How to make phone calls on Xoom

Some people buy a Motorola Xoom and think about using it as an actual phone. If the Xoom has the option, they would love it to simply replace the phone. But can the Xoom tablet make a Phone call?

You can use Skype, Google talk app to place Voice calls via the Internet, but the Xoom isn't designed to be an actual phone yet. In fact, in Europe the Galaxy Tab had the ability to make calls on Xoom, but the US Carrier restrictions prevent it here.

Xoom not turning on & stuck at Black Screen

Today when I wake up, my Motorola Xoom won't turn on and stucks at a black screen. It was plugged in night. The notification LED was also flashing. Why does the tablet not respond? How to fix the issue? Can any body help me?

Just pressing the volume button all the way up and the on button at the same time. That worked. Your Xoom will turn back on.

How to view available and used RAM on Xoom

If you want To view available and used RAM on your Xoom tablet(Note: The Xoom also uses RAM to run the Honeycomb OS.), try the following step by step:

1. On the Home Screen, tap Apps > Settings.
2. Scroll down the screen and tap Manage Applications > Running.
3. Under RAM option, you can find the available and used RAM.

Videos not loading on the Xoom stock browser

When I use the stock browser to watch flash videos on websites, the video isn't loading on the webpage. I don't know how to get these to work. My Xoom tablet has installed the Flash.

To fix the browser issue, uninstall Flash and try installing the latest Flash version from the Market. If that's still not working, you need to switch the flash pages from mobile mode to desktop mode for playing the flash videos.

How to set default browser on Motorola Xoom

I had used Opera on my Xoom tablet for 6 days. The Opera app is more faster and safer than the stock browser. I really like it and want to set it as my default browser.

To reset Opera as defaullt browser on Xoom, tap Settings > Manage All Apps > select browser > Clear defaults. Then open Opera app and click set as default. It will bring a popup window to let you choose the browser you want to use, choose Opera.

How to Delete Xoom Widget

I have accidently created a widget on my Xoom tablet. Now I want to delete the widget without deleting the app. How can I do that?

It is easy to do. just pressing on the widget for 6 seconds, then drag it to the upper right corner where it is saying remove.

Accessing network drive from Xoom

I am looking for an app that enable me to access network drive from Xoom tablet over WiFi. Is that possible to access my network drive with Xoom?

You can use ES File Explorer or File Manager HD that both have LAN access. The apps are able to access file & folders on my WHS computer without issue. And I use File Manager HD to view my Mac's shared folders using SMB and worked great.

Turn off Xoom systen updates 3.2

When I turn the Xoom wifi only running 3.1, the system update 3.2 will be available. I don't want to accept the update and that's annoying. How to disable system update notification on Xoom permanently?

You can't do this unless you are rooted. Under cache, deleted zip off of the end of the updates. Then reboot and it will be gone.

Xoom notification bar missing

Today I notes that the notification bar is missing at the bottom right of my screen and has disappeared. This status bar shows battery life and wifi signal strength. Where would the bar go?

You can reboot the Xoom tablet and the notification bar will come back again . Rebooting will fix the issues. Worked for me.

Xoom SD card got stuck

When I inserted SD card into my Xoom tablet, there is flastic card already inserted in it. Then plastic card came up. The SD card got stuck in the space between the screen and the sd slot.

The large Xoom tablets just have micro SD slots, so users always makes mistakes about that. You can carefully take it out with tweezers.

No sound when connect Xoom to TV using hdmi

I connects my Xoom tablet to my HD TV using a Micro HDMI. After I plug Xoom in the TV, I have no sound coming out of the tablet, such as a movie app, stock music player. The images are fine do. The sound comes back if I unplug the cable.

You can try this temp fix. Taking a 3.5mm audio cable and plug it into the head phone jack of the Xoom and the other end into the headphone jack of the TV. Works for me.

Yahoo videos wont play on Xoom

My Xoom tablet has been installed the new flash version. When I try to play Yahoo news videos on Xoom, it shows the picture of the news story and a vertical line with "?" in the middle of the video. The yahoo videos won't play.

The Yahoo videos uses microsoft silverlight that honeycomb doesn't support, so you aren't able to view them.

How to fix Xoom random keystrokes

My Verizon Xoom's erratic touchscreen is erratic. When I click off the screen and click it on again but then Xoom just starts randomly pressing buttons by itself and opening apps. After restarted it or done a factory reset, that worked fine. The issues come back at some point and happened to me 5 times in 1 month. Do you have a solution?

I think it is a faulty hardware with Honeycomb itself. You'd better to return Xoom to Verizon and have a replacement.

Change notification bar button colours on Xoom

I want to change the notification bar button colours on my Xoom without rooting, including switch open applications, back, clock. How can I do that?

Rooting the Xoom is the only way. You should be able to overwrite SystemUI.apk in /system/app or write an app to do it. I don't find a app can do it since now.

Wifi file transfer from NAS to Xoom

I need to transfer files from a NAS to the Xoom over WiFi without connecting USB to PC. Is there any Wifi file transfer app that can help me?

You can try using the following Xoom apps:
1. WebSharing app creates an internal http link for you to access your Xoom.
2. ES file explorer with the LAN tab automatically detect your NAS.
3. File Manager HD can access shared folders that use SMB on your subnet.

Facebook video calling on Xoom

Facebook Launches Skype-Powered Video Calling on their social network. Is there a Xoom browser supporting Facebook Video Calling?

I think you couldn't do that, because it requires that you install a plugin to get started and the plugin doesn't work on Xoom.

Connect external hdd to Xoom USb port

How can I connect the device, such as usb sticks, external hdd or standard sized sd cards, to the usb port on my Xoom tablet?

You are able connect my Canon 40D using the Motorola camera usb cable without rooting. That works flawlessly. You can also use the Motorola Camera kit plus by rooted.

Xoom system crash after rooting

After rooted xoom 3.2, the system seems to crash. When opening The gallery app, it is often crashing and then power cycle. I have got this issue before rooting.

Tap menu > settings > applications >manage applications > all> gallery, clear the cache and date and then reboot. If not working, you can try the Quick Pic app. That working great for me.

How to disable Pop Up blocker on Motorola Xoom

I want to change the settings on the Pop Up blocker on my Xoom, but couldn't find it. How can I disable Pop Up blocker? I am not rooted.

Open stock browser, tap settings in the top right corner and tap advance, then scroll down and uncheck the Pop Up blocker box.

How to Specify Xoom download folder

When I download pictures, movies on my Xoom tablet, How can I choose a specific folder for that to go to?

All downloads go to the "Downloads" directory. It seems that you can't specify download folder for saving a picture/movie when browsing, but you can use Astro to move it to another directory.