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Asus releases firmware upgrade to fix screen lift, dead pixels

Today Asus's Facebook page announced the exciting news that they just released a firmware upgrade to the popular Nexus 7 tablet, which they hope will fix common issues like "screen-lift" and dead pixels.
"要解决这个问题，我们感到非常兴奋," the Facebook page said. "我们发现的代码中的错误导致屏幕解除。"
The update will also fix other issues, including blown-out speakers, screen-streaks, and missing screws.
According to Asus, the screen-lift issue was due to a missing semicolon in the code. "这是一个非常尴尬的错误。," the Facebook page reads.
Hopefully this will appease the growing Nexus 7 fanbase, which has been upset by the many issues they have faced.
The multi-billion-dollar company also has another firmware update in the works. Sources predict that it will add more RAM to the device to compete with other high-end tablets.
Check back later for more information.
EDIT: we have confirmation coming in from XDA users.
"This is a super clever fix," slack04 explained. "It's just what we've been waiting for. Now will you give me a moment? I've lost my sense of humor and can't seem to find it."
"No thanks," said user jcjr81. "I'll pass on this update until others prove it works. What if it causes the screen to shrink, or something?"
Some are afraid Asus's fix could make the problem worse, as seen in the infamous Dell Inspiron case of 2008, in which a firmware update to stop batteries from exploding was successful, apart from the fact that the batteries began imploding instead.

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Lolwut?
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Magic glue software yupp
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I guess I'll just take off the clamps I have on the left side of my screen and just wait for the firmware update.

Lol
Just made my day.
Best post I've seen all day
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Too bad we don't have a "No Thanks" button.
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Super clever! You should start a blog.
No, really, start a blog. And post this crap there, not on XDA.

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Super clever! You should start a blog.
No, really, start a blog. And post this crap there, not on XDA.
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Thanks! I've been thinking about it. And thanks for the input--I've added it to the update.

Roflofloflofl
Good stuff, man! I laughed pretty hard at this

If only this was the way tech worked.

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Thanks! I've been thinking about it. And thanks for the input--I've added it to the update.
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Good 1
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Anybody who votes less than 5 stars on this thread is a humorless tool! 5 stars all the way

Also will fix the missing screw.... lol
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I got kinda confused as soon as I read "asus releases firmware"

Needs nominating for post of the month, v-funny, thanks
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Will I lose root access if I update? Will the OTA update install on a custom ROM?
I NEED ANSWERS!!!
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Nice? Laughed myself out of a chair.
What I'd Really like to see is a lag fix update.
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What happened to the semi mythical 4.2.2 update

I know I saw something about how an Android 4.2.2 was supposedly seen in India or China or somewhere far from the US and all sorts of speculation arose. Now nada. All for nothing I assume. Is there any real information out there about a bug fixe release date?
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Nope, haven't heard anything more on the subject either... no idea if we'll still get it or if we will get a more recent update (maybe even the fabled 5.0 Key Lime Pie).
Before the big G announces something though, everything else is pure speculation... for the time being.

I hear 4.2.2 will ship on the next wave of Nexus 4's, due in March.
</joke>

I also have a unicorn for sale.
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i am actually surprised we haven't gotten an update yet. usually we get a bug fixer between device/OS announcements. but maybe they are just going to wait and do a big OS jump in May at I/O.

screw the mythical update. id be more impressed with people posting questions in the correct forum.

turdbogls said:
i am actually surprised we haven't gotten an update yet. usually we get a bug fixer between device/OS announcements. but maybe they are just going to wait and do a big OS jump in May at I/O.
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I don't think they want to wait that long. We're all suffering from the wakelock issue that's causing battery drain so I'm pretty sure they want to see that fixed asap.

-PiLoT- said:
screw the mythical update. id be more impressed with people posting questions in the correct forum.
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What forum should it be in?
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bsoplinger said:
What forum should it be in?
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Q&A

smt8544 said:
Q&A
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which is short for Question & Answers

Well if the update does release i hope they fix all the bluetooth issues, and some minor kernel problems. I guess they are just taking their time to do something good once again.
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AW: What happened to the semi mythical 4.2.2 update
Winesnob said:
I also have a unicorn for sale.
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Can I buy it????
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fushla said:
Can I buy it????
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Not yet.
Soon. Probably with a 5-6 weeks shipping time.
I Googled for a leaked version for you:
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Can I buy it????
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Looks like you'll have yourself a bidding war for said unicorn. Been wanting a Google unicorn that I can train to hate and destroy apple....
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thesebastian said:
Not yet.
Soon. Probably with a 5-6 weeks shipping time.
I Googled for a leaked version for you:
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Is this image to scale? Also will it ship with Key Lime Pie?
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Winesnob said:
I also have a unicorn for sale.
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How much?
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heccubusxda said:
Is this image to scale? Also will it ship with Key Lime Pie?
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No, this will ship with the mythical Zebra OS. Leaked image is pretty accurate, and it will be the fastest and most flawless unicorn you've ever seen. Since you've likely seen none, shouldn't be much of a stretch.
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Winesnob said:
No, this will ship with the mythical Zebra OS. Leaked image is pretty accurate, and it will be the fastest and most flawless unicorn you've ever seen. Since you've likely seen none, shouldn't be much of a stretch.
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Hot damn, son!!!! Google rawks!!!!
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Well we got a new 4.2.1 revision
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gnustomp said:
Well we got a new 4.2.1 revision
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When? And how did you get it?
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Android 4.4.1 on the way soon

http://crossmap.christianpost.com/...x-bugs-problems-on-new-os-developers-say-7119
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http://crossmap.christianpost.com/...x-bugs-problems-on-new-os-developers-say-7119
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Hopefully it fixes the horrendous camera speed.

christianpost is full of click bait articles that have no basis in reality. They literally have daily stories going back a few months saying the nexus 10 (2013 edition) has been confirmed for release on a specific date (which changes every time it passes).
not saying 4.4.1 is not coming definitively, just saying that news source is worthless.

dehelfix said:
christianpost is full of click bait articles that have no basis in reality. They literally have daily stories going back a few months saying the nexus 10 (2013 edition) has been confirmed for release on a specific date (which changes every time it passes).
not saying 4.4.1 is not coming definitively, just saying that news source is worthless.
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Agreed. christianpost and ibtimes are the two biggest google news spammers I've seen. I wish google news had a way to filter out specific sites. Again, 4.4.1 might be coming (and probably is). But I usually disregard both of the above sites as well as any other news site that quotes one of them as sources.

if there was an update coming, we'd see it on a more major site like android central, android police, droid life or even engadget... not to mention any posts from anyone in the know on G+
just my thoughts.

While I do agree with you all there is one thing that makes me think this is true. LLabTooFeR is very accurate when it comes to releases and if he stated it was coming to the HTC One soon then the nexus would get it first. He is a very reputable and accurate informer when it comes to updates.
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4.4.1 will likely be released in the future. "Soon" might be a few mibutes, hours, days, weeks, or months.

Monk4Life said:
While I do agree with you all there is one thing that makes me think this is true. LLabTooFeR is very accurate when it comes to releases and if he stated it was coming to the HTC One soon then the nexus would get it first. He is a very reputable and accurate informer when it comes to updates.
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Agreed, Football is generally right on when it comes to timing of releases for HTC devices. Did he say when 4.4.1 was coming or did he just say soon?

It doesn't take a genius to know 4.4.1 is going to be released for the N5 at some point. Nothing any news site so far has posted has any real inside info as to the date. So we will just have to wait and see.

LLabTooFeR
Is the man now behind the leaks. I was in the HTC One threads for months and he was the first at it. Football has semi retired from that.. I see LLabTooFeR putting them up now.
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luckylui said:
LLabTooFeR
Is the man now behind the leaks. I was in the HTC One threads for months and he was the first at it. Football has semi retired from that.. I see LLabTooFeR putting them up now.
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LLabTooFeR is Football.. look at the name LLabTooFeR backwards.. ReFooTbaLL

Thanks for the heads up on the site I linked to. I just saw it on my Google now card and thought I'd share.
I guess obviously its coming soon... Smh my bad guys
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9to5google: Google prepping Android 4.4.1 KitKat update for Nexus devices
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The 9to5 article was from using data on their own site not a report from cp. Also lab have a specific date of December 2nd in his tweet.
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Valdeck said:
The 9to5 article was from using data on their own site not a report from cp. Also lab have a specific date of December 2nd in his tweet.
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That's when he tweeted, not when he's saying the release is coming...?
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Android 4.4.1 front page of xda right now.
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Android 4.4.1 front page of xda right now.
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You beat me to it lol
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For users rooted and unlocked. But if on stock ROM. And haven't changed system around at all...we should be able to download and flash in twrp..
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I really hope this update fixes the slow camera and hopefully brings more fixes.
Hopefully iB4STiD will update his rom for the new update because that is my favorite rom so far.

Camera and speaker
New camera app and loud speaker volume fix would make the Nexus 5 complete. :fingers-crossed:

[Infographic] Anatomy of an Android update from HTC

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Also, this site has update status. m7spr is, at the time of this post, at the integration step in the process.

pretty neat

It's great that HTC gives all that info on updates. They finally learned from their mistakes. Hope it's not too late...
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elvisypi said:
It's great that HTC gives all that info on updates. They finally learned from their mistakes. Hope it's not too late...
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My thoughts exactly. Something like this takes away the guessing game of updates with these devices. They better not go away, because I love HTC phones.

Nice find. Hopefully no more guessing or wager threads.

bigdee1974 said:
Nice find. Hopefully no more guessing or wager threads.
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Never...
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bigdee1974 said:
Nice find. Hopefully no more guessing or wager threads.
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Lolz that dude got permabanned
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"Guise is it ready yetttt?"
"Wheres my kitkat?"

FrozenRiff said:
Lolz that dude got permabanned
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How long until next account though?
On-topic: The question is how promptly the status page will be updated. Just saying, although I love the graphic, these pages sometimes fall by the wayside during spats.

Rirere said:
How long until next account though?
On-topic: The question is how promptly the status page will be updated. Just saying, although I love the graphic, these pages sometimes fall by the wayside during spats.
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I bet he's back already but wisened up and is shutting up. As soon as he posted something with the new account last time everyone knew
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If htc keeps this website maintained it could be very helpful
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What's the use knowing at what stage the update is at.... It could have been helpfull a lot if they would have mensioned dates for all stages or final release.... It's like Indian polititian explaining all projects but never committe time for benefit....lol it is
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BUMP because we are now into the second to last step: Certification!!
It's so close we can taste it. With this knowledge from the infographic I personally am much more appreciative of the updates.

deadlocked007 said:
Certification*
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lol that was a rough day for me... forgive me

And if you haven't seen it in the 3k other threads created for it, the OTA is here
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Next android treat

This topic is purely speculation and fun. What do you guys predict is the next name for android and what number will it be?
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md1008 said:
This topic is purely speculation and fun. What do you guys predict is the next name for android and what number will it be?
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Apple Jk In before Lawsuit from Apple
its Gonna be 4.5 Kitkat still or Lollipop or Lemon

Hopefully they won't do what they did with Jellybean and stretch the name over 3 major releases. If they change the name I think Lollipop would be good.

With the little partnership they started with KitKat last year, I'm sure the name will stay for a while.
Maybe we'll see a name change in 2015.
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Real question is what happens when they hit Zingers?!

It'll be in November with the Nexus 5 (2014) and will be called LifeSavers.
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Lemonhead
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There is a (minor) update coming appearently, KOT49N is beeing tested as i read somewehere but its mainly for bugfixes i guess.

Lollipop
Lifesavers
Licorice
Laffy Taffy
Lemon Drop
Lik-M-Aid (Fun dip)
My money is on LifeSavers. So much marketing/advertising they can do with that.

Android Lick-A-Stick? Would you lick your phone for better battery life?

nt sure for L but for P, gona be PU$$Y :fingers-crossed:

Android 5.0 Larry David - Google will partner with HBO to promote Season 9 of Curb Your Enthusiasm where Larry's struggle to understand his Nexus 6 will result in all sorts of hilarity. Why is this phone so damn big???

Lard

I never thought of lifesavers that seems probable. I have a feeling Kit Kat won't last that long. Probably when Nexus 10 is announced it will get updated. Then the next update to android will probably have art as default and possibly SMS integration similar to icloud. To where you can send SMS using tablet, PC etc.
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Brownie
Coco
Popcorn
Hazelnut
All I can really think of!
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ProVickers said:
Brownie
Coco
Popcorn
Hazelnut
All I can really think of!
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None of those will work. It's alphabetical, next is an L.
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Licorice?
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It was going to key lime pie so now they can just do lime pie?
And guys keep it plausible I mean it has to be a candy/desert of some kind not larry.

Im sure it will stay KK for awhile, don't you think they sign some sort of agreement to keep the name for awhile?
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Since Google teamed up with Nestlé the next version could be Lion... if Apple approves it.