Un-rooted TF700T on JB - Asus Transformer TF700

I've been seeing a lot of complaints about sluggishness and lag on the Infinity. Am I the only one who satisfied with this tablet? I get a tiny bit of lag here and there, but not to the extent in which others have complained. My device is definitely not perfect but I love it. Sure, it has a little light bleed. Yes, the screen makes an almost inaudible clicking noise when touched in certain areas.
As far as software goes, I'm really not having any major issues. Everything runs smoothly, even with multiple background processes. I suppose the only issue I have with the software is how wallpapers are cropped. I disabled a lot of the bloatware and don't have my applications to upon boot. I don't really see the need for apps to run on startup.
I did end up having to fashion my own protective strip for the dock, though. I ruined the velvet strip on the front of the inside of where the tablet connects into the dock because I used a screen protector at first. It ended up pushing the strip and its glue downward.
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No you ain''t the only one...
I figure why say anything if I don't have much to complain about.
* said this eons ago (which is days in forum time) "!f I keep looking and stop using this tablet !'ll always be mad at it"

I was thinking the other day, I might have to divorce myself from the general section of this forum. There is so much negativity around here, it almost makes me second guess myself. The minority of people with issues are very vocal and it's quite a downer. If somebody is unhappy with their purchase, they should just get something else.
I, too, have a lightning fast device. It was fast before I rooted it, and after I rooted and froze bloatware I'd say it might be faster than the ipad, though I've never played with one. Sure there is a bit of lag sometimes, but I attribute that to apps still not being developed for fhd screens, and will only get faster with time.
Positive owners unite!
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Well said, both of you.
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Same here. My TF700 is also stock running JB.
Hell, it is almost a laptop with the dock.
I am very happy.
All we need now is some more decent apps to make this the best piece of portable hardware around.

I'm a little disappointed that Amazon's app isn't compatible. Other than Amazon, I don't really see many app conflicts. When I first got my Infinity, Draw Something and Words with Friends didn't work but that changed rather quickly. Draw Something is awesome on the Infinity.
File transfers seem to be decent on the Infinity too. Whether its tranfering PC to Infinity, Infinity to PC or just moving files around on the device itself, I have never had issues.
I think people need to understand that tablets are still very young, comparably.
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Joeful said:
I've been seeing a lot of complaints about sluggishness and lag on the Infinity. Am I the only one who satisfied with this tablet? I get a tiny bit of lag here and there, but not to the extent in which others have complained. My device is definitely not perfect but I love it. Sure, it has a little light bleed. Yes, the screen makes an almost inaudible clicking noise when touched in certain areas.
As far as software goes, I'm really not having any major issues. Everything runs smoothly, even with multiple background processes. I suppose the only issue I have with the software is how wallpapers are cropped. I disabled a lot of the bloatware and don't have my applications to upon boot. I don't really see the need for apps to run on startup.
I did end up having to fashion my own protective strip for the dock, though. I ruined the velvet strip on the front of the inside of where the tablet connects into the dock because I used a screen protector at first. It ended up pushing the strip and its glue downward.
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I laugh every time I read posts like these. So you telling me its OK that you paid 544$ plus 149.99$ for the dock n still have the build quality that you have?.. damn I love android but I am not a fool. For this kind of money I am expecting to get the best of android because there is no other android device that has a fhd display and costs this much. I know were you coming, I felt the same way in the first month of me owning it. But now I am trying really hard to love my infinity and not unlock my tablet nor trade it in for another company or device.
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hit173 said:
I laugh every time I read posts like these. So you telling me its OK that you paid 544$ plus 149.99$ for the dock n still have the build quality that you have?.. damn I love android but I am not a fool. For this kind of money I am expecting to get the best of android because there is no other android device that has a fhd display and costs this much. I know were you coming, I felt the same way in the first month of me owning it. But now I am trying really hard to love my infinity and not unlock my tablet nor trade it in for another company or device.
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Build quality and the OS are two different things. ASUS is not Android. I do agree that they need to step up QC but its hardly worth losing sleep over. You'll end up spending more time worrying about how it looks, rather than just taking a deep breath and enjoying it.
Also, there build quality of the dock is excellent. The protective strip came off on my own error.
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Joeful said:
I'm a little disappointed that Amazon's app isn't compatible. Other than Amazon, I don't really see many app conflicts. When I first got my Infinity, Draw Something and Words with Friends didn't work but that changed rather quickly. Draw Something is awesome on the Infinity.
File transfers seem to be decent on the Infinity too. Whether its tranfering PC to Infinity, Infinity to PC or just moving files around on the device itself, I have never had issues.
I think people need to understand that tablets are still very young, comparably.
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I have amazon on my Infinity and it works just fine. I had a back up from titanium backup.
My Infinity is running smooth with no issues.
Look I've said this countless times before. You will see more negative posts then you will ever see positive ones. There is still a majority of people that are quite happy with the Infinity with JB. The negative posts you will see here are from a small group/minority. Don't get swayed or make you feel like your perfectly good device is inadequate. This device is a beast.
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jjdevega said:
I have amazon on my Infinity and it works just fine. I had a back up from titanium backup.
My Infinity is running smooth with no issues.
Look I've said this countless times before. You will see more negative posts then you will ever see positive ones. There is still a majority of people that are quite happy with the Infinity with JB. The negative posts you will see here are from a small group/minority. Don't get swayed or make you feel like your perfectly good device is inadequate. This device is a beast.
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I suppose I will just transfer the .apk from my phone to Infinity. Play Store won't let me download it.
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I suppose I will just transfer the .apk from my phone to Infinity. Play Store won't let me download it.
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Pmd you.
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jjdevega said:
I have amazon on my Infinity and it works just fine. I had a back up from titanium backup.
My Infinity is running smooth with no issues.
Look I've said this countless times before. You will see more negative posts then you will ever see positive ones. There is still a majority of people that are quite happy with the Infinity with JB. The negative posts you will see here are from a small group/minority. Don't get swayed or make you feel like your perfectly good device is inadequate. This device is a beast.
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Agreed, I had a prime when it ran Honeycomb; when the ICS update came out there were endless complaint threads.
Look at it this way: Users who are happy with their device don't post many "positive" threads so all we see are the negative threads of a minority of users looking for support. (Ya I've got small quirks with this device occasionally, but I still absolutely love this thing
As for incompatible apps Titanium Backup works great for exporting said apps from my phone to tablet (of course, root is needed)
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Amazon app
jjdevega said:
I have amazon on my Infinity and it works just fine. I had a back up from titanium backup.
My Infinity is running smooth with no issues.
Look I've said this countless times before. You will see more negative posts then you will ever see positive ones. There is still a majority of people that are quite happy with the Infinity with JB. The negative posts you will see here are from a small group/minority. Don't get swayed or make you feel like your perfectly good device is inadequate. This device is a beast.
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I google searched it and loaded it on dolphin then bookmarked it. Works fine.Once loaded it picked up my account. just ordered something using my Infinity.

BossMafia2 said:
I was thinking the other day, I might have to divorce myself from the general section of this forum. There is so much negativity around here, it almost makes me second guess myself. The minority of people with issues are very vocal and it's quite a downer. If somebody is unhappy with their purchase, they should just get something else.
I, too, have a lightning fast device. It was fast before I rooted it, and after I rooted and froze bloatware I'd say it might be faster than the ipad, though I've never played with one. Sure there is a bit of lag sometimes, but I attribute that to apps still not being developed for fhd screens, and will only get faster with time.
Positive owners unite!
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Amen.
I understand that there are some issues with the Infinity just like every other piece of technology.
I'd like to see posters actually search the forum before posting the same negative garbage over and over again in thread after thread.
Thanks. I feel better now.

Joeful said:
I suppose I will just transfer the .apk from my phone to Infinity. Play Store won't let me download it.
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You can download it from amazon homepage with your tab!

What else do you guys love about the Infinity? Also, post you AnTuTu benchmark scores! Mine is 12614.
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Unexpected reboots

So it seems I'm getting more and more of these nowadays. At first I thought it might be Battery HD, which I removed, as I didn't remember installing anything else lately which might be running, but today at the very moment I removed the tablet from the dock, it just rebooted (almost) instantly. Wonder if more of you experience this.
I was getting these on the stock launcher yesterday and I'm getting it today while on Nova.
I would really love this unlocking tool right now..
i got mines on thursday and have not had one reboot.
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Strange...mine hasn't rebooted once. Check through your tweaks you did, some of those might be causing an issue
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yeah... or not
see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1789618 and other similar posts here
After reading your posts...your OBVIOUSLY doing much more to your unit than the average user. Especially since it just started happening to you after you did all these tweaks.
The glowball thread is irrevelant....just because someone is havingan issue with an APP...now all of a sudden its a disease and your unit caught it.....
Comical..
If you expect the unexpected, is there truly a thing as an unexpected reboot?
Well, certainly wasn't expecting it to constantly reboot on undocking, so I guess the pun doesn't work in this case.
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Well, certainly wasn't expecting it to constantly reboot on undocking, so I guess the pun doesn't work in this case.
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Pun? That was no pun. You weren't expecting the unexpected so you were surprised.
I was expecting not to have them... let's just... EOT. I don't see a point in analysing my expectations further, as this was not the issue in the first place. You may call them "sudden" if this helps you settle things in your mind.
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If you expect the unexpected, is there truly a thing as an unexpected reboot?
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Pun? That was no pun. You weren't expecting the unexpected so you were surprised.
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At least now we now how you get to over 776 posts with ease. Just put up this kind of crap all over the place. Not really helpful, ey? What kind of Chinese herbal hallucinogen did you use before logging in? It might help your GP or psychiatrist to pinpoint the issue.
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At least now we now how you get to over 776 posts with ease. Just put up this kind of crap all over the place. Not really helpful, ey? What kind of Chinese herbal hallucinogen did you use before logging in? It might help your GP or psychiatrist to pinpoint the issue.
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Calm down, no need to get all bootybothered, it was just a joke. And besides, I only post this stuff once in a while. Also, I do try my best to help people most of the time but whatever, bro.
I am not a power user by any means, and I can confirm that the machine rebooted a couple of times while watching 720p videos.
Is there a CPU usage/temperature log somewhere on android? That could help track down the origin of these nasty reboots and file complaints to ASUS.
Early Infinity adopters unite!
You can find numerous apps for CPU monitoring in the playstore, but I haven't found one for monitoring CPU temperature (only battery temperature)
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I've had at least 2-3 random reboots in the last 4 days. Once it happened while loading up the Facebook app. Another time it happened while browsing the web with the stock browser. Both times the screen when white and had a thin black line down the side, then after 15s the boot screen appeared with the Asus logo.
So far most everything has been working and I've been happy with the Infinity. But having a number of random reboots in a single week and not being able to get an uptime over 2 days is a fairly major problem for me. Note that it is not rooted or tweaked in any way.
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I've had at least 2-3 random reboots in the last 4 days. Once it happened while loading up the Facebook app. Another time it happened while browsing the web with the stock browser. Both times the screen when white and had a thin black line down the side, then after 15s the boot screen appeared with the Asus logo.
So far most everything has been working and I've been happy with the Infinity. But having a number of random reboots in a single week and not being able to get an uptime over 2 days is a fairly major problem for me. Note that it is not rooted or tweaked in any way.
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Cold boot it! :good:
I flashed WW firmware yesterday, so no tweaks now either apart from sio, and I already got a reboot while using RepliGo today (which is my primary use of the tablet anyway).
jdeoxys said:
Calm down, no need to get all bootybothered, it was just a joke. And besides, I only post this stuff once in a while. Also, I do try my best to help people most of the time but whatever, bro.
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I've never seen so much butt jokes from one person in so short a time. I used to be the champion, but we found the new one.
I wasn't really angry, by the way, but just posting crap like that without anything to add to the discussion (and multiple threads: "maximum butt pain" -- meh), well, that's hardly to be called constructive participation, is it?
Now let's go help some people, then. Unified effort.
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I've never seen so much butt jokes from one person in so short a time. I used to be the champion, but we found the new one.
Now let's go help some people, then. Unified effort.
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Ohh great......now their "BUTT BUDDIES"

Girlfriend bought me an Infinity...

I told her not to. I told her not to waste her money. She saw the pain I went through with my Prime. I only used it for about an hour. Feels just like the old one, the Prime. I tried 3 different web browsers and all 3 were not smooth. They were choppy and lagged big time. If I went to move the page up or down with my finger it would pause for like half second then jump up real quick to catch up. User experience is pretty lame. The sound is awful coming from that thing they call a speaker in the back. It did perform a firmware update along with a camera update. What browser does everyone use? I tried Firefox Beta, ICS+, Dolphin. She has a couple of weeks to return it, which I'll probably make her do it. I guess she doesn't know about my Samsung! Ooops.
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I told her not to. I told her not to waste her money. She saw the pain I went through with my Prime. I only used it for about an hour. Feels just like the old one, the Prime. I tried 3 different web browsers and all 3 were not smooth. They were choppy and lagged big time. If I went to move the page up or down with my finger it would pause for like half second then jump up real quick to catch up. User experience is pretty lame. The sound is awful coming from that thing they call a speaker in the back. It did perform a firmware update along with a camera update. What browser does everyone use? I tried Firefox Beta, ICS+, Dolphin. She has a couple of weeks to return it, which I'll probably make her do it. I guess she doesn't know about my Samsung! Ooops.
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Is there a point to this post? If you have issues with the Infinity and you want help we're here for that. If you want to vent that you hate the device, please do it somewhere else. I'm sure there's a Samsung Galaxy Tab or note forum that would love to hear it.
Anyways, to answer the question, if you look through the threads and do some research, most people use Chrome, Browser (stock), Firefox beta, and Boat Browser (there are plenty of threads on it).
I use ICS+ but my only problem is that everything takes so long to load. But it's pretty smooth for me.
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opentoe said:
I told her not to. I told her not to waste her money. She saw the pain I went through with my Prime. I only used it for about an hour. Feels just like the old one, the Prime. I tried 3 different web browsers and all 3 were not smooth. They were choppy and lagged big time. If I went to move the page up or down with my finger it would pause for like half second then jump up real quick to catch up. User experience is pretty lame. The sound is awful coming from that thing they call a speaker in the back. It did perform a firmware update along with a camera update. What browser does everyone use? I tried Firefox Beta, ICS+, Dolphin. She has a couple of weeks to return it, which I'll probably make her do it. I guess she doesn't know about my Samsung! Ooops.
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Well, I don't have those issues on my Infinity, so either it's a user issue, you are a troll or you have faulty hardware.
Either way, do us a favor and just return it - coming here to complain isn't going to help.
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opentoe said:
I told her not to. I told her not to waste her money. She saw the pain I went through with my Prime. I only used it for about an hour. Feels just like the old one, the Prime. I tried 3 different web browsers and all 3 were not smooth. They were choppy and lagged big time. If I went to move the page up or down with my finger it would pause for like half second then jump up real quick to catch up. User experience is pretty lame. The sound is awful coming from that thing they call a speaker in the back. It did perform a firmware update along with a camera update. What browser does everyone use? I tried Firefox Beta, ICS+, Dolphin. She has a couple of weeks to return it, which I'll probably make her do it. I guess she doesn't know about my Samsung! Ooops.
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The issues are nearly the same for me. Browsing is too slow and laggy. I tried hard reset and updating firmware but no go...
Anyone has ideas?
Curious! said:
The issues are nearly the same for me. Browsing is too slow and laggy. I tried hard reset and updating firmware but no go...
Anyone has ideas?
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What browser are you using? Try Boat Browser, it is extremely fast.
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Agreed, complaining never helped anything in life. You should look around for solutions for the issues you're having.
I use the stock browser, Dolphin and Chrome; depending on the site I may switch from one to another for best performance. Stock works fine for me on most sites though.
I would recommend Volume+, really helps with the low volume!!
BTW, you're girlfriend is obviously totally rad, getting you a brand-spankin'-new Asus Transformer Infinity!!! Hopefully you're not being completely ungrateful for the awesome gift she got you. Now go get her some flowers!
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BTW, you're girlfriend is obviously totally rad, getting you a brand-spankin'-new Asus Transformer Infinity!!! Hopefully you're not being completely ungrateful for the awesome gift she got you. Now go get her some flowers!
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tell her to return it.
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Do a factory reset, because something is wrong with your software. The install dolphin. Many people here consider it the smoothest browser for the Infinity by far.
Complaining here will get you nothing. Many of us would rather have rock solid hardware with a great dev community to make up for the manufacture's software shortcomings than the creaky plastic and low res screens present in Samsung's sorry excuses for tablets.
Background processes limit to 4! (Developer options in settings) good luck.
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wolfman87 said:
Is there a point to this post? If you have issues with the Infinity and you want help we're here for that. If you want to vent that you hate the device, please do it somewhere else. I'm sure there's a Samsung Galaxy Tab or note forum that would love to hear it.
Anyways, to answer the question, if you look through the threads and do some research, most people use Chrome, Browser (stock), Firefox beta, and Boat Browser (there are plenty of threads on it).
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Opentoe is well known in the Prime forum. I think he likes attention. Looks like he is carrying it over here as well. He's pretty good at stirring things up. Don't believe me look at his posts. He is the equivalent to "Downer Debbie" from Saturday night live!!
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Troll thread? Troll thread.
Apple shills everywhere ~uguu
OP's girlfriend has god tier taste. She deserves better.
~desu
Jotokun said:
Complaining here will get you nothing. Many of us would rather have rock solid hardware with a great dev community to make up for the manufacture's software shortcomings than the creaky plastic and low res screens present in Samsung's sorry excuses for tablets.
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+1
I'm still using Boat Browser and it's nice and smooth. Beats Dolphin for me. I'd like Chrome if it had hardware acceleration.
Boat
I vote for Boat!
It was suggested to me in a different tf700 thread.
As a new user I recommend it...fast and stable.
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I told her not to. I told her not to waste her money. She saw the pain I went through with my Prime. I only used it for about an hour. Feels just like the old one, the Prime. I tried 3 different web browsers and all 3 were not smooth. They were choppy and lagged big time. If I went to move the page up or down with my finger it would pause for like half second then jump up real quick to catch up. User experience is pretty lame. The sound is awful coming from that thing they call a speaker in the back. It did perform a firmware update along with a camera update. What browser does everyone use? I tried Firefox Beta, ICS+, Dolphin. She has a couple of weeks to return it, which I'll probably make her do it. I guess she doesn't know about my Samsung! Ooops.
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Cool story bro.
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Troll thread? Troll thread.
Apple shills everywhere ~uguu
OP's girlfriend has god tier taste. She deserves better.
~desu
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Complete troll.
Look at his other posts, nothing but wha.
Need to call the Whaaabulance.
dbtorreliob said:
Background processes limit to 4! (Developer options in settings) good luck.
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So does this just force close apps then? I'll try it but this tablet is so fast compared to my Razr Maxx by far. Love the tablet and had it rooted within minutes of starting it up.
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marry her

Will Asus fix the lag and crashes on TF700T

Im now on 5th day with my TF700T.
So far it have been mixed feelings about it.
I love the keyboard, dont think i can have a tab without a keyboard in the future.
There is also no other tablet out there that have what I want.
The thing that worries me a bit is the lag on the device. Sometimes I must wait several seconds before it responds. And this is not the touch screen, becouse when I just wait, it will do what i wanted. This is not fun when you are sufring a simple webpage.
Will Asus fix this lag in the Jelly Bean 4.1 update?
How about people that have rooted (custom rom) their devices, do they have the same issues?
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ummm, i dont think anyone on here can answer that question. JB is a google OS update.
Try resetting
Then check the firmware version.
The only delays I see after tapping are when web browsing.
Everything else is snappy as far as snappy can be under Android.
Are you running in the balanced mode?
First thing I did was root mine and freeze all of the useless crap they preinstall. Havent ever had any lag issues.
I'm in the same boat as the OP. Have had the tablet just less then a week. I very surprised at just how poor the performance is on this. Here are some of the issues I'm having:
-If I leave the web browser app for other apps and then come back to it, my web pages reload. It's like the multitasking fail that is present on the HTC EVO 4G LTE or HTC One series only not as pronounced.
-Some Flash heavy websites are so choppy and laggy. Scrolling is very choppy.
-The Netflix app is almost unusable. Scrolling through my queue seems like it's getting about 5 frames per second. Oddly enough, actually watching movies plays perfectly if I can manage to scroll to select the right movie
-Some games, even ones that are promoted through the Tegra Zone are very laggy.
I really want to love this tab. It's so great for me in so many other ways but I can't live with it if this is what I can expect
I'm rooted, not unlocked, stock ROM. I've been running in performance mode. I've tried with and without Nova Launcer. I've removed or frozen everything I dare to using TB. I've looked through this and other forums for tips on improving performance but so far nothing has helped. Do I have a lemon? Are these problems common? Is this what this tab is? Please help, really want to get this thing running like I'm pretty sure it can.
im going to go ahead and assume that asus had a bad batch of tf700t's go out. i had one with the same problem and i returned it, got a new and havent experienced the same problem again. so fast and snappy that jellybean will just make this tablet crazy.
Because of some problems i have with my pad i have decided to factory reset it a week ago.
Since than the experience is sooo much better. Didn't solve my problem though
flyhighx said:
I'm in the same boat as the OP.
Do I have a lemon? Are these problems common? Is this what this tab is? Please help, really want to get this thing running like I'm pretty sure it can.
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Not sure what to tell you...
I don't have any really bad slowness.
Kind of sounds like a bad processor or gpu core or other hardware bug like maybe ram errors.
IMO wouldn't say these are common problems.
*Just curious does your serial# on the bottom of the tablet start with a C6 or is it C7?
No problems here, either. I haven't rooted or done anything to mine except install updates and some apps I like - nothing that alters it really. Super happy with mine. Sorry you're having problems, but maybe you should exchange it, as previously suggested.
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*Just curious does your serial# on the bottom of the tablet start with a C6 or is it C7?
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C6. From Amazon maybe 4 days ago. Is that older or more known to have issues. I'm still well within my return period from Amazon. If C7 is known to be better it would be worth it to me to return it and buy it from a store where I can look at the serial number on the box first. Thanks for the replies... Didn't mean to hijack the thread but it seems the op and I are having the same issue.
flyhighx said:
C6. From Amazon maybe 4 days ago. Is that older or more known to have issues. I'm still well within my return period from Amazon. If C7 is known to be better it would be worth it to me to return it and buy it from a store where I can look at the serial number on the box first. Thanks for the replies... Didn't mean to hijack the thread but it seems the op and I are having the same issue.
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i have a c7 that i bought from amazon on 8/10 with similar issues
AnakiMana said:
No problems here, either. I haven't rooted or done anything to mine except install updates and some apps I like - nothing that alters it really. Super happy with mine. Sorry you're having problems, but maybe you should exchange it, as previously suggested.
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Maybe i should exchange mine then.
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flyhighx said:
C6. From Amazon maybe 4 days ago. Is that older or more known to have issues. I'm still well within my return period from Amazon. If C7 is known to be better it would be worth it to me to return it and buy it from a store where I can look at the serial number on the box first. Thanks for the replies... Didn't mean to hijack the thread but it seems the op and I are having the same issue.
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Ah...
You might want to return for a replacement.
I have a C7 serial and have no bugs with the tablet I received from Amazon.
No guarantees yet it might be worth shot. Amazon will treat you right.
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whats the difference between c6 and c7?
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Where do you find the serial number?
on the dock?
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The tablet serial number can be found on the box the tablet came in and on the bottom of the tablet itself on a sticker (on the part of the tablet that would go into the dock if you use one).
The only difference between a C6 serial number and a C7 serial number is that one was manufactured in June and one in July (the number after the C is the month it was manufactured in)....
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Then mine is c80ka
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Maybe we should start a new thread and track the serial #s and their defects. Good way to compare range of serials with defects and spot unfixed junk that might be sold as refurbished later
For my limited use, the lag and freezing was driving me nuts. Of course, I've been down this road before with the Prime. Eventually the Prime community found the tweaks and mods to make it fly, and I admit it was part of the fun to experiment and find ways to squeeze more performance and stability from the tablet.
My problems with the Infinity seem to exacerbate when RAM goes below 200k. I can see this from the Cool Tool widget. When I get below this level, the browser is generally unusable. I use a tool called startup cleaner to minimize what launches and tried to keep widgets to a minimum but my RAM seemed to always run low. Based on this same experience with the Prime, I changed the setting in developer options to limit background processes to 2. This does a good job keeping RAM above 400K, and when I do this it runs very well. No lag or ANRs, and everything seems very fluid.
This was an early temp fix with the Prime until other mods caught up, so I don't expect this to be required long term. However, the results are really are dramatic so far and enough to keep me from going the Note 10.1 route.
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clenz said:
For my limited use, the lag and freezing was driving me nuts. Of course, I've been down this road before with the Prime. Eventually the Prime community found the tweaks and mods to make it fly, and I admit it was part of the fun to experiment and find ways to squeeze more performance and stability from the tablet.
My problems with the Infinity seem to exacerbate when RAM goes below 200k. I can see this from the Cool Tool widget. When I get below this level, the browser is generally unusable. I use a tool called startup cleaner to minimize what launches and tried to keep widgets to a minimum but my RAM seemed to always run low. Based on this same experience with the Prime, I changed the setting in developer options to limit background processes to 2. This does a good job keeping RAM above 400K, and when I do this it runs very well. No lag or ANRs, and everything seems very fluid.
This was an early temp fix with the Prime until other mods caught up, so I don't expect this to be required long term. However, the results are really are dramatic so far and enough to keep me from going the Note 10.1 route.
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That's a good tweak, and one I hadn't tried before, so thanks!
If you're unlocked, I would advise you to run...don't walk, and flash TWRP recovery and then the Zeus rom v 4.0. This is a totally different machine on that rom.
There is also the trick of turning off animations in Developer Options or set the scale to .5. That helps with smoothness, too.
My advice is not to exchange over simple lagginess if all other hardware issue are ok. There is so much more that can and will be done on the software side, but if you exchange, what if you get a tab with a major hw problem?

[Q] Should I buy an Infinity or should I wait?

Long term lurker here, first time posting.
I want a tablet for school but not necessarily to write notes on it and such. I want to read my textbooks on the tablet or do homework problems from the PDF textbooks. I also want a tablet that I can have fun with during my downtime.
I remember watching the Prime to see if it would ever get fixed. I know the GPS on that didn't work and the wifi would drop off. I don't really plan on using the GPS feature on the Infinity but I'll end up relying on the wifi a lot. Is the wifi feature fixed with one of the updates?
I know some about android since I rooted my old EVO and I flashed ROMs constantly. I wouldn't mind doing that with the Infinity since what I've read is the CleanROM+Data2SD+a kernel makes this tablet pretty snappy.
I've read that in order to flash a rom, one has to get the boot loader unlocked and that voids the warranty. How long should I wait for physical problems to arise from the tablet?
What kind of problems have you had with your tablet?
Got my tablet this summer ..only problem i have with it is the squeaky sound it makes when i squeeze it. Other than that the tablet is smooth ! I saved 100s of dollars on textbooks. I dowloaded pdf versions and put then on my tab. I love this thing wouldn't trade it for anything. Except maybe a surface pro
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lesonal said:
Got my tablet this summer ..only problem i have with it is the squeaky sound it makes when i squeeze it. Other than that the tablet is smooth ! I saved 100s of dollars on textbooks. I dowloaded pdf versions and put then on my tab. I love this thing wouldn't trade it for anything. Except maybe a surface pro
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I know what you mean about downloading the PDFs and saving money! Is your tablet stock or did you do anything to it?
I would definitely get it if you are using it for school. I am currently a graduate student at umiami and use this everyday for class. Lol I'm actually in lecture right now responding to this post.
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pierrekid said:
I would definitely get it if you are using it for school. I am currently a graduate student at umiami and use this everyday for class. Lol I'm actually in lecture right now responding to this post.
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Have you done anything to your tablet? Any problems?
Jmontalvo said:
I know what you mean about downloading the PDFs and saving money! Is your tablet stock or did you do anything to it?
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I put cleam rom on it.. not because stock was slow ..lol I'm a flash junkie that's all.
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I own a business and run my business with this baby.
That said, I still recommend a laptop for you. I'm a technodude. I feel technology differently than most people. To me, the infinity serves its purpose well. But if you want to be absolutely safe, you should get a laptop. It's proven technology for most people.
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I own a business and run my business with this baby.
That said, I still recommend a laptop for you. I'm a technodude. I feel technology differently than most people. To me, the infinity serves its purpose well. But if you want to be absolutely safe, you should get a laptop. It's proven technology for most people.
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I actually already have a laptop. I was just looking for something that wouldn't be as bulky and would be good to read books off of.
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Have you done anything to your tablet? Any problems?
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What do you mean?
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What do you mean?
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As in flashing roms or is it stock? Do you have any physical problems (pixels are messed up, casing is falling apart, etc)?
I use mine for Uni. It doesn't fully cover everything I need it to do, but that's just because it can't run the adobe CS5/6 package. (PS touch is all fun and well, but highly under-qualified for a graphic designer.)
For documents, reading, internet and entertainment, it's excellent. The massive storage and keyboard are a definite plus. I have two 32gb MicroSD's, one in the tab and one in an adapter in the dock, so I can exchange them when I need something from the 2nd one without connecting the dock.
I'm one of the lucky ones in this board, as mine's flawless.

Keyboard issues

Hello,
I've had my tf700 for a couple of weeks now. Things started off pretty well with it, but now it's starting to give lots of keyboard problems.
Sometimes it goes nuts typing a string of letters like a key is held down, sometimes the last key i pressed, sometimes random.
Sometimes on wakeup, the keyboard won't work, but the trackpad does.
Sometimes nothing works, but the notification area shows docked.
Sometimes when these issues are happening, i can't open the notification menu. Touching it does nothing.
Sometimes a cold boot fixes the problem, not always.
Any ideas? Is it commonly this flakey? One of these issues has been happening at least daily for about a week. It's stock, no root, all updates. It came from Best Buy, so I can return within 30 days. Should I return it for a replacement? Different model?
Thanks for any insight.
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l have never heard of anyone having THOSE problems!
Did you do the cold boot with the dock attached?
If that does not sort if out, I would return it. Maybe you have better luck with the next one...
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I have done cold boot with and without the dock attached, doesn't seem to make a difference. I discovered tonight that when the notification thing is not working, it will start working when the tab recieves a msg or something. This also started the keyboard working tonight after multiple cold boots did nothing.
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I have done cold boot with and without the dock attached, doesn't seem to make a difference. I discovered tonight that when the notification thing is not working, it will start working when the tab recieves a msg or something.
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That's an issue that came with Jelly Bean. There's a lot of threads on it.
The other issues I haven't heard of yet. The Best Buy part isn't a shock, 90% of the faulty TF700's mentioned on this board came from Best Buy.....
Thanks for the tips. I just picked up a new one. Hopefully it works out better.
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That's an issue that came with Jelly Bean. There's a lot of threads on it.
The other issues I haven't heard of yet. The Best Buy part isn't a shock, 90% of the faulty TF700's mentioned on this board came from Best Buy.....
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No that I care about BestBuy one way or the other, but don't you think the reason may be that a lot of tablets were bought at Best Buy period? Faulty or not? They are one of the few brick and mortar places left if you don't want to buy online.
I have a hard time imagining that Asus produces sub-standard tablets especially for Best Buy. And I think BB would scream bloody murder if their return rates were considerably higher than "normal" for any particular product.
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No that I care about BestBuy one way or the other, but don't you think the reason may be that a lot of tablets were bought at Best Buy period? Faulty or not? They are one of the few brick and mortar places left if you don't want to buy online.
I have a hard time imagining that Asus produces sub-standard tablets especially for Best Buy. And I think BB would scream bloody murder if their return rates were considerably higher than "normal" for any particular product.
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Fact remains that not a single EU user has complained about the issues BB buyers do. Assume from that what you will, but in Europe they do sell them in stores, and in some countries well before the US sell date. So no, it's not the tablet itself.
I suspect BB got a lousy batch, and BB just assumes it's the product's default state. People keep getting they product swapped for another from the same batch which is not going to do any good.

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