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[Q] Is infrared port present in the tab 7.7 P6800?

I'm searching to buy online this awesome tab because it is not available here in Europe yet.
In the specifications when it was announced the infrared port was described and shown on the pictures on the right side of the tablet.
Today I cannot see anymore this specification and I've read that it would be present only on the European version.
Is it correct? Anybody knows more bout this question?
Thanks!
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The HK model I'm holding in my hands does not have IR.

Pirreballo said:
I'm searching to buy online this awesome tab because it is not available here in Europe yet.
In the specifications when it was announced the infrared port was described and shown on the pictures on the right side of the tablet.
Today I cannot see anymore this specification and I've read that it would be present only on the European version.
Is it correct? Anybody knows more bout this question?
Thanks!
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Guys i dont understand it...... A samsung galaxy tab 7.7 gt-p6800 will have same spec all over the world......so the samsung galaxy tab 7.7 gt-p6800 will not have a IR port in europe or else where... If in europe the tab come with IR port then it would have a other productnumber but not GT-P6800........please dont ask about IR port on GT-P6800 anymore.....there is non IR port
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Thanks
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xenix96 said:
Guys i dont understand it...... A samsung galaxy tab 7.7 gt-p6800 will have same spec all over the world......so the samsung galaxy tab 7.7 gt-p6800 will not have a IR port in europe or else where... If in europe the tab come with IR port then it would have a other productnumber but not GT-P6800........please dont ask about IR port on GT-P6800 anymore.....there is non IR port
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Thanks
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My question is totally legitimate from all the pictures that still are present all over the web showing the back right side with a little dark spot.
And as you can read and see here
www.gsmarena.com/samsung_p6800_galaxy_tab_7_7-4136.php
www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8jst9wz6HKc#!
the infrared is present
while here in this video unboxing from a Vietnamese guy the infrared miss!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNpLFkUOjwI&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Is just a curiosity and to do a right choose in the shopping!
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For some reason Samsung removed this port. It could have something to do
with performance issues or cost, your guess is as good as mine.

Pirreballo said:
My question is totally legitimate from all the pictures that still are present all over the web showing the back right side with a little dark spot.
And as you can read and see here
www.gsmarena.com/samsung_p6800_galaxy_tab_7_7-4136.php
www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8jst9wz6HKc#!
the infrared is present
while here in this video unboxing from a Vietnamese guy the infrared miss!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNpLFkUOjwI&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Is just a curiosity and to do a right choose in the shopping!
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The unit shown in the video above is a pre-production unit. Notice how the box and packaging is not the retail packaging? Also, the accessories included are totally different. The retail version does not include a Bluetooth earpiece, and the included earphones are white, not black.
Also, the specs listed on GSM Arena are not up-to-date, and are based on pre-production specifications.
Again, the retail production version of the 7.7 does NOT include IR. Also, even if you somehow managed to get your hands on one with IR, chances are that it will not get any software updates, and you'll be left with orphaned hardware. Even if the official firmware updates are compatible with the IR 7.7, chances are that the IR functionality will be disabled anyway, so yeah...
Honestly, I find the IR to be kinda pointless anyway. There are a lot of other ways to get your tablet to do exactly the same things as having IR on it.

Mine is from Thailand and doesn't have an IR port. Silly thing is, at the mobile expo the ones on display had IR, but the ones you buy don't..Bit annoying what Samsung do with all the different versions.
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cbnash said:
For some reason Samsung removed this port. It could have something to do
with performance issues or cost, your guess is as good as mine.
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It is probably as you say: they removed this connection in the production phase and was present only in the prototype.

Am I the only one that thinks that the IR is just a useless addon?
Are you that lazy to pickup the real remote controller and instead spend hours to setup your tab to control your home entertainment devices with your tab?
If you have so many devices why not buy a Logitech remote? But just whine here missing the IR port...
And IR to transfer data is also crap..

Zero Masamune said:
Am I the only one that thinks that the IR is just a useless addon?
Are you that lazy to pickup the real remote controller and instead spend hours to setup your tab to control your home entertainment devices with your tab?
If you have so many devices why not buy a Logitech remote? But just whine here missing the IR port...
And IR to transfer data is also crap..
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I couldn't agree more.

Zero Masamune said:
Am I the only one that thinks that the IR is just a useless addon?
Are you that lazy to pickup the real remote controller and instead spend hours to setup your tab to control your home entertainment devices with your tab?
If you have so many devices why not buy a Logitech remote? But just whine here missing the IR port...
And IR to transfer data is also crap..
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I'm fully agree with you, but not doing like the iphone owners who say that the bluetooth transfer is old and useless!
Certainly I'm not crying for lack of irda port.....

I purchased mine from Dubai a couple of weeks ago. Only model available was 3g 16Gb, no IR.
There was a commercial Samsung booth in the mall displaying a 7.7 with IR.
The lady told me this specific model was not available for sale and did not know if this model would ever been sold.
Tried a trade but no go...
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Agreed, but my LCD TV and sound system are Samsung.
Integration would be a nice gadget, although IR sounds a tad out of time.
Zero Masamune said:
Am I the only one that thinks that the IR is just a useless addon?
Are you that lazy to pickup the real remote controller and instead spend hours to setup your tab to control your home entertainment devices with your tab?
If you have so many devices why not buy a Logitech remote? But just whine here missing the IR port...
And IR to transfer data is also crap..
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pa64 said:
]Agreed, but my LCD TV and sound system are Samsung.
Integration would be a nice gadget, although IR sounds a tad out of time.
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Right! I use often the Galaxy Remote App on my Tab7 and Note but with the wifi connection under Network. It is very usefull for the internet navigation on my Samsung LCD TV!
The irda would be only a more feature...... never mind!

Yes, wifi on both TV and sound system makes this IR thing kind of useless.

It could be useful if you wanted to transfer a picture or something to another user's unit and if they only both have wifi version, not currently near wifi hotspot, and therefore cannot e-mail.

DaveC1964 said:
It could be useful if you wanted to transfer a picture or something to another user's unit and if they only both have wifi version, not currently near wifi hotspot, and therefore cannot e-mail.
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if both users have a decent samsung device they can use Kies. If they're not use, bleutooth...
As we have passed the 2000 era more than 10 years, bluetooth is pretty the standard in all devices as like a color screen.
Bluetooth, no need to aim your device to each other, faster data transfer and more stable.
But being faster it still takes "time" to beam over a high resolution picture.
If the target device only has irda (and probably a COM port) maybe it's time to dump that outdated piece of technology.

The more tech bits, the more to play around with, so I would of quite liked to of had the IR. Not for file transfer though lol. Don't think it was intended for that purpose this time around. Just for remote features.
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Zero Masamune said:
if both users have a decent samsung device they can use Kies. If they're not use, bleutooth...
As we have passed the 2000 era more than 10 years, bluetooth is pretty the standard in all devices as like a color screen.
Bluetooth, no need to aim your device to each other, faster data transfer and more stable.
But being faster it still takes "time" to beam over a high resolution picture.
If the target device only has irda (and probably a COM port) maybe it's time to dump that outdated piece of technology.
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Never mind Bluetooth, if both devices are Samsung, have you ever tried WiFi Direct? Holy $H!7!! I've used it between my GS2 and my Note, and it's ridiculously fast!
Besides, the IR blaster (assuming it's the same as on the 7 Plus) isn't capable of data transfer anyway; it's just a 1-way transmitter like on any remote control.

my opinion, to control TV, home theater, hi fi, home automation system, directly from the tablet without having to use other remotes would be a good thing.

issu said:
my opinion, to control TV, home theater, hi fi, home automation system, directly from the tablet without having to use other remotes would be a good thing.
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You can already do this, and without IR as well. Have a look here.

[Q] Ubuntu Touch for Galaxy Tab Plus?

I was wondering... if Ubuntu Touch uses CM10.1 as base and it's prepared to work on 7 inch tablets, maybe we can get it on Galaxy Tab Plus?
It would be awesome!
Could any dev say if it's possible?
Thanks :good:

Surely not..as long as samsung do not release source code driver for exynos chipset..even cm 10 not perfectly run well..
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arfian said:
Surely not..as long as samsung do not release source code driver for exynos chipset..even cm 10 not perfectly run well..
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Well, I got this from aorth's CM10.1 port topic:
Known issues:
USB mounting of internal storage doesn't work (and probably never will). The internal SD card is not a separate partition, and is mounted internally using FUSE. There is no way to mount that via USB at this time (not even in stock). Blame Google.
HDMI out doesn't work (no chance, sorry)
IR Blaster doesn't work (no chance, sorry)
Playback of DivX / Xvid MPEG4 videos using the Android video player (MX Player or BS Player work fine though)
Mounting removable SDcard as mass storage on the computer
Bluetooth (Android 4.2 has a completely new bluetooth stack... might never work for us due to our using a CSR chipset)
Phone calls are crashy
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Besides that, everything works. I guess a Ubuntu Touch port would be possible... but correct me if I'm wrong... thanks!

I would be willing to attempt to build Ubuntu touch for our device, whenever we get a stable 10.1
ubuntu touch is still in an early phase, but i will try.
I will also try not to brick my device in the process....

chrisrotolo said:
I would be willing to attempt to build Ubuntu touch for our device, whenever we get a stable 10.1
ubuntu touch is still in an early phase, but i will try.
I will also try not to brick my device in the process....
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not(yet) so functional OS+not so complete 10.1 base. i don't think it's worth the time, but for 7.7,
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTMzMDY
"The ports team now has the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 (GT-P6800) working with Ubuntu Touch while the HTC Sensation XL, SGS III (Qualcomm AT&T), and Toshiba AC100 devices are new works in progress."

There is no one have Ubuntu Touch installed on P6200 till now ????

I hope it. but We did not drive

Considering buying an s6. Does the ir blaster learn?

Previous galaxy devices have had an IR blaster but it does not have the ability to learn commands. The Lg G flex 2 has the ability to learn commands.
I was sondering if samsung stepped up their game.
Can someone confirm or deny whether the phone has this ability?

phelony said:
Previous galaxy devices have had an IR blaster but it does not have the ability to learn commands. The Lg G flex 2 has the ability to learn commands.
I was sondering if samsung stepped up their game.
Can someone confirm or deny whether the phone has this ability?
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Coming from someone that has had a HTC One M7 and LG G3, the IR Blaster is just simple hardware. The ability to learn or the applications it could utilize was based on the software. An app called Smart Remote was able to learn some IR commands when I put it to the test.

I doubt so... I don't even think there's IR support out of the box (you need to download the Peel app for that).

Chocolina said:
Coming from someone that has had a HTC One M7 and LG G3, the IR Blaster is just simple hardware. The ability to learn or the applications it could utilize was based on the software. An app called Smart Remote was able to learn some IR commands when I put it to the test.
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Wrong. The ability to learn commands is not software related, it depends entirely on the IR blaster in the phone (hence the hardware). If the blaster doesn't support learning, no software update or app can change that.

derWolf_ said:
Wrong. The ability to learn commands is not software related, it depends entirely on the IR blaster in the phone (hence the hardware). If the blaster doesn't support learning, no software update or app can change that.
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Smart remote can learn. My S5 learned. So yes, it can learn commands.

I think perhaps I did not clarify the question properly
. currently I have the LG G flex 2.
If i point a remote at the phone and press a button.
then the phone can learn the function of that button
does from a separate remote control.
this is especially useful because my car stereo is a piece of ****
It is very limited funtionality without the remote. Which i did not ever have.
My friend has same stereo ironically enough.
I used his remote to teach my phone the essential functions.
the samsung galaxy s5 I had was unable to learn due to hardware limitations
can anyone confirm that the galaxy s6 can learn from other remotes

I've come from the M7 so understand fully what you're asking and can confirm the S6 does not support IR learning.

Indeed it does not learn. I have smart remote and have ACTUALLY tried it. On the up side, the S6 has the best ir blaster I have ever used. You can turn your back to your tv and it still works. I dont have experience with HTCs but my S4, Note 8, and LG G2 all had really weak ir blasters that required dead on aim.
On a side note Smart Remote works with pronto codes so its easy to find ir commands on the web if by some odd chance you have a device that the app doesnt have the codes built in for.

Hi there. Haven't been able to get the IR Blaster functional on my handset at all. There was no app installed on my S6 & all of the Peel Smart Remote apps on google play say they are incompatible so I'm at a loss as to how to try it out. Would you have a link to the app you installed? Many thanks!
TheBigBentley said:
Indeed it does not learn. I have smart remote and have ACTUALLY tried it. On the up side, the S6 has the best ir blaster I have ever used. You can turn your back to your tv and it still works. I dont have experience with HTCs but my S4, Note 8, and LG G2 all had really weak ir blasters that required dead on aim.
On a side note Smart Remote works with pronto codes so its easy to find ir commands on the web if by some odd chance you have a device that the app doesnt have the codes built in for.
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1trev27 said:
Hi there. Haven't been able to get the IR Blaster functional on my handset at all. There was no app installed on my S6 & all of the Peel Smart Remote apps on google play say they are incompatible so I'm at a loss as to how to try it out. Would you have a link to the app you installed? Many thanks!
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Here you go. Probably not the latest, this is from my M7 around the beginning of April.

TheBigBentley said:
Indeed it does not learn. I have smart remote and have ACTUALLY tried it. On the up side, the S6 has the best ir blaster I have ever used. You can turn your back to your tv and it still works. I dont have experience with HTCs but my S4, Note 8, and LG G2 all had really weak ir blasters that required dead on aim.
On a side note Smart Remote works with pronto codes so its easy to find ir commands on the web if by some odd chance you have a device that the app doesnt have the codes built in for.
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How in the world did you get the smart remote app to work with pronto codes? I'm at my wits end trying to figure it out.

No it does not
I have the s6 with smart remote and my s5 had the ability to learn very disappointed because my s6 is amazing but the ir does not have the ability to learn

If a rom doesn't have fully functional controller support, do you bother downloading

I am interested in knowing how many people bother with a ROM that lacks controller support.
For me, its the first thing I found out about a rom. Unfortunately, many developers don't see the need to post controller support in the main sections. I have to scroll through pages sometimes to find the answer.
Controller support is number one for me on this tablet. Gaming is the reason I chose this tablet over any other tablet. It makes very little sense to even bother with any roms that don't have it. IMO.

And some people purchase it because of the specs/price. Stock works just fine if you want to keep stock functionality, or just use the cm builds that have controller support. Also probably a better post for the Q/A section, not development.

By controller support I assume you mean Shield controller? Hooking up a PS3/PS4 controller is easier than changing diapers if you got root.

Well I've tried blisspop for a while, it kinda has support for the controller but from all the roms i've tried including CM, it's probably best to stick to stock with xposed and if you got the space, use multirom to dual boot the device. Custom roms just don't have the support for all the features the shield has, no game streaming, limited stylus support, limited shield controller support and the remote audio doesn't work at all. Basically if gaming is your primary use, use the stock rom.
2kool2Bcruel said:
I am interested in knowing how many people bother with a ROM that lacks controller support.
For me, its the first thing I found out about a rom. Unfortunately, many developers don't see the need to post controller support in the main sections. I have to scroll through pages sometimes to find the answer.
Controller support is number one for me on this tablet. Gaming is the reason I chose this tablet over any other tablet. It makes very little sense to even bother with any roms that don't have it. IMO.
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I actually don't use this tablet for gaming, I just wanted a powerful, mostly stock Android tablet with an SD slot and unlocked bootloader for aosp/custom roms. I have tried a few other 7-8 inch tablets to replace this one but I ended up sticking with it (stock rom had some multitask lag / can't multitask for beans and custom roms are unstable-haven't tried zombipop tho).
I don't care if a rom lacks nvidia controller support.

Keithn said:
And some people purchase it because of the specs/price. Stock works just fine if you want to keep stock functionality, or just use the cm builds that have controller support.
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^ This. I bought this device for general use, and to have something future-proof for a few years (unlike my last tablet that was stuck on 4.2 Jellybean). Never intended for the Nvidia controller.
As for the poll, I cannot really vote, since I am on a custom ROM that I didn't download (rather, rolled my own). I tried a build with the controller stuff in the vendor info, that just made the controller app crash over and over. I had to reboot, task kill the Controller app, then use TiBu to uninstall it. Whenever I get around to another build I will avoid the unofficial vendor stuff.
Since it was mentioned here, I may try Bliss in a little while as well.

Can someone give a review of Lineage 7x on the SM-P900

I like my Note Pro. I use the pen and have quite a few pen apps.
Can someone who uses the tablet give a quick review og how it works, what's great and what's not so great?
I'll then be better prepared to decide if I want to flash the ROM
I'm particularly interested in how the SPEN works and if it's any different to the stock rom. I know I'll be missing the Samsung apps. Just want to see if the pen works the same way in 3rd party apps.
How fast/Slow is the ROM?
Thanks

I JUST flashed my tablet yesterday with OS 14.1 on my P900. It really runs great. Still haven't most things but I made a nandroid backup of my stock rom in TWRP and I can flash back any time I want.
It's fast and so far stable.

Maybe I just got really used to stock-based ROMs, but I'm not a fan of how Lineage runs on the P900. I mean..It's stable...Everything I need works. I use Lineage on other devices, and pretty much all of my old devices have CM on them. I just can't explain why I don't like it on this.
(I am currently using it on this...Probably going on two months)

I've been using it for 1 month and it works quite well. All the features are great and the system runs really fast. The problem is that some of the old features (floating windows, specific software for s-pen and quick access) are not available in Lineage OS 14 for sm-p900... so I ended up missing some of them. I will try the Touchwiz adapted to sm-p900 (based on android 6.0 marshmallow) which is still an upgrade for what I had at the beginning... I'll tell you about this when I try it.
PD: I've been using CM-Spen Add-on as a substitute for SPen software, but it doesen't feel the same.

Fradiaval said:
I've been using it for 1 month and it works quite well. All the features are great and the system runs really fast. The problem is that some of the old features (floating windows, specific software for s-pen and quick access) are not available in Lineage OS 14 for sm-p900... so I ended up missing some of them. I will try the Touchwiz adapted to sm-p900 (based on android 6.0 marshmallow) which is still an upgrade for what I had at the beginning... I'll tell you about this when I try it.
PD: I've been using CM-Spen Add-on as a substitute for SPen software, but it doesen't feel the same.
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That review would be really good thank you.
I have a few questions if anyone knows....
I assume the Nougat Split screen works OK - I don't really use floating windows much
And palm rejection when using the stylus? Is that a hardware feature and still working OK?
Is the stylus lag more or less noticeable?
I'm using MS OneNote for it's syncing features, and it's really quite good these days. Does this work do you know?
Does the stylus need to be calibrated? Or does it match what you touch on the screen 100%
Is there a continuous dot on screen, when the stylus is very close to the screen or touching?
Is the battery drain better or worse than touchwiz?
Thank you