Google Nexus 7: Quadcore Tegra, Android 4.1, 7'' IPS, HSPA+ $249/$299/$349 - Page 72

Imitation · 28th July 2012, 11:42 AM

haha yeah last night was the 2nd time I've charged mine but it still didn't really need it. It's nice to have something you can just let 'lie around' and not worry about.. I could leave it off charge for 4 or 5 days, come back still have confidence (hopefully

) that it will have charge.

This is also the 'tossability' factor which Vic Gundotra had a G+ post on. You can happily toss this on the lounge or bed.. I'm guessing if I had rugs I would happily toss it there too. It's the right weight, size, price, shape.

(waits for tossing jokes)

stenchlord · 28th July 2012, 12:33 PM

I've had to charge my tablet a couple times since I got it but I use mine to watch quite a bit of video. Battery is still pretty decent.

Carey · 28th July 2012, 12:43 PM

Picked up mine yesterday, it seems really nice, tegra is very smooth... time to get rooting!

gbh · 28th July 2012, 1:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cpt.J.Sparrow

Get an OTG cable. Then, you can use a wired Xbox 360 or PS3 controller.

what/where is this cable you speak of?

bueller · 28th July 2012, 2:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Danske

Just checked my N7 battery usage, and it was at 4 days something at 15% battery.

This is with medium to light use. Wish my Gnexus had this battery life

.

Yeah I'm very impressed with battery life on mine. Used it for a good 7 hours last night while I was watching movies and the damn thing still had 50% charge, that was using Wifi as well! Would definitely recommend turning the brightness down, I have mine right down and it has made a pretty big difference to my battery life. Make sure you turn on the option to disable wifi when sleeping too, if you're away from home it will stop it from scanning for wifi networks constantly.

Found a pretty awesome feature in Plex last night. If you install Plex Media Centre alongside the server program it will ask you whether you want to play on PC or tablet when selecting a movie. As soon as I select my PC the display turns to a full screen remote, very slick

bolex17 · 28th July 2012, 4:05 PM

Wee! Went to every JB Hifi, Dicksmiths in Adelaide to find one.. all out of stock but luckily Officeworks had one..

Haven't used Android since Froyo? days.. got alot of reading up to do..

/firstworldproblems...

Really enjoying the 7" form factor typing is alot easier compared to the iPad

Do I have to root it to get access to the hidden files on the internal storage?

dualmassager · 28th July 2012, 8:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bolex17

Wee! Went to every JB Hifi, Dicksmiths in Adelaide to find one.. all out of stock but luckily Officeworks had one..

Haven't used Android since Froyo? days.. got alot of reading up to do..

/firstworldproblems...

image

Really enjoying the 7" form factor typing is alot easier compared to the iPad

Do I have to root it to get access to the hidden files on the internal storage?

You'll need root to get outside of the /sdcard folder

Danske · 29th July 2012, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bolex17

Wee! Went to every JB Hifi, Dicksmiths in Adelaide to find one.. all out of stock but luckily Officeworks had one..

Haven't used Android since Froyo? days.. got alot of reading up to do..

/firstworldproblems...

image

Really enjoying the 7" form factor typing is alot easier compared to the iPad

Do I have to root it to get access to the hidden files on the internal storage?

Happy days!

.

Man Jelly Bean is like, complete diff OS to froyo haha. You'll love it and all its shinyness.

Whered you get that android from I want one.

Quote:

Originally Posted by dualmassager

You'll need root to get outside of the /sdcard folder

I can access everything from /. Up from /sdcard using Astrofile manager. Nonrooted.

cybermonk · 29th July 2012, 11:32 AM

Hi guys how long the battery last in you nexus?

dualmassager · 29th July 2012, 1:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Danske

Happy days!

.

Man Jelly Bean is like, complete diff OS to froyo haha. You'll love it and all its shinyness.

Whered you get that android from I want one.

I can access everything from /. Up from /sdcard using Astrofile manager. Nonrooted.

My bad. Although you will still only have read permissions; no write permissions without root (chmod won't work either).

NikonUser · 29th July 2012, 2:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cybermonk

Hi guys how long the battery last in you nexus?

I only ever require that I get 18 hours of use from my gadgets as I charge them every night when I go to bed. The Nexus does this with ease (probably triple that in fact)

I would say that browsing the net over wifi with the screen at 30% ish I am getting around 9 hours of screen time.

Haven't tested just how much gps or games suck the battery yet.

oh_noes · 29th July 2012, 3:57 PM

Anyone found a thin/simple sleeve for the 7?

I don't want a big leather case thing, just something that will let me throw it into my bag without worrying.

NikonUser · 29th July 2012, 4:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oh_noes

Anyone found a thin/simple sleeve for the 7?

I don't want a big leather case thing, just something that will let me throw it into my bag without worrying.

I am using what I can only describe as a "sock", made by Belkin for the kindle.. Fits perfectly and doesn't add any bulk to the device when I am using it (since it isn't attached)

stenchlord · 30th July 2012, 12:56 AM

My screen popout has appeared again

I dunno if I can be bothered taking it back though, it's not a huge deal breaker for me since it's only a 5cm area on the bottom left. It will likely annoy the shit out of me though :/

Is there a desktop program/application I can get to backup everything on the tablet before resetting it?

TheAvatar · 30th July 2012, 8:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stenchlord

Is there a desktop program/application I can get to backup everything on the tablet before resetting it?

You can do a backup with the all in one unlock/root tool from XDA. Once rooted you can use titanium backup.

Tool is here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1766475

EDIT: And you can backup before unlocking or rooting, but to restore the backup you have to root.

28th July 2012, 12:33 PM	#1067
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29th July 2012, 11:32 AM	#1074
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30th July 2012, 12:56 AM	#1079
stenchlord Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sydney, NSW Posts: 4,329	My screen popout has appeared again I dunno if I can be bothered taking it back though, it's not a huge deal breaker for me since it's only a 5cm area on the bottom left. It will likely annoy the shit out of me though :/ Is there a desktop program/application I can get to backup everything on the tablet before resetting it? __________________ MAIN 2700K \| CORSAIR H80 \| MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z \| 16GB RIPJAWS-X \| 2GB GTX-670 DIRECTCU II TOP \| M4 128GB \| VERTEX2 120GB \| AX850 \| ARC MINI \| IPS235V + TH-L47ET5A \| FILCO NINJA TKL RED \| G700 \| SOLO6C \| A700 STORAGE 2xHOTWAY \| 13TB BACKUP Q9400 \| MEGA SHADOW \| RAMPAGE FORMULA \| 4GB DOMINATOR \| 2GB HD6970 \| VERTEX2 60GB \| HX620 \| FT-01 \| E2420HD \| DAS PRO \| MAMBA \| Z2300 WORK HP 13.3" \| SU7300 1.3GHZ \| 4GB \| FORCE 60GB \| 32GB SDHC

28th July 2012, 11:42 AM	#1066
Imitation Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,838	haha yeah last night was the 2nd time I've charged mine but it still didn't really need it. It's nice to have something you can just let 'lie around' and not worry about.. I could leave it off charge for 4 or 5 days, come back still have confidence (hopefully ) that it will have charge. This is also the 'tossability' factor which Vic Gundotra had a G+ post on. You can happily toss this on the lounge or bed.. I'm guessing if I had rugs I would happily toss it there too. It's the right weight, size, price, shape. (waits for tossing jokes)

28th July 2012, 12:43 PM	#1068
Carey Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Perth, WA Posts: 807	Picked up mine yesterday, it seems really nice, tegra is very smooth... time to get rooting!

29th July 2012, 3:57 PM	#1077
oh_noes Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 849	Anyone found a thin/simple sleeve for the 7? I don't want a big leather case thing, just something that will let me throw it into my bag without worrying.