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Screen orientation & accelerometer not working!

PostPosted: April 16th, 2012, 11:47 pm
by Topman
Hi all,
I just received a new Scroll Extreme in a sealed box today. I absolutely love it but found that the screen orientation doesn't work at all out of the box and is stuck on landscape mode! I checked the Auto screen rotation is set to Auto. I also downloaded a racing game that uses the accelerometer and it doesn't work too! I also can't find any accelerometer calibration which was in v2.3! Everything else is working fine. Is it faulty or is there a solution?

Re: Screen orientation & accelerometer not working!

PostPosted: April 17th, 2012, 9:41 am
by cantisque
Most certainly faulty, as it should work perfectly from when you switch it on.

Re: Screen orientation & accelerometer not working!

PostPosted: April 17th, 2012, 3:07 pm
by Topman
Oh dear!
Then its got to go back :(
I am trying to decide whether to ask for a replacement or get a refund :?
What are the alternatives to the Extreme in the tablet market?

Re: Screen orientation & accelerometer not working!

PostPosted: April 17th, 2012, 3:37 pm
by cantisque
There are some 10 inch tablets of identical spec emerging on Amazon and such, but you will probably find these are the exact same tablets with a different brand name. The only other alternative is to try and find an older tablet like the original Transformer, which you can score for around £250 new sometimes and around the £200 mark pre-owned (mint).
But all in all, the Extreme and it's various other cousins are the only choices right now at this price point.

Re: Screen orientation & accelerometer not working!

PostPosted: April 17th, 2012, 4:42 pm
by Charlie
Topman wrote:Oh dear!
Then its got to go back :(
I am trying to decide whether to ask for a replacement or get a refund :?
What are the alternatives to the Extreme in the tablet market?


A member on here has returned their Extreme and bought a xoom for £240 (wifi only model) it has gingerbread, however there seems to be an ICS update for it.