The *official* Android on the HP Touchpad owner's thread

Quote from MozartA : What about the wireless problem people have been discussing? Seems like not working correctly for many people. Based on %, how much is it working? Or it has been fix and working 100% now?

It's hit and miss. I personally don't have a problem with mine. I think it's less of a TP problem and more of a config issue with all the setups everyone has. Wifi is complex so there are tons of variables. CM9 is definitely better than the CM7 alphas we had earlier. Like I said try it, the risks are quite small.

Quote from MozartA : What about the wireless problem people have been discussing? Seems like not working correctly for many people. Based on %, how much is it working? Or it has been fix and working 100% now?

It's difficult to say what percentage have had issues, but if I had to guess, I would think it's a miniscule percentile and as best as I know, all of them have been resolved.
I wondered about the same thing, before installing Android myself, and I remember thinking that there seemed to be a lot of people complaining. I guess it's just an illusion one gets when seeing it from the outside.
One thing for sure is that if you do have a wifi problem, you get your money back.....

Quote from RockySosua : It's difficult to say what percentage have had issues, but if I had to guess, I would think it's a miniscule percentile and as best as I know, all of them have been resolved. I wondered about the same thing, before installing Android myself, and I remember thinking that there seemed to be a lot of people complaining. I guess it's just an illusion one gets when seeing it from the outside. One thing for sure is that if you do have a wifi problem, you get your money back.....

The other thing is complainers are a lot more vocal then people who have success. They are looking for a solution and wondering if anyone else had the trouble. If you have success you are less likely to go to the effort to make a post saying things worked great.

stupid question, but how do I view my apps folder on my computer? I can't seem to find it..

Quote from BostonGirl : stupid question, but how do I view my apps folder on my computer? I can't seem to find it..

Simple answer is you can't. When you plug your TP or other android device in via USB what you are seeing is the SD card or in the case of the TP the mock SD card. Apps are installed in the System section of the device which is not mountable.

There are ways around this but they are more complicated and usually just not needed. What are you trying to do? I bet there is a better method.

Quote from BostonGirl : stupid question, but how do I view my apps folder on my computer? I can't seem to find it..

Download File Expert..... Open...... My Apps...... Bingo.

Quote from BostonGirl : stupid question, but how do I view my apps folder on my computer? I can't seem to find it..

Try Android Commander.

http://androidcommander.com/

http://forum.xda-developers.com/s...p?t=597098

Quote from BostonGirl : stupid question, but how do I view my apps folder on my computer? I can't seem to find it..

I see now that I misunderstood your question, thinking that you referred to the TP as a computer, which it is of course, but I now realize that you meant your Windows computer.
My bad.
And here I thought my pretty pictures would do the job.

Yea, sorry . I want to view on my computer...well my Mac which makes it even more confusing. I have Android File Transfer but just can find where the market place apps are. I'm thinking they are hidden or on the Palm side of things. I was trying to edit a file in the apk ( yes a cheat code for unlimited cash..lmao )
I also am using easy file explorer on the tablet, but can't view the jsp file, says its too large. I gave up, its not a big deal was just curious .

I didn't see anywhere mentioned that installing WebOS doctor would completely wipe out everything on my TP
Now it looks like I'm back at square one like I just bought it.
All I was trying to do was install CM9, now I've got a mess on my hands

Quote from RVD26 : I didn't see anywhere mentioned that installing WebOS doctor would completely wipe out everything on my TP Now it looks like I'm back at square one like I just bought it. All I was trying to do was install CM9, now I've got a mess on my hands

I don't know who told you to run webOS Doctor before installing CM9, but he/she was sorely mistaken.
If you sign back into your HP account, your apps will download automatically, but you'll have to do all the preware stuff again.

Quote from RockySosua : I don't know who told you to run webOS Doctor before installing CM9, but he/she was sorely mistaken. If you sign back into your HP account, your apps will download automatically, but you'll have to do all the preware stuff again.

The instructions you linked HERE [androidforums.com] said to install WebOS.
I didn't know I wasn't supposed to run it.
Looking back, I'm not even sure it was needed at all.
Anyway I have installed ICS and think I'll just go with that from now on.
Do I still need to do all the Preware stuff to get this device overclocked?

Quote from RVD26 : The instructions you linked HERE [androidforums.com] said to install WebOS. I didn't know I wasn't supposed to run it. Looking back, I'm not even sure it was needed at all. Anyway I have installed ICS and think I'll just go with that from now on. Do I still need to do all the Preware stuff to get this device overclocked?

I can see how that would be confusing, as they say to download it. I presumed that it was just in case of a disaster, you would need it to get your webOS back.
Sorry that you landed up running it and wiping out your data. I'll be sure to mention to not run it to others, in future, as it certainly can be interpreted as meaning one should run the doctor at some point or another.
Anyhow, getting back to the matter at hand, you will need to do the whole preware thing in webOS to get your overclocking going again.
In Android,all you need is to download an app to overclock it.
I use the Antutu CPU Master Free and it works like a charm, OC'ed to almost 1.8.GHz.

There's a ton of kool apps, adjustments, settings, etc to be done to get the system running to your liking, and all of it is free, my favorite word.....
You can change lots of settings to suit your needs.
For instance, you can change the main interface from default, I use "Cube Out". By default, you have 5 screens, but you can go up to 7 and choose which one will be your homepage.
There are also adjustments and settings that would allow you to connect to your Windows computer using the USB cable, another that shuts apps down automatically when you leave them, another that will show your battery percentage in the bottom taskbar, you can change the default time for the display to shutdown, etc.
Lastly (for now), downloading Apps 2 SD will allow you to install up to 50 apps on another partition, to avoid using up all the allotted space.

Quote from RockySosua : I can see how that would be confusing, as they say to download it. I presumed that it was just in case of a disaster, you would need it to get your webOS back. Sorry that you landed up running it and wiping out your data. I'll be sure to mention to not run it to others, in future, as it certainly can be interpreted as meaning one should run the doctor at some point or another. Anyhow, getting back to the matter at hand, you will need to do the whole preware thing in webOS to get your overclocking going again. In Android,all you need is to download an app to overclock it. I use the Antutu CPU Master Free and it works like a charm, OC'ed to almost 1.8.GHz. There's a ton of kool apps, adjustments, settings, etc to be done to get the system running to your liking, and all of it is free, my favorite word..... You can change lots of settings to suit your needs. For instance, you can change the main interface from default, I use "Cube Out". By default, you have 5 screens, but you can go up to 7 and choose which one will be your homepage. There are also adjustments and settings that would allow you to connect to your Windows computer using the USB cable, another that shuts apps down automatically when you leave them, another that will show your battery percentage in the bottom taskbar, you can change the default time for the display to shutdown, etc. Lastly (for now), downloading Apps 2 SD will allow you to install up to 50 apps on another partition, to avoid using up all the allotted space.

So just that I am clear, I can just download an app (which one?) to overclock this device?
You're saying I do NOT need to install Preware to overclock?
I've been playing around on this device with ICS for about half an hour now and it seems 100x better than WebOS, so I don't think I'll be using WebOS ever again.