Recent content by paul foster

last time i checked (may 1) Marshmallow was not running on my Dell Venue 8

Eyes wide open folks .... I own one of these and it has some nice features including a killer screen. However nothing from Dell in regards to Marshmallow upgrade. In the absence of guidance from Dell You must assume this tablet will remain on 5.1 Had I known that I definitely would not have...

it's all about information volume. for sure flac is good mp3 files encoded at 320 bps are great also more info in the file means more clean sound Posted via the Android Central App

Never mind I have it http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_grouper#Unlocking_the_device Posted via the Android Central App

I wish to flash cyanogenmod on my nexus 7 2012 also. Can you provide the procedure? For rooting and links to the package you installed ? Thanks I have done this in the past with an early version Samsung galaxy s Posted via the Android Central App

It appears as though dell (lollipop) has locked down screen cast to their own proprietary HDMI device. My nexus 4 casts just fine to Roku HDMI but my venue 8 does not recognize the ROKU. Any one else tried this? Any hacks to work around this issue ? Posted via the Android Central App

No WiFi issues here. In fact no issues at all. Tablet with 5.0 seems to be running better than 4.4 Posted via the Android Central App

My tablet is always at home so I have lock screen / security turned off. However 5.0.2 encrypted my storage. Can someone tell me where I can find the encryption key ? Posted via the Android Central App

No bugs yet but tablet feels very fast. Now we can start the ---+ when will 5.1.1 be delivered conversation👽 Posted via the Android Central App

Just finished updating. Too early to declare this a winner but good right now. I will post any issues as they arise. I am familiar with 5.1 on my nexus 7 and had many issues before the last stable release. Thats why I got the dell. Stable 4.4 is better than buggy 5.0 Better late and stable...

I use file explorer es3 (free) and have no trouble moving files to my 64gig sdcard Posted via the Android Central App

Things could be worse,..............iOS for example😨 Posted via the Android Central App

Patience folks....remember the guts is intel which is unusual for android OS. Recently (this week) 1password fixed a syncing bug which was unique to Intel / android builds . it took agile bits at least 10 weeks. the tablet has plenty going for it and lollipop is not that much better than...

Re: Dell Wireless Keyboards Venue 8 tablets I tested an old blue tooth Logitech mouse and it worked fine Posted via the Android Central App

Nothing here so far 2:00pm April 21...😯 Gonna go tweek my 1981 cb750.....something I can control Posted via the Android Central App