Does anybody have this problem? I have the OEM motorola HDMI that goes with it and I even bought another one off of ebay. Both of them do not work to the tv. All other HDMI equipment (like my cable box and my PC) works fine. Tried all the HDMI ports on the tv. Restarting the Xoom, resetting everything on my TV and still NOTHING.
over a 100 views and no replies? Am I the only one with this problem? lol
I had an issue where it wouldnt mirror on my tv, and after a series of going to the home screen and plugging it back in, got it to work, and now it works evertime I plug it in,,, it was wierd.
The only issue I am having ATM is that the xoom slows down to the point where I can not even use it when its plugged in, but that is another topic.
bossjeeves said:
I had an issue where it wouldnt mirror on my tv, and after a series of going to the home screen and plugging it back in, got it to work, and now it works evertime I plug it in,,, it was wierd.
The only issue I am having ATM is that the xoom slows down to the point where I can not even use it when its plugged in, but that is another topic.
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Yours slows down? Mine speeds up, I'm assuming that it overclocks itself once plugged in to maintain a steady frame rate.
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I had an issue where it wouldnt mirror on my tv, and after a series of going to the home screen and plugging it back in, got it to work, and now it works evertime I plug it in,,, it was wierd.
The only issue I am having ATM is that the xoom slows down to the point where I can not even use it when its plugged in, but that is another topic.
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I'm guessing its the TV. Don't think it wants to make the handshake. My other TV's work fine wiith it.
I would test on another HD monitors. I've noticed that the mirroring won't start unless the Xoom's screen is unlocked first.
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Yours slows down? Mine speeds up, I'm assuming that it overclocks itself once plugged in to maintain a steady frame rate.
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I am actually wondering if it isnt because I am already overclocked....
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Sorry for probably stupid question... but if I buy AT + dock... how do I start to charge it/use it to get max batt life, etc.
Should I connect them together and charge tablet through dock?
For how long? Can I play with it in the mean time?
Should I first charge tablet (how long?)? Than dock (how long)?
Once the tablet is charged... can I connect it to the dock that is not fully charged yet?
If tablet is full... dock ZERO... can I use keyboard... will tablet charge dock as well?
Please help as I do not wish to f... it up
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Sorry for probably stupid question... but if I buy AT + dock... how do I start to charge it/use it to get max batt life, etc.
Should I connect them together and charge tablet through dock?
For how long? Can I play with it in the mean time?
Should I first charge tablet (how long?)? Than dock (how long)?
Once the tablet is charged... can I connect it to the dock that is not fully charged yet?
If tablet is full... dock ZERO... can I use keyboard... will tablet charge dock as well?
Please help as I do not wish to f... it up
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I think your over thinking this just a bit. Connect the tab and doc, put the charger on the doc and let them both charge together. The dock dosent use power (to work) it only provieds extra power to the tab.
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I dont think I will be using dock a lot, so can it be most of the time connected to the charger or that is not very good?
ClevelandWheeler said:
I think your over thinking this just a bit. Connect the tab and doc, put the charger on the doc and let them both charge together. The dock dosent use power (to work) it only provieds extra power to the tab.
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you couldn't be more wrong....
The dock charges on its own therefore it does use power "to work", without power it wouldn't work period...unless its made from some alien technology.
there is another thread discussing how quickly the dock battery drains, its supposedly a bug in the software.
Your best bet to optimize battery life is to disconnect the dock when not in use as it has a tendency to keep supplying power even when the tablet is fully charged, therefore it drains much quicker..
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I dont think I will be using dock a lot, so can it be most of the time connected to the charger or that is not very good?
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there's no reason to keep it connected to the charger if it's already fully charged.
See... my thinking was that the dock (connected to power supply) is next to my bed.
Once I need tablet and dock I got it next to me... And if I use tablet itself and want to put it away instead I would put it back on dock to recharge. Like my phone. This way I will never get to point that I need full batt in the morning in both devices and I do not have it.
My netbook works connected to cord 4days a week if I do not take it away... so I thought I could do similar with AT.
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See... my thinking was that the dock (connected to power supply) is next to my bed.
Once I need tablet and dock I got it next to me... And if I use tablet itself and want to put it away instead I would put it back on dock to recharge. Like my phone. This way I will never get to point that I need full batt in the morning in both devices and I do not have it.
My netbook works connected to cord 4days a week if I do not take it away... so I thought I could do similar with AT.
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There's nothing wrong with that, it's just better for the battery to not leave it plugged in once its fully charged. Every now and then just unplug that charger and use it until it dies out.
OK, will do THX
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you couldn't be more wrong....
The dock charges on its own therefore it does use power "to work", without power it wouldn't work period...unless its made from some alien technology.
there is another thread discussing how quickly the dock battery drains, its supposedly a bug in the software.
Your best bet to optimize battery life is to disconnect the dock when not in use as it has a tendency to keep supplying power even when the tablet is fully charged, therefore it drains much quicker..
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lmao. oh really. If the dock is a %0 it will still continue to "work". Has nothing to do with alien technology. There might be a thread on how quick someone elses battery drains but on my TF dock it takes about 9 hours on hard use to drain it down. I would say that is right on with what Asus says it's supose to be.
Your best bet for optimum battery life is to you your tablet normaly and to not be anal. The tab has its own power supply and unless the charger is unpluged it wont use battery power.
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there's no reason to keep it connected to the charger if it's already fully charged.
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You couldnt be more wrong....
The purpose of keeping the transformer connected to the charger would be the same as keeping your laptop connected even though it was full. If its not connected to a power source it will start to drain the battery. If you want to keep it full then you have to keep it connected. Realizing that you need to do the Asus recomended battery conditioning (complet drain and charge) a few time after you first get both devices.I leave mine on the charger moste of the time and take it off at least once a week to compleatly drain both the dock and the tab.
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Your best bet for optimum battery life is to you your tablet normaly and to not be anal. The tab has its own power supply and unless the charger is unpluged it wont use battery power.
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If I buy a set (tab + dock)... will I get 2 chargers? Is plug (not the one to electric socket) the same on them?
About 2 days ago I saw a set in the shop. It was brand new and not turned on.
I have asked if they can plug it since both dock and tablet were discharged.
Shop did this for me. They plugged dock in and (at least that is how I understand it) both things started to charge.
I turned on tablet to see how keyboard is performing.
And now this is strange - after about 1 min. of use (tried this few times) keyboard dock wasn't not longer working. I could see the cursor on the screen but it was not moving :-(. I had to disconnect the tab from the dock and reconnect it again. And it was working fine for another minute.
Two more questions:
1. When tab is on the dock is there a way to wake it up like Win laptop - through keyboard keys or only switch on the tab itself?
2. When dock functions froze I could not call for on screen keyboard :-( (although dock was not working). Is this OK?
galtom said:
If I buy a set (tab + dock)... will I get 2 chargers? Is plug (not the one to electric socket) the same on them?
About 2 days ago I saw a set in the shop. It was brand new and not turned on.
I have asked if they can plug it since both dock and tablet were discharged.
Shop did this for me. They plugged dock in and (at least that is how I understand it) both things started to charge.
I turned on tablet to see how keyboard is performing.
And now this is strange - after about 1 min. of use (tried this few times) keyboard dock wasn't not longer working. I could see the cursor on the screen but it was not moving :-(. I had to disconnect the tab from the dock and reconnect it again. And it was working fine for another minute.
Two more questions:
1. When tab is on the dock is there a way to wake it up like Win laptop - through keyboard keys or only switch on the tab itself?
2. When dock functions froze I could not call for on screen keyboard :-( (although dock was not working). Is this OK?
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Unfortunatly no they were dumb about that. Only the Tab itself comes with the charger and even that is wierd becouse the cord is extramly short.I dont know whatyou were going through but I have never had that happen to me. Could been a connection issue between the dock and the tab.
Im not sure but I keep a mouse plugged into my doc and when the screen goes of and I move the mouse the screen will come back on.
When the doc is connected and there is a place where you need to use a keyboard there will be a small keyboad on the bottom of your screen. If you touch that keyboard a menu comes up and you can select "use physical keyboard" (on & off). If you can't then I would say there is an issue.
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When the doc is connected and there is a place where you need to use a keyboard there will be a small keyboad on the bottom of your screen. If you touch that keyboard a menu comes up and you can select "use physical keyboard" (on & off). If you can't then I would say there is an issue.
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If instead of mouse you touch touch pad - nothing happens?
I saw this icon but when I was touching it nothing happened :-(
galtom said:
If instead of mouse you touch touch pad - nothing happens?
I saw this icon but when I was touching it nothing happened :-(
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I dont use themouse pad but when I just tried it it did not wake up the screen. But when I pressed a key on the keyboard the screen did wake.
If you touched the icon and nothing happened I would say there is something wrong.
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Ok, thx for the info
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Ok, thx for the info
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NP hope that helped.
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That I will be able to tell you once AT is in my hands .
There are only two thing holding me back now...
With or without 3G - I am still deciding...
Netflix - I still have to use my netbook to watch it - this means on weekends away I will have to carry two toys instead of 1
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That I will be able to tell you once AT is in my hands .
There are only two thing holding me back now...
With or without 3G - I am still deciding...
Netflix - I still have to use my netbook to watch it - this means on weekends away I will have to carry two toys instead of 1
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I have to say I personally use my Htc Evo to thether and there is even an app that you can install on the tab that allows you to control tethering without having to go to your phone. I travel to Colorado-Tennessee-Texas-Florida and the tethering work great while on the road. As far as movies I tether and watch movies on www.greatstufftv.com and that holds me over until Nexflix gets on board. Check out the website etherway its a good place to watch movies and tv shows.
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youre first steps should be to root it and flash honeycomb 3.1
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youre first steps should be to root it and flash honeycomb 3.1
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what is the big bennifit for that? I mean I know what it is for my phone but why for my tab? I have 0 issues stock.
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I do not own a smartphone - no need for one really. And now I will not spend $700 on phone if I can have a tablet for that .
About: http://www.greatstufftv.me/ - whatever I click I am being redirected to a different site that asks me to setup Premium account.
Yes... I would like to know what is the benefit of root/reflash ?
I was thinking only about using hacked flash 10.2/10.3 - to get free hulu.
Hey guys,
A friend of mine recently bought this tablet and everything was running very very smooth, until he received the OTA to 3.1 . Besides the wifi bug ( very easy to get rid of ), he is now experiencing a really really weird touch lag. Let me explain: as soon as he plugs the tablet in the charger the touch gets really unresponsive forcing him to slide/touch several times before the tablet detects the input even if the system keeps working as it should, ie no slowdowns etc.
Funny things is this bug only shows up (for now) when he plugs the charger in university while not happening at home.
Has anyone experienced the same? Im starting to think that the charger plug has a defect and is in some way affecting the touch system ( electric\magnetic stuff ) leading this to an hardware related problem, but I want to be sure so maybe we will try to flash something (Are there Acer tools to flash full stock roms?). Tablet is running original rom and recovery, I just messed with the wpa_supplicant files but I dont see how this could be related.
Thanks in advance guys
When my screen is off and I turn it back on when I switch from charger to battery I get laggie for a minute. Same on my notebook and my cell.I believe its to do with changing some power profiles/settings. If you recover in a minute or so its prob fine. If not watch running apps. If you see something running all the time.use a freeze program to trouble shoot if its a rouge app.
Hope this helps to troubleshoot your isssue
If im wrong with this information please just give your correct response to the open. Do not bash my openion.thanks
saw one other thread with similar problem...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1166209
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110 volts
I live in indiana.
When you plug your charger in the fram becomes hot. 110 volts to earth. Just check it, can't be good.
shaun298 said:
I live in indiana.
When you plug your charger in the fram becomes hot. 110 volts to earth. Just check it, can't be good.
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Fram? 110 volts? What are you talking about?
More details - please. "110 volts to earth"? Not making much sense.
My guess, and its just a guess, is that his charger is somewhat faulty and not regulating the power correctly. Ask him if he plugs straight to the wall at university and into a power strip/surge protector at home. If he is, then I would imagine that the power strip is regulating the voltage enough to let the charger work, where the wall outlet is making the charger fail. I'd try a new charger if one is available and see if that fixes the issue...or take a surge protector with him to university and see if that also takes care of it. If he isn't using a power strip at either place, then we are back at square one.
Have you tried going back to an unmodded system to see if that works? (by that I mean remove/undo wpa supplicant).
I have no idea what that problem could be as it seems hardware based by just reading what you typed, but it could be software too which is called into question by the little mod you did.
What I find odd is that it works in one place and not another.
Does it happen when Wifi is off completely? (Just asking because I'm thinking if it has to do with the wifi mod you made, perhaps turning Wifi off and testing would show up something).
I'll just tell you what I would try in that situation.
1. Go back to a stock ROM, fully. No mods, no root, no hacks. Preferably one designed for your region. (We have no idea if any of the hardware in these units is different based on region, which is why I never recommend putting a ROM on the device unless it's 100% certified to be originated from a device purchased within that region).
2. Factory reset. (It doesn't fix everything, but it fixes most software glitches - especially when they're caused by outside sources like apps or settings mess ups).
If it still happens after that then you've at least ruled out all software suspects.
The frame of the a500 is hot. The charger is none polorized so makes no difference which way you plug it into the wall or extention plug is the same. Check your charger to earth and you will see line voltage no mater where it's pluged in, and don't have to be pluged into the a500. They need replaced. Just meter from the outside of the charger plug to ground and you will see the problem. Might not be on all chargers, but I would check mine.
Just check you charger plug to earth without the a500 pluged in, the problem is not in the unit or software just the charger.
teuz said:
Hey guys,
A friend of mine recently bought this tablet and everything was running very very smooth, until he received the OTA to 3.1 . Besides the wifi bug ( very easy to get rid of ), he is now experiencing a really really weird touch lag. Let me explain: as soon as he plugs the tablet in the charger the touch gets really unresponsive forcing him to slide/touch several times before the tablet detects the input even if the system keeps working as it should, ie no slowdowns etc.
Funny things is this bug only shows up (for now) when he plugs the charger in university while not happening at home.
Has anyone experienced the same? Im starting to think that the charger plug has a defect and is in some way affecting the touch system ( electric\magnetic stuff ) leading this to an hardware related problem, but I want to be sure so maybe we will try to flash something (Are there Acer tools to flash full stock roms?). Tablet is running original rom and recovery, I just messed with the wpa_supplicant files but I dont see how this could be related.
Thanks in advance guys
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I had an issue like this with a palm pre, and the only solution i could determine was that i was using an offbrand charger that wasn't supplying the right voltage/amperage and causing flakiness with the electrical charge on the screen. maybe the charger is damaged, or they're using an off-brand one?
Ty guys and sorry for the late reply. Yeah I was thinking about reverting back to the stock system but unfortunately I'm not very familiar with the tablet scene not having one and since he is a little frustrated atm about his situation maybe flashing a recovery to flash a stock rom isnt really the way to go. Isn't Acer delivering any tool to flash a full rom just to try if that will solve the problem?
Thanks again!
So wait someone is getting 110v from ground to the metal frame of the tablet?
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Same issue
I found this thread, and this is exactly what's happening to my tablet. When it's plugged in, the screen becomes very unresponsive, and it's very annoying. I can't charge it and use it at the same time. It's not even like galaxy tab 10.1 or ipad 2 where the battery life lasts like 10 hours! I am extremely frustrated about this issue..Mine has this issue at home. I don't bring charger to school, so I don't know about that. I'm really surprised that only very few people actually have this issue..
electrical grounding no good
Anyone has a solution to this?? Should I buy a new charger? I don't want to just waste money if it's not gonna fix the problem.
Thanks.
I had a similar experience to all of this when I was recently travelling by airplane. There were charging outlets (US-style 2-prong) on the back of each seat and my tablet absolutely REFUSED to respond properly to touch when I plugged it in. At the airport, in the hotel, at home, and everywhere else I've used it, it worked properly.
My conclusion: touch screens on A500 are very sensitive to electrical problems. I suspect that an airplane's electrical system isn't as "standard" as everywhere else, and whatever the difference was (a grounding issue, or a voltage regulation issue, or whatever) caused the touchscreen to freeze.
My suggestion to the poster and others with "when I plug in the touch screen stops working": go to another location (i.e., a friend's house, work, school, a coffee shop, etc.), plug in and see if the same problem happens. If it does, it might be your charger, so try someone else's A500 charger at a bunch of locations and see if the the same problem occurs.
I would guess that most people with this problem (not the "when I plug it in it gets for a few seconds" problem, but the "touch screen doesn't work when plugged in" problem) will find a solution lies in their power source, not the A500 itself.
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I had a similar experience to all of this when I was recently travelling by airplane. There were charging outlets (US-style 2-prong) on the back of each seat and my tablet absolutely REFUSED to respond properly to touch when I plugged it in. At the airport, in the hotel, at home, and everywhere else I've used it, it worked properly.
My conclusion: touch screens on A500 are very sensitive to electrical problems. I suspect that an airplane's electrical system isn't as "standard" as everywhere else, and whatever the difference was (a grounding issue, or a voltage regulation issue, or whatever) caused the touchscreen to freeze.
My suggestion to the poster and others with "when I plug in the touch screen stops working": go to another location (i.e., a friend's house, work, school, a coffee shop, etc.), plug in and see if the same problem happens. If it does, it might be your charger, so try someone else's A500 charger at a bunch of locations and see if the the same problem occurs.
I would guess that most people with this problem (not the "when I plug it in it gets for a few seconds" problem, but the "touch screen doesn't work when plugged in" problem) will find a solution lies in their power source, not the A500 itself.
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Thanks for your suggestion. I'm actually moving to a new home tomorrow, so I'll try the new power outlet. Hope it won't have problems like right now..
Touch Screen doesn't work on airplanes.
sw6lee said:
Thanks for your suggestion. I'm actually moving to a new home tomorrow, so I'll try the new power outlet. Hope it won't have problems like right now..
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I have run into another problem related to touch screens - mine doesn't work on airplanes. I think that there is some sort of pressure differential issue - the screen works fine on the ground, but once I open the tablet when the plane is at altitude, the screen just stops working - it doesn't matter if the tablet is plugged in or not.
Annoying to say the least. Last night I pulled out my wireless mouse to use the tablet, and a stewardess noticed this and told me to put it away as wireless devices aren't allowed on airplanes.......
Any suggestions?
I have tried everything but it will not turn back on. My PC pings like it sees it when I plug it in but that's all I can get. I've held the power button for 30, 60, 15, etc seconds and I got nothing. Anyone have any other ideas? I've had SOD twice but usually turns back on after I plug it in.
You do anything to it recently, new rom ect?
Try ADB and see of you can reboot it
Noting new. Been running revolver for weeks now with no issues. I had a SOD like 3 nights ago but it turned right on after I plugged it in. ADB doesn't see it.
It was just sitting on my desk for like a hour. I came back to it and it was like this. Battery was over 70% so I know that isn't the problem.
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Noting new. Been running revolver for weeks now with no issues. I had a SOD like 3 nights ago but it turned right on after I plugged it in. ADB doesn't see it.
It was just sitting on my desk for like a hour. I came back to it and it was like this. Battery was over 70% so I know that isn't the problem.
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Have you try the hdmi Port? See if you get a picture on your tv with hdmi. If you do get a picture then you tf screen is dead. I had the same issue had to RMA it.
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Have you try the hdmi Port? See if you get a picture on your tv with hdmi. If you do get a picture then you tf screen is dead. I had the same issue had to RMA it.
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I haven't. I don't have a HDMI cable for it yet. I don't really think that is the issue though. Even if the screen was dead, ADB should still be able to see it I would think.
I concerned about doing a RMA since it's rooted with a custom ROM on it.
Well, I finally got ADB to recognize it and I can browse my folders through windows, so I think my screen must be dead.
What are the chances they would do a RMA since it is rooted and flashed?
After using the Q, I typically just turn off the television or switch to another HDMI input. I have noticed that if I let it sit for a while, like a day or more, it loses connection to my wireless and also my television no longer sees it as a valid input source so I cannot switch to it. The only way I have been able to get it working again is to reboot the Q. Anyone else having this indefnite sleep problem? In some cases the lights on the Q turns off and in some cases the lights are still there but same outcome with no response.
Do you have one of the routers that Google has stated specifically have issues? I had a Netgear router that was on the list. I replaced it with a new Asus AC router and haven't lost connection in over a week. The Asus router is the best one I have ever owned.
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Do you have one of the routers that Google has stated specifically have issues? I had a Netgear router that was on the list. I replaced it with a new Asus AC router and haven't lost connection in over a week. The Asus router is the best one I have ever owned.
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I do lose wireless connection to it from my phone/tablet, however it is the fact that it is unable to register itself as a valid video device to the television is what is more concerning.When I toggle through my television's input sources, it doesn't show up anymore until I power cycle the device. I try to leave it on constantly, maybe no one else has been doing that? I'm using all the supplied cables that came with it including the hdmi, so I don't believe it to be faulty cabling or anything. Maybe I just have a faulty device if no one else is having the same issue.
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I do lose wireless connection to it from my phone/tablet, however it is the fact that it is unable to register itself as a valid video device to the television is what is more concerning.When I toggle through my television's input sources, it doesn't show up anymore until I power cycle the device. I try to leave it on constantly, maybe no one else has been doing that? I'm using all the supplied cables that came with it including the hdmi, so I don't believe it to be faulty cabling or anything. Maybe I just have a faulty device if no one else is having the same issue.
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Today I had the same exact issue. There was no HMDI output at all. I tried plug out and in the HDMI cable and power it down and up and still nothing. At the end I had to do a factory reset wait for some minutes and now it is working again. I also leave mine plugged all the time and I just change to another source to watch or play some games. After the factory reset I noticed that the device lights turn off when it goes idle before they didn't, they used to be on all the time. I wonder what is going on and there isn't a lot of documentation about this gadget.
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Today I had the same exact issue. There was no HMDI output at all. I tried plug out and in the HDMI cable and power it down and up and still nothing. At the end I had to do a factory reset wait for some minutes and now it is working again. I also leave mine plugged all the time and I just change to another source to watch or play some games. After the factory reset I noticed that the device lights turn off when it goes idle before they didn't, they used to be on all the time. I wonder what is going on and there isn't a lot of documentation about this gadget.
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I guess it is the price we pay for early users. I was just checking if this behavior was suppose to be "normal". It is weird though that you had to do a factory reset to get it to work again. For me, I just unplug the power and plug it back in and it works again. But it is a bit of a nuisance to have to power off and power on before each use after it has gone into its "idle" mode. I have yet to find a way to turn it on via its app or BT or any other comms. I'm just glad it's not only me
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I guess it is the price we pay for early users. I was just checking if this behavior was suppose to be "normal". It is weird though that you had to do a factory reset to get it to work again. For me, I just unplug the power and plug it back in and it works again. But it is a bit of a nuisance to have to power off and power on before each use after it has gone into its "idle" mode. I have yet to find a way to turn it on via its app or BT or any other comms. I'm just glad it's not only me
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I'm in according with your thesys
My wife's Nexus 7 suddenly won't turn on... It still had juice when she went to charge it, but the next day found it was totally dead.
I've tried different chargers, tried to get to the bootloader, opened it and unplugged the battery, hooked it up via USB to my computer, etc and nothing will get this thing to power on.
Any ideas?
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My wife's Nexus 7 suddenly won't turn on... It still had juice when she went to charge it, but the next day found it was totally dead.
I've tried different chargers, tried to get to the bootloader, opened it and unplugged the battery, hooked it up via USB to my computer, etc and nothing will get this thing to power on.
Any ideas?
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I mean, how long did you leave it on AC power? I know when I drain mine since coming to KitKat, it takes as long as a half an hour to respond again.
kcipopnevets said:
I mean, how long did you leave it on AC power? I know when I drain mine since coming to KitKat, it takes as long as a half an hour to respond again.
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Sorry, it spent more than a day on the charger. Still nothing, cannot get it to respond at all.
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Sorry, it spent more than a day on the charger. Still nothing, cannot get it to respond at all.
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If you haven't already, try holding the power button for a while until *hopefully* the Google splash appears.
A good way to tell if the device is accepting a current is by using a charger that can verify this somehow, like with an embedded LED. One like this: http://www.verizonwireless.com/accessories/rapid-wall-charger-with-6-ft-cable-for-micro-usb/
I used this for my HTC Rezound when it still worked to make sure it was taking a charge because it would report it was charging in the OS but the charger module itself reported otherwise (the red Verizon ring didn't illuminate unless the charger was positioned a certain way in the device thus this was the only way I could supply it a charge and not hope it wasn't dead in the morning). When my Nexus 7 is drained, it draws enough voltage to get the charger to illuminate so maybe try one of these to really make sure it's still responding.
For the meanwhile, if you do decide to buy one, what was the last thing you/your wife had done? Was there root access?
U need press power for 2 min and need to be pluget into wall
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kcipopnevets said:
If you haven't already, try holding the power button for a while until *hopefully* the Google splash appears.
A good way to tell if the device is accepting a current is by using a charger that can verify this somehow, like with an embedded LED. One like this: http://www.verizonwireless.com/accessories/rapid-wall-charger-with-6-ft-cable-for-micro-usb/
I used this for my HTC Rezound when it still worked to make sure it was taking a charge because it would report it was charging in the OS but the charger module itself reported otherwise (the red Verizon ring didn't illuminate unless the charger was positioned a certain way in the device thus this was the only way I could supply it a charge and not hope it wasn't dead in the morning). When my Nexus 7 is drained, it draws enough voltage to get the charger to illuminate so maybe try one of these to really make sure it's still responding.
For the meanwhile, if you do decide to buy one, what was the last thing you/your wife had done? Was there root access?
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Interesting about the charger -- don't think I have one that does that. Maybe I'll see if my VZW store has one, not sure yet.
She had just used her tablet as normal, and plugged it in like she does every other day or so -- the next morning grabbed it and went to work only to find out that it was dead. IE: not turning on.
- No root access (totally stock)
- I've tried holding the power button for up to 2 mins. - nothing
- Even tried holding the down volume and power for up to 2 mins. together - nothing
- Removed the back and unplugged the battery (plug was really tight) and left it undone for 5 mins and reconnected - nothing
- When plugging in to a USB on the computer, the computer dings like I connected something but - nothing
Perhaps I'll take it apart again and see if I can get a voltage reading on the battery with my multimeter... didn't do that before, but would be good to know if it is charged and not turning on or what.
Bozz5384 said:
Interesting about the charger -- don't think I have one that does that. Maybe I'll see if my VZW store has one, not sure yet.
She had just used her tablet as normal, and plugged it in like she does every other day or so -- the next morning grabbed it and went to work only to find out that it was dead. IE: not turning on.
- No root access (totally stock)
- I've tried holding the power button for up to 2 mins. - nothing
- Even tried holding the down volume and power for up to 2 mins. together - nothing
- Removed the back and unplugged the battery (plug was really tight) and left it undone for 5 mins and reconnected - nothing
- When plugging in to a USB on the computer, the computer dings like I connected something but - nothing
Perhaps I'll take it apart again and see if I can get a voltage reading on the battery with my multimeter... didn't do that before, but would be good to know if it is charged and not turning on or what.
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Remove the back cover, locate the plug to the battery, disconnect plug by sliding from right to left, then replug. Should be fine after that.
player90247 said:
Remove the back cover, locate the plug to the battery, disconnect plug by sliding from right to left, then replug. Should be fine after that.
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Thanks but I already did that. Nothing changed. If I don't get it going soon I'll be forced to buy something else as she is getting impatient.
I have the same issue.
I bought a refurbish one and it was working great for 2 days and yesterday when I tried to open it, it won't turn on anymore and I was able to browse on it 5 min before.
I tried everything but I cannot find any solution...
When I plug into a wall I cannot see the charging icon and when I plug it into my computer it will do the noise that a device is plug but nothing happen... I wonder if its the battery that is crap
pacostrano said:
I have the same issue.
I bought a refurbish one and it was working great for 2 days and yesterday when I tried to open it, it won't turn on anymore and I was able to browse on it 5 min before.
I tried everything but I cannot find any solution...
When I plug into a wall I cannot see the charging icon and when I plug it into my computer it will do the noise that a device is plug but nothing happen... I wonder if its the battery that is crap
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I own 3 of these N7 tablets and this has been the number one issue. Sent one for repair when it was under warranty. The supplied Nexus wall charger burn out quick, and aftermarket cables last only 3 months. I've had better results using the Samsung wall charger and cable.
OP, it sounds like your wife's N7 is in APX mode. Connect it to your PC via a USB cable, and open Control Panel's devices and printers panel. If it sees an APX device, and you didn't make NVFlash blobs, your only recourse is a motherboard replacement.
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OP, it sounds like your wife's N7 is in APX mode. Connect it to your PC via a USB cable, and open Control Panel's devices and printers panel. If it sees an APX device, and you didn't make NVFlash blobs, your only recourse is a motherboard replacement.
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Well, that sounds interesting. Tell me more about the APX device thing. I didn't quite understand.
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Me0211 said:
Well, that sounds interesting. Tell me more about the APX device thing. I didn't quite understand.
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I just got my new N7 32gb GSM 2012 in the mail today. Won't turn on at all. I'm not going to bother. Going to return it. Quite disappointed, as I didnt realized this issue (apparently with the battery) was so common. Was looking forward to flashing cyanogenmod. Poop. Might just get a samsung tab now, which I think is quite overpriced for its specs.
horsegold said:
I just got my new N7 32gb GSM 2012 in the mail today. Won't turn on at all. I'm not going to bother. Going to return it. Quite disappointed, as I didnt realized this issue (apparently with the battery) was so common. Was looking forward to flashing cyanogenmod. Poop. Might just get a samsung tab now, which I think is quite overpriced for its specs.
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If you're seriously looking for something other than an N7 then I'd suggest you look at the LG G-Pad.
I bought one for my Dad at Christmas and was amazed by how good the screen is, and the tablet generally, for the price. The LG skin is minimal and can be changed obviously with another launcher, and the battery life is better than my N7.