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Beginning to hate my tab

I have a Verizon SGT and am starting to hate it. It constantly freezes up for a few seconds when loading a page in the browser and then when it finishes loading and I double tap to zoom, it zooms in and everything is fuzzy for a few seconds (freezes again also) before everything is sharp. None of my friends have a tab so I'm not sure if this is normal for our tabs.
My tab is rooted (z4) and I've tried sgstools and OCLF to try to fix it, but nothing has helped so far. I've also done a factory reset but it doesn't really work because apps are all still there. If this is normal behavior, will flashing a new ROM help? What ROM would you recommend for a Verizon tab? My firmware is stock dj11. I've flashed many ROMs on my Moto Droid, so I'm not opposed to a new ROM if that's all it will take.
Roger

use miren browser, it's on market
come back after you try it and give some feedbacks

It's not just the browser, but the browser freeze is the most common freeze for my tab. I've tried other browsers and read about Miren but haven't tried it yet. I'll give it a shot but it won't solve the general OS freezes.
Roger

96cobra said:
I have a Verizon SGT and am starting to hate it. It constantly freezes up for a few seconds when loading a page in the browser and then when it finishes loading and I double tap to zoom, it zooms in and everything is fuzzy for a few seconds (freezes again also) before everything is sharp. None of my friends have a tab so I'm not sure if this is normal for our tabs.
My tab is rooted (z4) and I've tried sgstools and OCLF to try to fix it, but nothing has helped so far. I've also done a factory reset but it doesn't really work because apps are all still there. If this is normal behavior, will flashing a new ROM help? What ROM would you recommend for a Verizon tab? My firmware is stock dj11. I've flashed many ROMs on my Moto Droid, so I'm not opposed to a new ROM if that's all it will take.
Roger
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I would have to say that's not normal. If I had to wait "a few seconds" for the thing to get it's act together every time I did something the least bit intensive, such as loading a web page with ANY browser, I would have exchanged it for one that worked correctly. You may want to consider that. My Tab isn't as smooth as my iPad but it's pretty close. Yours should be too. Custom roms and the like should be a distant option because, just like with phones, not one of them is ever 100% reliable.

Is it possible that these kind of things (lags and freezes) are caused by too little free memory? My Tab seems to run better and faster when I delete a few device based apps. Of course I screw things up again by adding new apps, lol.

I had the same problems AFTER I tried OCLF; Try undoing OCLF and anything related to it.

Install a good rom and OCd kernel. Mine runs better than any other Android device I've owned.

spacemoose1 said:
Install a good rom and OCd kernel. Mine runs better than any other Android device I've owned.
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That doesn't help. You shouldn't need to overclock to have a decent experience. My Verizon Tab worked just fine right out of the box without any of the pausing the OP has mentioned. Overclocking is a bandaid over a problem that isn't going to go away if you ignore it. Exchange the device for one that works correctly and then overclock it to make it better. Besides, if the CPU can't handle an overclocked speed then the OP is really screwed.

This sounds like a similar scenario to me. I had a stock euro tab and was starting to hate it as well until I flashed it with a new rom. Now it's awesome and what you'd expect it to be in the first place. I dunno why the telcos bloat their stock roms up with so much ****. Rooting is not going to do much for your situation.
Get rid of the stock rom and you'll never look back. If you are after a bloatless, but stock like experience, then use Rotohammer JMIv2 and make sure you convert the file system to EXT4.
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krispyjim said:
This sounds like a similar scenario to me. I had a stock euro tab and was starting to hate it as well until I flashed it with a new rom. Now it's awesome and what you'd expect it to be in the first place. I dunno why the telcos bloat their stock roms up with so much ****. Rooting is not going to do much for your situation.
Get rid of the stock rom and you'll never look back. If you are after a bloatless, but stock like experience, then use Rotohammer JMIv2 and make sure you convert the file system to EXT4.
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+ 1 Also check your memory usage.

I got ATT tab and a Dell Streak. Both of them are doing that. Inresponsive for a few seconds, but if I poke the screen repeatedly, the app or browser will close by itself or the thing just reboot on it own. Maybe it's Android glitch? Start to hate Android now.

CyberGhos said:
I got ATT tab and a Dell Streak. Both of them are doing that. Inresponsive for a few seconds, but if I poke the screen repeatedly, the app or browser will close by itself or the thing just reboot on it own. Maybe it's Android glitch? Start to hate Android now.
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You'd better go by an iPad. That'll fix your issues.
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Since recovery and download mode is pretty reliable on this device, i took the courage to mod the tab and of course It wasn't a short process to achieve it, i tried every rom and kernel.
So my suggestion, try the overcome. It's so snappy you could not go wrong by switching to that ROM and kernel. I always have the GPS, Bluetooth, HSDPA turned on and on top of that i usually browsing and hearing music or playing some games while i'm in the car. Before i switched to overcome, multi tasking is sluggish, it would lags if messages, emails or tweets kicked in and the music would jitter. And now all is smooth as butter.
Although i have the oc version, i usually limit it on 1 Ghz underclocked depends on how long i would be outside. Battery life is still good, around 4-5 hours to reach 50% with GPS, HSPDA and Bluetooth always turned on and some browsing, plus some gaming, GPSing and calling.
All thanks to the developers, who know what they themselves and people want! Cheers!
Screw the ipad. No flash is like the year before the year 2000 man!

Be careful with the specifics of the advice you are getting here. You have a CDMA tab and these GSM tabbers kernel and ROM suggestions will bork your tab if you do what they did verbatim. The basic advice is good, if you are comfortable with flashing a kernel and working through the issues it entails then you will be rewarded for your effort with a smoothly operating device. Right now your best (only?) option will be the KhasMek kernel available in the Galaxy Tab Android Development section of the forum.
The kernel did enough for me, so I have not tried the ROM yet myself as I have not felt the need.

Hit up boush / khasmek he made my tablet lovely
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Orientation Issue

I ran the original Toxic Baby on my Girlfriends phone, I personally havent had a problem with these ROMS that wasnt user error, and I tend to think this is too, but her screen orientation is acting strange, not working.
On home screen (with auto orientate on) its vertical, but keeping the phone vertical and opening an app, it auto-switches to horizontal. the only way that I can find to correct this is to turn the auto-orientate off, which leaves ALL screens vertical.
I've tried factory data reset, flashing back to stock (ODIN) wiping ALL data from the boot screen but the problem persists. does anyone have some insight in to this?

The accelerometer is probably busted,I'm just guessing though.

gorealmighty said:
I ran the original Toxic Baby on my Girlfriends phone, I personally havent had a problem with these ROMS that wasnt user error, and I tend to think this is too, but her screen orientation is acting strange, not working.
On home screen (with auto orientate on) its vertical, but keeping the phone vertical and opening an app, it auto-switches to horizontal. the only way that I can find to correct this is to turn the auto-orientate off, which leaves ALL screens vertical.
I've tried factory data reset, flashing back to stock (ODIN) wiping ALL data from the boot screen but the problem persists. does anyone have some insight in to this?
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The included kernel is for captivate. You need a vibrant kernel.
I recently tested a cappy kernel for my simply galaxy series gb rom and had the same.
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explodingboy70 said:
The included kernel is for captivate. You need a vibrant kernel.
I recently tested a cappy kernel for my simply galaxy series gb rom and had the same.
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I'll try that, hell, it cant hurt to. but Ive run the ROM on my phone with no problems, infact ive been torn on flashing a kernel over it just to try it, but I like the way they run without an additional MOD. of course I know no two phones are alike even if they are the exact same phone.
Is there a Kernel you could recommend?? (im kind of using her phone as a guinea pig now ) Ive been looking at Bali and deadhorse. I just dont know how they will interact with Jcc's ROM plus Voodoo.

gorealmighty said:
I'll try that, hell, it cant hurt to. but Ive run the ROM on my phone with no problems, infact ive been torn on flashing a kernel over it just to try it, but I like the way they run without an additional MOD. of course I know no two phones are alike even if they are the exact same phone.
Is there a Kernel you could recommend?? (im kind of using her phone as a guinea pig now ) Ive been looking at Bali and deadhorse. I just dont know how they will interact with Jcc's ROM plus Voodoo.
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I'd stay clear of dead horse. I really haven't tried any of the other kernels since I've been working on my GB rom. Overstock is always stable and worth a look. I'm using one of cmenards kernels on my GB rom and always used on froyo.
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I'd stay clear of dead horse. I really haven't tried any of the other kernels since I've been working on my GB rom. Overstock is always stable and worth a look. I'm using one of cmenards kernels on my GB rom and always used on froyo.
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hm. I appreciate it. Flashing Overstock wont take away firefly will it? (shes unfortunately fallen in love with firefly)
Thanks for the insight guys. I appreciate it!

gorealmighty said:
hm. I appreciate it. Flashing Overstock wont take away firefly will it? (shes unfortunately fallen in love with firefly)
Thanks for the insight guys. I appreciate it!
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No flashing a kernel will affect the rom visually in no way. There may be kernel specific features that the rom dev may have listed such as bln but otherwise your cool.
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Touchscreen accuracy issues (with pictures)

I recently became a big fan of the galaxy tab and purchased two for my family and talked another two of my friends into getting them. We've all noticed an issue with the touch screen AFTER updating to the overcome firmware (both 1.6 and 2.3).
I've done tests with the stock at&t firmware and then also after flashing to overcome. Seems there is something in the kernel that changes the sensitivity of the screen so that it over-registers the touch.
Let me say that I'm aware how unscientific my test is but I've done it so many times on different tabs that the results that I've seen is very consistent. You can try also to see if your tab has the same issue.
Download the app called Sketcher from the market and select the Simple brush. Draw horizontal lines starting from the top down. With the overcome kernel, the lines are extremely jagged especially on the left side. On the at&t stock rom, the lines are almost perfectly smooth.
This is noticeable through daily use too. Just hold you finger down (preferably on the left side) on the stock browser and you'll see that the screen twitches.
I wasn't sure where to post this but hopefully one of the rom developers can take a look into this.
Please see attached pictures to get an idea of what I'm talking about.
There's probably a way to adjust the sensitivity but I don't see any apps in the market that allow this.

Theres an app in the market call, touch screen sensitivity booster (something like that) only problem is, that you need to apply the "settings" every reboot.

The problem here is that the screen is too sensitive. Actually I'm not sure if it's a sensitivity issue or something else but it is definitely a widespread problem that affects most if not all tabs running certain custom roms.

No need for custom rom with stock gingerbread, in my opinion. When I was on froyo I tried the overcome kernel, videos on native player was choppy at times. I didn't have this issue with stock kernel. So now I stick with stock rom untill we have a fully working cyanogenmod.
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aibo said:
No need for custom rom with stock gingerbread, in my opinion. When I was on froyo I tried the overcome kernel, videos on native player was choppy at times. I didn't have this issue with stock kernel. So now I stick with stock rom untill we have a fully working cyanogenmod.
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Are you sure we will have it?

Droid Incredible slow down after midnight

Don't know what the hell is going on but it's so frustrating I am about to throw my phone out the window. Recently I upgraded to stock plus v3.01 ROM and also Ext4 4 ALL kernel since I was running into the dreaded data/data memory full issue. Everything seems to be working fine until recently the phone would slow to a crawl right around midnight, I would be watcing a flash video clip before midnight, then right at 12, everything just slow down and nothing I do would resolve this...I can reboot, take the battery out..etc..phone would still be super slow, pretty much the same way until next morning. GoLauncher EX would crash all the time during this time as well, is if there's some kind of ghost process running in the background sucking up all the resources. I checked Mybackup and doesn't look like there's any schedule backup service...so I am pulling my hair out still don't know what's wrong. Anyone else experienced this before, any idea what can be causing this?

This happened to me when i was using that same rom! What i did was just install a different rom.

Try looking on Ebay for a new flux-capacitor for it they always go bad

I had this ROM too... it was cool, but a battery hog.... Back to CM7 Nightly's.... shouldn't have left to begin with....

1. does not belong in this forum
2. try asking the developer, or even in the ROM's forum

Too much porn. Those midnight shows will do it.
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Thanks for the feedback..looks like the ROM is the culprit..time to upgrade to something else

Cool story bro
CM7 nightly

Haven't had any problems with Stock+ regarding this issue....

definitely very strange.....

Very strange issue. Has it been reported to the ROMs dev?

CM 10 and customizing the phone

Just installed Quarx remarkable cm10 rom and am shocked at how stable and useable it is. However i have a few questions and so if you know the answers help me out please.
is there a better default launcher (basically i had cm7 set up with custom icons on the apps on the home screen and also was able to fit 5 or 6 apps across the width and am wondering is there anyway i can do this now in jelly bean)?
is there anyway i can get the app drawer to scroll down instead of sideways?
how the heck do i get rid of that annoying google search bar at the top of my home screen?
why is there no dsp audio settings for bluetooth? is this a bug or something that hasnt yet been implemeted?
EDIT: Oh yes and what has happened to the ability to long press the buttons like search that will launch a custom action?
and rather than start a new thread... just in case i decide to bail back to cm7 kang will i need to install the froyo kernal first in recovery? for info purposes i am using a red lense defy and the gingerbread kernal i flashed before installing cm10 is the first time i have ever flashed a kernal.

Launcher
Use Apex Launcher..much better than the stock launcher...u can also remove the search bar in this one

Siben Nayak said:
Use Apex Launcher..much better than the stock launcher...u can also remove the search bar in this one
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thanks for that will give it a bash
anybody else know the answers to the other stuff.
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ok wow i have just installed apex launcher and i have to say it is gonna take a good evening of sorting out there are that many options. i like it. so cheers buddy.
however i am getting this horrible lag when using the phone. sometimes it is taking upwards of five seconds for the phone to acknowledge a touch. it is extremely frustrating especially coming from c7 kang when everything and i mean everything was virtually instant. not sure if this is sort of normal expected behaviour considering cm10 is only a few weeks old but if it carries on and despite the fact i love it i will be forced to return to cm7.

you can use nova launcher it is very beautiful.
dsp setting can be reached from the music player app or from google play music app
for other tweaks, you should wait for the new nightly ROMs to bring

rabe3ab said:
you can use nova launcher it is very beautiful.
dsp setting can be reached from the music player app or from google play music app
for other tweaks, you should wait for the new nightly ROMs to bring
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i can reach the dsp settings but there is no bluetooth settings or am i missing something? does the rom lag on your phone?

rockmonkey1973 said:
i can reach the dsp settings but there is no bluetooth settings or am i missing something? does the rom lag on your phone?
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for Bluetooth settings flash this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1728391 that modification sounds better than the integrated dsp.
Jelly powered.Defy

I've tried both. The latest quarx rom and now i'm on epys lates rom.
I'm use the holo launcher hd - it's optimized for jb and works perfect.
In both roms is the dsp manager present. For bluetooth settings you have to scroll right.
The ability for the buttons can be found in epys last build. I didn't found them on quarxs 08/04 build.
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marco.michel said:
I've tried both. The latest quarx rom and now i'm on epys lates rom.
I'm use the holo launcher hd - it's optimized for jb and works perfect.
In both roms is the dsp manager present. For bluetooth settings you have to scroll right.
The ability for the buttons can be found in epys last build. I didn't found them on quarxs 08/04 build.
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in your experience would you say epys is more stable than quarx.
i think part of my problem is that i used titanium back up to install a fair few apps with there data and maybe if i hadnt i wouldnt be encountering so many slow downs and lag but i hasten to add that i was already seeing it on the rom before i restored the apps so i dont want to blame it totally.
by the way i have found the bluetooth settings so thanks mate. i simply opened the app and it was there so i aint sure how i missed them first time off!!!
no you are right quarx build doesnt have the buttons set up as yet.
i may do a wipe and start again and may even try epys build but epy seems to be busy with other things and i dont want to be using a rom that is no longer supported. if i do i will give holo launcher a bash although i am mighty impressed with apex. already i have been able to set up the homescreen as before and the app drawer is back to one long vertical scrolling list. so we are getting there.
what i dont seem to notice is any sort of hwa going on in fact my experience is the phone runs a lot choppier and slower than when i was using cm7.
another alternative is to go back to cm7 and use one of the ics themes which in all honesty doesnt seem like a bad option to me. i will decide over the weekend when i have some time to play around. thankfully thanks to the recovery it is pretty painles to switch between builds once you have set them up.

AnTerNoZ said:
for Bluetooth settings flash this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1728391 that modification sounds better than the integrated dsp.
Jelly powered.Defy
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hmm that looks great cheers mate. i will give that a try some time very soon. dont know how i missed that... thats what happens when you stop keeping up to date with development for a few months. once i had skanks cm7 installed and the phone just ran so so so well i just ceased to pay any attention to what was happening.
not read past the initial post but there it says it is for ics but i am taking it is also compatible with jelly bean?

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...thats what happens when you stop keeping up to date with development for a few months.
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we've now had an stock recovery that's flash all zip include custom ROM. have a method to flash custom ROM with rsd light. and all bl can be rooted now.
[sarcasm]no 'big' change [/sarcasm]
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not read past the initial post but there it says it is for ics but i am taking it is also compatible with jelly bean?
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I'm running Epsylons 06.08 build and it worked :thumbup:
Jelly powered.Defy

ok i can only imagine i have screwed something up using titanium back up because the lag is actually making the phone unuseable. i simply havent had time to fix it but i will have tomrrow and the first thing i am gonna do is a full wipe. i think i am also going to try running both epys and quarx and also use both the froyo and gingerbread kernals and see which combination works best. i am also going to remove titanium back up. if it cant handle restoring user apps and the data between platforms then it is of no use to me because google will reinstall all the apps on its own.
so i must have simply screwed it up because nobody would use the rom if it was as bad as it is on my phone. i also dont like the no wifi tethering deal. that is something that is extremely handy and if it doesnt work then even if i can get cm10 running smooth as silk then i will most likely not use it as a daily. another bug bear is the lack of flash support. i use the iplayer a lot and the fact that one needs flash to use it means jelly bean may be a step too far. i guess i want to get it running properly because it annoys me when things dont work right and by my very nature i am forced to try to fix it (it is almost a genetic defect of mine). however as i say if i cant use wifi tethering and flash then i probably wont run it as the rom i use daily.
does anyone know if ics is the same? is wifi tethering also broke with cm9?

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....does anyone know if ics is the same? is wifi tethering also broke with cm9?
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in CM10 u can use some tehter-app from PlayStore, someone in dev thread say it worked. CM9 is the same as CM10 for me with tethering, but I really don't use it more than twice in three month.
titanium backup is bad if u restore more than the apk on CM10 nightlys, it totally ruins the system if u came from other ROM, had the same issue. I use it for apps that not from PlayStore, it's ok for that.
Jelly powered.Defy

right installed the froyo kernal today with the latest 08/08/2012 nightly for the mb525 and i have to say there is a world of differnce. it is now running pretty damn silky and although it is lacking one or two things it is quite amazing for a build only 3-4 weeks in development. tomorrow (was super busy today) i am gonna give the ics builds a crack and also the gingerbread kernal cm10. i will then decide which one to keep.
obviously i didnt use titanium for squat diddly which i think helped.
i did try barnacle wifi tethering before and it didnt work but then again so many of my apps didnt work after the restore that it may have been that. i will give it another bash tomorrow.
really like the defy recovery app. not used this before and it makes managing roms and backups pretty sweet eh. have to say i am impressed with the level of development still going into this phone despite it being quite long in the tooth. i would have changed it months ago but there isnt anything out there built quite like it. if only moto would upgrade it make it slightly thinner, give us a better camera, a dual core snapdragon 1.5 cpu and a 4 inch screen but keep the same thin profile bezel and superb build quality and i would buy it tomorrow! i did for a week trade it for an atrix which at the time was the flagship but i sold it and bought another defy because the build quality was just totally second rate compared to the defy.
come on moto i can live with your locked bootloader and non existent support (assuming the same old same old lot of devs also came along for the ride). just give us a decent updated version sit back and watch the coin roll in.

ok i can confirm that barnacle does work and that is me sold on this rom and will now use it as my daily.
decided against trying ics because it isnt gonna get an official cm release for the defy (i dont think) and even if it does all the work is now taking place on cm10 so it doesnt make sense to drop down a release.
have to say i used the defy rom updater for the first time today. talk about being spoilt. man that app is just so damn good. i was able to back up my phone and update to the latest nightly and i didnt have to do anything in recovery... it even rebooted the phone for me!!! super stuff.

Is anyone with wifi problem?

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Is anyone with wifi problem?
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need a bit more info mate. what is the wifi problem? in general i have no wifi issues it connects to my network and reconnects when the phone is turned on and stays connected when i am using it. so i dont.
i have decided to stay with the side swipe for the app drawer instead of going back to one long list. it makes a refreshing change.
i have also been discovering that on many apps there is a side swipe to get quick access to the next bit. the classic mistakes i have made are with the dsp manager and es file explorer. i was touching the tabs at the top instead of just swiping the screen left and right. the more i try this the more i see many apps have implemented the same useability.
another real palm job is the alarm. i have for years been tapping the plus and minus sign to set the right hour and minutes in the alarm. recently i discovered that i could simply swipe it down or up. quite mad really that i have wasted so much time without realising it.
cm10 is now running well with next to no issues. what a difference a wipe and totally clean install make.

Removing Google Search Bar
You can remove the persistent google search bar by going to Settings>Launcher>Homescreen and deselecting the Search bar option.

Hello.
I've been testing JB during this week, and I would like to know a way to remove the config button from the notifications screen, because sometimes the clear all notifications button is not visible or accesible. Is there a way to do that?
Thanks :cyclops: