http://thisismynext.com/2011/06/20/...ummer-seven-inch-tablets-qualcomm-processors/
Assuming this is confirmed, Honeycomb 3.2 will bring updated Widgets, bugfixes, updated movie studio, music apps and improved hardware acceleration (as well as 7in and Support for other cpus). This will also be the last honeycomb release before Ice cream.
Do you think the transformer will get it anytime soon?
They did pretty well with rolling out 3.1, even better than Motorola.
I believe that HC 3.2 was for the 7 inchers only.....like my Galaxy Tab.
Could be wrong though.
Digiguest said:
I believe that HC 3.2 was for the 7 inchers only.....like my Galaxy Tab.
Could be wrong though.
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3.2 will now support 7inches. But it will also roll out to exising 10in tabs for bug fixes, new widgets and etc.
I have no doubt that Asus will roll this out, and as soon as anyone else. They've made it perfectly clear that they intend on supporting this device.
I'm hoping that they also roll out some fixes along with the update. I'd like to see them resolve or reduce the dock drain issue, and add in the battery usage info so we can see what's sucking down power. Otherwise, I'm pretty happy with my TF.
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http://thisismynext.com/2011/06/20/...ummer-seven-inch-tablets-qualcomm-processors/
Assuming this is confirmed, Honeycomb 3.2 will bring updated Widgets, bugfixes, updated movie studio, music apps and improved hardware acceleration (as well as 7in and Support for other cpus). This will also be the last honeycomb release before Ice cream.
Do you think the transformer will get it anytime soon?
They did pretty well with rolling out 3.1, even better than Motorola.
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This is my best bit. Hopefully this also translates to better video decoding and playback especially on high-profile HD videos. Let's keep our fingers crossed for this.
Since ice cream is supposed to be out during the holidays, it appears asus could be in a tight fix to squeeze-in hc 3.2 in between. Hope i could be wrong, updates are always welcome.
I dont care for 3.2. What I want is Asus to fix some of the issues we are currently having example browser lag, typing lag, SOD, battery draining on the keyboard, speakers balance, etc,etc,etc... I dont want new features just fix the issues we are having right now.
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Since ice cream is supposed to be out during the holidays, it appears asus could be in a tight fix to squeeze-in hc 3.2 in between. Hope i could be wrong, updates are always welcome.
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Asus is a relatively small agile company which is why the 3.1 update came out so fast. I firmly believe we will see the same with 3.2.
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I dont care for 3.2. What I want is Asus to fix some of the issues we are currently having example browser lag, typing lag, SOD, battery draining on the keyboard, speakers balance, etc,etc,etc... I dont want new features just fix the issues we are having right now.
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Well, there will be bugfixes and Asus UK have just posted on Facebook asking feedback on the 3.1 update and what to improve.
I'm pretty sure they are handling the situation
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Asus is a relatively small agile company which is why the 3.1 update came out so fast. I firmly believe we will see the same with 3.2.
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Strangely enough, I would expect bigger companies with more devs to churn out updates faster
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Asus is a relatively small agile company which is why the 3.1 update came out so fast. I firmly believe we will see the same with 3.2.
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They did the right thing by releasing 3.0.1 kernel source at release time, but WTF is taking so long to release 3.1 kernel source. I sure hope 3.2 fixes some of the video playback issues and that Asus get's back on track and releases 3.2 kernel source at the time the update is available.
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http://thisismynext.com/2011/06/20/...ummer-seven-inch-tablets-qualcomm-processors/
[...] Honeycomb 3.2 [...] This will also be the last honeycomb release before Ice cream.
Do you think the transformer will get it anytime soon?
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This is not an important question.
Important one is - Will it get ICS?
I really do not care about having HC 3.2 on my tab for 3 or 5 weeks - but I want ICS which (I hope) well address all issues of A 2.2/2.3 and 3.x and finally will be true contender to iOS.
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This is not an important question.
Important one is - Will it get ICS?
I really do not care about having HC 3.2 on my tab for 3 or 5 weeks - but I want ICS which (I hope) well address all issues of A 2.2/2.3 and 3.x and finally will be true contender to iOS.
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Agreed.
now that I know ICS will be released for both phones and tablets I really prefer they ignore 3.2 and get ready to update our Transformers with some ICS!
liorry said:
Agreed.
now that I know ICS will be released for both phones and tablets I really prefer they ignore 3.2 and get ready to update our Transformers with some ICS!
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I tell you what I want before 3.2 or ICS - a hell of a lot more tablet optimised apps!
The operating system is for the most part just a means to run applications, and currently the vast, vast majority of apps are for Android 2.x.
Having ICS is mostly a waste of time if the apps aren't there.
Cart before the horse here people!
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I tell you what I want before 3.2 or ICS - a hell of a lot more tablet optimised apps!
The operating system is for the most part just a means to run applications, and currently the vast, vast majority of apps are for Android 2.x.
Having ICS is mostly a waste of time if the apps aren't there.
Cart before the horse here people!
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I agree completely. I thought we would have had a lot more apps for HC than we do currently.
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I tell you what I want before 3.2 or ICS - a hell of a lot more tablet optimised apps!
The operating system is for the most part just a means to run applications, and currently the vast, vast majority of apps are for Android 2.x.
Having ICS is mostly a waste of time if the apps aren't there.
Cart before the horse here people!
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True, but ICS should get the app devs to make their apps better scalable and/or tablet optimized since it is supposed to run on both kinds of devices.
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This is not an important question.
Important one is - Will it get ICS?
I really do not care about having HC 3.2 on my tab for 3 or 5 weeks - but I want ICS which (I hope) well address all issues of A 2.2/2.3 and 3.x and finally will be true contender to iOS.
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I'm pretty sure we'll get ICS. ASUS cannot let that tablet's support die around 3-5 months after worldwide release
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I'm pretty sure we'll get ICS. ASUS cannot let that tablet's support die around 3-5 months after worldwide release
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If they dont support theyr device this will show that Asus is not a company to go for at the next crossroad as they just pump out units and dont follow up on them like other tablets get (atleast iPad) and will therfore loose marketshares fast, and people will be reserved about going for a Asus produck again in the future.
With a good support and follow-uå they will gain a good reputation on a device wich is already hard to get due to larger demand (atelast here) than they can get out.
3.2 eh? I can skip that one. Give me 3.3333!
As for apps, everything that is running in Honeycomb (including older apps not honeycomb specific) will run under ICS. Google won't abandon the entire android market just to start over again when ICS gets here. ICS is really just a formal statement for how android is NOW. Most apps made for phone sized devices scale and run on tablets. The only people who don't seem to grasp that concept are iPad owners, although it is undertandable since iPhone apps don't scale to fit the iPad's screen well.
what is ICS?
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what is ICS?
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"Ice Cream Sandwich" aka Honeycomb 4.0
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So I have had my A500 for a week now and love it but still getting used to it. When I first purchased it and opened it up on first boot I setup the wi-fi etc it came up with update available, Said ok and it did the update.
When looking at the about side of things its saying its version 3.0.0.1 or was it 3.0.1 (am at work and cannot remember exactly. So has the 3.1 update been put out and that's what I updated to or is there still the update to come ??.
20 seconds of searching would net you your answer.
3.1 is due out at the end of June, but no exact date as yet.
on 30 June @23:59:59 exactly PST!
6/23
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Oh man, is this it? 6/23?
I've had my Iconia for a day (upgrade from Advent Vega). It's awesome, but I miss being able to use my Xbox controller for ye olde sega/nes/psx games.
Very much looking forward to 'official' xbox pad support, and hoping it brings analogue stick functionality with it (I'm guessing it does - right now, I only get dpad/button/triggers working on the Vega).
The 23rd... an agonising 11 days.
yeah I can't wait and I really think why it took so long is cause Acer had to add things to improve a500s quality with honeycomb, more than motorola and Asus had to.
I think many, many people are thinking the 3.1 update is going to be the holy grail of Android.
I, for one, will be waiting to update - you lot can be the 'first adopters' and get all the bugs, I'll wait for 3.101.
3.1 will not be the all-fix thing you think it'll be.
3.1 the holy grail !!!
I didn't heard about something after 3.1... such as a 3.x or 4.0 ... what the future of Android ?
Afer 3.1? Ice Cream Sandwich. It is the unifying firmware to run both phone and tablets and anything in between. The holy grail of a smartphone OS. After that? Ice Cream Sandwich 2.0. Etc..
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Afer 3.1? Ice Cream Sandwich. It is the unifying firmware to run both phone and tablets and anything in between. The holy grail of a smartphone OS. After that? Ice Cream Sandwich 2.0. Etc..
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no
after that
Honeycomb will become Spicy Buritos 4.0 Ultimate Android version with the tequila notification and the samba starting screen
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after that
Honeycomb will become Spicy Buritos 4.0 Ultimate Android version with the tequila notification and the samba starting screen
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Yeah, mexican food and brazilian music. That would be nice
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I think many, many people are thinking the 3.1 update is going to be the holy grail of Android.
I, for one, will be waiting to update - you lot can be the 'first adopters' and get all the bugs, I'll wait for 3.101.
3.1 will not be the all-fix thing you think it'll be.
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3.101? That could be a long wait
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3.101? That could be a long wait
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To be honest, I don't think so..
I think there will plenty of bugs in 3.1 - this forum will be FULL of posts about gps not working after update, or wifi, or mSD card, or whatever.
3.1.001 will be out before the end of August to address those faults.
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To be honest, I don't think so..
I think there will plenty of bugs in 3.1 - this forum will be FULL of posts about gps not working after update, or wifi, or mSD card, or whatever.
3.1.001 will be out before the end of August to address those faults.
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Why do you write such nonsense?
the port which is already made, which is not even perfect.. and its still pretty good..
fast browsing is the major i think for this release..
launcher less laggy
wifi,gps etc.. works pretty ok i think for a asus port..
so please.. false arguments.. 3.1 is already on our device in a unofficial port, and initial reports are good (if you please ignore media playback)
the official 3.1 can only be better, if acer do just as good!!
but we seem to have to wait alot longer for the official to get out..
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Why do you write such nonsense?
the port which is already made, which is not even perfect.. and its still pretty good..
fast browsing is the major i think for this release..
launcher less laggy
wifi,gps etc.. works pretty ok i think for a asus port..
so please.. false arguments.. 3.1 is already on our device in a unofficial port, and initial reports are good (if you please ignore media playback)
the official 3.1 can only be better, if acer do just as good!!
but we seem to have to wait alot longer for the official to get out..
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And what makes you think, out of all the things Acer have done (for eg. ignore all requests for unlocked loaders, ignore emails (well, ignore the first 3-7 emails), they'll make 3.1 'better' than it is.
EVERY time there's been an update from Acer, there are a flood of posts here about something not working after the update - why do you think 3.1 will be any different?
And, to paraphrase you - initial reports are good, but only if you ignore something that's bad.. and you really think that's a logical statement?
1940 - 1945 were lovely years to be alive, if you ignore that silly war thing.
3.1 is very likely to be better than 3.0 - if only because they've managed to fix 3.0's bugs (like ANY update).
I just think it'll come with it's own slew of both new and old-unfixed bugs, and this forum will once again be filled with posts about xx not working, or yy force closes when it didn't before, etc.
Lets face it, there's been, what?, 3 or 5 Acer download updates this year, all supposedly fixing something found wrong in the previous releases..
3.1 will have a host of bugs, and there'll be updates for it within 4 to 6 weeks of its release.. I've just said I'll be waiting for those updates, rather than bow down and praise the holy 3.1.
That's my opinion of the 3.1 release, you have no right to call it nonsense when it's based on the number of updates released to 3.0 this year.
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And what makes you think, out of all the things Acer have done (for eg. ignore all requests for unlocked loaders, ignore emails (well, ignore the first 3-7 emails), they'll make 3.1 'better' than it is.
EVERY time there's been an update from Acer, there are a flood of posts here about something not working after the update - why do you think 3.1 will be any different?
And, to paraphrase you - initial reports are good, but only if you ignore something that's bad.. and you really think that's a logical statement?
1940 - 1945 were lovely years to be alive, if you ignore that silly war thing.
3.1 is very likely to be better than 3.0 - if only because they've managed to fix 3.0's bugs (like ANY update).
I just think it'll come with it's own slew of both new and old-unfixed bugs, and this forum will once again be filled with posts about xx not working, or yy force closes when it didn't before, etc.
Lets face it, there's been, what?, 3 or 5 Acer download updates this year, all supposedly fixing something found wrong in the previous releases..
3.1 will have a host of bugs, and there'll be updates for it within 4 to 6 weeks of its release.. I've just said I'll be waiting for those updates, rather than bow down and praise the holy 3.1.
That's my opinion of the 3.1 release, you have no right to call it nonsense when it's based on the number of updates released to 3.0 this year.
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I think you're thinking of the Asus TF...
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I think you're thinking of the Asus TF...
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thats what i think too.. they person is wrong this time. as its no business of Acer, but actually done by another comany..
people just want someone to blame for something...
I think Fluffbutt is just arguing to argue. His arguments suck, and are all pretty much unfounded.
There's only been one update for 3.0 per region that I'm aware of.
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thats what i think too.. they person is wrong this time. as its no business of Acer, but actually done by another comany..
people just want someone to blame for something...
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You fanbois ARE kidding, right?
I've had my A500 for about a month now, maybe six weeks, and it's updated twice from original in just that time!
You lot REALLY do love your Acers don't you.. you can't stand ANY dissension or disagreement about how wonderful things are (you should be on their payroll for marketing!)
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You lot REALLY do love your Acers don't you.. you can't stand ANY dissension or disagreement about how wonderful things are (you should be on their payroll for marketing!)
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you are in a developer forum, with all the custom roms for any model you can think of (almost).. so wtf would you care about what Acer can deliver of updates, if xda have the suppport required to get your tablet working..
we can only be so lucky that nvidia tegra2 is getting so popular and that platforms are almost 100% compatible.
i only ask acer to open the kernel source, so kernel developers can add the functionality missing.
but updates from acer? i dont need updates so often.. we need xda forums and more supporting the developer community..
if you can say "fanboy", you should associate that with nvida tegra2, and not the vendor here.. i chose Acer because of the hardware, not because of the company and its reputation.
Who wants a usb less tablet, if you get one with both sockets? (here i mean asus/motorola)
ASUS just tweeted this:
@ASUS is testing Android 3.2 on the #EeePadTransformer now - we hope to have it released soon!
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http://twitter.com/#!/ASUS/status/91252492712677376
Great news, thanks.
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ASUS just tweeted this:
http://twitter.com/#!/ASUS/status/91252492712677376
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Dan thats fast! But i like it alot
Now, we can speculate on what "soon" means...
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Man, third update since I got mine. My Samsung vibrant had only one in a year, and it wasnt OTA either.
Soon = next week?
Great news ! i hope they release the firmware for the drain issue.
Testing means finalized.
Finalized means leaks.
Leaks means bonertime.
Yeah, we can definitely speculate on this, but they've been rather good at keeping up. If you look honestly at the 3.1 rollout, we we're only a little behind vs. the Xoom release.
Not sure this will include any major hardware-level fixes as that's really not 3.2 related (firmware vs. OS).
good news. cant wait to see whats improved.
Question: (android and tablet noob here)
So google releases the updates to its developers/companies (like samsung, motorola, asus,etc) and then they(the manufacturers) decide as to when they release it to their consumers?
im assuming because they tweak it to fit their product and might add fixes to their own hardware
Right. Or they may decide not to do anything (check out end-of-life issues on the phone side)
Hopefully, Tegra2s are good for Ice Cream Sandwich, but ASUS is not obliged to provide it for the Transformer
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Right. Or they may decide not to do anything (check out end-of-life issues on the phone side)
Hopefully, Tegra2s are good for Ice Cream Sandwich, but ASUS is not obliged to provide it for the Transformer
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I have to ask, why do you say they are not obliged? I though they had to send out updates on a timly manner for a certain amount of time? Didn't they just change some sort of contracts or something?
I believe that was only for cellphones but I could be wrong. I was just about to post this up but looks like you beat me to it, glad to see we'll be getting it soon. Can't wait to test out Prime 1.6 :-D
great news.. no surprise Xoom gets the update first since it's the so called google reference design but asus has been doing a great job..
we got the official 3.1 update nearly one month before the acer a500...let's hope asus can keep up the good work!
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I have to ask, why do you say they are not obliged? I though they had to send out updates on a timly manner for a certain amount of time? Didn't they just change some sort of contracts or something?
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While that may be the case for minor version updates, ICS will be a major version change (4.0?). No-one can expect every current device to be supported for every future Android version. Even Apple doesn't do that for the iDevices (original iPhone only goes as far as iOS 3.1.3).
At some point, like it or not, ASUS will stop bringing new versions for the Transformer. It makes no sense from a business point of view to do otherwise.
So, my point being is that, while ICS will be out before year end, ASUS may decide to focus development efforts of the Kal-El-based tablet they've already said will replace the Transformer. Don't get me wrong, I would love it if they did release ICS for us, but given the Transformer's hardware differences from stock (or the Xoom reference), especially around the keyboard, even having the full ICS source might mean a slightly reduced functionality Transformer at best.
Hopefully ASUS sees ICS as close enough time-wise to be a good reason to support it on the Transformer which, after all, will still be less than a year old.
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I believe that was only for cellphones but I could be wrong. I was just about to post this up but looks like you beat me to it, glad to see we'll be getting it soon. Can't wait to test out Prime 1.6 :-D
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I think your point about cellphones is probably right. You own them for at least the duration of the contract (almost always two years), but the device manufacturers were getting "bored" of them after six months and effectively dropping support by not providing OS updates. This had to change.
Our Transformers, on the other hand, are currently wifi only. They are more akin to a Netbook or Laptop in that respect. Microsoft is not obliged to update Windows 7 any more - they will with patches and possibly an SP2, but they are not legally bound to do either.
Equally, if ASUS did not update the Transformer again after 3.2, we would have no legal recourse. Of course, they'd have a fairly sizable number of people who are not happy, but then equally there's still lots of people running on XP so, arguably, the majority of non-tech consumers would probably not care either way as long as the device just worked.
but isnt Ice Cream the update to unite all and end fragmentation? If anything, wouldnt Ice Cream be the starting point for new android devices, and the end (support wise) for older units like xoom and asus?
So at the very least we shuold expect Ice Cream on TF (hopefully)
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I think your point about cellphones is probably right. You own them for at least the duration of the contract (almost always two years), but the device manufacturers were getting "bored" of them after six months and effectively dropping support by not providing OS updates. This had to change.
Our Transformers, on the other hand, are currently wifi only. They are more akin to a Netbook or Laptop in that respect. Microsoft is not obliged to update Windows 7 any more - they will with patches and possibly an SP2, but they are not legally bound to do either.
Equally, if ASUS did not update the Transformer again after 3.2, we would have no legal recourse. Of course, they'd have a fairly sizable number of people who are not happy, but then equally there's still lots of people running on XP so, arguably, the majority of non-tech consumers would probably not care either way as long as the device just worked.
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You are right. But I think Asus wants to make a good impression. This is their first tablet, so if they ever want to sell a new one, they better provide updates, as this will decide the 'name' the company gets. Everyone knows Samsung as a company that doesn't provide many updates. And many people were worrying about updates, and often decided to buy a HTC smartphone, because they always provided updates. (But Samsung is definitely working on it, look at the SGS II for example.)
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Not going to get my hopes up on 3.2. 3.1 on Asus was a big let down....
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Not going to get my hopes up on 3.2. 3.1 on Asus was a big let down....
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Not sure I agree with you there. 3.0 out of the box was sluggish and dissappointing. 3.1 pepped up the tablet no end.
Yes, there are issues with 3.1 too, but looking at how it fared on the Xoom (the Google reference device, no less!) and I think we've been lucky overall.
I'm hoping 3.2 will be the "Gold" edition of Honeycomb, if you will. Frankly, this is their (Google's) only chance as they've already stated there won't be a 3.3.
A thought just occured to me: Are we living through the Android equivalent of Windows Vista? Is ICS our Windows 7? 2.X certainly seems to have followed XP's history with the finally solid SP2/3 equivalents being 2.2 and 2.3! Bizarre
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but isnt Ice Cream the update to unite all and end fragmentation? If anything, wouldnt Ice Cream be the starting point for new android devices, and the end (support wise) for older units like xoom and asus?
So at the very least we shuold expect Ice Cream on TF (hopefully)
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No offence, but you seem to contradict yourself. On the one hand you're saying ICS will be the starting point for new devices and then end for the older units (including Xoom and TF) and then you say we should expect it.
I really hope we DO get it, but I'm not holding ASUS to it. As others have said, it would make PR sense for ASUS TO release ICS on the Transformer, but that's 3-4 months away at best and their plans may be elsewhere by that time.
Let's just hope for the best! (Or hope some devs deem the TF to be worthy to port ICS if it isn't supported by ASUS)
Hi....so what is the stand of Acer related to us getting 3.2 ?
I hope the won't just update to 3.2 but also improve a lot a bugs related specifically to this tablet, for example rotation time....while using Virtuous Galaxy, one can tell this ain't hardware related but software related....
VG rom rotates sooooo much a faster than Acer roms that you can actually dare to rotate it..ans show friends how it handles it!
GPS also works poorly for me.
Well ....any comments or news?
Happy to know more of this 3.2 Honeycomb release!
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As it's coming for the Transformer soon, I expect iconia tab to follow shortly...
The core 3.2 drop from Google isn't exactly that feature rich (just a few font/sizing smoothing and SD card improvements) - Offical 3.2 release notes - so I'm with you in hoping for some general performance improvements from ACER directly.
Overall I'm not really waiting for 3.2 (at least not as much as I was for the 3.0 > 3.1 update) - that might change if Acer actually notified the community more about *what* they are doing in their releases - most of the time the only way to find what's changed is by poking around the update file after it's dropped.
I know it's for sure too early talk about (and a bit off topic too), but while I think that 3.2 will come for both A500 and A501, I'm quite worried about the timing. I'm new to Acer devices (only have HTC Desire as a cell phone). To the ones who has other Acer devices: what's their "support lifetime"?
And, another fear is (again, too early to say) about 4.0: I hope we will be covered but... again, who knows about their support duration?
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I know it's for sure too early talk about (and a bit off topic too), but while I think that 3.2 will come for both A500 and A501, I'm quite worried about the timing. I'm new to Acer devices (only have HTC Desire as a cell phone). To the ones who has other Acer devices: what's their "support lifetime"?
And, another fear is (again, too early to say) about 4.0: I hope we will be covered but... again, who knows about their support duration?
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By the time 4.0 comes out, the Tegra3 will be launching right along side/with it. Time for some quad core lovin'!
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By the time 4.0 comes out, the Tegra3 will be launching right along side/with it. Time for some quad core lovin'!
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That's for sure. I'm not updating my tablet or phone until ice cream 4.0 is out. The EVO and acer will have to do until then.
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I've already made up my mind not to upgrade to a quad when it comes out. Duo is enough for me for now. The acer and gtab should last me for a while.
3.2 is for 7" tablet.. so why look for it?
expand/minimise window is nice , but 3.2? i think 3.1.1 would have be ok.
acer will not deliver anything good with 3.2, just resized window, what a fracking breakthrough..
well there is one part of the update that looks helpful: and that is the extended micro SD support. Meaning my music apps might actually be able to properly utilize my card.
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I know it's for sure too early talk about (and a bit off topic too), but while I think that 3.2 will come for both A500 and A501, I'm quite worried about the timing. I'm new to Acer devices (only have HTC Desire as a cell phone). To the ones who has other Acer devices: what's their "support lifetime"?
And, another fear is (again, too early to say) about 4.0: I hope we will be covered but... again, who knows about their support duration?
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I wouldn't worry too much. 4.0 will apparently be open sourced, like with 2.x, so rom builders can put together proper roms for the device rather than just modified versions of existing roms. 4.0 will come the iconia one way or another.
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By the time 4.0 comes out, the Tegra3 will be launching right along side/with it. Time for some quad core lovin'!
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Are you saying that 4.0 will require Tegra3 and/or quad core? Is this official or just your speculation?
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I agree that 3.2 is a minor update. However, if Asus and Moto are pumping it out I doubt that Acer will not follow suit. They already dropped the price to match the Asus so I have to believe they are keeping a close eye on the competition.
4.0 IceCream Sandwich is obviously the big update for the end of the year and really I'm thinking the a500 would be getting it. Probably not right at launch but fairly soon after. I'm of the opinion that Android has done a pretty good job of pumping out updates frequently and that keeps the carriers/manufacturers pretty loose with the hardware upgrade cycles. Meaning, unless there is a hardware limitation, I would bet the a500 gets the update since it has not been out that long. In the long run, even if it doesn't officially come from Acer, I'm sure the devs cook up some 4.0 goodness for us.
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Are you saying that 4.0 will require Tegra3 and/or quad core? Is this official or just your speculation?
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On the contrary, 4.0 "supposedly" is to bring both phones and tablets onto the same OS!
cm0901 said:
To the ones who has other Acer devices: what's their "support lifetime"?
And, another fear is (again, too early to say) about 4.0: I hope we will be covered but... again, who knows about their support duration?
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This is my first Acer so I can't speak on lifetime, but the joy of Android, I'll guess long after Acer has moved on to the next tablet (A600 ?) - there will still be some resourceful people here releasing custom ROM updates including whatever neat updates including in the next tablet generation - but I'll put money down that their support model will be slightly longer than most carriers and their phones.
well I'm in no rush for it and wasn't in a rush for 3.1 only thing I would like is for better gps
base on Malaysia Acer,Hi fans - the Honeycomb 3.2 update for our Iconia Tab A500 will be released from 10th August onwards ~ stay tuned !
Several major changes
- Compatibility Zoom (app scaling)
- microSD card support (via USB cable to PC)
and many more ~!
http://www.facebook.com/#!/AcerMalaysia
Don't know if it's true or not
We might not get 4.0.......coz by that time acer would release its 7 inch tab running on 4.0....so....less probability for us getting an update for 4.0
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vari9 said:
We might not get 4.0.......coz by that time acer would release its 7 inch tab running on 4.0....so....less probability for us getting an update for 4.0
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Don't quite follow the logic that because the 7 inch tab would be out, the 10 inch won't get it?? The 7 isn't considered an 'upgrade' just another option.
update chasser threada
Just my openion here.yesne replying to this thread makes as guilty as um going to talk about here.With that said
Why is it we sit and wait wait grumbling about the next update. I do use my tablet and enjoy it as is.Stop chasing the next update. It will come
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Just my openion here.yesne replying to this thread makes as guilty as um going to talk about here.With that said
Why is it we sit and wait wait grumbling about the next update. I do use my tablet and enjoy it as is.Stop chasing the next update. It will come
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Well... there's more than someone here who loves updating and in general hacking their devices
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cfrock said:
Don't quite follow the logic that because the 7 inch tab would be out, the 10 inch won't get it?? The 7 isn't considered an 'upgrade' just another option.
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I'm not sure there was any? No need to look for something that's not there.
We'll get HC 3.2 the same way we got 3.1, 4-8 weeks behind Asia and Europe. I'm thinking we may very well get it here in the us by the time 4.0 comes out.....maybe?
Since Android 4.0 is scheduled around december I was wondering if this version will be able to run on the A500 or are there already known hardware limitations?
Anyone heard any rumors about future updates (from Acer) yet?
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Since Android 4.0 is scheduled around december I was wondering if this version will be able to run on the A500 or are there already known hardware limitations?
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I doubt there will be any hardware limitations, atleast I'm not aware of any. I'm quite sure there will be some cheap Tegra2 devices with Icecream Sandwich soon after it's released.
Anyone heard any rumors about future updates (from Acer) yet?
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Acer sucks, I wouldn't hold my breath. It's likely that we'll need a custom ROM for A500.
google released a statement saying there were no new hardware limitations, so we should be compatible.
Well ics is going to open source all the other good tablets are tegra 2 so i couldn't imagine something getting cooked up a week or so after source drops
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Well I'll keep my fingers crossed then. 4.0 sounds really promising
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Acer sucks, I wouldn't hold my breath. It's likely that we'll need a custom ROM for A500.
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Didn't know Acer did so bad in supporting their hardware. They did provide updates to 3.1 and 3.2 right?
hav0c said:
Well I'll keep my fingers crossed then. 4.0 sounds really promising
Didn't know Acer did so bad in supporting their hardware. They did provide updates to 3.1 and 3.2 right?
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Yup. Just a little behind schedule - and without great communication.
This is typical Acer. Lucky part is - as Android users we can choose to not rely on the hardware devs and run custom roms.
ICS should definitly be able to be placed on the A500. All Android tablets now pretty much have the same hardware, the Tegra 2 chipset. If no ICS for the A500, I would assume no ICS for any Tegra 2 device. Which I believe 100% will not be the case.
And hopefully when ICS releases, they will release the source code so we can have AOSP ROMS. Then it wont matter whether Acer releases an official ROM because devs can build from AOSP and throw in the necessary code for the specific hardware of the A500.
Finally got the A500
I have been reading this user group comments for weeks now to gain as much info about the A500 as possible and after reading comments both good and bad, I decided to go out and buy.
I really love this device. It is better than I anticipated. It came with 3.01, however Acer upgraded the firmware over the weekend first to 3.1 and then to 3.2, so I am very impressed, (after having Samsung devices for 18 months and receiving no updates at all, still on 2.2).
I am very glad this U.G. exists as many of my questions have already come to the fore, thanks for that. The only problem is that my wife has threatened to throw the device out the window if I dont stop fiddling with the A500 and show her some attention as well.
There has been talk about Ice Cream Sandwich running on the A500, does anyone know what is different about android 4.0 compared to 3.2?
rosse912003 said:
I have been reading this user group comments for weeks now to gain as much info about the A500 as possible and after reading comments both good and bad, I decided to go out and buy.
I really love this device. It is better than I anticipated. It came with 3.01, however Acer upgraded the firmware over the weekend first to 3.1 and then to 3.2, so I am very impressed, (after having Samsung devices for 18 months and receiving no updates at all, still on 2.2).
I am very glad this U.G. exists as many of my questions have already come to the fore, thanks for that. The only problem is that my wife has threatened to throw the device out the window if I dont stop fiddling with the A500 and show her some attention as well.
There has been talk about Ice Cream Sandwich running on the A500, does anyone know what is different about android 4.0 compared to 3.2?
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My girlfriend makes the same threats Just Google 'Ice Cream Sandwich features' for some more info. They haven't released a whole lot of info yet, but in a nutshell it will be a a uniform operating system that will run on phones and tablets instead of 2 different OS. Some cool new features have been discussed, but I have a feeling there's a lot we won't find out about until it gets released (October/November last I heard).
It is officialy stated that tegra 2 devices wil be given ICS update.
http://acer-a500.ru/news/880-planshety-na-baze-tegra-2-poluchat-android-40-ice-cream-sandwich.html
Main advantage - 1 OS for all devices! Easier for app devs, easier for Google
This article is based on Eric Schmidt's statement.
rosse912003 said:
The only problem is that my wife has threatened to throw the device out the window if I dont stop fiddling with the A500 and show her some attention as well.
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tgtoys said:
My girlfriend makes the same threats
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You both have boring girlfriends tbh! Fiddling with electronics, gadgets and games is fun, and it's even more fun together :3
But well, try telling them that fiddling with such helps keep your fingers nimble....
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But well, try telling them that fiddling with such helps keep your fingers nimble....
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You're so very very bad!
I like it!
WereCatf said:
You both have boring girlfriends tbh! Fiddling with electronics, gadgets and games is fun, and it's even more fun together :3
But well, try telling them that fiddling with such helps keep your fingers nimble....
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Yea, I got myself an A100 and gave her my A500(bought her a logitech bluetooth keyboard to go with it). So I get the smaller lighter "nimbler" device. She got the bigger thicker device so she gets a stronger grip.
All kidding aside, tablets do make excellent platforms for watching porn with your partner. It even has dual cameras in case you want to make your own too.
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Yea, I got myself an A100 and gave her my A500(bought her a logitech bluetooth keyboard to go with it). So I get the smaller lighter "nimbler" device. She got the bigger thicker device so she gets a stronger grip.
All kidding aside, tablets do make excellent platforms for watching porn with your partner. It even has dual cameras in case you want to make your own too.
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ok??? Thanks for the marital guidence guys... I think??
Roll on Ice Cream Sandwich or... is that something kinky??
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ok??? Thanks for the marital guidence guys... I think??
Roll on Ice Cream Sandwich or... is that something kinky??
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I was taking their kidding and making a real comment that the 7" form factor tablet is a good blend for an aid to lovemaking, yes. While I joked with them, I meant my statement to have no innuendo and intended it to be just my obesrvation.
Certainly wasn't trying to offend and apologize if it came across the wrong way.
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Since Android 4.0 is scheduled around december I was wondering if this version will be able to run on the A500 or are there already known hardware limitations?
Anyone heard any rumors about future updates (from Acer) yet?
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I consider everything rumor and speculation until it actually happens, even when it comes from companies themselves. But to date, we've been told that ICS is a merging of the phone and tablet OS. That in and of itself should allow us the luxury of surmising that this OS should work on all if not most devices currently running Gingerbread and Honeycomb at the very least.
It will be of course up to manufacturers to take the time to port it to their past devices, something not very many companies are ever willing to do since it doesn't really add any physical value (for them) to the product but I would think the current tablet providers would essentially get the update to their products as quickly as they can considering 1. they don't have a multitude of variants on the market and 2. they still have lots on store shelves etc. so it would indeed add physical value to their product - unlike for example, expecting HTC to update their Mytouch 4G or Samsung to update their Galaxy I US carrier line which have been on the market for almost a year.
Don't believe any rumors you hear and remember to take everything right now as speculation and with a grain of salt. Acer could very well today say they will update and a month or 2 after it's out tell us it won't/can't be done. Such is the way of tech.
I think it will come to the A500. Maybe not as quickly as it does to the Tab 10.1 or Transformer, but not too long afterwards. Acer has proven themselves to at the very least be consistent with their updates if albeit slow (for some), and so I'll take my positives where I can. I'm fine with slow and steady.
Erica wants icecream now.give this woman what she needs.icecream with sprinkles.taste a rainbow.
All seroious thou if we gwt it will come from dev or very late.booohooo
I've just received notification for update 4.031.26 for A501
I'm in Australia
muqali said:
I was taking their kidding and making a real comment that the 7" form factor tablet is a good blend for an aid to lovemaking, yes. While I joked with them, I meant my statement to have no innuendo and intended it to be just my obesrvation.
Certainly wasn't trying to offend and apologize if it came across the wrong way.
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No worries mate, just being a little light hearted. You're sharing from your heart, just like it should be. By the way, do you play mkv files? If so, what player do you use?
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I've just received notification for update 4.031.26 for A501
I'm in Australia
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From what previous version ?
As i have been reading on asus.com, our transformer can already update to 4.0 ics?!
You might want to check treir speccs of our transformer:
Android 3.2 Honeycomb O.S.(4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgradable) with Adobe® Flash® 10.2 support
So, who the hell can already update his device?? Well, i cant :-(
Link: http://www.asus.com/Eee/Eee_Pad/Eee_Pad_Transformer_TF101/#download
Asus made a comment that by the end of the year the transformer would get an update to ics...I think that they are just telling you when available you will get ics
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It says "upgradeable" on the item description, if you check the download section Honeycomb 3.2.1 as below is available.
V8.6.5.13 Only for US SKU (Android 3.2.1)
It's available for multiple SKU, not just US.
It's dated 19 October 2011 so it's quite recent. When they'll have ICS up only they know for sure.
miHah said:
As i have been reading on asus.com, our transformer can already update to 4.0 ics?!
You might want to check treir speccs of our transformer:
Android 3.2 Honeycomb O.S.(4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgradable) with Adobe® Flash® 10.2 support
So, who the hell can already update his device?? Well, i cant :-(
Link: http://www.asus.com/Eee/Eee_Pad/Eee_Pad_Transformer_TF101/#download
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Yes it has the capability to upgrade to ICS when it is available. That doesn't mean today.
Sales pitch, like the Xoom was upgradable from 3g to LTE.
Android 3.2 Honeycomb O.S.(4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgradable) with Adobe® Flash® 10.2 support*2
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Upgradable does not always means u can upgrade now, it means aslo it is able to be upgraded to 4.0
thats the point, case closed, (and if it says upgradeable its only for testers)
I'll be honest and say that the Asus Transformer was not something that appealed to me but with the announced specs of the Transformer 2, it has really got me excited. One thing that is really important is the update support from Asus. From what I can gather, it seems like Asus are pretty on the ball with releasing timely updates for the Transformer? Is this really true? The fact that it seems like ICS will be released on the original Transformer is a great confidence booster.
Comments/Suggestions all welcome.
Techno79 said:
I'll be honest and say that the Asus Transformer was not something that appealed to me but with the announced specs of the Transformer 2, it has really got me excited. One thing that is really important is the update support from Asus. From what I can gather, it seems like Asus are pretty on the ball with releasing timely updates for the Transformer? Is this really true? The fact that it seems like ICS will be released on the original Transformer is a great confidence booster.
Comments/Suggestions all welcome.
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ASUS has been the best, bar none, at updating their Android tablet. Samsung still hasn't updated the Galaxy Tab 10.1 to 3.2, for example, although they've announced that ICS will be coming to it someday. This is just one reason why I've become a huge ASUS fan since buying my Transformer.
News : ASUS Transformer Prime could go on sale with Honeycomb next week, Android 4.0 to follow
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wynand32 said:
ASUS has been the best, bar none, at updating their Android tablet. Samsung still hasn't updated the Galaxy Tab 10.1 to 3.2, for example, although they've announced that ICS will be coming to it someday. This is just one reason why I've become a huge ASUS fan since buying my Transformer.
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That's very encouraging. However, I'm not a massive early adopter so I'll probably wait for some decent reviews and for Asus to release ICS update before I take the plunge. I really want a tablet that can run Android buttery smooth and really think the TF2 is the one.
Please, less threads on the ICS update...
tekkitan said:
Please, less threads on the ICS update...
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It's not the thread about Asus Transformer, ICS and update? It is!!
So why are you post this?
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Techno79 said:
That's very encouraging. However, I'm not a massive early adopter so I'll probably wait for some decent reviews and for Asus to release ICS update before I take the plunge. I really want a tablet that can run Android buttery smooth and really think the TF2 is the one.
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It already runs buttery smoothe. Much better than anything else I've used with android. If you want to save money I would get the first one. If money isn't an issue I would definitely wait and grab the Prime. The other tablets are jokes compared to these.
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It already runs buttery smoothe. Much better than anything else I've used with android. If you want to save money I would get the first one. If money isn't an issue I would definitely wait and grab the Prime. The other tablets are jokes compared to these.
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Well that is certainly reassuring. I was thinking of getting the TF101 (people told me to wait for the Prime, but I thought the hardware on the TF101 is fine). As long as the TF101 runs ICS without a hick I'll be happy. ICS is designed for dual core processors, right?
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It already runs buttery smoothe. Much better than anything else I've used with android. If you want to save money I would get the first one. If money isn't an issue I would definitely wait and grab the Prime. The other tablets are jokes compared to these.
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Price is not my primary concern but video play back is as that is what I will be mainly using it for. The tegra2 chips are all really poor for video decoding which is why I haven't invested in a tablet yet. The Asus prime and Toshiba excite are the only tablets that I know (coming out before xmas) that have a better chip than the tegra2 for video decoding. Both are really sexy and seem worth spending the extra on over current cheaper tablets. I guess I'll find out for sure when tjd tablets are properly released and reviews start trickling down.
As far as dual core goes I'm unsure what ics is doing. All I know is honeycomb runs great so if ics runs better I'll be stoked.
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It's not the thread about Asus Transformer, ICS and update? It is!!
So why are you post this?
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i thought prime should be released with ICS
I agree! Too many ICS update and ICS Port(s) threads! I work in Western Australia's mining boom so I'm cash rich but time poor (for how long, is a crash coming?). I seem to spend hours reading these threads, enjoyable though they are,
What I need is either a way for the XDA system or a human being to alert me when a "mostly" working port (ICS Port release candidate?) or Upgrade (for field testing) is available. I have 5 Android devices atm so if a beta release has problems on one of them, I'll still be able to stay in contact with the developers any of the others.
Maybe a technical report whenever there's real progress for which I would pay, specially if it gets written up in somewhere like India where English skills are high, and the exchange rate is good (about 50 Rupees to the dollar atm!)
Find a few more customers like me, live in a place with low cost of living, and you've got yourself a viable business, it would seem.
Hint I have receive pm set up for xda.
I'm gonna wait to upgrade until I see how the new Samsung is with it's high res display tablet next year. Also what iPad 3 will be like.
OK, that's it. I am officially sick of hearing about Ice Cream Sandwich.
Or, more to the point, I am sick of not hearing about it, and seeing the same thing posted over and over again and old threads being bumped for no good reason.