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Why has this been brushed over? Is GPS ironed out here? From what I can tell, Samsung has a horrible front end for their GPS with the Galaxy S line and a weak/insensitive GPS antenna to boot
I don't have a Galaxy S to compare, but on my Tab it seems to be working just fine. Better than on my G1 even. I just got six satellites and a very quick lock, and I'm currently indoors, just sitting next to the window(yes, writing this on the Tab).
Yep mine is just fine. I keep agps off in Google maps and its very accurate - more so than my moto milestone.
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No GPS issue. This have been noted in preliminery reviews all over the web.
Size matters
Wonder if it has a different chip inside than the galaxy phones. If not then we can probably port the tab OS to the galaxy phones.
Rapax said:
I don't have a Galaxy S to compare, but on my Tab it seems to be working just fine. Better than on my G1 even. I just got six satellites and a very quick lock, and I'm currently indoors, just sitting next to the window(yes, writing this on the Tab).
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Yes, the Tab does appear to have a good GPS function. I've got the Tab sitting next to my Galaxy S near the window at the moment. The Tab can see 7, with a lock on 6; the Galaxy S can also see 7 with a solid lock on 4.
Coincidentally, I did a 'wardrive' test on the tram ride to work this morning. The Tab was tucked comfortably into the inside pocket of my heavy winter coat, producing good results.
Mind you, I've also had pretty good results under identical conditions from my Galaxy S.
I don't quite understand the recent fuss that seems to have been made concerning the strengths and weaknesses of the Galaxy S; after all, it's simply a GPS-enabled consumer grade handset.
ftgg99 said:
Yep mine is just fine. I keep agps off in Google maps and its very accurate - more so than my moto milestone.
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Hello...One question if I may:
Since Android (eclair and froyo) doesn't have proper or at least clear connectivity control, how do you make sure agps is off and why do you keep it off?
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Hello...One question if I may:
Since Android (eclair and froyo) doesn't have proper or at least clear connectivity control, how do you make sure agps is off and why do you keep it off?
Just curious......
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By clicking on the big gps icon in the notification bar
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Azhad said:
By clicking on the big gps icon in the notification bar
Sent from my Galaxy Tab
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Please! Let him answer.... it's about A-gps (full assisted gps -SUPL) and nothing to do with the internal gps receiver.....
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I'm pleasantly surprised by how good the internal dedicated GPS receiver is. I have an external bluetooth GPS unit (Sirf III) but I will probably not need it with the Galaxy Tab.
As for the A-GPS feature, it can easily be switched-off completely via the system settings panel.
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As for the A-GPS feature, it can easily be switched-off completely in the system settings panel.
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Where exactly in settings?
Location and security ( wireless networks) ?
In the froyo I have (JPA firmware of the sgs) there isnt a clear a-gps settting/key to disable like in the Symbian Os for instance....
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Believe it says check here if you want to use wireless networks for location.
I was amazed at how fast mine got a lock in downtown Vancouver, my Galaxy S (and my Milestone and my Blackberry and my...) all too quite awhile to get a good fix when surrounded by office towers, the Tab is much faster.
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Believe it says check here if you want to use wireless networks for location.
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That's not aGPS.
I'm happy to hear this anyway. The GPS on my current Vibrant is OK, the ones I had before we're pathetic though.
I have a Captivate and just picked up the Tab for Verizon. I have to say that the Captivate's GPS is fickle at best, but it is a completely opposite with the Tab. It locks on immediately when I am outside and at most 15 seconds indoors. I really hope it is a software problem, but I also wonder if they both have the same GPS antenna. It scares me that it might actually be the Captivate's hardware if they aren't the same.
I'm pretty sure the Captivate uses the metal back for it's GPS antenna. The Captivate's I tried at the AT&T store locked on pretty quickly, no test of tracking accuracy of course. I have my old Vibrant next to my New (but obviously previously owned) Vibrant and the GPS is obviously much better on this new one I have now.. SNR's are much higher, it's picking up more birds and when navigating my old one gets big circles around my location and often blips up on accuracy.
The CDMA/GSM-WCDMA versions have different GPS receivers. I know for a fact that the GSM-WCDMA Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab share GPS receiver chips so it should be the same for the CDMA versions.
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I know for a fact that the GSM-WCDMA Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab share GPS receiver chips so it should be the same for the CDMA versions.
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Would share this fact with us? Wich gps chipsets those devices got? And where the info comes from?
Thanks
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I have a Captivate and just picked up the Tab for Verizon. I have to say that the Captivate's GPS is fickle at best, but it is a completely opposite with the Tab. It locks on immediately when I am outside and at most 15 seconds indoors. I really hope it is a software problem, but I also wonder if they both have the same GPS antenna. It scares me that it might actually be the Captivate's hardware if they aren't the same.
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If you are getting a lock indoors, it have nothing to do with antenna, etc. but with full a-gps (supl) wich I don't use.
Btw I use only onboard/offline gps navigation programs.
And I go online only via wifi...
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Would share this fact with us? Wich gps chipsets those devices got? And where the info comes from?
Thanks
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They both have the Broadcom BCM4751 GPS Receiver. All GSM-WCDMA Galaxy S variants have this receiver
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-Teardown/4103/2
Same for the Galaxy Tab.
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They both have the Broadcom BCM4751 GPS Receiver. All GSM-WCDMA Galaxy S variants have this receiver
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-Teardown/4103/2
Same for the Galaxy Tab.
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Neat!! Thanks!
Based on my gps experience with the sgs international, I can say that eventhough the Broadcom chipset is not that dependable on full agps (supl)support, it's still much less capable than sirfstar chipsets....
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I'm searching a developer who can build an app to read the sensor data oit of the galaxy tab. Cause I wanne know of there is an gyroscope sensor on bord or not, samsung site is a joke with its tec specs. In my mind btw its even not clear what kind of display is build in, s-lcd or more likely a ips, but what kind of ips?
May someone can help me out.
ps:are there any games or apps actually using a gyrocope sensor in android?
Thanks
The display is a first gen ips, aka super tft.
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The display is a first gen ips, aka super tft.
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yeah like I thought, because of the battery lifetime
you can find detailed specs here: http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_p1000_galaxy_tab-3370.php
also, the tab has a three-axis gyro sensor
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you can find detailed specs here: http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_p1000_galaxy_tab-3370.php
also, the tab has a three-axis gyro sensor
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I know that there are some spec out, first it said there would be a AMOLED but now its an ips, so I dont trust extern spec cheets, I wanne se it work!
i am holding it right now and its ips... there are lots of very detailed spec sheets out already - google is your friend!
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i am holding it right now and its ips... there are lots of very detailed spec sheets out already - google is your friend!
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Im holding it too right now, its not about the display I know that this is an IPS but befor I have not seen the gyro in action I wont trust those specs, whats is their source? Just want to confirm it
Ive used gsmarena for years. They are always correct. Also backed by Sotovik, a analytics company in Russia that belongs to a electronics retail group. They are trusted resources.
Also, online flash games at m.kongregate.com require a hardware sensor to function, you can test it yourself if already own the tab!
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Ive used gsmarena for years. They are always correct. Also backed by Sotovik, a analytics company in Russia that belongs to a electronics retail group. They are trusted resources.
Also, online flash games at m.kongregate.com require a hardware sensor to function, you can test it yourself if already own the tab!
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I dont think you actually know the difference between accelerometer and gyroscope, like mentioned before: use google!
And pls back to topic, anyone out there who can read the gyroscope data out?
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I dont think you actually know the difference between accelerometer and gyroscope, like mentioned before: use google!
And pls back to topic, anyone out there who can read the gyroscope data out?
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indeed youre right i did not... no need to be snippy however
Sorry if it reached you so, but when someone want to correct me and dont know about what I mean I could became somekind "snippy".
To tell u what a gyro does: it recognises the turning of the phone like when u look around in a n egoshooter with your mouse. The accelerometer can only recognise the g-force of the earth so as you know you have to turn your tab in so position that apps reg. the movement at all. So the compass is what you think of it. You can imagine that the gyro is a kombined compass and a accelerometer, buts its another thing, with all the things compass acc and gyro kombinated you cann do everything like in a pc ego
best to see this iphone video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtube_gdata_player&v=GkO_pGSNH-E
According to http://www.isuppli.com the galaxy tab uses the STMicroelectronics L3G4200D, essentially the same chip as in the iphone 4.
The difference between accelerometer and gyroscope is that the former detects translation and the latter rotations. Both are implemented by MEMS integrated circuits.
You can also get information about rotations from the digital compass...
Volker1 said:
According to http://www.isuppli.com the galaxy tab uses the STMicroelectronics L3G4200D, essentially the same chip as in the iphone 4.
The difference between accelerometer and gyroscope is that the former detects translation and the latter rotations. Both are implemented by MEMS integrated circuits.
You can also get information about rotations from the digital compass...
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Thanks for that, this was the info I want to hear! Many thanks
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I'm searching a developer who can build an app to read the sensor data oit of the galaxy tab.
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There are several apps in the Android Market for this: Sensor Test (ctsr.android.SensorTest) works fine and shows gyro, too.
I'm more wondering, where the proximity sensor is - on my tab, it never changes value...
XNeo2001 said:
There are several apps in the Android Market for this: Sensor Test (ctsr.android.SensorTest) works fine and shows gyro, too.
I'm more wondering, where the proximity sensor is - on my tab, it never changes value...
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all I know taht there is no need of a proximity sensor, or do you want so hold it like a telephone to your ear that the screen has to hybernate? Dont think so ;-)
NightFire123 said:
I'm searching a developer who can build an app to read the sensor data oit of the galaxy tab. Cause I wanne know of there is an gyroscope sensor on bord or not, samsung site is a joke with its tec specs.
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I am the developer of "phone tester". This app allows you to test sensors, wifi, gps, battery, the multitouch screen and gives you information about the system. Currently doesn't support giroscope sensor, but yes in next update, probably in this weekend.
it has a gyro. I installed NOVA today, which recognized this ability and asked if I want to use it. I can confirm that I was able to operate the game on the horizontal axis.
Khisha said:
it has a gyro. I installed NOVA today, which recognized this ability and asked if I want to use it. I can confirm that I was able to operate the game on the horizontal axis.
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sorry for not posting it here, but already knowing that it got one :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=820006
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9210740&postcount=1
Hi,
So i have been doing some searching online and in the forums, and there seems to be mixed responses on if the vibrant has a gyroscope.
Some people say the compass + accelerometer act as a gyroscope. Some say it has a gyroscope like the iphone4 and some say it doesnt at all.
I heard android just included a gyroscope call in their API for Gingerbread.
Can someone clarify if the Vibrant really does have a gyroscope or not.
Thanks
I had a problem with it not to long ago and I was informed by T-Mobile that it was a gyroscope problem since it would only partially calibrate one axis. Nothing I tried was able to fix it since it was not a software problem it was a hardware problem. At the T-Mobile store I was able to have it replaced for free since I had the warranty ($5 p/month) and they concluded the gyroscope hardware related.
Hope this helps you
Tmobile usually have no clue the features on the phone. Just sayin
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A gyro involves spinning a mass around an axis. I'd be shocked if we had a gyroscope. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyroscope )
We have accelerometers.
Robert
I heard that Vibrant also has a Gyroscope, but it's not used for now.
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rmeden said:
A gyro involves spinning a mass around an axis. I'd be shocked if we had a gyroscope. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyroscope )
We have accelerometers.
Robert
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The classical type of gyroscope involves spinning a mass around an axis...Might want to read the rest of your wiki quote, as that's not the only type.
We have a MEMS type gyro, manufactured by STMicro...
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We have a MEMS type gyro, manufactured by STMicro...
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I did read about MEMS, but since it keeps a "vibrating element", I didn't think Samsung would spend the battery to keep something vibrating. (granted, it probably is very small).
masterotaku said:
The classical type of gyroscope involves spinning a mass around an axis...Might want to read the rest of your wiki quote, as that's not the only type.
We have a MEMS type gyro, manufactured by STMicro...
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So I take it that means we do have a gyroscope comparable to the iphone. Can't wait for games coming out for gingerbread.
Thanks for the info.
I received mine yesterday, have been testing it all day, everything looks fine, no significant lag. One thing I cannot test out is the MHL function. I tried mt MHL adapter, it does not work at all. Can anyone help me test if this feature exists or I got a lemon?
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I received mine yesterday, have been testing it all day, everything looks fine, no significant lag. One thing I cannot test out is the MHL function. I tried mt MHL adapter, it does not work at all. Can anyone help me test if this feature exists or I got a lemon?
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Yes, it does.
This is the adapter I am using that I had bought for my Note 2 (I'm sooo happy Samsung decided to go with Micro-USB on this device).
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009XGK688/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Yes, it does.
This is the cable I am using that I had bought for my Note 2 (I'm sooo happy Samsung decided to go with Micro-USB on this device).
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009XGK688/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Watch out community, I purchased this adapter from amazon
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006FTKM12/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
it does not work!
Anyone tried Nyrius ARIES Prime/pro Digital Wireless HDMI Transmitter & Receiver System on note 10.1 yet? I think this will be the perfect solution for wireless display.
joseph_lin said:
Watch out community, I purchased this adapter from amazon
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006FTKM12/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
it does not work!
Anyone tried Nyrius ARIES Prime/pro Digital Wireless HDMI Transmitter & Receiver System on note 10.1 yet? I think this will be the perfect solution for wireless display.
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It might be the older 5 pin version when the newer Samsungs have moved onto 11 pin adapters.
You could either upgrade or get an 5 pin to 11 pin adapter.
On a somewhat related note: Does this tablet have miracast support?
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It might be the older 5 pin version when the newer Samsungs have moved onto 11 pin adapters.
You could either upgrade or get an 5 pin to 11 pin adapter.
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crap I have one for the HTC EVO 3d. I wonder if that one will work I will test later today :fingers-crossed:
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On a somewhat related note: Does this tablet have miracast support?
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It should...it has a mirror screen function that works with Samsung all share cast hub(kind of miracast?)
The Samsung all share cast works as long as unrooted.
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I tried the Samsung HDMI adapter I bought last year for my Note 2. It works for the Note 2 but not Note 3. The HML adapter will show like a dark snow effect and without it on it is a blank TV. I'm not sure if it has something to do with the TV resolution :/
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I tried the Samsung HDMI adapter I bought last year for my Note 2. It works for the Note 2 but not Note 3. The HML adapter will show like a dark snow effect and without it on it is a blank TV. I'm not sure if it has something to do with the TV resolution :/
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same here, my MHL adapter for Note 2 doesn't work with this tablet.
You need the new version that they released with the s4
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I just purchased the black on mentioned in the 2 post hope that works ok.
MHL works
l picked up one from Monoprice that came with the 5 to 11 pin converter. Worked fine with the tablet and my S3 watching streamed content with the Hulu plus subscription included with the tablet.
I'm sorry but I am not following this thread very well. If I want to connect my 10.1 2014 to a HDMI TV what exactly do I need (as has been confirmed to work)?
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I'm sorry but I am not following this thread very well. If I want to connect my 10.1 2014 to a HDMI TV what exactly do I need (as has been confirmed to work)?
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http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/ET-H10FAUWESTA
I haven't tested it but It works with my S4, says its compatible with Note 3 and Note 8 so should work on this.
I haven't tested this on my new 10.1 2014 yet, BUT
It works great on my Galaxy S 4 so I'm confidant it will work. I normally don't order generic and always go with Samsung OEM, but since it's near impossible to find a genuine Samsung one for a reasonable price I ordered from mycablemartDOTCOM since I LOVE their HDMI cables/adapters.
http://www.mycablemart.com/store/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=4243
Hope this helps someone!
My Note 2 adapter works just fine!
I purchased the note 2 adapter from Samsung and it works perfectly with my 2014 edition!
bought this but doesn't connect
Cable Matters Micro-USB to HDMI MHL Adapter in Black and Charging Cable in Black 1 Metre* from Amazon.
It connects straight to my htc one x but not my galaxy 10.1 note.
Is it just not compatible or do I need to change settings on my tab?
My mhl works fine that I got for my s4. It also works for my note 3 with the USB 3.0. Since the galaxy s3 you need a mhl 2.0 adapter. They have extra pins. The old mhl won't work on newer Samsung devices
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The catch being it is a battery drain. Net negative even when charging. You can not even watch a complete movie if streaming Netflix on the S4.
Near worthless as a result on the S4.
I just got an 8GB/1GB model Moto G XT-1540from BestBuy, it looks like the ones from Motorola directly take time to come in, and this was an instant way to test and compare the Moto G. So far these are things I noticed.
1) The haptic feedback makes the phone sound like something is shaking inside, which feels a bit cheap. This may be a bad early production model.
2) There is no notification light though androidpit did show a picture of one. Not sure where they got their pic since it does seem to be a moto g 3rd gen in their pics.
3) There is no gryoscope, pressure sensor, or temperature sensor in the phone. It does have a magnetic sensor.
4) The back plate around the camera accent seems to have a small gap on one side even thought everything is clicked in, it may not be waterproof due to this, or maybe it's just variation in manufacturing, but it does worry me a bit.
5) The camera does have a 720p slo-mo option
6) It seems to open things faster than my Galaxy s4, which really surprised me, but is definitely nice to see.
7) There's no really good way to display battery percentage. Moto didn't build an option in, and the lollipop built in option needs to be enabled by an app and results in a very small percentage in the battery icon itself which is hardly legible. As roms and root and custom options come out, I suspect there will be ways to fix this, but in the meantime it's kind of stinky.
8) It has an FM radio. The app requires headphones to be plugged in as it uses them as the antenna, but it seems to work pretty well. I don't really care about this feature too much, but I know some people do.
I still haven't put it through anything too taxing, but if anyone wants to know if it can run any particular games ok or anything feel free to ask, or if there's any features you're curious about.
EDIT: Also I wanted to note one more thing that really blew me away. This phone has the same storage, ram, and a higher resolution screen compared to the LG Leon, which is a cheap T-mobile branded phone. I bought one of them about a month ago to test, and despite a lower res screen and the same general specs, it was laggy, annoying, and the low res screen was a huge nuisance as so little could fit on it. Compared to that phone the Moto G runs buttery smooth and goes a great job, it really is fairly comparable to my Galaxy S4 and seems to load things quicker, though it does also seem to have priority on wifi which means it gets all the bandwidth while the S4 is struggling to get its share, which may partly account for that.
Could you conffirm usb otg support ?
Thanks in advance man, i'm looking forward to get the 2gb version myself. Some people over the internet say there is no usb otg support, i think it's kind of an unlikely scenario, but it would be nice if an actual user confirms it.
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Thanks in advance man, i'm looking forward to get the 2gb version myself. Some people over the internet say there is no usb otg support, i think it's kind of an unlikely scenario, but it would be nice if an actual user confirms it.
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The USB OTG Checker app says the phone has the API. I don't have anything I can plug into the phone to test that for signal though. Hope this helps even if just a bit. If there's a way to test actual functionality without a female usb a to male micro usb b, let me know. I do have a wireless keyboard but without a cable like that, I don't think there's a way for me to test the functionality.
There is USB-OTG support.
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Thanks in advance man, i'm looking forward to get the 2gb version myself. Some people over the internet say there is no usb otg support, i think it's kind of an unlikely scenario, but it would be nice if an actual user confirms it.
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There is USB-OTG support. The phone is pretty much good. Does the work, but, I would have preferred a gyroscope sensor instead of FM Radio.
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There is USB-OTG support. The phone is pretty much good. Does the work, but, I would have preferred a gyroscope sensor instead of FM Radio.
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Me too, gyroscope is way more useful than Radio, I'd rather have a notification light too though, it costs next to nothing and is so useful. Moto display isn't nearly as functional.
It's pretty sad that it doesn't have a gyroscope, last years model did have one.
Gotta disagree, I love the FM radio and am glad Motorola still includes it. It's a bummer about the gyroscope, but I never used it. I'm much more disappointed by the lack of a notification LED and being forced to use Moto Display.
Speaking of which, does the Moto Display show music player controls on the lockscreen? I use Poweramp and I'm wondering if I would be able to pause/play/rewind/skip on the lockscreen without having to input a PIN or do extra actions just to get to the music controls.
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Gotta disagree, I love the FM radio and am glad Motorola still includes it. It's a bummer about the gyroscope, but I never used it. I'm much more disappointed by the lack of a notification LED and being forced to use Moto Display.
Speaking of which, does the Moto Display show music player controls on the lockscreen? I use Poweramp and I'm wondering if I would be able to pause/play/rewind/skip on the lockscreen without having to input a PIN or do extra actions just to get to the music controls.
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No it does not. I just put poweramp on my phone and when I flip the phone up to turn on moto display it only shows the time and the unlock option because I have no notifications at the moment. If I use the power button to turn on the screen I can see the skip and play/pause options for poweramp though, so there is that. Hope that helps.
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No it does not. I just put poweramp on my phone and when I flip the phone up to turn on moto display it only shows the time and the unlock option because I have no notifications at the moment. If I use the power button to turn on the screen I can see the skip and play/pause options for poweramp though, so there is that. Hope that helps.
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Thanks for answering. So Moto Display doesn't show the Poweramp controls even though it has a persistent notification? That's a real bummer since Google Play Music apparently has Moto Display controls. I guess it's not a huge loss since you'd have to press the power button on every other phone to get to the lockscreen controls anyway.
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Thanks for answering. So Moto Display doesn't show the Poweramp controls even though it has a persistent notification? That's a real bummer since Google Play Music apparently has Moto Display controls. I guess it's not a huge loss since you'd have to press the power button on every other phone to get to the lockscreen controls anyway.
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Yup, just tested with google play music which is what I normally use since it works best with my bluetooth in my car in my experience. It does show in moto display.
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Gotta disagree, I love the FM radio and am glad Motorola still includes it. .
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yeah the FM radio is great!
Could you test Google Photospheres? And confirm the lack of gyroscope? Use an app like Z device test to display all sensors... because CPUZ shows some 'orientation sensor' .. isn't that a gyroscope?
Techguy18 said:
Could you test Google Photospheres? And confirm the lack of gyroscope? Use an app like Z device test to display all sensors... because CPUZ shows some 'orientation sensor' .. isn't that a gyroscope?
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It has multiple accelerometers for orientation, but no gyroscope. I tested with a sensor tester yesterday and noted it in my main post. Just installed z device test and found the same, there is no gyroscope.
Too bad. Motorola.. seriously?
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It has multiple accelerometers for orientation, but no gyroscope. I tested with a sensor tester yesterday and noted it in my main post. Just installed z device test and found the same, there is no gyroscope.
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Does the phone have a panorama function? Is it 360 degrees?
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Too bad. Motorola.. seriously?
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Does the phone have a panorama function? Is it 360 degrees?
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No it doesn't have panorama function, and by multiple accelerometers I mean I think it has the standard number of axes other phones do for accelerometers, but it works on more than just x and y, though maybe I'm wrong there.
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No it doesn't have panorama function, and by multiple accelerometers I mean I think it has the standard number of axes other phones do for accelerometers, but it works on more than just x and y, though maybe I'm wrong there.
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No, the phone does have panorama support with the Motorola camera app. Even the 2015 Moto E has panorama support. The purpose of the dual accelerometers is for the gestures and panorama functionality. They emulate some of a gyroscope's functionality using two accelerometers.
Sorry, it supports panorama, what it doesn't support is photosphere.
Does the Moto G have the active display like the moto x? I mean can I just wave my hand over the phone and it will light up with notifications and such without touching the phone...
squid2 said:
No, the phone does have panorama support with the Motorola camera app. Even the 2015 Moto E has panorama support. The purpose of the dual accelerometers is for the gestures and panorama functionality. They emulate some of a gyroscope's functionality using two accelerometers.
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But would there be any way to emulate a gyroscope? A hack or alternative app for Photospheres?
Those tilt control racing games work.. they use accelerometers?
Techguy18 said:
But would there be any way to emulate a gyroscope? A hack or alternative app for Photospheres?
Those tilt control racing games work.. they use accelerometers?
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The accelerometer should be adequate for a tilt control racing game.
Emulating a gyroscope with the dual accelerometers and magnetometer would be an interesting but challenging task. I'll be busy for the next couple weeks, but I could look into creating a kernel module that does this when I get time. Obviously, it wouldn't be perfect, since we'd be fudging the data of a sensor that isn't actually there, but it should be possible to create a good enough imitation for photo sphere to work.