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Nexus 7 General Discussion / Nexus7 battery??
« on: July 20, 2014, 07:02:15 AM »
All of a sudden my Nexus 7 has started shutting down with battery flat even though the battery was still showing 60%+.  Has anyone else had this problem? The latest android update seems to have caused quite a few problems and maybe this is one of them?
If I charge it up then it restarts and shows 100% and stays at 100% for quite a long time. Then it starts going down and fails again at various %ages.

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Nexus 7 Accessories / The dock revisited
« on: March 10, 2013, 05:16:01 AM »
I've had my Nexus 7 dock for several weeks now and have used it as a convenient place to charge the 7 overnight while running TuneIn as my radio alarm.  This works really well and I have already ditched the vhf radio alarm.  The only drawback is that the sound quality from the 7 is  not great, not surprising really as the speakers must be very small.
I hadn't tried the sound connector on the dock for lack of something suitable to plug into it that would also fit on my bedside table but then I found the X-Mi X Mini on Amazon - and then I discovered the very similar Pop Up Portable Mini Travel II, also on Amazon, for only £5.99 delivered.  At this price it seemed worth a try - and it proved to be a good decision.
I first tried it on my Nexus 4 phone and it worked well; then I plugged it directly into the nexus 7 and it was a great improvement in sound quality and volume.  But then I tried it plugged into the dock and... WOW! The pogo pins are obviously not just the same as the headphone socket, they must produce a much better level of signal as the quality was much, much better as well as much louder.  The dock sound connectors provide real hi-fi quality out.
I still have a problem though.  For my radio alarm I can't leave the little speaker switched on all night as it would use up the 5 hour battery before morning and the slight hiss might keep me awake. So I have to switch it off, change the dock setting on my 7 back to it's own speakers and then when I'm woken with the poor sound from the 7 I switch the speaker back on and go into settings to set the sound back to the dock.
Why didn't Asus make a dock with speakers already in?  If I can buy one for £5.99 delivered it must cost next to nothing to incorporate 1 or even 2 (for stereo) of these little wonders into the dock itself.  Then the dock could switch them off when no sound output is there and back on when my radio alarm starts up. 
Come on Asus - or someone else in China.  There would be a great demand for such a product - I'll put my name down for two immediately! failing that, maybe the manufacturers of this wonder device could incorporate something to switch off the amp when there is no sound input?
Anyone else found solutions to this?

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Nexus 7 Accessories / How's the dock?
« on: January 22, 2013, 11:40:38 AM »
I received my dock today and it is certainly a neat little thing.  It works well and is easier to use for charging than the plugging in the cable.  However,  you have to use your existing charger and (very short) cable to plug into it.  I would have expected a seperate charger for the price.  I'm not sure about using the audio out on it.  I would prefer a wireless connection to my hi-fi.
All in all, it works and looks good but maybe not worth £30

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I'm seriously thinking of ditching my home phone line. The nexus 7 is great on Skype but before I pay for a phone mumber on Skype I want to check the alternatives.  I have looked at a few but it's hard to assess them before paying for their service - and none of them look that great.  Many are really for U.S. users so they don't seem to be suitable.
has anyone had experience of VOIP applications in UK other than Skype?
I already use my Nexus 7 as my radio alarm, personal tv and iPlayer in addition to all the usual stuff.  I really need the dock... please Google?  The alternatives on the market now are all portrait format and I want one that is landscape and uses the pogo pins.

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Nexus 7 Polls / Do you use a screen protector?
« on: December 08, 2012, 04:59:57 AM »
I tried to put one on but couldn't get rid of all the bubbles so took it off again.  I clean the screen every week or so with a damp cloth and a little washing-up liquid and that brings it up as good as new.
Is a screen protector necessary at all with the modern tough glass?

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