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[HELP]Official HELP THREAD

Hello everyone this is the official Help thread for The NEW 7 inch Nexy
So, the new Asus-built slate features a 7-inch display with 1920 x 1200-pixel resolution,*a quad-core*1.5GHz*Snapdragon S4 Pro processor,*Adreno 320 graphics, a 5-megapixel camera, 2GB of RAM, 16GB or 32GB of storage, optional 4G LTE, HDMI output, NFC, wireless charging support and the*newly unveiled Android 4.3 Jelly Bean operating system.Google said that the new Nexus 7 tablet is 2 millimeters thinner than the first version. It’s also a bit narrower and 50 grams lighter, making it more comfortable to hold. It also has dual stereo speakers and virtual surround sound through the speakers or connected headphones.
Along with the impressive new specs, the Nexus 7 also gets a slight price bump compared to earlier models: The 16GB Nexus 7 costs $229.99 while the 32GB model gets a new $269.99 price tag or $349.99 with 4G LTE.Google’s new Nexus 7 is available for preorder beginning Tuesday and the Wi-Fi versions launch on July 30th.
Post all your problems here and we are here to help you out.
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Hey When we can expect this device on Indian Google play store page ?? Need to buy it ASAP.............

sshinde555 said:
Hey When we can expect this device on Indian Google play store page ?? Need to buy it ASAP.............
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Buddy expect it in November. Or do one thing get it imported.
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Hey The American Bazaar ( TABINDIA ) had the great price on Ebay for 16 GB & 32 GB have a look, Just confused whether i buy it or wait for official india launch, here is the link for both,
For 16 GB = http://www.ebay.in/itm/New-2013-Asu...88335?pt=IN_iPads_Tablets&hash=item232dad502f
For 32GB = http://www.ebay.in/itm/New-2013-Asu...90995?pt=IN_iPads_Tablets&hash=item232dad5a93

Hey Finally i placed the order for my 32 GB on Ebay from Shop Your World seller, It's has the price better than Tab India As for 32GB it's for Rs.21850/- & for 16 GB it's for Rs.18,880/- Below is the link if any body interested
32 GB = http://www.ebay.in/itm/Google-Nexus...40308?pt=IN_iPads_Tablets&hash=item1c35210374
16 GB = http://www.ebay.in/itm/Google-Nexus...38337?pt=IN_iPads_Tablets&hash=item1c3520fbc1

sshinde555 said:
Hey Finally i placed the order for my 32 GB on Ebay from Shop Your World seller, It's has the price better than Tab India As for 32GB it's for Rs.21850/- & for 16 GB it's for Rs.18,880/- Below is the link if any body interested
32 GB = http://www.ebay.in/itm/Google-Nexus...40308?pt=IN_iPads_Tablets&hash=item1c35210374
16 GB = http://www.ebay.in/itm/Google-Nexus...38337?pt=IN_iPads_Tablets&hash=item1c3520fbc1
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Could you become a contributor to the thread? ? ? I mean to say help newbies and people with problems with the Nexus 7
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Tha TechnoCrat said:
Could you become a contributor to the thread? ? ? I mean to say help newbies and people with problems with the Nexus 7
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Considering he doesn't get all the crap people have got, like (bloody) bleeding screens, unnecessary multitouches, non-resurrectible pixels, some kind of magic batteries which stay at 100% until they die...
That would really be great if those issues would not have been there in the first place.

Tha TechnoCrat said:
Could you become a contributor to the thread? ? ? I mean to say help newbies and people with problems with the Nexus 7
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Sure Dude..
Will always help newbies and user's with problems with the Nexus 7 (2nd Generation ) when ever get the time from my office work, Also will update my delivery & used experience once i got my device in hand , As it will be take 10-15 days for delivery

I'm the Op of the nexus4 help thread. I'll try to help out here as much as possible. Thanks for this thread techno :thumbup:
>^.^< Sent from meow HTC One which is like catnip to me atm

DowntownJeffBrown said:
I'm the Op of the nexus4 help thread. I'll try to help out here as much as possible. Thanks for this thread techno :thumbup:
>^.^< Sent from meow HTC One which is like catnip to me atm
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You are welcome buddy

My backlight flickers, on occasion. I believe it's when auto-brightness goes to around 30%. That said, when I accidentally put the tablet at 30% brightness, the backlight shut off completely. It was the biggest pain to get it back on again. Anyone else have/solve this issue?

Gluesuf said:
My backlight flickers, on occasion. I believe it's when auto-brightness goes to around 30%. That said, when I accidentally put the tablet at 30% brightness, the backlight shut off completely. It was the biggest pain to get it back on again. Anyone else have/solve this issue?
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Buddy my friend has a nexus but he didn't face such problems. Did you try rebooting???

Gluesuf said:
My backlight flickers, on occasion. I believe it's when auto-brightness goes to around 30%. That said, when I accidentally put the tablet at 30% brightness, the backlight shut off completely. It was the biggest pain to get it back on again. Anyone else have/solve this issue?
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Do you use a 3rd party launcher? I've experienced similar behaviors from certain launchers.

Any help on why insatagram stops immediately after opening? 3 different Roms all clean installs

sincerity said:
Any help on why insatagram stops immediately after opening? 3 different Roms all clean installs
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Buddy since 4.3 is new version that is why have some patience for new version app to support 4.3
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Stock stuck at boot
I've had this issue since day one (when I picked it up on the 27th). It seemed that the device would just get stuck at the boot screen (X logo) and not do anything. I did fastboot unlock, which automatically initiates a reset of the system. Even through that, it didn't work. Is anyone else facing issues with stock? And any suggestions other than keep resetting?

blahbot90 said:
I've had this issue since day one (when I picked it up on the 27th). It seemed that the device would just get stuck at the boot screen (X logo) and not do anything. I did fastboot unlock, which automatically initiates a reset of the system. Even through that, it didn't work. Is anyone else facing issues with stock? And any suggestions other than keep resetting?
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Did you try factory reset?
If no then please try
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Okay I need help please. After following the root instructions and semi- bricking it (my fault). Then following instructions in the (Semi-Bricked Their Nexus 7 0MB Interal Storage) post I have my system image back but when I reboot system Google screen appears then the screen goes blank no boot logo nothing few seconds go by it goes completely black then the blank look again like it wants to start i even let it sit for 20 to 30 mins. I can still boot into recovery and boot loader. I followed all the instructions to the T installing system image data format and factory reset. I'm at a loss any help will be greatly appreciated.

jab1472 said:
Okay I need help please. After following the root instructions and semi- bricking it (my fault). Then following instructions in the (Semi-Bricked Their Nexus 7 0MB Interal Storage) post I have my system image back but when I reboot system Google screen appears then the screen goes blank no boot logo nothing few seconds go by it goes completely black then the blank look again like it wants to start i even let it sit for 20 to 30 mins. I can still boot into recovery and boot loader. I followed all the instructions to the T installing system image data format and factory reset. I'm at a loss any help will be greatly appreciated.
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What method did you use to root it? I had a similar issue but it was resolved by holding the volume up, volume down and power button to start the tablet up. after that I was able to restart it and have it work perfectly.(I was rooting with the nexus root toolkit)

Xanthius Balaraw said:
What method did you use to root it? I had a similar issue but it was resolved by holding the volume up, volume down and power button to start the tablet up. after that I was able to restart it and have it work perfectly.(I was rooting with the nexus root toolkit)
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I followed these instructions from this post ([TUTORIAL] AIO Unlock Bootloader, Flash Recovery (TWRP) and Root your Nexus 7 FLO) No luck at your suggestion with the volume up and down the start of the tablet.

Does every 2013 nexus 7 has random shutdown problem?

Hi everyone,
I recently bought a 16gb 2013 nexus 7 at Walmart, and I really love the feel and the screen clarity of the device. But it has this shutdown problem when I first remove it from the box. Like during the initial setup when I enter in the user name and email address, it turned itself off at least after each step. One after entering my name, one after entering my email address, and one after registering itself with google. After the initial setup, it then do the automatic update to 4.3 and the. It shut itself down a few time during that sessions.
Also, it shut itself down twice white I was watching some YouTube video, and about three other random times while I was casually reading a website forum, I was reading about the issue of nexus 7 random shutdown by the way.
Anyway, I immediately returned the device within that same day of purchase. Though I really like the device and would like to buy it again.
I was wondering if all 2013 nexus 7 device suffer from this random shutdown issue, or did I just got a bad unit.
Thanks everyone

Don't know. You should probably go ask in the correct forums.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

Pirateghost said:
Don't know. You should probably go ask in the correct forums.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
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But this is the nexus 7, and it says troubleshooting and questions and answers. I think I'm in the correct forum.

Wrong or right topic, I had this issue with my N4 once since I got it a month back.
I turned on 3G and my N4 rebooted on its own without reason.
Send from my Nexus 4

Oops, I am in the wrong forum. Please excuse me.

I've had 3 N7's, 2 16GB that had the random reboot issue and my current 32GB that has the random shutdown. Back to Staples this one goes too. Perhaps this will all be sorted when the 32GB LTE is released.

xxcysxx said:
But this is the nexus 7, and it says troubleshooting and questions and answers. I think I'm in the correct forum.
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Oops, I am in the wrong forum. Please excuse me.
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Haha )

[Q] Nexus 7 HardBricked

Hi, I was trying to update my nexus 7 from fastboot, one of the fastboot commands for the bootloader gave an error. So I tried to reboot and again same error, so stupid thing I did and I turned it off from the bootloader (when the device was still on). now the device is not responsive, it doesn't turn on or have any reaction. I'm familiar with unlocking bootloader and all the android stuff since the first day of android, so my nexus 7 doesn't have any bootloader in it anymore (at least not a proper bootloader. in the device manager when I plug it in, it shows as a device called APX. can anyone help me get turn it on. as far as it turns on I can handle to flash it with some code lines. but I have no idea how to bring a bricked nexus 7 to life.
and if it helps so far googling I ended up with a program called QPST. if anyone help me use it I think I can bring it to life
I'm even considering donating if anyone help me succeed, cause for one fact I know this device is not coming to life easily

welcome I have the same problem been looking everywhere. Have you got the 2013 because i think qpst is for qualcomm chipset

I have the old nexus 7, and I have tried even nvflash, I can communicate with my device through USB but I need someone who knows better to give me (us) the right files so I can push the data to the device, maybe search for nvflash or nexus 7 blob.bin file if you have never heard of it
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Nexus 7 blob.bin is device specific, but if we can find someone who can give us their blob.bin file I think I found a way to make it work on any device
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mehras1991 said:
Nexus 7 blob.bin is device specific, but if we can find someone who can give us their blob.bin file I think I found a way to make it work on any device
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I don't know why this hasn't already been given a go, for some reason is like people are stingy with their blob.bin
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tzarp990 said:
I don't know why this hasn't already been given a go, for some reason is like people are stingy with their blob.bin
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Hopefully someone will see this and if we get lucky they will post theirs for us.
I don't know about you but I'm taking a risk of detaching the memory part from the motherboard reprogram it with the boot data and re attach it to the board again. seems like a crazy idea but its better than another 300$ to buy a new one

mehras1991 said:
Hopefully someone will see this and if we get lucky they will post theirs for us.
I don't know about you but I'm taking a risk of detaching the memory part from the motherboard reprogram it with the boot data and re attach it to the board again. seems like a crazy idea but its better than another 300$ to buy a new one
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I'm not that advanced. I downloaded the cardhu driver package directly from nvidia website which seems to have lots of interesting files including nvflash I don't know if you already seen but I used this to get my uid which never happened with anything else, maybe if looked at by someone with more knowledge can pick something important from there. I know someone who solved his problem since he had a blob.bin his post is on here aswell you could ask him and take a dig, I wouldn't know what to look for
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tzarp990 said:
I'm not that advanced. I downloaded the cardhu driver package directly from nvidia website which seems to have lots of interesting files including nvflash I don't know if you already seen but I used this to get my uid which never happened with anything else, maybe if looked at by someone with more knowledge can pick something important from there. I know someone who solved his problem since he had a blob.bin his post is on here aswell you could ask him and take a dig, I wouldn't know what to look for
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I figured out how to fix it with blob.bin for own device, without my blob.bin I found a generator from acer tablets which generates your device encryption to use someone elses blob.bin using your UID, UID is a good choice. but if you've used costume roms before, there is 50% chance your UID have been modified from the original one. I don't know how it happens, but it did for me in past.
by the way you can read your original UID by just opening back of the nexus 7, its written inside the back of the tablet on the lower part near the speakers

So that means we just need an already made blob.bin. well getting a blob.bin won't be hard, I'll ask around since there are lots of people who backed up their blob.bin
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mehras1991 said:
Nexus 7 blob.bin is device specific, but if we can find someone who can give us their blob.bin file I think I found a way to make it work on any device
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Hi, mehras1991...
Here is my 'blob.bin' (and other associated files) that I generated some months ago, using the flatline procedure.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/37483979/blob_bin.zip
The files in this .zip archive were generated from a WiFi only Nexus 7 2012 model.
Hope this helps... but to be honest, I'll be very surprised if it does... as bootloaders are crypto-signed to a specific Nexus 7.
Rgrds,
Ged.

GedBlake said:
Hi, mehras1991...
Here is my 'blob.bin' (and other associated files) that I generated some months ago, using the flatline procedure.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/37483979/blob_bin.zip
The files in this .zip archive were generated from a WiFi only Nexus 7 2012 model.
Hope this helps... but to be honest, I'll be very surprised if it does... as bootloaders are crypto-signed to a specific Nexus 7.
Rgrds,
Ged.
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thanks, probably after maybe a day or whenever I get result I will post a reply, let's hope the trick I have in mind works, cause I'm gonna modify the blob.bin

mehras1991 said:
thanks, probably after maybe a day or whenever I get result I will post a reply, let's hope the trick I have in mind works, cause I'm gonna modify the blob.bin
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good luck, gonna have my fingers crossed so tight they gonna break.

tzarp990 said:
good luck, gonna have my fingers crossed so tight they gonna break.
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I'm so angry that my friend was traveling I check with warranty so I sent it with him for repair.
I'm so angry that I found a blob.bin extractor tool, and I found a way to replace my device's encryption on the other blob.bin file. but unfortunately I don't have my nexus 7 with me anymore... :crying:
on the plus side I'm pretty sure they're gonna give me a new nexus 7

Well that sucks. Can you give me references so I can have a go?
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tzarp990 said:
Well that sucks. Can you give me references so I can have a go?
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this is where I got creative about doing it to play with the blob.bin
https://github.com/AndroidRoot/BlobTools
and I had no idea this thing exist

mehras1991 said:
I'm so angry that my friend was traveling I check with warranty so I sent it with him for repair.
I'm so angry that I found a blob.bin extractor tool, and I found a way to replace my device's encryption on the other blob.bin file. but unfortunately I don't have my nexus 7 with me anymore... :crying:
on the plus side I'm pretty sure they're gonna give me a new nexus 7
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I have my friends Nexus 7 in a currently corrupted boot loader state so it shows up with APX on windows. I downloaded the blob.bin from this thread but to be honest I have no idea how to modify it using this nexus 7 UID. Any chance you can help me try this? Device is already bricked so I have no worries about doing further damage to it..if I can get it alive again it'll be worth the shot.

mzanette said:
I have my friends Nexus 7 in a currently corrupted boot loader state so it shows up with APX on windows. I downloaded the blob.bin from this thread but to be honest I have no idea how to modify it using this nexus 7 UID. Any chance you can help me try this? Device is already bricked so I have no worries about doing further damage to it..if I can get it alive again it'll be worth the shot.
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I drooped my last researches on how to use someone else's blob.bin with my old laptop and alot of other real life projects, if you have another nexus 7 blob.bin I suggest you give it to repair or find something else to play with. if you have your own device's blob.bin, you can find here how to do it
https://www.androidroot.mobi/pages/guides/tegra3-guide-nvflash-jellybean/

mehras1991 said:
I drooped my last researches on how to use someone else's blob.bin with my old laptop and alot of other real life projects, if you have another nexus 7 blob.bin I suggest you give it to repair or find something else to play with. if you have your own device's blob.bin, you can find here how to do it
https://www.androidroot.mobi/pages/guides/tegra3-guide-nvflash-jellybean/
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Yeah, I was able to backup my own blob.bin using the instructions. Still doesn't help me with the bricked Nexus 7 though. Why do they need to make it so difficult? There should be a generic blob that would let u recover a device, or at least a utility to generate a valid blob file knowing only the devices's UID.

mzanette said:
Yeah, I was able to backup my own blob.bin using the instructions. Still doesn't help me with the bricked Nexus 7 though. Why do they need to make it so difficult? There should be a generic blob that would let u recover a device, or at least a utility to generate a valid blob file knowing only the devices's UID.
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so if you have your own blob.bin what's the problem, you can easily recover it with nvflash, just incase your computer doesn't recognize the dead device, don't plug it to a USB 3, it just makes it harder for you to resolve it. when you plug the tablet doesn't turn on, but your computer see the usb port open. and don't leave the tablet pluged to laptop alot, since the tablet can't be charged at this stage, if it runs out of battery then you also have to replace a new battery to boot it up the first time.

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so if you have your own blob.bin what's the problem, you can easily recover it with nvflash, just incase your computer doesn't recognize the dead device, don't plug it to a USB 3, it just makes it harder for you to resolve it. when you plug the tablet doesn't turn on, but your computer see the usb port open. and don't leave the tablet pluged to laptop alot, since the tablet can't be charged at this stage, if it runs out of battery then you also have to replace a new battery to boot it up the first time.
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Yeah maybe I wasn't clear. I have two Nexus 7s...my own which is fine and backed up bin files, and my friend's dead Nexus 7 which is a different tablet and I DON'T have the blob.bin for that one.

Charging became very slow

My device charges super slowly (I used it about 2 years)
I tried many ways to fix but nothing happen.
Is there any chance that my battery is so damage
Please confirm that and is there any way to fix it (except replacement)
Thank you

Need more Info:
When did this start?
How much time does it take to charge?
Which ROM and kernel are you on?
Do you have a rooted device?
Try seeing the battery icon while you change the position of your tablet. It may be due to a bad USB Port.
And, What things have you tried?
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Sent from my dead Nexus 7 2013 LTE! ???

Thank you for fast reply.
It happened about 1 month ago and it take 7 hours to charge from 20% to 70%. i did not up any ROM, just updated android automatically. Of course i always check the battery icon when charging and i also tried another adapter AND another USB port, too. I try to turn off while charging and clear cached.
Any suggestion else
Thanks aniket0317.

thttht said:
My device charges super slowly (I used it about 2 years)
I tried many ways to fix but nothing happen.
Is there any chance that my battery is so damage
Please confirm that and is there any way to fix it (except replacement)
Thank you
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I think you're on the wrong forum, if your device is 2 years old it should be a first gen Nexus 7.
Maybe if you post your problem there it should get more answers.

alresave said:
I think you're on the wrong forum, if your device is 2 years old it should be a first gen Nexus 7.
Maybe if you post your problem there it should get more answers.
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Sorry but i cannot find any place to post this, and i think that 2013 and 2012 is also the same. I need to confirm that maybe my battery is wrong. Thanks

Did you try a factory reset?
If that didn't work, try unlocking it and using the Flash Stock + Unroot option in Wug's Nexus Toolkit.
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thttht said:
Sorry but i cannot find any place to post this, and i think that 2013 and 2012 is also the same. I need to confirm that maybe my battery is wrong. Thanks
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No, 2012 version and 2013 version are not the same! But I give you a tip: maybe the charging port (micro USB) is dirty, or broken. Charger is broken. I don't have a Nexus 7 2012 so I don't know the hardware and can't help you.
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Did you try another cable? Asking cause I don't see it mentioned. Unless trying another charger implied the cable too.

aniket0317 said:
Did you try a factory reset?
If that didn't work, try unlocking it and using the Flash Stock + Unroot option in Wug's Nexus Toolkit.
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I already did and i do not think i should unlock it. Thanks for you help
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Did you try another cable? Asking cause I don't see it mentioned. Unless trying another charger implied the cable too.
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ChiDi9901 said:
No, 2012 version and 2013 version are not the same! But I give you a tip: maybe the charging port (micro USB) is dirty, or broken. Charger is broken. I don't have a Nexus 7 2012 so I don't know the hardware and can't help you.
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Thanks for all helpings. I changed the charger and the usb cable also but nothing happen (i mentioned that). So maybe the thing is battery.

This happened to my 2012 Nexus 7, I had to replace the charging port.
You can get them on eBay for about $20 and if you can use a screw driver, you can change the port out in about 20 minutes.
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I had this problem too after not using it for about a month. Replaced the charging port and problem solved! One of the easiest fixes to do

[Q] Is it bricked?

So I've been lurking here since I got my Nexus 4 (over two years ago) to find answers to my problems and usually I've been able to find an answer.
Now, I think my trusty Nexus 4 has finally given up the ghost. I powered it off Thursday night and when I went to power it on Friday morning, I got nothing. It had over 50% battery when I turned it off, so I don't think it's the battery. I've tried to boot it just about every way I can find, but nothing. It's been plugged in most of the weekend and still nothing.
So I'm thinking it's time to start looking for a new phone , what do you all think? If anyone thinks they've got a way to get it to boot up, just let me know, I'll give it a shot.
Thanks!

It sounds like it died. I don't have any suggestions on how to get it running if it doesn't even turn on.
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Does your PC detect it at all? Also have you looked in the Nexus 4 General section as there are a few threads about unbricking your Nexus (if that is, your Nexus is bricked and not dead), I'll try and find a few links for you now.
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Does your PC detect it at all? Also have you looked in the Nexus 4 General section as there are a few threads about unbricking your Nexus (if that is, your Nexus is bricked and not dead), I'll try and find a few links for you now.
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*edit - Ok here's a few links, I'm going to have to do them one at a time though as I'm on the phone!
•Nexus 4 Unbricking Thread (QPST)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2208289

bbeanss said:
Does your PC detect it at all? Also have you looked in the Nexus 4 General section as there are a few threads about unbricking your Nexus (if that is, your Nexus is bricked and not dead), I'll try and find a few links for you now.
Beans
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No, if I plug it in to the PC it doesn't see it all.
I read through http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/general/tutorial-how-to-unbrick-n4-t2347060
but I don't think it will work because I can't get it to boot into any mode I've tried.

If you're running Windows 7 go into Start->Control Panel(view by large icon for ease of use)->Device Manager and go to Action and scan for hardware changes with the Nexus connected just to be certain that it's just not being detected properly in its current state.
Also there was another guy with a very similar problem that managed to fix his (does require dismantling the phone, but it's not too complicated)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2975391
Beans

bbeanss said:
If you're running Windows 7 go into Start->Control Panel(view by large icon for ease of use)->Device Manager and go to Action and scan for hardware changes with the Nexus connected just to be certain that it's just not being detected properly in its current state.
Also there was another guy with a very similar problem that managed to fix his (does require dismantling the phone, but it's not too complicated)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2975391
Beans
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Thanks for all the help, I saw another similar thread about the battery, but since it was about 50% when I shut it down on Friday night, I didn't think about doing it. I guess it will be the last shot. I have one more day left of time off from my knee surgery, so I might give it a go tomorrow and see what happens. I'll let you know how it goes.

jgill33 said:
Thanks for all the help, I saw another similar thread about the battery, but since it was about 50% when I shut it down on Friday night, I didn't think about doing it. I guess it will be the last shot. I have one more day left of time off from my knee surgery, so I might give it a go tomorrow and see what happens. I'll let you know how it goes.
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Giving thanks using the 'Thanks' button is always appreciated!
I hope the surgery went well and that both you and your device are up and running soon! If there's anything else you need don't hesitate to ask
Beans

bbeanss said:
Giving thanks using the 'Thanks' button is always appreciated!
I hope the surgery went well and that both you and your device are up and running soon! If there's anything else you need don't hesitate to ask
Beans
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Asking for thanks is kind of gauche. If it comes it comes
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It may well be, but nobody seems to thank anybody without incentive on this forum any more :sly: I know this from experience, I've been here since the Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 days!
*Edit: Ahh they were the days, with developers such as @nobodyAtall and @doixanh !
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What what @bbeans ? I heard me got mentioned
@jgill33 : try charging it for some more days.... perhaps its battery is having problems.

No way, I just fanboyed way too hard then @doixanh, where have you been for the past 2/3 years?
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bbeanss said:
If you're running Windows 7 go into Start->Control Panel(view by large icon for ease of use)->Device Manager and go to Action and scan for hardware changes with the Nexus connected just to be certain that it's just not being detected properly in its current state.
Also there was another guy with a very similar problem that managed to fix his (does require dismantling the phone, but it's not too complicated)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2975391
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OMG!! I just got done doing the battery thing and it worked!! The odd thing though is that the battery was no where near dead. I only charged using that method for about 10 minutes and then it restarted the phone with 30% battery. I have no clue what the problem was . . . but I think I might take this scare and upgrade . . . maybe, lol.

jgill33 said:
OMG!! I just got done doing the battery thing and it worked!! The odd thing though is that the battery was no where near dead. I only charged using that method for about 10 minutes and then it restarted the phone with 30% battery. I have no clue what the problem was . . . but I think I might take this scare and upgrade . . . maybe, lol.
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Brilliant news mate!
If anything I'd say put a new battery in there (£17~) and you'd have peace of mind in the fact that it will be unlikely to happen again any time soon, plus you'd save anywhere upward of £150 on buying an upgrade!
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@bbeans: I've been taking care of this for the past 2/3 years
bbeanss said:
No way, I just fanboyed way too hard then @doixanh, where have you been for the past 2/3 years?
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