Hello, I just bought my ASUS tf300t tablet and would like to develop applications on it. It came with Android 4.1 and now its updated to 4.2 but neither of those versions have a Wifi-Direct mode enabler in the settings. This is a feature I was waiting for since I bought my HTC Desire 3 years ago, and now finding out that ASUS doesn't offer it is a major let down for me...
But maybe there is a way to unlock it since I've read the Wifi component supports it.
- Does any custom ROMs that you tried offer Wifi-Direct? And does it work at all?
I am on stock but will root if necessary.
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A friend just bought a tablet here in China preloaded with Android 2.1. Its setup to be used in China, which has given me problems in the past on my Android phone. Is there anyway to go about updating it to the new version of Android and maybe even getting rid of the Chinese app store and adding flash support (right now it says the device doesn't support it, even though it looks like it meets requirements)? You guys have been helpful in the past so thanks in advance for any advice.
Hello everyone,
I'm currently thinking about buying a new tablet (I've already tried the first galaxy tab and the transformer) and I found a nice deal (in France) for the Xoom 2 Media Edition.
Would you recommend the media edition for 265$ (in fact it's 265€ but since 1$=1€ for all the manufacturers...) ? I mean I know the xoom 2 is not a big improvement upon the first version but do you think this is a good deal ?
Also it doesn't seem that the community is interested in the xoom 2. I fear that there won't be any custom rom or any other work done on this table. Am I correct ?
Thanks for your responses !
The problem is that it doesn't appear to be unlockable and rootable at this time, so no development. If you don't care about that, go for it. If you want to tinker and customize, get an original Xoom. ICS (Android 4.0.3) builds are already here! Awesome!
Hello, I have a few questions I was wondering about before I buy one of these fantastic looking tablets.
1) Does USB On-The-Go work with it (ability to plug in USB devices)?
2) Does Asus have their own custom skin? Or is it stock android?
3) How good is Asus with updates - Do they still update their older devices? Will they support this after 2 years? Generally how long does it take to update to a new android version once it's released?
4) Does the bootloader come locked with no way of unlocking/has limitations when unlocked?
Thanks!
yousefak said:
Hello, I have a few questions I was wondering about before I buy one of these fantastic looking tablets.
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Good that you are asking questions and generally researching products before you buy. I will attempt to answer these questions, I have had my tf700 for 2 weeks and absolutely love it.
yousefak said:
1) Does USB On-The-Go work with it (ability to plug in USB devices)?
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From what I have experience, android and the device supports most 'plug and play' devices. I have plugged in mice, flash drives, usb hubs, portable harddrives, gamepads (logitech, sixaxis controller) and other USB devices and they all work fine natively with no extra software. I believe other devices such as keyboards, external CD/DVD readers, and others will work as well.
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2) Does Asus have their own custom skin? Or is it stock android?
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No custom UI or skins (like senseui, etc). ASUS has generally tries to keep their android installs as close to stock as possible. The only UI modification asus has is their custom 'quick settings' popup that replaces the stock android one. Its a tasteful addition in my opinion. You can switch between asus quicksetting and default android quicksetting in "settings>asus customized settings"
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3) How good is Asus with updates - Do they still update their older devices? Will they support this after 2 years? Generally how long does it take to update to a new android version once it's released?
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Asus is known for being quick to update, fix problems, and support their devices for longer than most. My device has already download 2 updates that fix camera issues and a clock issue I was having. I believe the OG transformer (TF101) is getting an official update to Jelly Bean by ASUS, if that says anything.
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4) Does the bootloader come locked with no way of unlocking/has limitations when unlocked?
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The bootloader is not unlocked by default, however ASUS has released an unlocking tool that allows you to manually unlock the bootloader. I believe there may be warranty implications upon unlocking. There is a thread discussing the unlocking tool here.
modulator03 said:
Good that you are asking questions and generally researching products before you buy. I will attempt to answer these questions, I have had my tf700 for 2 weeks and absolutely love it.
From what I have experience, android and the device supports most 'plug and play' devices. I have plugged in mice, flash drives, usb hubs, portable harddrives, gamepads (logitech, sixaxis controller) and other USB devices and they all work fine natively with no extra software. I believe other devices such as keyboards, external CD/DVD readers, and others will work as well.
No custom UI or skins (like senseui, etc). ASUS has generally tries to keep their android installs as close to stock as possible. The only UI modification asus has is their custom 'quick settings' popup that replaces the stock android one. Its a tasteful addition in my opinion. You can switch between asus quicksetting and default android quicksetting in "settings>asus customized settings"
Asus is known for being quick to update, fix problems, and support their devices for longer than most. My device has already download 2 updates that fix camera issues and a clock issue I was having. I believe the OG transformer (TF101) is getting an official update to Jelly Bean by ASUS, if that says anything.
The bootloader is not unlocked by default, however ASUS has released an unlocking tool that allows you to manually unlock the bootloader. I believe there may be warranty implications upon unlocking. There is a thread discussing the unlocking tool here.
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Thank you so much for all the answers. I think I'll be purchasing the tablet.
Hi everyone!
I just bought an Asus Transformer TF300T here in Shanghai, just to find myself stuck with an extremely limited android experience. I have android on my phone (a Sony "Ericsson" Xperia mini 18 months old) but on the chinese one I cannot sync anything and basically cannot even use gmail, or google play, or maps..
Can somebody help me fix this pretty huge issue? I'm fairly new to any android mods, I never really did much on my phone..
Thanks a lot!!
MagaFigo4Ever said:
Hi everyone!
I just bought an Asus Transformer TF300T here in Shanghai, just to find myself stuck with an extremely limited android experience. I have android on my phone (a Sony "Ericsson" Xperia mini 18 months old) but on the chinese one I cannot sync anything and basically cannot even use gmail, or google play, or maps..
Can somebody help me fix this pretty huge issue? I'm fairly new to any android mods, I never really did much on my phone..
Thanks a lot!!
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Keep searching. I'm from the us so I don't havle experience, but I do remember reading a similar story someone else put about flashing the we firmware on a Chinese tablet. It was a tf300t it was done on. I would imagine you would have to unlock the bootloader and flash the ROM but shouldn't be hard.
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Hi everyone
I've just bought myself a Xoom 2 UK wifi tablet. I got it to replace my HP Touchpad which has given me great service over the past two years in its Android incarnation. However, after updating it from its original GB to ICS, I've noticed that a fair few of my daily used apps are missing from the play store. So its fairly important that I root the Xoom. I've seen that there are a multitude of different versions which seem to differ markedly from each other in terms of rooting and upgrading so I'd like some help in knowing if there are any one button solutions to it and the best/safest way to get root. Thanks in advance.
Refer to the sticky on top.
[XOOM2/XYBOARD][HOW TO] Motorola Xoom 2/Xyboard Everything Root and more!
It is usable for xyboard and xoom 2