Now that we got that out of the way, we need to gain root access. You need to sideload Z4 Root to your G Tablet. This allows us to modify all of the necessary files and use apps which require super user access. Download Z4 Root here and then simply:. For the time being, since the G Tablet does not support the Android Market , any apps that you will want for it must be side loaded similarly to how we side loaded the Z4 Root. If that is not appealing to you, check out this XDA thread on how to load standard Google apps and a rough Android market.
Image Gallery 1 Images. Fairphone 4 review: A sustainable phone you might actually want Fairphone has finally found the formula. Share Share Tweet Email. Android 5. Use it to watch movies, play music files, or even upload images from your camcorder and share them with your family and friends anywhere! What are current customers saying about the ViewSonic G Tablet? Build quality is actually pretty decent and the tablet has a pretty weighty feel in hand.
There are some touches in the industrial design that make it seem a bit cheap. The capacitive touch buttons are off-center and easy to press inadvertently, and the physical buttons are placed pretty haphazardly. One thing that really threw me off is the volume rocker, which is switched from the logical layout volume up is the lower button, volume down is the upper button. The Viewsonic left next to the Samsung Galaxy Tab, both on maximum brightness , to illustrate the viewing angles of both tablets.
I also expected a not-so-great screen, but not like this. I know that not everyone can splurge like Apple did and go for an IPS screen, but when you look at the TN panels in these and other tablets, it really does make sense.
It doesn't match the iPad's amazing contrast ratio, but still, contrast is not the problem. There are also icons for the battery meter and Wi-Fi connection that are much larger but less attractive than those you'll find on a typical Android slate like the Galaxy Tab.
Where most Android devices have up to seven desktops on which you can put custom widgets or shortcuts to apps, the G Tablet has three screens, each with a series of widgets you can't remove or customize. One screen contains a list of favorite contacts, a clock, and a small headlines widget that updates itself dynamically with the latest news.
You can also hit the settings button and add custom news tabs for keywords tablets, for example. Another home screen contains a to-do list widget, a list of events from your calendar, and a widget that shows how many unread e-mails you have. Redundant in its features, the third desktop contains a larger news widget, a clock widget, and a smaller favorite contacts widget. Unfortunately, there's no way to see a list of open apps. Where in regular Android, you can task switch by long-pressing the home button; that doesn't work on the G Tablet--you must return to the home screen and then reopen an app to switch to it.
This extra step is particularly annoying. In Classic mode, you have three desktops, which you can use to store shortcuts for your apps or hold display standard Android widgets. You can even change the wallpaper on these desktops to your liking.
Unfortunately, aside from the desktop and app menu, nothing else changes in Classic mode. And you still can't see a list of open tasks by holding down the home button. When in landscape mode, the keyboard gets cut down the middle at the line between the G and H keys so you can to type with your thumbs and not have to stretch too far to target those middle keys.
When in portrait mode, the keyboard doesn't split, but does have nice, large keys. Unfortunately, the G Tablet does not support haptic feedback on the keyboard or anywhere else, so you won't feel any response when you tap the keys. Those who like the Swype keyboard that can use on the Galaxy Tab and other Android devices are also out of luck.
Instead, the preloaded software build includes a few mediocre apps with low-tech designs. The News app provides the same feed of headlines you get from the desktop news widget. The Weather app provides a large, graphical display of the current and upcoming weather in your area with giant images of a sun or clouds. Es File Explorer allows you to browse files and folders on the internal storage or external SD card. The Clock app shows the time and allows you to set alarms and timers. The To-Do app allows you to create post-it notes that appear on one of the desktop screens.
The Grocery app lets you create a shopping list of things to buy when you go to the store that you can even share via e-mail, but you can't check things off your list as you buy them and, frankly, we can't imagine someone lugging this heavy tablet around the supermarket.
The calendar app allows you to enter your appointments and have them appear on the desktop widget of upcoming appointments, but it doesn't sync with cloud applications like Google calendar, though it can download appointments from an ICS file.
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