To Root or not to Root? I've had this tablet for a month now and am very happy with it considering the price I paid and what it can actually do after being setup to my preferences.But now I'm wondering if I made a mistake by not rooting it. My question is: Would I lose all the programs and their settings (ie. email and browser) if I root it at this late date. I have all the programs backup up to my main computer, but it took so long to get the tablet to this stage that I'd hate to start from scratch again.Any input would be appreciated. To Root or not to Root? I've had this tablet for a month now and am very happy with it considering the price I paid and what it can actually do after being setup to my preferences. » Read More To Root or not to Root? I've had this tablet for a month now and am very happy with it considering the price I paid and what it can actually do after being setup to my preferences.But now I'm wondering if I made a mistake by not rooting it. My question is: Would I lose all the programs and their settings (ie. email and browser) if I root it at this late date. I have all the programs backup up to my main computer, but it took so long to get the tablet to this stage that I'd hate to start from scratch again.Any input would be appreciated. « Show Less
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Root it now; then, this time next month, you will be even happier with your tablet. It won't take as long to get your programs and settings with a backup, and you have more experience about what to do and what you want.
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rooting allows you to install the google app marketplace. which has over 160,000 apps instead of appslib 3000
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root it. and then install the Watery kyros Rom. With that ROM, it's made my tablet much more responsive and the apps just run smoother. Totally worth it.http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/coby-tablets/
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Never heard of antutu score,,,would not know what it means...One thing I do know is that the tablet when dead (cannot boot) about two weeks ago, that is within 6 month of purchase....! junk....?
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Gina: I got this for my wife. She loves it, B U T we were unable to upgrade to 8.1. We went through all the updates for Windows 8, then it asked and still asks to update to 8.1. Unfortunately when we updated to 8.1 it took over 4 hours to download the files, then after they were installed and the machine re-started the radio in the tablet for the Wi-Fi would not work (no Wi-Fi connection), soooo I backed it back to version 8 and the radio worked for Wi-Fi. I did get the extended warranty so I plan on filing a claim and send it back to asus. Are you having the same experience?
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Mary,The aspen A701 along with the newest of Azpen's 7-inch tablets (A727) pretty much has "developer options" hidden until you ..Settings--> scroll down to "about tablet" --> hit "about tablet" around 8 times then voila, developer options is displayedThis is typical of all Android tablets from this cheap tablet all the way up to the Google Nexus 10. Roget S posted the link how to root the device and it works flawlessly. BTW, all Azpen tablets are pretty much entry level devices however it's a good beginner tablet to hack...don't even try viewing Netflix or even attempt lengthy Youtube videos...ugh! Very limited onboard ram, very anemic dual core processor, and the gpu is hopeless rendering video Mary,The aspen A701 along with the newest of Azpen's 7-inch tablets (A727) pretty much has "developer options" hidden until you ..Settings--> scroll down to "about tablet" --> hit "about tablet" around 8 times then voila, developer options is displayedThis is typical of all Android tablets from this cheap tablet all the way up to the Google Nexus 10. Roget S posted the link how to root the device and it works flawlessly. BTW, all Azpen tablets are pretty much entry level devices however it's a good beginner tablet to hack...don't even... » Read More Mary,The aspen A701 along with the newest of Azpen's 7-inch tablets (A727) pretty much has "developer options" hidden until you ..Settings--> scroll down to "about tablet" --> hit "about tablet" around 8 times then voila, developer options is displayedThis is typical of all Android tablets from this cheap tablet all the way up to the Google Nexus 10. Roget S posted the link how to root the device and it works flawlessly. BTW, all Azpen tablets are pretty much entry level devices however it's a good beginner tablet to hack...don't even try viewing Netflix or even attempt lengthy Youtube videos...ugh! Very limited onboard ram, very anemic dual core processor, and the gpu is hopeless rendering video « Show Less
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Your question is fairly general and so I am not clear on what you are asking. I ordered one and returned it without opening it after I learned , this model does not support the Android Store (where you can buy solutions ala the Apple Store) but has another solution. That makes access to Android apps problematical if that is an issue for you. Otherwise, this is a good value at this price, although for $329 or so you can get the iPad Mini which blows all the tablets in the size group away. If this had the AndroidStore on it, I would have kept it.
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Hi, AJRunner,Do you have any idea when new Samsung TAb 8.9 comes out? I still feel that 10" tab is to big and to heavy as portable device so I hope that Samsung will make 8.9 Tab that will be not as heavy and thick as, say, ACER iconia 500 or Motorola Xzoom that are too thick and heavy in my view. If so, I may go with it. Do you know release date and features of Samsung 8.9 Tab?Thanks
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I installed it on my phone, so I have no experience with a tablet. However, I have never had a problem downloading anything from Amazon, so I would probably go that route.
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I believe the pre-order was removed because Amazon already filled up the pre-orders that it can get from the first shipment. So, rather than keeping people's hope up, it simply removed the option. I see no problem with that. I have already placed my pre-orders for both the tablet and the docking keyboard in the first 24 hours when it's announced. I believe Amazon already had that list ranked by the date/time so as long as it got the goodies in its warehouse, it will start shipping. Finally, I expect the next wave of frantic orders to ensue once people start receiving the Prime and reporting their experiences. I just don't see any negative blowups for the Prime at this point unless there are serious quality control issues. Then another wave to continue when Android 4.0 is availble for download. Asus's timing simply is genius!
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broke, try to default it. Tablets, computers and other electronics are not human, so they are not moody, or do not have a mind of their own, most likely the internal ROM is scrambled, for whatever reason, just do a reset, and it should be fine, you will loose your data, but if you have Gmail, everything is backed up automatically, so you will not loose anything, after entering your account information into the tablet.
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I like the tablet. What i dont like is their customer support. Its pretty much nonexistent. If your confident that nothing will ever go wrong then get it.
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Are you able to see a few shapes at the bottom left of the screen? If you're able to push the Iittle house shape and slide the screen and look for the Settings button. It will be on the page where you can Power off the tablet. Under Security you have a choice if you want to set a password with numbers or letters. There's no way the tablet sets its own password. Sounds like someone got a hold of your tablet. There's no possible way to do this in error. Good luck! BTW, emailing the company with any questions will get you no response unfortunately.
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It comes rooted already no need to try and root. Install a root checker or SU and you'll see
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I've rooted 2 Nook Colors and use them with a custom Rom (Cyanogen Mod 7 aka CM7). There are plenty of instructions for doing this and it's not difficult at all.I've rooted and intstalled CM7 on a Micro SD card ala Nook2Android method (for my daughter's nook since she also uses the stock B&N; software at times), and internally wiping out stock software for my personal one. The internal memory method is a little zippier. It's even easy to go back to stock NC software if you need to revert back. Happy to give advice to anyone who cares.
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I'm following my instincts too, I'm a good fan of android and this tablet is just another android appliance, so I will recommend you to follow any android instructive. Good luck...
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Yes you can. However, I can't recommend buying this particular tablet. :-/ First off, I emailed tech support twice & never got a response, which isn't really acceptable. & second, there have been some issues with both the display & the battery (the battery stays at 100% even though it's discharging, so it conks out without warning). It's relatively inexpensive, and it's a great size, not too big, not too small, but ... I wouldn't buy it again. Good luck.
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VERY easy to root. You just need a decent SD card (with usb reader...I got a class 10 32 gb card) and instructions which can be found on the Facebook page "Customizing Your Nook Color". It was MUCH easier than rooting my Galaxy S phone. I am having a blast with my new tablet computer. I watched a Netflix movie start to finish yesterday with nary a stutter. Plus I have both my Kindle and Nook libraries on the device. Oddly (and perhaps ironically), the Nook app force-closes more often than any other app on the device (but it's not bad at all).
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No , unfortunately , i was not satisfy , i bought but its very slow and you can not update it or downgrade OS , memory is limited to 512 , when you run whatsapp or tango or other applications the tablet will get very slow on startup and running.