Hot answers tagged nexus-7
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To understand why Nexus 7 can show more content than the Galaxy Nexus, I'll first explain two concepts: screen density and density-independent-pixel.
But before we go into technical details, it may be worth to clarify the design goals of using density-independent-pixels. The goal is to define a UI that is similar in dimension across devices, regardless of ...
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Try pressing the power button for > 30 seconds.
If it does not work, try to alternate power sources (PC/laptop USB port, and AC adapter) while repeating step #1.
Still no go? You may have to remove back cover and reconnect battery.
Warranty case.
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Actually you shoud set you home and work address in Google Maps/Latitude. You can do this at least on your desktop by going to http://maps.google.com, logging in with your Google account, and clicking My places on the left. This shows the fields where you can edit your addresses.
Google Now will figure out your regular schedule after a while, took a couple ...
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Nexus 7 doesn't support UMS (USB Mass Storage) out of box. But, it supports file transfer by MTP (Media Transfer Protocol). MTP allows you to push and pull any type of files from sdcard, but it doesn't allow you to edit files directly on sdcard (like you do with UMS mode).
From your screenshot, it looks like your Nexus 7 is connected with PTP (Photo ...
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These files are for the Transformers: Dark of the Moon film which was included promotionally with your Nexus 7. The movie was not, at least in my case, pre-installed on your device, as it takes a considerable amount of your available storage space (especially if you have an 8GB unit!).
I'm guessing you must at some point have unknowingly hit the small ...
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There just was a Blog on Land of Droid covering this issue. The author summed up a few conditions under which this "flicker" occurs:
back-light is dimmed under 30%
a weak WiFi signal
the device is accessing the net
According to that report, these 3 things are "AND-connected" (i.e. the flicker occurs when all of the 3 conditions are met). He's also hoping ...
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Go to Settings->Apps, swipe to All, scroll and press Launcher, then select Clear data.
Your home screen is as good as new :)
UPDATE: As suggested by Chahk below, a good way to avoid cluttering your homescreen is by going to the Play Store then going to Menu -> Settings and un-checking the Auto-add widgets option.
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What worked for me (on Windows) was:
Plug the Nexus 7 into your computer with the USB cable.
Open Device Manager: Start -> Run (or Win+R), type in: devmgmt.msc and hit enter. This opens up the device manager.
Find "Android Composite ADB Device" near the top and expand the node. Double click on the device. (Note: Sorry, I don't see it anymore so it might be ...
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Beware: The instructions are for clean installing an OS. That means ALL YOUR DATA will be permanently LOST. If your phone was previously rooted it will be brought back to an unrooted state (whether you want it or not).
Please, remember to make backups of any important data on your phone. It will be lost.
1. Turning on USB debuging
Turn on USB debugging ...
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Apparently, in the SDK the 7" form factor has the phone layout and tablet apps. The 10" form factor will still be tablet layout and tablet apps. I also heard that in 4.1 they expanded the functionality of the notification area so that notifications can do more (e.g. Reply to sms from notification area). I don't know how true that is though.
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You can use an external Bluetooth or USB keyboard with the Nexus 7. For more information see the Connect to keyboards, mice, & other devices section of the Nexus 7 manual. Mike Elgan reports that the Nexus 7 also works with an Apple Bluetooth keyboard.
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Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can see the full text of the errors which are occurring when trying to sync my K9 folders?
It seems that there is no way to see these log messages on the device without root access, but if you do have root access, there are a couple of options, either grant the required permissions to aLogcat or consider ...
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That's because the pixels per inch (PPI) is different between them. The higher the PPI, the higher the quality but at a cost of (relative) smaller screen size. So the Nexus 7 has 216 pixels per inch while the Galaxy Nexus has 316 pixels per inch. The resolution isn't everything, you also have to consider the density of the pixels.
High PPI values have the ...
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The 1280x800 pixels count for the whole display, including the black bar for the buttons.
Google decided to stay flexible by moving physical buttons to the touch screen permanently.
Benefits:
No capacitive buttons needed (cheaper?)
Better user experience: Rotating 90,180,270 degrees rotates also the virtual buttons
Less frame space (the button's space ...
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Android uses a so-called Media Scanner to index your media files (this also applies to your images and videos). This Media Scanner ships with the system, and fires automatically on certain system events -- such as after boot, or when you insert your SD-Card. It does, however, not react on a simple "file-drop" via network. For such cases, it might need a ...
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Set up a child account on the device, this is pretty simple, there's an overview of that process here. You don't to sign the child in using a Google account, it lets you skip these steps.
Assuming you want your kids to be able to download any apps you've already paid for, or want to be able to download any apps you buy them, sign into the Play Store on ...
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(EDIT)
This answer is only really helpful for unlocked tablets.. Look after this paragraph if that is already the case. Otherwise read on.
"fastboot oem unlock" also does a factory reset, you need to have it unlocked before you need it, alas. This is both good for privacy and bad for recovery from half-bricked devices... The factory reset does In fact a ...
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No, for security reasons it is not possible to access android log files on the Nexus 7 without root access. Google changed that with Jelly Bean.
I'd suggest you wait until logcat readers like aLogCat and such get fixed (i.e. they will require root access to show all logs then).
It has been found that the READ_LOGS permission allows access to many protected ...
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Assuming that it hasn't changed since ICS, you can go to:
Settings → Language & Input → Android Keyboard settings
You can enable another languages over there and then you can quickly switch by long pressing on the space bar or by tapping on "Select input method" entry on the Notification Bar.
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If the displayed detailed would be complete, you'd be correct: 1.28G + 7.28G + 200K + 282M + 762M = 9.6 GB total space -- while the summary says 13.24G. Explanation is easy: The details list is not complete. It e.g. misses Cache, temporary files, log files, tombstones, and probably some more.
Where to find those? In the file system, and for completeness ...
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I have the same issue, N7 with 4.2 with an Exchange Corporate Account that forces a password/pin.
You are correct that it has to do with corporate account. I removed my corporate account and was able to add widgets, even with the security still set to "password to unlock". I also changed to Pin and Slide to unlock and all of them worked as well.
I then ...
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The Android emulator doesn't currently support this, unfortunately. There is a configuration file in the build system that determines whether or not to enable the user accounts feature, and it is disabled in the emulator images distributed by Google. You can star this issue on the bug tracker in the meantime.
However there are two alternatives you can look ...
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The Nexus 7 is probably one of the easiest Android devices to root - and all you need is the Android SDK (and 2 downloads).
Step 1
Install the adb and fastboot commands. On Ubuntu these can be downloaded using apt:
sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot
On Windows you should download the Android SDK, however you can just download ...
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You can try to diagnose the problem yourself, or at least get a little more info by turning on a couple of developer diagnostics.
In Settings, scroll down to Developer Options.
Under the "Input" section, check "Show touches". This will cause a small (white) circle to show on the screen where ever you touch it. If you don't see the circle (which might ...
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In order of least to most destructive.
clear data on market app, reboot
remove your google account, reboot, add it again
clear data from google framework services (this is similar to above, in that it will log you out, but I'm not sure what else this clears), reboot, sign back in.
the 3rd one was what finally fixed it for me and I haven't had the issue ...
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Sounds like this is one of two things to me.
Either a faulty screen / hardware. OR depending on the severity of this flicker it may be that the device has a light sensor that is trying to change the screen brightness based on the ambient light surrounding the device.
You could rule out the second option by going to your screen brightness in the settings ...
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More of a status update than an answer: Jelly Bean 4.1.2 allows a landscape rotation on small screens.
I previously had the same experience (accidentally changed the rotation but could not reproduce it) -- I received the system update yesterday and was pleasantly surprised after the reboot :-)
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It seems the incompatibility came only on the current version. You may install and use an older version or wait till it becomes available to your device.
In this thread there is a link to an older apk version that should work.
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You can always use some mathematics to obtain screen size:
X = sqrt ( Z^2 / (1 + (VR/HR)^2) )
where:
sqrt = Square Root √‾‾‾
X = screen width
Z = diagonal screen size (7" for Nexus 7)
VR = vertical resolution
HR = horizontal resolution
which for Nexus 7, we have:
Z = 7"
VR = 1280
HR = 800
so:
X = sqrt ( 49 / 3.56)
X = ...
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I've managed to deal with this problem by performing a "soft reset".
Hold down the power button for around 30 seconds, the device should start a soft reset (i.e. you don't lose any data/settings etc.) and reboot.
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Why it blocked and prevented me from performing a screen unlock remains to be explained.
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