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12-03-2014 , 08:49 PM

#1976

Chill-Brahck

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Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 480

I impulse bought a kindle fire HDX 7" when it was on sale last week just because i wanted a tablet to play hearthstone one(whenever they get around to releasing the android version). Is it worth the hassle to root it to get the google play store one it? I probably won't use it for much aside from hearthstone and watching movies on a plane.

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12-03-2014 , 08:54 PM

#1977

eddymitchel

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rooting if possible seems like a must have to unlock it

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12-03-2014 , 10:06 PM

#1978

[Phill]

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Probably worth it if hearthstone isn't in the Amazon store when it finally makes it to Android. Otherwise probably not, just use the it for a few days and you should answer your own question.

I personally would, but mostly because I use Google services like calendar, gmail, keep and now a LOT. YMMV.

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12-04-2014 , 02:39 AM

#1979

wporter

old hand

Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,306

Does anyone here know hot to root a verizon S4? The only method I can find when searching is Towelroot, which doesn't recognize my phone since I have the newer update.

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12-04-2014 , 12:20 PM

#1980

CrazyEyez

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I have Inbox invite(s?).

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12-04-2014 , 06:41 PM

#1981

EddieGuerrero

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Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 242

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Originally Posted by eddymitchel

my tips resell your nexus 7 for a 8inches tablet

for what? if i wanted a bigger tablet, i would have went to 9 or 10

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12-05-2014 , 02:11 AM

#1982

eddymitchel

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for the same reason they dont build much 7 inches any more , a 8 inches is usually 1.3 or 1.5 inches bigger screen while not really bigger overall than old 7 inches and still way lighter than a 9 or 10 inches.

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12-05-2014 , 12:28 PM

#1983

KentuckyWildcats

adept

Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 714

Anybody with a tip on getting a OnePlus One invite?

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12-05-2014 , 01:15 PM

#1984

DTD

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Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,326

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Originally Posted by eddymitchel

Well, ya know, he may want a 7 inch tablet. I have a N7 and it fits perfectly in the dashboard corner when used as a car gps, and just about in my pocket when travelling by plane. I'd def rather have that size than anything bigger.

I'm fairly sure that loads of 7 inch tablets are still made.

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12-05-2014 , 02:23 PM

#1985

Bode-ist

solidly average

Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,818

Anyone have a recommendation for a cheapish android tablet for a 5 year old? Getting a regular tablet and running a profile for him that i can control seems >>> one of the pre-loaded kids tablets. He uses my N7 a ton, so i think that size range would be perfect.

On top of that, are there any launchers targeted to kids? Amazon has Freetime that acts as a launcher and is a subscription based service for kids books, apps, etc, but its not getting the best reviews so far.

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12-05-2014 , 08:23 PM

#1986

CrazyEyez

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Oh, so Inbox defaults to Reply ALL. Pretty cool idea.

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12-05-2014 , 08:49 PM

#1987

dukemagic

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Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,899

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Originally Posted by CrazyEyez

Oh, so Inbox defaults to Reply ALL. Pretty cool idea.

You can set that up in Gmail, too. Settings -> General Settings -> Reply All (Use as default for message replies)

I don't, because IMO it's worse to accidentally email something out to the group when it was meant for one person than it is to only email one person something meant for the group.

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12-05-2014 , 08:52 PM

#1988

bixby snyder

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Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 6,396

Yeah but the number of times I've accidentally emailed one person instead of a group is a million and the number of people I've accidentally emailed a group instead of one person is zero.

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12-05-2014 , 08:54 PM

#1989

dukemagic

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Originally Posted by bixby snyder

Yeah but the number of times I've accidentally emailed one person instead of a group is a million and the number of people I've accidentally emailed a group instead of one person is zero.

...Because it defaults to replying to only the person who sent the email, and you have to deliberately choose Reply All. If the default is to Reply All, those numbers will flip.

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12-05-2014 , 08:56 PM

#1990

bixby snyder

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O nah I switched mine to default reply all a long time ago.

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12-05-2014 , 08:58 PM

#1991

dukemagic

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Originally Posted by bixby snyder

O nah I switched mine to default reply all a long time ago.

Weird, our workflows must be different. But that's why you have the option!

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12-05-2014 , 09:35 PM

#1992

CrazyEyez

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Originally Posted by dukemagic

I totally agree with you, my sarcasm didn't come through. I figured out the setting the hard way. I think it's a terrible default setting, but it's great to have the option to set as you choose. Unfortunately I see no such option in Inbox. Oh well, guess that's why it's beta.

It's not even a matter of frequency of mistake, it's a matter of which mistake is potentially more devastating!

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12-06-2014 , 01:30 PM

#1993

JLBorloo

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Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 5,222

got the G3,loving it the screen is sick and it's so snappy. now waiting impatiently for lollipop to roll out. thanks for the advice guys!

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12-06-2014 , 02:04 PM

#1994

doublejoker

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Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,953

Im about to update to latest galaxy or note. Do either of these have wireless tethering without paying sprint.

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12-06-2014 , 02:47 PM

#1995

OnlyCardINeed

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Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 4,647

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Originally Posted by KentuckyWildcats

Anybody with a tip on getting a OnePlus One invite?

Buy one on Ebay, scrounge for one on reddit, wait for them to do a pre-order event again.

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12-06-2014 , 02:50 PM

#1996

OnlyCardINeed

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@ NL_Soldier, I got my estimate back from LG and they are listing repair costs for my N5 at $329.95 after tax and shipping ~$375 which is close enough to the price of a BNIB 32gb N5 that I won't pay it.

I did find this thread though that has a few different options for the problem.

https://productforums.google.com/for...us/SLAF_OA5TxI

In the thread, someone with the same issue was told by LG that they have to replace the entire motherboard, they cannot just replace the power button, which seems to be in line with what they are asking to charge me. I think I will reject the estimate and see about doing some investigative repairs myself.

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12-10-2014 , 01:25 PM

#1997

Bode-ist

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Originally Posted by Bode-ist

Going to bump this. I'm looking at last year's Asus Memo pad 7 for $80 on Amazon. Any thoughts?

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12-10-2014 , 03:18 PM

#1998

MiRee446

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Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,720

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Originally Posted by Bode-ist

Going to bump this. I'm looking at last year's Asus Memo pad 7 for $80 on Amazon. Any thoughts?

That'd be a steal if it had 2GB of RAM. Might still be worth the buy depending on how good it's memory management is. I'd have to play with one to make a solid recommendation, but depending on your needs it could work.