Been meaning to do this for a while now. Alright, let's post some tweaks for this tab!
Everyone can post their tips, tweaks, opinions and questions in this topic, and I'll gather the best ones into this first post.
Pimp My Rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1908269
I gave it a try and I'm noticing a slight performance boost.
Recommended apps
What apps do you find especially useful on this tablet?
Supported games
There are certain games that seem to hate this tablet, so let's make a list of recommended games that DO work.
I can start this off with these awesome games that work for me:
Wifi problems
Wifi signal fine but everything downloads slow / sometimes nothing downloads? Try these:
Boosting SD speed
By default, android's SD read/write settings are crap. Download these two apps and optimize your settings for an overall performance boost.
Seriesguide + trakt
The best setup for movie/tv tracking! And add me as friend, username suffix.
http://trakt.tv/user/suffix
The app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.battlelancer.seriesguide
Everyone can post their tips, tweaks, opinions and questions in this topic, and I'll gather the best ones into this first post.
Pimp My Rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1908269
I gave it a try and I'm noticing a slight performance boost.
Recommended apps
What apps do you find especially useful on this tablet?
- Apex Launcher: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anddoes.launcher - A good launcher replacement
- Airdroid: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sand.airdroid - Manage your tablet through your PC browser (transfer files, install apps etc)
- Cool Tool: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ds.cpuoverlay - System information overlay + task killer, looks good on top of the navbar in ICS
- Quick System Info Pro: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.uguess.android.sysinfo.pro - System information in notifications + task killer, looks good in JB
- Hacker's Keyboard: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.pocketworkstation.pckeyboard - My keyboard replacement of choice
- MX Player: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mxtech.videoplayer.ad - Best video player, plays anything
- Mortplayer: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.stohelit.folderplayer - My music player of choice (or Apollo in CM)
- X-plore: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lonelycatgames.Xplore - My favorite file manager
- Zooper: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.zooper.zwfree - Simple and easy to use system info widget app
- Multipicture: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.tamanegi.wallpaper.multipicture - To have multiple background images
Supported games
There are certain games that seem to hate this tablet, so let's make a list of recommended games that DO work.
I can start this off with these awesome games that work for me:
- GTA III (laggy but playable once you lower graphics settings)
- Bard's Tale (stable)
- Final Fantasy (stable)
- Final Fantasy III (stable)
- World of Goo (stable)
- Jetpack Joyride (stable)
- Granny Smith (stable)
- Osmos HD (stable)
Wifi problems
Wifi signal fine but everything downloads slow / sometimes nothing downloads? Try these:
- Boot to recovery and clear cache and dalvik cache (this will help with overall performance as well)
- Install Wifi Fixer: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.wahtod.wififixer (you can disable Wifi Lock and Manage During Sleep under advanced settings to save battery)
Boosting SD speed
By default, android's SD read/write settings are crap. Download these two apps and optimize your settings for an overall performance boost.
- SD Tools: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ales.veluscek.sdtools
- SD Speed Increase: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sdincrease.it
Seriesguide + trakt
The best setup for movie/tv tracking! And add me as friend, username suffix.
The app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.battlelancer.seriesguide