[Q] Questions Before Purchase (Need Advice) - Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Im over in Afghanistan right now (such fun) and my wife is going to be purchasing me a tablet to use (mainly e-reader, messing around with it etc and send it over here to me. Ive pretty much settled on the Tab at this point. There is no WiFi, however I've got internet on a computer through a LAN. However, Ive been trying to do some research and find out how I can install apps and what not onto it without being on WiFi, and not looking good so far. Know Im going to need to root it and what not (Ive had a ton of droid phones, so familiar with that). Is the only way I'll be able to update/download stuff on here is by loading the APK file onto the Tablet itself via USB? Or is there a tether possibility, having the USB hooked up to the Tab from the computer with internet, and I can use the Tab as if it were on the internet at that time as well. Anyone who could offer some advice on this, I'd appreciate.
Lastly, If I use it as my ereader as well (using the Kindle app), will I not be able to load books on it due to the fact that its not on a wireless network (in other words, can the books be downloaded and loaded onto the tab via syncing after Ive got the Kindle app on?)
Any thoughts/ideas with any of this or workarounds would greatly be appreciated!

It comes with a usb cable, plug it into the computer and it acts like an external drive. Copy files from computer over to tab, and you should be able to open and install them with the tab. I've transferred a few APK files from my PC to my tab and used File Expert to open and install them. I am not rooted, by the way.
Could you get a cheap wireless router to plug into the computer to give yourself wifi?

Unfortunately we cant use wireless routers out here. So really, the only way for me to get anything on it would to be downloading the APK on to the computer, and transfering it that way im assuming. Would I be able to download just the APK for most apps and do it that way, or am I pretty much limited due to the fact that I cant connect directly to the market over wifi. Thanks for the reply.

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[Q] push files to my phone

Unfortunately I left my cable and charger at home but I need to push some files to my evo. The only problem is, is that I don't have internet access right now on my laptop. Is there a way I can host an adhoc wifi on my laptop and have my phone connect and I would be able to access some files and put files on it that way? Thanks for any help and suggestions in advance.
bavman said:
Unfortunately I left my cable and charger at home but I need to push some files to my evo. The only problem is, is that I don't have internet access right now on my laptop. Is there a way I can host an adhoc wifi on my laptop and have my phone connect and I would be able to access some files and put files on it that way? Thanks for any help and suggestions in advance.
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Not sure if you can do it wirelessly. It would require that your PC was able to host a wireless network, and not many can do that. Wireless file sharing programs require your modem to host a network and act as a go between. Your phone can host a network, but without root, you'd have to pay Sprint for their wireless tether, and still, IDK if that would give you access to wherever you need to push those files. You also can't connect your phone to your laptop in order to run temproot, and set up a wireless tether solution... since you don't have a cable...
In short, I think you're SOL. I can't think of a non root method that allows you to connect your phone to your PC as if it was plugged in.
If you can get to somewhere that has wifi, you can download wifi file explorer from the market. I think it costs a couple of dollars, but it is worth it. Once you have it installed on your phone, connect your phone to the wifi network and then run the program. It will give you the ip address of your phone. Then, just type that address into your internet explorer or whatever browser you have on your laptop and it will connect to your phone. After that, it gives you the option to pick a file to upload to your phone. It takes less time to do all this than it took me to type it. Super Easy and it works great!

[Q] Mac connection, Kies, Video files

I have just picked up a GTab 16gb from PC world, they seem to have stock left despite this ban.
There is a couple of problems I have had already:
I have a MacBook Pro (10.7 Lion) and want to drop some files on to the device. So I installed Kies downloading the latest version from the Samsung website 1.0.0.11081_4. I tried adding some video files to the Kies program. I add a folder, it looks through the folder and then says no video files found!!
Next I though to connect the tab as an external drive. Is this possible?
I know there is wifi transfer apps out there to send files over, but would prefer to do this over cable. Any advice on a way of doing this with a Mac?
Any help is much appreciated
Also I tried connecting with Debugging mode to see if that help. But no success with that either
Also Android File Transfer application doesn't seem to work in normal or debugged mode
This is only way I could transfer files!
My MAC with lion would not connect to the 10.1 wireless or USB. Today on PC World they had an App WIFI File Explorer. Free download crippled and $1.60 Pro version. It is in the Market & Amazon.
I have the pro version and can transfer files wirelessly now. To me it was worth the $ rather than fight with Samsung.
from what I understand, kies doesn't work with lion. snow leopard is the latest OS that it works fairly decent with. And considering the patent wars and rocky relationship, I don't see Samsung really putting any priority in developing support either.
I have the same problem (Lion). To be honest Kies is awful so you're not missing out. I use File Expert to transfer via wifi. Its pretty quick and nice to not have to fiddle with cables.
I hope Samsung stop messing around! iTunes is awful, but Kies is a joke.
Ok glad not just me with problems with Kies on a Mac. It does seem kies is universaly hated.
I have tried a few wireless options, es explorer, ftp server and filezilla which both worked well in transfering the movie files.
crushedlizard said:
I have the same problem (Lion). To be honest Kies is awful so you're not missing out. I use File Expert to transfer via wifi. Its pretty quick and nice to not have to fiddle with cables.
I hope Samsung stop messing around! iTunes is awful, but Kies is a joke.
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from what I understand, kies doesn't work with lion. snow leopard is the latest OS that it works fairly decent with. And considering the patent wars and rocky relationship, I don't see Samsung really putting any priority in developing support either.
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Kies does work with Lion - you just need to install an earlier version and then upgrade.
However, whenever I transferred a DivX to my Tab using Kies, there were always playback problems - picture breaking up, artifacts etc. Initially I thought it was a an issue with the tablet itself as they played flawlessly on my Asus TF. However, I tried using a WiFi transfer apps and finally everything clicked into place and I could play the videos correctly.
Regards,
Dave
My experience exactly.
I got Kies on my Mac and then found it was useless.
Wifi transfer of files seems to be the only way to go. Maybe this will improve in the future, but in reality I think wifi transfer will be fine.
Are you sure you you choose the skies in the Setting of your GT before your connecting?
if not, i wonder whether this way can help you:
before you connect your GT to PC, setup your Galaxy Tab for Kies connection following the steps: press the Menu key. In the Menu interface, select Settings>Wireless and network>USB settings>Samsung Kies.
Note: Ensure your USB cable is unplugged.
hope this can help you.
I also have a UK tab and the settings you describe above are not possible. Under wireless and network there are only the following:
Flight mode
Wifi
Wifi settings
Kies Via Wifi (doesn't find Macs)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth settings
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[Q] Android to Kindle book transfer

Is there a way to buy a book on my 3d through the Kindle App, then connect to my wifes WiFi only Kindle through the usb cable and load the book? You know, like using my phone as a 3G tether to download books? If not, that would be a cool app for poor/cheap people without Wifi, and couldn't afford to get her the 3G Kindle. Just saying.
I believe you can. If you are both on the same account. You should be able to purchase a book from amazon on your phone with the kindle app and then when you connect the wife's kindle via its own wifi then it will synchronize with the amazon account and the book will appear on both.
I don't believe that you can use the usb port to transfer the book to the kindle from the phone. Have you tried the wifi tether app and see if the kindle can pick up the wifi signal from the phone? I think that might work.
Good luck.
I haven't tried tether app, as I'm not rooted or using the paid Sprint tether. I would assume it may be possible that way since the kindle would use my phone as the WiFi source to download a book. I was gonna try last night through the usb cable, but I didn't realize the kindle used a micro usb plus as well. Don't feel like cutting wires up. Guess its just one more reason I need to get off my ass and root.
When you buy a kindle book through the store on android, it should appear on the SD card as a .mobi file. If you transfer that it should work (I think).
But you can also log in to your account on the actual Kindle and you should be able to 'whispersync' the book(s) straight on, bookmarks, notes and all.

[Q] Wireless network for phone + tablet + computer?

So I've just gotten a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 to go with my S3 and now that I have more than one device floating around my house, I'm wondering if there is a better way to share files and data among them than to hook each to my computer separately and then transferring stuff around by USB. I'm looking into Kies, but in the past, I've never been able to get it to work correctly, so I'm not sure if this will work any better on this attempt. Am I on the right path, or is there something different / better than Kies that I could use to have all three devices available on the network for sharing?
I guess I should probably ask if what I want is even possible... I'd really like an always on type of networking where as long as the device is online, I can push data back and forth (ie if my tablet is at home sleeping, and there is a file I want to get from it, I can access it from my phone and vis versa). In addition to that, I'd like a similar connection to exist between my two mobile devices and my computer so I can transfer files back and forth with the computer without having to take up desk space by connecting the device with USB. Please let me know if this is possible, and if it is, the best way to go about doing it in a stable and secure way.
Thanks.
bump in hopes of getting some guidance...

A Few Problems When Running Android 4.4 (x86) on PC

Hello, I recently have been going nuts with booting different OS's on my Windows PC, and came across good ole' Android!
There are just a few things keeping me from using it a lot more.
1. Internet Connectivity
Is there a way to use the laptop's built-in WIFi adapter as the "Android's" default adapter? Or would an external USB adapter be the way to go? I've tried USB Tethering on my fiance's Galaxy J1 but it says "No USB devices attached". This would be a big one to figure out for sure!
2. App Compatibility
I'm able to install and use some APK's i've copied from my other devices just fine, but some of them won't start up, force closing immediately. I figured with Android 4.4 most apps should be (and are) able to run okay, but I get about a 50/50 rate of the ones installed on PC working and not. Would there be a way to get around this? I'm no expert by any means but one of the things floating around my head was through editing the "build.prop" of the PC-booted Android.

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