Mizouse

Can't you just buy a receiving slingbox unit for your TV in the UK?

Whiskers

I would use it from a computer instead of the Ipad.

Doesnt work that way, you need a Slingbox on one end and a Slingplayer on the other.

Mizouse

I thought that's what I just said.

A sling box at your home in PA and then a receiving sling box player at the UK.

why use the iPad?

Whiskers

A Slingplayer is not a piece of hardware or equipment (or its not anymore, they once had one but stopped doing it). Its software that runs on a device such as Android, Ipad, some streamers such as WD Live TV, but sadly not Apple TV.

Mizouse

Well guess I don't want one anymore.

CGFebTSX04

Android 4.3 factory images are already up for Nexus devices. Probably the fastest rollout for an update by far for Nexus devices. Downloading it right now for my GNexus and 7:

https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images


What's new in Android 4.3? Check out the Android website:

http://www.android.com/about/jelly-bean/


And from Droid-Life:

http://www.droid-life.com/2013/07/24...n-android-4-3/

Doom878

Can we use switch users now on 4.1.2? My girls love playing with the kids apps.

Whiskers

4.3 on my 7 now.

03SSMTL-S

my nexus 7 is still bricked from the last update, lost all touch function (did complete reset no help at all), fucking thing was only used for a month or so this reminds to contact them

stogie1020

will 4.3 autopropogate or do I need to download it? My nexus7 (wifi) says "no update available" and is on 4.2.2.

is300eater

OTA will eventually roll around, might be a few days, maybe a week


but what I was told is, rather than just going straight to "About Phone" and checking for system updates

settings--->apps (all)--->Google Service Framework ---> Clear data (don't worry, it won't wipe your phone) --->go back to "About Phone" and check updates

is300eater

I can't seem to update any apps, I keep getting this

Whiskers

Seems exactly the same as 4.2

CGFebTSX04

That'll happen if you cleared the Google Service Framework trying to get the OTA to activate. You will need to remove your Google Account then readd it.

is300eater

Ahhhh damn it

speedemon90

it should look exactly the same, you wont notice anything really.

Hoping they release KLP with the next nexus phone!

CarbonGray Earl

FYI, the Chrome extension for ChromeCast is just came out. So you can output youtube, Netflix, or other tabs themselves (at least that's what the documentation says).

http://www.droid-life.com/2013/07/24...now-available/
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/d...jhdicfkmllpafd

Apparently my Chromecasts have shipped already...yippee!!

stogie1020

anyone know if you can output ANYthing from a chrome tab?

Would be nice to be able to web surf on the couch, etc...

Mizouse

Whiskers

speedemon90

what do you mean??

It mirrors your chrometab you send. And I read somewhere it can handle HTML5, and flash. No quicktime, silverlight and something else. For videos on chrometabs.

Its still in beta so I'm not sure exactly if anywebpage is possible. I'd assume so??

Mine shipped also!

stogie1020

I guess I am wondering if I go to Acura.com and start building a car on my tablet can I have the tab output live to the TV? Stuff like that.

If I go to flicker, can I output my screen to the TV? You know, non-porn stuff.

speedemon90

I think that should work. I can let you know when I get it.

CGFebTSX04

Chromecast should be able to stream whatever Chrome browser can play. It can also stream your whole desktop as it uses the WebRTC protocol.

http://www.droid-life.com/2013/07/26...8Droid+Life%29

stogie1020

Thanks. Really thinking about my dad, who would love to be able to search something on his laptop or ipad on the sofa and show my mom the results on the tv. Both of them wear glasses and straining to look at stuff is tough for them.

TSXy Luster

What's the point of adding emoji to 4.3 if it is such a freaking hassle just to type emojis, let alone enable it in the first place? Stupid Google Android.
Would be less painful if they made Hangouts work with SMS/MMS, but still not ideal.

AmberB

any nexus 4 guys get the 4.3 OTA yet? I tried to sideload but I keep getting "can not read ota.zip" error. The waiting is killing me. Probably why I impulsively bought a second edition nexus 7 when i saw it on amazon yesterday.

CCColtsicehockey

Finally will get to play with a Chromecast tonight. Took long enough but found a Best Buy 45min away that still had one.

TSXy Luster

Yes.

is300eater

My N7 got the OTA but my N4 hasn't

speedemon90

Yes I see your point. My dad always takes photos at family events and this wood be a real way solution to view photos by mirroring Google+
That and I always have my laptop by the TV so I can just pop something on their if I wanna show people.

-sent from my new nexus 7

CGFebTSX04

I just flashed the factory images. Personally, I like to start clean when updating my phones. Skips the headaches of something not being cleaned up during the update and its readily available on Google's website:

https://developers.google.com/androi...s/images?csw=1

If you already have ADB and Fastboot drivers installed then you can easily do it yourself manually. Just backup all of your stuff to your computer first. Easily takes 15 minutes to get back up and running again:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1907796

Also for the people with the 1st gen Nexus and wasn't using a custom kernel with trim support or using one of those lagfix apps that required root from the Play Store, a wipe is going to fix your lag problems because of the cache build up from 4.2.2. 4.3 should've solved this issue but its a little too early to tell.

TSXy Luster

4.3 makes the Nexus 4 battery life actually usable for a whole day without charging at night even.

mdkxtreme

Oh dang I just caught wind of the 4.3 update news. Haven't gotten my OTA notice yet but I'll just patiently wait for it on my N4.

CGFebTSX04

Yay! They got the CRT screen off mod working on HTC One 4.2.2 Sense builds. Simply download and flash via recovery:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2379230



Works great on Maximus 10.0.1 ROM! For the people who want to learn what needs to be decompiled and what codes need to be changed, they put a somewhat tutorial up:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2368207

CGFebTSX04

For the people who want the AOSP Browser for flash content running stock Android and are rooted with BusyBox installed, you can use [ROOT] AOSP Browser Installer to automate the installation for you:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d....aospinstaller

mdkxtreme

Haha so I was browsing XDA for the updates and so many people are reporting bugs on it but the majority of it were from force update via Google Service Framework and issues after rooting. Man I'm so glad I'm out of that game.

Also I told my friend about the 4.3 update and he got too excited. I told him about the force update but I advised him to wait for OTA but he was the impatient type so he force quit the service framework and had issues with Play store and push notifications afterwards. What annoys me was that he didn't know how to fix it and handed the phone for me to fix. That's what I hate the most, haha. I advise someone not to do something, they do it, break it, and then give it to me to fix.

is300eater

weird, again... got my N7 4.3 OTA 2 days ago, and still waiting for the N4's OTA. Usually, they happen the same day, sometimes within an hour apart

mdkxtreme

But what's the rush to update? Changes doesn't seem significant. My N4 on 4.2.2 is still as fast as the day I got it. I almost feel like I won't even do the update until KLP.

is300eater

well, according to TSXy Luster there's a big improvement on the battery that's a big plus for me if it's true