ImagineThat
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- Dec 2, 2010
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Since there were a lot of know bugs/issues with the initial firmware release the tablets shipped with (1.01 or 2.01 for some units), here is a summary of those and if the new firmware (2.02) has addressed them. I have not tested all myself, so please add additional items or notes if something on this list is confirmed working or not:
Mono sound from headphone jack: FIXED. Confiremd stereo output
HDMI output: not tested yet
g-sensor/accelerometer: It has been confirmed that this tablet has an Orientation sensor, not a full accelerometer. The launcher and some apps are able to rotate when the screen orientationis changed, but games or apps made to use the accelerometer normally found in android devices will not work.
Battery life: this is a hard one. 2.02 seems to have a bit better battery life, but still not great. There are several things you can do - but no one has gotten 6 hours with wifi on. The manufacturer has stated that the specs should be 3 hours...which is still pretty generous
Recovery partition/boot loader: FIXED. There is now a recovery feature to flash back the most current firmware. See one of bigwooly's posts (and thank him for finding the magic key combination)
OTG USB port: FIXED, sorta. You can now connect via the OTG USB port to a computer and access the CD card. Not confirmed yet whether you can access adb directly through USB...but adb through wifi works great.
I'm sure I'm forgetting something.
UPDATE:
There are potentially two different hardware platforms for this device. Sprdtyf350 foudn the magic combination to recover the factory ROM if bigwooly's instructiosn don't work. Also looks like his headphone jack is a hardware issue...I'll wait for him to elaborate more on his fix with a jumper.
Mono sound from headphone jack: FIXED. Confiremd stereo output
HDMI output: not tested yet
g-sensor/accelerometer: It has been confirmed that this tablet has an Orientation sensor, not a full accelerometer. The launcher and some apps are able to rotate when the screen orientationis changed, but games or apps made to use the accelerometer normally found in android devices will not work.
Battery life: this is a hard one. 2.02 seems to have a bit better battery life, but still not great. There are several things you can do - but no one has gotten 6 hours with wifi on. The manufacturer has stated that the specs should be 3 hours...which is still pretty generous
Recovery partition/boot loader: FIXED. There is now a recovery feature to flash back the most current firmware. See one of bigwooly's posts (and thank him for finding the magic key combination)
OTG USB port: FIXED, sorta. You can now connect via the OTG USB port to a computer and access the CD card. Not confirmed yet whether you can access adb directly through USB...but adb through wifi works great.
I'm sure I'm forgetting something.
UPDATE:
There are potentially two different hardware platforms for this device. Sprdtyf350 foudn the magic combination to recover the factory ROM if bigwooly's instructiosn don't work. Also looks like his headphone jack is a hardware issue...I'll wait for him to elaborate more on his fix with a jumper.
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