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ackblom12:
I've got a HTC One S running ICS 4.0.4. Since this model of phone has no SD Card slot, I've been having some problems rooting it via the suggested manner, since it refuses to boot into the proper mode. I'd love to root it and give root access to Tasker, as well as be prepared for the Jellybean ROM that will get ported over, but alas.
Method of Madness:
--- Quote from: LTK on 12 Oct 2012, 13:25 ---Hah, me neither! My carrier also wasn't bothered to upgrade mine, so I just pulled the factory ROM off the internet and flashed it. Depending on your model, you could probably do the same. I noticed the monthly builds as well, I see they just added a second one, so I'll probably go try that. Their feature list looks very impressive, I hope it's mostly complete in the most recent version.
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I'm using the Galaxy Note, which while new, still hasn't had an official version of Jelly Bean leak yet, unlike the S3. It's funny, though, I hear Samsung talk about how they've sold millions of Notes, but I don't think I've ever seen anyone with one, and I run into people all the time who've never seen one other than mine. As for CM10, the second monthly I downloaded the other day upgraded me to 4.1.2, which is the newest version for any phone. I think I'm going to stick with monthlies for now.
Also, it should be pointed out, when the official ICS for my Note leaked back in April, I'm pretty sure there wasn't a stable CM9 build for it yet.
Carl-E:
I was thinking of getting an android tablet for my wife for christmas, she's been wanting one for a while. There's a cheap one available at a local store (it's actually a flip screen tabled/netbook), but I know nothing about android.
How's android as a computer OS in general (rather than as just a phone OS), instead of one of the major OS's (Windows/Apple)? Are there any serious drawbacks/advantages?
nekowafer:
I love my tablet. But it's just not the same as a laptop or netbook, and it's not going to be. It's basically a large smartphone, with all the pros and cons of a smartphone. Mine has a full size USB port which is pretty awesome, because it means I can connect thumb drives to it directly. But, as far as I know, most tablets do not have this.
LTK:
Yeah, Android is basically this:
Pros: Connectivity
Cons: Productivity
Which is to say, it's good as a phone/web browser/navigator but don't expect to do any work on it. It doesn't even have its own file manager, and accessing files outside of the storage directory is almost made impossible. I recently tried some audio recording applications, and the resulting 150+ MB files were, inconceivably, nowhere to be found when my phone was connected to my computer. I'd be staring right at them on my phone's screen, and my computer would just show an empty folder.
I've never used a tablet myself, so I can't provide a definitive judgement, but if I needed a tablet/netbook hybrid (tabletbook?) I'd go with a Windows-based one. It's just way more versatile, and I'd willingly sacrifice however much ease of use Android provides for touch-based devices.
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