Just wondering, for playing online flash games and the like, will the hardware keyboard work for controls(up, down, left, right, space, etc...) in the flash game?
Why not try it? Or is this a question before you buy?
If no one here knows, you could ask people with other keyboard phones.
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Depends on the game unfortunately. The z doesn't have arrow keys,so some things aren't playable. Keyboard remapping would help, look around the forum for that, I'm not sure if people have managed it yet. I want to play elephant rave on mine!
Also, remember the keyboard only seems to handle 2 simultaneous keys, which might limit what you play.
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I just got home from Best Buy where I played with their Xoom for about 20 minutes. Anytime I tried to use the keyboard (in the browser or just doing the google search on the home page), the keyboard only registered like 1/5 keystrokes I made. The line "just testing out this new xoom" would come out as "j tesgo t ewom" or something like that. I watched as I was typing and it looked like the keys were lighting up. Is this just a bad display unit or does the keyboard really suck this bad?
Let me put it this way, I am typing this on my xoom almost as fast as I can type on a computer. It does get laggy in the browser on more complex sites, but it shouldn't lead to that much mispelling. The keyboard is at least as good as the ipad in terms of speed.
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Best Buy has some crappy units on display for some reason. ANGRY BIRDS lagged when I used the one at Best Buy.
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i find the keyboard quite laggy. I am typing this post in the quick reply box and am running about 1-2 keystrokes behind. And this is with stock or Thumb keyboard.
ZBoater said:
i find the keyboard quite laggy. I am typing this post in the quick reply box and am running about 1-2 keystrokes behind. And this is with stock or Thumb keyboard.
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The xda forum makes the browser lag like crazy, probably because of all the elements that are on the page at once. Use the xda app instead.
Not sure, but as far as my personal experience goes, every single floor unit of any device I've tried is always slower than the real thing. With the amount of abuse that the devices get, and in the case of Android the people messing with things that they don't know the reason for make everything laggy.
I remember using the Galaxy Tab at a T-mobile kiosk and having it run pretty smooth, then trying one in a Sprint store than absolutely lagged out and crashed several times. It really depends what people have been doing to them.
Let me also +1 the Xoom soft-keyboard- between the responsiveness and accuracy of the touchscreen, the size of the keys, and the medium autocorrect setting, what used to be a chore typing on soft keyboards has now made sending E-mails FAR easier (which my client certainly appreciates, as now I respond to E-mails coming thru in late at night or early AM much faster ).
I found that when I went to bestbuy the display unit was terrible because everyone installed apps and put a ton of widgets on the desktop. When I actually got my own xoom it was perfect and never had any issue browsing or using the keyboard. So I guess the point I am trying to make is that its more what people put on it then the unit itself and when you have tons of people messing with it a lot of things get screwed up.
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I found that when I went to bestbuy the display unit was terrible because everyone installed apps and put a ton of widgets on the desktop. When I actually got my own xoom it was perfect and never had any issue browsing or using the keyboard. So I guess the point I am trying to make is that its more what people put on it then the unit itself and when you have tons of people messing with it a lot of things get screwed up.
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The unit at the best buy I was at didn't have a google account tied to the device. You couldn't use the market, gmail or any google application. So nobody put extra apps or widgets on there. Maybe they messed with the settings? All I know is the keyboard was horrible. It would enter a couple letters, miss a couple letters. Half way through typing something it would auto-close the keyboard. Something must have been messed up, I guess. Otherwise I assume everybody would be complaining, which they aren't. I just wish I could have tested the device with the keyboard working correctly so I knew what to actual expect since I'm still on the fence between this and the ipad 2.
Sorry but its not the store unit's fault. This is something ive noticed and subsequently been annoyed with using my Xoom. Usually its while im using the keyboard in the browser window. It just cant keep up and misses keystrokes. It wouldnt be so bad if the keystrokes were just behind, but it lags enough where it doesnt even register some keystrokes. but like i said this is mainly in the browser. Plus for the person who mention Angry birds, i noticed this myself. Which is something thats alway bothered me about Non-Apple(dont shoot me im not a fanboy) hardware/software. If there was one thing i never experienced on my iphone/ipad it was subsequent slowdown while using apps and such. Everything was as quick the first time as it was the last time. Slowdown to me is a major nusiance becuase it seems to happen in intervals as apposed to consistantly. i hate that. Sometimes AB is smooth as silk other times its choppy, but i never know why or when.
I have noticed the lag too. Not on all sites but some especially XDA.I have seen many others complain about the same thing in other posts. Obviously an issue that needs to be corrected by Google in an update.
I have yet to see any lag playing Angry Birds.
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The unit at the best buy I was at didn't have a google account tied to the device. You couldn't use the market, gmail or any google application. So nobody put extra apps or widgets on there. Maybe they messed with the settings? All I know is the keyboard was horrible. It would enter a couple letters, miss a couple letters. Half way through typing something it would auto-close the keyboard. Something must have been messed up, I guess. Otherwise I assume everybody would be complaining, which they aren't. I just wish I could have tested the device with the keyboard working correctly so I knew what to actual expect since I'm still on the fence between this and the ipad 2.
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Interesting since the unit I messed with had a ton of stuff. The only time I have noticed some keyboard lag occasionally was in the web browser when on some intensive websites but other than that seems to be fine. As a note you could try out a different keyboard on it if they actually have a Google account such as swift key and see if that helps. Also id see if you can go to another store such as Verizon and test it out there since normally it works well without lag for me.
That is very strange, I played with my new xoom and it was quick on all apps except for SBM but it makes sense since its not optimized yet but as far as browser and keyboard I haven't experienced any lag yet. Side note Google body was very underwhelming.... more for children then Med students or anything past high school.
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I get no lag but I use voice to text a lot and that works great
I thought that I was the only one that noticed a little lag on the keyboard..... nothing I can't handle or that stopped me from buying the Xoom
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My problems with the keyboard are how it freezes up during a keystroke and the only way to stop it is to turn the Xoom all the way off. It can be a bit laggy, but it seems to depend more on the app being used vs the keyboard its self.
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My problems with the keyboard are how it freezes up during a keystroke and the only way to stop it is to turn the Xoom all the way off. It can be a bit laggy, but it seems to depend more on the app being used vs the keyboard its self.
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Ya it probably depends on if the app is optimized yet for honeycomb so the keyboard lag issue should be fixed when everything becomes more compatible.
I download some Free games at android market,
is that really like that? i cant use my joystick?
just touch the screen?
how can i play with my joystick?
"how can i play with my joystick" classic
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you stroke it up and down..
you have to make sure the games your downloading are "Xperia Play Optimised"
Your probably downloading games that dont support the touch pad
Somebody please create a poll thread...
'Dumbest OP awards.'
Op has my vote!
Xperia Play has joy sticks?!?!? Since when?
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Somebody please create a poll thread...
'Dumbest OP awards.'
Op has my vote!
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LOL, I can't stop laughing... hahaha, GREAT TREAD TITLE! should be nominated to the best TREAD evr opened...
now on the serious side... I think he refers to the D-Pad or the touch pads...on the XPERIA PLAY, because it doesn't have a Joystick, like all of the males do.
Or maybe some company has produced clip on joysticks for the play, kind of like they did with the Gameboy, and he's got some and now we all look like tools?!
I mod my joystick with astroglide. Play with it for hours.
Epic Thread title.
Hehehe.. Ok enough of the funny stuffs. TS, the games you downloaded is just a native android games.
sounds like a personal problem......
anyone actually use the joystick for games? i find the responsiveness to suck wish the made a recessed joystick u could actually move
jarcuri said:
anyone actually use the joystick for games? i find the responsiveness to suck wish the made a recessed joystick u could actually move
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Age of Zombies uses them perfectly.
Anyone on GB roms tried yet on vibrant? Reviews look pretty cool of you have fast wifi. This is the second app (Skype ffc video call being first) that makes me miss GB.
I second that. I use it on froyo and can do everything but play games. I wanna know if on GB if you can play the games?
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Anyone on GB roms tried yet on vibrant? Reviews look pretty cool of you have fast wifi. This is the second app (Skype ffc video call being first) that makes me miss GB.
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It's okay.
I played and only like one game worked without the controller. I
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It's okay.
I played and only like one game worked without the controller. I
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Oh i thought all games supported on screen controls as it is a feature of the app itself and not games
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Oh i thought all games supported on screen controls as it is a feature of the app itself and not games
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There are about 30 games that have touch controls, the rest are controller or kb/m. I believe more games will get touch controls in time. The touch controls are specific to each game like specialized button layouts and some games like Split / Second have a slider instead of a button, to mimic pressure sensitivity. That means each game has to be set up and tested individually to find the best layout.
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There are about 30 games that have touch controls, the rest are controller or kb/m. I believe more games will get touch controls in time. The touch controls are specific to each game like specialized button layouts and some games like Split / Second have a slider instead of a button, to mimic pressure sensitivity. That means each game has to be set up and tested individually to find the best layout.
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i guess if they make some generic xbox360 like controls for all games it would save them much hustle and make touch compatible games come out faster , also they should push all the on screen buttons to the edges of the screen cause some games are like having controls all over the screen , kinda annoying , but the idea itself of the whole onlive thingy is great cause it takes mobile gaming to a whole new level provided that a good internet connection is available....
I been playing nova 2 and shadow gun on my play 4 and how in the heck do the touchpads controls work. It just seems like it doest register well is there a proper way to using them.
I end up using the d-pad for movement and use the right touchpad for camera movement but even with that touchpad only still have a hard time using it. anyone know what up? thannks
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I been playing nova 2 and shadow gun on my play 4 and how in the heck do the touchpads controls work. It just seems like it doest register well is there a proper way to using them.
I end up using the d-pad for movement and use the right touchpad for camera movement but even with that touchpad only still have a hard time using it. anyone know what up? thannks
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Hey, Shadowgun and Nova two do not require any special settings touse the touchpads. Either try re-installing the games or you may have a issue with your Play.
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Hey, Shadowgun and Nova two do not require any special settings touse the touchpads. Either try re-installing the games or you may have a issue with your Play.
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Sorry I'm not to clear, the touchpads work but what the key in using them?
There is no key they're just lame. It does take getting used to.
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I found them so bad and usable that I haven't touched them in weeks
I think it depends on the game.
Onlive and Minecraft uses them well, but most others don't. I think the trick is to treat them like miniature LCDs. The apps that use them poorly tend to treat them as touch sensitive buttons (u,d,l,r).
I just pretend like it's a thumbstick and slide my finger around from the middle. Seems to work ok. Not a fan of the touchpads. They work, but why they did not make a mini-stick like the PSPGo is beyond me.
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I just pretend like it's a thumbstick and slide my finger around from the middle. Seems to work ok. Not a fan of the touchpads. They work, but why they did not make a mini-stick like the PSPGo is beyond me.
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Because just touching stuff is the cool thing to do.
Ok this is what I wanted to hear from all you guys, they simply dont work well, except just like one of you guys said when i play onlive games they work better. thanks
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Because just touching stuff is the cool thing to do.
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yeah well you would know all about "touching stuff " wouldn't you lol.
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how the hell do we use this lmao, i have moga pro and ouya but not sure how to load the mapper to map!
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foxorroxors said:
how the hell do we use this lmao, i have moga pro and ouya but not sure how to load the mapper to map!
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Connect your Moga in Mode B. Once connected, start an app/game that you want to create a profile for. Once in the game, long press the Start button and overlay will appear on screen. Part of the overlay will be a toolbar with various icons on. Drag the function you want to assign to the screen and place it where you want (LS = left stick for example). Once you have placed something on screen, long pressing it will bring up a menu that allows you move the item or select other functions. For the analogue sticks you can use buttons Y and A to increase or decrease the size of the stick which will change the way it responds in game. Trial and error
thanks man, now time to play armoured aces on the tv happy days !
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thanks man, now time to play armoured aces on the tv happy days !
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Cool
I was hoping to use the mapper with Modern Combat 3 but for some reason the Kit Kat update seems to have killed that particular game - it crashes after checking the licence which is really annoying...
I'm having a weird issue where I have to move the analogue stick up and down for left and right when a game map is in use. Is there a setting somewhere which will correct this?
UPDATE:
Figured out it's just on Real Racing 3 (I haven't got many games installed yet) and I presume it's down to the gyroscope problem which TN7 owners seem to have.
Hopefully RR3 will get a fix for that. Quite annoying though, as using the analogue stick on mapping instead doesn't seem to fully turn the virtual steering wheel so I can't get round corners, ha!
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I'm having a weird issue where I have to move the analogue stick up and down for left and right when a game map is in use. Is there a setting somewhere which will correct this?
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Figured out it's just on Real Racing 3 (I haven't got many games installed yet) and I presume it's down to the gyroscope problem which TN7 owners seem to have.
Hopefully RR3 will get a fix for that. Quite annoying though, as using the analogue stick on mapping instead doesn't seem to fully turn the virtual steering wheel so I can't get round corners, ha!
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How did you configure on RR3? I've been trying but unable. Tried the MOGA VK too. Please help.
junooni said:
How did you configure on RR3? I've been trying but unable. Tried the MOGA VK too. Please help.
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I haven't been able to either. I've been playing it with touch controls instead!
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I haven't been able to either. I've been playing it with touch controls instead!
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In case anyone is still interested, RR3 implemented controller support into the game. My Moga Pro works well.
The only issue is after the last OTA update from nvidia, the game is pretty much unplayable. All audio is horrifically choppy and the game feels a bit laggy too.
To say I'm really cheesed off is an understatement. I do love that game
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