Introducing Nexus 7 = google android tablet

TheDoc

First post from Nexus.

First impressions are great. Such a good size to rapidly type with thumbs.

Also very impressed with speed and responsiveness .

Mimikyu

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TheDoc

Well first major problem. Flash not supported on this tablet. Some reading of XDA indicates I need to root for it to work.

A lot of streaming websites I regularly view require flash. And I don't really want to root.

Major dissapointment although I might be able to look over it. Everything is working fantastic and its such a sweet device.

No sign of Google Now. Although got a popup a out an update already. Will reboot shortly to install it.

Also notice on the right side there is a slight bit of flex where the Outer metallic edge on the screen meets the rubberised back. Giving a slight squeeze you can hear it. Again nothing major but a nuisance none the less.

Mimikyu

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Gran Hermano

Following link provides a good guide to google now
http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57479978-285/how-to-get-started-with-google-now/

Initially mine was just giving me a card showing the local weather, after a couple of days I had a new card with a map showing my house and office. It asked me to confirm was it my work address. I now have a card showing approx travel time to work or from work depending on traffic.

Mantel

Gran Hermano wrote: »

Following link provides a good guide to google now
http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57479978-285/how-to-get-started-with-google-now/

Initially mine was just giving me a card showing the local weather, after a couple of days I had a new card with a map showing my house and office. It asked me to confirm was it my work address. I now have a card showing approx travel time to work or from work depending on traffic.

Mine wasn't giving me anything for a few days and then it started to show me the weather, I thought it would pick up data from Latitude and give me work/home travel times. I must be confusing it by walking to work.

johnmcdnl wrote: »

Is there any way to prevent it switching orientation unless you specifically give an app permission to rotate... I hate pretty much everything rotated except the obvious watching a movie or playing some games.. the screen is too narrow to properly display a lot of apps in landscape IMO.. and it does my head in when they auto rotate when I'm lying in bed and the tablet thinks I just tilted it sideways.. just not a fan of landscape on this tablet at all... screen works well in portrait and I'd be happy if it would just always stay in portrait for me

In Settings->Display there's an option to disable auto-rotate so that should work out situations where the tablet thinks you want landscape. Not sure about permissions for individual apps that force rotate though.

TheDoc

OK just saw charger. How the **** is that supposed to work.

Its not even a two pin. Looks mental never seen it before.

johnmcdnl

Mantel wrote: »

In Settings->Display there's an option to disable auto-rotate so that should work out situations where the tablet thinks you want landscape. Not sure about permissions for individual apps that force rotate though.

There isn't.. It was there in pretty much any rom or version of Android version used up till now so that's what surprised me to see it missing..

Unless I'm completely blind here and can't see it....

Patsy fyre

Picked mine up this evening from hmv in Sligo. Think there is a few left in there. Seems snazy enough.

We will have to set up a new thread for the best apps for tablets.

Mantel

johnmcdnl wrote: »

There isn't.. It was there in pretty much any rom or version of Android version used up till now so that's what surprised me to see it missing..

Unless I'm completely blind here and can't see it....

Wow, my Galaxy nexus is on 4.1.1 and it has that option, I just assumed that since it was the same version on the tablet it would have the same option.

Gran Hermano

johnmcdnl wrote: »

There isn't.. It was there in pretty much any rom or version of Android version used up till now so that's what surprised me to see it missing..

Unless I'm completely blind here and can't see it....

Check under SETTINGS, ACCESSIBILITY, AUTO ROTATE

micks_address

Anyone come across a nice case with smart cover? Thinking something like the incipio feather for iPad... BTW really loving the 7

kayos

OK after a week of owning this thing I decided to factory reset while I am in the states as it means no need to setup a VPN. Couple of questions though.

When I get back to Ireland will books/movies/music no longer be available or do I get to keep them going?

If they stay active and I decide to pay for something after my 25 bucks credit is up will the zip/phone number it set up with my Irish cc cause issues?

Google wallet gave $10 free in case anyone missed that one. Think the local walgreens has NFC payment so might gobble it up there :-) .

Currently leaching off the hotels WiFi to download all the play freebies. Man we get screwed in Ireland so many freebies over here. 25 credit for play, 10 free on wallet, movies books music and mags.

Jet Black

johnmcdnl wrote: »

There isn't.. It was there in pretty much any rom or version of Android version used up till now so that's what surprised me to see it missing..

Unless I'm completely blind here and can't see it....

Slide the bar menu down and on the right of the date there is a button to lock or unlock the auto turning. Not sure what the menu is called. Its the one you slide down from the top of the screen.

kenyard

kayos wrote: »

Man we get screwed in Ireland so many freebies over here. 25 credit for play, 10 free on wallet, movies books music and mags.

we get screwed in everything like that.. just get an irish netflix account and compare it to see that :rolleyes:
cant understand why we cant have a universal european technology video book tv show and movie etc rights thing...rather than it being territory specific.. guess the likes of sky sports etc would put a stop to that ever happening of course.

theroomisonfire

Hi

Does anyone know how to change the picture that appears at the top in Google now. I was in town a d saw a display model of the nexus 7 where the picture was specific to Dublin and there was a picture of a Dublin bus.

The picture never changes to that for me. The only thing that happens is the the background differs depending upon the time of the day.

Gran Hermano

theroomisonfire wrote: »

Hi

Does anyone know how to change the picture that appears at the top in Google now. I was in town a d saw a display model of the nexus 7 where the picture was specific to Dublin and there was a picture of a Dublin bus.

The picture never changes to that for me. The only thing that happens is the the background differs depending upon the time of the day.

Google Now's background picture changes automatically depending on location and time of day. There seems to be specific pictures for city centre locations and generic combinations of hills/fields for other locations.

johnmcdnl

Google Now has decided I work at DCU :pac: I am a student there so it's not too far off I'll give it that. Just slightly annoying that every time I check it out to see did it learn anything else about me I see directions to DCU and traffic conditions on the M3 like I need to know that for the next few months :L

It still hasn't even learned to give me any other cards at all though Is there any way to force feed it information so it starts giving me better cards?

Breezer

Is there a working display model on display anywhere? Deciding between this, Transformer Infinity and and iPad and I'd like an opportunity to see it in action.

Mantel

johnmcdnl wrote: »

It still hasn't even learned to give me any other cards at all though Is there any way to force feed it information so it starts giving me better cards?

Do searches for specific flights or a sports team you follow, not sure how well it would work with Irish/English sports.

Gran Hermano

johnmcdnl wrote: »

Google Now has decided I work at DCU :pac: I am a student there so it's not too far off I'll give it that. Just slightly annoying that every time I check it out to see did it learn anything else about me I see directions to DCU and traffic conditions on the M3 like I need to know that for the next few months :L

It still hasn't even learned to give me any other cards at all though Is there any way to force feed it information so it starts giving me better cards?

Check my earlier post on this thread with the link to the guide on CNET, you need to ensure you have the right privacy settings and web history set in your Google account.

liamhana

getting there, hard to find irish apps but thats just me getting used to it. flash installed so watching tv series ok, books a bit trickier. seems the knidle version wont allow ebooks to be loaded from a pc, but will try another reader to liad up freebies... music sorted..mmm getting places!

Patsy fyre

How would I go about transferring pictures from drive to the gallery?

racer1

So is there anywhere you can buy an 8gb one? Dont really need to spend the extra money on 16gb one.

Mimikyu

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yabadabado

Where is the cheapest place to buy this or are they all the same price no matter what store you use?

Mimikyu

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johnmcdnl

Is anyone else's Google now throwing up as random cards as mind? It's just decided to tell me I work at elara - yes I've shopped there online a few times but how did it decide I work there :-\

TheDoc

Well its based on the more you use it etc,

Do you use Google map check in ?

I check in daily to what I have label led home and work. Picked mine up straight away.

Patsy fyre

The only thing that could make this device better would be skygo, what's app and film on support.