Thinking of going from Android to Windows. Has anyone else made the move and regrets it? Or is anyone happy about the move?
Explain why
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I've had plenty of phones, I most recently had a Galaxy Note and an iPhone 5 and I've made the move to a Lumia 920 and I am very happy with the decision. No matter what device or platform you choose there will always be pros and cons. Windows Phone is quick, simple and stable, I enjoy the UI, theres a lot to like here. You won't get the customization you get with Android. I've been using iPhones since the original and I was ready to try something different and I'm glad I did.
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I've had plenty of phones, I most recently had a Galaxy Note and an iPhone 5 and I've made the move to a Lumia 920 and I am very happy with the decision. No matter what device or platform you choose there will always be pros and cons. Windows Phone is quick, simple and stable, I enjoy the UI, theres a lot to like here. You won't get the customization you get with Android. I've been using iPhones since the original and I was ready to try something different and I'm glad I did.
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Well considering it's a very pricey phone it may be a month or so till I get one. Maybe if I can trade my Gnex or sell it
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I've had two iPhones and three Android phones and I have no regret about moving to the Lumia 920. Smooth, fast and reliable. I'm typing this from my nexus 7 with the latest version of Android and it's still clunky compared to Windows Phone 8.
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I'm definitely going to if I can afford it.
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hi everyone,
i am also looking at moving to the nokia 920 it looks amazing. and i want something new, i am over the iphone's and andriods but i have a few questions.
i am an avid video watcher on my train rides into work and comic book reader. I am curious, do i need to convert my movies to the what ever format windows 8 movie format ? how easy is it to sync data with your workstation ? i am trying to find out about more but having a lot of trouble finding out info on windows 8 mobile, any feedback would be great.
Don't know about the sync question but my Windows 7 machine automatically converted vob files before transferring to the phone and wmv and mp4 pay just fine.
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n7slc said:
Don't know about the sync question but my Windows 7 machine automatically converted vob files before transferring to the phone and wmv and mp4 pay just fine.
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thanks for that, i really appreciate it. i have one more question custom ring tones and tones, can windows handle this ? i am a media junkie and this is what scars me chaning to windows mobile.
wrk13s said:
thanks for that, i really appreciate it. i have one more question custom ring tones and tones, can windows handle this ? i am a media junkie and this is what scars me chaning to windows mobile.
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I'm switching mainly cause I'm concerned about media. I want my Xbox music subscription everywhere I go
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n7slc said:
I've had two iPhones and three Android phones and I have no regret about moving to the Lumia 920. Smooth, fast and reliable. I'm typing this from my nexus 7 with the latest version of Android and it's still clunky compared to Windows Phone 8.
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How is the combination of your nexus 7 and 920? I'm thinking of getting a 920 to go along with my nexus 7 so I could have my nexus 7 for apps and videos.
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wrk13s said:
thanks for that, i really appreciate it. i have one more question custom ring tones and tones, can windows handle this ? i am a media junkie and this is what scars me chaning to windows mobile.
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Custom ringtones, yes. Custom email, sms tones, no.
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Snaqvi91 said:
How is the combination of your nexus 7 and 920? I'm thinking of getting a 920 to go along with my nexus 7 so I could have my nexus 7 for apps and videos.
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Well it used to be Nexus 7 and SGS2. I use the N7 almost exclusively for video when traveling. The L920 is my phone and email device first...media player dead last.
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Well it used to be Nexus 7 and SGS2. I use the N7 almost exclusively for video when traveling. The L920 is my phone and email device first...media player dead last.
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Well one of the criticisms of wp8 is that it lacks apps. Does the combo completely thrash away that argument? Is there anything lacking in this combo that you can do with some other phone like an iPhone.
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bendirkss said:
I'm switching mainly cause I'm concerned about media. I want my Xbox music subscription everywhere I go
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thanks i am liking so far what i hear about this phone. i will do more research before i comit to it.
wrk13s said:
thanks i am liking so far what i hear about this phone. i will do more research before i comit to it.
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I'm going to as soon as I have $
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Custom ringtones, yes. Custom email, sms tones, no.
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Well it used to be Nexus 7 and SGS2. I use the N7 almost exclusively for video when traveling. The L920 is my phone and email device first...media player dead last.
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It's my media player first . Music, games, everything! Only qualm is that the music app loads up slowly and lags on my Lumia 920 - that, and DrawSomething. Everything else works like a charm.
Contacts
I am just wondering ......how do you transfer all the contacts from Google to Windows 8 phone
Ive moved from Android (galaxy nexus) to Lumia 920. So far pretty good. Really enjoying it. The music app isn't that great (troubles syncing in Win8, no search function). Needs a little more work/features
The battery life I think is actually pretty decent. Standby time is amazing!
Facebook app isn't very good.. Hopefully this gets updated
lavendar said:
I am just wondering ......how do you transfer all the contacts from Google to Windows 8 phone
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Google is integrated with Windows
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Snaqvi91 said:
Well one of the criticisms of wp8 is that it lacks apps. Does the combo completely thrash away that argument? Is there anything lacking in this combo that you can do with some other phone like an iPhone.
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Instagram comes to mind...but that's the only app that I use and can't get on WP8.
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I am just wondering ......how do you transfer all the contacts from Google to Windows 8 phone
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Contact sync is easy since MS sort of integrated it into the OS. Just create a Google account using your Google login and all your contacts will sync.
What are you guys talking about, this thread is about going to widows, not wiNdows
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Well this might make my decision to go back to android. Being a smartphone it does not support the latest Adobe flash player. Which means the E card my fiancé sent me will not play or other files. This sucks. I had a Note that did everything. I love this phone. Do not want to get rid of it. But this is a big deal breaker for me. Unless someone has a fix. Thanks.
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Mondingo said:
Well this might make my decision to go back to android. Being a smartphone it does not support the latest Adobe flash player. Which means the E card my fiancé sent me will not play or other files. This sucks. I had a Note that did everything. I love this phone. Do not want to get rid of it. But this is a big deal breaker for me. Unless someone has a fix. Thanks.
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Since the Beginning Windows Phone 7 doesn't support Flash Player.
Mondingo said:
Well this might make my decision to go back to android. Being a smartphone it does not support the latest Adobe flash player. Which means the E card my fiancé sent me will not play or other files. This sucks. I had a Note that did everything. I love this phone. Do not want to get rid of it. But this is a big deal breaker for me. Unless someone has a fix. Thanks.
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Windows Phone and iPhone don't support flash, they use HTML5. Only Android uses flash.
Try Metro Browser - it suggests it can play certain flash sites. However, it might not be 100% solution. If you purchased the phone for mainly flash, I think you might have made a wrong choice. Grab that Note or HTC One X or SGS3
From the beginning WP7 was designed to not support Flash. Like a previous poster said, they are pushing for HTML5. Apple are doing the same and it is working. While I can understand your frustration, unless you are willing to adapt to a lack of Flash (I did!) then WP7 is not for you. I would recommend getting your Galaxy Note back if this is the case, or waiting for the Galaxy Note 2.
Thanks for all the replies. I will keep the phone a little while longer. Before my 30 days are up. I will decide.
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My iPad 1 renders docs, ppts, and pdfs faster and smoother than my Nexus 7. I find it odd since my Android devices contain faster hardware. Does anyone know why that is the case?
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My iPad 1 renders docs, ppts, and pdfs faster and smoother than my Nexus 7. I find it odd since my Android devices contain faster hardware. Does anyone know why that is the case?
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Nope, according to forum posts and reviews by people using both platforms the nexus 7 is as good as ipad 3 reading them yet alone as ipad so if you're seeing a large difference I could only suggest trying different viewing apps in case they are the cause.
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Nope, according to forum posts and reviews by people using both platforms the nexus 7 is as good as ipad 3 reading them yet alone as ipad so if you're seeing a large difference I could only suggest trying different viewing apps in case they are the cause.
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Recomend me an app. I use quick office pro, and various free apps to compare. none of them are smoother than my ipad 1. and whats with the "nope" you calling me a liar? if i have time i will record a youtube video for you.
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and whats with the "nope" you calling me a liar? if i have time i will record a youtube video for you.
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You asked:
Does anyone know why that is the case?
And he replied, "nope". The stuff following that was him telling you that its out of the ordinary based on anecdotal evidence, so it doesn't make sense/he doesn't know why yours would be doing that.
Have you tried Adobe Reader for your pdfs? I don't have issue with quickoffice pro on my JB Kindle Fire on anything.
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You asked:
Does anyone know why that is the case?
And he replied, "nope". The stuff following that was him telling you that its out of the ordinary based on anecdotal evidence, so it doesn't make sense/he doesn't know why yours would be doing that.
Have you tried Adobe Reader for your pdfs? I don't have issue with quickoffice pro on my JB Kindle Fire on anything.
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Recommend me an app that renders aforementioned formats as smooth as the iPad 1 or iPhone 3gs even.
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Recommend me an app that renders aforementioned formats as smooth as the iPad 1 or iPhone 3gs even.
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You are right..the Nexus 7 is a horrible device. With that being said, I will gladly take it off your hands.
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Recommend me an app that renders aforementioned formats as smooth as the iPad 1 or iPhone 3gs even.
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Dude.. he just did. If you can read, he clearly says quickoffice pro and/or Adobe reader for pdfs.
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Recomend me an app. I use quick office pro, and various free apps to compare. none of them are smoother than my ipad 1. and whats with the "nope" you calling me a liar? if i have time i will record a youtube video for you.
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How about you try calming down? I didn't call you a liar, I said no I don't know the answer to your question.
I use a couple of paid apps for documents so as regards free versions I can't say which are best.
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Ill trade you for an ipad 3
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Dude.. he just did. If you can read, he clearly says quickoffice pro and/or Adobe reader for pdfs.
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He says he doesn't have issue with quick office pro, but i do because i use it. maybe you can figure out what my issue is once you learn to read. Compared to even ipad 1, rendering said files on android is laggy. Why you do insist on accepting **** performance when the hardware is more than capable? There is no excuse for it.
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Try this and you will understand why:
Open androidcentral.com(or another site with a lots of text and images) on your ipad and your android device. When site is loading pinch page in bothdevices, you will see that ipads web page is not rendering new loaded stuff but android device will be update page every second you keep pinching without stopping. Thats the reason of why 700mhz single core iphone 4 is smoother than our quad core beasts. Whenever an iOS devices detects touch, it stops other processes and focuses all attention to rendering the UI. Android devices don’t do this, instead general processing and UI rendering occurs concurrently which results in choppy UI.
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He says he doesn't have issue with quick office pro, but i do because i use it. maybe you can figure out what my issue is once you learn to read. Compared to even ipad 1, rendering said files on android is laggy. Why you do insist on accepting **** performance when the hardware is more than capable? There is no excuse for it.
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For the record I don't have any issues with Quick Office Pro either. You are rather aggressive there friend, if you calm down a bit people would be a bit more helpful.
He is just trollin arround guys. Don't fall for that
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He is just trollin arround guys. Don't fall for that
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Yeah, he definitely is. If you look at his old posts they are all about how Tegra 3 plays games with lots of lag.
And the N7 is Tegra 3. No coincidence. He is obviously trying to find ways to insult it... wtf.
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There's a few posts from users of both ipad and n7 at http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2261233&page=2 that discuss nexus 7 rendering better than ipad 3 and they mention a few apps they use.
Might be of help to op finding apps that work better.
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Yeah, he definitely is. If you look at his old posts they are all about how Tegra 3 plays games with lots of lag.
And the N7 is Tegra 3. No coincidence. He is obviously trying to find ways to insult it... wtf.
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Yes, and the "anecdotal evidence" from other posters in the same thread agree. Once you learn how to read it will be apparent. I will post my comparison video shortly.
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Yes, and the "anecdotal evidence" from other posters in the same thread agree. Once you learn how to read it will be apparent.
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That's cool but you really don't need to create a thread when others are not having the same issue as you.
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This is a comparison of power point rendering ability of the Nexus 7 using Quick Office Pro vs iPad 1 stock power point viewer. Don't be so quick to call someone a troll or you'll be humiliated.
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB1AAA72F4028E578
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This is a comparison of power point rendering ability of the Nexus 7 using Quick Office Pro vs iPad 1 stock power point viewer. Don't be so quick to call someone a troll or you'll be humiliated.
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB1AAA72F4028E578
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Well I think you made your point there, and having just read your posts about tegra 3 (to see why you're being called a troll) it was pretty clear you were on about one specific developers titles so to be fair I don't think that qualifies you or anyone as a troll. Unless I read it wrong you were actually saying tegra 3 was good but the games from that developer were poorly coded for it.
But I'm going off topic there, sorry. Is the document a free one that can be downloaded?
If so I can try a few viewing apps out on it and find best one as I'm not having issues like that on my phone so if I could get it playing smooth it should be ok for you too were you to try the same software as my phone only has 100 mb free ram usually and you have more plus a better cpu and gpu.
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Well I think you made your point there, and having just read your posts about tegra 3 (to see why you're being called a troll) it was pretty clear you were on about one specific developers titles so to be fair I don't think that qualifies you or anyone as a troll. Unless I read it wrong you were actually saying tegra 3 was good but the games from that developer were poorly coded for it.
But I'm going off topic there, sorry. Is the document a free one that can be downloaded?
If so I can try a few viewing apps out on it and find best one as I'm not having issues like that on my phone so if I could get it playing smooth it should be ok for you too were you to try the same software as my phone only has 100 mb free ram usually and you have more plus a better cpu and gpu.
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That was a power point on Diabetes for a lecture. I can't pass it around, but I found that all power points are rendered in the same manner using various readers on Android; laggy
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Hey guys!
So I love my Nexus 10... but I don't know what to do with it!
I watch videos and read pdfs on it, but these two don't really take up much time.
I wanna use my Nexus for more things but I don't know what!
What do you guys do on your Nexus 10?
First world problems... why did you buy your Nexus 10 anyway?
Start shifting your PC tasks over to it. Web browsing for one. This forum, for that matter. A Bluetooth keyboard and mouse and you'll be surprised at how much productivity you can get out of it.
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I use it for almost anything, as I got rid of my laptop so all I have now is my N10 and my cellphones. Movies, music, shopping, messaging, reading up on stuff,and prett heavy on emails and evernote my work needs, skyping. So yeah pretty much everthing I would do on my laptop.
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this is pretty cool. thanks!
lock up your pc/laptop and you'll naturally start finding ways to exploit more of your nex's potential
why fix it if it ain't broken ?
Megiddo2000 said:
Hey guys!
So I love my Nexus 10... but I don't know what to do with it!
I watch videos and read pdfs on it, but these two don't really take up much time.
I wanna use my Nexus for more things but I don't know what!
What do you guys do on your Nexus 10?
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Read comic books. It's just as awesome as I hoped it'd be.
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Email / Texting ( Hotmail / Gmail / GVoice)
Internet browsing (Chrome / Firefox)
Banking (PSECU)
Chatting with friends (GTalk)
Portable Game Player via Emulation (NESoid, SNESoid, GENsoid, FPSe, PCE.emu w. SixAxis Controller)
Controlling my 360 ( SmartGlass)
Comics (ACV)
Books (Kindle / Google Books)
Music (GPM)
Movies (MX Player, BS Player)
PDF's (Adobe)
I use these programs interchangeably between all my devices and could go on and on.. much easier to just pick one of these up then even get on my notebook unless I need a torrent or something.. probably could do that on here too
People on xda complain about everything lol . After purchasing his tablet this man is complaining because he doesn't know what to do with it . hahahahahahahahajajajajajajajahaj
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You can text from it. I've seen several people recommend tablet talk. You have to buy it, and I've never tried it before, but the principle is to text from your tablet. I might try it when mine gets in today
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You can text from it. I've seen several people recommend tablet talk. You have to buy it, and I've never tried it before, but the principle is to text from your tablet. I might try it when mine gets in today
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Google Voice is free, and allows you to text mobile numbers.
I duct taped my Nexus 10 to a Swiffer today and mopped the floor with it.. It also makes a great spatula for getting fresh baked chocolate chip cookies off the baking pan
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Google Voice is free, and allows you to text mobile numbers.
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But then you have to change your number to a GV number, and doing that would be problematic for me. Am I right in thinking this?
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Change what number? Your tablet isn't a phone. It links to your GMail account, and you can create a new phone number that can ring your devices on making a new account. If you mean texting people with your actual phone number then yea that might be an issue, as it shows on their phone as your GV number.
Wouldn't it use a new phone number for the texts?
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I literally lol'ed when I found out that my N10 couldn't run Xbox SmartGlass and a couple of other things (yes I know I can sideload the apk). That's just silly that out of the box, my phone can do **** that my tablet can't, despite it being a larger screen, newer OS, and Google supported. Goofy.
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I literally lol'ed when I found out that my N10 couldn't run Xbox SmartGlass and a couple of other things (yes I know I can sideload the apk). That's just silly that out of the box, my phone can do **** that my tablet can't, despite it being a larger screen, newer OS, and Google supported. Goofy.
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Blame Microsoft, its their fault what devices they allow to dl their apps. I agree it's retarded, it took forever for them to even support Nexus 7.
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Blame Microsoft, its their fault what devices they allow to dl their apps. I agree it's retarded, it took forever for them to even support Nexus 7.
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Microsoft is weird with their apps man. I hosted the Smartglass Apk for Nexus 7 users twice on mediafire and both links were killed off by request within an hour.. MS went around pulling walled garden shananagins.
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these sound pretty useful.
do i need a specific app for these functions?
Seing just how awesome and powerful our devices are, could you go using this and only this for a whole month. No computers, tablets nothing. Just this? As a student writing a paper about the use of cell phones in todays world I myself am going to try only using my phone.
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I do it all the time. Only reason I use my laptop is if I need to type something long. If I had a bluetooth keyboard I would be set
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I basically do that now. I find myself rarely using my laptop...like just now I turned it off and grabbed my phone to surf xda.
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Yeah I hardly ever use a computer. Only time I do is like rooting and unlocking this which I believe was the last time I used it. This thing is faster then alot of computers in terms of navigating on the net and some other things. Best thing, its fits n my pocket and is with me all day everyday.
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I could probably use the Note 2 as my computer for a month, but I love to play games on my computer and they don't make Skyrim for Android.
Hell no! The PC still has it's place for me.
Only if I can use remote desktop...and if so it would be no sweat.
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I do it all the time. Besides the lack of gaming my note II fills the void of a missing pc.
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I do it now, this thing is plenty for what i want to do.
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This phone replaced my computer, camera, calender, notepad, ps1, gameboy, tablet, radio, GPS, and many many other appliances great investment
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Yeah I hardly ever use a computer. Only time I do is like rooting and unlocking this which I believe was the last time I used it. This thing is faster then alot of computers in terms of navigating on the net and some other things. Best thing, its fits n my pocket and is with me all day everyday.
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+1 that was the last time I used my laptop was to root and unlock the bootloader. If I could have done it off my phone I would have lol
Doin' big thangs from my Note Deuce
Idk I love my nexus 7 so as long as I had it and my note 2 id be fine only reason I would need my nexus would be for if my note 2 died I could just use it while it chsrged
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If they could get the full blown versions of the Adobe Creative Suite Master Collection and the Nik Software plugins to work strictly on the Note 2 I would say yes I could even though I won't be getting my Note 2 till this Wednesday(thank you IRS). Other than that I still need my Macbook Pro for work and school.
I'll be brief and to the point, no.
While most of what I do is not compute intensive, I do require lots of screen real estate. Too many things running simultaneously to do what I do.
Some tasks like ripping blu-ray discs to a NAS device simply cannot be done on the phone.
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Its my only option as a computer and cell phone now. Its been over a month since I've been on a computer
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I am currently using the Galaxy Note 2 as the only computer and cord cutting entertainment device. Not by choice, but by necessity.
There is a learning curve in trying to do on this device that I used to do on a computer. Specially with word processing like floating text boxes. But I am doing it all on this Galaxy Note 2.
On the entertainment side of things I only missing a few shows that you can only get on iTunes that I can't get on Android. And I need to get the AllShare Cast Wireless Hub or better yet Galaxy Note II Smart Dock. So I can watch video on a larger screen. But beyond that I get all other videos, music, and gaming I like on this device.
As long as you have enough bandwidth and the right accessories you can use your Galaxy Note 2 as your computer and entertainment center. After all this device is really a computer in your hands.
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Will this device replace a computer for everyone? No.
It depends on your lifestyle at the moment. If you are more mobile lifestyle then yes. But if you are someone who rips your CDs or do other things that demand a device that has different compatibilities than PPC devices, then the answer is no.
In order for Android to get to that point there needs to be evolution in technology. Like what happens when you get into your new car with your Android. Your home network needs to recognize your Android. Then allow your Android to wireless connect to a keyboard, mouse, speakers, monitor, external hard drive, external DVD drive, printer etc for computer work. Allow you to wireless connect to your TV/monitor, home theater center, etc for entertainment purposes. And lastly wireless connect your Android to your home and appliances so your home and appliances can do what you want to them to do.
AllShare Cast Wireless Hub is a good start. But still missing so much in so many areas.
Once we get there, then these devices can become the only device you ever need.
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INCREMENTAL said:
Yeah I hardly ever use a computer. Only time I do is like rooting and unlocking this which I believe was the last time I used it. This thing is faster then alot of computers in terms of navigating on the net and some other things. Best thing, its fits n my pocket and is with me all day everyday.
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Yup, same here
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For me the N2 has come closer than other device I have owned to be a suitable replacement for my laptop. I even gave my Motorola Xoom to my daughter as I find I have more functionality and enjoy using the N2 more than either device. So to answer the question of survival........I'm not there just yet. Using Word and Excel software on any Android device is still a challenge for me and as I use these program on a daily basis I would unfortunately not survive very long.
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Outside of work, this has basically replaced my computer. I rarely if ever turn on my computer at home. My IPod has been put away, something I couldn't do with my Droid X as music/radio would kill my battery.
However for work purposes, I have to use both Macs and PCs and I don't see that ever changing due to the machines/software I need for my job.
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Could we use it to remote access a computer?
I installed it on my Nexus 10, Nexus 7 and Galaxy Nexus. I'm definitely a fan of the new look.
http://androidfannetwork.com/2013/04/09/download-the-new-google-play-store-4-0-25/
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chefdave12118 said:
I installed it on my Nexus 10, Nexus 7 and Galaxy Nexus. I'm definitely a fan of the new look.
http://androidfannetwork.com/2013/04/09/download-the-new-google-play-store-4-0-25/
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I personally like the darker version a lot more. But it is ok I guess. Feels a bit stuttery at times scrolling through the apps and the first page is spazzing out when i try to flick it
Theme Ishere said:
I personally like the darker version a lot more. But it is ok I guess. Feels a bit stuttery at times scrolling through the apps and the first page is spazzing out when i try to flick it
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I think its just gonna take time to get used to.
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Still don't have the new play store. Don't think Google have ever been so slow.
I got it whilst trying to get the AOKP milestone to play nice. Had to reinstall GApps. Looks good, but I actually miss the old layout.
As far as tablet apps has there been more of them ? I had the nexus 7 for a few months and there wasn't many tablet apps . I really want another android tablet but I wish they had more apps
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I liked the old one but I'm sure it will grow on me.
Can someone make a screenshot of his N10 with the new play store. Thanks
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Yes. I need time to get used to it. Icons are too big.
Yes, the new interface looks better, but I really hope goolge can improve it better just like itunes.
Has anyone actually had the new store pushed out to their N10 yet? I got it on my Galaxy Nexus within a day of when it was announced, and yet still nothing for my tablet. It seems like Google is using the same slow, random, and crap update process they use for pushing OS updates.
pfmiller said:
Has anyone actually had the new store pushed out to their N10 yet? I got it on my Galaxy Nexus within a day of when it was announced, and yet still nothing for my tablet. It seems like Google is using the same slow, random, and crap update process they use for pushing OS updates.
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I got it 2 days after. What OS Update pushes? You mean all the non-Nexus devices and carrier-locked devices that carriers/manufacturers completely lock down against updates until they can put their blockware/bloatware on it?
EDIT: I do know what you mean by slow and random update process, as it is frustrating, seeing as my phone got the new app store like 3 days after the Nexus 10 did. Just don't feel OS updates are relevant
dibblebill said:
I got it 2 days after. What OS Update pushes? You mean all the non-Nexus devices and carrier-locked devices that carriers/manufacturers completely lock down against updates until they can put their blockware/bloatware on it?
EDIT: I do know what you mean by slow and random update process, as it is frustrating, seeing as my phone got the new app store like 3 days after the Nexus 10 did. Just don't feel OS updates are relevant
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When 4.2.2 came out there were some people who got it pushed to their device the same day and some who had to wait a week or more...
That's he's talking about
Blocoholi said:
Can someone make a screenshot of his N10 with the new play store. Thanks
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See attached screenshot of Google Play Store v. 4.0.26
the_boo said:
When 4.2.2 came out there were some people who got it pushed to their device the same day and some who had to wait a week or more...
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Not just 4.2.2, every OS update Google has every pushed at since they started the Nexus program. I find it weird the new Play update is doing the same thing, for every other app update in the Play Store every user gets updated at the same time.
Looks good. Thanks :thumbup:
I still have not received the new Play Store app yet. Is there something I need to do on my Nexus 10 to force the update?
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jtapczynski said:
I still have not received the new Play Store app yet. Is there something I need to do on my Nexus 10 to force the update?
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What he said...
it doesnt look good.
As previously while browsing Top apps, around 20-25 apps would be shown on a single page without scrolling down.
Now just 4 apps are being shown on the screeen
& that too color is also not good for my phone with SAMOLED screen
pathetic
i think it looks good after the previous version
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