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Does anyone know about how long shipping is and is there anything cool i can do to it once i get it or any good apps to download? Thanks
Did you try reading ANY of the numerous threads on this forum that discuss everything you've asked?
hey c'mon, the dude is excited! this isn't an 'iphone' forum, no need to bash him!
i find it fun to 'race' the iphoners in my office with a simple 'google' search...
someone calls out a 'thing' to look up...while they are typing away, you use voice search and BAM, you smoke em.
i know, childish, however, so much fun to stick it to iphoners.
Shipping is 1-2 days and apps are easy to find once you have the phone..
As the previous poster mentioned, I would place my bet for Wednesday.
As for apps.
You can google for some decent lists. 101android ro something.(just google best android apps)
Stuff i will personally recommend.
1) Get Google voice set-up for voicemail. Extremely cool. Text transcriptions definitely give you the jist(but certainly miss some words).
2)Dolphin Browser - Multi touch web browser.
3)TaskKiller - I like the widget for killing apps I want to full close.
4) Ebuddy/Meebo for an instant messenger.
5) Live Scores for sports scores. Only one that seems to be updated quickly.(maybe 30 seconds behind sportsline.com or so)
6)BetterCut - I paid for this(2.99???). It lets you adjust your homescreen short cuts. Download icon packs and use new icons/different words etc.. Makes for cleaner home screens. Free version is Anycut.
7) AContacts - Shows your call log with exact timing. Something i prefer to normal one.
8)Beamreader - PDF viewer.
9)Gdocs - Google docs viewer basically. Useful to view MS office stuff.
10) Ring toggle - very simple ringtone/vibrate toggle thing. I like it.
11) Agend Widget - Best widget to show calendar on home screen
12) Istockmanager - If you use TD Ameritrade this program is amazing. Level 2, trading etc, all real time, charts, the works
13)Tune Wiki - A tad better then installed music player
I spent more time then i expected on this post! Anyways, you can work at setting up your calendar/gdocs/even contacts to some degree all ready through google if you want. They all sync anyways. There are a ton more awesome programs, but those are the ones I have used over the last year or 2 on android(and redownloaded for nexus one)
Congratz, your going to enjoy it! Check out the threads here for the good scoop!
austin8868 said:
Does anyone know about how long shipping is and is there anything cool i can do to it once i get it or any good apps to download? Thanks
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Congrats...i just got mine last Thursday..
Here is some info about delivery time frame
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=619572
I'm considering replacing my wife with mine. I'm just waiting for the right app to come out ;-)
Though I should have really thought that one out before I named him Sam Google.....
Oh man I'm so pumped too. I ordered mine on Saturday, and spent all day thinking it wouldn't be shipped out today because of the holiday, then got an email at 11:20pm EST saying it has been shipped and will be delivered by 3pm tomorrow (Tuesday). YES!
So yeah, you will probably get it Wednesday.
please we do not need the mail man, see you faint once he comes walking at your door. hehe j/k =) hope you enjoy your phone. it rocks!
Just got it a few hours ago, stayed home from school so i wouldnt miss the fedex guy. haha
wick12345 said:
I'm considering replacing my wife with mine. I'm just waiting for the right app to come out ;-)
Though I should have really thought that one out before I named him Sam Google.....
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I know the phone is pretty cool, but replacing your wife with a nexus is a little extreme.
muncheese said:
I know the phone is pretty cool, but replacing your wife with a nexus is a little extreme.
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Well, U have to admit that the Nexus One is very sexy looking
I'd hit it
wick12345 said:
I'm considering replacing my wife with mine. I'm just waiting for the right app to come out ;-)
Though I should have really thought that one out before I named him Sam Google.....
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lol! Actually that app would rake in millions.. Hmm.. I guess it's time to install the sdk
Yay for my local Verizon dealer, who made good on his promise and sold me 2 Xooms today.
Initial impressions are very good... but with only 7 apps in the Android Market for tablets, the community clearly has a long way to go.
Here's your fun fact so far: there's an LED near the Verizon logo that blinks when you get a notification.
Now, if you wouldnt mind... could you not play with it at all for the next 12 hours and just have it run a video loop while connected to 3g and wifi to guage the battery?
Come on, think of the service that you'll be providing. We'd totally owe you one.
Are you able to download normal apps not made for tablets?
Or are you limited to only applications for tablets in the Market?
alee said:
Yay for my local Verizon dealer, who made good on his promise and sold me 2 Xooms today.
Initial impressions are very good... but with only 7 apps in the Android Market for tablets, the community clearly has a long way to go.
Here's your fun fact so far: there's an LED near the Verizon logo that blinks when you get a notification.
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Did you confirm what we heard that if you purchase through a VZ store no activation is required?
BBalz said:
Are you able to download normal apps not made for tablets?
Or are you limited to only applications for tablets in the Market?
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For now, you can sideload apps via the browser, but you need to go to Settings > Applications and check off Unknown sources.
For whatever reason, I can see some, but not all the Market apps. Compatibility flag maybe? Went looking for Beejive and it didn't show up. Might need to be updated to use the Honeycomb APIs?
I notice the apple bluetooth keyboard... does that work with it?
I only ask because I have one and sometimes I know apple products can be sort of a b#$^@ when it comes to connecting to off-apple brand items.
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Did you confirm what we heard that if you purchase through a VZ store no activation is required?
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I was getting contracts for both, so I didn't ask.
Note: neither of my devices are currently activated -- Verizon's systems apparently won't activate any Xooms just yet, so mine will be turned on tomorrow morning. For now it's Wi-Fi, and there was no problem getting it to work without the activation.
It hasn't been released yet, maybe Google has some tweaking to do in their systems overnight before apps show up. 7 apps doesn't sound right..
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I notice the apple bluetooth keyboard... does that work with it?
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Just tried it. Pairs and works fine. When you pair, it discovers the keyboard, and asks you to type a 4 digit code + enter on the Apple keyboard. Then all systems go.
parrotheadmjb said:
It hasn't been released yet, maybe Google has some tweaking to do in their systems overnight before apps show up. 7 apps doesn't sound right..
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Could be. Note that the app store did update itself upon first launch.
Ya feel like prying the back off of one of them and checking on the true size of the battery? Does it say what the size is on the box by chance?
muyoso said:
Ya feel like prying the back off of one of them and checking on the true size of the battery? Does it say what the size is on the box by chance?
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+1
Thanks
If you go to the new Android Market on PC, you can find a NYTimes Android Application for Tablets. Can you possibly have that downloaded to your Xoom and give it a try?
Here is a link:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nytimes.android.tablet&feature=search_result
+4 on the battery requests
Alee!
Open up the Xoom and tell us what mAh battery size is inside that sucker? We need to put something to rest.. claim is that it's 3250mAh.. we're hoping this is a mistake and it's actually much larger.
Anyone know how to get to the battery? I see 2 screws at the bottom, but I can't mess with those right now as I'm syncing over a ton of stuff to the tablet.
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Anyone know how to get to the battery? I see 2 screws at the bottom, but I can't mess with those right now as I'm syncing over a ton of stuff to the tablet.
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Yeah I saw somewhere, cannot remember where, but you have to remove some screws.
Surprised that Engadget or another site hasn't tore the Xoom apart to see all the bits and pieces and see what everything is already.
Sort of odd. Then again those no real reviews from sites either... just a wirefly guy unboxing it and talking too much about things he seems to know little about.
Question; How much did you spend out of the door total ($960-$970)?
All the major sites have posted their reviews and all concur that battery life is awesome. So who cares about the size as long as you get the life?
Its all about the power consumption and not about the battery size
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Question; How much did you spend out of the door total ($960-$970)?
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$800 each + tax. So I didn't get the Verizon price for contract but totally worth it to get it a day early.
I checked the market a few times yesterday (Designed for tablets section). Then I checked it at night. Same stuff. An hour later, 4 new apps popped up. Now I can't help but check really often.. probably like 10 times today already. I just can't wait to see what new and interesting good looking app pops up.
MichaelWestin said:
I checked the market a few times yesterday (Designed for tablets section). Then I checked it at night. Same stuff. An hour later, 4 new apps popped up. Now I can't help but check really often.. probably like 10 times today already. I just can't wait to see what new and interesting good looking app pops up.
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Same here and put the market widget on my home screen
Lol I'm so excited I couldn't even spell market right in the thread title..
Yeah, have to admit I've done the same. I'm just waiting for those flood gates to open up.
Slightly off topic but on the new market does anyone see where you can rate and reviews your apps? I'm not seeing the ability anywhere. But yes i am equally addicted to refreshing my market for new tablet apps lol..
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There would have been a bunch more tablet apps, but Google released the Honeycomb SDK.. what yesterday or today?
Some devs got it early, like CNN, AngryBirds, etc... but the mainstream devs weren't so lucky.
So, we got ourselves a bit of lag effect going on.
Just need to have them dig though the new SDK and kick out some useful apps.
Please no Sexy Asian picture apps in Tablet form... at least not yet!
Just wondering how the books display on this tablet. Mine should arrive tomorrow and I'm wondering how good my comics will look on this killer screen.
I got the marvel app, with this resolution, looks great
SayWhat10 said:
I got the marvel app, with this resolution, looks great
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Yup, same here. I caught the SXSW promo for723 free comics, too
bigmatty said:
Yup, same here. I caught the SXSW promo for723 free comics, too
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i hate you lol
just joking of course
i tried to get the free comics but the site and connection just crashed the whole time
i couldnt get it to work until the free promotion was over, i was blown
SayWhat10 said:
i hate you lol
just joking of course
i tried to get the free comics but the site and connection just crashed the whole time
i couldnt get it to work until the free promotion was over, i was blown
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yeah, that was such a debacle I felt like I EARNED those comics (LOL!) I had to keep a close eye on Engadget to catch the announcements, and the second time around they gave a very small window to sign up for an announcement when they had things "fixed". So I did that, then at some random Friday they sent me an email saying I had 48 hours to "click it or lose it", so I did... But thanks to IE 10 I had clicked "buy" on all 700+ and then the browser reset at "checkout"... So then I did it again in Firefox, only in smaller batches, which THEN freaked me out because after the first small batch they emailed me and said "Thanks for letting us know what your choices were" - luckily my other batches processed.
It was a wild ride.
Honestly though, Marvel would be wise to ALWAYS give away the #1 issues - they really do tempt you into buying more in a series that you would have otherwise passed on... Marvel, you listening? :good:
I've been getting great results on the OP8P recently, the battery is getting better day by day.
How's it going with you guys?
What theme are you using and icons
Battery is great
bodomfan said:
What theme are you using and icons
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Aurora icons and the theme is naunced dark in settings (customizations)
TheLegend975 said:
Aurora icons and the theme is naunced dark in settings (customizations)
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Thank you
TheLegend975 said:
I've been getting great results on the OP8P recently, the battery is getting better day by day.
How's it going with you guys?
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Get rid of Facebook and use the web interface, you'll break 10 hours.
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Get rid of Facebook and use the web interface, you'll break 10 hours.
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Nah, I tried it but I said why did I even pay $1000 on a phone that I'll spend the whole time getting good results lol
I use the phone without even looking at the battery ?
TheLegend975 said:
Nah, I tried it but I said why did I even pay $1000 on a phone that I'll spend the whole time getting good results lol
I use the phone without even looking at the battery ?
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Lol fair enough.
Personally I'd delete Facebook because it's horrific, got rid of mine years ago. Never looked back.
FYI I get 10 hours SOT quite kften.
dladz said:
Lol fair enough.
Personally I'd delete Facebook because it's horrific, got rid of mine years ago. Never looked back.
FYI I get 10 hours SOT quite kften.
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Nice, I'll try to use the browser interface again haha
Or use FB lite app
bodomfan said:
Or use FB lite app
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I guess I'll stick to the regular app, I'm getting good results everyday with my usage, even with Pubg ?
I don't think I need more than having a superb phone that lasts for more than one day with a great usage ?
TheLegend975 said:
I guess I'll stick to the regular app, I'm getting good results everyday with my usage, even with Pubg
I don't think I need more than having a superb phone that lasts for more than one day with a great usage ?
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Got 11,5 hrs SOT with 28 hrs on one charge. With Facebook.
I disabled few background analytics services via ADB tho.
bodomfan said:
Or use FB lite app
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Yea that'll work unless it was made by Facebook..
They want their hands in everything you own..
I remember after I got rid of my original account I was playing a game on Android and I'd progressed wow far, so I wanted to save me progress, but the game only allowed FB syncing.
So against my better judgement I created a new account.
Fake name was simply called "Gamehead dlads"
Then verified with a fake DOB, fake email, fake everything.
There was nothing at all in any of the details I provided, I did not allow access to my contact list or phone, or location, I did not talk to anyone, didn't give it anything.
Within 1 day, I was being shown people I know from all over Britain, my family, my wife, mother, friends from school, ex GF's, everybody.
How? I'd be extremely careful not to link any information, the email was fake, name was fake, all permissions denied, it kept asking but I always said no.
If I've denied the app absolutely everything? How did it do that if it wasn't being deceitful? Supposedly that's Impossible if our permissions are to be believed,
Facebook isn't an app that plays ball, it's an app which is paid for handsomely and the price you pay is your identity.
I'll never get FB again, it's just wrong.
piotrkruczek said:
Got 11,5 hrs SOT with 28 hrs on one charge. With Facebook.
I disabled few background analytics services via ADB tho.
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Nice, but our usages are different and mine is higher apparently.
dladz said:
Yea that'll work unless it was made by Facebook..
They want their hands in everything you own..
I remember after I got rid of my original account I was playing a game on Android and I'd progressed wow far, so I wanted to save me progress, but the game only allowed FB syncing.
So against my better judgement I created a new account.
Fake name was simply called "Gamehead dlads"
Then verified with a fake DOB, fake email, fake everything.
There was nothing at all in any of the details I provided, I did not allow access to my contact list or phone, or location, I did not talk to anyone, didn't give it anything.
Within 1 day, I was being shown people I know from all over Britain, my family, my wife, mother, friends from school, ex GF's, everybody.
How? I'd be extremely careful not to link any information, the email was fake, name was fake, all permissions denied, it kept asking but I always said no.
If I've denied the app absolutely everything? How did it do that if it wasn't being deceitful? Supposedly that's Impossible if our permissions are to be believed,
Facebook isn't an app that plays ball, it's an app which is paid for handsomely and the price you pay is your identity.
I'll never get FB again, it's just wrong.
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Yep, you're absolutely right and that's why I'm going to delete it very soon. They know everything about us, Facebook even knows what you talk, if you talk about something near the phone, there's a big chance that you see advertisements on Facebook related to the subject you talked about.
TheLegend975 said:
Yep, you're absolutely right and that's why I'm going to delete it very soon. They know everything about us, Facebook even knows what you talk, if you talk about something near the phone, there's a big chance that you see advertisements on Facebook related to the subject you talked about.
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Lol it's funny you should say that.
I was playing a game (silly one where you upgrade this over time, no idea why I was)
Anyway, the game shows progression faster if you watch an ad so I did, anyway one day I was on the couch after work watching a movie, Pirates of the Caribbean, extremely distinct music, anyway after a while the adverts I was watching quickly began to only show the pirates of the Caribbean game.
I put that instance down to coincidence but this has happened several times..
I've written to Google but obviously they aren't going to respond, why would they? The best answer for them is no answer at all.
Meanwhile we remain the product.
TheLegend975 said:
Yep, you're absolutely right and that's why I'm going to delete it very soon. They know everything about us, Facebook even knows what you talk, if you talk about something near the phone, there's a big chance that you see advertisements on Facebook related to the subject you talked about.
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Lol it's funny you should say that.
I was playing a game (silly one where you upgrade assets over time, no idea why I was, bored I guess)
Anyway, the game shows progression faster if you watch an ad so I did, anyway one day I was on the couch after work watching a movie, Pirates of the Caribbean, extremely distinct music, anyway after a while the adverts I was watching quickly began to only show the pirates of the Caribbean game, my phone was in clear earshot of the movie.
I put that instance down to coincidence but this has happened several times with products appearing on my Google feed.
I've written to Google but obviously they aren't going to respond, why would they? The best answer for them is no answer at all.
Meanwhile we remain the product.
Strangely enough I've been getting wake locks from Google play services, just working on fixing them now.
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Lol it's funny you should say that.
I was playing a game (silly one where you upgrade this over time, no idea why I was)
Anyway, the game shows progression faster if you watch an ad so I did, anyway one day I was on the couch after work watching a movie, Pirates of the Caribbean, extremely distinct music, anyway after a while the adverts I was watching quickly began to only show the pirates of the Caribbean game.
I put that instance down to coincidence but this has happened several times..
I've written to Google but obviously they aren't going to respond, why would they? The best answer for them is no answer at all.
Meanwhile we remain the product.
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Indeed, that's what exactly happens all the time.
The problem is that I rely on Facebook sometimes, I think I'll try to keep WhatsApp only haha
TheLegend975 said:
Indeed, that's what exactly happens all the time.
The problem is that I rely on Facebook sometimes, I think I'll try to keep WhatsApp only haha
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I use Twitter although it's just for when something is going on or I want to moan at a company for something.
One nice account one bad.
piotrkruczek said:
Got 11,5 hrs SOT with 28 hrs on one charge. With Facebook.
I disabled few background analytics services via ADB tho.
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Wow that's really good battery life