Exploring the Galaxy...

[Skybird]

... Note 10.1. :O:

I saved for this purpose for some months. I tested two ebook readers last week, one I lend from friends, with e-ink, one with LCD display, which I ordered but sent back - for my purpose they both were awfully terrible. And that purpose is large PDF files. Displays are not satisfying, even the e-ink, and the handling when looking for certain passages, are a terrible and inhumane torture of my sense of reason, of my patience, and my human nature in general.

I considered several models, the Tab 2, for it was cheaper, the Iconia 700 by Acer due to the highres display, and the Toshiba at300. But the Acer has almost no system reserves, gets hot, and the display is pretty dark. The Toshiba was nowhere to be located in stores around here. The Tab 2 has two now old cores @ 1GHz and 1 GB at working RAM - the Note has 4 cores withnew CPUs @ 1.4GHz, and 2 GB RAM. I thought, and was encouraged to think like that by others,m that very large PDF may benefit from the performance reserves.

And they do. It's a piece of Star Trek stuff I hold in my hands!

Everything in the hardware I like, and the display is - well, if they do it even better these days, than at least you do not see it easily. The display is perfect. Handling, voice and handwriting recognition, the first tried in German, English and French, works extremely well, better than I knew was possible today (I have no smartphone).

What I do not like is that it is almost impossible to avoid opening a Google account.

Surprise is the battery. I have the WiFi version only, and I switched of all constant synchroniszing stuff, GPS, switch of unneeded apps, reglate the display so that it is no searchlight but still looks well, and I have no energy-hungry 3G. Second day today, using the uploaded Tab for excatly 5 hours in one row, WLAN active - at by the end of the 5 hours the battery is still 65% full. By projection, that gives it 15 hours of very mixed acivities with and without online time. Wowh!

I got EZ PDF, Sketchbook Pro,Schredder (chess) by now, installed some gratis tools, and maybe get twop or three more. Looking for a good painting (oil, watercolours) software, Artrage is still not ready for Android. It is very impressive to draw and probably also to paint on these touchscreen devices, Sktechbook already does a very good job for drawing.

Perfct buy of what by many is considered the best tab at the moment. I can full heartly recommend it so far, nothing,m really nothing negative to say about the hardware. It came with Android 4.1.2. I expect a 32GB micro SD and a clever protective cover to arrive tomorrow.

Will now see if I can get Opera as a browser installed. Would allow me to synchronise with my favourites from PC. The Google browser - I do not like it.

Any recommendation for a good painting program?

Also, security wise, what is a good advise to pick as an AV? What shoulöd be taken into account, security-wise? Many seem to say that Android is "safe haven". I do not buy it.

And do I overlook something: many apps that I leave via return button, just do not close down, this is something that irritates me tremendously, and yesterday made the difference between having 17 apps suddenly running in the background, with a warming-up tab and 75% RAM used, and shutting them down: and having a cool tab and just 25% RAM used. I like the hardware, but I must say the software philosophy I do not like, apps, appstores and all that.

Very good kit. I so far give a 100% verdict. :yeah: If you plan to get a tab soon, look no further. I compared the 1280x800 to the Iconia-700's 1920x1200, and I really must say that the resolution difference easily escapes the eye. And colours and contrast of the Note are way ahead.

( Apple never was considered by me, and a Google Nexus, which surpasses the Retina'S resolution, I did not find to check the display. Should be a very good kit, I read - but expensive. Also considered that the more energy the display consumes, the heavier becomes the battery, the hotter, and the shorter the battery's legs).

As a PDF reader, perfect - the rest is total and absolute overkill! But I enjoy the freedom to show some decadence here. :D

Oh, the price, I got it at the local Media markt, in white, as WiFi only, for 379 Euros. Wanted the red one, but the boxes were all opened and unsealed.

[Skybird]

I almost forgot, the most important question at the end: any must-have games out there?
:D :haha:

[Herr-Berbunch]

The wife said at the weekend she wanted a Galaxy Note 10.1, she's got the Note as her phone but now wants a tablet too.

So I've looked at them, and others, and it's good.

I think it's overkill just to read PDFs, but you will get sucked in to other features too. Games-wise anything from our very own Codeknitters, for flying Air Navy Fighters and F18 Carrier Landing impressed me (for use on a phone!).

And Tapatalk to use this forum. :up:

[the_tyrant]

How are you liking the note 10.1? Personally, I couldn't stand it (build quality and lag), but its great to hear that you like it.

With android, the thing to remember is to always get your apps from google play, never pirate stuff.

As for apps, I LOVE onenote: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.onenote

and I am addicted to Wheres my water: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.disney.WMW

Oh, and ah, regarding the infuriating android multitasking system, remember that when you hold down the home button, you get the recently used list and not the "currently running" list, also, when you swipe apps away, you don't really close them. Theoretically, you don't need to close apps manually, but since most people do anyways (android's task management doesn't really close stuff aggressively, and your machine will begin to lag), I suggest you find a good task manager).

[Skybird]

Not closing apps? Well, you certainly need to close apps, else they take away from your memory. Before becoming aware of it, I had 17 apps running in the application list, and somewhere in the meues you can even shut down more that automatically get started when switching it on, pushing the list to over 35 entities, all in all! All things that I do not need as long as I do not manually call the app up, ike email handler, pdf reader, etc.

The difference is impressive. Leaving it that way had my little darling :woot: really becoming very warm in the left top corner, and had 1500+ MB o fthe 2 GB memory blocked. Switching it all off, started the big ice age, and blocked memory falling from 1500+ to 500+ MB. So it obviously makes a difference, and a big one.

Why pdf reader stays open, of internet browser, when I return to homescreen, why all application keep open in the background, so that I manually have to close them, is beyond me.

And your first question, I love it, the piece I got is showing very good manufacturing quality, it cannot be distorted, shows equal and minimal clearance around the whole frame where the glass is inserted into the main body, and it gives a nice solid feeling when holding it. And the lags you mentioned, I am not aware of any such events. Workflow is fluid for me. Completely. Internet: as fast, maybe even slightly faster, as my connection from PC via Opera.

And let's face it, that thing has performance power in its 10" tablet class, by that, I read, it currently leads the pack. I have so far not become aware of even any minor stuttering, lag, or whatever. Plus the battery life. Roughly 15 hours (with Google-always-scanned spyware and GPS switched off and no 3G operation) - that is rocksolid, I'd say. :yeah:

BTW, I noted that when I use the virtual keyboard for an input, every push of the keys is answered with a short, slight, minor vibration inside, although I had switched off haptic feedback (and that felt differently, stronger, anyway). It cannot be a harddrive in there, or can it? I would have imagined such small devices to base on SSD tech. It also never vibrates during any other action.

Opera: as good as it is on Windows, as bad it is on Android. Erratic site display, malfunctions, freezes, and extremely slow - terrible. The link feature with PC to synchronise favourites and so forth, also was a mess, and in the end resulted in a fail. Avoid-avoid!

[the_tyrant]

Great to hear that Samsung did a good job on your tablet.

Now the thing about Opera is that there are two Operas for mobile devices. Opera mini and Opera Mobile.

Now if you are complaining about Opera's poor performance, you probably have opera mini (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.opera.mini.android&feature=more_from_developer) opera mini is designed for phones on a slow connection. It compresses the data and strips away many elements of websites. It saves data immensely, and thus is a good way to browse on a phone.

on a home wifi connection however, use Opera mobile: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.opera.browser.classic&feature=more_from_developer#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiw iY29tLm9wZXJhLmJyb3dzZXIuY2xhc3NpYyJd . Its "normal" opera, with none of the connection and probably gives you a desktop like performance.



If you a looking for a good browser for Android, try reading this: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/android-web-browser-recommendation,3316.html



PS: I don't know for German, but for English, Swiftkey is an amazing keyboard, well worth the low cost.

[Skybird]

Thanks for the remark on Opera, I indeed took Mini it seems (redirected from Opera to Google's appstore, what is the use of this? It's free, why don't they allow downloading it from their own site? I realised that many if not all app releasers seem to practice like this, even if the app is free).

But reading Tom about Opera, it seems the browser is not a hit on mobiles anyway. I think I skip there.

Do you have a recomemndation for a good memory cleaner and in general a cleaning tool like described here?
http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/clean-your-android-device-with-these-5-apps_b34071#more-34071

And so far I am totally naked, I have no AV or firewall installed, since browsing on the issue led me nowhere so far. No advise about that, no-one?

I learned about the first letdown today, that is that android mobiles do not allow apps to get installed on an external memory card, and that that second card is just for data, not for apps. At least not without something they called "Rooting" a and a lot of magical mumbo-jumbo tech-wizard stuff getting done - I read some articles, and did not get any clue. So I will not do it. It is a big technical letdown, some people may order even 64 GB cards, kids who want to install games, and then they lose the money only to learned hat the 5x memory will be of no use to them.

The whole tech business displays a monumental amount of stupidity and ignorance on this "feature". Somebody should get spanked for that. Idiotic.

I choosed Infinite Painter as second app, beside Sketchbook Pro, and had a first glance. It's seems to be okay, the one app for drawing, the other more for painting. It is not Artrage 4 on PC - which I love, although my artistic talents really are rudimentary only, but it is a phantastic software - but at the PC I still go with a graphics tablet, no touchscreen monitor, while having that touchy thing with the tablet. That is a superbig bonus, it really is.

I read a lot with the ez PDF reader, both in day and night mode.
How people could claim the display with e-ink on Kindle and the like is better to the eyes, I cannot understand. I read in bed yesterday, almost two hours, and no stress to the eyes, just more clarity in letters' contours. Phantastic.

Think I will use this new toy for much, much more than just the originally intended purpose!

And to test the hardware, I got myself NFS Most Wanted. Just to see and then know. It runs super-smooth and shows how much performance reserves there are. Have not expected this, it indeed is fun for a short adrenaline rush in between. Got a free Pinball table as well, also with surprising graphics and handling, Zen-something.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Yep, I've only paid for a couple of apps ever and Swiftkey was one of them - head and shoulders above the standard keyboard and all the others I tried.

I also use Opera mobile for my regular browsing and for here when Tapatalk can't do it - moderator's section and viewing gifs. I also, on occasion, use Dolphin. I need to look into others.

For anti-malware I use Lookout but I've again been lazy and used that for more than a couple of years, it may not now be as good as it was so I'll need to investigate alternatives.

[the_tyrant]

Regarding android security, you shouldn't require any antivirus software. Its simple really, only get your apps from the google play store, and you should be fine. Google continuously monitors the play store for malware, and they remove it asap

Prevent. Apps in Google Play are scanned continuously to block harmful apps and policy violators.

Yes, its true, a harmful app slips through once or twice, but in my opinion, if you aren't into piracy or homebrew, it isn't a big risk. Also, I really can't recommend an AV on android, they simply don't "provide enough value" to be worth the money and system resources. Antivirus software is probably the no. 1 battery killer on Android. I don't run security software on my Motorola, and its fine.

as for how multitasking on Android works, read this: http://www.extremetech.com/computing/112013-how-multitasking-works-on-android-and-ios/2

Yes, its true. All of the experts I can find recommend that you don't use a task manager and get Android to manage it for you. But than, personally, I find that when I do that, my device lags a lot. Motorola includes a task killer on their phones, does Samsung do that? If they do, use the built in one, it probably has the lease side effects.


As for what "Root" is, think about it as the Linux version of Window's "administrator". Google does not intend for the average user to have the privileges to make certain changes to their device, and thus, does not give you root privileges. Rooting your device gives you these privileges, but voids your warranty, so I recommend against it.

Micro SD cards are not fast enough for most apps, so its not really a good idea to install apps on there as long as you still have enough space on your tablet. If you are running out, move your music and photos over to the storage card.

[Herr-Berbunch]

I learned about the first letdown today, that is that android mobiles do not allow apps to get installed on an external memory card, and that that second card is just for data, not for apps.

Go to Settings, Applications, select the App and click on the button that says (in English, at least) Move to SD Card.

Once it's on the card the option changes to Move to Phone - don't know about a tablet. :hmmm:

[Skybird]

Go to Settings, Applications, select the App and click on the button that says (in English, at least) Move to SD Card.

Once it's on the card the option changes to Move to Phone - don't know about a tablet. :hmmm:
Will try that once the card has arrived. So far, under the path you mentioned (Einstellungen/Anwendungsmanager) there is no such button (greyed out or not) existent.

[Skybird]

And then there was me, stumbling over this trailer and having some real good laughs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3AxNkEVp6I

People seem to like it.

And Abalone, my most favourite game beside chess, I also found, in a nice 3D rendering and with the option to use alternative opening patterns. Got it for sure, cannot comment on the AI so far.

[MH]

I almost forgot, the most important question at the end: any must-have games out there?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.farsight.AndroidPinball.javaProject



Lots of fun and works great on tablets.:yeah:

Welcome to the world of the evil tablets.:haha:

[Skybird]

Go to Settings, Applications, select the App and click on the button that says (in English, at least) Move to SD Card.

Once it's on the card the option changes to Move to Phone - don't know about a tablet. :hmmm:

I still have no card and could not test it - but EVERYBODY seems to say that what you suggest does not work, that the 10.1 Note by default does not move apps from internal to external memory card.

May I ask where you got your info? Do you suggest it by theoretic idea only, or do you have experience with the Note 10.1 and have done it like that?

Or are we talking about two different things that I am just not aware of?

[Skybird]

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.farsight.AndroidPinball.javaProject


Their tables look good, but I question the ball physics, they are not convincing and far too fast-moving.

I got this one as a free table, and the ball handling feels much better.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zenstudios.ZenPinball&feature=related_apps#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwOSwiY29tLn plbnN0dWRpb3MuWmVuUGluYmFsbCJd

Visuals can be set to "improved" in the menu, and some. Try different cameras.

[the_tyrant]

I still have no card and could not test it - but EVERYBODY seems to say that what you suggest does not work, that the 10.1 Note by default does not move apps from internal to external memory card.

May I ask where you got your info? Do you suggest it by theoretic idea only, or do you have experience with the Note 10.1 and have done it like that?

Or are we talking about two different things that I am just not aware of?

Welcome to the world of Android. Remember, the different manufacturers modify android to their liking, so your Samsung is different than my Motorola in many key aspects, and our devices are different than an HTC, LG, or Asus device. This might simply be a feature that Samsung doesn't support

You can try flashing a custom rom, but the note with its active digitizer makes it slightly harder to find a good custom rom.

[Skybird]

I had read about the rooting procedure and the reflashing - technical articles of which I cannot claim to have really understood the implications, so there is too huge margin for something stupid that I could do by fault, and I will not take that risk. I improvised with limited starter knowledge on some computer things in past years, but here I see that I simply understood too little as if the risks can be confidently seen as "managable".

Is there any way in which I could ban app getting started by default when booting the tab? First thing I do is using the widget that lists running applications, and usually there is alredy Google Music or Goole-something running - I have not even mnaually used this so far. So I use the "all" option to shut apps down, then I use the RAM Manager, which after booting typically lists 570-600 MB used, and delete the memory there, too: and there comes the message that 50+ (!) apps have been shut down, and the RAM drops to 470-500 MB. Where can I tune the installed apps and mark them as starting when booting, or staying switched off until being called up by the user?

And is there any setting where I could rule that all apps I leave again, will shut down instead of running on in the background?

Some of the design features in Android really leave my with a risen left eyebrow.

I nevertheless tried again with Opera, this time "mobile". It is only slightly faster, but at least the synchronization with the bookmarks from my PC worked. However, selecting them by the menu is a multi-click festival. Two questions. When accessing the device via PC (USB cable), and scanning the folder structure, where are the bookmarks stored and could be manually altered? Second, is there any way in this or any other browser to make surfing a more enjoyable experience and bookmarks accessible in a comfortable, easier way.

The Google browser is fast, yes, but I have no love for how it handles. I just don't get it, it seems.

[Herr-Berbunch]

May I ask where you got your info? Do you suggest it by theoretic idea only, or do you have experience with the Note 10.1 and have done it like that?

Or are we talking about two different things that I am just not aware of?

My info is from using my phone (SGSII), but having just read up a bit on it it seems the latest versions of Android no longer support moving apps to cards - I think it stems from too many complaints of moved apps not working correctly, but all mine are just dandy.

Hopefully there'll be a revision by Google.

[MH]

From Zen I suggest Star Wars episode V.
Pinball Arcade is best there is , the physics is emulation of RL machines that are more challenging to play.
To solve your OS issues you better figure out the rooting method.
This way you may get fully customisable OS.

[the_tyrant]

I had read about the rooting procedure and the reflashing - technical articles of which I cannot claim to have really understood the implications, so there is too huge margin for something stupid that I could do by fault, and I will not take that risk. I improvised with limited starter knowledge on some computer things in past years, but here I see that I simply understood too little as if the risks can be confidently seen as "managable".

Is there any way in which I could ban app getting started by default when booting the tab? First thing I do is using the widget that lists running applications, and usually there is alredy Google Music or Goole-something running - I have not even mnaually used this so far. So I use the "all" option to shut apps down, then I use the RAM Manager, which after booting typically lists 570-600 MB used, and delete the memory there, too: and there comes the message that 50+ (!) apps have been shut down, and the RAM drops to 470-500 MB. Where can I tune the installed apps and mark them as starting when booting, or staying switched off until being called up by the user?

And is there any setting where I could rule that all apps I leave again, will shut down instead of running on in the background?

Some of the design features in Android really leave my with a risen left eyebrow.

I nevertheless tried again with Opera, this time "mobile". It is only slightly faster, but at least the synchronization with the bookmarks from my PC worked. However, selecting them by the menu is a multi-click festival. Two questions. When accessing the device via PC (USB cable), and scanning the folder structure, where are the bookmarks stored and could be manually altered? Second, is there any way in this or any other browser to make surfing a more enjoyable experience and bookmarks accessible in a comfortable, easier way.

The Google browser is fast, yes, but I have no love for how it handles. I just don't get it, it seems.

I don't think you can stop many of the default apps from starting unfortunately on a factory without rooting your phone. This thread: http://forums.androidcentral.com/android-applications/21880-prevent-apps-automatically-starting.html has some suggestions however.

But always remember, many OEM applications and Google applications and carrier applications (though I believe your tablet doesn't have a data connection? This is probably not an issue) cannot be "banned" from starting. After all, where will they mine your personal info and sell it:arrgh!: (just pulling your leg here, I'm almost 100% sure that Samsung or google or t-mobile doesn't sell your data, they have mine after all).

As for the browser, if you use chrome on a home computer, you can use chrome on your phone to sync everything. Other than the syncing, I find that the default android pack in browser is actually the best when it comes to performance (purely personal opinion, I don't have data to back it up).


When it comes to modifying folder structure and what not, I would recommend against it. It is pretty hard to figure out (I'm not even sure you can access certain folders from a PC to be honest), and it is way to easy to mess up.

When it comes to mobile stuff, these guys are who I usually go to: http://www.mobilenations.com/

PS: Skybird, if you want to use a good mobile OS, try Meego or WebOS. Unfortunately, both are effectively dead. I personally have a soft spot for WebOS. I would really recommend that if you are looking for a toy to pick up a WebOS device (you can probably find an HP Veer for under 100$, makes for a really good "semi smartphone"). WebOS is SO good, it makes android look like it was designed by a maniac, iOS look like it was designed by a monkey, and Windows Phone look like it was designed by a 3 year old. In fact, most of the good things in android only happened because Google hired the lead designed of WebOS.

[Skybird]

Well, Google has blocked my new Visacard after 5 or 5 minor sales, and when I asked where the security problem was that the generated error message referred to, they blocked the whole Wallet account instead of an explanation. No reply all day long so far.

Running into town, and checking with the bank. Card's alright, banks says. Return home, and have gotten a gmail - did I already mention that I hate gmail as well? - from not German but some international section of Google, in English, complaining (!) that I did not contact the German service, which as a matter of fact I did because the automatic confirmation that my first gmail was received, was coming from German Google.

I knew it. Was just a question of time before them and me start going after each other. I wish I would have more men with guns than they have servers.

[Tchocky]

The whole tech business displays a monumental amount of stupidity and ignorance on this "feature". Somebody should get spanked for that. Idiotic.


Point is, applications will always run smoother and faster from onboard storage rather than from a memory card. It also removes the problem of poor-quality memory cards that can wreck user experience. This is why phone and tablet manufacturers are moving away from expandable memory and simply increasing onboard storage.

Same goes for the task killer/momery cleaner programs. At this point Android does a good job of memory management and task management that ad-hoc task killing and Ram shuffling can actually increase processor workload and thus decrease battery life. Up until Android 2.4 (ish) a task killer was very necessary due to leaky RAM management, but not anymore.

I myself have been using a Samsung Galaxy Tab for about 18 months, aside from slightly frantic HD decoding I can't fault it.

[Skybird]

Google has blocked my card. Reentering card data did nothing, deleting it completely and adding it new also did not help. Support - from Google? Zero. Rien. Nada. Nothing. Nichts. They lead you in endless circles, the same online "help" sites with unproficient "help", and online forms that do not allow enough space. Me replying to a German Gmail from German staff led to an English reply demanding I should contact the German site, at best via online form from which I started. Repeating it led to a complaint why I do not use the German site, while I used the German site. Using a general address of theirs via my PC email accounts and describing the mess they created, led to a brief reply that I should contact the online help site where I got started. And so on, and on. So far 5 iterations. Meanwhile, my wallet acccount got deactivated completely, and I my card cannot be entered anymore at all, gets deleted as fast as I enter it.

Was at the bank yesterday. The card is absolutely okay, free, unblocked, with more than sufficent financial basis.

This is the most customer-hostile "service" I have experienced since many years, since my almost-lawyer run clash with a telefon company. A total piece of SH!T what Google delivers there. They really have done anything they can to prevent people contacting them, and those few surviving the labyrinth get frustrated in the most perfected manner I have ever seen.

Was looking for a service telephone number, and search got me a link. On the linked site - they again refer to their online "help" centre.

A nuke falling on top of them - I would not mind one bit.

Zero points, total frustration, total customer support failure. The definite worst case scenario possible for a matter like this.

Point is, intitially I was successful in gmailing German staff, they send a reply. And then nothing. Impossible to reach that man again via his own mail. They have done all that they can to prevent people contacting them directly. Impossible.

Next week they will get a paper letter from me with some very clear and unhidden comments on what their customer service is worth for. I expect to receive a letter in French as a reply, complaining about why I do not use the German online form.

Google shall burn. :down: :hmph:

[the_tyrant]

why don't you connect your PayPal to your google account, and your credit card to your PayPal? That is what I do on my phone, and it should be possible on Android (I don't have my android device with me on vacation, also, I'm posting this from the Vatican)

also, its time to take this as a cue to sell your galaxy and switch to an iPad :O:

[MH]

It must be Karma thing , i had no problems with google accounts or know anyone who had.
It happened my purchases had not been authorised a few times for some odd reason, i simply tried again a little later and it was all good.
Don't know.....

[Skybird]

why don't you connect your PayPal to your google account, and your credit card to your PayPal? That is what I do on my phone, and it should be possible on Android
Google Playshop accepts no PayPal. And I would need to restore Paypal again, too, I cancelled that one also two years ago. Maybe I would, but still: Google accepts no Paypal.

Unfortunately, there is no alternative to Playstore in its diversity of available apps of all kind, else I would tell Google they could kiss me where the sun does not shine. Amazon app store is poorly equipped, in comparison, and other minor platforms I visited are even smaller, and often suspicious.

I just installed a second account, user account I mean. It functions - but the same credit card - mind you, the one of which the bank says it is completely okay - immediately got locked again, and the wallet account again got deleted.

This is the worst customer service I have ever seen in any company. It is practically non-existent. And this constantly being sent into the same racetrack pattern again and again is what I maybe take even more queer than the problem with the card. Problems can happen with tech stuff. Hostility to customers and trying to scare them away if they have complaints or problems, leaving them alone with the trouble - that is unforgivable.

I did not know how much tabs with Android depend on Google, and if I had forseen the trouble Googles gives me know, I probably would have skipped the buy and waited for a cheaper W8 tablet.

[the_tyrant]

buy a prepaid card? http://play.google.com/intl/en_us/about/giftcards/

not sure if they are available in Germany though. If you are interested, I can help you pick some up in Canada (once I get back of course)

[Skybird]

Thanks for the offer, but I think this cannot be the solution. They messed something up, they do not care for fixing it or explaining it or talk with me, and so I will stop trying to squeeze myself into their golden rectum. I never was a friend of their privacy violation policies, with even greater enthusiasm I will now tell everybody willing to listen what desinterested loosers they are regarding customer service, too. After all they make a perfect textbook example for my argument that monopolies must be prevented and monopolists must get destroyed at all cost. :smug:

I hope the already payed apps of mine are not a loss once I need to reinstall them!?

Got myself a Bamboo Stylus this afternoon. Makes a great difference, compared to the - too thin - default stylus.

[MH]

I hope the already payed apps of mine are not a loss once I need to reinstall them!?


No.
All you have to do is login to playstore and click MyApp.

[Skybird]

Somebody said that security on Android is something I should not worry about, because it were Android. Well, that is wrong - Android is coming increasingly under attack, and the German BKA and BSI just end of last month warned of a massive attack wave that used over one dozen zero day exploits in one rush.

The good news is that the apparently best protection suite according to this site

http://www.av-test.org/en/tests/mobile-devices/android/jan-2013/

is FREE. I recommend to check for TrustGo. It runs on my device without any trouble or complications. German site hinting me at it also said that it is extremely battery-friendly.

My Playstore account is unlocked again. But it took two increasingly unfriendly paperletters with really some claws and teeth in the wording. Power to the paperletter-writers!