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[Q] android connectivity with iPad? (use android as remote?)

I have the HTC G2 (Desire Z) on t-mobile. I just purchased a 32GB iPad 2 last week and am waiting for it to arrive soon. I want to use it's video out features a lot with my TV and I also have an apple bluetooth keyboard for typing and stuff.
My main question is are there any apps that allow an android phone to be used as a remote or mouse for the iPad??
Just any apps that allow android and iOS to play nice together would be great to know about. (and I'm not really asking about games, more so productivity apps or remote control type apps) Thanks!
p.s. Please no fanboy/troll comments please. I seriously am just trying to get the most out of what I have purchased. I love android and I love the iPad 2, and I would love some input on making them play nice together as I can't find anything online besides tablet comparisons

Just found this:
http://phandroid.com/2011/05/05/access-your-android-phone-from-your-browser-using-lazydroid/
I'm thinking using it to browse your phone on the ipad? Could work? Havnt tried it as I haven't received my ipad yet. But I think its worth a look.
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ccooluke said:
Just found this:
http://phandroid.com/2011/05/05/access-your-android-phone-from-your-browser-using-lazydroid/
I'm thinking using it to browse your phone on the ipad? Could work? Havnt tried it as I haven't received my ipad yet. But I think its worth a look.
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Hi,
I have the same question, but cannot find any option in Google.
Any new ideas!?
Thanx, mates.
Regards

styago said:
Hi,
I have the same question, but cannot find any option in Google.
Any new ideas!?
Thanx, mates.
Regards
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I would love to have media controls for my iPad on my Moto X, so I could control my Youtube app. It's that possible?

so i bought one of those GameStop Transformers preloaded with games..

How i transfer these games off so that i can add them to my Samsung Galaxy Tab? paid $299 for the Asus Transformer.

Root and then you can extract the apks.

yup it's rooted. how do i extract the apk's exactly? where are they located?

Get a root file explorer or even astro file explorer. Not exactly sure which folders you gotta look in. Time to snoop around your files to find them

If you use Astro, just use the Tools>Applications backup>choose the apps to backup and when done you can find it in the backup>app folder.
If using Root Explorer look in data/app for applications that is download from market or sideloaded

Astro makes ir real simple, no hunting for files... Easy peazy lemon squeezy
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dieselstation said:
How i transfer these games off so that i can add them to my Samsung Galaxy Tab? paid $299 for the Asus Transformer.
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Curious about the tablets from GameStop. I ordered a transformer prime. Are they new? Or have they been opened in order to "pre load" the free games?
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I'm really curious about their wireless gaming controllers. They said they can work with the tablets they sell. I asked if I bought a transformer new elsewhere if the controller would work with it. They told me it would work. The wireless controller is $99 if you buy it seperate. I think $40 if you buy it with the tablet. That is contract evils at it's best. I'm really jealous of the gamestop ones because they have dead space (can't find on android app store), sonic CD, and some others. But it's really the game controller support i am after. I love riptide GP but I think it would be SOOOO much better with the wireless controller. If I get a tranformer prime I might get it at gamestop.
I think gamestop is going in the right direction. I bet once they get their cloud gaming going there android tablets will have them.

Myappsharer
FYI, This app is bar far the easiest way I have come across to grab an apk from one device for installation on another:
https://market.android.com/details?...1bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS55c2NoaS5NeUFwcFNoYXJlciJd
You just open the app, search for the apk you want by name or scroll through the list of apps, and then you can email it or dropbox it to yourself. Every once in a while there is an app that can't be located in /data/app. I am always able to extract the apk for those apps with Myappsharer.

colonel187 said:
Curious about the tablets from GameStop. I ordered a transformer prime. Are they new? Or have they been opened in order to "pre load" the free games?
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Well.. if it's any indication.. mine LOOKED new. all the seals were there and not broken. They probably have a deal with Asus to have them loaded with the games from the factory.

philburkhardt said:
fyi, this app is bar far the easiest way i have come across to grab an apk from one device for installation on another:
https://market.android.com/details?...1bgwsmswyldesimnvbs55c2noas5neufwcfnoyxjlcijd
you just open the app, search for the apk you want by name or scroll through the list of apps, and then you can email it or dropbox it to yourself. Every once in a while there is an app that can't be located in /data/app. I am always able to extract the apk for those apps with myappsharer.
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thanks for this!

maxvsmith said:
But it's really the game controller support i am after.
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It is just a Bluetooth controller. Thats how all wireless controllers work. And IMO, your best off to go with a Playstation DualShock3 controller and getting it to work with your tablet.
Every other controller I've owned pails compared to the responsiveness and quality of a good console controller. Perhaps their $99 controller is high quality too, but you can pick up a PS3 DS3 controller for $29 new. I picked up a white DS3 for $29 from Gamestop not too long ago. Beware they sell new and used controllers for the same price (I bought it new).
It really works fantastic. Honeycomb 3.2 has native support for gamepads, so most of the buttons work out of the box. I mostly use it for emulators with key mappings.
Perhaps someone with a Gamestop TF can provide a NVBackup of their stock rom.

I personally use the WiiRemote; cheap, fast and pain free. Most emulation I play works JUST FINE with it (the .emu series).
I do have a question for player911 though ...
I bought the Six Axis app and went through the rather grueling process of changing the blue tooth sync ID, etc.
Are you using the PS3 controller wired, via the Extension Kit? Or are you doing the whole routine like I am with the wireless? Or wired via the dock's USB?
player911 said:
It is just a Bluetooth controller. Thats how all wireless controllers work. And IMO, your best off to go with a Playstation DualShock3 controller and getting it to work with your tablet.
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find in /system/app/ then post here your files and see whether it is locked to that rom or it is universal.
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I also asked this question and couldn't find much of a response but i do remember i went into the settings and then into accounts to see it was already pre-synced to something but i don't remember what that was but i assume it has something to do with getting the games on your device

player911 said:
It is just a Bluetooth controller. Thats how all wireless controllers work. And IMO, your best off to go with a Playstation DualShock3 controller and getting it to work with your tablet.
Every other controller I've owned pails compared to the responsiveness and quality of a good console controller. Perhaps their $99 controller is high quality too, but you can pick up a PS3 DS3 controller for $29 new. I picked up a white DS3 for $29 from Gamestop not too long ago. Beware they sell new and used controllers for the same price (I bought it new).
It really works fantastic. Honeycomb 3.2 has native support for gamepads, so most of the buttons work out of the box. I mostly use it for emulators with key mappings.
Perhaps someone with a Gamestop TF can provide a NVBackup of their stock rom.
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Thank you I actually did realize this after posting. I thought, "Why not?" and I plugged my PS3 controller into the dock. It wasn't working even on as I was in Cordy. I figured, "Oh well I guess I need custom kernels or some kind of root app". I randomly decided to push and hold the home button a few times and I was making cordy jump and move. The first thing that came to my mind was "HOLY CRAP!". Well the edited word that came to my mind anyways...
I went to Riptide GP and found it wasn't working. I went to the dual control settings and I was able to control it with my PS3 controller. IT WAS AMAZING. Riptide GP is amazing by itself but with the controller holy crapy. I raised the graphics to maximum level and it looked like a Xbox (not 360) game. The graphics and effects are incredible and the precise control is unrivaled. I tried some other games though and they did not really work. I think that the Tegra 2 or Tablet Games work best. Any games that were just stretched on screen had almost no control support at all. I am not sure what other games support controllers but I want to find out. If they ever get Dead Space on Android (without buying it from gamestop) I hope that supports it as well.
...Well the controller is one thing. But I also really want Sonic CD. I love Sonic and I am still coming off of the high from Sonic Generations. Sonic CD is a game I never beat either but enjoyed playing it on a friends computer when I was younger. I think there are a few other games that the gamestop tablet comes with that are not on the android market. It actually seems like google removed ALOT of games and apps on the android market for the tablets and some it seems off the market in general. There is only two gameloft games on there for the tablet as well...
I wasn't really ever for gaming on android but now that I see how amazing it can work I am all for it. I'm all for a UMVC3 port on Android Tegra 3! I think there is a PS3 wireless app too that works on rooted androids. I am going to look into that soon. I was excited about the Wii-mote way but I am not crazy about the classic controller nunchuck wired shell. Love the design but not the wired aspect to the wii-mote. Yeah I agree I would love for someone to upload the apps that came on the gamestop tablet. I've already started looking but haven't found any online yet.
VinnyCh4se said:
I also asked this question and couldn't find much of a response but i do remember i went into the settings and then into accounts to see it was already pre-synced to something but i don't remember what that was but i assume it has something to do with getting the games on your device
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I recommend to anyone who has the tablet to back up the games using asus back up or whatever back up you use and putting it on your computer. I've already read a few stories of how some flashes caused the apps to disappear and they haven't found a way to recover them. I am not sure if google will back them up. The Asus Backup might. If all else fails try that app that someone posted the link to and put it on your computer for safe keeping. Using CMW and backing up the device might help as well.

dieselstation said:
Well.. if it's any indication.. mine LOOKED new. all the seals were there and not broken. They probably have a deal with Asus to have them loaded with the games from the factory.
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This strikes me as interesting... If the games were preloaded, then presumably Asus would also need to supply customized versions of FOTA updates for GameStop customers. I'd be surprised if that were the case for a sunsetted, heavily-discounted product, though.

using the honeycomb launcher click on the downloaded apps taband see if the games are there , if they are that means it is in data partition
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Just use mybackup or mybackup root. Backup all your apps, or just the ones you want to copy, then use the normal file explorer to go to rerware/backups/allappbackups/(todaysdate)/apps then copy the apks.
This is how I transferred deadspace to my non-gamestop transformer

i bought 2 asus pads from gamestop here in san diego and neither of them had any of the games preloaded
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[7.0] Still worth buying ?

Hi everyone,
I'm actually looking for a 7 inch tablet to have a real portable device aside my Transformer. I was surfing the web a bit to find one and I was surprised to see that there are very few 7 inch tablets out there
The Nexus 7 will not be available in my country before october et november and the Iconia A110 will not be sold here at all...
So my question is : Is it still worth buying a gtab 2.0 ? I can have one for 259 € (16Gb Wifi only) at my reseller but I'm wondering if it will fit my needs... ? Mostly web browsing, ebooks reading, music and a bit of gaming (android games and emulators).
Is it comfortable to read on it with the 1024*600 resolution ? Is the browsing experience good enough ?
Thanks in advance for your advices

salv-ice said:
Hi everyone,
I'm actually looking for a 7 inch tablet to have a real portable device aside my Transformer. I was surfing the web a bit to find one and I was surprised to see that there are very few 7 inch tablets out there
The Nexus 7 will not be available in my country before october et november and the Iconia A110 will not be sold here at all...
So my question is : Is it still worth buying a gtab 2.0 ? I can have one for 259 € (16Gb Wifi only) at my reseller but I'm wondering if it will fit my needs... ? Mostly web browsing, ebooks reading, music and a bit of gaming (android games and emulators).
Is it comfortable to read on it with the 1024*600 resolution ? Is the browsing experience good enough ?
Thanks in advance for your advices
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Yep, will do all those things without any problems I installed the firefox nightly and its pretty decent for web browsing. Read a few books on it and I dont personally have any issues with it at all.
If you cant hold out till the Nexus 7 then this is probably your best bet. Although honestly for your needs, might be worth holding out for it.

I use Moon+ for ereading and Chrome for the browser. Love it.
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The only place you may have issues is that some games aren't compatible with the device stock. I use it for reading, web browsing, and twitter, and have no issues at all with any of them.

So far I'm finding the tap 2 7" fits my needs just fine. Still seams like a good buy for the price.
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salv-ice said:
Hi everyone,
I'm actually looking for a 7 inch tablet to have a real portable device aside my Transformer. I was surfing the web a bit to find one and I was surprised to see that there are very few 7 inch tablets out there
The Nexus 7 will not be available in my country before october et november and the Iconia A110 will not be sold here at all...
So my question is : Is it still worth buying a gtab 2.0 ? I can have one for 259 € (16Gb Wifi only) at my reseller but I'm wondering if it will fit my needs... ? Mostly web browsing, ebooks reading, music and a bit of gaming (android games and emulators).
Is it comfortable to read on it with the 1024*600 resolution ? Is the browsing experience good enough ?
Thanks in advance for your advices
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for sure go for it.it is handy.browsing is smooth use firefox or chrome.ebook reading will also be a good experience use quickoffice,moon reader,ezreader or polaris.
And even the games like shadowgun works like charm so your 3rd criteria is also staisfied so go for it...

I agree with them too.It is a very nice little tab,of course there will be better,like anything else in life. I find it pretty complete,and like Droidlover123 is saying very useful,though it comes with a spotty wifi for some of us,but I also recommend it.
Go ahead and get this baby,besides that microsd cards are dirt cheap so you can upgrade in a heartbeat.You will have everything in one spot. :good:

Thank you all for your advices :good:
I am still hesitating as I just saw some Nexus 7 tablets for sale on ebay for 300$...
Big dilemma

Up to you I'm not sorry I got the SGT2_7. It's fast n smooth once you root and uninstall the bloatware.
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just a quick point for potential Nexus 7 buyers vs GT2... the 7 does not have a SD Slot.. that was a deal breaker for me-

JacRyan said:
just a quick point for potential Nexus 7 buyers vs GT2... the 7 does not have a SD Slot.. that was a deal breaker for me-
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Same. Guy at best buy also told me that the nexus 7 only does portrait mode. Not sure if that's true or not
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I'd say wifi is a pain in this device.
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enjoycool said:
I'd say wifi is a pain in this device.
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The reason i have not updated yet. May update then when im home go to cm9

I think I am getting used to it,I updated and it is smoother and snappier now.As for the wifi I am having the same glitches I had before and not everyday.
One more thing,since I purchased the case it seems to work better because I don't cover with my hand as much as I used to,so at this point I would recommend the purchase and the update.Love this baby.

Can Shield K1 be an an office tablet?

Hi All,
I currently have an ipad mini which is perfect for Hearthstone and Netflix for which I am currently mostly using it. However I am seriously thinking to buy a K1 in case as an addition to the above it could be used as an “office” machine. Let me explain what I meant.
I would like to buy the stylus beside the tablet and use the tablet in the office as my primary note taking device and throw away my paper based notepads. Ideally I would use Onenote which is supported by my company so all my notes would sync to my notes on my company laptop.
Does anyone has experience using the stylus on a daily basis in a similar situation?
I also heard that that HP slate 7 extreme stylus is better for writing than the nvidia stylus. Can anyone confirm this?
Thank you
mad

The shield stylus works very well I use it all the time. I don't have any issues with it. It's extremely helpful that you can turn finger touches off so that you can rest your palm while you write.
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ou2mame said:
The shield stylus works very well I use it all the time. I don't have any issues with it. It's extremely helpful that you can turn finger touches off so that you can rest your palm while you write.
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Hi.
Thank you for your answer. Do you have the new tablet (K1) or the old?
Thanks

I have the original and my gf has the new one.
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ou2mame said:
I have the original and my gf has the new one.
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Thanks. That was quick. I will consider buying one then once I sold the ipad.

ou2mame said:
The shield stylus works very well I use it all the time. I don't have any issues with it. It's extremely helpful that you can turn finger touches off so that you can rest your palm while you write.
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I'm not sure that you can turn off finger/hand touches with the K1. I believe I've read that with the K1 shipping without a stylus, that this feature was removed. Again, I'm not 100% sure of this, but I want OP to know this before purchase, so he/she can verify with certainty. Maybe someone with K1 and stylus can give a definitive answer.
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andygold said:
I'm not sure that you can turn off finger/hand touches with the K1. I believe I've read that with the K1 shipping without a stylus, that this feature was removed. Again, I'm not 100% sure of this, but I want OP to know this before purchase, so he/she can verify with certainty. Maybe someone with K1 and stylus can give a definitive answer.
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Hi. Good point. Probably ou2mane could try it on his girlfriends tablet. If you dont mind

@ OP: I use my K1 mainly for note taking, drawing, reading and Plex atm.
Also check out Squid that comes pre-installed by default on the K1. Perfect for taking notes. You can even set the DirectStylus as your default tool and you finger for other actions, i.e:

The k1 doesn't have the ability to turn off the screen touches with the stylus.. At least I couldn't find out how to turn the menu on, but it does let me put my palm on it and it doesn't record touches while using my shield's stylus.
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I give up

I've been trying to root my Kindle Fire without success for several days as well as my Galaxy 4 tablet, and it is just too much to deal with for a couple of tablets.
However, I've decided I do want a rooted tablet, something without all the bloatware and that isn't tracking every search I do or order I make to Amazon, or even an email I send to my doctor for all I know. So I 'm asking for help deciding what to buy, as you guys all know way more than I do about this stuff.
What is the best tablet to own if you want a rooted device? I'll be using it for gaming (Clash of Clans, nothing to graphic intensive) and the standard things like watching YouTube videos or maybe a movie on Netflix.
I kneel before the great android sages and ask for your guidance. What tablet would you buy if you wanted a quality device that was easy to root?
Thank you!

GenerallyTso said:
I've been trying to root my Kindle Fire without success for several days as well as my Galaxy 4 tablet, and it is just too much to deal with for a couple of tablets.
However, I've decided I do want a rooted tablet, something without all the bloatware and that isn't tracking every search I do or order I make to Amazon, or even an email I send to my doctor for all I know. So I 'm asking for help deciding what to buy, as you guys all know way more than I do about this stuff.
What is the best tablet to own if you want a rooted device? I'll be using it for gaming (Clash of Clans, nothing to graphic intensive) and the standard things like watching YouTube videos or maybe a movie on Netflix.
I kneel before the great android sages and ask for your guidance. What tablet would you buy if you wanted a quality device that was easy to root?
Thank you!
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What are the specific model numbers of your kindle fire and galaxy tab 4?
What issues are you having in getting them rooted?
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As for the Kindle Fire, nothing above Fire OS 5.1.2 can be rooted.
There are several threads about this in
https://forum.xda-developers.com/hd8-hd10/general
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