popping up unexpectedly. And that never happened before. The tablet can be sitting in the dock open and the screen on but not touched at all by me and eventually the task/notification bar opens on the bottom right. I'm assuming this is a .30 update issue. Anyone else see this?
Chiming in.
No problems after .30 here either.
Yea i havent had any problems what so ever. don't know why everyone else is...
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I remember the prime's firmware was uploaded on their site and some people were getting their devices bricked. The next day, the firmware was removed from the site. Maybe this could be the same.
Guys, after the update, games has been freezing up on me. Even Agent dash. Maybe this is why it was pulled?
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bs player fcs on me now, black market fcs on me, and most importantly FILE MANAGER HD force closes on me. the hell asus ? it was great before that
Have had multiple issues since the update (only had the Infinity for about 2 weeks, and new to Android so not sure if I had it long enough prior to the update for these to show but all where working fairly flawlessly before):
BS Player crashes as soon as I tried to play a file - "Loading files..." - after a lot of googling, switched off something in the options about loading files and seems to work OK now
Dice player has frozen a few times
The email that comes with it - froze on one account out of three and wouldn't swap over - after about a dozen cold boots seems to have been OK for the past 12 hours
Dead Trigger, Modern War and City Crime - all crashing and freezing regularly (had maybe 2 crashes prior to the update)
Boat Browser and the stock browser have had a few crashes
No issues since the latest OTA. It seems snappier and more stable. I am much happier!
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When I first got the. 30 update my tablet started locking up and rebooting. It had never done that before the update. I did a cold boot and it still did it. I finally did a factory reset and now I haven't had any issues for the last two days. The tab is much snappier and browsing has improved.
I was having problems with MXplayer, Dice and BS player after the update. I uninstalled all three of them did a hard reset (vol down and power on) and then installed them again. Now they seem to be working fine. I know MX and BS just recently had updates as well. Now BS player has an offset for the audio and it's a great workaround for the BT lag!
anybody have a link to the updates? my ota failed and i cant wait to flash .30
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If u have upgraded to 9.2.1.24 (released May 16 to US/TW), please let us know if your SOD/RR issues were fixed. Another annoying issue we had was Gmail crashing.
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Nope
Still there..
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The .24 update has been up for less than 24 hours, and you folks are saying that you've already experienced a random reboot and/or sleep of death? Wow -- surprising to see it come up so quickly. I hope you guys performed the cold boot (shut down, then power+vol down and then either wait or choose the cold boot option) as we were told to do after applying the update.
So far I can't say anything about whether its fixed or not. It hasn't been nearly long enough, and won't be for at least 2 weeks. Announcing that its "solved" before running for at least that long seems silly, given the past history on this issue.
For those reporting that it isn't solved for you -- perhaps you could explain what you had happen?
Installed .24, cold booted, and have experienced one RR and Gmail issues in the first few hours of use. No SOD yet thankfully.
Well, I can now confirm on at least one unit that the RR problem is still there, too (I have 2 TF101s in my house). OTA update was applied to a stock, unrooted TF101, cold booted, and about an hour ago it rebooted on its own. It was a full reboot and did not hang on the logo screen.
dang ... I guess I will keep waiting for TF700 then, while enjoying the TF101 that I downgraded to HC few days ago ...
BTW, the TF300 seems to not be immune to SOD/RR either, bummer
any updates on screen tearing?
also, minor note to those having RR/SOD issues? you guys should seriously consider using the "test" kernel by guevor. i recommend 17 or 17c.
guess i'm gonna answer my own question....no more screen tears (for me anyway) with the new update. add that my guevor's custom kernel...and my ics is perfect.
w00ts!!
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Mine's been on for almost 12 hours. No problems so far. Hearing people still having it though, makes me anticipate it happening.
.24 update
My 101 was stable with .21 336 hours uptime. No problem with .24
SOD/RR was fixed for me in the last update. I'm scared to update to this new firmware in fear of it coming back
It's only been 24 hrs, but so far no issues with. 24.
Never had RR boot since last update and none since current update too.
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From yesterday til now is still running smoothly without any SOD/RR. I'm still monitoring.
No RR or SOD for me so far. Didn't perform a cold boot yet.
But my Gmail App is kinda buggy. Sometimes it won't load new emails. Going back from reading one to the inbox is buggy, sometimes the app stucks und I have to close it using task killer :/
Mine has been fine since the .21 update.
Hopefully the new update won't break it again
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Can you add your serial numbers with your updates as some are Happy and some are clearly having problems.
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But my Gmail App is kinda buggy. Sometimes it won't load new emails. Going back from reading one to the inbox is buggy, sometimes the app stucks und I have to close it using task killer :/
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NVIDIA's fault, their GLESv2 library is buggy as hell (even to the point of crashing the Dalvik VM instance under which GMail is running).
ASUS UK is saying to perform the cold boot BEFORE updating now, conflicting the instructions to do it after the update.
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I just picked up my TF300 on Thursday and I've been having some frequent rebooting going on.
It seems like it mostly occurs when I open a newly downloaded app and start going through the settings. Everything locks up, then it simply reboots itself. Thankfully, it doesn't take very long to reboot. When I go back in to the offending app, it generally has been working fine.
The last few big tech purchases I've made (laptop, phone, etc) it seems like they've had a few issues at first, but eventually the bugs get worked out and I stop having problems within a couple weeks.
Is this a common issue, or should I exchange it? I have 27 days left to take it back.
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I had a 16G that worked fine. I recently exchanged it for a 32G. The 32G would reboot every time I went to use it after leaving it sit for some time (a few hours?). I did a Cold Boot (holding volume + power -- see google) and it seems to be fixed now. Try that.
Sorry, I didn't specify, mine is the 32GB. Thanks for the info, trying that now.
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Mine became more stable after I got the .29 firmware update.
I had a firmware update when I first unboxed it, but it failed the instalation and it says I'm up to date now.
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Cold reboot doesn't seem to have had much of an effect. I've had three automatic reboots within the last hour or so.
Also, checked for updates and it says I'm up to date.
Edit:Just happened three more times while navigating around these forums. Plus one lockup where I had to manually reboot. Starting to think about exchanging it.
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Mine also keeps rebooting, but i bought it in Edimburgh and now i'm in Spain, so i can't replace it.
I can't use the Asus SAT because i used the "unlock" utility. This realy piss me off
I've tried to unroot, reset the device, not overclocking, even a stress test with StabilityTest app (Google Play, i can't post links), and it keeps rebooting with no sense (attached log down there).
It has rebooted using GMail, watching videos through a browser, playing games... No pattern at all.
After last reboot i have disabled the sound and it seems to be stable, but i'm not sure at all.
My only hope is that the device become fully stable with a custom rom.
Well, I said before things were ok, but now I got home and the device turned itself off. I had to hold down the power button to start it up.
Same problem here in Holland. I have a blue, 32gb 300t (boxcode TF300T-1K129A) which reboots randomly. I own this tablet for one week now and it rebooted about a 30 times or completely freezes. Already submitted an RMA to Asus.
Edit: the RMA was rejected by Asus. They said that I have to reset to factory default thirst, so I did. 10 minutes later... another rebood. I wanted to report this to Asus but in order to do so I had to send a completely new RMA report. Really fed up with Asus I returned the tablet to my retailer and got my money back (no stock of the 300T). Now I ordered a Cube U30GT. To bad, besides the reboots it was a great tablet.
Been having similar issues but I'm in vacation so I can't really do much debugging. My tablet simply shuts down randomly when put in sleep for prolonged periods of time. It'll usually happen once or twice a day with no real pattern to it. I've only had it crash on me once while I was using it, and it wasn't while launching an app or anything in particular.
I'll try the cold boot but unfortunately I'm not getting OTA updates at all... I've rooted and changed the build prop, but I haven't unlocked it. If I can't figure out what's wrong I'll just unlock it and apply updates manually I guess. I know .26 is supposed to fix certain stability issues.
KPY said:
Mine also keeps rebooting, but i bought it in Edimburgh and now i'm in Spain, so i can't replace it.
I can't use the Asus SAT because i used the "unlock" utility. This realy piss me off
I've tried to unroot, reset the device, not overclocking, even a stress test with StabilityTest app (Google Play, i can't post links), and it keeps rebooting with no sense (attached log down there).
It has rebooted using GMail, watching videos through a browser, playing games... No pattern at all.
After last reboot i have disabled the sound and it seems to be stable, but i'm not sure at all.
My only hope is that the device become fully stable with a custom rom.
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What is stability test?
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What is stability test?
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It's in the Play Store. Looks like it puts the entire system through tests. It will keep running until an error occurs, then I think it creates a log.
I downloaded it and let it run for a couple minutes but I don't have the pad with me at the moment.
It said some errors are found in five minutes, but it could take up to 5 hours to find one. I'm guessing plugging it in and letting it run for a while is the best way to do it.
I might run it sometime before I get a chance to take it back to Best Buy. Just out of curiosity.
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Alot of people have fixed their problems with a factory rest. I had alot of the same issues and did the reset and now no problems at all. Worth a shot.
I've tried that and it still does it. I'm crossing my fingers that I just got a bad one and I'll be exchanging it tonight after work.
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Just to update, I got home with my replacement tablet, and I've been setting it up for the last hour. I don't want to jinx myself, but I haven't had an unwanted reboot yet, which is a vast improvement over the last one. It also successfully installed the firmware update, which evidently, the last one did not do. So far a much better experience.
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Wondering if other People are running into these two issues.
Sometimes the launcher crashes and fails to restart on its own, leaving the screen empty.
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Cold boot it and wash away your frustration.
http://www.transformerforums.com/forum/asus-transformer-help/11510-various-quick-fixes-links-help.html
Thanks for the info.. cold booted, let's see if that makes it better
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I've had GMail crash on me while retrieving mail for two accounts for the last two weeks. I've since changed to MailDroid which is working fine. I tried everything I could think of: cold reboots, app data wipes, factory resets -- I even flashed the new firmware in between -- and nothing helped. I'm glad that I now have one of the main functions of the tablet available again.
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I've had the launcher problem quite a lot of times. Just restarting the launcher helps most of the times, but sometimes, it has cleared the screen immediately afterwards. Those times, a reboot has fixed the problem more long-term.
Oh well, . Gmail still crashing after cold boot
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I tried a cold boot... Seems to have helped with lagginess... Haven't had the Gmail issues though... Sorry
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Oh no - the gmail and launcher issue sure do sound similar to the OpenGL issues that folks are having on the TF101 (since ICS upgrade)... I haven't run into that problem on the TF700 yet, but what you describe sure sounds familiar!
To be honest, my TF700 has been rock solid... I just hope it continues to stay that one - the TF101 was a disaster after the ICS upgrade...
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Just about every program crashes , 3 restarts today different programs, didnt crash as much yesterday. Really just have to hit one command and wait then hit another , wait....
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Oh well, . Gmail still crashing after cold boot
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I saw this issue this morning. I would open Gmail and then use it for a few seconds and it would just disappear. It didn't pop up a FC window or anything. I rebooted and the problem went away temporarily.
I haven't really seen the Launcher crash, but I have had a few random reboots.
I have not been noticing these problems on mine yet... I'll report back if that changes though.
yep, i just started having the issue with gmail today. it will open, load half way, and then close.
same here .
Edit. Cold boot fixed it.
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same here .
Edit. Cold boot fixed it.
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I doubt the cold boot "fixed it". I'm sure it will crop up again.... Rebooting just temporarily clears up the problem. It sure sounds like the OpenGL issues that we have on the TF101 as well. If you are rooted, the next time it happens go to a shell prompt as root and type "logcat|grep -i opengl" and see if you see any OpenGL out of memory errors...
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Same here. I was runnng Apex Launcher so I uninstalled it and went back to the standard launcher and haven't had any problems since, with the launcher. gMail is still a problem though. I did a cold boot and it seemed to help but after a day it started crashing out to a black screen again. Also still no error messages or Report dialogs popping up.
Hope someone at ASUS is looking into this. Email is probably the biggest app on a tablet. It is on mine at least.
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I doubt the cold boot "fixed it". I'm sure it will crop up again.... Rebooting just temporarily clears up the problem. It sure sounds like the OpenGL issues that we have on the TF101 as well. If you are rooted, the next time it happens go to a shell prompt as root and type "logcat|grep -i opengl" and see if you see any OpenGL out of memory errors...
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I've had this issue too. (Gmail crashing or becoming unresponsive)
For me, the easiest fix is to use the Task Manager widget and click the "One Click Clean" button (even though I hate task managers). Gmail works like a champ after that.
Memory issue maybe?
Oh no. I literally just bought an infinity because I am sick to death of gmail being unusable on my prime ever since I bought it in February. Factory resets dont fix it, cold boots don't fix it. Sending it back to Asus to fix was useless.... If it crashes on my infinity too I am going to... well, cry or something.
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I had this problem on the tf201. Im pretty confident that this boils down to sloppy OS programming caused by all the firmware updates.
GMail worked fine with the release of ICS, but then when the firmware updates began rolling out the issue started for me. I believe that ASUS, in attempting to correct the weak wifi and bluetooth problems caused by faulty hardware/design on the prime, as well as the wifi battery drain issue, youtube issues, browser issues, random reboot issues, screen tearing issues, etc., have completely screwed up the flow of the OS. Now it seems that everytime they 'fix' an issue, it actually breaks another -- this is a pretty well known fact.
With that said, I believe that this is the main reason behind the super fast release of Jelly Bean (6 Months after ICS release... think about it). It was wise to start from the ground up with JB and incorporate the correct programming to address ICS's problems before they finalize development of the OS... Hopefully the programmers of JB get it right for the Transformer series... But I believe the faults are in the ICS programming and the only reason why some people have the issue and others dont is simply due to the different combination of apps that each individual has on their own tablets... Its just a matter of time before someone else downloads an app that throws the OS for a curveball and causes the problem.... or it could just be flash... who knows, but I firmly believe its a software/firmware combination causing the problems...
I handle criticism well, so if anyone disagrees, please feel free to do so. However, this is just my opinion... It seems like people who are rooted dont have the same issues as those running stock, and for obvious reasons...
Maybe people who have the problem can list the apps they have on their tablets?
Gmail started crashing today on my infinity #*(&#(*#&$(*&#$(*&#$(*& I would KILL for a fix for this.
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This is obvious, but have any of you with problems tried clearing the data for Gmail (not just cache)?
I updated yesterday and things seem to be working smoothly except the stock browser. After a couple minutes of use it just closes by itself. Anyone have this issue???
Actually, most people were having that happen even before the update. There are few ways around it:
1. Disable JavaScript (reduce browser functionality)
2. Disable option to enable desktop sites
3. Use a browser that doesn't use the stock webkit (Boat seems to work fine for me).
Other than those three options, I think we're SOL (assuming this is the same problem that I'm referring to)...
Please post your findings....
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My browser has gone crazy... I've been testing alternatives, but prefer the original.
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Actually, most people were having that happen even before the update. There are few ways around it:
1. Disable JavaScript (reduce browser functionality)
2. Disable option to enable desktop sites
3. Use a browser that doesn't use the stock webkit (Boat seems to work fine for me).
Other than those three options, I think we're SOL (assuming this is the same problem that I'm referring to)...
Please post your findings....
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Thanks for the advice. I like the stock browser when it was working and cant understand what has happened since update. No message before closing, it just closes and everything else seems fine.
I would rather not reduce browser functionality, althought i did set Java to On Demand but i havenet tried to disable enable desktop sites because I dont like mobile sites.
Tried a cold boot several times and nothing has helped.
This takes half the functionality of the transformer away from me because browsing the web is one of its main functions for me. This sucks.
So this only started occurring for you since the last update? It's been happening for me (and others) for about a week now (there is a whole thread on it somewhere)...
Point is that I don't believe that it's related to the .30 update (at least not for me).
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I updated yesterday and things seem to be working smoothly except the stock browser. After a couple minutes of use it just closes by itself. Anyone have this issue???
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The chrome browser is working better now (after it's own update.)
Dolphin is running slower for me.
Boat is the same.
ICS+ is the same.
Stock browser is also stable for me after .30
I'm finding more and more (non-tab optimized) sites that want a flash update.
No flash support is going to be a real hassle for a while.
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So this only started occurring for you since the last update? It's been happening for me (and others) for about a week now (there is a whole thread on it somewhere)...
Point is that I don't believe that it's related to the .30 update (at least not for me).
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It did happen on a few websites prior to the update but only a few times. Now, after the .30 update, it is happening consistently on most of the websites i visit. I took the advice given earlier and disabled desktop sites and ive been able to browse for about 5 mins not without the browser closing.
I've actually noticed stock browser much stable and fluid when watching flash videos online.
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So this only started occurring for you since the last update? It's been happening for me (and others) for about a week now (there is a whole thread on it somewhere)...
Point is that I don't believe that it's related to the .30 update (at least not for me).
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Well I kinda feel better. I haven't seen the other thread but in the last week or so my browsing experience has gone drastically downhill! I had the occasional problem before but now with java enabled I can't browse for more than ten seconds with any browser I've tried.
I was about to make a thread to ask for advice on how to troubleshoot the issue... I thought maybe it was an app I had recently installed or something.
This was most certainly prior to the update for me.
I'm in the UK so haven't got the recent .30 update yet.
I've been having browser problems for the last week or so - it just suddenly started for seemingly no reason. Sites that I'd previously visited without any problem are now causing the stock browser to crash constantly making it pretty much unusable.
I was hoping that the update would fix it, but it would appear not...
Over the last few months I've gone through the process of having to return 3 tablets because of various defects - I've finally got one that doesn't have a creaky screen, doesn't have dirt trapped under the glass, and doesn't show 'white' as 'pale yellow'... only for a general problem with being able to browse the internet to rear it's head!
So I've had my TF700 for almost a year now and I've always had a random reboot issue. Each patch would change, but recently I've upgraded to 4.1.1 Android version (Kernel: 3.1.10-0001) (Build: JRO03.us_epad-10.4.4.25-20121228) and have noticed that the tablet seems sluggish and I'm getting more reboots. Normally if I just read or websurf it wasn't bad. After about a week or so of constant use it would freeze or reboot.
However after the upgrade I've started playing a few games and the device seems to crawl when switching from one app to another (even in performance mode) and the reboots come randomly.
Is there any advice? Should I take it back to bestbuy and trade it in while it is still under warranty?
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So I've had my TF700 for almost a year now and I've always had a random reboot issue. Each patch would change, but recently I've upgraded to 4.1.1 Android version (Kernel: 3.1.10-0001) (Build: JRO03.us_epad-10.4.4.25-20121228) and have noticed that the tablet seems sluggish and I'm getting more reboots. Normally if I just read or websurf it wasn't bad. After about a week or so of constant use it would freeze or reboot.
However after the upgrade I've started playing a few games and the device seems to crawl when switching from one app to another (even in performance mode) and the reboots come randomly.
Is there any advice? Should I take it back to bestbuy and trade it in while it is still under warranty?
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If you're not into rooting/custom rom etc. which will voids your warranty, you should take it back and exchange for another device like Samsung, nexus etc.., but not another tf700.
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If you're not into rooting/custom rom etc. which will voids your warranty, you should take it back and exchange for another device like Samsung, nexus etc.., but not another tf700.
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May I ask your reasoning for this? I have the keyboard and have loved the ability to use my USBs and the SD cards for both keyboard and device.
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May I ask your reasoning for this? I have the keyboard and have loved the ability to use my USBs and the SD cards for both keyboard and device.
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Due to Asus's design issue (slow flash memory was installed cause I/O bottle neck), it's not running well with stock rom. If you willing to unlock your device to use custom rom/kernel which make your device fast and smooth but will voids warranty. If you hold on to stock rom, you will be very frustrating about the slowness, stuttering and freezing. With tf700, if an app freeze or or hang (due to I/O poor design issue) will cause your device to reboot. Also a high percentage of hardware defects are to be considered, you better off go with Samsung or Nexus.
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Due to Asus's design issue (slow flash memory was installed cause I/O bottle neck), it's not running well with stock rom. If you willing to unlock your device to use custom rom/kernel which make your device fast and smooth but will voids warranty. If you hold on to stock rom, you will be very frustrating about the slowness, stuttering and freezing. With tf700, if an app freeze or or hang (due to I/O poor design issue) will cause your device to reboot. Also a high percentage of hardware defects are to be considered, you better off go with Samsung or Nexus.
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I see. Is it possible to fix the rebooting by Romming? I have no problem voiding warranties, but the constant reboots are getting annoying.
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I see. Is it possible to fix the rebooting by Romming? I have no problem voiding warranties, but the constant reboots are getting annoying.
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The answer is yes and no. There are multiple issues related to random rebooting. Possible reasons: JB software bug, bad apps, wifi driver and hardware. You won't know until you try to fix it. That's is why I recommend not to dive in since you already see "issue" with a brand new device. The risk is on your side more than the good.
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The answer is yes and no. There are multiple issues related to random rebooting. Possible reasons: JB software bug, bad apps, wifi driver and hardware. You won't know until you try to fix it. That's is why I recommend not to dive in since you already see "issue" with a brand new device. The risk is on your side more than the good.
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I see. Thanks for the advice.
Are there any particular tablets out there that somebody would recommend? I'm not a big fan of the Nexus, as nice as it is. I am kind of attached to my SD cards.
To be honest, there really isn't a good alternative if you want the keyboard-dock option.
Also, I'd be willing to bet that most TF700 owners don't have "random" reboots.
However, before unlocking your device, please tell us a little more about your setup - do you have tons of apps installed? What about apps like System Tuner? I'd recommend running as close to stock as possible (least apps installed) and see if the reboots still occur.
Just to clarify, you've had random reboots from day one of owning the device?
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jtrosky said:
To be honest, there really isn't a good alternative if you want the keyboard-dock option.
Also, I'd be willing to bet that most TF700 owners don't have "random" reboots.
However, before unlocking your device, please tell us a little more about your setup - do you have tons of apps installed? What about apps like System Tuner? I'd recommend running as close to stock as possible (least apps installed) and see if the reboots still occur.
Just to clarify, you've had random reboots from day one of owning the device?
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Just to add my two cents....
I bought a TF700 last summer. It was fine until the latest round of OTA upgrades from Asus in November or December; then I started getting random reboots as well, and the tablet became slow as a slug in molasses even in performance mode (which I have to set as soon as I boot in order to even get minimally-acceptable performance). I too hate to give up the keyboard and extra storage, but I have to admit this thing has been a disappointment.
mudge
iCurmudgeon said:
Just to add my two cents....
I bought a TF700 last summer. It was fine until the latest round of OTA upgrades from Asus in November or December; then I started getting random reboots as well, and the tablet became slow as a slug in molasses even in performance mode (which I have to set as soon as I boot in order to even get minimally-acceptable performance). I too hate to give up the keyboard and extra storage, but I have to admit this thing has been a disappointment.
mudge
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Did you try a fresh install after this happened? Obviously, that kind of slowness is not even close to normal, even for a completely stock device...
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jtrosky said:
To be honest, there really isn't a good alternative if you want the keyboard-dock option.
Also, I'd be willing to bet that most TF700 owners don't have "random" reboots.
However, before unlocking your device, please tell us a little more about your setup - do you have tons of apps installed? What about apps like System Tuner? I'd recommend running as close to stock as possible (least apps installed) and see if the reboots still occur.
Just to clarify, you've had random reboots from day one of owning the device?
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Well the random reboots came after the second firmware upgrade. I kind of just figured that it had to deal with until the next firmware upgrade. I tend not to install a ton of applications on the device. I have the google apps (gmail, voice, talk, authenticator, drive, sky maps, skydrive, maps), Games (Rage of Bahamut, Transformers Legends, Tegra Zone), Books (Kindle, Adobe Reader, Comixology), Web (Youtube, Chrome, Netflix) and Kaspersky.
I have held off on the firmware upgrades until I was certain that there wouldn't be a major firmware upgrades coming down the line. The reboots weren't bad. Usually if I left the comixology, kindle, and ran mutliple games for a long time with the system would other slow down or lock up and I would just reboot. After this firmware it would just reboot if I opened a single app and shut off the screen. If it didn't reboot, when I unlocked the screen the device would just become incredibly slow.
I just got off the phone with Best Buy and they said the only thing I would be able to trade for is another TF700 with the warranty I have.
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Did you try a fresh install after this happened? Obviously, that kind of slowness is not even close to normal, even for a completely stock device...
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I'm going to be honest with saying I have been nervous about doing this before I talked to others to see if this was a normal event for the device.
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I'm going to be honest with saying I have been nervous about doing this before I talked to others to see if this was a normal event for the device.
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I would definitely not call random rebooting "normal" for the TF700. Obviously, there are some folks that are having issues with random reboots, but I think that is a very small percentage. To be honest, you can do a google search for just about any device + "random reboot" and you'll get results for almost every device known to mankind. I also believe that the problem can usually be fixed by starting clean and slowly introducing your needed apps. Yes, it's a pain in the a$$ and you shouldn't need to do it, but I truly believe that most of these issue can be fixed with a little effort.
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I would definitely not call random rebooting "normal" for the TF700. Obviously, there are some folks that are having issues with random reboots, but I think that is a very small percentage. To be honest, you can do a google search for just about any device + "random reboot" and you'll get results for almost every device known to mankind. I also believe that the problem can usually be fixed by starting clean and slowly introducing your needed apps. Yes, it's a pain in the a$$ and you shouldn't need to do it, but I truly believe that most of these issue can be fixed with a little effort.
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Is there an instruction manual for a clean installation?
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Is there an instruction manual for a clean installation?
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First download Asus full frimware and unzip the zip file to the root of your microsdcard. Then go into settings -> backup and reset, tab on Factory data reset this will auto boot into your stock recovery and it will wipe data. OR you can boot into stock recovery and select "wipe data". Once done boot int recovery and just wait for few second, it you auto flash the Asus full firmware.
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Did you try a fresh install after this happened? Obviously, that kind of slowness is not even close to normal, even for a completely stock device...
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No, I haven't yet. I keep hoping there would be another OTA from Asus that would fix the problem. I've rooted my device, but that's all. I've not even installed recovery, and the bootloader is still locked. The reboots don't come often enough that they don't really bother me anymore. What really bugs me is that the tablet was working great until that pair of OTA's at the end of last year. Up till that time I had no reboots and everything was working smoothly. Like an idiot I installed them and now aside from the reboots the response lag is terrible. I can tap on the clock to bring up the menu and it can take up to 5 seconds before the menu even appears.
I'll get around to doing a fresh install one of these days, but I've been too busy.
mudge
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I keep hoping there would be another OTA from Asus that would fix the problem.
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I wouldn't count on it, since it is not a "known issue" with the TF700, as far as ASUS is concerned...
What really bugs me is that the tablet was working great until that pair of OTA's at the end of last year.
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That might suggest it's an app compatibility issue introduced by the update -- I hope so for your sake. (I've had that happen a few times, too.)
Up till that time I had no reboots and everything was working smoothly. Like an idiot
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Well... I would hardly call you an idiot for installing a manufacturer-provided update. I must admit I am slowly weening myself off of the Ï have to have the brandnewest bestest EVA update" because I have spent so much time fixing whatever issues a new update brought -- I am slowly beginning to understand the motto if it ain't broken, don't fix it.
I installed them and now aside from the reboots the response lag is terrible. I can tap on the clock to bring up the menu and it can take up to 5 seconds before the menu even appears.
I'll get around to doing a fresh install one of these days, but I've been too busy.
mudge
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Given you're still sporting stock unlocked, that's the only route available... for now. Once you unlock and go custom, you'll be happier. :good: Hold on, my friends.