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Mistakenly recieved WE tablet

I'm pretty sure im screwed here but I thought I would ask, I sent my tab in a few months back for the power button issue, it was repaired and flashed with OTA 2.5 at the factory so I was not able to root it, I shelved it out of anger and sadness and just picked it up again when I heard wind of the OTA 3.0 update I hadn't looked at the version before hand but, once the update was installed i saw that I was on WE software instead of US. its been running great, there's a few oddities here and there, for example all the prices on amazon are in Euro or GBP, which is easily Remedied.
I only have a couple of concerns, will being on the european firmware effect any google play apps I can install? I was surprised to see netflix install and work.
The GPS works...poorly I dont know if this is a bug carried over from honeycomb, or if its a western Europe issue, every time I open maps its centered over the UK and i only ever have GPS signal for a minute or two.
and can i flash a US version onto this thing? that's where i get the feeling I am screwed, Im not really in the mood to send it back to Lenovo for the 4th time but If i have to I will.
Worse comes to worse it was a nice Sneak Peak for me, my buddy has a TPT and he was foaming at the mouth at ICS

Google Mailed It In with the Xoom's JB Update

I've been running the leaked VZW Xoom JRO03H ROM that they still haven't released. As far as I can tell, this ROM is identical to the WiFi-only ROM except that it has 3/4G enabled. The ROM is rock solid, runs great, it's fast, etc...but I can't help but feel that Google totally mailed it in with this ROM, at least from an visual standponit.
1. Why would they leave the ICS boot animation in place? I get that the stock Jelly Bean boot animation is the multi-colored X representing the Nexus branding, which obviously wouldn't fit for the Xoom (even though it's a Nexus in all but name). That said, there was a cool alternate boot animation that shipped on the JFN53N build on the Nexus 7 tablets given away at I/O 2012. They could have easily used that and it would have fit fine for the Xoom since it made no reference visually to the Nexus branding whatsoever.
2. They didn't provide the stock Jelly Bean wallpapers found on the Galaxy Nexus, Nexus S, and Nexus 7. Instead they just left the ICS wallpapers in place and changed the default one from the rainbow colored design to the green leaf design. Would it have really been that hard to just put the stock JB wallpapers into the launcher APK?
3. The lack of the Sound Search widget. What would possess them to leave that out? Again, if they can include it on the Nexus S (which is older than the Xoom), why can't they include it on the Xoom? The Nexus 7 even ships with a version of the widget that is resizable. Again, this is two files in the /system folder. Is it really that difficult?
4. Tapping the "clear all notifications" simply erases them from view instead of having them disappear using the little swanky animation that the other devices have.
I realize that all of these issues I bring up are visual, nit-picky things. I also realize that these issues can all be overcome manually. My only point here is that there was seemingly no reason to overlook these things other than Google just not giving a $h1+. Yeah, the Xoom is over 18 months old now, but there is still no 10" Google-Experience tablet to replace it yet. That means it's still Google's reference device for showcasing Android in full tablet configuration. Have some pride, guys. Geez.
Rant over.
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Well stated. I have the same thoughts on the WiFi Xoom JB update. I did however find the .apk for the sound search widget, installed (not rooted) and it works just fine. If I can locate the file I'll post it. Aside from that, yeah, they kind of missed the mark on this one but it did transform the Xoom into a slick new device. Very impressed with the responsiveness added by JB on an aging device.
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Winesnob said:
Well stated. I have the same thoughts on the WiFi Xoom JB update. I did however find the .apk for the sound search widget, installed (not rooted) and it works just fine. If I can locate the file I'll post it. Aside from that, yeah, they kind of missed the mark on this one but it did transform the Xoom into a slick new device. Very impressed with the responsiveness added by JB on an aging device.
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Agreed. In terms of pure performance, no one could argue that JB has made the Xoom as fast and smooth as it has ever been.
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Maybe somewhat off topic...
But I noticed oldblue's reference to the JB update for the 3/4G Xoom...is there an .RUU for that somewhere? I don't really want to root my MZ600 3G Xoom, but I would like the JB update. Is that a viable option here? Sorry this is a bit off topic, but I didn't realize there was a leaked build for it.

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But I noticed oldblue's reference to the JB update for the 3/4G Xoom...is there an .RUU for that somewhere? I don't really want to root my MZ600 3G Xoom, but I would like the JB update. Is that a viable option here? Sorry this is a bit off topic, but I didn't realize there was a leaked build for it.
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Unfortunately there isn't. The leak is a nandroid backup that was created using an old, outdated recovery. You'd have to unlock your bootloader.
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Trooper Thorn said:
But I noticed oldblue's reference to the JB update for the 3/4G Xoom...is there an .RUU for that somewhere? I don't really want to root my MZ600 3G Xoom, but I would like the JB update. Is that a viable option here? Sorry this is a bit off topic, but I didn't realize there was a leaked build for it.
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I have three rom that i load on my 3G xooom, when there is anything new coming out for xoom wifi only i use my 604 wifi backup, when a yankeeys game is on and the wife is looking at the tv i will load my Verizon 3g jb so i can use timewarner app to see the yankeeys game, my daily rom is CM10.. i never lock my bootloader it is a waste of time doing so you can still get all update with it unlock only my cm10 rom is rooted..

I agree. I am on my JB Xoom right now.
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yeah i agree too, i feel with all the hype about JB there would have been some cosmetic changes to set it apart. to be honest it seems more liken upgrade for ICS than a new version. they named all the 3.x releases honeycomb, maybe all the 4.x ones should be ICS, then name the 5.x series JB

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I've been running the leaked VZW Xoom JRO03H ROM that they still haven't released. As far as I can tell, this ROM is identical to the WiFi-only ROM except that it has 3/4G enabled. The ROM is rock solid, runs great, it's fast, etc...but I can't help but feel that Google totally mailed it in with this ROM, at least from an visual standponit.
1. Why would they leave the ICS boot animation in place? I get that the stock Jelly Bean boot animation is the multi-colored X representing the Nexus branding, which obviously wouldn't fit for the Xoom (even though it's a Nexus in all but name). That said, there was a cool alternate boot animation that shipped on the JFN53N build on the Nexus 7 tablets given away at I/O 2012. They could have easily used that and it would have fit fine for the Xoom since it made no reference visually to the Nexus branding whatsoever.
2. They didn't provide the stock Jelly Bean wallpapers found on the Galaxy Nexus, Nexus S, and Nexus 7. Instead they just left the ICS wallpapers in place and changed the default one from the rainbow colored design to the green leaf design. Would it have really been that hard to just put the stock JB wallpapers into the launcher APK?
3. The lack of the Sound Search widget. What would possess them to leave that out? Again, if they can include it on the Nexus S (which is older than the Xoom), why can't they include it on the Xoom? The Nexus 7 even ships with a version of the widget that is resizable. Again, this is two files in the /system folder. Is it really that difficult?
4. Tapping the "clear all notifications" simply erases them from view instead of having them disappear using the little swanky animation that the other devices have.
I realize that all of these issues I bring up are visual, nit-picky things. I also realize that these issues can all be overcome manually. My only point here is that there was seemingly no reason to overlook these things other than Google just not giving a $h1+. Yeah, the Xoom is over 18 months old now, but there is still no 10" Google-Experience tablet to replace it yet. That means it's still Google's reference device for showcasing Android in full tablet configuration. Have some pride, guys. Geez.
Rant over.
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So now that Verizon, Google, and Motorola finally managed to get 4.1.2 out the door for the CDMA/LTE variants, I went back and revisited this thread. I still stand behind this post 100%. With that said, however, it was nice to see that #3 is no longer an issue since it's now available in the Play Store.
Because the original post was written when 4.1.1 was still current, I now have a fifth bullet point to add, which is specific to 4.1.2...
5. In Android 4.1.2, Google added the ability to expand notifications with one finger instead of requiring a two-finger pinch-to-zoom gesture like 4.1.1 did. That feature made it to the Nexus S, Nexus 7 and Galaxy Nexus but was left out of the Xoom builds. Go figure.
In retrospect, the Xoom really only got Jelly Bean because the Nexus 10 wasn't ready yet. The Android team knew that they were completely overhauling the 10" tablet interface and scrapping the Honeycomb-style interface altogether. This made Android 4.1 on the Xoom nothing but a stopgap to hold them over until the N10, and by extension the new interface in Android 4.2, was ready. For that reason, it's no wonder that Google put so little effort into making Android 4.1 a polished experience on the Xoom.
While it may be lacking visually and functionally compared to other devices that got the update, one thing is still for certain...Jelly Bean made the Xoom run as fast and smooth as it ever did and that's an excellent note on which to end support for such a great device.
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Should I return my G Pad?

Merry Christmas everyone. Well my wife went out and bought be a G pad. While I'm extremely appreciative of her doing this, I didn't really want her to get me one at full price. I mentioned that I wanted one when it was only $300 at Best Buy. I guess I have no issue with keeping it but I just want to know the chances of this thing running stock Android. Is there a chance that this tablet could run a stock Android rom and get OTA updates? I'm over trying to mess with custom roms because they are always terrible and never work as well as stock.

If she paid full price then my suggestion would be to return it and get the GPE version if you want to run stock android. You might want to discuss this option with her to see how she feels about it if you're worried about her feeling hurt.

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Merry Christmas everyone. Well my wife went out and bought be a G pad. While I'm extremely appreciative of her doing this, I didn't really want her to get me one at full price. I mentioned that I wanted one when it was only $300 at Best Buy. I guess I have no issue with keeping it but I just want to know the chances of this thing running stock Android. Is there a chance that this tablet could run a stock Android rom and get OTA updates? I'm over trying to mess with custom roms because they are always terrible and never work as well as stock.
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In my galaxy tab 2 cyanogen works 100 times better than its stock android as it doesnt have all the useless bloatware and frees up ram and memory. Stock firmwarein gpad runs just fine, especially if you have other android devices or a lg televison as it comes with usefull apps that only lg delivers. I dont find a reason to return gpad as it's the best tablet at the moment.

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If she paid full price then my suggestion would be to return it and get the GPE version if you want to run stock android. You might want to discuss this option with her to see how she feels about it if you're worried about her feeling hurt.
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The LG os is just ok. Not so bloated like TouchWiz roms and if you uninstall some bloat you just will be OK with it.
I prefer much the lg version instead of stock android because I have a smart tv (Samsung by the way) and miracast works flawless.
I don't like stock android much, the LG keyboard is awesome!
I tried paranoid android and other 4.4.2 ROM and cm and I can tell you that they all loose much against stock firmware.
Only to give you an idea my cleaned stock ROM as 24 k antutu points and other 3 aosp based are in range from 17 to 21k!
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In my galaxy tab 2 cyanogen works 100 times better than its stock android as it doesnt have all the useless bloatware and frees up ram and memory. Stock firmwarein gpad runs just fine, especially if you have other android devices or a lg televison as it comes with usefull apps that only lg delivers. I dont find a reason to return gpad as it's the best tablet at the moment.
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I've used CM on phones with mixed results. I'm just getting to the point in my life where I can't be f'ing with Android roms. I want it clean and working.

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I've used CM on phones with mixed results. I'm just getting to the point in my life where I can't be f'ing with Android roms. I want it clean and working.
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I'm the opinion that cm is good for old devices that are forgotten. I never get better working device nor with aosp or cm. You miss all ways something and to get a stable release you need a year. I've s2 and the good working cm ROM is from last year.
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testadeferro said:
The LG os is just ok. Not so bloated like TouchWiz roms and if you uninstall some bloat you just will be OK with it.
I prefer much the lg version instead of stock android because I have a smart tv (Samsung by the way) and miracast works flawless.
I don't like stock android much, the LG keyboard is awesome!
I tried paranoid android and other 4.4.2 ROM and cm and I can tell you that they all loose much against stock firmware.
Only to give you an idea my cleaned stock ROM as 24 k antutu points and other 3 aosp based are in range from 17 to 21k!
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I just got 26k using mahdi ROM.. Didn't bench on stock.
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I just discovered the LG G Pad like three minutes ago. It looks pretty good for some future plans I have with using a tablet as a car stereo interface. Damn good, actually.
Anyways, I have an AT&T Galaxy S4. As you may or may not know, there is also a Google Play Edition S4 out there. And naturally, the ROM for that phone was ported over to the Euro version of the S4 which we are able to flash on the AT&T S4 (with an AT&T custom kernel).
And the Google Play Edition ROM I ran was 99.99% stock and 100% rock solid. I would not hesitate for a second to flash that ROM again if I weren't a big fan of AOSP.
So, if this can be done for the S4, then I would assume you can flash the Google Play Edition G Pad ROM onto your regular 'ol G Pad at some point when the dev's port it over.
Google Play Edition:
https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=lg_g_pad&hl=en

CZ Eddie said:
So, if this can be done for the S4, then I would assume you can flash the Google Play Edition G Pad ROM onto your regular 'ol G Pad at some point when the dev's port it over.
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That's what I was hoping for but I might just get a Nexus 7.

CZ Eddie said:
I just discovered the LG G Pad like three minutes ago. It looks pretty good for some future plans I have with using a tablet as a car stereo interface. Damn good, actually.
Anyways, I have an AT&T Galaxy S4. As you may or may not know, there is also a Google Play Edition S4 out there. And naturally, the ROM for that phone was ported over to the Euro version of the S4 which we are able to flash on the AT&T S4 (with an AT&T custom kernel).
And the Google Play Edition ROM I ran was 99.99% stock and 100% rock solid. I would not hesitate for a second to flash that ROM again if I weren't a big fan of AOSP.
So, if this can be done for the S4, then I would assume you can flash the Google Play Edition G Pad ROM onto your regular 'ol G Pad at some point when the dev's port it over.
Google Play Edition:
https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=lg_g_pad&hl=en
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The s4 is not the Europe version but the international version gt 9505.
In Samsung devices is easier because you have open bootloaders.
And the matter that makes the possibility to convert is if there are many hardware and partition differences.
To tell you the true and going off topic the s4 as many problems with reboots and stability with the ge port.
I've Tryed myself 3 or 4 times and gone back to TouchWiz. Battery drains, reboots and much more. I think the issue was been kernel releated.
Cheers
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Vitamin_D said:
Merry Christmas everyone. Well my wife went out and bought be a G pad. While I'm extremely appreciative of her doing this, I didn't really want her to get me one at full price. I mentioned that I wanted one when it was only $300 at Best Buy. I guess I have no issue with keeping it but I just want to know the chances of this thing running stock Android. Is there a chance that this tablet could run a stock Android rom and get OTA updates? I'm over trying to mess with custom roms because they are always terrible and never work as well as stock.
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Number one, just be happy with what you've got, you sound really pathetic. Number two, our custom ROMs are daily drivers and work better than LGs stock ROM. Number three, conversion to GPE is at a stand still, so it's impossible at the moment to get OTAs from anything but LG.

I'm a huge fan of CM. The nightlies may have minor bugs here or there but it generally makes a huge difference in performance to the phones I've installed it on. This is probably because its a newer version of Android - I installed CM7 on a Froyo phone and CM9 on a gingerbread phone. Even CM10 is better on a JB device. Much smoother with less lag and obviously stripped of bloatware.
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You could...punch her in the face and demand an iPad Air.

Reckoning said:
You could...punch her in the face and demand an iPad Air.
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That's not nice on any day especially on Christmas.

techrider6262 said:
That's not nice on any day especially on Christmas.
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My bad, I was in Walmart yesterday so I thought punching people over gifts was in the spirit of Christmas.

Reckoning said:
My bad, I was in Walmart yesterday so I thought punching people over gifts was in the spirit of Christmas.
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Besides I would do it for buying me a ipad

techrider6262 said:
Besides I would do it for buying me a ipad
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Now, now..WWJD? He'd jailbreak that mofo and send Steve Jobs to Perdition...

Vitamin_D said:
Well my wife went out and bought a G pad. While I'm extremely appreciative of her doing this, I didn't really want her to get me one at full price. I mentioned that I wanted one when it was only $300 at Best Buy. I guess I have no issue with keeping it I'm over trying to mess with custom roms because they are always terrible and never work as well as stock.
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I might just get a Nexus 7.
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If it's the difference in cost, Newegg has the Tablet for $299.99 Right Now... I was able to purchase my G-Pad on that event Saturday at BB for the cost of $279.00.. yes, it was a great deal.
I would think long and hard about going back to a 7" Tablet after owning an 8.3" Tablet.. And don't forget, you can Root the Tablet you have in a few minutes.. (It took me 2 Minutes) and maintain all the stability of Stock and Freeze or better yet, Uninstall all the apps you feel are Bloatware.. The Best of Both Worlds.. I'm running Mahdi right now and it's 100% stable and very smooth..

testadeferro said:
The s4 is not the Europe version but the international version gt 9505.
In Samsung devices is easier because you have open bootloaders.
And the matter that makes the possibility to convert is if there are many hardware and partition differences.
To tell you the true and going off topic the s4 as many problems with reboots and stability with the ge port.
I've Tryed myself 3 or 4 times and gone back to TouchWiz. Battery drains, reboots and much more. I think the issue was been kernel releated.
Cheers
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not all GS4's are equal as the att s4 is also in the same place as the g pad, it needs to be lokified as well, and actually the gpe port was not as bad (at least on the att cooked version) as you make it out to be, myself going to beanstalk with it being stable (not rock stable) but most of the time stable
otherwise like the dev mention it should be something silly being the reason why not everything works on the gpe, looking over the gpe (as it doesn't have the gpu problems all the other roms have) it does have a different file structure, but it shouldn't be impossible to bring it up
RaiderWill said:
If it's the difference in cost, Newegg has the Tablet for $299.99 Right Now... I was able to purchase my G-Pad on that event Saturday at BB for the cost of $279.00.. yes, it was a great deal.. enough so that I turned in my Nexus 7 for the G-Pad 8.3.
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sweet got mine for about 275 shipped

darkassain said:
sweet got mine for about 275 shipped
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Yeah.. Newegg had them at the time for $249.99 shipped.. but I wanted to pay the $30.00 extra for 2 reasons.. 1) If anything was not right, I could just walk it in to BestBuy the same day and get a replacement.. 2) The return window was over 30 days.. I purchased the 1st week of December and have until January 15th to return/replace it if need be or the Mysterious Nexus 10 2014 should pop up in that time frame and be something REALLY special..
For the moment.. This is the Hottest Ticket on the Planet.

Android 5.0(Lollipop)

Folks when to expect Android L on our devices! Lets discusse

No idea, but there's no way I'm updating from 4.3 till I'm sure I can use my SDcard the way it's meant to be used (without any restrictions). That, app ops, and battery life. Even then, I'll wait and let others be the guinea pig first and once the problems are ironed out, I'll upgrade directly to 5.0.

Hmm! Thats smart one! But i think aur sd card issues are finnaly solved in kitkat!!

akii rock said:
Hmm! Thats smart one! But i think aur sd card issues are finnaly solved in kitkat!!
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To be honest, I'm not convinced Nvidia is going to bring L to the TN7. They seem to have all but forgotten it since the release of the Shield Tablet. Also, to anyone having battery life issues, have you tried a factory reset? I've had no battery life issues, and I'm running the latest update as well as the custom kernel on the dev page here with the tablet overclocked to the max.

If That happen then i will throw my tablet! I was too excited about it ! Therefore nexus 7(2012) model will get that update and in less time.
Till now im not having any issues with my battery . I havent rooted my tab yet.

I have seen several news sources that have stated the Note 7 will be getting 5.0. I'm really wondering how long it will take.
digitaltrends.com/mobile/android-5-0-lollipop-update-news/

Knowing HP, its going to be 6 at least months after nVidia releases their Lollipop Update to their TN7, before we get ours...

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To be honest, I'm not convinced Nvidia is going to bring L to the TN7. They seem to have all but forgotten it since the release of the Shield Tablet. Also, to anyone having battery life issues, have you tried a factory reset? I've had no battery life issues, and I'm running the latest update as well as the custom kernel on the dev page here with the tablet overclocked to the max.
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Bro if you have used shaky kernel please help me how to fix wifi. I have latest kitkat update on my tegra note 7

Android L officialy rolled out for nexus devices !

akii rock said:
Folks when to expect Android L on our devices! Lets discusse
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waiting

Shield Tablet is getting Lollipop November, let's hope TN7 also get this month...

Shield Tablet gets Android Lollipop Nov 18th!
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/1...review-half-life-2-episode-one-shield-tablet/
I'd hope we aren't more than a month or two behind that.

share_needles said:
Shield Tablet gets Android Lollipop Nov 18th!
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/1...review-half-life-2-episode-one-shield-tablet/
I'd hope we aren't more than a month or two behind that.
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The NVIDIA Shield tablet facebook page states that the shield tablet will get the update first, then the Tegra Note 7 will be done later. Hopefully, it is not too much later.

Placing my bet on TN7 Android L release just after Christmas. Else it be the nVidia middle finger at us!

Either way let's hope the TN7 runs it better than my wife's Nexus 7 is at the moment.

Nvidia has said that they will surely update TN7 after shield tablet but no specific date is given!

Still no update? My tablet wants to update to KitKat, but I won't do it unless I can get lollipop. I've 20GB of apps on SD card so KitKat is not an option. Is lollipop going to be any better for this scenario?
Cheers

FYI guys, as cool as lollipop looks it may be a bad idea to DL it once it comes out.
I did some searching around to see how nexus owners liked it and it basically renders the 2012 version unusable and severely hampers the 2013 FHD version.
From what little info out there about how it runs on the Shield it sounds mostly positive.

My wife's N7 has been spot on since itngot a proper hard reset, I'd say its actually better than it was on KK now but that could be related to the fact its had the hard reset and some unused apps may not have been installed.

share_needles said:
FYI guys, as cool as lollipop looks it may be a bad idea to DL it once it comes out.
I did some searching around to see how nexus owners liked it and it basically renders the 2012 version unusable and severely hampers the 2013 FHD version.
From what little info out there about how it runs on the Shield it sounds mostly positive.
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I've also heard many people report that their 2013 N7 is running fine; it seems the people having trouble with the update didn't do a full reset, which is always a good option for anyone having issues with any device. As for the 2012 N7, it's running a Tegra 3 while we're sporting a Tegra 4, so I'm sure it won't be a problem for us... frankly, the Tegra 3 was kind of a mess anyway.

Tab Pro 10.1 update to Kitkat 4.4.4 and Lollipop

I have the Tab Pro 4 10.1, Tab 3 7" and the Nexus 7 2012. My Nexus 7 2012 had gone through all the updates to Lollipop but none of my Samsung devices have any updates for months while the Nexus 7 the oldest of all the three have all these updates that just keeps on coming. I'm getting frustrated with Samsung because until now my Samsung tablets are stuck at 4.4.2. If Samsung can release a new phone/tablet every 3 months with the latest OS then why can't they update the OS of the older ones at the same rate? Why do we ever bother reading the news about Android's latest Lollipop if we can't even get them on time? All I see is - it's coming, yeah right! What kind of software developers or engineers they have in there? Maybe they only have one guy working on it that's why it's taking so long or never at all. With all that money that they have, they can't even do this simple things. I guess that's why they couldn't beat Apple at their own game. Anyway, I'm out. Thanks for reading!

tramos said:
I have the Tab Pro 4 10.1, Tab 3 7" and the Nexus 7 2012. My Nexus 7 2012 had gone through all the updates to Lollipop but none of my Samsung devices have any updates for months while the Nexus 7 the oldest of all the three have all these updates that just keeps on coming. I'm getting frustrated with Samsung because until now my Samsung tablets are stuck at 4.4.2. If Samsung can release a new phone/tablet every 3 months with the latest OS then why can't they update the OS of the older ones at the same rate? Why do we ever bother reading the news about Android's latest Lollipop if we can't even get them on time? All I see is - it's coming, yeah right! What kind of software developers or engineers they have in there? Maybe they only have one guy working on it that's why it's taking so long or never at all. With all that money that they have, they can't even do this simple things. I guess that's why they couldn't beat Apple at their own game. Anyway, I'm out. Thanks for reading!
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Just what do you see on Lollipop that makes you want it so bad.
I have purposely turned off OS updates on my N7 as don't want it. The device has not enough power to operate more and more memory intensive OS.
I let my N4 get updated and now regret it. Had no problems prior but now the battery drains overnight if left on standby. I used to let it go for several days before charging now I have to ensure it is plugged in and recharged nightly. This battery drain is being experienced by others. I don't want to have to do a complete factory reset and load everything again which is what some people recommend when doing these updates. Lollipop to me offers nothing that I want and it removed the ability to quickly close all apps which now must be done individually a pain. That plus the chance of other problems makes me want to leave my tab as is.

Google makes the Nexus line.
Google makes Android.
It's to be expected that a Nexus gets the Android updates first.

I'm under the impression the TabPros are getting Lollipop in Jan/Feb sometime with the rest of the year old devices, is that way out to lunch? If they aren't, I will be jumping to CM12 way sooner than later!

Jashyk said:
I'm under the impression the TabPros are getting Lollipop in Jan/Feb sometime with the rest of the year old devices, is that way out to lunch? If they aren't, I will be jumping to CM12 way sooner than later!
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I just installed cm12 on my tab pro 8.4 and its freaking amazing. Just for laughs I backed everything up and loaded touchwiz back onto it cause its been awhile, i put cm11 on it like a week after I got it. Anyways, I loaded touchwiz back onto it and I couldn't believe how bad it sucked, and I had it debloated, rooted and finevtuned! My advicemis... Screw stock LP and just upgrade to cm12

Jashyk said:
I'm under the impression the TabPros are getting Lollipop in Jan/Feb sometime with the rest of the year old devices, is that way out to lunch? If they aren't, I will be jumping to CM12 way sooner than later!
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fake news

GTT1 said:
Just what do you see on Lollipop that makes you want it so bad.
I have purposely turned off OS updates on my N7 as don't want it. The device has not enough power to operate more and more memory intensive OS.
I let my N4 get updated and now regret it. Had no problems prior but now the battery drains overnight if left on standby. I used to let it go for several days before charging now I have to ensure it is plugged in and recharged nightly. This battery drain is being experienced by others. I don't want to have to do a complete factory reset and load everything again which is what some people recommend when doing these updates. Lollipop to me offers nothing that I want and it removed the ability to quickly close all apps which now must be done individually a pain. That plus the chance of other problems makes me want to leave my tab as is.
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Whats so good about lollipop..... wellllll, on my phone after lollipop update I went from a 32k antutu to a 48k antutu, after lollipop im getting noticeably better performance in browsing and gaming, after lollipop im getting MUCH better battery life, after lollipop my phone runs like I want it to. As for being more memory intensive better look again. In its initial release lollipop had a memory leak, that was fixed so now it is easier on your device than kitkat. As for the close all in recent tasks which has been renamed...its still there. As always brand specific features will overwrite stock features though.
So in short why would someone want lollipop? It is simply better in almost every way. One of the few updates I have thought worthy of taking.

Alexey71 said:
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What do you mean by "fake news"? TabPro will not be updated? :crying:

Rapha88 said:
What do you mean by "fake news"? TabPro will not be updated? :crying:
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No no The original post was half wrong. It said sometime around jan/feb lol. But lollipop should come somewhere this year.

jflow36 said:
I just installed cm12 on my tab pro 8.4 and its freaking amazing. Just for laughs I backed everything up and loaded touchwiz back onto it cause its been awhile, i put cm11 on it like a week after I got it. Anyways, I loaded touchwiz back onto it and I couldn't believe how bad it sucked, and I had it debloated, rooted and finevtuned! My advicemis... Screw stock LP and just upgrade to cm12
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Dude, yes. This a hundred times. I was going to return this stupid tablet (10.1) because the TW ROM is so horrifically bad and sluggish. With CM12 it flies.

Yup, it'll either be out this year, next year, or the year after that. Trust me. Don't worry about it. Keep buying Samsung tablets, they're great.

I see a thread just like this one on every single device I've ever owned. A spoiled baby crying that they don't get updates right away. If you want updates so fast why would you get anything but Nexus? Go install CM12 & be happy.

Reminds me of Veruca Salt

nickster1 said:
I see a thread just like this one on every single device I've ever owned. A spoiled baby crying that they don't get updates right away. If you want updates so fast why would you get anything but Nexus? Go install CM12 & be happy.
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lol seriously? 4.4.2 is just so out of date, it makes sense everyone is complaining.
not to mention, there's so many dumb bugs on the official GTP 8.4 firmware that it's pretty obvious this model is an "afterthought" for samsung
i actually don't expect ANY further updates for this model, it's pretty clear that when a company replaces a product with a newer product just 4 months after the product comes out (Tab S) they consider the first product a failure and don't care about it anymore

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lol seriously? 4.4.2 is just so out of date, it makes sense everyone is complaining.
not to mention, there's so many dumb bugs on the official GTP 8.4 firmware that it's pretty obvious this model is an "afterthought" for samsung
i actually don't expect ANY further updates for this model, it's pretty clear that when a company replaces a product with a newer product just 4 months after the product comes out (Tab S) they consider the first product a failure and don't care about it anymore
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It is not that out of date cmon man. If/when 5.0 drops you will see a new thread dedicated to how bad it is on the tablet & asking how to go back to kitkat. If you want loli so bad why not play with cm12? If updates are such a priority to you why did you get this device? It has been like this for pretty much every non nexus device. Some get updates pretty quick, but most have to wait months.

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Dude, yes. This a hundred times. I was going to return this stupid tablet (10.1) because the TW ROM is so horrifically bad and sluggish. With CM12 it flies.
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hi bro, would you care to check something for me? I'm reluctant to flash cm12 until I know this.
in CM12 for tab pro 10.1 if you set an unlock pattern. does it appear on the first screen after pushing power button(like stock) or do you have to swipe for it to appear? (which means additional screen/step before unlock)
edit: oh well, nevermind..

tramos said:
I have the Tab Pro 4 10.1, Tab 3 7" and the Nexus 7 2012. My Nexus 7 2012 had gone through all the updates to Lollipop but none of my Samsung devices have any updates for months while the Nexus 7 the oldest of all the three have all these updates that just keeps on coming. I'm getting frustrated with Samsung because until now my Samsung tablets are stuck at 4.4.2.
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Are you really happy with that Lollipop on your Nexus 7 (2012)? I also own a Nexus 7 (2012) which became useless after Lollipop update.
Guys, go and visit the Nexus 7 sub-forum here and see how frustrated are those people after they got Lollipop.
I am really happy with my Samsung's (especially with 8.4), I wouldn't trade my milliseconds lag for a 30 seconds Lollipop lag and I will wait some good time when the update will become available.

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hi bro, would you care to check something for me? I'm reluctant to flash cm12 until I know this.
in CM12 for tab pro 10.1 if you set an unlock pattern. does it appear on the first screen after pushing power button(like stock) or do you have to swipe for it to appear? (which means additional screen/step before unlock)
edit: oh well, nevermind..
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It's the first thing you see after unlocking the device
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Says 5.0.2 for Tab Pro 8.4 due in April.

bendenajones said:
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Says 5.0.2 for Tab Pro 8.4 due in April.
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I only see the tab s 8.4 listed.