The Touchpad Android thread

[JBod]

Is it my imagination or is it missing gmail?

 

[NuclearWinter]

Is it my imagination or is it missing gmail?

You need to install gapps and then download it from the market.

 

[Beans on toast Dave]

so tempted to install, seems a resonable release, might wait till the next one so they have to to iron out the issues

 

[rp2000]

Chainfire 3D works in case anyone was wondering. Was able to download and play Fruit Ninja THD without problem.

Is it laggy at all?


rp2000

 

[NuclearWinter]

Is it laggy at all?


rp2000

The frame rate feels a little lower than it should be at times, but it's certainly playable.

 

[Markopolo]

I used this guide , nice & simple with pictures

I have just used this guide to install Android. Very impressed so far, good effort from CM. Can't wait to see what they do with ICS when it turns up.

 

[Montala]

Edit :: Ignore me!

Not all the time, surely?

 

[Markopolo]

Not anymore!

When I try and install the Palm OS SDK thing, it just says "installation failed". Say whaaaa'?

Moses,

If you are just installing Android you don't need the SDK. Follow this:

GUIDE

 

[Markopolo]

I was using that, and thought I needed it based on,



Why's it in there, then?

I'm a n00b .

Download the driver HERE

You'll want the one right at thebottom that says novacom.

 

[SKILL]

music, personally I use the google music beta so got the 4.01 apk (the leaked ICS one) and using that,

films, streaming is the future, set up a upnp/dlna server on the pc/nas (wmp just about does it on windows, mediatomb seems very nice for linux) then get bubbleupnp, mx player and/or mobo player for the touchpad as video players (those will obviously also work with video's on the device).

At the minute I have to use software decoding in both of those players, so it can handle normal vids but not so much the 'hd' ones (I generally get/use 720p mkv's ~1.6-2Gb per 45-50 minutes).

 

[fail at the internets]

I'll install this once theres an easier way to completely wipe the whole thing back to stock, including partitions.

 

[rp2000]

Is there no sort of built in task killer in Cyanogen Mod? I can't seem to find a way to see a list of running apps and an option to kill them.

Also has anyone used any emulators on this (Snes, Megadrive etc) and can comment on speed?


rp2000

 

[DAnDan]

Is there no sort of built in task killer in Cyanogen Mod? I can't seem to find a way to see a list of running apps and an option to kill them.

Also has anyone used any emulators on this (Snes, Megadrive etc) and can comment on speed?


rp2000

Can't seem to find one myself, so I just got one from the market.

Had N64oid running on it, ran pretty much perfectly (although I did OC it to 1.8), haven't tried much else though.

 

[Swissy]

Up and running on mine nice and smooth so far, only thing I notice is the extra heat from the back of the touchpad

 

[SKILL]

There's the stock android one, Settings -> Applications -> Manage Applications -> Running,

But there's generally no need to do so, android manages that automagically

 

[JIM_BOB7813]

Can't believe how much I miss the webOS keyboard. It's so much easier to use than the stock gingerbread keyboard or than hacker's keyboard.

 

[JamesC08]

I'm an Android guy, but I really miss webOS.

I loved the multitasking/swiping and all that. And the keyboard, one of the best touchscreen keyboards I've ever used.

The only major bug I've noticed on Android is the Wifi connection timing out at my university. I can connect (then turning on the proxy through ProxyDroid) then load one or two webpages before the connection is closed. I have to turn off and on wifi before it will connect again. Once it connects there's the same issue. It's been noted on the issue list though. Silly PEAP MSCHAPv2 connection <_<

 

[Its_Me]

Keep missing the thread updates and sick of reading the old one about android s subbing

 

[SKILL]

The webos keyboard is nice, except for some auto-capitilisation issues, but it's only really good when the tablet is on a surface and you're using the whole thing like a proper keyboard, holding the tablet and trying to type is awkward.

And that's where the thumb keyboard on android is so awesome, I like it enough on my sgs2 let alone on a device the size of the touchpad

 

[NuclearWinter]

I think I can type much faster with Swiftkey Tablet X when holding the device than I would ever be able to with the webos keyboard.

And just the fact that I can actually move the cursor around and position it properly is enough to instantly make typing a better experience on Android for me.