[Q] Are there any 4.4.2 ROMs with tablet mode UI? - Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

i heard they took it out for 4.4, but i'm hoping a dev was able to put it back.

wiredout46 said:
i heard they took it out for 4.4, but i'm hoping a dev was able to put it back.
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My Nexus 7 2012 is running official 4.4.2. When i purchased this 3 days ago this was running 4.3 and a kitkt 4.4.2 update ready.to install. Maybe you can check for software updates on your settings or manually search the net and download it and sideload.
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ichigo_kurosaki said:
My Nexus 7 2012 is running official 4.4.2. When i purchased this 3 days ago this was running 4.3 and a kitkt 4.4.2 update ready.to install. Maybe you can check for software updates on your settings or manually search the net and download it and sideload.
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i think you misunderstand.
i meant tablet mode ui.
i suppose i should edit the title to clarify this.

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Google Employees Are Receiving Ice Cream Sandwich OTAs On Their Nexus S Phones

http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/1...on-their-nexus-s-phones-dogfooding-has-begun/
Already posted in this topic...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1359413&page=6
But everyone isnt reading that topic, definitely deserved a new thread
So its almost complete
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Just curious, how long do previous iphone models get the latest iOS update when a new iphone comes out? Is it same day or shortly after?
I'm glad to see Google is closing the time between a Nexus device launch and past device getting the latest Android update.
onthecouchagain said:
Just curious, how long do previous iphone models get the latest iOS update when a new iphone comes out? Is it same day or shortly after?
I'm glad to see Google is closing the time between a Nexus device launch and past device getting the latest Android update.
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Older IOS devices get it on the same day, or a couple of days before the new Iphone is released.
For Example IOS5 came out on Oct 12 this year and the Iphone 4S wasn't released until Oct 14..
its easy when they only have one or two other architectures to worry about. with the ns theres at least 3 i think
That's a good idea for an internal test. Can't wait!
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well i tried my little ace up my sleeve. downgraded back to 2.3.4 stock prerooted, to see if i would get and no go lol. it just prompted me for gingerbread 2.3.7 updating. worth a shot i might try this everyday.
Not that it will likely matter for you but even your phone was first in line for the ota up to ics, you would almost certainly get the ota update up to 2.3.7 if you're sprint and 2.3.6 for gsm. prior to ota notification for 4.0
So if you're going to do revert to stock and hope you're first to get the ota thing, make sure it is actually the latest stock.
This just makes me all the more eager to get the ota on my phone.
i have an employee edition i9020....can u please tell me how should i turn my phone to stock to check for OTA
mohsin125 said:
i have an employee edition i9020....can u please tell me how should i turn my phone to stock to check for OTA
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Somewhere in this thread is the stock rom images for your variant of nexus s.
REF] ALL Nexus S OTA Updates for ALL Variants, Plus Full ROM Packages
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1063664
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alright...so once i flash the stock rom, will it be able to catch ota updates? or do i need to revert stock recovery too? finally what about root? should i unroot it to get the OTA?
And there is no employees edition of the phone. The limited edition phone ( battery cover) is not a "employees edition"
but i knw this one is the early model which was givn to employees
That's true. You will always get the next in line OTA. I remember that's how it was on my Nexus One.
mohsin125 said:
alright...so once i flash the stock rom, will it be able to catch ota updates? or do i need to revert stock recovery too? finally what about root? should i unroot it to get the OTA?
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You get the OTA only on stock,non-rooted, out-of-the-box rom.
False. It does not matter if you're rooted. Or if custom recovery
Ima wait till its rooted and flashable
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[Q] Problem with my Nexus 7

Hi
I recently bought a Nexus 7 that came with 4.1.1. I updated ota to 4.1.2 then rooted with a toolkit. For reasons I can't remember I then un-rooted and locked back bootloader. Now, games like dead trigger tell me my device is incompatible with them, even though they ran well on 4.1.1.
What can I do ? Flash another stock version of 4.1.2 ?
Thank you
I don't think there is any link between your root status and software compatibility, you could flash the 4.1.2 stock image to be sure, but I think it more likely that your game needs to be updated.
Rooting does not change your build.prop fingerprint, but the update to 4.1.2 does. This is what the market uses to judge what software will run on your device along with your locale.
adstraylight said:
I don't think there is any link between your root status and software compatibility, you could flash the 4.1.2 stock image to be sure, but I think it more likely that your game needs to be updated.
Rooting does not change your build.prop fingerprint, but the update to 4.1.2 does. This is what the market uses to judge what software will run on your device along with your locale.
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flashed stock rom. working fine now.
topic can now be closed
thank you
alexzlx said:
Hi
I recently bought a Nexus 7 that came with 4.1.1. I updated ota to 4.1.2 then rooted with a toolkit. For reasons I can't remember I then un-rooted and locked back bootloader. Now, games like dead trigger tell me my device is incompatible with them, even though they ran well on 4.1.1.
What can I do ? Flash another stock version of 4.1.2 ?
Thank you
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There's a lot of things that aren’t compatible with 4.1.2. I'm still running them. You can make a back up the next time to keep the apps. Or use app back up and restore to make a apk and install it on your N7.
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Apocalypse487 said:
There's a lot of things that aren’t compatible with 4.1.2. I'm still running them. You can make a back up the next time to keep the apps. Or use app back up and restore to make a apk and install it on your N7.
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Actually rooting 4.1.2 with the toolkit changed a setting and thus making the n7 incompatible with tegra 3 games
alexzlx said:
Actually rooting 4.1.2 with the toolkit changed a setting and thus making the n7 incompatible with tegra 3 games
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Like you can’t install those tegra 3 games from unknown sources?
I have dead space for GB and it doesn't work on ICS or JB, but I backed up the game into a apk and installed it. It worked after that.
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Will the 4.4 OTA update replace the ignored 4.3 update?

I've been ignoring the 4.3 update prompt, it will never see my phone.
With 4.4 rumored to release tomorrow, if I reboot my phone, will I instead see the 4.4 update prompt? Will I be able to tell if it's 4.3 or 4.4?
I hope I don't have to have a 4.3 phone to get the 4.4 update?
If so, I hope a factory link will pop up soon to flash through stock recovery using fastboot in nexus 4 toolkit.
Thanks.
I don't think it will release tommorow or this week anyway..
But as I know from Galaxy's devices you should update to the version before the new one...then you'll get the new version update.
I guess someone will export it as soon as it goes out and you could flash it stright..
many of the ota updates arent full rom updates, but partial roms. because of this, you would need 4.3. even if someone posts a link to the ota file, if its not a full rom, you would hve to update it over 4.3.
Its not going to come tomorrow it's probably just being announced
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I HAVE THE EXACT SAME QUESTION AND GOOGLE IS NOT ANSWERING ME YET.
Please if anybody knows answer!
Will we receive the 4.4 OTA on a 4.2.2 running Nexus 4?
Updates are incremental, there's a reason to keep our phones up to date in order to receive OTA's
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magued2001 said:
I HAVE THE EXACT SAME QUESTION AND GOOGLE IS NOT ANSWERING ME YET.
Please if anybody knows answer!
Will we receive the 4.4 OTA on a 4.2.2 running Nexus 4?
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If you go to general forum there's a thread with the factory firmware image.
You can use adb fastboot to install it from your stock factory recovery (I'm assuming your phone is unrooted etc).
This will give you a completely new phone with official kit Kat. I just did it with mine.
Then install the new Google Now and GEL launcher apks and your phone will look exactly like the N5.

Android 4.4 for S4?

I read a few articles saying that Google has announced 4.4 will be coming to the S4 GE shortly after the Nexus 5 releases/ships.
Is it likely that I'll be able to install this ROM on my regular I9505XXUBMGA?
Also what are your thoughts on 4.4 coming to the S4?
Still waiting for 4.3. in other words 6-12 months hopefully.
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synthecypher said:
I read a few articles saying that Google has announced 4.4 will be coming to the S4 GE shortly after the Nexus 5 releases/ships.
Is it likely that I'll be able to install this ROM on my regular I9505XXUBMGA?
Also what are your thoughts on 4.4 coming to the S4?
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You can install GE firmware on the i9505 as it's the same hardware. HTC said they'll have 4.4 on the One GE in 15 days, so I assume the same goes for the S4. The touchwiz version will most likely come after the S5 is released.
thing 2015 ;; 2016 :cyclops:
pruhster said:
You can install GE firmware on the i9505 as it's the same hardware. HTC said they'll have 4.4 on the One GE in 15 days, so I assume the same goes for the S4. The touchwiz version will most likely come after the S5 is released.
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Awesome will definitely be flashing the GE 4.4 as soon as someone rips and uploads it then.
Most likely once their done updating their current devices to 4.3 you can expect 4.4 next.. i know HTC came out today and announce it will have 4.4 on their GPE in a few weeks and Sense roms by the end of January
Soon hopefully. I'm on 4.3 with Orange/EE UK. No root or rom flashing etc. They were quick
Wisheezy said:
Soon hopefully. I'm on 4.3 with Orange/EE UK. No root or rom flashing etc. They were quick
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I'm on EE with a Galaxy S4 in the UK and Kies isn't rolling the update out yet....not for me anyway!
GPE edition hopefully soon. HTC have said Sense will be updated within 90 days. Hopefully Samsung make an announcement in regards to official 4.4 TouchWiz edition.
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Can you flash the GE rom to a non GE phone? Like the regular international i9505?
wizzbang3 said:
Can you flash the GE rom to a non GE phone? Like the regular international i9505?
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yes as long as its made for the i9505 (from its forums)
nikzDHD said:
GPE edition hopefully soon. HTC have said Sense will be updated within 90 days. Hopefully Samsung make an announcement in regards to official 4.4 TouchWiz edition.
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4.3 was rolled out via ota for nexus devices at July 24. Two weeks after it was rolled out for GPE devices. Then after less than 3 months the touchwiz 4.3 update came in.
Samsung rarely anounces time frames for their updates but if we follow the pattern above, the GPE 4.4 update should come in 2-3 weeks and the tw version in 3-4months.
In the meantime you could flash your favorite custom AOSP based rom like CM (should come very soon as the nexus 4 already got a booting 4.4 version) to satisfy your kitkat cravings while waiting for the official update.
Now let's play the waiting game and see who gets to make the first kitkat build for the s4
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Perhaps Samsung will release 4.4 without a new flagship device. It depends on the objectives of the company.
But for 2014 April or March the S5 is due... we only have 2 months left in 2013.
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Some reports say S5 will be announced in January so all of Samsung's efforts are probably going into polishing the 4.4 experience for that.
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Wisheezy said:
Soon hopefully. I'm on 4.3 with Orange/EE UK. No root or rom flashing etc. They were quick
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EE have not got 4.3 yet
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[Q] 4.4 KitKat is still not available for me OTA (11/17/2013)

Hello fellow N10 owners,
Unfortunately, the OTA KitKat update for my N10 is still not available for download.
I have reset the Google Frameworks app, but that did not work.
I am running Android Version 4.3 build JWR66Y stock rooted.
If you guys have any suggestions I would really appreciate it. Also, If you would know
how I could keep root after the update that would be awesome!
Thank you
BosCeltics18 said:
Hello fellow N10 owners,
Unfortunately, the OTA KitKat update for my N10 is still not available for download.
I have reset the Google Frameworks app, but that did not work.
I am running Android Version 4.3 build JWR66Y stock rooted.
If you guys have any suggestions I would really appreciate it. Also, If you would know
how I could keep root after the update that would be awesome!
Thank you
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Mine is still not showing either......kinda depressing.
oakbowery said:
Mine is still not showing either......kinda depressing.
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USA?
BosCeltics18 said:
USA?
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Yes, Mississippi to be exact. I've hit the check now button 1,000 times I think.
oakbowery said:
Yes, Mississippi to be exact. I've hit the check now button 1,000 times I think.
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hahaha! same
Glad to know I'm not the only one. I was beginning to wonder if my tablet was screwed or something. I have a nexus 7 also and it has yet to get an OTA update either.
I from malaysia and also don't get any update message yet : \
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Perhaps Google is waiting for Kitkat to be released on the new Nexus 10 before updatring the original Nexus 10.
There is no new Google 10 and seriously once you get KitKat on your tablet you'll wish you hadn't, the OS is like a giant phone and isn't geared up for tablets.
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BackDaws said:
There is no new Google 10 and seriously once you get KitKat on your tablet you'll wish you hadn't, the OS is like a giant phone and isn't geared up for tablets.
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I disagree. With the exception of the PhoneUI settings screen it's exactly the same thing we had before with much improved performance and reliability. I'm so glad to get rid of 4.3.. Nothing but problems.
Maybe it's been pulled.
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Use Adb to sideload the ota zip if you do not want to wait
And I think KitKat is great on the n10, especially with the new launcher installed
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I'm still waiting too. I'm in London, UK.
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The full image is available on the Nexus factory images site. If you can't wait for the OTA, just download and flash that. Just remember to edit the batch file so you don't wipe everything. Here is the link.
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images?csw=1#mantarayjwr66y
Taking advantage of the topic, I'm from Brazil and me has not yet come to update my tablet version is also JWR66Y rooted, I need to get the root to update via OTA? Because I remember the last update to 4.3, when restarted I had problem with the boot image and had to use a tool to change the boot image
I waited, and waited, but gave up a couple nights ago. Seems to me, it should be like a voting system. The more manual update checks you do, the sooner you get it versus those that don't manually check. Those that don't realize the update is even or won't miss it for another few days.
Editing the -w out of the batch file was troublesome for me. The flag would complete and the tablet would reboot, but it would then hang on the nexus boot screen. Tried twice, but waiting a half an hour each time, I deemed it failure. Unexpected too since I had done a full wipe, factory fresh 4.3 the week prior.
Running the unedited batch with wipe went without a hitch. No biggie since I had done it recently.
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Bait-Fish said:
I waited, and waited, but gave up a couple nights ago. Seems to me, it should be like a voting system. The more manual update checks you do, the sooner you get it versus those that don't manually check. Those that don't realize the update is even or won't miss it for another few days.
Editing the -w out of the batch file was troublesome for me. The flag would complete and the tablet would reboot, but it would then hang on the nexus boot screen. Tried twice, but waiting a half an hour each time, I deemed it failure. Unexpected too since I had done a full wipe, factory fresh 4.3 the week prior.
Running the unedited batch with wipe went without a hitch. No biggie since I had done it recently.
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Yeah, I updated mine with the factory image several days ago...I decided to go ahead and let it do the full wipe since I was reading that folks were having issues after removing the "-w" flag. Full wipe is probably the way to go anyway if want to avoid bugs.
For anyone interested who hasn't done this before, I found the instructions here to be quite helpful:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...riants-of-nexus-7-2012-and-2013-and-nexus-10/
can i keep root with 4.4 OTA
Alright guys looks like I finally got the 4.4 OTA.
Anyone know how I can keep root???
Flash SuperSU from custom recovery. SuperSU v1.69 worked for me. The latest is 1.75.
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Worked thanks bud

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