Seven Days With a Nexus 7
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Seven Days With a Nexus 7
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Re: Seven Days With a Nexus 7
#2The Nexus 7 is my first table and I'm still sitting on the fence about the whole experience. The version of Chrome is superb and it's a pleasure to surf, but there really are a lack of tablet specific Android apps. Some Android apps are also missing features present in their iOS counterparts. For example, the MLB app is very basic compared to the iOS version. I was hoping the 7 would be useful for reading PDFs, but it's merely passable when there's nothing better around.
Android 4.1 is a pleasure to use and is snappy. The hardware is nice, but I had to call for a replacement since my screen started to peel off after about 10 days.
Re: Seven Days With a Nexus 7
#3>Q: How do you use the Nexus 7 differently than you used your Xoom?
>A: Mostly, I use it more. It’s just small enough that it will fit in my shorts pocket (though admittedly sagging them to dangerously teenage levels), so if I’m walking over to lunch at the sushi bar, I’ll bring it. It’s replaced my Galaxy Nexus as the device I carry around the house or the property for browsing, Twitter and so on. And once I start traveling again, it will be making every trip, not just the long haul ones the Xoom was relegated to by the end. And it will replace my MBA for the short duration visits, an up and back to NYC, let’s say. In short, I think Tim is correct: the 7″ form factor is the correct one for personal use. My personal use, at least. Portablility might be its most compelling feature.
The best computer is the one you have with you.
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#4> Twitter has yet to release a tablet specific Android application.
Why would you use the official Twitter client on Android when the incomparable Twicca[1][2] is available? I'm not sure how well it works on a tablet but its UI is the best Twitter UI I've seen anywhere. This is especially refreshing given the significant disagreements I have with Twitter's designers on what makes a usable site. It also has quite a large number of official[3] and unofficial[4] plugins, my favorite being the Google+ cross-poster[5].
Note: the author's English is charmingly bizarre (it used to say "retweeted by 1 people" and "retweeted by 2 peoples"), so "twicca is lightweight but it is not cheap" means it's not "cheap" on features. It is a free application.
[2] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.r246.twicca...
[3] https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Tetsuya+Aoya...
[4] https://play.google.com/store/search?q=twicca+plugin&c=a...
[5] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.zakky.twic...
Re: Seven Days With a Nexus 7
#5> Twitter has yet to release a tablet specific Android application. Why would you use the official Twitter client on Android when the incomparable Twicca[1][2] is available? I'm not sure how well it works on a tablet but its UI is the best Twitter UI I've seen anywhere. This is especially refreshing given the significant disagreements I have with Twitter's designers on what makes a usable site. It also has quite a la…
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i'll check out Twicca, but the primary reason i use the official client over nice alternatives like Tweet Lanes [1] is the integration with Android itself, i.e. notifications, and so on. they just keep sucking me back in. but i'm more than willing to give it a shot.
[1] link to the .apk: https://t.co/rkE4sw0j
Re: Seven Days With a Nexus 7
#6>Q: How do you use the Nexus 7 differently than you used your Xoom? >A: Mostly, I use it more. It’s just small enough that it will fit in my shorts pocket (though admittedly sagging them to dangerously teenage levels), so if I’m walking over to lunch at the sushi bar, I’ll bring it. It’s replaced my Galaxy Nexus as the device I carry around the house or the property for browsing, Twitter and so on. And once I start t…
> The best computer is the one you have with you.
best summary i've heard of the device's utility. the nexus 7 may well be the cameraphone of tablet devices.
Re: Seven Days With a Nexus 7
#7The Nexus 7 is my first table and I'm still sitting on the fence about the whole experience. The version of Chrome is superb and it's a pleasure to surf, but there really are a lack of tablet specific Android apps. Some Android apps are also missing features present in their iOS counterparts. For example, the MLB app is very basic compared to the iOS version. I was hoping the 7 would be useful for reading PDFs, but i…
try ezPDF. It's a paid app, but it kicks the living poop outta Adobe's Android app.
Re: Seven Days With a Nexus 7
#8My brother and I imported one each from the UK. After 4 days of use I am very, very happy with the hardware (display, sound, weight), but still have to get used to the software (changes in 4.x seem to confuse me, my phone still doesn't offer it. Sidenote: Never ever buy a phone from LG if you can avoid it).
Especially Google Now, while certainly interesting, seems to be useless to me so far (or I just don't get it?).
Even after this short time I'm confident that I'll bring this thing with me wherever I go and it already feels _wrong_ to look at the phone display again.
Do yourself a favor though and install Firefox Beta. Give it a shot against Chrome - for me the experience is so much better that I'd wish for a way to uninstall Chrome.
Re: Seven Days With a Nexus 7
#9The Nexus 7 is my first table and I'm still sitting on the fence about the whole experience. The version of Chrome is superb and it's a pleasure to surf, but there really are a lack of tablet specific Android apps. Some Android apps are also missing features present in their iOS counterparts. For example, the MLB app is very basic compared to the iOS version. I was hoping the 7 would be useful for reading PDFs, but i…
> The Nexus 7 is my first table and I'm still sitting on the fence about the whole experience. The version of Chrome is superb and it's a pleasure to surf, but there really are a lack of tablet specific Android apps. Some Android apps are also missing features present in their iOS counterparts. For example, the MLB app is very basic compared to the iOS version. I was hoping the 7 would be useful for reading PDFs, but it's merely passable when there's nothing better around.
unlike when i bought my Xoom, i'm reasonably optimistic that we'll see tablet applications and updates arriving shortly. as chris dibona has said before, the attractiveness of the platform is basically a direct function of how many are sold. with initial sales at least perceived to be promising, i think we'll see more announcements like EA's in the days ahead:
http://phandroid.com/2012/07/30/ea-updates-dead-space-with-n...
and if i'm being honest, it was easier to take a flyer on a $250 device that may seem more applications coming than a > $500 alternative.
> Android 4.1 is a pleasure to use and is snappy. The hardware is nice, but I had to call for a replacement since my screen started to peel off after about 10 days.
this is the second time i've heard someone mention this, and depending on how widespread the problem is, it could certainly impact sales negatively. mine has had no such issues thus far, but i guess i'll see what happens in three days.
Re: Seven Days With a Nexus 7
#10My brother and I imported one each from the UK. After 4 days of use I am very, very happy with the hardware (display, sound, weight), but still have to get used to the software (changes in 4.x seem to confuse me, my phone still doesn't offer it. Sidenote: Never ever buy a phone from LG if you can avoid it). Especially Google Now, while certainly interesting, seems to be useless to me so far (or I just don't get it?).…
> Especially Google Now, while certainly interesting, seems to be useless to me so far (or I just don't get it?).
this is interesting, because for my usage, Google Now was one of the most useful additions in Jelly Bean. i use it all the time, and love the notifications about nearby public transit, time and distance notifications for appointments from my calendar and so on.
it's pretty basic at present, but it's already useful for me day to day and if they were to open the API could be dramatically more so.
> Do yourself a favor though and install Firefox Beta. Give it a shot against Chrome - for me the experience is so much better that I'd wish for a way to uninstall Chrome.
several people have said this as well, so i will definitely be giving it a shot.