New Update 6.2 - Page 4

weatherman · 11-30-2011, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by monkeyluis

Still no volume buttons!

I was going to post the same thing!

Actually, the volume controls in the video playback are better now. It used to be that you had to pause the move and open the top menu to increase the volume. So at least it's improved a bit.

jswinden · 11-30-2011, 01:13 PM

Little by little I guess. At least we have gotten two apparently major updates within the space of two weeks. The Fire shipped mid-November with 6.0 and it now has 6.2. I hope an update in the near future addresses some of the issues we have stressed here in this forum, like giving the Fire's stock reader app the features already available on K3s and K4s, and doing more to allow us to better use the Carousel or at least toggle it off.

Compare the Fire updates to what B&N does for the NookColor and we are way better off in that respect.

monkeyluis · 11-30-2011, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by weatherman

I was going to post the same thing!

Actually, the volume controls in the video playback are better now. It used to be that you had to pause the move and open the top menu to increase the volume. So at least it's improved a bit.

I was watching a Netflix movie last night & it was pausing everytime I went to turn up the volume. I was using headphones too.

jocampo · 11-30-2011, 01:48 PM

Wow!

I had 6.2 since I bought it before thanksgiving ...

... that was actually the 1st thing the device asked during registration process.

Can't compare how was before, because I never used it with 6.1 firmware, but no major issues besides the day that refused to start.

By the way, I took the decision, will keep it and return the Nook Tablet.

SCION · 11-30-2011, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by jocampo

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By the way, I took the decision, will keep it and return the Nook Tablet.

Please share why you returned it! You seemed really pumped about it, particularly when you found out you could sideload apps. Was it simply because of the IT books at Amazon?

jocampo · 11-30-2011, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by SCION

Please share why you returned it! You seemed really pumped about it, particularly when you found out you could sideload apps. Was it simply because of the IT books at Amazon?

Coming soon. I'm in my lunch break now. So, planning to write a full review tonight or Friday after work.

But I did not find the Nook Tablet a bad device. Actually, I like the hardware. But the Kindle apk workaround did not work as expected and I buy all my books on Amazon. B&N IT book collection is not as good, and they have higher prices.

Keep in touch ... ;-)

SCION · 11-30-2011, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by jocampo

Coming soon. I'm in my lunch break now. So, planning to write a full review tonight or Friday after work.

But I did not find the Nook Tablet a bad device. Actually, I like the hardware. But the Kindle apk workaround did not work as expected and I buy all my books on Amazon. B&N IT book collection is not as good, and they have higher prices.

Keep in touch ... ;-)

You know if boswd were still around, he wouldn't be surprised at your decision to return the NOOK Tablet!

jswinden · 11-30-2011, 02:02 PM

Not that I want to or recommend trying this, but I'm curious if anyone has tried installing Kindle for Android on the Fire. It is a different app than the Fire's stock reader and it does have a library. Not much in formatting options though.

jocampo · 11-30-2011, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by jswinden

Not that I want to or recommend trying this, but I'm curious if anyone has tried installing Kindle for Android on the Fire. It is a different app than the Fire's stock reader and it does have a library. Not much in formatting options though.

Something I do like from the B&N Android app, that we do not have on Kindle, is the page animation, like a real page. In absence of that, I would like to turn that option off on Kindle , that page moves from right to left during transition, hate that! lol ...

I consider the Kindle for iOs a more mature and elegant application.

jswinden · 11-30-2011, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jocampo

Something I do like from the B&N Android app, that we do not have on Kindle, is the page animation, like a real page. In absence of that, I would like to turn that option off on Kindle , that page moves from right to left during transition, hate that! lol ...

I consider the Kindle for iOs a more mature and elegant application.

Yes. I was hoping some of its features would be included in the stock reader app on the Fire. I really like the two page landscape mode. I got spoiled to that with the Sony PRS-950 I had. It actually works well on a 7" screen, though just. I understand how a 6" screen would not be wide enough, but a 7" screen is. Coolreader has this mode and it looks good on the Fire, though Coolreader is somewhat buggie.

monkeyluis · 11-30-2011, 11:26 PM

Bluetooth was not updated. Neither was the espresso maker!!!

Blossom · 11-30-2011, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by monkeyluis

Bluetooth was not updated. Neither was the espresso maker!!!

Espresso maker?

monkeyluis · 11-30-2011, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Blossom

Espresso maker?

One can hope!

Really, it's more of a shot at the reviewers that said this & this & that were left out.

Honestly. I only would have liked hardware volume buttons & Bluetooth because I do have a few pair that I like & eliminate the tangled mess. I can do with it. Volume they may be able to figure it out easier to change the software. We'll see. Still loving the device quite a bit.

Blossom · 11-30-2011, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by monkeyluis

One can hope!

Really, it's more of a shot at the reviewers that said this & this & that were left out.

Honestly. I only would have liked hardware volume buttons & Bluetooth because I do have a few pair that I like & eliminate the tangled mess. I can do with it. Volume they may be able to figure it out easier to change the software. We'll see. Still loving the device quite a bit.

Ohhhhh

Yes I would like a water dispenser too please!

I'm use to software control volume. My phone doesn't have one as well. Bluetooth would have been nice!

astrodad · 12-01-2011, 10:01 AM

To those who have seen an improvement in the page animation, do you see any difference in page animation smoothness when wifi is turned on vs off? I'm still seeing a slightly stuttered animation when WiFi is turned off.

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11-30-2011, 01:13 PM	#47
jswinden Nameless Being	Little by little I guess. At least we have gotten two apparently major updates within the space of two weeks. The Fire shipped mid-November with 6.0 and it now has 6.2. I hope an update in the near future addresses some of the issues we have stressed here in this forum, like giving the Fire's stock reader app the features already available on K3s and K4s, and doing more to allow us to better use the Carousel or at least toggle it off. Compare the Fire updates to what B&N does for the NookColor and we are way better off in that respect.

11-30-2011, 01:48 PM	#49
jocampo Layback feline Posts: 3,034 Karma: 6980745 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: USA Device: Oasis 2nd gen, Sony DPTS1, iPad Pro 10.5"	Wow! I had 6.2 since I bought it before thanksgiving ... ... that was actually the 1st thing the device asked during registration process. Can't compare how was before, because I never used it with 6.1 firmware, but no major issues besides the day that refused to start. By the way, I took the decision, will keep it and return the Nook Tablet.

11-30-2011, 02:02 PM	#53
jswinden Nameless Being	Not that I want to or recommend trying this, but I'm curious if anyone has tried installing Kindle for Android on the Fire. It is a different app than the Fire's stock reader and it does have a library. Not much in formatting options though.

11-30-2011, 11:26 PM	#56
monkeyluis Banned Posts: 725 Karma: 656644 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Central Florida Device: iPad "3", Kindle Touch, Kindle Fire, iPhone 4S	Bluetooth was not updated. Neither was the espresso maker!!!

12-01-2011, 10:01 AM	#60
astrodad Guru Posts: 962 Karma: 568242 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Oasis 3, Kindle Paperwhite 1, iPad, iPhone	To those who have seen an improvement in the page animation, do you see any difference in page animation smoothness when wifi is turned on vs off? I'm still seeing a slightly stuttered animation when WiFi is turned off.

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