Googles Nexus 7 tablet discussion, reviews
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hiccup
King of the Vagabonds
It's a lovely little device this. The only niggles for me are that scrolling in Chrome and a few other apps is surprisingly jerky compared to an ipad, or even my phone, and the stupid portrait-only home screen.
Comparing it to an ipad isn't really a fair comparison. It's like comparing a dslr with a micro 4/3 camera - the ipad definitely does certain things better, especially high end things, but the N7 does most things well enough for most users, and has the killer feature of fitting in your pocket, so you're more likely to have it with you.
Have just ordered a cheapy neoprene sleeve for the time being, but the official Asus dock and case look like they could be nice:
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/07/31/nexus-7-dock-and-nexus-7-leather-case-leak-online/
Comparing it to an ipad isn't really a fair comparison. It's like comparing a dslr with a micro 4/3 camera - the ipad definitely does certain things better, especially high end things, but the N7 does most things well enough for most users, and has the killer feature of fitting in your pocket, so you're more likely to have it with you.
Have just ordered a cheapy neoprene sleeve for the time being, but the official Asus dock and case look like they could be nice:
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/07/31/nexus-7-dock-and-nexus-7-leather-case-leak-online/
Kid_Eternity
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hiccup
King of the Vagabonds
Yeah, all sites. I was just expecting it to be much smoother and more fluid, what with all that Project Butter stuff. It's not a big deal though, it's still a great browsing experience.
I was going to switch to Opera because Chrome isn't really a browser I am used to but so far I haven't. Which I think says something.
Some of the apps aren't making use of the quad core processors and as such aren't running as smoothly as they should. Should see updates and new apps designed for the N7 in the next few weeks. I was going to start an Android App thread for people to recommend or slate apps, but at the moment it's not really worth it.
Would be nice if there was an app that was compatible with iMessage.
Some of the apps aren't making use of the quad core processors and as such aren't running as smoothly as they should. Should see updates and new apps designed for the N7 in the next few weeks. I was going to start an Android App thread for people to recommend or slate apps, but at the moment it's not really worth it.
Would be nice if there was an app that was compatible with iMessage.
Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
iMessage? Why not use WhatsApp?
Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
WhatsApp is a great cross platform messaging app that many people use these days. Most the people I know with an iPhone dont use iMessage, they use WhatsApp...and it's the same for mates with BBs and Android phones too.
hiccup
King of the Vagabonds
Oooh, just got Google Music working 
Not 100% working, i.e. I can't buy music, but have managed to upload music from my desktop and then play it back on my Nexus.
If anyone's interested, I did it by:
* Installing the (free) Stealthy chrome extension, and setting it to identify as North America
* Signing in at music.google.com
* Downloading the Google Music Manager/Uploader, and started uploading all my mp3s.
* On my Nexus, downloaded and installed the Google Play Music .apk (link from a thread on xda).
* Then I deleted and re-added my (regular, UK) Google account on my Nexus.
Sweet
Not 100% working, i.e. I can't buy music, but have managed to upload music from my desktop and then play it back on my Nexus.
If anyone's interested, I did it by:
* Installing the (free) Stealthy chrome extension, and setting it to identify as North America
* Signing in at music.google.com
* Downloading the Google Music Manager/Uploader, and started uploading all my mp3s.
* On my Nexus, downloaded and installed the Google Play Music .apk (link from a thread on xda).
* Then I deleted and re-added my (regular, UK) Google account on my Nexus.
Sweet
hiccup
King of the Vagabonds
Is there much of a difference between the regular swift key (got the free version installed at the moment), and the tablet-specific one, do you know?
Right, really need to write a job application, must stop mucking about with new toy...
Some specific N7 app recommendations:
http://www.t3.com/features/best-google-nexus-7-apps
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/08/01/top-nexus-7-apps-widgets/
http://www.t3.com/features/best-google-nexus-7-apps
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/08/01/top-nexus-7-apps-widgets/
editor
hiraethified
The split keyboard for the landscape mode is worth the upgrade imo.
Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
You must know sensible people who aren't Apple neophiles, I envy you
Lol I've actually only met one person who you could say was an Apple fan over the years. My friends are all like me, we just buy what we like at the time, no brand loyalty at all. WhatsApp makes more sense when you have people with different platforms!
elbows
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Got any examples? To be honest a lot of apps really shouldnt need to be using 4 cpu cores to run smoothly, and a lot of tasks dont necessarily benefit much from multiple cores. Many of the obvious glitches are often down to something else, such as bugs or timing issues or gpu stuff. So being a geek I was wondering what sort of apps you are referring to so I can take a gander.
I haven't, it's just what I have read by developers (or people who think they know what they are on about, e.g me) in the comments section on apps and the odd forum post in android forums. It's mostly something to do with scrolling AFAICT. Any truth in it?
Came across such comments with regards to acceleration when scrolling, zooming and so on.
Came across such comments with regards to acceleration when scrolling, zooming and so on.
elbows
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OK cheers anyway. To be honest there isnt that much specific to project butter, JB or the nexus 7 that should require additional work by developers. Most of the UI performance enhancements that need to be taken account of in app code should have been done a long time ago, when android first started to put serious effort into hardware-accelerated UI elements. Perhaps there are some specific devilish little details that are affecting certain apps on the nexus 7, but its probably more likely that things like project butter have raised peoples expectations about what is possible with the platform, and apps that have always suffered from performance issues now stick out like a sore thumb, and perhaps its even more noticeable on a larger screen.
fractionMan
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How do people use these things with the measily 750mb/month data limits on orange?
editor
hiraethified
I use it mainly on wi-fi.
I'm watching a load more TV as a result. I enjoyed settling down to watch a HD stream of Dark on the BBC iPlayer last night. Love it!
fractionMan
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Ooh, just discovered virgin use the orange/t-mobile networks (which I need) but also offer unlimited data. 32/month w/galaxy ace or 28/month with a SONY XPERIA U
- I'm assuming I could tether them via wi-fi. No free nexus though
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
I thought the point of the Nexus designs was to encourage other people to make better ones?
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