Cool things I can do on my Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 - Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey guys!
I am a massive android fan and i have done all sorts with my Samsung Galaxy S! But I am dissapointed
that the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 doesnt have much support :/ so i want to know what cool things i can do with it!
What i have done is rooted it and ran apex launcher on it but thats as far as ive gone. Until stable cm 10.1 comes out i wont be installing
Custom roms i just wanf to know cool thing i can do with this awesome device!
Eg.
Custom ui buttons (back, home, task manager and screenshot)
Custom multitasking apps.
Etc!!!
Thanks in advance
(Links if applicable would be appreciated

cm10.1 is stable.
you have custom rom fully working based on samsung firmware
aokp is stable
paranoid is stable
baked is stable,
sure it's not that much but enough to have fun

I am very aware of that . I'm just a big fan of CyanogenMod and I want the first ROM on my tab to be the official stable version of cm 10.1
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TechMennis said:
I am very aware of that . I'm just a big fan of CyanogenMod and I want the first ROM on my tab to be the official stable version of cm 10.1
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the coolest thing about the galaxy is its IR (infrared). If you go CyanogenMod, which im also a huge fan of, you'll lose this option (most roms out there lack of these function as i learned that IR drivers from samsung are closed source.

cubandanger05 said:
the coolest thing about the galaxy is its IR (infrared). If you go CyanogenMod, which im also a huge fan of, you'll lose this option (most roms out there lack of these function as i learned that IR drivers from samsung are closed source.
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The IR is fairly useless. I programmed it to work my tv, but the peel app gave me hardly any buttons, and since I use my tv remote to control xbmc through cec it was pretty useless. It also couldn't control my sound bar properly. The only other app I found that uses the IR blaster is touchsquid which is very over priced. If your home theater is more complicated than a tv and cable box its pointless. Not to mention I can use a remote without looking at it since I can feel buttons. The peel app is more about being a program guide than a useful remote. While I think the IR is a neat feature to have, it's not even close to being taken advantage of.
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I think install linux such as backtrack with reaver on the tablet is a source of entertainment everywhere I go.
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I love Peel app remote control and find it really useful since I have mutliple TVs and multiple houses, and also Viggle which gives you prizes for watching TV. I also have the Vulkano streaming device so I can watch my cable shows anywhere or watch 2 or more sporting events at once.

You could use it to controle your pc with remote desktop app
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there is so much you can do...
First thing, I hope you upgraded to JB before rooting your tablet or you will have to flash CyanogenMod 10.1 to upgrade to JB. I flashed CM 10.1 and I love the upgrade to android 4.2.1
As far as cool things...
1. Install Linux...
2. Install droid mote server and droid mote client on your phone.
3. Install team viewer to control your computers remotely
4. Upgrade with custom ROMs
5. Its all about apps with android...I love playing games like dead trigger or shadow gun on my tablet and using droid mote client on my phone as a joystick/controller.
6. Grab custom apk files from the internet like map for android.
Most of these ideas have already been mentioned I just thought I'd elaborate more...

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S pen functionality with custom roms

Hello everyone,
I am considering purchasing this tablet and had a quick question that i couldn't find the answer to. If you flash this tablet with a custom rom will it loose its s-pen functionality. (Pressure sensitivity for example)
Thanks
Android 4 and greater has native support for the pen including the pressure.
Pen works properly in the preview CM10
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Thanks for the response, sounds great!
Also, future versions of Android will natively support multiwindow multitasking so all apps will have that capability not just a limited few like today.
arjag said:
Android 4 and greater has native support for the pen including the pressure.
Pen works properly in the preview CM10
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However you would lose all of the apps that are optimized for it (due to the TouchWiz removal), correct? Is that even a big deal? I seem to be reading that they're bad anyway.
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[Q] Finally Got My Note 10.1

New thread further down the list! SWEET!
I got this tablet for school, trying to go paperless. I came from TF-101, now my wife's, so I know how things work. My question is, what is the best most stable Rom for this device? I like customizable roms but stability is a must. Any ideas out there?
I tired Omega but had problems connecting to my schools wifi, we have to use a third party app to connect, went back to stock and no problems.
Also, whats the best keyboard and word document for this bad [email protected]# machine?
pbaldw10
Unfortunately there is no specific one rom.. U will have to try a few roms and see what fits the best.
Omega rom has been the best for me, but very slow with updates..
Keyboard - best is the default one but lacks spell check.( there is a mod available in this forum) . I use swiftkey for typing and default for handwriting..
Word document -i like officesuite pro but Many like polaris , etc are good too
pbaldw10 said:
New thread further down the list! SWEET!
I got this tablet for school, trying to go paperless. I came from TF-101, now my wife's, so I know how things work. My question is, what is the best most stable Rom for this device? I like customizable roms but stability is a must. Any ideas out there?
I tired Omega but had problems connecting to my schools wifi, we have to use a third party app to connect, went back to stock and no problems.
Also, whats the best keyboard and word document for this bad [email protected]# machine?
pbaldw10
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The best is what is on it.
thanks
shaun298 said:
The best is what is on it.
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Im starting to think just leave well enough alone. I love it so far and each day I find something new. Tried Omega and collection v6. Stock seems to be the best so far.
Any ideas on dock able keyboards and can I use a mouse with this. Im thinking full laptop replacement.
S- pen is nice, but sometimes you just have to type.
Ps
Odin is awesome, its like flahing roms and restoring is completely encouraged.
A word app you might want to give a try is CloudOn, a free app that is as close as makes no difference a full MS word and Excel for your tablet. It's not perfect and it lags a bit (at least here in Europe, maybe it's because it's webbased and the servers are in the US) but it has the advantages that all equations, tables, pi pictures, figures and so on you have in your document is displayed properly.
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try redemption rom :good:
First off congratulations on the note 10.1 !. Personally I would stick with stock, maybe root it, debloat it and enjoy. There are a lot of great roms out there but there are a lot that suffer from weird quirks and glitches, Also I would advise against using any custom kernels or overclocking as they have a tenancy of causing crashes in my experience
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Axel_ said:
A word app you might want to give a try is CloudOn, a free app that is as close as makes no difference a full MS word and Excel for your tablet. It's not perfect and it lags a bit (at least here in Europe, maybe it's because it's webbased and the servers are in the US) but it has the advantages that all equations, tables, pi pictures, figures and so on you have in your document is displayed properly.
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I'll second CloudOn, and also second the lagging. If you need to do some serious work in Excel, I don't thing it can be beat. Else you can usually find me in Google docs for first stays of papers, notes and things like that.
As for keyboards, I picked up a Microsoft wedge bluetooth keyboard and couldn't be happier. I found a new in box item on eBay for $45 shipped, in stores I think they are closer to the 60-70 range.
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Hi
For me if you are looking to take notes then use Payrus, its free and geat to use.
Have you tried the free polaris office.
Keyboard and mouse have Motorola works for me.
Hope you have as much fun n productive as I have...
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ckavvouras said:
First off congratulations on the note 10.1 !. Personally I would stick with stock, maybe root it, debloat it and enjoy. There are a lot of great roms out there but there are a lot that suffer from weird quirks and glitches, Also I would advise against using any custom kernels or overclocking as they have a tenancy of causing crashes in my experience
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Nothing against any developer, but without source code hard to get perfect results. Most very good considering.
hygradeb said:
Hi
For me if you are looking to take notes then use Payrus, its free and geat to use.
Have you tried the free polaris office.
Keyboard and mouse have Motorola works for me.
Hope you have as much fun n productive as I have...
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+1 to Papyrus.
As I just got this tablet a few days ago, still undecided whether I want to keep it or not, the smaller development kinda surprised me.
If you're using it to replace paper for school, you're best off with a rooted stock rom so you can do multiwindow everything but keep everything stable. Also, lecture notes + dropbox => golden notes.
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Nothing against any developer, but without source code hard to get perfect results. Most very good considering.
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Indeed, but what he is asking for is something stable and stock imo is the most stable, not saying there are not good roms out there, but the last thing he needs is his note crashing after have written a Bunch of stuff for school
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ckavvouras said:
Indeed, but what he is asking for is something stable and stock imo is the most stable, not saying there are not good roms out there, but the last thing he needs is his note crashing after have written a Bunch of stuff for school
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You missed my first post, "the best rom is already on it".
Correct. The standard firmware is very stable.
I use lecturenotes to take handwritten notes it also allows you (with the extra plugins) to record the audio while you make your notes. You can even record the audio plus a video of the notes so you can play it back after.
Another small recommendation, if you like mind maps simpleminds is great.
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I like my s4

My name is Stijn I'm from Holland and this is my second Android phone. Before i bought my s4 I had a HTC desire. I had the desire for three years after it started to act up when getting hot. Found out this was a hardware defect and decided to buy the s4. I havev the i9505 with the snapdragon soc.
First of I was a bit disappointed about the smoothness of the phone. Animations where not all that smooth and I experienced lag using the phone in general. I was surprised however about the possibilities It presented out of the box. The video player for example has the option to play content on your smart tv . This worked great for me. I like the keyboard, the toggles in the drop down notification panel, and was not as bothered with touch wiz as I expected to be coming from CM on my desire. Also the watchon app that can act as a remote for your tv is cool.
So when opting for a custom rom I chose a stock based rom. Omega v3 was the one I went for.
It simple enough to flash when you follow instructions, but a bit of a hassle as you have to flash a stock firmware first. Lots to download!
Strait after flashing i noticed a big difference. Almost all lag was gone. Then I desided to flash a custom kernel. I went for fauxes as I used his kernel on my n7 and liked it.
After this I had the phone I wanted all along performance wise. No lag and blazing fast. Both the rom and kernel allow you a lot of tweak lots of stuff to make it act the way you want to. Worth mentioning is the app omega files that comes with the rom. It was updated yesterday and it gives you lots of freedom to change anything in the rom, from themes and mods to actual kernels that are compatible with the rom. Great stuff!
I also installed the 3 minit framework mod found in the android dev section. Man this app is great. It let's you change a lot of ui components on the fly with a well designed app that comes with the mod. Things like statusbar color, icons and many more are now under my control. And the dev is expanding the mod as we speak. You can make feature requests in the corresponding thread and they are implemented really quickly. Keep it UP Gharrington!
Also installed an app from the market wich allows for every app to be runned in multi Window mode. Nice.
I also bought the samsung mhl cable . It works great but the fact by our can't turn the screen of the phone of while it's displaying your android on the TV is annoying. Of course there is a root app that gives you this possibility. Yey to root.
Things I would like to test are miracast or allshare wireless screen mirroring and the dock with hdmi and usb ports.
Let me know what your experience is with your custom or stock rom and what you do with your phone.
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Some screens:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paragraph
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stijndebruin said:
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Also installed an app from the market wich allows for every app to be runned in multi Window mode. Nice.
... app
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Mind sharing which app is that? A link maybe?
plotinus said:
Mind sharing which app is that? A link maybe?
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http://www.google.nl/url?sa=t&rct=j...KuwCIkj5S18EdsDrUXfYacQ&bvm=bv.46751780,d.d2k
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Problem?
I have a friend that I talked into changing from an Apple to Android Samsung S4. Had to return it the next day. Screen was producing a negative image and they could not fix it.
System settings / my device / accessibility / negative colours
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I like ice cream.
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I like ants.
Termites are ok, but I really like ants.
i leik ipads,
they make nice doormats,
anyways this thread has defeated it's purpose

[Q] Touchwiz Vs Stock

So I have been on Touchwiz 4.1.2 (AxisM RLS 21) for a long time and when the GEL laucher apk came out I installed it on my phone and I fell in love with it as soon as I got it and that got me wondering..."What features of Touchwiz do I actually use?" If I dont use any features of Touchwiz then I want to flash a 4.4 ROM (most likely Cyanogen Mod) on my S3. So my question to you is What features are specific to Touchwiz (4.1.2) that arent in Stock (4.4) or on Cyanogen Mod?
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So I have been on Touchwiz 4.1.2 (AxisM RLS 21) for a long time and when the GEL laucher apk came out I installed it on my phone and I fell in love with it as soon as I got it and that got me wondering..."What features of Touchwiz do I actually use?" If I dont use any features of Touchwiz then I want to flash a 4.4 ROM (most likely Cyanogen Mod) on my S3. So my question to you is What features are specific to Touchwiz (4.1.2) that arent in Stock (4.4) or on Cyanogen Mod?
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i suggest holding off 4.4 till next week when CM irons the bugs out on gerhit
Yeah I know I just want to know if I should switch to 4.4 because I dont know which features I use are specific to TouchWiz
NMEAGENT said:
Yeah I know I just want to know if I should switch to 4.4 because I dont know which features I use are specific to TouchWiz
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allcast share (wireless stream to any tv long as its a network tv on wifi or lan ethernet
sbeam?
smart stay
smart rotation
markdapimp said:
allcast share (wireless stream to any tv long as its a network tv on wifi or lan ethernet
sbeam?
smart stay
smart rotation
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That's it? I thought multi window and smart stay were a part of touchWiz too
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That's it? I thought multi window and smart stay were a part of touchWiz too
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Knox is pretty useful when it comes to us in 4.3
markdapimp said:
Knox is pretty useful when it comes to us in 4.3
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What is Knox? I thought 4.3 was focused on Galaxy Gear compatibility...
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What is Knox? I thought 4.3 was focused on Galaxy Gear compatibility...
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not just that but knox is like a sandboxed environment essentially separating 2 parts of your phone
for like example 1 work and 1 for development if one of them gets compromised it wont affect the other and you can manage things like remote wipe etc
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...h-support-for-s3-s4-and-note-ii-coming-later/
http://www.sammobile.com/2013/02/28/samsung-introduces-samsung-knox/
You lose all of the Samsung branded apps, Kies, and the questionable smart stay function. In return, you get complete control of your device. I have tried a few times to go back to a TW rom in the last year (when CM development slows down and I get bored), but it always feels like going back to kindergarten...
I am on sspencer10's 4.4 build and love it. I even am using the new ART and enjoying the best battery life and smooth function that I have ever had. A few CM options have yet to be thrown in, but these guys are moving fast, and this is my daily driver since last week.
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You lose all of the Samsung branded apps, Kies, and the questionable smart stay function. In return, you get complete control of your device. I have tried a few times to go back to a TW rom in the last year (when CM development slows down and I get bored), but it always feels like going back to kindergarten...
I am on sspencer10's 4.4 build and love it. I even am using the new ART and enjoying the best battery life and smooth function that I have ever had. A few CM options have yet to be thrown in, but these guys are moving fast, and this is my daily driver since last week.
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Can u provide me with a link to sspencer10's 4.4 build?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/?id=1576#downloads
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If you go with aosp give ose ROM a try it has a lot of features and I'm holding off on 4.4 nightlys thought I've had some iemi issues with it
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Liquid Smooth
After months of fearing the rooting process, I pulled the trigger last night and rooted my phone for the first time. I flashed a rom (Liquid Smooth to be specific) and I'm loving it. You should definitely get off of TouchWiz as you'll never want to go back!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/?id=1576#downloads
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I saw the OP and I saw that the changelog hasnt been updated in a while. If you dont mind can you tell me what are the bugs and whatnot on it?
The OP in that thread is current. He just does not build everyday because CM does not do a lot daily. Others are cherry picking a lot to add features; they also revert a lot of stuff they cannot get to work. Right now, the camera is not ultra reliable, but everything else is great right now. I use nova, tibu, ROM manager, es file explorer, etc. for utility. 200 or so other apps are stable as well.
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The OP in that thread is current. He just does not build everyday because CM does not do a lot daily. Others are cherry picking a lot to add features; they also revert a lot of stuff they cannot get to work. Right now, the camera is not ultra reliable, but everything else is great right now. I use nova, tibu, ROM manager, es file explorer, etc. for utility. 200 or so other apps are stable as well.
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Ok thanks... by camera do u mean the default camera app or the camera in general? Because I use snapchat a lot and I obviously need the camera for that
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Apps that work with gear2 running Android wear

Obsolete most work since lollipop
Am I blind or is there no app drawer in Anroid Wear? I've installed a few apps since flashing Wear on my gear 2 yesterday for the first time. Still trying to learn and sort everything out. I'm loving it so far! But I can't seem to find where I would open my apps? Lol. Running the latest 6/27 build and it's smooth as butter regardless of the missing hardware functions.
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Test
Well I tried to lock thread didn't work.. Heh
farewell_goodbye2u said:
Am I blind or is there no app drawer in Anroid Wear? I've installed a few apps since flashing Wear on my gear 2 yesterday for the first time. Still trying to learn and sort everything out. I'm loving it so far! But I can't seem to find where I would open my apps? Lol. Running the latest 6/27 build and it's smooth as butter regardless of the missing hardware functions.
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You have two choices : either you flash the android wear L version uploaded by Biktor yesterday and then you just have to swipe to the left to open the app drawer, or you install Wear Mini Launcher which is a FANTASTIC app, beautiful and very customizable. Enjoy yourself!

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