Google nexus 7

[JD]

Crafty_ said:

Buggy ? its not buggy at all, mine hasn't crashed or even force closed an app. The only app I haven't been able to load is the official flickr one, other than that everything works just fine.

Our experiences vary then!

Both the Netflix and BBC news app seem to crash periodically, and viewing certain things in the dolphin browser randomly terminates the application losing all your tabs, and I cannot work out what's causing it!

[LCR265]

I meant to add, the app 'tablet talk' is fantastic.

It let's you send and receive texts and calls on your tablet via your phone (android only) using Bluetooth or WiFi.

[CatJ]

Mine arrived this morning, had to cut the outer sleeve off as I couldn't push the inner box out.

It's a very nicely made piece of kit. Surprised there is no BBC iplayer app coming up for it.

[Raify]

Want to know what those 4 dots on the side are for?

http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/31/nexus-7-dock-an...

Dock details have leaked.



btw, BBC iPlayer app is available. Details in this thread.

[AndyCowman]

Should be picking mine up from Tescos this evening I know there are potential issues etc etc but if its broken i will take it back! To be honest I could live with out a tablet but I got suckered in.

[CatJ]

Doesn't the screen rotate

Edited to say I can get it to rotate for a film, but nothing else at the moment.

Edited by CatJ on Tuesday 31st July 14:17

[Raify]

Every app I've seen auto-rotates. The home screen doesn't unless you hack it.

[Chris Type R]

CatJ said:

Doesn't the screen rotate

Edited to say I can get it to rotate for a film, but nothing else at the moment.

Edited by CatJ on Tuesday 31st July 14:17

Do you know about dragging down from the clock area and turning off the rotation lock ?

http://www.droid-life.com/2012/07/17/yes-the-nexus...

[RichyBoy]

Dammit lost all my bookmarks, there's just a chrome symbol on the widget screen.

[aryastark]

Does anyone know how to get keypad tones to turn off, I've been in the settings and unticked 'touch sound' but that doesn't stop it when browsing chrome and typing...

[RichyBoy]

http://googleblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/make-your...

[MarkGArgyle]

Chris Type R said:

Do you know about dragging down from the clock area and turning off the rotation lock ?

http://www.droid-life.com/2012/07/17/yes-the-nexus...

This...

Took me an hour or so to work out how to do it but once no problems at all with auto rotate.

BTW this is my first tablet and I am really impressed with it, so smooth an quick:-)

[CatJ]

Still doesn't rotate for everything does it?

[Chris Type R]

CatJ said:

Still doesn't rotate for everything does it?

Other than the desktop, what else can you think of ?

BTW, there's a manual on the Nexus which might be worth a flick through.

[JD]

CatJ said:

Still doesn't rotate for everything does it?

No, it has no landscape mode on the home screen, which is very odd!

Doubly so when the home button does move to the bottom, but the apps and dock buttons dont! its all very jumbled up. it would be nice to be able to lock the home button at the bottom in portrait where it uses very little of the screen, but still use the device in landscape mode, where the bar uses up a fair percentage of the already very short screen. can this be done?

also, how do I activate a keypad lock?

[ZesPak]

JD said:

No, it has no landscape mode on the home screen, which is very odd!

Doubly so when the home button does move to the bottom, but the apps and dock buttons dont! its all very jumbled up. it would be nice to be able to lock the home button at the bottom in portrait where it uses very little of the screen, but still use the device in landscape mode, where the bar uses up a fair percentage of the already very short screen. can this be done?

also, how do I activate a keypad lock?

What do you mean by "keypad lock"? As for the homescreen, odd indeed, as the Samsung Tab and HTC flyer I used revert to landscape no problem . Sounds like an odd omision.

[RichyBoy]

Any news on cases?

This one looks good but another thats not out yet:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Poetic-Portfolio-Automatic...

What would be best is a moko like for the ipad 3.

[LCR265]

Agree that one is the only one I have seen that I like.

All the others looks like chunky, fake leather pieces of junk which go all the way round the bezel. Can't believe there aren't more similar to that design.

ETA: On the otherhand.... This looks like the work of a genius

Edited by LCR265 on Thursday 2nd August 16:36

[TotalControl]

Just read on gsmarena that the official accessories have been released by Asus.

[Crafty_]

I bought a simple pouch from amazon for a fiver. Most of the cases I see are flipping ugly.