nextbook 7 w/android 4.0 @ biglots...$99.00???

[chuck3565]

thanks, Chuck. That was quick and succinct. I'm looking for a functional device out of the box -- I'm not that much of a hacker. Amazon market is good enough 4 me. One thing I forgot to check on -- does the Nextbook have SD or mSD slot? or am I limited to onboard storage. Does it recognize the Kindle app? As long as I can download a few game and a lot of books, I can be very happy.
thanks again, gang.
PS -- one other, if I may? As an example, what is expected battery life doing, say, just reading a book.


CJ

The next book has a SD card slot and Kindle works on the factory rom and every other custom rom which I have tried, even ICS. Chuck

[N4RPS]

thanks, Chuck. That was quick and succinct. I'm looking for a functional device out of the box -- I'm not that much of a hacker. Amazon market is good enough 4 me. One thing I forgot to check on -- does the Nextbook have SD or mSD slot? or am I limited to onboard storage. Does it recognize the Kindle app? As long as I can download a few game and a lot of books, I can be very happy.
thanks again, gang.
PS -- one other, if I may? As an example, what is expected battery life doing, say, just reading a book.

CJ

Hello!

You will NOT be happy with the battery life of the NextBook. You'd be better off either waiting for one of the Polaroids, or find a place that has them in stock. That's what I did. Also, you won't have to do anything spectacular to add Google Play Store to the Polaroid, which neither tablet comes with pre-installed.

My local Kohl's had a PTAB7XC for me, and with a bonus for opening a charge account, I ended up paying about $75 with tax for it. I'm much happier with it than I was with the NextBook.

The Polaroids have pictures pre-loaded onto them that I take issue with, but pictures can be erased...

73 DE N4RPS
Rob

[Finless]

The Polaroids have pictures pre-loaded onto them that I take issue with, but pictures can be erased...

Really? Some built in porn or something?

You have me curious as to what pictures they are

Bob

[jpandelides]

next7s download

I,m looking for a good download for The Big Lots next7s tablet. Can you help?

Is this nextbook 7 the same hardware as the older nextbook with Gingerbread?

If so someone needs to dump the ROM from this so I can do a rooted ROM.

FYI, I doubt the tablet is rooted out of the box. They rarely are.

Bob

[dwilkins]

Get Google Apps for your next7s

I,m looking for a good download for The Big Lots next7s tablet. Can you help?

It's pretty easy to get Google Play store on the Biglots next7s - I wrote a Linux script to do it since I had to do three of them:

https://github.com/dwilkins/Nextbook7sGapps

The best plan of action is to set usb debugging, run this script, then do a factory reset which will take you through the Google signup for the device. Once you get though that, you can go to http://google.com/play and select the apps on your computer and have them automatically installed on the device.

Some stuff doesn't work (Netflix, G+ hangouts to name two) and some stuff won't load (Facebook) due to "incompatible device", but for the most part the experience is 100% better than just the stock device.

Hint: If you (or someone you love) must have Facebook, extract the apk from an android phone, set the /system partition to read/write (it's in the above mentioned script), and then install it like:

adb root
adb install APK_FILENAME


-- dwilkins

[Lectoid08]

flashing boot image

Hello Everbody,

If i wanted to change the default boot animation what would it need to be saved as before i zip it?

[Finless]

Hello Everbody,

If i wanted to change the default boot animation what would it need to be saved as before i zip it?

Here you go!

http://www.freaktab.com/showthread.php?865-Create-A-Simple-Boot-Animation

Bob

[Lectoid08]

Thanks and the boot screen?

[jpandelides]

next7s download

I am looking for a Windows based download file which can support the GOOGLE PLAY APP. I have no problem with rooting the device and getting rid of all the junk, but I would like to do it using Windows Vista. Thanks again for all your fine efforts. John

[Mebejedi]

It's pretty easy to get Google Play store on the Biglots next7s - I wrote a Linux script to do it since I had to do three of them:

https://github.com/dwilkins/Nextbook7sGapps

The best plan of action is to set usb debugging, run this script, then do a factory reset which will take you through the Google signup for the device.

How, exactly, do I "run" the script? The tablet is asking me which application to use.

[Finless]

You need to install either script manager from the market (easiest way) or a terminal emulator.

Bob

[Mebejedi]

Thanks for the quick response!

Okay. I downloaded something called Android Terminal, which basically has a command prompt. What command do I type in to run the install7s.sh file?

[Mebejedi]

Okay, I figured how to run the file ( ./gplay/install7s.sh)

Did a factory reset, had to calibrate the screen, tried loading the Apk files. It won't load Googleservicesframework.apk. Clicking on the Market icon just drops me back to the last screen I was at.

I also tried this procedure: http://gunnersbarn.wordpress.com/201...ook-premium-7/

Unfortunately, the command "adb devices" does not see the tablet, even though I can access it under USB storage. If I can't get this thing to connect to Google Play/Market, then I'm taking it back. I got my daughter one of the Polaroid 7" tablets and was able to get it to access Google Play. I guess I should have bought 2.

[frankg]

BigLots Tablets buy early

Join the BigLots Buzz Club, they will email you the upcoming ads before the print version hits the streets. Buzz Club members can buy advertised items a day before non-members. I went in on Saturday morning the 21st about 1100hrs there were 7 Next7S' in the case. I bought one, took it home liked it so much I went back late that afternoon (they only had 3 left) and I bought another one for the wife...I doubt they had any in stock Sunday morning. Thanks to all for a great informative site.

I mis-understood your post yesterday, I didn't know what Sylvania tablet you were talking about. I used to own one but it couldn't be upgraded and the battery was only 1400 ma. I went to 3 biglots here today (we have 7) one store got 12 nextbook tablets another had 9 and the last one had 8 we have 1.5 million people here and it looks like the entire San Antonio area got about 100 total. I tried to get each store to sell me one today but no luck. I plan to be there early Sunday. If you want one you better get it soon. None of the Biglots here had any tablets of any brand on the shelves today.
I am very happy with my nextbook 7p and hopefully as happy with the 7S. Thanks to everyone for the hard work and dedication to helping the rest of us.

[BoratTwin97]

Need Help

Hey gang. I'm new here and really new to the whole tablet world. I was reading through the thread after purchasing one of these myself and had a couple of questions. First, how would I go about putting a different browser on it if I wanted to, if that's possible? How do I delete a lot of the useless crap that comes on it? Does it work with Netflix? If not why not and is that something I can change? Another thing I read a few posts about rooting it? What is rooting and is it the best way to maximize my use with the Nextbook? If so how do I do that and remember I'm new to a lot of this technological stuff so I need the for Dummies version lol