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,. anyone got the same new regarding 3.2 release to Iconia?
You already posted this in an existing 3.2 thread. Why did you start a new one and repost?
Good news. Thanks.
thought that thread is to ask if there is any 3.2 coming. But this news is somewhat confirm. Just want to see if any other got any other new about this in their country.
d75ck said:
thought that thread is to ask if there is any 3.2 coming. But this news is somewhat confirm. Just want to see if any other got any other new about this in their country.
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So now, with 3.2 We can play game based on 2.3.3
This is good news
I'm sort of disapointed that Acer US isn't as engaged with it's users on social media - would be great to get messages like this with US timelines.
pfc.joker said:
I'm sort of disapointed that Acer US isn't as engaged with it's users on social media - would be great to get messages like this with US timelines.
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Maybe we could ask in their main page
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update chasing. we need a forum catagory for this
enough already it will come when it comes. Making threads over and over will not get it here Sooner
Update chasing is silly
If It's not ice cream sandwich I don't care
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erica_renee said:
enough already it will come when it comes. Making threads over and over will not get it here Sooner
Update chasing is silly
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What is silly to you may be interesting and funny to someone else. Can't you just skip the threads you don't find interesting?
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erica_renee said:
enough already it will come when it comes. Making threads over and over will not get it here Sooner
Update chasing is silly
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With a company that has a reasonable update schedule it doesn't make much sense, I agree. With a company that has a system that is as buggered as Acer's, it pays to check. I mean if 2 devices, purchased at the same store on the same date and connected to the same LAN don't update at the same time...Something is wrong with that. afaik Acer hasn't even said exactly how they roll out updates, correct me if I'm wrong. A lot of anecdotes lead me to believe if you have changed the slightest thing the update fails.
This is my 3rd Android device I've owned. Before that I've had iphones and WM phones. I don't remember an update process that was this bizarre.
I asked about 3.2 for A501 to the Italian support. They told me it's in test phase.
cm0901 said:
I asked about 3.2 for A501 to the Italian support. They told me it's in test phase.
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Interesting. I guess all these things confirm the 3.2 is indeed incoming. Not that it matters that much, 3.1 was a much bigger improvement over 3.0 than 3.2 will be over 3.1.
WereCatf said:
Interesting. I guess all these things confirm the 3.2 is indeed incoming. Not that it matters that much, 3.1 was a much bigger improvement over 3.0 than 3.2 will be over 3.1.
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Looking at changelogs I tend to agree. However to A501 users, 3.2 means 3.1 improvements too
Microphone Issue
I hope the microphone issue is resolved at 3.2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16221769&postcount=14
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That's the key right there.
It's a software problem not a material one.
I experienced the exact same thing as you.
Bought a new tablet and tested the mic with stock 3.0.1. The volume was fine.
Updated to 3.1 and the volume was very low.
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I hope the microphone issue is resolved at 3.2
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I decided to open up my a500, found that tape was covering up one of the mics. So I just moved it a bit. Things sounds a lot better. I didn't have the tablet before 3.1 so I'm not sure if its gotten better or worse from software 3.0.1 days, but this "hardware" fix did the job compared to what it was the moment I first turned it on.
There's a tear down video on youtube, look for a500 tear down.
nexgenasian said:
I decided to open up my a500, found that tape was covering up one of the mics. So I just moved it a bit. Things sounds a lot better. I didn't have the tablet before 3.1 so I'm not sure if its gotten better or worse from software 3.0.1 days, but this "hardware" fix did the job compared to what it was the moment I first turned it on.
There's a tear down video on youtube, look for a500 tear down.
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You have some pictures on how to open up the A500?
Found this on acer's Facebook page
Dear fans, many of you asked for the release of the Honeycomb 3.2 update for Acer ICONIA TAB A500/A501. We’ve just received confirmation today that the update will start from mid of September to the end of the month depending on the product models and countries. We wanted to provide a stable and problem-free OS to our customers. Stay tuned. We will keep you posted!
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You have some pictures on how to open up the A500?
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It's much easier than it seems. Make sure your microsd card is removed (if you have one in) if you don't you'll surely hang up the removal of the panel or worse, break the sdcard or panel locking clips.
Start at the bottom of the tablet (by the docking slot) and with your thumbnail find a gap in the seam, insert and glide your thumbnail to the end of the tab, then do the same for the opposite side. Don't lift the aluminum panel off until you've dragged your thumbnail along the entire bottom, left and right side of the tablet.
You probably get the idea now. But once you get it started, you peel away from the bottom (docking port) to the top (sdcard slot.) Closing it is the more tasking part. Easiest way is to pull the sdcard cover all the way out, align the panel to the other half starting with the top (do not lock the panel down until everything is aligned.) Before finally pressing the panel back together, make sure you can slide the sdcard cover in and out of position with ease. If all is well, then secure the panel back in place.
But honestly, I don't recommend removing it unless you absolutely must. The locking notches are delicate and after doing it a couple times......they will give. The first A500 I got, I removed the panel 3-4 times because it was all trial and error for me getting the sdcard cover realigned. After inspection, I could tell the locking edges were dulled and areas that didn't creak or have wider gaps in the seams....did.
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It's much easier than it seems. Make sure your microsd card is removed (if you have one in) if you don't you'll surely hang up the removal of the panel or worse, break the sdcard or panel locking clips.
Start at the bottom of the tablet (by the docking slot) and with your thumbnail find a gap in the seam, insert and glide your thumbnail to the end of the tab, then do the same for the opposite side. Don't lift the aluminum panel off until you've dragged your thumbnail along the entire bottom, left and right side of the tablet.
You probably get the idea now. But once you get it started, you peel away from the bottom (docking port) to the top (sdcard slot.) Closing it is the more tasking part. Easiest way is to pull the sdcard cover all the way out, align the panel to the other half starting with the top (do not lock the panel down until everything is aligned.) Before finally pressing the panel back together, make sure you can slide the sdcard cover in and out of position with ease. If all is well, then secure the panel back in place.
But honestly, I don't recommend removing it unless you absolutely must. The locking notches are delicate and after doing it a couple times......they will give. The first A500 I got, I removed the panel 3-4 times because it was all trial and error for me getting the sdcard cover realigned. After inspection, I could tell the locking edges were dulled and areas that didn't creak or have wider gaps in the seams....did.
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Here is a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIvbWo_p3KI
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Here we go
Well best of luck and I WILL be keeping up with this !!!
Subscribing lol
holy crap, already? Subscribed...
would love it if you could check to see if you see the nand chip (probably a square flat pc, soldered on one of the boards) and if it sez "SEM04G" or "SEM02G" on it
that would resolve the issue on internal memory
also if you can take a shot of what is serving as a spring on the Z hinge -
tks in advance and definitely subscribed
Wow, OK.
Why?
smasraum said:
Why?
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Lols are you really asking why ?
larryccf said:
also if you can take a shot of what is serving as a spring on the Z hinge -
tks in advance and definitely subscribed
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It's hard to take a picture of gravity
AZ2ENVY said:
Lols are you really asking why ?
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In the name of phonecology
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He is taking a huge step noone else will take to find the case of the missing 2GB+
of ROM
Ouch! I will definitely be keeping tabs on this.
May I ask why your taking it apart?
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WTF !?!? ^^^^ Does anyone read the replies ???
JCopernicus said:
It's hard to take a picture of gravity
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not necessarily - in fact I believe there has to be a spring employed - take your phone, hold it so either end is facing straight down (not one of the long edges down) -
then open the screen all the way, start to bring it back like you're closing it, and about 1/3rd of the way from full open, a spring brings it across the center point and nearly to the 1/3rd from fully closed position. No gravity in effect there -
probably isn't much of a spring, but it doesn't need much - a flat strip of plastic that the end of the hinge rubs against and bows out as the screen travels toward the center of it's open/close arc. at the center of that arc would be the max point of bow.
there's another way to do it, but with the limitation in depth, that's how i suspect their doing it - i could be wrong on the 'how' part, but there is a spring capturing energy from the screen as you open it - as the above demo proves
Well, if we can get proof that it's not a 4GB chip like T-Mobile's claiming, they won't be able to refuse returns/exchanges.
Arcadia310 said:
Ouch! I will definitely be keeping tabs on this.
May I ask why your taking it apart?
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Damn, this is interesting!
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not necessarily - in fact I believe there has to be a spring employed - take your phone, hold it so either end is facing straight down (not one of the long edges down) -
then open the screen all the way, start to bring it back like you're closing it, and about 1/3rd of the way from full open, a spring brings it across the center point and nearly to the 1/3rd from fully closed position. No gravity in effect there -
probably isn't much of a spring, but it doesn't need much - a flat strip of plastic that the end of the hinge rubs against and bows out as the screen travels toward the center of it's open/close arc. at the center of that arc would be the max point of bow.
there's another way to do it, but with the limitation in depth, that's how i suspect their doing it - i could be wrong on the 'how' part, but there is a spring capturing energy from the screen as you open it - as the above demo proves
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Pretty sure the design is based on pendulum swing.
Salute for this astonishing attempt
One hinge is easy the other is not. The one up with the copper strip (which must be pealed to reveal another screw) is a *****. The mobo is very thin. Will try again tomorrow after I have fun upgrading vCenter servers at work.
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Pretty sure the design is based on pendulum swing.
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Hey Guys,
I noticed that several parts of my Touchscreen aren't working from time to time. I guess it is a software issue, because the areas not accepting any touch input are changing from time to time after reboots, screen orientation changes or turning the backlight on and off again. The issue is nonexistent when freshly rebooted and seems to build up when the device is powered on and used.
Anyone else having the same issues?
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Here are some examples (dead areas are obviously the blank ones):
http://i52.tinypic.com/w7fw8w.jpg
Smaller stripe not responding:
http://i51.tinypic.com/zvsh6q.jpg
All gone after turning screen off and on again:
http://i55.tinypic.com/2vx37lj.jpg
Have you tried one of those apps to test your screen and multitouch? That might show you which spots are dead (if any).
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Have you tried one of those apps to test your screen and multitouch? That might show you which spots are dead (if any).
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I'm already trying to document those areas with Multitouch Visualizer and a painting app
greetz
Yep, I have a stripe about 1" from the bottom edge that's consistently unresponsive. I'm going to hold out until the OTA gets fixed to see if it is maybe a calibration / driver issue.
Edit: Got Asus to give me an RMA, but they expect me to pay shipping on something broken out of the box? F that.
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Yep, I have a stripe about 1" from the bottom edge that's consistently unresponsive. I'm going to hold out until the OTA gets fixed to see if it is maybe a calibration / driver issue.
Edit: Got Asus to give me an RMA, but they expect me to pay shipping on something broken out of the box? F that.
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Hey pokey, I've got the exact same issue, easily noticeable using the keyboard in landscape, a whole row of keys in unresponsive (a little less than 1" wide). I noted, however, that as soon as I just as much as touch the frame of the TF with my finger, they become responsive (typing while touching the frame, that is). If I leave my TF on the table, not touching the frame, and trying to type on this row, nothing is detected.
So it's highly unlikely that this is a software problem. I'm thinking of RMAing this thing, though I hesitate between ASUS RMA or store RMA (in both cases I'd have to pay for shipping, bought on internet). What did you end up doing?
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Hey pokey, I've got the exact same issue, easily noticeable using the keyboard in landscape, a whole row of keys in unresponsive (a little less than 1" wide). I noted, however, that as soon as I just as much as touch the frame of the TF with my finger, they become responsive (typing while touching the frame, that is). If I leave my TF on the table, not touching the frame, and trying to type on this row, nothing is detected.
So it's highly unlikely that this is a software problem. I'm thinking of RMAing this thing, though I hesitate between ASUS RMA or store RMA (in both cases I'd have to pay for shipping, bought on internet). What did you end up doing?
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Sounds like a similar grounding issue that plagued the Droid Incredible where it wasn't responsive if you laid it down flat on a surface and tried to interact with it.
I have the issue, but it goes away if I'm holding it. So yeah, sounds like that problem with the Incredible. I'm probably going to return mine to Walmart and order another one, hoping that it's better.
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I have the issue, but it goes away if I'm holding it. So yeah, sounds like that problem with the Incredible. I'm probably going to return mine to Walmart and order another one, hoping that it's better.
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Is that what happened with your Incredible? Rma was the only solution?
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frysee said:
Anyone else having the same issues?
Smaller stripe not responding:
http //i51.tinypic.com/zvsh6q.jpg
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Yes, I see those same jagged lines when I try to draw slanted (parallel) lines using a paint app. Doesn't matter if I draw slow or fast, the results look similar.
I've tried to turn off the screen and on, but that doesn't seem to help; neither does grounding my fingers to the frame.
The location of this unresponsive section of screen is about an inch above the bottom of the 1280x800 screen from across left to right just where microSD slot is on the right side.
It seems to also effect the on-screen keypad (the base of the letter row below the numbers) as well as the 4th honeycomb on-screen (menu) button when apps as running and the device is in portrait mode with the camera on the right.
I usually have to hit the key/button again or more firmly to have it register.
I'm going to experiment a bit more to see if I can figure this out, otherwise, I'm going to be returning the device as "defective".
Still waiting for mine to return from RMA, it says 'waiting for spare parts' for 10 days already
Looks like I need to get an other gadget to kill time
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Still waiting for mine to return from RMA, it says 'waiting for spare parts' for 10 days already
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I don't want to go through that ASUS RMA ordeal!!!!
I haven't even owned the device for 10 days... You've been waiting an eternity in comparison...
It seems it to me that I have been using it for a very long time with all the exploration I've done on with it, but it is only 7 days!
Looks like I need to get an other gadget to kill time
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Have an android phone? that can be CM7 modded? to HC?
I'm going to use two paint apps (Big Fat Canvas and Scribbler) to help determine what hardware problem exists with my screen and where that unresponsive section really is.
I will attach saved screens (when I am allowed to post links) using those paint apps when drawing, namely with:
Big Fat Canvas
- slanted lines drawn smoothly with my finger tip (moving slow and steady)
- arcs this time (as above)
Scribbler
- slanted lines drawn smoothly with my finger tip (moving slow and steady)
- backslanted lines (as above)
(p.s. for actual screenshots see the images I posted elsewhere using the following weblink)
Getting closer to the actual location of unresponsiveness...
Actually, another tool at my disposal, will be the "Yet Another MultiTouch Tester" app available from the Market.
It shows the longitude (x) and latitude of the touchpoint, and if I slowly drag my fingertip down, micro advancing the number from y=470 to 480, I do note that at y=480, the count JUMPS to y=518 with no in-between!
So this is the spot the my screen is unresponsive and actually sends the wrong info to the screen matrix.
I wish this was software related, but I doubt it. It may have to do with the hardware underneath the screen at that point or "grounding or not" thereto...
My ASUS TF101-B1 was manufactured in April 2011 (per the serial number), but bought a week ago.
Anyone able to reproduce this behaviour? (it's perpendicular to the microSD slot across the whole device from right to left)
Sorry for thinking out loud...
Same problem, different location. Downloaded yamtt too, and for me, IF I leave the tablet untouched on a table and touch only the touchscreen, it loses track of my finger between y=605 and y=672, approximately. All width of the tablet (ie regardless of x) . As soon as I touch the frame with a finger, it can register my touches in the twilight zone. Definitely a hardware-grounding issue, will have to RMA, though I'm in no hurry, the tablet is still very usable and plain amazing...
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Is that what happened with your Incredible? Rma was the only solution?
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Oh, I didn't have an Incredible, just saying that it sounds like the same thing based on his description.
I ordered another one from Newegg, returning this one to Walmart, I'm gonna end up saving $27 and don't have to deal with the RMA.
I just got one of these on eBay, thought it was great at first, but then soon realized that I had one of those unresponsive strips on it. Pretty much fully functional, but man is it annoying having to press a key more than once. Trying to get my money back, guy sold it as "new" but won't take it back even though it is defective so I have had to open a PayPal dispute. Pretty crappy experience.
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I just got one of these on eBay, thought it was great at first, but then soon realized that I had one of those unresponsive strips on it. Pretty much fully functional, but man is it annoying having to press a key more than once. Trying to get my money back, guy sold it as "new" but won't take it back even though it is defective so I have had to open a PayPal dispute. Pretty crappy experience.
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Can you localize that strip using the YAMT app?
When was your TF built i.e. look at your serial number, the first digit is the year, the second the month of manufacture. Mine is B4, so that's 2011 (hex B=11), April (4th month). My serial number ends in the 30,000 range, if that matters!
Hey, I have that problem too, just hover around the microsd card. I found out about that a while ago, did the multitouch tests and drawing, both result in something similar to yours. I tried to turn it off and back on again, seemed to go away. Now I think the problem is back. I haven't tried to turn it off and on yet.
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I will attach saved screens (when I am allowed to post links) using those paint apps when drawing, namely with:
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Below are (landscape) screens saved from the following paint apps:
Big Fat Canvas
- slanted lines drawn smoothly with my finger tip (moving slow and steady)
- arcs this time (as above)
Scribbler
- slanted lines drawn smoothly with my finger tip (moving slow and steady)
- backslanted lines (as above)
Those jagged portions line up over the microSD slot on the right when the front camera is at the top of the landscape screen.
Can you reproduce my images or do you have straight uninterrupted lines?
just tested mine, i thought i may have something like this. everything went smoothly tho with yamtt, tracked from 1-800 and 1-1280 smoothly. S/N on mine is B5
I cracked open my new tab with an ordenary screw driver and dull fillet knife. Use pictures from here:
http://www.techrepublic.com/photos/...=10&tag=siu-container;thumbnail-view-selector
Fixed flex in 10 mins. Got a cool look inside the tab as well, always a pleasure when a device puts back together well...
Thanks for the link to the teardown, what was wrong with the flex?
Little air in exactly the place where the xooms power button would be - top left corner.
Felt like a pop as i depressed it. Pretty annoying to see the sammy plastic never quite up to scratch. I wish their mobile devices were as well built as their microchips and displays... the of the reasons i never got a galaxy phone was the plastic horror on the backs of them all.
We need a rubberised material like the original droid had, or like the plastic on the incredibles!
Right I'm with you now, I was thinking 'flex' as in cable.
Glad you got it sorted.
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I cracked open my new tab with an ordenary screw driver and dull fillet knife. Use pictures from here:
http://www.techrepublic.com/photos/...=10&tag=siu-container;thumbnail-view-selector
Fixed flex in 10 mins. Got a cool look inside the tab as well, always a pleasure when a device puts back together well...
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Whatta.. mine doesn't have any screws next to the port.. How would you open a GT-P7500 3G + wifi?
I enjoyed the pics of the teardown. I knew the battery was huge but it was funny to actually see its size.
I actualy like samsungs plastic and design the past couple years. I love my Galaxy S (Captivate) and my Tab. I dont have any creaks or flex on either device. Only thing i dont like is samsungs software, thus the reason i love xda
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I love my Galaxy S (Captivate) and my Tab. I dont have any creaks or flex on either device. Only thing i dont like is samsungs software, thus the reason i love xda
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Amen to that! Took me exactly 1.3min to get rid of TouchWiz and install a vanilla 3.1 ROM. If only PhantomHacker would hurry to finish his 3.2 vanilla ROM, then I could say "you complete me."
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Whatta.. mine doesn't have any screws next to the port.. How would you open a GT-P7500 3G + wifi?
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No screw holes/covers anywhere on my LTE Tab...not that I'm gonna open it up. Just wondering if the LTE version is a different case design. Or I'm blind.
There are two on either side of the main connector...
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There are two on either side of the main connector...
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Not on my LTE Tab. Only "irregularity" on the bottom trim is a small hole about an inch to the right of the main connector that I assume is the mic. Nothing on the sides (when looking at landscape view) except the speakers, and top trim only has the sim access and the headphone jack.
Not that any of this matters, unless someone with a LTE Tab wants to open it up per the OP.
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Amen to that! Took me exactly 1.3min to get rid of TouchWiz and install a vanilla 3.1 ROM. If only PhantomHacker would hurry to finish his 3.2 vanilla ROM, then I could say "you complete me."
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Its ironic you say "you complete me" when your tablet is actually incomplete with the vanilla ROM. For example you lose hardware accelerated GUI, lose hardware display options, lose advanced multitasking, and many more important options that are only available with TouchWiz since its written specifically for the Tab 10 hardware.
I guess they are clipped together then... should be even easier to open - you just need a fillet knife or something like that.
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I guess they are clipped together then... should be even easier to open - you just need a fillet knife or something like that.
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How'd you pop the screw caps off?
just use a needle... don't be shy, they stick back in very snugly
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Afternoon all,
So yeah I'm loving this phone greatly, but I've noticed something horrible for a phone so well made.
If anyway else owns one can you please check if your headset has a tiny gap ( Im really do mean tiny gap) between the front metal casing and
the cream looking plastic band around the phone. So were the headjack and on switch is . . . .
I noticed it last night and if I press the back and front together the gap closes.
After speaking to P4U they said no one else has rang in with such problem and they said they would exchange it wen more arrive in stock.
I ended up going in store were I discover they ave one there but is a pre ordered handset. The guy did open it up and checked both handsets.
They new one did also have a tiny gap but not as bad?
Bit shocked as I havent really used the phone alot as Im still using my S3 till I pay my contract off.
Anyone else got this?7
Cheers
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I have read somewhere 2 weeks ago it is a problem for some demo set. But seems it existing on retail phone now. Also I heard iphone5 has such problem but people think it acceptable.
So maybe other users can give their view.
And you would better to have a clear photo upload others can judge.
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I have read somewhere 2 weeks ago it is a problem for some demo set. But seems it existing on retail phone now. Also I heard iphone5 has such problem but people think it acceptable.
So maybe other users can give their view.
And you would better to have a clear photo upload others can judge.
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What would be best way to post a photo on here? I havent actually needed to do it before?
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There was another thread on this exact issue. It is very small, but then again these phones aren't exacty cheap. So should be uniform all around.
Sent from a galaxy far away!
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What would be best way to post a photo on here? I havent actually needed to do it before?
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Select Quick Reply and then Select Go Advanced. Over at the top, click on the attachment incon (looks like a paper clip) and browse to where ever the photo is saved
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I got mine today, have looked but not used the phone yet. On both the top and bottom, I can squeeze and a hairline gap will come together, but I don't think this is a problem really. It is negligible and it probably won't have any impact at all, the phone still seems premium and solid in the hand, and it is not like they advertise it as being waterproof or anything in which case this would be an issue.
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I have a slight gap on the top, nowhere else though, and its very slight, I keep a case on it at all times though, so no big issue
Ive put two links to photos I took. Hopefully the links work. One is with gap and then me pushing the edges together . . .
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Ive put two links to photos I took. Hopefully the links work
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Don't work for me
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https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAAAFc/34GVNAI3mKc/s661/20130319_152241.jpg
Hopefully these work. Gap
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAAAFg/LjpkmfaPpBs/s496/20130319_152305.jpg
me pressing gap together
ILS_SuperNova said:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAAAFc/34GVNAI3mKc/s661/20130319_152241.jpg
Hopefully these work. Gap
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAAAFg/LjpkmfaPpBs/s496/20130319_152305.jpg
me pressing gap together
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If that was my phone I would send it back but that's just me.... hope mine is ok when I get home later on.
This gap may be engineered to provide for thermal expansion differences between glass and aluminum
Definitely looks like a defect to me. Lint, dust, water etc could all get in there very easily and cause problems down the line. I'd get it replaced.
ILS_SuperNova said:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAAAFc/34GVNAI3mKc/s661/20130319_152241.jpg
Hopefully these work. Gap
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAAAFg/LjpkmfaPpBs/s496/20130319_152305.jpg
me pressing gap together
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i would say its fine i have something familiar on my One X between the metal rim holding the screen and the unibody
believe me you have not seen defects this is nothing compared to last year
i would keep it, can i?
llothar said:
This gap may be engineered to provide for thermal expansion differences between glass and aluminum
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My mates htc one had zero gap all the way around.
Yeah I maybe abit paranoid on this matter. After seeing the other newly opened htc one and seeing that also had a little gap then I though maybe
its just the way its made. I will see hopefully thursday if more come into stock.
Re: HTC One Owners check it out!
If I'm looking at the same thing is u on top of the phone theres a very very small gap between the metal casing and plastic filler.
Can't see I'm bothered about a gap of 0.25mm though. I don't think I'd ever want a replacement.
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This photo is posted by others sometime ago.
But this kind of gap also on other phones, like S4.
llothar said:
This gap may be engineered to provide for thermal expansion differences between glass and aluminum
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I can definitely confirm such behavior in my One X, it expands a little from heat
but by design? i don't know, HTC promised zero gap didn't they?
Thread title is misleading: please change it.
Initial releases almost ALWAYS flesh out some build issues that quickly get fixed (even Apples, but not so often), so hopefully the title says it all. Since we already have seen a few issues with the initial builds, such as camera sensor quality, case gaps, dead pixels, etc., maybe this thread will be a good place to keep watch on the progress of the HTC One issues being remedied, as many of us wait for HTC to perfect the One before we make our order. We don't want to get stuck with hardware issues that may be quickly remedied after initial release.
So you early adopters can help the lurking masses who are anxiously waiting for the right time to buy. Once we have a lot of people reporting what is or isn't good, we can then get an idea of when issues are not really issues anymore.
Please list any hardware issues you have noticed (software too, but no so important since software can be fixed after purchase), and/or list any fixes to these issues or opinions on whether these have become non-issues, so that many of us who are waiting can check the problems off our lists. If there are ways of identifying which hardware versions have the problems vs. which ones do not, that would be great info for this thread as well so that we can check a device in the store or quickly return a device before committing to a purchase.
Hardware issues:
-- Camera sensor yielding image issues such as mis-focus and/or color banding in a small percentage of units, partly due to a HUGE number of image sensor being rejected and causing initial release delays.
-- Gaps is the seams of the case materials such that the unibody design doesn't seem so smooth and seamless.
-- Stuck display pixels or observable differences in displays on a small percentage of sold units, possibly due to HTC using more than a single screen manufacturer.
-- Is black anodize hard enough that resistance to scratching and chipping is on par with other brands out there?
-- Signal reception issues
Software/driver issues:
-- GPU tests not scoring as expected, in comparison to similar phones currently coming out.
-- Volume level adjustability more granular in the low volume end.
-- Capacitive buttons not responding when they should.
-- Battery Drain issues
-- Acceptable menu button solution / HTC logo touch digitizer mapped to become a button (not necessary, but would love to see developers make this happen!)
gruuvin said:
Initial releases almost ALWAYS flesh out some build issues that quickly get fixed (even Apples, but not so often), so hopefully the title says it all. Since we already have seen a few issues with the initial builds, such as camera sensor quality, case gaps, dead pixels, etc., maybe this thread will be a good place to keep watch on the progress of the HTC One issues being remedied, as many of us wait for HTC to perfect the One before we make our order. We don't want to get stuck with hardware issues that may be quickly remedied after initial release.
So you early adopters can help the lurking masses who are anxiously waiting for the right time to buy. Once we have a lot of people reporting what is or isn't good, we can then get an idea of when issues are not really issues anymore.
Please list any hardware issues you have noticed (software too, but no so important since software can be fixed after purchase), and/or list any fixes to these issues or opinions on whether these have become non-issues, so that many of us who are waiting can check the problems off our lists. If there are ways of identifying which hardware versions have the problems vs. which ones do not, that would be great info for this thread as well so that we can check a device in the store or quickly return a device before committing to a purchase.
I'll start it off. So far hardware issues to look out for:
- Camera sensor yielding image issues such as mis-focus and/or color banding in a small percentage of units, partly due to a HUGE number of image sensor being rejected and causing initial release delays.
- Gaps is the seams of the case materials such that the unibody design doesn't seem so smooth and seamless.
- Stuck display pixels or observable differences in displays on a small percentage of sold units, possibly due to HTC using more than a single screen manufacturer.
- Is black anodize hard enough that resistance to scratching and chipping is on par with other brands out there?
And possible software/driver issues with:
- GPU not testing where expected, in comparison to similar phones currently coming out.
- Volume level adjustability more granular in the low volume end.
- Acceptable menu button solution / HTC logo touch digitizer mapped to become a button (not necessary, but would love to see developers make this happen!)
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The sometimes-not responding capacitive buttons which are most likely a software issue.
Also:
-Fix the color temperature of the screen, it's too much on the cooler side
-Fix the audio hissing in some 1080p videos made in a quiet environment
-Sense drains too much battery in stand-by
-Improve 4G/LTE signal reception
-'msm_hsic_host' wake lock keeps the phone awake on stand-by and drains battery
darkgoon3r96 said:
The sometimes-not responding capacitive buttons which are most likely a software issue.
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I get this aswell...
Also, whether its me or not but sometimes im on the phone and it randomly turns on speaker phone.... Going to wait n see how this one pans out tbh. It might be me touching it with my ear.
Xperia23 said:
I get this aswell...
Also, whether its me or not but sometimes im on the phone and it randomly turns on speaker phone.... Going to wait n see how this one pans out tbh. It might be me touching it with my ear.
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If it is you touching it with your ear, then that is still a problem, as the proximity sensor should sense that the phone is close to your head and then shutdown the screen and touch sensor input so that touching the screen does nothing.
Maybe u could add links for each of the problems to related threads so users can get more info?
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I just checked out the one at a nearby at&t store. I had such a hard time with the capacitve buttons that I am reconsidering the phone. Not once did I get them to work on my first touch. Extremely disappointed. Hoping it was that one model in that store. Will check out another store. Also looking at xperia zl as an alternative now. So disappointed though as it was pretty awesome looking and extremely light.
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gruuvin said:
- Acceptable menu button solution / HTC logo touch digitizer mapped to become a button (not necessary, but would love to see developers make this happen!)
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My biggest issue with the lack of menu button is that I've always used it to quickly pull up the address bar on my browser. If you gently scroll up or down on the browser it will pull it up, but it doesn't always work very well. That is what I would like to see a solution to, first and foremost.
The home and back buttons are not very sensitive and don't always react on my first attempt. Also the battery is draining extremely quick. I'm losing 12% per hour.
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There's a fix for the capacitive buttons. Someone found a sensitivity setting.
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Element515 said:
There's a fix for the capacitive buttons. Someone found a sensitivity setting.
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Care to share the light on this? A link or instructions?
I don't quite remember where I read it... I've been stalking these forums for a while because I really want the phone... If you play around in your settings, somewhere there's an option to adjust/calibrate the sensitivity. Then, if you just very lightly touch the buttons, it will calibrate to that sensitivity and then fixed!
gruuvin said:
-- Acceptable menu button solution / HTC logo touch digitizer mapped to become a button (not necessary, but would love to see developers make this happen!)
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Does the hardware support this? As there might not be touch sensor on the logo... :/
Pr20 said:
I just checked out the one at a nearby at&t store. I had such a hard time with the capacitve buttons that I am reconsidering the phone. Not once did I get them to work on my first touch. Extremely disappointed. Hoping it was that one model in that store. Will check out another store. Also looking at xperia zl as an alternative now. So disappointed though as it was pretty awesome looking and extremely light.
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So I went and checked it out at another store and there was no problem with sensitivity. It had a weird problem where home would just bring up whatever screen you are on. Must be particular to that phone. Either way the sensitivity of the buttons was totally fine which was the main issue.
Also liked at xperia zl which is a fine phone in its own right but it just does not compare to the one. Although it does have one advantage which is that it is much easier to hack and get aosp and also get klp when it comes out.
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Element515 said:
I don't quite remember where I read it... I've been stalking these forums for a while because I really want the phone... If you play around in your settings, somewhere there's an option to adjust/calibrate the sensitivity. Then, if you just very lightly touch the buttons, it will calibrate to that sensitivity and then fixed!
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I think this is the thread.
Solution to irresponsive back/home key
Case pitted
Got my 64bg on the 19th via mail direct order ATT. Top of aluminum case near power button front side chamfered edge had 2 pitted dents. Put back in box and immediately went to ATT store to return for new order replacement. I also noticed some rough finish in edges of aluminum casing where it meets plastic fill. Not at the level of my Iphone 5 fit and finish. Will see what replacement looks like in the next few days once received.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels the need to stab the hell out of the capacitive buttons when it comes time to go "home" or "back."
One of the few things that has agitated me about this phone is the effort required to press the back and home buttons. I actually began wondering if they were pressure-sensitive or something. After all, my Note 2 would often register inadvertent presses of the back and menu capacitive buttons because they were so sensitive. With the Nexus 4, the buttons are responsive, if not hypersensitive.
I have just set my calibration and the home /back buttons are immediately more sensitive.
omar302 said:
I think this is the thread.
Solution to irresponsive back/home key
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Worked for me, thanks
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g2525 said:
Does the hardware support this? As there might not be touch sensor on the logo... :/
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Consensus is: yes, the hardware might support it, while software currently does not.
The sensor array likely completely covers a rectangular area but the coded area does not include the logo area. This might be hackable at the kernel layer.