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ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Updated, but Not With 3.2
My ASUS Eee Pad Transformer just received an Over the Air update. Seeing the download in progress left me giddy with hopes that Honeycomb 3.2 was on the way to my Transformer, but upon a reboot ASUS disappointed me.
When the update was complete I did find some changes including a new V5.1.50 Wi-Fi version with a new Wi-Fi status bar icon. The kernel and a build number are different (see below). This new firmware build tantalizes the user with only a few minor changes. One is a boot splash screen that has the label “Powered by Nvidia” at the bottom. The Tegra games icon looks different.
Google’s video rental service shows up on the device but has a problem, at least on my Transformer. The top of the app’s screen shows an error instead of videos. This looks like prep for the Honeycomb 3.2 update that ASUS promises will show up soon.
As I play with the tablet for my review, I will share any other improvements that I find. Until then here is what users in the Android Central Forums found. These may just be personal impressions rather than real improvements.
- Speed of the interface improved
- New Android Market includes video
- Improved speaker balance fixing issue some users had with the left speaker volume weakness
- Netflix shows up in Market but still cannot display videos
ChrisRS
07/20/2011 at 4:52 pm
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Anonymous
07/20/2011 at 7:15 pm
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Anonymous
07/20/2011 at 7:36 pm
Really… You were disappointed by Asus because you have not received 3.2 yet? Its been what less than a week since it was released to Dev’s?
I think they have been pretty good with the updates, the updates fixed the keyboard lag, and added a movie option for us until Netflix is supported…
Anonymous
07/21/2011 at 10:28 pm
The ASUS transformer is by far the best tablet so pleased with mine and has come down in price as well – https://amzn.to/jLbPxq
Jack Levy
07/22/2011 at 5:51 pm
also there has been an annoying aspect that has been fixed. If you choose to use a different on screen keyboard, say thumb keyboard, every time you put the table back in the keyboard dock it would say that the asus keyboard has not been selected and to choose the asus one to keep consistency. until now, you could on say okay to it, but now you have a check box that allows you to say do not show this message again. I am very happy with my asus transformer, I do not have a problem with battery drain or anything like that, in fact the battery is fantastic! Couldn’t ask for anything more!
Jack Levy
07/22/2011 at 5:51 pm
also there has been an annoying aspect that has been fixed. If you choose to use a different on screen keyboard, say thumb keyboard, every time you put the table back in the keyboard dock it would say that the asus keyboard has not been selected and to choose the asus one to keep consistency. until now, you could on say okay to it, but now you have a check box that allows you to say do not show this message again. I am very happy with my asus transformer, I do not have a problem with battery drain or anything like that, in fact the battery is fantastic! Couldn’t ask for anything more!