Google Nexus 7 Discussion Thread

[burble]

Have you updated to 4.2.2? Apparently that addresses some charging time issues. Mine seemed to be taking an age to charge last night, but I discovered I hadn't switched it on at the wall.

No, I haven't yet. I'll do that and see if it helps.

[Verve]

Can anybody recommend a remote desktop app for the nexus 7? I want to control my HP microserver from the nexus. I'm running WHS 2011 on the server.

[Agent]

Try Teamviewer

[Biscuit]

Try Teamviewer

Teamviewer is horrific, but it's very easy to use. Proper VNC clients/servers are better in my experience but they take a bit more effort to get set up.

[Agent]

Teamviewer is horrific, but it's very easy to use. Proper VNC clients/servers are better in my experience but they take a bit more effort to get set up.

I've got a mixture of both, can't say I've had any issues with either. The accounts on TV certainly make things a bit easier. What's horrific about it?

[Biscuit]

I've got a mixture of both, can't say I've had any issues with either. The accounts on TV certainly make things a bit easier. What's horrific about it?

Performance, i have found it struggles unless you have a really solid connection on both ends. Doesn't seem to manage well with lower power computers either. VNC is a touch more forgiving

[Fraz]

Performance, i have found it struggles unless you have a really solid connection on both ends. Doesn't seem to manage well with lower power computers either. VNC is a touch more forgiving

So, not really "horrific"

If it came with a free unicorn, would it be good enough for you then?

[Verve]

Thanks for the replies. Will try Teamviewer and see how I get on.

[Biscuit]

So, not really "horrific"

If it came with a free unicorn, would it be good enough for you then?

Depends how long you are logged on for and what you are doing, if you are trying to do a long remote session through teamviewer when the connection is a little flaky... its horrific (i say this because i have had to do it a lot recently). One of the most frustrating things to deal with. If we are talking about remoting on a tablet over 3G or something, i hope its something REALLY simple that you hope to do because otherwise you might find a nexus shaped hole in the nearest window.

Wouldn't something that used the proper RDP protocol be a lot better?

[Biscuit]

I have 3 questions for everyone:

Did/does anyone else suffer from the "one year old lag" issues?
I did and I tried everything to speed it back up again with no luck, in the end I've just wiped it and I'm starting from fresh. Apparently its something to do with TRIM commands not being sent to the flash controller which was fixed in 4.2 but couldn't retrospectively fix any problems that had occurred before the update.

Anyone got the 4.3 update yet?
I'm still waiting

Anyone considering the new Nexus 7?
I didn't think I would be, but I actually am. I'm thinking of taking out an LTE sim and getting the 4G one. Not straight away once they are released, after the last nightmare I had I think I will wait for the market to settle and then get one.

[Biscuit]

Apparently the problem has only just been fixed:
http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/30/a...nexus-devices/

[Agent]

4.2.2 can use TRIM, you just need an app to do so as opposed to the OS doing it automatically.

[Biscuit]

Im a little bit gutted i gave up and wiped mine now, i lost my score on Hungry Shark Evolution

[Agent]

Im a little bit gutted i gave up and wiped mine now, i lost my score on Hungry Shark Evolution

My nephew LOVES that game. Can't get him off it.

Backing that data up is easy anyway - just use Titanium backup or Mybackuproot

[bytejunkie]

glad i read this thread, didn't know about this trim issue.

[Biscuit]

My nephew LOVES that game. Can't get him off it.

Backing that data up is easy anyway - just use Titanium backup or Mybackuproot

.... damnit