While some of us have to revert back to the official firmware for warranty purposes, other just want to run the latest official firmware as their carriers are not pushing the latest ones to their tablets. So, here is the latest ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich) firmware for your Galaxy Tab 7.7 tablet. Download and flashing instructions are given below:
Download mode is used to install official and custom firmwares. It is also used to install custom (or official) CWM (clockworkmod) recoveries. To get into download mode on your Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7, shut down the device. After it shuts off completely simultaneously press the Down volume key+press the power button.
For many, 7.7 inch screen size is considered the best as it is neither too big to carry around, not it is too small like smartphones. For some reason, there are only two tablets that feature a 7.7 inch display. First is Galaxy Tab 7.7 and second is Toshiba Excite 7.7.
Continue reading Galaxy Tab 7.7 alternative: Toshiba Excite 7.7
Galaxy Tab 7.7 is one of the best Android tablets out there, especially for the one that is always on the move. It is being offered by Verizon network in the US. For the ones that love inputting lot of text on their tablets, Samsung offers a full size keyboard dock that has excellent built quality – at par with the Samsung smartphones.
Verizon Wireless made it official on Tuesday that the Galaxy Tab 7.7 will go on sale on Thursday (Mar 1, 2012) and will cost 500 dollars for a 2 year contract. It will require you to get yourself enrolled into 4G LTE mobile broadband data package as well that starts at 30 dollars per month in which you get 2GB bandwidth.
Here is how you can perform root / gain super user access on your Samsung galaxy tab 7.7 to run special apps or to do extensive modification of the file system on the tablet.
1. Download and install LATEST SAMSUNG KIES (or stand-alone USB drivers if you can find them)
2. Transfer the file root.zip [zip file] to the EXTERNAL CARD on Galaxy Tab 7.7
3. Turn off the Galaxy Tab 7.7
By default, apps do not have the permission to write data onto the external SD card in the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7. However, there is a hack that lets you accomplish that. It requires you to have a rooted Tab though.
Ready? Here are the steps:
Continue reading Galaxy Tab 7.7: Make Apps write to external SD
Tablets with 7 inch display is a very interesting form factor. Last year, Samsung came out with Galaxy Tab P1000 and it enjoyed quite a lot of success. Now, it is offering two models with similar size and form factor – Galaxy Tab 7 Plus and Galaxy Tab 7.7. Let us take a quick glance at the differences between the two.
