DW has Talkatone on her Wifi only iPad2 for Google Voice calls but it's not compatible with Vpad7 or showing up in market (Play) or Amazon - so I got GooVe IP Lite running Voip - between Skype and this, we now have options for making free voice calls. Google Plus is showing up - maybe I will devote some time to explore this FB alternative ...
A2SD is tricky to setup, took me several days of trial & error, despite developer's detailed guide/steps on how-to, to figure out the best way to format the mSD card (with CWM v2.x.x - not the newer v4.x.x or v5.x.x - done on an android-based HTC smartphone first, then, inserting into the Vpad7 and restoring the zip files, etc. after flashing & setting it up initially) Have you tried using A2SDGUI - it's a helpful interface to check & diagnose installation & problems in its use ... It is true that there is NO user control or option on what Apps to move or keep, etc. - it's auto-pilot mode without input, but, I'm fine with it since it's freeing up lots of space/memory/ram on the device to load more apps.
As for pulling or changing mSD cards while in use, that's a "no-no" - if I needed to copy/move/edit files, just connect the m-USB cable & switch out of "charge only" mode - that'll take care of the FC or crashes, if that's what you are referring to ...
As for the overclocking issues with the kernels or formatting, I'm not so sure - CWM is kind of buggy as being work in progress - and, learned to live without OC the CPU. Tried using MoboPlayer for video playback and Dolphin Browser HD for accessing mobile websites instead of the default ones.
Some of my apps are "missing" from market (Play) but I managed to use Amazon to download it - worked, i.e. USA Today, while other apps continue to protest as being "incompatible" with the device, oh well.
Ecompass is working on mine, no issues with downloaded Google Sky running - try using GPS Status from "Play" as it settings should help pinpoint & fix some of the location-based issues.
The multi-touch (ITE) screen is still a bit laggy and required a firmer pressure sometimes, but it's functional for me - going to "push" it around a bit more in the next few days before I decide on whether to keep it, or, back it up and restore EUv1.7b ...
Updated comments/feedback - 7/11/12: Over the weekend, I've downloaded Cleanview ICE v1.1 ITE verison to play a bit and for comparative purposes (ICE has a nice background and A2SD worked out of the box - but the ROM with its OC ? kernel and stricted of some apps aren't for me yet, it's nice & all - but too many random/unexpected FC'd and crashes within apps - did a CWM backup to save it and moved on) Back on this ROM, this is more stable but A2SD script isn't running 100% as written and I didn't have time to run adb or go into Terminal Emulator to try to figure it out ... Flash 10.2 (using MoboPlayer) working as long as I enabled software encoding to play one of the newer compatible MP4/video - but the audio & video seemed way out of sync. - seemed to slow to a crawl at times near the point of stopping completely - perhaps 10.3 or 11.x is better if I manage to sideload to update it? With either ROM, scrolling & home screen, switching all looked very nice with Launcher Plus/Pro loaded vs. default launcher, and screen auto-rotation seemed to work fine - using Widgetsoid on the EUv1.7 ITE Rom but with another layer of interface/panel - that setup get "sluggish" too. Both developers did a fine job of adapting and getting theirs to work & play with ITE hardware devices (thank you ! ) and with a bit more refinement - good choices for Daily Use. Meanwhile, I've CWM restored my faithful EUv1.7 ITE ROM - updated a few apss from "Play Store" - it's running smoothly with good memory management, and no FC'd and Flash is running on it ... drooling on the Jelly Bean (in our dreams, of course ... ain't going to run on our hardware)
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