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Is the GTAB dead (or more so the Android)? The development of new ROM's have slowed and the long wait for video drivers and the release of more code so we can run HoneyComb one has to wonder. The very thing that makes Android product so great begs the question to be asked. It makes one wonder why a supposed open source code appears to be the held from it's users. The day of Android may have peaked too early with the stagnation of it's OS and failed promises. I have never been an Apple fan, but they do work and well. It has made me wonder if it is time for a change.
I don't think its Google withholding the source. It is the manufacturer of the product/device that dictates how long their product/device will be supported. Viewsonic would need to work on getting it working or ported to the G-Tablet and release the drivers etc needed to for devs here to work or create custom roms. So far the only way to do it is to build it from scratch.
I don't know much about development, so I apologize if I am incorrect as to the process steps. Don't give in to Apple though. All of their stuff is overpriced crap that gets replaced the next year or less than a year later, then they expect you to pay for the newer product to get their newer features. They haven't even released a 4G device or try to rework with Adobe for flash support. If you look at Android devices, popular manufacturers try to emphasize on releasing hardware that is ahead of its time, they won't make your device obsolete by the end of the year.
Afaik development is still going. This thread keeps updates with the status on having a properly working honeycomb kernel. last updated a few days ago.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1231577
And the Flashback team has Froyo, Gingerbread and Honeycomb roms that they update regularly, Caulkin/Clemsyn updated their rom to v7, and there is Cyanogenmod for GTab, so no, not dead.
I am running Flashback 9 (released last night), while eagerly awaiting the GTab Kerneldev team to finish their port of the 2.6.36 kernel so native Honeycomb 3.2 should run.
Plus if Google holds true to their words, Ice Cream Sandwich source should be released about a month after the Galaxy Nexus, and I imagine Cyanogenmod will shift to that.
There's a heck of a lot more going on for the GTab than for the stupid HP Touchpad I bought for $149 (I got 32mb version), although Cyanogen team says it'll be out for Touchpad in a few weeks...
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astevens54 said:
Is the GTAB dead (or more so the Android)? The development of new ROM's have slowed and the long wait for video drivers and the release of more code so we can run HoneyComb one has to wonder. The very thing that makes Android product so great begs the question to be asked. It makes one wonder why a supposed open source code appears to be the held from it's users. The day of Android may have peaked too early with the stagnation of it's OS and failed promises. I have never been an Apple fan, but they do work and well. It has made me wonder if it is time for a change.
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Excuse me for asking, but what in the world is a person doing on the XDA developers forum talking about development being stalled? And, to make it even worse, why would you go in the direction of the most locked up system in history?
If you are unhappy with the speed of development, then get going and do it! And, if you want the simplicity of a toaster and only want to make toast, then, by all means buy an apple product.
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Excuse me for asking, but what in the world is a person doing on the XDA developers forum talking about development being stalled? And, to make it even worse, why would you go in the direction of the most locked up system in history?
If you are unhappy with the speed of development, then get going and do it! And, if you want the simplicity of a toaster and only want to make toast, then, by all means buy an apple product.
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Dude chill out, it was just a question. This is a forum is it not? Open for discussion. I appreciate all that the DEV's are doing.
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And, if you want the simplicity of a toaster and only want to make toast, then, by all means buy an apple product.
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Rofl, no RIP to Mr Jobs?
As far as I know Honeycomb source was not released by Google because they knew it was not ready (unstable). I read that statement somwhere. That's the reason we now have ICS (well, almost have)
Cheers!
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Just when I think the same, a slew of new roms/updates emerge. Of course as new tabs are released, work on the old ones start to diminish.
I just loaded the lastest beasty rom and it's great. Tried several HC roms and like the layout, but too many issues to date.
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And, if you want the simplicity of a toaster and only want to make toast, then, by all means buy an apple product.
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It's fanboy answers like that, which do nothing for the Android argument.
Let's not be ignorant here, Apple makes great products and their software/development is tight.
But anyway, let's stay on topic. Like everyone else said, the G Tablet is far from dead. I just started using C+C this weekend and its amazingly fast! It has breathed new life into my G Tablet , especially with Skype working.
Check this article out: LINK this is exactly what I was trying to talk about... it's not necessarily my option, but the way a lot of people are feeling.
That's the way a pseudo tech journalist who is a closet Apple fan feels about a buzzword using data that's out of date.
Here's a counter.
http://www.androidcentral.com/dear-molly-rants-lets-talk-about-android-fragmentation
I am thinking of getting a Touchpad and have started doing my research into Android roms and the processes around it. However I am getting a bit confused as to the overall steps, what is available, and how it all works.
So far I have gathered that it will end up being a dual boot. I have seen some mentioning about ClockworkMod, but then I have also seen other posts that say it has issues of some kind.
I guess I need a bit of a basic overview. How does the recovery work? Are all Roms CM7/9 based? How are they installed?
And the biggie, is it worth it? I love the specs and the price (looking at 145 for the 32gb model). But it is unsupported hardware so the question of lifespan comes up in my mind.
Thanks
Ok, I found this thread that helped a bit:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1305891
I am assuming the process is the same for all CM versions. However it mentions ClockworkMod as well, yet does not seem to use it. Is it even needed or is everything managed via the SDK?
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Ok, I found this thread that helped a bit:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1305891
I am assuming the process is the same for all CM versions. However it mentions ClockworkMod as well, yet does not seem to use it. Is it even needed or is everything managed via the SDK?
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You may find some value in watching a few of my Touchpad videos:
http://www.youtube.com/user/reverendkjr?feature=mhee
I explain a lot of the processes in a very easy to follow way.
That is a great tutorial! Thanks for pointing me to it.
It does clear up several questions for me. One thing I am curious about is if future updates after the first time are handled via ClockworkMod or do we have to use the computer to flash roms every time?
I still have to check out your other videos when I get home, they throttle Youtube at work . I know it is a silly question but what are your thoughts on the Touchpad in general? Is it worth the purchase?
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That is a great tutorial! Thanks for pointing me to it.
It does clear up several questions for me. One thing I am curious about is if future updates after the first time are handled via ClockworkMod or do we have to use the computer to flash roms every time?
I still have to check out your other videos when I get home, they throttle Youtube at work . I know it is a silly question but what are your thoughts on the Touchpad in general? Is it worth the purchase?
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The Touchpad is a wonderful piece of equipment. I would never have bought a tablet if I hadn't gotten this one so cheaply. Yes, future updates should be applied by ClockworkMod. I have a video on that as well. I think you will be convinced of it's awesomeness once you watch more of them. Be sure to subscribe so you get notified when I add more. I do a new video about once a week.
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And the biggie, is it worth it? I love the specs and the price (looking at 145 for the 32gb model). But it is unsupported hardware so the question of lifespan comes up in my mind.
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Where are you seeing the 32GB Touchpad for $145? Just curios.
Ron
bluedogtouchpad said:
Where are you seeing the 32GB Touchpad for $145? Just curios.
Ron
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Work. From what I can tell my company is selling off their stock at the same prices as the firesale. The 16gb are long gone but they have some 32gb still floating around. Thinking of getting one as a Christmas gift..to myself
Edit: That was before tax and shipping but still a great deal. Wife just payed for it as a Christmas gift. Cannot wait.
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Work. From what I can tell my company is selling off their stock at the same prices as the firesale. The 16gb are long gone but they have some 32gb still floating around. Thinking of getting one as a Christmas gift..to myself
Edit: That was before tax and shipping but still a great deal. Wife just payed for it as a Christmas gift. Cannot wait.
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Can you get anymore for that price? I have Pay-Pal....
Good price for sure
If you are able to fetch it off ebay or craiglist for the cheaper prices (under $200) then go get it! You won't be able to find a ~10 incher for under $250 which has reasonable specs and does not suck.
The touchpad over all in my opinion is not bad at all. Webos will be opensourced soon by HP which means that even more work will be done on this tablet. The only major gripe with WEBOS currently is that it does not have much apps due to not being very popular, but hopefully opensourcing webos will result in some more activity.
Then comes android, specifically CM7. There are two versions out, the normal Cyanogen android OS and a "Xronified" version, which is the same as cyanogen but has lots of tweaks to get the cyanogen version running better on your tablet. Simply poo, XRON is CM7 but lots of tweaks and additions to get android going nicely on your tablet. Both versions are "alpha 3" but very usable, especially the XRON version.
One gripe about all of this is that the tablet scene is not very mature, meaning that WEBOS has barely any apps but very functional OS, while CM7/xron has many apps (all android apps) but still buggy here and there. Nothing is so bad that it is unusable, just that you might run into a bug or problem here and there, but none of it is unfix-able without checking XDA more.
Oh yeah, you can overclock this sucker to 1.5 Ghz from the stock 1.2 Ghz (I think it is 1.2) and run it fully stable. Some even got it to 1.9 Ghz, all of which gives the tablet very noticeable speed boosts.
In my situation, webos did not want to update, so I had to work with a thing called webosdoctor, and from then on I had no problems getting webos to update, overclocking it, and installing android. I just got the touchpad yesterday night, and I was able to get webos fully updated, overclocked, and set up a homebrew environment on the tablet within an hour. After that I got android on the touchpad, which took me maybe an hour too, but most of that time was spent downloading the rom (Xron is 190 MB or so), waiting for android to install on the touchpad, and realizing I did not plug in the usb cable into the touchpad all the way. It was very very easy, and no problems for me at all!
I used this guide for getting started with everything:
http://forums.webosnation.com/hp-touchpad/293028-new-touchpad-heres-your-get-started-guide.html
And then this guide for getting android onto the touchpad:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1305891 <-- CM7
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321335 <-- xron
I first installed CM7 and then Xron, turns out you can just use the xron thread but I did CM7 and then Xron to make it easier for me.
Good luck with deciding to get a touchpad or not, if you do, it is rather fun!
It's worth getting the TP just to have fun flashing ROMs and keeping your hobbies up to date. Having gone through the flashing scenario with Dell x51v I found myself wanting more fun through custom ROMs than the regular Ipad stock crowd. I picked up the NI Adam and loved that too but to tell you the truth the TP rocks with android and this keeps me going in terms of keeping up to date with mobile hardware/software scene. If you can get one...get one, you won't regret it.
Thank you everybody for the good guidance. I saw the MIUI rom go up the other day as well so there are plenty of options.
I have been hacking phone since my old Kyocera 6035 so this type of stuff is just fun for me. This will be my first tablet, cannot wait. Shipping is due on the 19 but my wife wont let me have it until Xmas day. You can bet it will be booting Android before we go out to visit the family
A question on overclocking: I read the thread for overclocking in WebOS but I was not sure if this had any impact on the android side of things. I am very familiar with SetCPU, are the kernels we get with the roms setup to overclock in Android?
Just got mine. Have to wait for Christmas too. Ratts!!!!!
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A question on overclocking: I read the thread for overclocking in WebOS but I was not sure if this had any impact on the android side of things. I am very familiar with SetCPU, are the kernels we get with the roms setup to overclock in Android?
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Nope. The two OS's are completely independent. Get Antutu CPU Master (free) to OC in Android.
Now that Gary has given us much to speculate about in his thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23409128#post23409128
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I am starting this thread to provide general updates and information on current or future products. In addition, at times I will address rumors where applicable.
Items- 3/8/2012
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4. I will have some exciting news in about two weeks on the TF201.
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I am starting this thread by proclaiming at the beginning of spring in the nothern hemisphere Asus will show off and give techies the dualboot solution with Win8 Arm and ICS.
Sorry Gary, I just had to do this. Pure speculation though but I am sure I am right.
So you might as well "let the cat out of the sack" as Trapattoni claims.
FTFY
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23409128#post23409128
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Now that Gary has given us much to speculate about in his thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23409128#post23409128
I am starting this thread by proclaiming at the beginning of spring in the nothern hemisphere Asus will show off and give techies the dualboot solution with Win8 Arm and ICS.
Sorry Gary, I just had to do this. Pure speculation though but I am sure I am right.
So you might as well "let the cat out of the sack" as Trapattoni claims.
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I don't BELIEVE that's what's going to be announced, but man, that would be pretty cool. I'm still not sure if Office will run on the ARM version (I'm thinking X86 apps won't, but I've seen so much conflicting info lately I"m not sure). Without Office, it would be more of a novelty for me, though.
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Now that Gary has given us much to speculate about in his thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23409128#post23409128
I am starting this thread by proclaiming at the beginning of spring in the nothern hemisphere Asus will show off and give techies the dualboot solution with Win8 Arm and ICS.
Sorry Gary, I just had to do this. Pure speculation though but I am sure I am right.
So you might as well "let the cat out of the sack" as Trapattoni claims.
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Yea, only in your dreams. That'll never happen.... as far as dualboot being officially supported by Asus and Microsoft (doesn't make sense at all for Asus)
As far as speculations go.. my guess.. is.. more or less.. likely.. an update to Android 4.04
Btw, Capello is gone... about time for Trapattoni as well? =P
where are all those mofos that tried to doubt what I said about the the "Fix"? you see it in plain writing now. I rest my case. lmfao lmfao
don't hide now Barry n others
seems like good news is coming though. let me keep reading Gary post. I had to bring this back up.
Maybe they will recall all of them in two weeks, and give us something that works a little smoother, and a tablet with glass that does not break while docked, this would be nice.
Will never happen. Have you seen new article on XDA portal? Regarding win8 tablets being locked down to allow ONLY win8 to boot. Mind you, if they base win8 tablet on TFP, we might get tablet analog of htc hd2.
Sent from my 7th TF201
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I don't BELIEVE that's what's going to be announced, but man, that would be pretty cool. I'm still not sure if Office will run on the ARM version (I'm thinking X86 apps won't, but I've seen so much conflicting info lately I"m not sure). Without Office, it would be more of a novelty for me, though.
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While windows 8 on prime is not coming officially I can say for near sure, office will be built for Windows on arm for 100% sure. There is no way whatsoever they would leave it out. It is their flagship product and they know very well the only way they will stand a chance in the tablet market is to get office and other desktop like software running on their os.
I also say update to ICS 4.0.4
I'd say ICS update and new 3.0 kernel update. maybe Asus will unlock some of the ICS features found in the phones on our tablet like FaceUnlock, wifi direct transfer, and maybe 5Ghz wifi N band(we currently only have 2.5Ghz N band enabled.
I know one of the ultimate things would be allowing users to unlock without voiding warranty. or at least fully unlocking allowing NVflash and fastboot. I have some other great guesses but I won't mention them. Ill let it be a surprise
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I'd say ICS update and new 3.0 kernel update. maybe Asus will unlock some of the ICS features found in the phones on our tablet like FaceUnlock, wifi direct transfer, and maybe 5Ghz wifi N band(we currently only have 2.5Ghz N band enabled.
I know one of the ultimate things would be allowing users to unlock without voiding warranty. or at least fully unlocking allowing NVflash and fastboot. I have some other great guesses but I won't mention them. Ill let it be a surprise
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I'll take everything they will give...
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remember: I get a new mainboard, maybe a replacement though I'd prefer the mainboard only. Got way to much familiar with the sucker in these three weeks, it had only one almost invisible llight bleed.
And yes this is probably my specific solution I recall plastic pieces falling out of one docking hole after I had peeled out the rubber
Doubt it's windows 8
http://www.xda-developers.com/feature/microsoft-confirms-lockdown-of-arm-devices-running-windows-8/
No, not gonna happen. No way in hell. Absolutely not possible.
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Now that Gary has given us much to speculate about in his thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23409128#post23409128
I am starting this thread by proclaiming at the beginning of spring in the nothern hemisphere Asus will show off and give techies the dualboot solution with Win8 Arm and ICS.
Sorry Gary, I just had to do this. Pure speculation though but I am sure I am right.
So you might as well "let the cat out of the sack" as Trapattoni claims.
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Gaaaary, I stopped using Winfuck when Android hit the stream
This ISN'T my Transformer Prime
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where are all those mofos that tried to doubt what I said about the the "Fix"? you see it in plain writing now. I rest my case. lmfao lmfao
don't hide now Barry n others
seems like good news is coming though. let me keep reading Gary post. I had to bring this back up.
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Lets just wait. April should be a good one. Dont count your chickens till the eggs are hatched. If there isnt a fix by April, suck for the people with problems. If there is a fix good for them.
Hope that exciting news will make consumers that are having problems with their primes happy and not just an award that the TF201 has has received. It doesnt really suggest anything: I guess we just have to wait in two week if its really exciting or not.
I'd say Android 5.0 confirmation is more likely, possibly a release date?
androidcommunity.com/asus-says-theyll-be-first-to-android-5-0-jelly-bean-20120302/
Jelly Bean is coming to Primes...
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Here is jorokw's link:
http://androidcommunity.com/asus-says-theyll-be-first-to-android-5-0-jelly-bean-20120302/
"Just like the original Transformer was the first to update to new versions of Honeycomb, the Prime was the first to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Now ASUS has mentioned Android 5.0 and Jelly Bean, and we sure are excited."
Could it be the news?? ... If it is, I hope we dont run into the random locks, reboots, lags all over again with ICS.
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Here is jorokw's link:
http://androidcommunity.com/asus-says-theyll-be-first-to-android-5-0-jelly-bean-20120302/
"Just like the original Transformer was the first to update to new versions of Honeycomb, the Prime was the first to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Now ASUS has mentioned Android 5.0 and Jelly Bean, and we sure are excited."
Could it be the news?? ... If it is, I hope we dont run into the random locks, reboots, lags all over again with ICS.
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that wouldn't be news as we've already heard about that for a little while now. there's a few threads on it. I think its too early to jump to a whole new version now. ICS still brand new. Android needs to catch everyone up to ICS before updating to next version. fragmentation needs to be minimized as much as possible.
Could it be a price-drop?
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Could it be a price-drop?
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That doesn't help current owners unless they also offer to refund the difference... and that would cost Asus their entire profit. Don't see that happening.
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*Note: This is a multiple choice poll*
Did anyone expect the development cycle to take so long for a public release?
Where is the dedicated hardware?
Have they changed too much from the original UX promised?
Since Ubuntu Touch was announced many things have changed and many, many months have gone by. How many version updates for Android and iOS? Firefox OS made it to market, Jolla's Sailfish made it to market, Samsung dithering around with Tizen is the only thing taking longer than Ubuntu Touch. Heck, OpenMobile finally delivered an Android Compatibility Layer for HP Touchpad running webOS for crying out loud. And Nokia released an Android phone; so Hell has already Frozen Over!!!!!
What gives?
How do you people feel about the loooooong wait for maturity of this OS?
I first tried and got excited about when I had a nexus 4. Which I sold as soon as the nexus 5 came out. I pledge for a couple Ubuntu edges. Remember that?! It seemed like they were on track to release something in a decent timeframe.
I would still put money down to try out a phone released with Ubuntu touch if it has great hardware.
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One last question.
Does this poll have too many choices?
Seriously though, you might want to read this.
ramjet73
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Does this poll have too many choices?
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*shrug* How many polls do you see on forums where respondents complain about too few choices? I merely tried to estimate the possible moods engendered by the question.
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Seriously though, you might want to read this.
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Read it when it came out. Read all the tech press, blog post, forum thread, official wiki stuff. Scoured the web. Flashed and flashed and flashed and flashed and flashed and finally was able to update and update and update and update and update...
The point is - Doesn't matter how many people say 's'wonderful, 's'marvelous IF IT NEVER MAKES IT TO MARKET in almost 18 months. People walk away. There is patience and refining. Then again there is just fiddling along and wasting people's time.
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The point is - Doesn't matter how many people say 's'wonderful, 's'marvelous IF IT NEVER MAKES IT TO MARKET in almost 18 months. People walk away. There is patience and refining. Then again there is just fiddling along and wasting people's time.
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It sounds like you've already made up your mind. I just leave it installed on my Nexus 4 and start it up every couple of days to check for updates and review the progress.
I'm sure some phone manufacturer will put their toe in the water sometime soon, and as long as Canonical continues to support the Nexus models that's a pretty good base for potential users. End users will choose Ubuntu Touch because it came with their device or they like the capabilities and won't be concerned about its history.
ramjet73
Um... ramjet? Looks like you didn't vote?
All respondents voted yes, in some way, that it took too long... Maybe you should put in the first "no" vote?
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Um... ramjet? Looks like you didn't vote?
All respondents voted yes, in some way, that it took too long... Maybe you should put in the first "no" vote?
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You got it, although my preferred response would probably have been more like "No - It's not dead yet so let's see what happens", but please don't add it.
LOL.
ramjet73
no...but
Since none of the multiple choice answers accurately reflect my opinion, I'll give my own. No, canonical didn't wait to long, but they should focus on developing a kernel that supports hardware for a wider variety of mobile devices, a unified bootloader for smart phones and tablets, and usb installation.
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Since none of the multiple choice answers accurately reflect my opinion, I'll give my own. No, canonical didn't wait to long, but they should focus on developing a kernel that supports hardware for a wider variety of mobile devices, a unified bootloader for smart phones and tablets, and usb installation.
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I'd put that as a "No - I still have faith, a public release is close."
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I'd put that as a "No - I still have faith, a public release is close."
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It is just that I don't believe in faith, and I don't know for sure if a public release is close. But nevertheless, If a release comes out I'll definitely try it. Better late than never.
Today's WSJ said ASUS will be terminating Zenwatch Android Wear product.
Hope we can still get the official Wear 2
Where did you get your information?
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Where did you get your information?
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Just google it.. I just read about this myself and came here to see if there was any discusion going... does this mean we wont see android wear 2.0?
I saw the news articles too. Asus here in Europe was surprised about the news and didn't know anything about it. They said it was going just fine with the Zenwatch Sales. So I don't know how true this news is, and I think the update still will come soon. And Google makes the updates, not Asus like everyone thinks apperantly.
My concern is who inside that company will oversee the release of aw 2.0 for existing products.
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My concern is who inside that company will oversee the release of aw 2.0 for existing products.
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I assume that someone will oversee the release of AW 2.0. My concern is that what happens when I want AW 2.1 and so on. I bought this watch last year knowing that my Gear Live would not get the 2.0 update, but I hope that my Zenwatch does not follow the same path of not getting the 2.1 or 3.0 (and so on) update when it is announced and released.
It is not confirmed that they will discontinue the line. Article at Android Police (http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/05/15/asus-reportedly-done-android-wear-zenwatch-line/) and the original article/post by Digitimes (http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20170515PD202.html) say "reportedly" and "likely". The report comes from "sources of Taiwan's supply chain" which is not a direct source. Don't raise a panic just yet.
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It is not confirmed that they will discontinue the line. Article at Android Police (http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/05/15/asus-reportedly-done-android-wear-zenwatch-line/) and the original article/post by Digitimes (http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20170515PD202.html) say "reportedly" and "likely". The report comes from "sources of Taiwan's supply chain" which is not a direct source. Don't raise a panic just yet.
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I hope not. The zenwatch line is great for people who want a cheap, good quality smartwatch.
Yeah, for a no-frills "gets it done and still looks nice" watch, the ZW2 was hard to beat. I'm tempted to get a second one as a backup even if they aren't discontinued. That said, it would be nice to get to at least AW 2.0.
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Yeah, for a no-frills "gets it done and still looks nice" watch, the ZW2 was hard to beat. I'm tempted to get a second one as a backup even if they aren't discontinued. That said, it would be nice to get to at least AW 2.0.
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Agreed. I do think it would benefit from a rotating crown, but other than that, it's pretty much the perfect. I don't need a heart rate sensor or 4G, and I prefer the square form factor anyways. If they do discontinue the Zenwatch line, I hope someone jumps in.
jshamlet said:
Yeah, for a no-frills "gets it done and still looks nice" watch, the ZW2 was hard to beat. I'm tempted to get a second one as a backup even if they aren't discontinued. That said, it would be nice to get to at least AW 2.0.
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AW 2.0 is now being pushed out for the ZenWatch 3. We should have it soon. Hopefully once we get the kernel source that will make it easier to maintain and make our own ROMs.
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AW 2.0 is now being pushed out for the ZenWatch 3. We should have it soon. Hopefully once we get the kernel source that will make it easier to maintain and make our own ROMs.
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I hope we get it soon.. Had a little taste of it and it was really nice! And ya it would be nice espetiallylooking twards the future if asus does drop it.. Than hopefull the awsome devs here can keep us going for awhile
AngryManMLS said:
AW 2.0 is now being pushed out for the ZenWatch 3. We should have it soon. Hopefully once we get the kernel source that will make it easier to maintain and make our own ROMs.
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Google still have some "final bugs" to solve for the ZW2... We'll have to wait a bit more, yay
Source: https://twitter.com/ASUSUK/status/864492209919361025 (scroll down a bit)
Gfhoihoi72 said:
Google still have some "final bugs" to solve for the ZW2... We'll have to wait a bit more, yay
Source: https://twitter.com/ASUSUK/status/864492209919361025 (scroll down a bit)
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It's okay I can wait a bit longer. It's just a freaking software update not a cure for cancer. We will all manage to live without AW 2.0 on our watches for a bit longer while they fix whatever bugs there is to be fixed.
AngryManMLS said:
It's okay I can wait a bit longer. It's just a freaking software update not a cure for cancer. We will all manage to live without AW 2.0 on our watches for a bit longer while they fix whatever bugs there is to be fixed.
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Wait...AW 2.0 doesn't cure cancer??? But I thought...DARN IT!