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You can't without having root access.
You need write permission on the system partition to change fonts. You can't get that without root access.
Why not root?
Because I had it rooted... then some jerk unplugged my phone while I was installing a new ROM.... I'm freaking lucky I was even able to recover it... I can't riot again.... I don't have the means or the know how
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johnny icepick said:
Because I had it rooted... then some jerk unplugged my phone while I was installing a new ROM.... I'm freaking lucky I was even able to recover it... I can't riot again.... I don't have the means or the know how
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It is a relatively easy process. There are some good guides pinned in this forum that will walk you through the process. On top of that there are easy to use tools that can help you along the way. Don't give up, just have confidence you can do it
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johnny icepick said:
Because I had it rooted... then some jerk unplugged my phone while I was installing a new ROM.... I'm freaking lucky I was even able to recover it... I can't riot again.... I don't have the means or the know how
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As mark said, its pretty easy to root, just do it manually without a toolkit if you are worried. You don't need a custom ROM to change fonts either, but if you do it again watch your phone and make sure it has at least 80% battery. Flashing a ROM should only take 1 minute, you should need to plug it in and charge
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Hey guys I've been loving my nexs 7 since I got it but lately I have had a lot more issues with apps crashing and being very slow to load for example Facebook hulu and pulse
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Facebook for Android just plain sucks ass anyway, hulu idk,
Try clearing some cache
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I'll try its just ay the point my phone is quicker and that's not how it used to run
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Do you have the 8 or 16 GB? Apparently the 16 has issues when it's nearly full. I'd say wipe the caches and see if it gets better. Are you stock or running a custom rom? Stock or custom kernel?
16 and on stock
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Mine's that way too... almost unusable, it was almost full, now with 6gb free...
Stock 16gb
I was having something like this happening about a month ago. I took that time to consider rooting and it's never been better.
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iurylima said:
Mine's that way too... almost unusable, it was almost full, now with 6gb free...
Stock 16gb
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Update it.
4.1.2 fixes this.
Thegreatheed said:
Update it.
4.1.2 fixes this.
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Thanks... was in "another world" this days, didn't hear about it, didn't receive OTA, will flash!
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I was having something like this happening about a month ago. I took that time to consider rooting and it's never been better.
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I've never used any nexus I own without rooting
And AFAIK, rooting doesn't change the speed of the device, just gives you root powers to alter something, that MAY alter the speed!
E_Goldstein said:
Facebook for Android just plain sucks ass anyway, hulu idk,
Try clearing some cache
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Facebook on android is utterly crap.
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I have bought a 32gb nexus 7 from best buy in canada and wondering is it all the same ? Just don't want to end up whit a brick or anything
First 4 hours of use impression : it came preloaded whit 4.1.1 its snappy if you ask me but sometimes in application we can see some small lag but great tablet for its price !
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shahkam said:
I have bought a 32gb nexus 7 from best buy in canada and wondering is it all the same ? Just don't want to end up whit a brick or anything
First 4 hours of use impression : it came preloaded whit 4.1.1 its snappy if you ask me but sometimes in application we can see some small lag but great tablet for its price !
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They're are all the same do don't worry about that. Glad you're enjoying it!
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Mac of York said:
They're are all the same do don't worry about that. Glad you're enjoying it!
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Sweet ! Looking forward to this phablet now time to go on reading to get root and etc etc... Also how does the charging works first time ? Drain to 0% and then 100% ?
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With every electronic gadget using Lithium-ion batteries nowadays, it doesn't really matter how/when you charge it.
Some would argue to make sure to allow a full discharge from a full charge from a battery calibration point of view, so the battery meter is more accurate. It wouldn't affect the health of the battery itself either way.
Things like memory effect doesn't apply to lithium-ion. How often you charge it and how much you charge it (full or partial charge etc.) doesn't affect it much either. The only 2 things that can potential kill a lithium-ion is high temperature and letting it discharge far too low to the point that it cannot be charged up again. Note that all electronic devices will power off way before it even reaches this threshold.
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Read this in a different thread when i was unboxing my nexus 7, i let mine sit for a while on the charger before i turned it on, but it came charged already. So far i have not let my nexus drain to 0% and the battery life on it is great, it can go for a entire day.
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Read this in a different thread when i was unboxing my nexus 7, i let mine sit for a while on the charger before i turned it on, but it came charged already. So far i have not let my nexus drain to 0% and the battery life on it is great, it can go for a entire day.
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Thanks for letting me know ive drained it to 0 charging all the way to 100 can't wait to start tinkering whit it
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I too just got one. May be came out of the box with 4.2. After I signed in I checked for an update manually, and it immediately upgraded to 4.2.1. I then rooted immediately! Battery has been impressive so far.
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annoyingduck said:
I too just got one. May be came out of the box with 4.2. After I signed in I checked for an update manually, and it immediately upgraded to 4.2.1. I then rooted immediately! Battery has been impressive so far.
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No luck for me i guess it shows that there is an update it downloads it and boot into recovery attempts to install but then an android robot laying down whit his chest open and a red triangle appears ?
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Sounds like it may be a corrupt download. Unless you plan to remain on the stock ROM just unlock/root it and then install what ever ROM you like.
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Sounds like it may be a corrupt download. Unless you plan to remain on the stock ROM just unlock/root it and then install what ever ROM you like.
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Will re download yeah it was only 80mb and it took like 20 seconds i think to download?
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No luck for me i guess it shows that there is an update it downloads it and boot into recovery attempts to install but then an android robot laying down whit his chest open and a red triangle appears ?
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Will re download yeah it was only 80mb and it took like 20 seconds i think to download?
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It happened to my device yesterday too. But after that upgrade disappeared so i can't get update. Did you redownload it? If you did, can you tell me how can i?
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I found website for to redownload way (i can't share url because i haven't 10 post) and i have tried twice but every time android robot laying down whit his chest open and a red triangle appears and i can't update. Can someone know why it is happened?
OK! Yesterday I use the GPS maps, drive 4 hour trip everything good! On my way back the phone boot up by itself... Between yesterday and now the phone boot up couple more times... Why did that? And how can I fix it please!!!
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How can we help you if you do not provide details about your rom, kernel, app etc?
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The phone is stock not root it... First Android phone so I don't know what details you asking???
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You mean it's turning itself on or it's rebooting on its own?
Oh and, welcome to the wonderful world of Android! Our cookies taste better. Customizable, too!
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You mean it's turning itself on or it's rebooting on its own?
Oh and, welcome to the wonderful world of Android! Our cookies taste better. Customizable, too!
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If I keep using it for like 30 minutes (hard use) it reboot... How can I do a factory reset? Maybe that fix it...
PS: I notice when reboot it get really hot! I don't know if that is part of the problem..
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monchy36 said:
If I keep using it for like 30 minutes (hard use) it reboot... How can I do a factory reset? Maybe that fix it...
PS: I notice when reboot it get really hot! I don't know if that is part of the problem..
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You just answered your only question.
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You just answered your only question.
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So? A factory reset will fix it? That's the way I use to fix my iPhone... I don't know if nexus is the same???
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monchy36 said:
If I keep using it for like 30 minutes (hard use) it reboot... How can I do a factory reset? Maybe that fix it...
PS: I notice when reboot it get really hot! I don't know if that is part of the problem..
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You said your phone shuts off after hard use, and you said it is really hot when it shuts down. This sounds like a hardware problem. When the processor gets too hot, the device kills power to protect it from frying. Almost every computer has a similar last-resort power-off feature to protect its hardware.
Now the real question: What is making the device overheat? Most likely this is a hardware problem, but there is a remote possibility that the problem could be a rouge app.
A factory reset will remove the apps you installed. If there is an app running an infinite loop in the background, a factory reset might fix the problem. (I remember you said you are running stock without root, so there are no firmware issues. The only possible software issues are with your apps.)
I am sorry to say that you might have a defective board.
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KlipperKyle said:
You said your phone shuts off after hard use, and you said it is really hot when it shuts down. This sounds like a hardware problem. When the processor gets too hot, the device kills power to protect it from frying. Almost every computer has a similar last-resort power-off feature to protect its hardware.
Now the real question: What is making the device overheat? Most likely this is a hardware problem, but there is a remote possibility that the problem could be a rouge app.
A factory reset will remove the apps you installed. If there is an app running an infinite loop in the background, a factory reset might fix the problem. (I remember you said you are running stock without root, so there are no firmware issues. The only possible software issues are with your apps.)
I am sorry to say that you might have a defective board.
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But why start doing that after a month of using it? The only new I did was using the maps app for more than 4hours... A friend toll me to clear cache on map apps...
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If the problem really is hardware, it was a defect that made it past quality control. It's the same reason why a new hard drive might fail after a week of usage--infant mortality. Infant mortality is quite rare, but it does happen nevertheless.
Fortunately, Google's replacement procedure is quite nice compared to most other companies. If Google sends you a replacement, you can keep your existing phone until the replacement arrives. This way, you are not left without a phone temporarily.
Update! Did a factory reset and root it and it's good now! Looks like an app was causing the rebooting... Thanks for the help!
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monchy36 said:
Update! Did a factory reset and root it and it's good now! Looks like an app was causing the rebooting... Thanks for the help!
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Cool! I'm glad you got it fixed. Have a happy new year.
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Two days with the phone. Do I need to root yet?
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Depends what you need. If this is your first Android device, better get to know the OS before rooting. If you have rooted an android device you own(ed) before, you might give it a shot.
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Rooted before with the HTC but I'm not sure how much different the galaxy is to root.
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I'll tell you this: I've rooted my last three phones, now, and the S4 was exponentially easier to root than the other two (Evo Shift and Moment). I used Chainfire's CF Auto Root, and as the thread on it tells you, if it takes you more than 30 seconds, you just need practice.
I rooted my phone the moment the option came out. Now its a matter of testing out the roms until i find the right one.
I would at least root and remove as much bloatware as possible.
Got my unlock code for my G2 last / night. It was network lock and a bigger pain in the A** then usual cause the person who gave me the phone didn't pay the phone off so it got locked.
Well during the unlock process I kept having issues so I went into my SuperSU app and instead of hitting temporary unroot I hit full unroot. Don't have a computer with me and i won't have access to one for a bit cause I am sleeping in my car at the hospital cause my dad got a hella bad infection.
So is there anyway to root the G2 by just flashing the latest supersu zip like I do on my nexus 5 and 4 and 7 and a few other non nexus devices
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I don't think there is, mate. Wish the best for your pa, afterall parents are God's gift to us.
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Didn't think so. Will have yo make the gf bring the laptop. Lol
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