The Master Help Guide

[DrMightySnake]

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Welcome to the Master help guide, first if you are new to Android and just your got tablet (Congrats ) here are the six topics you must know:

What is Android : Clicky

Android Dictionary : Clicky

Android Terminology & Lingo: Clicky

Video Walkthrough: Clicky

Android 4.x ICS Guides & Walkthroughs: Clicky

ICS Tips and Tricks: Clicky

And a special one for your Keyboard Dock

Keyboard shortcuts: Clicky



Once you have mastered the basics, here are a comprehensive links of how-to's and guide to further elevate your experience

New Comers:

• 20 Basic Tips and Tutorials
• Having Fun with Your Asus Tablet -- A Basic Step-by-Step Guide
  
• Revisiting Task Killers and Why You Still Don’t Need One
  
• TF201 User Manual - FAQ - firmware updating process
  
• TF101 FAQ
  
• 3D videos , games on the Prime
  
• [FAQ] The definitive thread to battery related matters on the Asus range of tablets
  
• "Tegra optimized" games list
  

How-To's:

• [HOW TO]Effectively Search on This Forum
  
• [HOW TO]Perform a Factory Reset
  
• WIFI can't get connected
  
• [HOW TO] Get Adobe Flash Player & the best browser experience on your tablet
  
• Apps to increase battery life
  
• Cold Boot - Battery issues - GPS - Firmware - Google Play - iTunes
  
• Ice Cream Sandwich update problems
  
• Charging & Boot Issues
  
• Power Button Issues
  
• [GUIDE] Printing from your Android tablet, (or phone)
  
• [GUIDE] How to update your firmware OTA - incremental changes & full OS updates.
  
• [GUIDE] [HOW TO] Recover data from a locked tablet
  
• [HOW TO] Perform a Full System Backup unrooted Android 4.0, 4.1 or 4.2 device
  
• Frederuco's Guide to Root and ROM the TF101
  
• Frederuco's Guide to flash the TF101 back to stock
  
• [GUIDE] How to flash Official Firmware downloaded from ASUS site - Simple version if your device is working normally.
  
• [GUIDE] How to manually update/restore firmware (Tf700, TF300, TF101, possibly TF201) - Comprehensive version including the simple version & a way if your device is locked in a boot loop. This will work if you can get into recovery. In simple terms, if you can "cold boot" and see the icons at that point. Both methods require a microSD card.
  

Tips and Tricks:

• Using your tablet with no WiFi Internet available
  
• TF101 Accessories Master List
  
• TF101 Dock Accessories Master List
  
• TF201 USB devices Master List
  
• Security , malware & browser security
  
• Unofficial by Official ASUS Thread - Product Updates
  

Apps Questions and Issues:

• Must Have Apps
  
• Apps Optimized for Tablets
  
• My Library, e-reading & associated apps
  
• TF101 ICS Reboots Official Thread
  
• Questions About Rooting? Click Here To Learn More
  
• Rooting yes/no/maybe/why
  

ASUS Support:

• ASUS Support
• ASUS Support International Phone Numbers

Eee Pad

• TF101 Downloads
• TF101G (3G) Downloads
• SL101 Downloads
• TF201 Downloads
• TF300T Downloads
• TF300TG (3G) Downloads
• TF300TL (4G) Downloads
• TF700T Downloads
• ME172V MeMO Pad (7") Downloads
• ME301T MeMO Pad Smart (10") Downloads

PadFone

• PadFone Downloads
• Padfone2 Downloads
• Padfone Infinity Downloads
• FonePad Downloads

VivoTab

• VivoTab Downloads
• VivoTab RT Downloads
• VivoTab RT 3G Downloads
• VivoTab RT LTE Downloads

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v1.1 5/9/2012
-added "Having Fun with Your Asus Tablet -- A Basic Step-by-Step Guide" under new comers
v1.2 5/10/2012
-added "Unofficial by Official ASUS Thread - Product Updates" under Tips and tricks
v1.3 6/11/2012
-added "20 Basic Tips and Tutorials" under new comers
v1.4 6/20/2012
-added "Using your tablet with no WiFi Internet available" under tips and tricks
v1.5 6/25/2012
-added "How to get the best browser experience on your tablet" under How-to's
v1.6 7/9/2012
-added " [GUIDE] Printing from your Android tablet, (or phone) " & " [FAQ] The definitive thread to battery related matters on the Transformer range "
v1.6.1 8/15/2012
-Minor layout change "first line moved to the middle of the post" paralleled with the other blue line
v1.7 8/24/2012
-added [GUIDE] How to update your firmware OTA - incremental changes & full OS updates.
v1.8 10/17/2012
-added "Tegra optimized" games list
v1.9 11/12/2012
-added more Asus Download Pages for new devices
v2.0 12/13/2012
-added 4 guides (data recovery, ADB Bacukp/Restore, Frederuco's Flash TF101 to stock and Root and ROM TF101)
v2.1 03/13/13
-added how to manually flash firmware guide
v2.2 03/25/13
-updated Downloads for devices, added new devices.
v2.3 04/13/13
-added comprehensive "how to" manually flash firmware guide

[janner43]

Great job Doc. And worthy of being a sticky - which it now is

The FAQ & help link in my signature now goes right here

[leeshor]

Fantastic job and very much a benefit for new users and members alike.

[buzzman]

Great job Doc and all contributors!! you should be proud!!!!!

[Teg32]

Inspired! I wish this had been available when I was new to the TF101/dock. Just what the doctor ordered :-)

And a big debt of gratitude to all who supplied the 'bricks' for this Guide. Well Done & thank you!

[DrMightySnake]

v1.2 5/10/2012
-added "Unofficial by Official ASUS Thread - Product Updates" under Tips and tricks

[DrMightySnake]

v1.3 6/11/2012
-added "20 Basic Tips and Tutorials" under new comers

[songofthebride]

hello everyone... having a great time with my TF101 would u believe i dropped the thing twice and no issues? well today i bought my husband a slider sl101, did not like connecting and disconnecting my keyboard just to have just tablet. any way can anyone tell me where manual is? the download only shows SOP for frmware update

[songofthebride]

found it... btw did consider getting TF Prime but i see still wifi issues and i did not like TF 300, found manual not much help so playing with it... got everything set for my hubby.

[DrMightySnake]

v1.4 6/20/2012
-added "Using your tablet with no WiFi Internet available" under tips and tricks