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Does the Nexus 7 also has separate builds?

Okay so I am very close to buying the Nexus 7 after reading the raving reviews, and specially after experiencing Jellybean on Galaxy Nexus. I have one question though; I am planning to keep my Nexus 7 pretty stock, and unlike my GNexus I don't want to unlock bootloader and flash custom recovery and what-not. The reason why I did this to my Gnexus was because I live in Canada and it was running the yakjuux build, which means it was not allowed to get updates straight from Google (bummer).
My question is, is it the same issue with the Nexus 7? Does the Nexus 7 also has bullcrap like yakju, takju, yakjuux, etc.? Or is it all one unified model which will get updates from Google?

Just Nakasi.

Is the Canadian WiFi signal different from the rest of the world?

[Q] Will Kikat 4.4 be released to Nexus 4?

As above.
I´m quite interrested to get an answer on that question. :laugh:
Thanks!
-Notarmaso

You obviously don't understand the reason of buying a Nexus device. You buy a Nexus device not because of specs but because it runs pure Android and gets updated and supported straight from Google for years to come.
It is one of the sole reasons for owning a Nexus. If Kit-Kat were not to come to the N4 it would ruin everything that the Nexus line stood for.

Notarmaso said:
As above.
I´m quite interrested to get an answer on that question. :laugh:
Thanks!
-Notarmaso
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Yes, GOOGLE NEXUS 4 will be the first device to get the kitkat 4.4 update, provided it is not released with/in Nexus 5.
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[email protected] said:
You obviously don't understand the reason of buying a Nexus device. You buy a Nexus device not because of specs but because it runs pure Android and gets updated and supported straight from Google for years to come.
It is one of the sole reasons for owning a Nexus. If Kit-Kat were not to come to the N4 it would ruin everything that the Nexus line stood for.
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I have been a proud owner of my nexus 4 in many month, I know that the nexus would get all updates, but I read 10 Places that it onl y would be released for nexus 5 in october, and that's why I asked in here. Thanks!

No, only for Nexus S.

Logic says that KitKat will be first seen on Nexus 5 on release date, and after that we, nexus 4 owners, will receive it too.
Google would definitely want to show off KK on its new device first. Thats my guess.

Notarmaso said:
I have been a proud owner of my nexus 4 in many month, I know that the nexus would get all updates, but I read 10 Places that it onl y would be released for nexus 5 in october, and that's why I asked in here. Thanks!
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Well that can be correct. No one knows what month it will be released in for the N4. I am sure it will be released first with the N5 and then to the N4 shortly after.
Heck, nothing has even been officially announced yet so no one knows what month anything is being released yet.

Rohit02 said:
Yes, GOOGLE NEXUS 4 will be the first device to get the kitkat 4.4 update, provided it is not released with/in Nexus 5.
Press thanks if I helped you. :good:
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Well I misunderstood something then, I read many different Places that NEXUS 5 would be the first device with Kitkat 4.4
I voted :good:

They won't discontinue the nexus 4 and gnex at the same time
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Notarmaso said:
I have been a proud owner of my nexus 4 in many month, I know that the nexus would get all updates, but I read 10 Places that it onl y would be released for nexus 5 in october, and that's why I asked in here. Thanks!
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What was the reasoning for those statements by those 10 places? Bring a few examples, I want to see how they came up with that. I have heard the opposite, that kitkat will be built so that older and weaker devices could run it also, which is based on one sentence "It's our goal with Android KitKat to make an amazing Android experience available for everybody." - doesnt sound like "its our goal to make it exclusive for the next nexus".

manpildo said:
What was the reasoning for those statements by those 10 places? Bring a few examples, I want to see how they came up with that. I have heard the opposite, that kitkat will be built so that older and weaker devices could run it also, which is based on one sentence "It's our goal with Android KitKat to make an amazing Android experience available for everybody." - doesnt sound like "its our goal to make it exclusive for the next nexus".
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Youtube - Techrader etc.

Notarmaso said:
Youtube - Techrader etc.
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Be concrete. Saying my source is youtube is like saying my source is google.

The Nexus 4 isn't even a year old yet...

kitkat will be released to all nexus 4 besides for yours. yes, goigle is watching you specifically :silly:

About Android 6.0 Previews

Our devices will not get Android M. Everyone's saying it.
So what is this? Why google worked on these devices for Android 6.0?
android-m-preview
- Nexus 10
- Nexus 7 (2012)
- Nexus 4
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- Nexus 10
- Nexus 7 (2012)
- Nexus 4
android-m-preview-2
- Nexus 10
- Nexus 7 (2012)
- Nexus 4
On October 15, 2014, Google officially announced that Android L would be known as Android 5.0 "Lollipop". The company also unveiled launch devices for Android 5.0—​including Motorola's Nexus 6 and HTC's Nexus 9—​for release on November 3, 2014. Google stated that Nexus (including the Nexus 4, 5, 7, and 10) and Google Play edition devices would receive updates to Lollipop "in the coming weeks"; one more developer preview build for Nexus devices and the new SDK revision for application developers would be released on October 17, 2014. Update schedules for third-party Android devices may vary by manufacturer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_Lollipop
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Maybe we need to wait a little bit.

perfect_ said:
Our devices will not get Android M. Everyone's saying it.
So what is this? Why google worked on these devices for Android 6.0?
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Probably to give the dev's something to work with rather than officially supporting it, someone will get it booting and that's probably what they're hoping for.

peachpuff said:
Probably to give the dev's something to work with rather than officially supporting it, someone will get it booting and that's probably what they're hoping for.
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I never thought about this... If this is true, it will probably go down as one of the greatest strokes of genius to happen at Google in regards to the Nexus program. Capitalizing on the unlocked bootloader, and throwing devs a bone without taking the time and resources to support them officially. Those who really want it get Marshmallow, and everybody's happy.

Great....now I don't need to upgrade to Pixel C.

Pure Nexus ROM ported to Nexus 10?

Hey guys, I've been running the Pure Nexus ROM on my Nexus 9, Nexus 7 and Nexus Player, and so far I've been thoroughly impressed. Initially it seems that it is very close to AOSP, and is thus very stable and usable.
Is there anyone who might port it to the Nexus 10? The N7 2012 came out in the same year and has an unofficial build. I'd love to see it on the 10. If not, I might actually learn to build it myself.

dabanhfreak said:
Hey guys, I've been running the Pure Nexus ROM on my Nexus 9, Nexus 7 and Nexus Player, and so far I've been thoroughly impressed. Initially it seems that it is very close to AOSP, and is thus very stable and usable.
Is there anyone who might port it to the Nexus 10? The N7 2012 came out in the same year and has an unofficial build. I'd love to see it on the 10. If not, I might actually learn to build it myself.
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Try it
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24686681827313439

Giving it a shot when I get home...
Thanks!!

How long will be the nexus 6p supported?

Hi,
I want to buy the nexus 6p, but I want to know how long the nexus 6p will be supported by Google?(updates)

I do believe it's 24 months from the release date. N5 has had its last update ever (to Marshmallow) as it's now a 2-year old phone and they aren't going to update it anymore. So you will see two more major updates to your phone (Android N and O) before Google cuts support on it.

Nexus 5 is still being updated! Google hasn't said anything about Android N yet, but the Nexus 5 is on Android 6.0.1 and receiving security updates still
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Devhux said:
Nexus 5 is still being updated! Google hasn't said anything about Android N yet, but the Nexus 5 is on Android 6.0.1 and receiving security updates still
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Yep, you're right - it's at least two years from device's release;
Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus 6, Nexus 5, Nexus 4, Nexus 7, Nexus 9 and Nexus 10 devices get the latest version of Android directly from Google. These devices will receive Android version updates for at least two years from when the device first became available on the Google Store.
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More information can be found here: https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/4457705

A minimum of 2 years. Nexus 4 had 3 years (after that it still had a few monthly security patches), Nexus 5 had 2 years and counting.
No need to worry about losing official support, custom ROMs are always there to cover you for 1~2 more years.
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At least 2 years, but probably a few more as well....

Isee,

It will get Android N and O for sure. Beyond O it's up to Google if it will get more. As for N and Nexus 5 it's likely it won't get it but Google may not pull the plug for N5 yet. Even if they do who cares there are tons of custom roms. Only a dead battery can stop a Nexus from getting updates now.

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