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So...How Do You Like the 4.0.4 OTA on Your VZW Xoom?

Thread title says it all. What do you like? What do you hate?
For me, I'm generally very happy with it. I love the speed and responsiveness as compared to Honeycomb. I love the ICS user interface as well. It isn't all that different from Honeycomb, granted, but it's the little things. I love the page transition effect on the app drawer, the Roboto font is much more readable, and I love being able to swipe away notifications. Honestly, the notification swipe is one of the only things I truly missed about running CyanogenMod in years past. Did I mention I love being able to run Chrome finally?!
As for things I don't like...mainly aesthetics. I'm annoyed that it didn't come with the default ICS "Phase Beam" live wallpaper, but it's alright. I just ganked it from a deodexed stock Galaxy Nexus ROM and it installed fine on the Xoom. Ditto for the "Adara" notification sound.
How about you?
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Meh so far. To me battery is worse, 3g signal seems worse, pulse lags just as much.
Need to root and go to an OC'd ics rom.
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Pulse lag is most likely the app. At first, I actually thought battery life was better but now that a week has gone by, it actually seems the same for me as it was on Honeycomb...and for me, the new radio seems better, though admittedly I live in a 4G market so I'm not sure how the 3G reception is vs. Honeycomb.
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Radio is definitely better for me. Batt life seems marginally better, too, though I'm back on EOS nightly since they have the new radios... def improved batt, with all the addtl features and smoothness EOS brings.

I wish it didn't try to launch an app every time I put it in a dock. There are dock controls in Settings on my Galaxy Nexus but not this?
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3devious said:
I wish it didn't try to launch an app every time I put it in a dock. There are dock controls in Settings on my Galaxy Nexus but not this?
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Do you ever sleep? I've seen you post at all hours of the day and night! LOL
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nice update all around

Unrooted to check it out but ended up rerooting , going back to EOS nightly. Because of the EOS extra settings and customization.
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Stock browser crashes all the time if I request desktop version of websites, or if I use google image search desktop version and open more than 4 tabs.
Otherwise, runs good, better 4g connection, and I am a little more than pissed Verizon didnt include SMS/MMS with the ICS upgrade.

I still haven't gotten it. Wth?
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What is your current Android version and build #?
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3devious said:
I wish it didn't try to launch an app every time I put it in a dock. There are dock controls in Settings on my Galaxy Nexus but not this?
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I just installed this app called Docktor, which cancels the launching of an app every time your dock your Xoom, since it bugged me too!
Instead it just gives you a little pop-up so that your default is overridden.
Hope this helps; it certainly got rid of my annoyances

I eventually came back to stock because I wanted to be able to watch google play movies. Plus the app I Ned to use no longer required root to work. I am enjoying the ota quite a bit and have noticed my battery life extended quite a bit from EOS 2.0
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oldblue910 said:
What is your current Android version and build #?
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3.2.2 HLK75D
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That would be why. Are you rooted?
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I am liking my stock xoom way more than I thought. Honestly with ice cream sandwich I am needing less and less to try out new roms. And with stock I am getting better battery life than with EOS or cm9. Please don't think I am taking anything away from those two groups of developers. They have my upmost respect.
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oldblue910 said:
That would be why. Are you rooted?
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No I'm not, what should I be on to get the update?
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You have to be running Android 3.2.6 HLK75H in order to update to 4.0.4. It's odd that you didn't get an update to 3.2.4 or 3.2.6...Is your boot loader unlocked? Do you have a custom recovery installed?
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oldblue910 said:
You have to be running Android 3.2.6 HLK75H in order to update to 4.0.4. It's odd that you didn't get an update to 3.2.4 or 3.2.6...Is your boot loader unlocked? Do you have a custom recovery installed?
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I was on CM9 but completely restored my Xoom to stock because non of the 4.0 custom roms would work with my Xoom. Its like no matter what rom I was on something hardware related would always malfunction. As of now it is locked and back to stock but aprently stuck at 3.2.2.
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eljoker402 said:
I was on CM9 but completely restored my Xoom to stock because non of the 4.0 custom roms would work with my Xoom. Its like no matter what rom I was on something hardware related would always malfunction. As of now it is locked and back to stock but aprently stuck at 3.2.2.
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Just to make sure, you ARE using a Verizon 4G LTE Xoom and not a Verizon 3G CDMA or non-Verizon model right?

Best romto install coming from stock

Hello, I'm wondering which is best for features, battery life, general use, performance etc...? I've searched and don't see much. Just wondering what u guys prefer, thanks!
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ballgum said:
Hello, I'm wondering which is best for features, battery life, general use, performance etc...? I've searched and don't see much. Just wondering what u guys prefer, thanks!
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rasbeanjelly + franco.Kernel
That's what I prefer anyway

This is incredibly subjective. Just make a backup and give them all a try until you find one you like. When it comes to ROMs, its a case of to each his own.
For what it's worth, I'm using AOKP with Franco's latest kernel. I've tried all the others, but I find myself going back to it.

Yea I know I just figured one might be better or worse for battery or be a little further along on features than some others.
One thing that irritates me is stock keyboard. Does any room also come with better keyboard?
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Try the latest AOKP pub, you won't be disappointed
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EnIXmA said:
Try the latest AOKP pub, you won't be disappointed
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This^^^^^
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2095222
As others have stated, AOKP is great. And yes, it gives you, in my opinion, a more useful keyboard (for example, the top row of letters allows for long-press for numbers). Battery life seems pretty even compared to stock. Give it a try, you won't be disappointed.

ballgum said:
Yea I know I just figured one might be better or worse for battery or be a little further along on features than some others.
One thing that irritates me is stock keyboard. Does any room also come with better keyboard?
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You can easily download a zillion better keyboards from the play store. Don't need a custom rom for that. My favorite is thumb keyboard.
As for roms there are many good ones. I am trying out liquid smooth right now and its good. I also like aokp. Using the ktmanta kernel.
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Scott just posted CleanRom 1.0. Runs great.

Paranoid is a great rom with Franco R4.

how do people deal with i/o issues

ok, so everything about this tablet is good or at least ok, not bad, EXCEPT for i/o issues which has been driving me crazy, lags when downloading, updating apps, browsing the web, downloading game files,.... anything that needs to write/read on the flash storage.
but i feel like everyone is happy with this tablet and have no complaints, don't you also have i/o issues? i'm sure you do, so is there something that i don't know that can solve this problem?
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nooktablet said:
ok, so everything about this tablet is good or at least ok, not bad, EXCEPT for i/o issues which has been driving me crazy, lags when downloading, updating apps, browsing the web, downloading game files,.... anything that needs to write/read on the flash storage.
but i feel like everyone is happy with this tablet and have no complaints, don't you also have i/o issues? i'm sure you do, so is there something that i don't know that can solve this problem?
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Some things you learn to live with. For example, I know not to update apps while I'm trying to do anything else. This might require that you set all of your apps not to update automatically.
Installing a custom ROM is a good start. Browser2Ram is almost a must-have. Some people have had luck with DirectoryBind to re-map Chrome's cache folder. I tried the same with Flipboard but it didn't help. So I've learned not to use Flipboard.
In the end, it's a matter of pros and cons. If you find it unbearable even with a custom ROM, a good kernel, and some tweaks, then maybe the TF300 won't satisfy your usage pattern.

UndisputedGuy said:
Rooting and installing a custom ROM, in short
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I agree with this a million times. I love this tablet a lot! After I flashed clean ROM and a custom kernel, this tablet is freaking amazing!
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Odp: how do people deal with i/o issues
Im gettin really mad with this i/o lags. Im still on stock rom. Which rom can you propose to eliminate this lags and make tablet faster?
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Clean ROM is a good ROM.
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Just about any of them. The first thing the Devs do when making a ROM for the TF's is likely address the I/O, as that's the biggest issue with this device.

Odp: how do people deal with i/o issues
Ok thank you. So I have to unlock bootloader using asus app and root device and then install custom rom?
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Yeah, there are various guides on the forum if you need help
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Ok so which would you recommend?
[OFFICIAL][4.2.1][TF300T][NIGHTLIES] CyanogenMod 10.1 for TF300T
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2055430
[ROM][TF300] |Dec 22| Energy™ -.¸¸.·´¯ JB Latest 10.4.2.18 Update ROM ¯´·.¸¸. -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010108
Do I have to do root for this roms? Which is better? Sorry Im new in android world

Sometimes it's just best to try them out yourself. I'm not even rooted yet so don't really have experience with custom ROMs on this tablet
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Unlock the tablet and install a custom ROM: trust me and the others - your tablet will fly bellow your fingers.
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Odp: how do people deal with i/o issues
And it doesnt matter which rom from this two i install?
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They should both be good. You could easily install another one if you aren't happy with a ROM
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Sv: how do people deal with i/o issues
I've tried just about every rom for the TF300 and Cleanrom is without a doubt the fastest. And while devs do find some ways to address the I/O problem it's never gonna go away completely.

nooktablet said:
ok, so everything about this tablet is good or at least, not bad, EXCEPT for i/o issues which has been driving me crazy, lags when downloading, updating apps, browsing the web, downloading game files,.... anything that needs to write/read on the flash storage.
but i feel like everyone is happy with this tablet and have no complaints, don't you also have i/o issues? i'm sure you do, so is there something that i don't know that can solve this problem?
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I haven't unlocked or rooted yet so I don't have anything to compare it against, but the only bit of lag I have experienced is with the stock browser or chrome, but with either Dolphin or Boat Browser, surfing the web is really quick. With everything else that you have mentioned it has been really fast.

e2zippo said:
I've tried just about every rom for the TF300 and Cleanrom is without a doubt the fastest. And while devs do find some ways to address the I/O problem it's never gonna go away completely.
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What can you say about hydro? I'm currently using it and haven't had any problem except stock browser is really slow and I always got the message that it's not responding? do you experience this in cleanrom or default browser is just crappy?

The stock browser is pretty crappy. Go with dolphin or boat browser as they are way smoother and load sites much faster.

One thing that might help you make a decision on Rom is whether or not you have a keyboard. I believe they only Roms that support keyboard is "stock" based. So Cyanogenmod or any AOSP Roms do not support keyboard.
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new to the TF stop in....

So I am getting a TF300 very soon and I am very excited. I am upgrading from a Galaxy TAB2 7inch. I am stoked for a bigger screen and just a better tablet. What has everyone thought of this device and what ROMS are you using?
I assume that everyone is mainly sticking to nova and apex and maybe adw.
tell me what you think

I love mine, running clean rom with unters kernel! Amazing!
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+1 for Clean ROM.
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I love the look and feels of custom ROM's but was think something based off of stock. Only because I would like to watch TV on the TWC app at home. As far as I can see. this can only be done with the stock based ROM's
thanks for your input

Clean ROM is a stock based ROM i think
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UndisputedGuy said:
Clean ROM is a stock based ROM i think
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I have used it on my Sammy TAB2 and it seems to run nicely. The only thing I will miss is the IR blaster on my Sammy. Turned it into a remote for my DVR and TV

AOKP is as stable as ever

TF300T will receive Android 4.3 along with several other tablets

I was just now searching for information about the new version of Android and I come up with this list: http://technosamigos.com/asus-android-4-3-jelly-bean-update-schedule/
I don't know if this is legit, but it can actually be true. Our tablet was the very first tablet to receive Android 4.1 and 4.2 after the nexus devices, and has been receiving updates quite regularly, so it wouldn't be a surprise if we got Android 4.3 this year.
What do you think about this?
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Very good
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Thanks for the info.
Let's keep our finger crossed and hope ASUS makes one for us :fingers-crossed:

I hope so! It runs so well on my N4 compared to 4.2.2; maybe it's just a placebo, but dammit, it helps.
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yay, i only hope ASUS doesn't come with a new bootloader again!
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noahvt said:
yay, i only hope ASUS doesn't come with a new bootloader again!
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I hope too, but we probably will have a new one.... Silly Asus lol
Maybe this time we will get NVflash working again

hope asus realizes there stock firmware isn't good so they upgrade it so we get a lot better performance on stock!
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Ok guys, don't get all exited with Android 4.3... Just tested out on my father's Nexus 7 and there's nothing to "be happy" about... Nothing really new.

joelalmeidaptg said:
Ok guys, don't get all exited with Android 4.3... Just tested out on my father's Nexus 7 and there's nothing to "be happy" about... Nothing really new.
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http://pocketnow.com/2013/07/23/new-in-android-4-3
they say it improved battery life significantly,
can you test?

I don't know about the battery since I just installed it. I'll see how it goes tomorrow
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lol Asus Transformer Prime TF201 4.3?? Fake!

IMO, the biggest/main advantage to getting 4.3 update is if you have young kids that use your tablet.... the new user app controls are awesome.... now my son can't open any apps but the ones i enable on his user account.... no more contacts added with the name "kjhfjhduh" or similar....lol.... no more phone calls with groove ip made to numbers like "87##*8765(*854" lmao.... and my friends will no longer receive garbled up google talk messages from my son....
i just did the update today on my nexus 7
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diesburg said:
IMO, the biggest/main advantage to getting 4.3 update is if you have young kids that use your tablet.... the new user app controls are awesome.... now my son can't open any apps but the ones i enable on his user account.... no more contacts added with the name "kjhfjhduh" or similar....lol.... no more phone calls with groove ip made to numbers like "87##*8765(*854" lmao.... and my friends will no longer receive garbled up google talk messages from my son....
i just did the update today on my nexus 7
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Biggest advantage is fstrim! My tf300 has been very laggy since 4.2, so with fstrim now fully implemented hopefully that will speed things back up.

Brandito said:
Biggest advantage is fstrim! My tf300 has been very laggy since 4.2, so with fstrim now fully implemented hopefully that will speed things back up.
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I hope the fstrim will make the tablet fast, my tablet get's so slow that it is a pain to use it. I did a full whie and flashed different roms before I wen't on a 2 months trip but the tablet started to lag as f*ck so I had to take my 3 kg laptop with me -.-'
Good job Asus with this piece s*it tablet! :good:

OpenGL update sounds nice too
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fstrim will not be a magic pill. The app on the Play Store does the same thing as what will be built into Android 4.3, with the main difference being that trim is supposed to happen on a schedule. It won't do much.

Lirkaren said:
I hope the fstrim will make the tablet fast, my tablet get's so slow that it is a pain to use it. I did a full whie and flashed different roms before I wen't on a 2 months trip but the tablet started to lag as f*ck so I had to take my 3 kg laptop with me -.-'
Good job Asus with this piece s*it tablet! :good:
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this one used to lag as hell too, it had become completely unusable but chromi-xenogenesis, with fsync turned off and occasional run of lagfix and seeder this tablet has become quite usable again

godutch said:
this one used to lag as hell too, it had become completely unusable but chromi-xenogenesis, with fsync turned off and occasional run of lagfix and seeder this tablet has become quite usable again
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I've not had any luck getting lagfix to run on my tab. The lag is nearly unbearable.

Brandito said:
I've not had any luck getting lagfix to run on my tab. The lag is nearly unbearable.
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The laggier the device the longer it takes, sometimes i have to kill lagfix and try again

godutch said:
The laggier the device the longer it takes, sometimes i have to kill lagfix and try again
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I meant I could never get it to run the trim commands at all.