Recent content by sparksd

Yeah, thanks for the replies. Clearly, something was either wrong with the tablet or what I was doing. Given that all other video sources looked great and others haven't encountered this, I'm inclined to think the latter ...

Yes, it was for all apps.

Just to add: I tried everything (I'm a seasoned Android user, having used it since first betas and worked with rooting & custom ROMs). Video in both were quite dark, really unwatchable. No similar issue with video streamed from my NAS, YouTube or downloaded. Nor is it a problem with my 8" Tab...

I was checking out a 7 Plus and looking at Prime Video and Netflix on both, the image was quite dark even with brightness all the way up on both the tablet and the apps. Is this a quirk of the tablet?

How's it running? Much performance improvement over stock? Other than the Samsung update issues, what advantages are you seeing over stock? Been a while since I've rooted something and installed a custom ROM - any problems doing it?

How's the performance on the S4? With my Android devices I got frustrated with the constant lag that I never see on my iOS devices. I don't care much about multitasking, remote connectivity, etc now that I'm retired and "single-threaded" but as a retired engineer, I am sensitive to performance...

I've been with Android since day one, with numerous tablets and phones, and as a power user rooting & loading custom ROMs. But then I gave the iPad Air 2 a try, and now the 10.5" iPad Pro and the iPhone XS Max which replaced my Samsung Edge. These things just work great, and the app selection is...

Yep, XDA is your best bet. I used to do custom ROMs from XDA with other Android tablets and they worked well. Just read and follow the directions. Very carefully. I haven't done it with my 8" Galaxy Tab S2, just keeping it stock.

I know I can't do this with my S7 Edge or Galaxy Tab S2 - but I also know I can't do it with my iPad Pro. Mobile OS's are limited.

Same here - no reset, no problems.

I don't see this issue on my 8" S2, running 7.0 and Chrome v68

Yeah, it works with the 817 but not with others - 713 & 813 as noted above - and also not with the 819: https://forum.xda-developers.com/tab-s2/accessories/mhl-t3222696

I does not support MHL so you can't do a cable-out solution - has to be a cast of some sort. https://forum.xda-developers.com/tab-s2/help/mhl-tab-s2-9-7-wifi-t-813-t3520327 https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Tablets/Galaxy-Tab-S2-8-0-Model-T713-HDMI-Connection/td-p/169183 I ran into the same...

My Sprint S7 Edge got it today.

I have and like the slim Fintie case - https://www.amazon.com/Fintie-Slim-Shell-Samsung-Galaxy/dp/B013G0P2AI?tag=hawk-future-20&ascsubtag=UUacUvbUpU6274519