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Windows 8

I tried to install the Samsung drivers under windows 8 without success. I ended up installing it on a virtual windowsXP machine running under VirtualBox on the win8 machine and it works fine.
I put the phone in download mode and fired up Odin and it recognize the phone.

been on 8 primarily since the dev preview, never had issues. I use the google USB drivers since I'm on ics.
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That's because Windows 8 sucks!

sageDieu said:
been on 8 primarily since the dev preview, never had issues. I use the google USB drivers since I'm on ics.
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That's interesting. Where did you get the drivers?

electric bill said:
That's interesting. Where did you get the drivers?
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in the android sdk, it's called google USB tools I believe
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mustbepbs said:
That's because Windows 8 sucks!
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I've been using it for about 4 months, I beg to differ... name 1 reason
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I'm still on Windows XP haha, I meant to upgrade to Win 7 but never did since I can't afford to upgrade my motherboard/cpu/ram/etc. Windows 8 looks promising... but I don't really know how I feel about it looking/feeling like a mobile platform rather than a more 'traditional' desktop feel. Do they let you change it to look like traditional Windows or not?

Crawshayi said:
I'm still on Windows XP haha, I meant to upgrade to Win 7 but never did since I can't afford to upgrade my motherboard/cpu/ram/etc. Windows 8 looks promising... but I don't really know how I feel about it looking/feeling like a mobile platform rather than a more 'traditional' desktop feel. Do they let you change it to look like traditional Windows or not?
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yes it has both, you can default it back to the classic windows style desktop.
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sageDieu said:
in the android sdk, it's called google USB tools I believe
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I tried to install the sdk but it's complaining that it can't find java.exe or the java sdk even though it's installed and jave.exe is right where it says it can't find it. Did you run into anything like that?
EDIT: never mind. I was installing the 64 bit version. the sdk wants to see the 32 bit version.

sageDieu said:
in the android sdk, it's called google USB tools I believe
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OK, got the sdk installed and now adb works but but the phone still does not show up in odin. Any ideas why?

electric bill said:
OK, got the sdk installed and now adb works but but the phone still does not show up in odin. Any ideas why?
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not sure.. it should be using the same drivers. make sure you have those along with the Samsung ones, and I think I have the nexus cm7 drivers installed from somewhere.
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did you try running Odin in compatibility mode? if not try, 7 or vista
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polaris Office

I use Polaris Office on my Galaxy Note 1 and would like it on the Nexus 10.
Has anyone got it running on the Nexus 10 and if so can you post the link where you downloaded it from?
Many thanks.

Gaugerer said:
I use Polaris Office on my Galaxy Note 1 and would like it on the Nexus 10.
Has anyone got it running on the Nexus 10 and if so can you post the link where you downloaded it from?
Many thanks.
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I'm also trying to get it with no success so far.. any ideas?

^1.
I have it on my tf300 and moved it to n10 but it cashes after starting
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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There are extra system files required for Polaris office but even with those I never got it to work
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32923708
Here's the link, I tried it and works good on my nexus 10

Works for me
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Not for me
When I attempt to create a new word doc the system tells me that the app has stopped responding/working.
I'm running the latest version of cleanrom
Thanks
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anag7771 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32923708
Here's the link, I tried it and works good on my nexus 10
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Bataga said:
Works for me
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I've tried the one from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1940197
when installed as user app it opened but force closed when opening document and as system app it seemed to be opening and then just close and go back to app drawer
maybe there's something in the build.prop that has to do with it? I prefer the 4 version but didn't manage to get the 3 to work either
I've tried other office apps but as for now, Polaris is the best one I've used... Kingsoft is very slow and others I've tried didn't have good support for RTL languages which is a must for me
really want to get it to work :\

User agent

Morning! Is it possible for me to default my user agent for chrome to always use desktop sites?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1811101
I followed the instructions in this post, and it works great.

Adb pushed and away we go! Thanks!
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hatchna said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1811101
I followed the instructions in this post, and it works great.
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Oh, Wow that post has made its way around quite a bit. It's definitely an awesome fix and I'm glad that we atleast have a solution, although I believe it should be available natively inside the client.

omac_ranger said:
Oh, Wow that post has made its way around quite a bit. It's definitely an awesome fix and I'm glad that we atleast have a solution, although I believe it should be available natively inside the client.
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Agreed. Can't stand mobile sites on my tablet
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I use Chrome UA Switcher from Play Store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appo2.ua

Once I did this it occurred to me that I'll see ads now. Any blocking suggestions?
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zoomy942 said:
Once I did this it occurred to me that I'll see ads now. Any blocking suggestions?
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? It doesn't change the host file, so if you have ad block installed then it won't be affected by this modification.
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Sorry. I explained that poorly. I meant that now that I'll see full websites I'll get their ad glory too.
Was curious about which ad blockers people enjoy.
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zoomy942 said:
Sorry. I explained that poorly. I meant that now that I'll see full websites I'll get their ad glory too.
Was curious about which ad blockers people enjoy.
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AdAway off the market is my favorite. It's very well done.
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+1 AdAway.
Still Charged Up

Awesome. Does it block ads in apps like scrabble too or just chrome?
These may be basic questions and I apologize. I recently dropped my iPhone for a galaxy nexus.
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zoomy942 said:
Awesome. Does it block ads in apps like scrabble too or just chrome?
These may be basic questions and I apologize. I recently dropped my iPhone for a galaxy nexus.
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Globally. However, some still show the black box where the ad would be. Others don't show anything if the ad can't load.
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Rats. Scrabble still shows ads. Oh well.

Multi window

Is this possible at all ??
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OK maybe I need to ask the question can we get multi window on the n7 ?
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http://donandroid.com/what-is-paranoid-android-halo-multi-window-overlay-feature-1073
if you mean multi-window that is there on the Samsung UI....it'll get there at some point, but for now I don't think it is available

Try Multiscreen Multitasking app

darkic said:
Try Multiscreen Multitasking app
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From where the play store if so does it work?
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mobgod said:
From where the play store if so does it work?
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Alternative sources
GIYF - Google is your friend...

There are several apps on play store. I tried one of them "multiscreen multitasking THD" (you have to buy it to try it) but soon returned it. Very impressive idea but it could not connect to the Internet with its own browser, so I asked for a refund.
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Anderson2 said:
There are several apps on play store. I tried one of them "multiscreen multitasking THD" (you have to buy it to try it) but soon returned it. Very impressive idea but it could not connect to the Internet with its own browser, so I asked for a refund.
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So what your saying it does not work for are phone yet
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It worked fine as far as the multi window aspect. Quite cool! I just could not connect with its browser. It’s only $2 so you can try and see if you can get it to connect. I wrote to the author but have not heard back yet.
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Paranoid Android is currently working on their implementation of multi window, but it uses an overlay concept to do it. IMO this is much cleaner than stacked windows. They also have a notification ticker that works like Facebook chat heads, which is how you launch the overlay apps. It's still in alpha status but it's shipping up to be really good.
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Office mobile

All, hey. I see Microsoft finally blessed us with some free office. Working good on my HTC one but not available on play store with n7? What's up with that? Is it possible to get this on the n7?
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It works (as far as I can tell), just find the apk and send it via Bluetooth to your tab and install.

Yes, it works! Use "app backup and restore" to grab the apk file from your phone and use that to install it on your n7.
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Any link to download Microsoft office for n7?
Nam Huy Linux http://namhuy.net

You can use the App Market Helper to make the playstore think your tablet is a phone, I just checked and Office Mobile app shows up on my tablet.
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Here you go
https://www.dropbox.com/s/un9f5rabm...office.officehub-15273800-v15.0.2720.2000.apk
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Yep. It works. Makes you wonder... Why not just put on play store if it works this good? I heard they might make a special section in the store just for n7. Hope to see that one day
Thanks all
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I'll give office a try but I have Office Suite Pro 7 and it works awesome and has for a few years. Millions of downloads and it gets given away from time to time too. http://www.androidauthority.com/officesuite-pro-7-review-197648/

LinearEquation said:
I'll give office a try but I have Office Suite Pro 7 and it works awesome and has for a few years. Millions of downloads and it gets given away from time to time too. http://www.androidauthority.com/officesuite-pro-7-review-197648/
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This, I've had office suite pro for a while now and haven't had any complaints.

When I browse office mobile page in playstore, it says only compatible with Nexus 4. Says, not compatible with kindle hd and nexus 7. Same thing for Amex mobile. May be i can extract the apk of amex mobile from my nexus 4 and see if it works with my nexus 7.
+1 for office suite pro

Kingston and Quick Office are my favorites.
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Why MS is not porting Office to Android tablet devices ? They just do it on iPad ...