Where did you buy that???
I need one for my excel editing..
Anyone has a better way ?
thanks
There is an official HTC one available soon, fresh news about it came a few days back (try places like devicewire/clove/expansys). Its not the really nice (normal) looking stylus that HTC put in a patent for, but it is officially endorsed.
EDIT: Apparently Devicewire has it listed with a release date of Feb 15th
Hi. I bought a pack of two from eBay for £13ish. They are made by DAGi and the seller is "base327111" (which I think are DAGi themselves). The stylus seems to look identical to the HTC version. With my limited use of the HD2 so far it seems to work OK.
I also bought the DAGi one. It can be used, but honestly, not so handy. I prefer using my finger, more accurate.
I'm wondering how many XDA folks have ordered the new Flame reference phone? I was able to check it a few weeks ago and have to say its an even more polished device then the ZTE Open and Keon. I'm looking forward to getting one soon.
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I'm wondering how many XDA folks have ordered the new Flame reference phone? I was able to check it a few weeks ago and have to say its an even more polished device then the ZTE Open and Keon. I'm looking forward to getting one soon.
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If they had a "Flame Mini" with a maximum 3.5" screen and physical shutter button, I'd bite.
The price and specs are to far apart for me to buy, that price I can buy an octa core android phone, $100 max on a dual core even $100 is to much, but willing to let slide. I simply can't justify paying $170 for a dual core when I know for a fact I can get an 8 core for less. I am out on the flame.
I've been thinking about it, especially since my Nexus One is about to bite the metaphorical dust, but I'm not sure. I've grown quite accustomed to Android over the past couple of years, and though I know that rationally, my Nexus 7 can still run ParanoidAndroid to satisfy that part of me, it's quite the jump.
So, possibly. Once my N1 decides it's time to die, anyhow. Should be anytime within the next couple of weeks.
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I'm wondering how many XDA folks have ordered the new [...] Flame reference phone[/URL]? I was able to check it a few weeks ago and have to say its an even more polished device then the ZTE Open and Keon. I'm looking forward to getting one soon.
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Hi,
I got my flame last friday. German customs and DHL wanted 52 Euro before they handed the device over to me. So in total I paid now around 170 Euro.
Putting this aside, after 3 days of extensive usage, I can tell following things:
It comes with firefox os 1.3.0.0-prelelease (git commit: 2014-06-16 5c43d012)
Pro:
- Dual Sim capabilities are working nearly perfectly, having my private sim as first one using internet and in/outgoing calls and my buisness sim put into the second slot for receiving calls. Doing a call over the second sim requires to get into settings menu and reassign the outgoing calls to second sim, which is a little inconvenient.
- Hardware seems very well built and due to the weight, the device feels very valueable.
- I like the design
- Firefox OS boots very fast and runs then without any glitches or freezes, it feels responsible like android device with 2.2 ghz processor.
- Applications start instantly, almost no waiting.
- Chatting using various protocols (Whatsapp, jabber, irc) works quite well using apps from marketplace.
- Surfing the web works perfect, especially the scrolling feels so natrual, no noticable delay.
Neutral:
- Battery lasting just about 15-16 hours under normal load (Chatting from time to time, browsing and about 30 minutes of youtube videos), but as I'm usually having a powerpack or usb available wherever I go, this is no real showstopper for me.
Cons:
- The camera. Pictures just look aweful, in case you are not lighten your object with a bulb as powerful as the sun. Pictures with enabled flash are even worse.
- It's hard to search for information, as google always thinks you mean "firefox" instead of "firefox os"
I'll now dig into app development and start "programming" or better scripting some stuff.
kind regards,
--peter;
Mine arrived in Perth, Western Australia on Friday also but I was away at work and so only picked it up on Monday.
Thanks for the brief review, I too like the heft and feel of mine. Not tested the cameras yet ...
The screen cover feels like glass ... I sure hope it is because I haven't been able to find a protective cover for it yet.
I'm trying to "educate" google by attaching FxOS to the word Firefox whenever I search and it seems to help. FxOS by itself doesn't show much (yet!) but the personal "filter bubble" should kick in soon. Some people fear the "Google Filter Bubble" but it is useful in cases like this.
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Hi,
- It's hard to search for information, as google always thinks you mean "firefox" instead of "firefox os"
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Those who got their Flame this week, did you unpack it carefully enough to keep the Recovery Cable?
Mine was not inside the box but just loose in the bubble wrap bag. No sign yet of the companion "Emergency Download Tool" software. I hope it's not too far away because I'd like to backup the factory rom the try FxOS 2, help with debugging etc. which of course will increase of probability of temporary "brick" creation.
I found wifi certificates for what seems like our phone where it's described as:-
Company TCT Mobile Ltd.
Product Foxfone One
Model Number Flame
Anyone know whether it's a close enough match to another model in the Alcatel One Touch range to buy covers and screen protectors for it?
Actually if you are a developer and want to port your apps to Firefox OS there is a program that lets you get a Flame for free in Mozilla Hacks hacks(dot)mozilla(dot)org/2014/05/build-your-next-app-with-a-flame/
Yet you have to meet some requirements
Instructions for using Emergency download mode, a link to the Thundersoft Emergency Download Tool software, and instructions for updating the rom, all the way to the still unstable version 2.1 nightly builds.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Firefox_OS/Developer_phone_guide/Flame
Excellent support from Mozilla and Thundersoft, this phone could become a classic, if this continues.
Hi,
Really like the look of this tablet and it appears to have all the features I'm interested in, but I can't find anywhere online that talks about how officesuit 8 pro works on this device.
My main interest in this tablet is for taking to my university lectures to take notes on/view PowerPoint presentations on. Do any current owners use officesuite on this device? If so, how is it?
This will be my first venture into the tablet world and I want to make sure I pick a good tablet to spend my money on (I'm a student I don't have much!)
Any responses are appreciated,
Regards,
Elliot
I guess office pro is okay but more good comments are for quick office app. I still haven't seen an app that can do PowerPoint presentation just like key note on ipad
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I guess office pro is okay but more good comments are for quick office app. Office pro csn present PowerPoint. You need an mhl to vga connector for the dlp or if it has an hdmi connection just mhl to hdmi
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I've been using mine for school. But mostly for using as a text book and I mostly use evernote for note talking.
Right now I'm in the Office for Android preview program, testing Word, Excel and Powerpoint. You may be able to use those apps in the following months
You may request to join the program:
http://blogs.office.com/2014/11/26/get-office-android-preview-apps/
It's only available for tablets betwen 7" and 10.1" excluding Galaxy Tab 7.
Fire (7"), Fire HD 8, and Fire HD 10
Amazon Fire (7")
Specs: microSD slot...
Price: $49.99
For only $50 it looks pretty good.
Already pre-ordered, that is some cheap hardware.
Interesting price, very curious about the bootloader status.
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Yes, already pre-ordered but $50 has sponsored screen-saver
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Yes, already pre-ordered but $50 has sponsored screen-saver
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I believe that can be disabled, if a root method is found.
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Fire (7"), Fire HD 8, and Fire HD 10
Amazon Fire (7")
Specs: microSD slot...
Price: $49.99
For only $50 it looks pretty good.
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I placed my order today. I was looking for a cheap tablet to play my second Clash of Clans account on. I haven't looked into rooting and putting custom RoMs on Kindle Fires, or even if it's possible.
New Kindle
I'd really like to see the following:
1 - Root.
2 - Some way of either completely unlocking the new Fire OS or better yet, replacing it with a clean Lollipop or Marshmallow load
Yes, there are certainly cheap $50 Android devices out there, but I'd rather (given the chance) use a more supported hardware platform that more people will buy (Amazon Kindle vs. "YumCha Tablets, LLC"), thereby expanding the ecosystem and making the platform more attractive to the people that can DO development for it. Which, unfortunately, isn't me. Wish it was. I'd be all over this if I knew WTF I was doing.
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sd_shadow said:
Fire (7"), Fire HD 8, and Fire HD 10
Amazon Fire (7")
Specs: microSD slot...
Price: $49.99
For only $50 it looks pretty good.
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Spec also includes Bluetooth, which will make it a definite contender for my shop as a media player/general purpose internet lookup device. I've really set my expectations low so that they'll be easy to exceed - after all, it's going to be replacing a rather arthritic gTablet running Vegan Tab Gingerbread that's due to be put out to pasture, so this should be a marked improvement.
Preorderd as soon as I found out about it.
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Sponsored screen saver won't bother me, as it'll (hopefully) be spending most of it time in a cabinet as a media player.
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I'd really like to see the following:
1 - Root.
2 - Some way of either completely unlocking the new Fire OS or better yet, replacing it with a clean Lollipop or Marshmallow load
Yes, there are certainly cheap $50 Android devices out there, but I'd rather (given the chance) use a more supported hardware platform that more people will buy (Amazon Kindle vs. "YumCha Tablets, LLC"), thereby expanding the ecosystem and making the platform more attractive to the people that can DO development for it. Which, unfortunately, isn't me. Wish it was. I'd be all over this if I knew WTF I was doing.
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Spec also includes Bluetooth, which will make it a definite contender for my shop as a media player/general purpose internet lookup device. I've really set my expectations low so that they'll be easy to exceed - after all, it's going to be replacing a rather arthritic gTablet running Vegan Tab Gingerbread that's due to be put out to pasture, so this should be a marked improvement.
Preorderd as soon as I found out about it.
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Sponsored screen saver won't bother me, as it'll (hopefully) be spending most of it time in a cabinet as a media player.
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Question to admins - Why do three separate, discrete replies to three different messages count as a single post? There aren't any "me too!" posts in there, I was responding to three different messages and my post count hasn't increased at all. Not trying to post pad or anything, just wondering.
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Question to admins - Why do three separate, discrete replies to three different messages count as a single post? There aren't any "me too!" posts in there, I was responding to three different messages and my post count hasn't increased at all. Not trying to post pad or anything, just wondering.
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It's a time and space thing.
If you reply within a certain time, and no one else has replied, often post is added to your first post.
It's not very consistent though.
I is kind of assumed, that is you are posting in the same thread, it is a reply to the same subject.
If each post was kept separate, I would have well over 12,000 posts...maybe.
I don't think discrete is the right word, this is a public forum, and visible to anyone on the web.
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It's a time and space thing.
If you reply within a certain time, and no one else has replied, often post is added to your first post.
It's not very consistent though.
I is kind of assumed, that is you are posting in the same thread, it is a reply to the same subject.
If each post was kept separate, I would have well over 12,000 posts...maybe.
I don't think discrete is the right word, this is a public forum, and visible to anyone on the web.
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Thanks for the response. Just felt it odd that as I was replying to separate messages (albeit in the same thread, yes) that they'd all be counted as a single response. Weird.
Re: Discrete
Discrete is singular, standalone or unique (unique was the intended meaning), while discreet = Stealthy, private or hidden (what I think you were referring to)
Appreciate the feedback, though. Thanks for responding.
I've talked to a dev that is planing on trying to get it safestrapped with CM running.
Given my experience with the Fire Phone, I have no use for a FireOS device unless I can get CM running.
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I've talked to a dev that is planing on trying to get it safestrapped with CM running.
Given my experience with the Fire Phone, I have no use for a FireOS device unless I can get CM running.
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Noob here, is FireOS that limited? Because I've heard people saying that they won't get it just because of FireOS
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looks nice
just got mine and for a $50.00 tablet it's pretty smooth. of course I haven't had a chance to play with it yet. But still pretty good.
Received mine today. It seems to have lots of light bleed though, and the screen feels very 'sticky' (finger doesn't run across screen smoothly). I know it's a cheap tablet but had expected more as I'd heard Amazon devices generally had good build quality.
I'm playing around with the Fire 8 right now. Terrible bleed on the top left and right corners of the screen. Other than that, the build quality is good and it's a smooth experience. Really hoping to see CM on these, Fire OS is gross.
Does anyone know when/how the XDA boards for these devices will be set up? I'm willing to test root methods/bootloader unlocks/recovery flashes/OS flashes.
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I'm playing around with the Fire 8 right now. Terrible bleed on the top left and right corners of the screen. Other than that, the build quality is good and it's a smooth experience. Really hoping to see CM on these, Fire OS is gross.
Does anyone know when/how the XDA boards for these devices will be set up? I'm willing to test root methods/bootloader unlocks/recovery flashes/OS flashes.
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See
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3205450
For the 8" & 10"
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Yup. Also received all six of mine today. I agree the glass doesn't feel smooth, but I'm going to put a screen protector on them anyway. There is light bleed on the bottom (portrait) of the one I opened, but its not terrible. Just noticeable. The most noticeable thing is the extremely cheap plastic back/housing. Wow, it is super cheap feeling. BUT I'm not surprised or complaining. It runs smoothly and has decent specs and cost me $50 plus I got one free. Can't complain.
I'm keeping one for me to play with since my Nexus 7 2013 is acting all wonky lately. The other four will be Christmas gifts for our kids, and the last one I'll put back as a spare.
I'm happy as is, but if we can unlock the bootloader and/or root and install an AOSP ROM, then I'm golden.
Received Mine!
Live in the Seattle area and received mine today.
Seems pretty smooth functionality wise, and quick when I open/switch between apps. Can take a little bit of time to download and install applications. I would advise against trying to put Facebook on this tablet. It bogs it down terribly. If you have to have Facebook, I would find the Facebook Lite APK and side load.
Hoping that someone roots and makes a cool or ASOP for this tablet. Can't wait!
apart from rooting there's a way just to have the Play store?
thanks
New to this
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i'm playing around with the fire 8 right now. Terrible bleed on the top left and right corners of the screen. Other than that, the build quality is good and it's a smooth experience. Really hoping to see cm on these, fire os is gross.
Does anyone know when/how the xda boards for these devices will be set up? I'm willing to test root methods/bootloader unlocks/recovery flashes/os flashes.
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very new to this but would like to know when a cm or root is available for kindle fire 5th gen. Thank you
Play store
Got play store Woking on mine by following the guide in the fire phone forum here on xda
Hello there!
About a week ago I picked up a 10.1" Onn Pro 2020 tablet, and I noticed that it has pins on the side. After consulting the user manual, I discovered that they are connectors for a pogo pin keyboard. I would very much like to have a wired keyboard cover, but I cannot seem to find any information about what keyboard would be compatible. I believe that Onn is a Walmart exclusive brand, but i can't seem to find a proper keyboard on their website or anywhere else for that matter. There are 7 pins on the connector.
If anyone knows where I can buy a keyboard for this tablet, I would greatly appreciate their guidance.
Thanks for reading, and have a great day!
catkraze said:
Hello there!
About a week ago I picked up a 10.1" Onn Pro 2020 tablet, and I noticed that it has pins on the side. After consulting the user manual, I discovered that they are connectors for a pogo pin keyboard. I would very much like to have a wired keyboard cover, but I cannot seem to find any information about what keyboard would be compatible. I believe that Onn is a Walmart exclusive brand, but i can't seem to find a proper keyboard on their website or anywhere else for that matter. There are 7 pins on the connector.
If anyone knows where I can buy a keyboard for this tablet, I would greatly appreciate their guidance.
Thanks for reading, and have a great day!
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The first version of the Onn 10.1" was offered with a keyboard, so I wondered if that keyboard might be compatible. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like it. The first version only has 5 pins.
With the manufacturer's name and model number, you might be able to find the keyboard on a Chinese website. The original was also marketed as a "Surf" tablet.
Good luck.