Nexus 7 (2013)

Clampdown

Hope this helps some of my issues, my 2013 went to crap after one of the updates, either lollipop or kitkat, cant recall which. Apps frequently not responding and have to be closed and restarted, in general much slower, keyboard malfunctions.

I hate having constant updates forced on me that actually make things worse, that I can't reverse. I did a factory reset and still have the same problems. Last week anytime I went to turn it on it was super slow because it wanted to update Google docs, which I had to wait ages for it to complete, even though I never use that app.

I'm convinced they know darn well the updates will eff up older models and they plan this to persuade people to buy new ones. Which makes no sense because I won't buy from them again if I wasn't happy, I will try another company.

Another problem I had was the cord, which was never long enough, split near the mini usb side and stopped working. I put a different mini USB cable into the adapter plug and it will charge the tablet, but not fast enough, (ie: if the tablet is on 2 or 3% and I plug in the charger, I can't keep using it, the battery will still decrease and it dies. With the original cord I could use it and battery would charge too)

While it was still a good value for the money, I will spend a bit extra for an iPad next time.

stanley1

Custom rom cyangenmod, nexus tool kit does it seemlessly, cuts out all the google crap + regular updates.

John mac

scudzilla wrote: »

Any way of pushing it through or is it a case of waiting?

links to factory images here androidpolice.com

Tigerandahalf

Would I be able to take mine back to carphone warehouse and get them to sort the issue?
Really annoyed that a quality tablet can be ruined by one of these updates.
Is there a warranty on these things?

gaius c

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

Would I be able to take mine back to carphone warehouse and get them to sort the issue?
Really annoyed that a quality tablet can be ruined by one of these updates.
Is there a warranty on these things?

Factory reset should do it for you.

Tigerandahalf

gaius c wrote: »

Factory reset should do it for you.

Will it put the Nexus back to the previous update? I don't think the factory reset does that?

Clampdown

Factory reset didnt do squat for me, apps still stop responding.

wendell borton

Somehow managed to hard brick my N7 while flashing kitkat back onto it.:(

irishchris

Just over a week into this since updating and runs super smooth. Battery life greatly extended and no delay or lag anywhere thankfully

corkie

wendell borton wrote: »

Somehow managed to hard brick my N7 while flashing kitkat back onto it.:(

Unless you somehow managed to corrupt your bootloader (or have a locked bootloader). You may be able to recover from it!

stanley1

can you get to recovery.

Fiskar

wendell borton wrote: »

Somehow managed to hard brick my N7 while flashing kitkat back onto it.:(

Have never been able to unbrick my Nexus 7II, unfortunately it sits in a drawer, only got 18 months out of it, if anyone knows a lad in Dublin city who can unbrick it, please do let me know. I miss it for the train when commuting.

JoyPad

irishchris wrote: »

Just over a week into this since updating and runs super smooth. Battery life greatly extended and no delay or lag anywhere thankfully

Same here. Android Marshmallow has cured even the sensor problem!

heebusjeebus

F**king Sky Go wont work on Marshmallow. Should have known :mad:

wendell borton

corkie wrote: »

Unless you somehow managed to corrupt your bootloader (or have a locked bootloader). You may be able to recover from it!

stanley1 wrote: »

can you get to recovery.

Fiskar wrote: »

Have never been able to unbrick my Nexus 7II, unfortunately it sits in a drawer, only got 18 months out of it, if anyone knows a lad in Dublin city who can unbrick it, please do let me know. I miss it for the train when commuting.

There is no sign of life on it, the screen remains blank after pressing power button and power+volume.

stanley1

have you power cable inserted when you are pressing buttons.

coldfire1x

Finally got the update today.

irishchris

heebusjeebus wrote: »

F**king Sky Go wont work on Marshmallow. Should have known :mad:

Sky go working fine here on marshmallow.

Tigerandahalf

I did a hard reset on my Nexus 7 that had been bricked by the Lollipop update. It wiped everything but the same problem remains. A very laggy tablet I am left with. Called into Carphone Warehouse and they didn't want to know once their 18 month warranty is up.
As for contacting Google I have no idea how.

JoyPad

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

I did a hard reset on my Nexus 7 that had been bricked by the Lollipop update. It wiped everything but the same problem remains. A very laggy tablet I am left with. Called into Carphone Warehouse and they didn't want to know once their 18 month warranty is up.
As for contacting Google I have no idea how.

You should have at least two years warranty, or else they break the EU law.
See here for details.

Alun

heebusjeebus wrote: »

F**king Sky Go wont work on Marshmallow. Should have known :mad:

I seem to remember seeing a comment on one of their forums that a recent update to Sky Go will result in it not working if your phone is rooted. Could that be it?

D'Peoples Voice

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

I did a hard reset on my Nexus 7 that had been bricked by the Lollipop update. It wiped everything but the same problem remains. A very laggy tablet I am left with.

Clampdown wrote: »

Hope this helps some of my issues, my 2013 went to crap after one of the updates, either lollipop or kitkat, cant recall which. Apps frequently not responding and have to be closed and restarted, in general much slower, keyboard malfunctions.

I have a Nexus 7 (2013) , running Marshmallow, build number MRA58V, on kernel version 3.4.0-ga5a4133. It is easily as fast as it was day one. If your device is laggy, put it in safe mode to determine if it is the device or the app you downloaded onto the device. This is the only way of finding a solution to you problem!

Clampdown wrote: »

I hate having constant updates forced on me that actually make things worse, that I can't reverse. I did a factory reset and still have the same problems. Last week anytime I went to turn it on it was super slow because it wanted to update Google docs, which I had to wait ages for it to complete, even though I never use that app.

How long do you think it would take to update Microsoft Office on a laptop? Google docs is the equivalent, so it will take a while to update, but you can uninstall it if you are not using it.

Clampdown wrote: »

I'm convinced they know darn well the updates will eff up older models and they plan this to persuade people to buy new ones. Which makes no sense because I won't buy from them again if I wasn't happy, I will try another company.

Not sure where to begin with this comment, some critics say Google stop issuing updates after 18 months to get people to buy new devices, you're now saying they issue regular updates to get people to buy new devices.

Clampdown wrote: »

Another problem I had was the cord, which was never long enough, split near the mini usb side and stopped working. I put a different mini USB cable into the adapter plug and it will charge the tablet, but not fast enough, (ie: if the tablet is on 2 or 3% and I plug in the charger, I can't keep using it, the battery will still decrease and it dies. With the original cord I could use it and battery would charge too)

I agree with the power cord being short, but then I use Amazon, so it's never a problem for me to buy a long one if i need it, they cost feck all.

wendell borton wrote: »

There is no sign of life on it, the screen remains blank after pressing power button and power+volume.

Did you try another USB cable, and leave it charging for a number of hours. Then try and turn it on. What you say makes me think the problem is with the battery not the OS being bricked.

coldfire1x

^^ True. Marshmallow update working really well.

Tigerandahalf

Tigerandahalf wrote:

I did a hard reset on my Nexus 7 that had been bricked by the Lollipop update. It wiped everything but the same problem remains. A very laggy tablet I am left with. Called into Carphone Warehouse and they didn't want to know once their 18 month warranty is up. As for contacting Google I have no idea how.

I think I found the solution to the laggy nexus 7. Incredibly it seems to be a simple thing. I found it on YouTube.
Pull down your notification window. You will see a 'location' setting. Touch it to turn it off. This seems to solve my problem.

Atomic Pineapple

Alun wrote: »

I seem to remember seeing a comment on one of their forums that a recent update to Sky Go will result in it not working if your phone is rooted. Could that be it?

I don't think Sky Go ever worked on rooted devices? I haven't got Sky anymore but when I did awhile back Sky Go wouldn't work on my rooted devices.

irishchris

Atomic Pineapple wrote: »

I don't think Sky Go ever worked on rooted devices? I haven't got Sky anymore but when I did awhile back Sky Go wouldn't work on my rooted devices.

Yes sky go does not work in rooted devices. Even with root cloak.

John mac

just got an ota update for my nexus 7 2013 . 6.01