Recent content by Jim_S

I'm still clueless. Why on earth should there be any need to identify any device as an "OTG" device, versus just adapting the plug to fit the tablet? It sounds like a layer of complexity that serves no purpose whatsoever. What am I missing?

What's the difference between an OTG cable and a USB cable? I would've thought that all USB functionality would depend on the software on the host...

Nope.

ANYBODY? I've seen lots of complaints about flaky magnetometer behavior around the net, but other than the page that I still haven't been able to find again, nobody seems to be doing anything about it.

I just ran into a bizarre problem. Whenever I launch the Browser (which to me looks like just a re-skinned Chrome; in fact I normally use Chrome but I was trying to make something work that didn't work in Chrome), the top of the screen flickers. Not the whole top, but a line from the little...

Oh, one more thing related to using the USB cable, that I didn't mention until now because I was unable to duplicate it. My girlfriend has the same tablet, and a few days ago she had copied some files to the SD card and the next time she started the tablet, the files were gone. Not empty...

I can't figure out how to reformat the card. There has to be some way to do it in Android, doesn't there? I did, however, unmount and remount it, and the spurious directories disappeared. On another note, the only reason I'm plugging it in via USB is because copying files from my Windows...

Today I used ES File Explorer to delete some files from my SD card. Everything looks as it should on the tablet, but when I plugged it into my computer to transfer more files, I had a bunch of "LOST" folders show up, some of which contain empty copies of the deleted files, and also there are...

I have zero issues with the screen when plugged into my PC, it just doesn't charge the battery. I can't rule out the possibility of one of my USB ports providing more than 500mA, though. But all the other ones are in back, so I'm not going to try them all to check. I did once have a USB hard...

I got a Sero 7 Pro the other day, and it's working good except that the magnetometer seems exceedingly flaky. I posted a very detailed message in the general forum so as to not sidetrack this thread. Anyone who uses compass-related apps, take a look please...

So, I finally got my first Android device, a Sero 7 Pro tablet. It's a lot of fun, and I see a lot of useful apps too. But I seem to be having a problem with any app which has a compass function, which no amount of attempting to calibrate will fix. Most simple compass apps will lock on to...

Right, but I don't own one yet, I was hoping that somebody else had already probed the hardware.

Could someone post a complete list of sensors that the tablet has? Other than GPS, I'm assuming that it has a magnetometer and accelerometer. Correct or not? And any extras like temperature, humidity, or pressure?

As a prospective buyer, I was wondering if anyone else was having problems with the magnetometer.