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[Q] Should I root my Nexus 7?

Hi there. I've had my Nexus 7 for 1 1/2 month and I want to get more out of it. I'm currently running stock 4.2.1. I'm a little nervous because this is my first tablet, although I'm running cm10 on my phone. Is rooting worth it or should I wait a while?:highfive:

haven't you already waited for a while?

I had mine for Christmas just make sure u have a suitable recovery eg clockwork mod and use the right tools there is tons like nexus 7 toolkit I used it is simple even for first timers plus Google make it solo easy. Do it then get stick mount and expand our memory.
PS many people say it affects performance.
Bull sh**
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Yeah I rooted mine right away, but honestly I should of waited, I've tried a lot custom ROMs out there and all of them had give me bad performance/battery life maybe it could be my nexus 7 its self or 4.2.1 but I feel that i should of just waited wait till the nexus 7 development community gets better, not to take away from any developer here!
Via Galaxy Nexus [LTE]

i find no probs with using the stock rom plus CM10 seems to stay in a bootloop so did try that but reflashed back to stock ROM
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Thank you all.

DEFJAMVAN said:
Hi there. I've had my Nexus 7 for 1 1/2 month and I want to get more out of it. I'm currently running stock 4.2.1. I'm a little nervous because this is my first tablet, although I'm running cm10 on my phone. Is rooting worth it or should I wait a while?:highfive:
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I think it's about time you unlock the bootloader (beware: a data wipe is then imminent), and then root it and give it a taste of some lovely CM10.1!
I recently got an N7 myself and I thought the stock rom was snappy. Then I unlocked the bootloader, rooted it, flashed latest CWM and flashed CM10.1 and it's amazing!

Got mine after boxing day before it was fully charged boot loader was unlocked and rooted. Am sticking to stock at the mo with bricked kernel
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DEFJAMVAN said:
Hi there. I've had my Nexus 7 for 1 1/2 month and I want to get more out of it. I'm currently running stock 4.2.1. I'm a little nervous because this is my first tablet, although I'm running cm10 on my phone. Is rooting worth it or should I wait a while?:highfive:
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Wait you have a rooted phone and you're asking if you should root your N7? Surely you jest lol.
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DEFJAMVAN said:
Should I root my Nexus 7?
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NEVER NEVER NEVER root your device.

Thanks!
I used the toolkit last night and it worked very good. Flashed cm10.1 and all but I didn't like it. Now i'm back on stock 4.2.1. Maybe i'll install a custom rom later on. Thanks for you're answer and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!:highfive:

Like the OP, I've already got a rooted phone (Nexus S 4G running CM10.1). But I've come to doubt the benefit of rooting/flashing. My wife's stock Nexus S seems to run better than mine. That said, she barely uses the thing and has installed maybe 5 apps in 18 months of ownership, so it's not apples to apples.
I got my Nexus 7 last week and I haven't encountered a compelling reason to root it yet. Since it's a Nexus, the bloatware argument is moot. I do wish I could install some Polytonic Greek fonts, but that's hardly a reason to void the warranty. So for me, it's staying stock (for now...)

I've had my nexus for about 3 months now and I don't think I'll be rooting it. I just want my tablet to work and not have to screw with flashing, updating, etc. I'll stick to that stuff on my sgs3. I play games on my nexus and don't want to have to worry about losing data. I know there are backup apps but it's still a hassle and I've had trouble before.
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I rooted mine the same day I got it, you can always lock it back up if you need to but I have no regrets rooting ad away is reason enough to root in my book
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Rooting and unlocking your device will not do any harm. I have rooted all of my devices and through the years never had a single problem. And if you are afraid you should know that any time you can relock the boot loader, unroot your phone and return back to stock so give it a shot
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Is it worth updating Nexus 4?

Hi guys, I just bought my nexus 4. I'm really hesitant in updating because I also own a nexus 7 and when I updated that, my tablet was just flawed from left to right so I ended up downgrading it back to 4.1.2. Also, I hear that there is a way to enable LTE, but that with the new update the LTE function goes away? I would really appreciate to hear you guys' opinions. Thanks!
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I updated my Gnex and my Nexus 7 but i won't update my Nexus 4, i wanna keep my lte connection, it's up to you, if you don't need lte go ahead and update.
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Even if you do update to the latest you can still flash a different radio which will give you the option to use lte.

Oh ok just wanted to make sure that I wouldn't lose the LTE option. Does the new update have any flaws? Or are u happy with the new update and what are the differences between 4.2.1 and 4.2.2?
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Cee_Pee_Three said:
Oh ok just wanted to make sure that I wouldn't lose the LTE option. Does the new update have any flaws? Or are u happy with the new update and what are the differences between 4.2.1 and 4.2.2?
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I think a lot of us are on the 4.2.2 update. Those who didn't update are of course on 4.2.1 because they want their LTE. I would like to a say a majority of the members are on 4.2.2.
Some folks are still having Bluetooth and WiFi issues. Problems like the difficulty of connecting to their device and the same for WiFi. This is plaguing some users but not all. Just a small percentage. On my end everything is working fine. It's just weird to hear others are having these problems. I never have any issues with my devices. If you want to update to 4.2.2, I strongly suggest you do a super clean install/update.
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scream4cheese said:
I think a lot of us are on the 4.2.2 update. Those who didn't update are of course on 4.2.1 because they want their LTE. I would like to a say a majority of the members are on 4.2.2.
Some folks are still having Bluetooth and WiFi issues. Problems like the difficulty of connecting to their device and the same for WiFi. This is plaguing some users but not all. Just a small percentage. On my end everything is working fine. It's just weird to hear others are having these problems. I never have any issues with my devices. If you want to update to 4.2.2, I strongly suggest you do a super clean install/update.
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Oh ok well it's good to hear that there isn't as many problems with the update as there was with the nexus 7. But I am a bit hesitant because I'm on T-Mobile and I hear that they are about to get LTE in my area. I live in Los Angeles.
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Cee_Pee_Three said:
Oh ok well it's good to hear that there isn't as many problems with the update as there was with the nexus 7. But I am a bit hesitant because I'm on T-Mobile and I hear that they are about to get LTE in my area. I live in Los Angeles.
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Lol. I live in NY and I think LTE is available on T-Mobile here as well.
If you want to use LTE, then don't update yet. If 4.2.1 is working fine don't update it.

scream4cheese said:
Lol. I live in NY and I think LTE is available on T-Mobile here as well.
If you want to use LTE, then don't update yet. If 4.2.1 is working fine don't update it.
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Do u know if it's possible to downgrade back 4.2.1 in case I do upgrade?
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Cee_Pee_Three said:
Do u know if it's possible to downgrade back 4.2.1 in case I do upgrade?
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Have you ever rooted a device? Of course you can downgrade.
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Cee_Pee_Three said:
Do u know if it's possible to downgrade back 4.2.1 in case I do upgrade?
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Yes. As long as you find the stock rom/custom rom based on what you're looking for.
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scream4cheese said:
Yes. As long as you find the stock rom/custom rom based on what you're looking for.
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I couldn't find the 4.2.1 rom on the google website that's why. They only have the 4.2.2 rom.
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4.2.2 has been better for battery life, at least for me. You should update it. And for LTE you can flash old radio, but might not work with the latest versions of certain ROMs, so do your research on that. I believe you can just do a nandroid for 4.2.1 (not 100% on this)

br0ok1ynb0i said:
4.2.2 has been better for battery life, at least for me. You should update it. And for LTE you can flash old radio, but might not work with the latest versions of certain ROMs, so do your research on that. I believe you can just do a nandroid for 4.2.1 (not 100% on this)
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Yeah thanks for the advice, and your right about the battery life because I feel that considering that the nexus 4 has a 2100mah battery the battery doesn't last long enough. If I can do a nandroid backup then it would be awesome. I'm pretty new to the nexus 4 scene, so I appreciate everyone's help thus far.
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anyone have a link to the 4.2.1 stock ROM. i think my speaker for my phone has gotten lower with the 4.2.2 update and i want to downgrade it.

http://www.randomphantasmagoria.com/firmware/nexus-4/occam/
It's the third one down the list on the "images". Use 7zip to unpack the files and flash away!
EDIT: There is the option to have 4.2.2 with the 33 baseband to retain the LTE, however that has caused problems for people so the only official way to make it work with LTE is to flash 4.2.1 with the 33 base.

[Q] Will Google keep Nexus 7 (2012) updated?

With the recent release of this year's new Nexus 7, Will Google keep last year's Nexus 7 updated so it will not become obsolete any time soon?

Yes.

I would say "Probably yes".
But since we are not Google it's just guessing.

Going by past trends, a nexus device receives official software updates for about 2 years..
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Based on the fact I just got another 4.3 OTA notification about two hours ago, I would say yes.
Build: JWr66Y (not sure if that's even changed)
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Mach3.2 said:
Going by past trends, a nexus device receives official software updates for about 2 years..
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Should be even longer. The nexus s and the Xoom got dropped because of the small system partition size. The nexus 7 and galaxy nexus don't have this issue.
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My Xoom stayed updated for the longest time, 4.1.2 was the last official release I got on it before I switched to the N7.
I believe that this device should see a fairly prolonged life.
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Simpsons Tapped Out

I'm running stock rooted and since day one with this phone, the Simpsons game has been choppy and crashes often. I've sent quiet a bit of reports once it crashes, but I was wondering if anyone else had this problem?
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bigdog_nick said:
I'm running stock rooted and since day one with this phone, the Simpsons game has been choppy and crashes often. I've sent quiet a bit of reports once it crashes, but I was wondering if anyone else had this problem?
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Mine is choppy (low frame rate) occasionally - it was more noticeable during the recent halloween event. Seems ok now since the thanksgiving update.
It does crash quite frequently though - maybe one out of every three or four sessions.

I play daily and it crashes at least once every time I play it. Used to have sgs4 I337 running gpe Roms and it wouldn't work at all. Warrantied a bad headset speaker and here I am. The new sgs4 AT&T sent me had a locked boot loader and no root android 4.3. I didn't want a galaxy phone so sold it for 400 bought the nexus 5.
Level 37 now. Same as zulugod stated was laggy with Halloween update, better now.
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In 37, it does have fps lag and crashes like six times before I can assign everyone to tasks
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Ok glad it's not just me. I'm hoping in the next play store update, They'll fix it or something.
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Every time it crashes I send the report. So I'm sure someone will eventually take a look and issue a small patch.
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Same
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Every time it crashes I send the report. So I'm sure someone will eventually take a look and issue a small patch.
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Here is the new christmas update and nothing changes same **** with crashes(((

SOPUN said:
Here is the new christmas update and nothing changes same **** with crashes(((
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I installed a different kernel and haven't had an issue yet. I'm using Francos Kernel its in the original android Dev thread. I understand that some people don't want root and modify googles pretty work but this is a fix for me.
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Thx
Jnewell05 said:
I installed a different kernel and haven't had an issue yet. I'm using Francos Kernel its in the original android Dev thread. I understand that some people don't want root and modify googles pretty work but this is a fix for me.
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Hi i'm totally newbie in such tipe of thing. i used to have only iPhones since 2007) and that is my first android phone))) (i also used to have Blackberrys) So it's totally stock, i am actually in love with it as it is. Maybe someday i will try to root or mod it or kernel( i even donno what does it mean)))))

Verizon Moto X (XT1060) Android 5.1.1 update is LIVE now..

Well, it just happened!
The 5.1.1 update is live, for real. The software version is 222.21.39
Also packs in Stagefright fix and some other improvements. What matters is ANDROID 5.1.1 LOLLIPOP !!
-- Source Page

Still waiting
Great now I will be hitting the update button all day long lol

Really! 5.1.1. ??
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Got the update

First patch worked fine. Second failed. Stock recovery, removed root.
Would disabled apps cause the upgrade to fail?

ok wait a minute....what was the point of the waiting room thread?
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Got the Stagefright patch, and it feels so good.

Android 5.1 not 5.1.1

oh I see thanks
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Yes, disabled system apps will cause it to fail. Only apps that came with the phone will.

There's no need to open a new thread if there's a related one already.

Travisdroidx2 said:
Android 5.1 not 5.1.1
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Ah bugger. Guess I'll be rooting and installing cm12.1 instead then.
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Downloading the first of the two updates. Will update regarding if it ends up being seemless or if anything strange arises during the process. My handset is about as stock/vanilla as they come since I haven't attempted any of the ridiculous lengths it has traditionally taken to root/unlock this phone.
Update 1: Took an additional restart to get a successfully installed statement for the stagefright/LP prep update. Currently downloading the LP OTAD

Update 2: First startup was a little long but expected since it was a new rom. Everything going well so far. One odd brief issue where Google play services rolled back to a previous release and spammed warning messages but it corrected itself.
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Any reason not to upgrade?
I remember people were saying with some of the early versions and non OTA software there being an issue with Wave to Wake
As well as a hit to battery life because of Lollipop not doing a great job of utilizing the X8 CPU.

Wave wake doesn't work. As far as I know, it was a big that was never supposed to work with KitKat.
Battery life seems up to par with KitKat for me.

Lol sorry moto, but its kinda late for you I just switch to Nexus 5 last week

I checked both internal system update and Moto Device Manager... nothing.
I am using DE though, not regular Verizon XT1060.

cedarknoll said:
ok wait a minute....what was the point of the waiting room thread?
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For those people that were not stock based on about 99% of the posts.
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