I just purchased a Nexus 7 and was wondering if it's really worth rooting and installing back custom ROM. I mean the tablet is already running the latest version of android, so would a custom ROM with a few extra settings and an overclocked kernel really be worth it?
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I'd just root it using the exploit so you still have your warranty. The nexus 7 stock is good and stable. Just need rooting
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Root it now because you might not need to flash custom ROMs at the moment but you might want to in a month or 2 and then you will have a bit hard time backing up your data as unlocking bootloader wipes everything.
Worth rooting or worth instilling a custom ROM? I think rooting is a good idea, but haven't seen a compelling reason to install a custom ROM.
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It's a Nexus device. Basically a developer's toy. Of course you should root and unlock this bad boy. You're missing all the fun. Have you seen the loads of roms and kernels for this thing?
Off topic: Is it normal to have one dead pixel straight out of the box?
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I rooted mine and all the roms are aborted when i try to install. I have no idea why.
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Off topic: Is it normal to have one dead pixel straight out of the box?
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If I were you, I'd go crazy and get a replacement. I don't like getting a brand new device and seeing a flaw before I use it.
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If I were you, I'd go crazy and get a replacement. I don't like getting a brand new device and seeing a flaw before I use it.
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It's hardly noticeable. I only notice it when I'm watching a video in landscape mode. It's very small as well.
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It's hardly noticeable. I only notice it when I'm watching a video in landscape mode. It's very small as well.
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RMA it. You won't be without a tablet and you get a new one.
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I just bought 5 days ago and root it because i need it to connect to my usb modem and my advise you have to root and unlock this bad ass.. until now i havent decided which rom is suit with me.. hehee tooo many rom but i likee itt
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Zombienaut said:
I just purchased a Nexus 7 and was wondering if it's really worth rooting and installing back custom ROM. I mean the tablet is already running the latest version of android, so would a custom ROM with a few extra settings and an overclocked kernel really be worth it?
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I rooted mine the first day I got it and it's totally worth to root it. Also flash a custom rom while you are still messing with your device.
Yes I rooted and unlocked mine first day,
you can unroot and lock Bl if you need gurantee.
im so lucky to bought a second hand with no problem at all no dead pixel no bat prob etc..
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a) yes, root it. might as well before you have a bunch of data built up (since an unlock wipes everything)
b) no, the dead pixel is not normal. get a replacement.
jphilippon said:
RMA it. You won't be without a tablet and you get a new one.
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Does one dead pixel result in future dead pixels?
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What about unlocking the bootloader? I'm thinking of rooting mine for basic SU privileges such as blocking ads. I don't plan on running a custom rom as I think stock is just fine.
Mine is rooted and unlocked from the first day i'm buy it.
To me it's more than worth I can't live without ad-blocker, expanded desktop and pie.
And another reason is i'm spoiled by my nexus 4, the nexus 7 stock rom and kernel is not smooth enough for my liking I don't even able to scroll through facebook feed smoothly but with some good custom kernel and rom combined I can.
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I bought it a few days ago and after a hour it was unlocked, rooted and with a custom rom (cm10.1) & custom kernel (M-kernel) and i'm loving it).
My tablet before the N7 was also running cm10.1
Does anyone else have WiFi issues? Both my phone and laptop pick up signal perfectly from my room upstairs, but my Nexus struggles to load even a 420p video.
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Came home from work to my new nexus 7! I gotta say opening the box was a pain in the ass but well worth the patience. Overall I have to admit I am very impressed with this device, incredibly fast and truly "buttery" smooth. Jelly bean is incredible and this is my first "pure" android experience and so far so good. At first I was concerned about the quality of the display and the "washed" out look but contrary to what everyone thinks I happen to think it looks great! And fortunately I am very grateful that my n7 doesn't have the screen displacement that everyone has been talking about. And I really didn't want to go through the trouble of returning mine to Google play and waiting for another one lol. I come from a family that absolutely loves apple phones, laptops, and ipads. I'm sort of an android junkie and love the freedom that comes with it, with that being said I figure this would make a perfect first tablet for me to own and after extensive use of my families ipads In my personal opinion I have to say that the n7 is superior in many ways. Great tablet, specs, and price! So kudos to Asus and Google for bringing this bad boy to the market!
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Yeh, just opened mine yesterday and love it! The first time opening the box was fine was easy for me. But I put the documents back in the box. When I tried to open it to read hem, it was really hard. Overall it is a great tablet. Can't wait to root!
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Stevenator21 said:
Yeh, just opened mine yesterday and love it! The first time opening the box was fine was easy for me. But I put the documents back in the box. When I tried to open it to read hem, it was really hard. Overall it is a great tablet. Can't wait to root!
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Mine is actually quite easy to open now that I've taken the tablet out of the box lol. Yes! I cannot wait to root this either!
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I'd recommend unlocking the bootloader right now, because it wipes all your user data.
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+1 for unlocking now. I waited a couple of days and it was a pain doing the usual backup routine.
I blanked out and didn't unlock it when I got it. What I'm gonna do is root it do a nandroid backup then unlock and restore.
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Yeah I still haven't gotten around to rooting or unlocking yet... This thing is amazing I can't put it down lol. Is the root toolkit compatible with the latest update 4.1.1? Haven't updated yet but it keeps asking me every single time I power it on
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3vo kid said:
Yeah I still haven't gotten around to rooting or unlocking yet... This thing is amazing I can't put it down lol. Is the root toolkit compatible with the latest update 4.1.1? Haven't updated yet but it keeps asking me every single time I power it on
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Yup! Wubfreshes toolkit is compatible with 4.1.1. I agree I really can't put it down, a steal for $249!
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Stevenator21 said:
I blanked out and didn't unlock it when I got it. What I'm gonna do is root it do a nandroid backup then unlock and restore.
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Can you install a custom recovery to do a nandroid backup with the bootloader locked?
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I blanked out and didn't unlock it when I got it. What I'm gonna do is root it do a nandroid backup then unlock and restore.
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I'm pretty sure that your nandroid will get wiped as well with the boot loader unlock
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I'm pretty sure that your nandroid will get wiped as well with the boot loader unlock
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If you could make a nandroid backup, copying the file to a computer for storage would allow you to wipe the tablet and then copy the file back and restore.
Thats what I was going to do
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I'm right there with you. I was nervous after reading the negative reviews, but I've had mine 2 weeks and no problems. I also come from a long line of Apple lovers and cant wait to show off all the "buttery" goodness of this fine device.
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Making a nandroid didn't even cross my mind when I did it, I wouldn't worry..... anyways, don't you need an unlocked bootloader or root to install a recovery to make a nandroid? Just my thoughts, I ,might be wrong.
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On mine I did a simple adb backup and restore. Took about an hour including set up(never done it before) and it was a painless way to keep all apps and app data as well as settings. Anyone looking to unlock and not have to deal with losing app data should Google it and check out out.
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Gonna root first, do a nandroid and titanium back up move the files onto my desktop unlock then move them over and restore
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3vo kid said:
Gonna root first, do a nandroid and titanium back up move the files onto my desktop unlock then move them over and restore
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You needed to be unlocked to root. I just unlocked my boot loader, no problem. To do a backup, use the backup for apps in wugfresh's toolkit, you don't need root to do it.
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I love my N7!!
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Literally can't stop playing with this thing! However I have to send it back to Google for a replacement I have several dead pixels and the touchscreen has started bugging out on me. It goes from not registering my touch to randomly pressing apps. Already contacted Google for my RMA for, shipping label, and new replacement ready for order. Hopefully the new one will be defect free lol
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Bought the 16gb from Walmart. $249. Too bad I won't be able to play with it much at work. But looks pretty cool so far. Going to root it tonight when I get home and flash a new ROM. I have 15 days to see if its worth the money.
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I don't feel it's necessary to install a different ROM at this point. The kernel is where you want to tweak this device. Also keep in mind that they will not accept a rooted and flashed Nexus 7 if you want to return it, which I highly doubt btw
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Robin2 said:
I don't feel it's necessary to install a different ROM at this point. The kernel is where you want to tweak this device. Also keep in mind that they will not accept a rooted and flashed Nexus 7 if you want to return it, which I highly doubt btw
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I returned mine to Walmart rooted unlocked. I'm pretty sure they haven't an idea what root is plus when I bought it the person didn't even know what a nexus was
I didn't think the good people at Walmart would notice if I did all that. Just a hunch. But hopefully I get to keep it.
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There is a file that needs to be renamed to .bak in system/ boot recovery something .. if you do not rename that to .bak you will not be able to boot up custom recovery. You tube droid modern x saved my ass last night fought it for over a hour. Running eclipse on it now
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I returned mine to Walmart rooted unlocked. I'm pretty sure they haven't an idea what root is plus when I bought it the person didn't even know what a nexus was
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Very true, but that depends on the person you get. Visual differences in the software are an easy indication for third party roms.
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So far this thing is awesome. I certainly don't need it, but I sure as hell want it!!
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I really see no reason to install a ROM because the N7 works fine as is.
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I love mine and there was nothing lacking that I felt the need to root.
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I just rooted my first phone ever....rooted my HP touchpad two nights ago...so right now I'm all about rooting, as silly as that sounds. I've become a flash junky!!
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TraderGary said:
I love mine and there was nothing lacking that I felt the need to root.
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Stickmount
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Stickmount? USB storage?
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TraderGary said:
I love mine and there was nothing lacking that I felt the need to root.
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root isnt about stuff lacking on your device. root is about having administrative control of your device. it just happens that you can add thing that are lacking, with root. but you dont necessarily need root to add things that are lacking. you can flash roms and kernels without root as long as you have a custom recovery(you dont need root to have a custom recovery and to flash roms/kernels).
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Stickmount
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U don't need stick mount. If u want usb storage and DONT want to root then u can simply download nexus media Importer for 1.99 on the play store. The app works wonders
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TheGratefulDead said:
I returned mine to Walmart rooted unlocked. I'm pretty sure they haven't an idea what root is plus when I bought it the person didn't even know what a nexus was
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Same here i had to exchange the first one i got becuase of dead pixels, they opened box but never even bothered to turn it on. Luckily second is perfect
3vo kid said:
U don't need stick mount. If u want usb storage and DONT want to root then u can simply download nexus media Importer for 1.99 on the play store. The app works wonders
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Does it truly mount the storage device though, I.e. so its like having a SD card, content appearing in stock apps etc?
Since rooting this device or returning to stock is so unbelievably easy done it just to use stick mount
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Robin2 said:
I don't feel it's necessary to install a different ROM at this point. The kernel is where you want to tweak this device. Also keep in mind that they will not accept a rooted and flashed Nexus 7 if you want to return it, which I highly doubt btw
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you can always unroot and lock it again before returning it or RMA
plenty of users have done that. plus google condone rooting, they even made the stock ROM public so users can reflash to original.
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Does it truly mount the storage device though, I.e. so its like having a SD card, content appearing in stock apps etc?
Since rooting this device or returning to stock is so unbelievably easy done it just to use stick mount
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Yes it mounts the storage device and u get a notification in the pull down bar. I have access to all my photos, videos, and music. I have not experimented with apps on it tho.
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JD914 said:
I really see no reason to install a ROM because the N7 works fine as is.
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So do many devices. We're at a point, though, where custom ROMs add significant functionality. Check out Paranoid Android. It isn't necessary to have a good device, but man, it can really make things a lot more awesome.
OK...love this thing. Im keeping this. This thing is damn near perfect.
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I started this for the Nexus 7 owners in Japan.
Rooting your Japanese Nexus 7
I used this on a Windows pc to unlock and root my nexus 7
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766475
Enable 720p video on Nexus 7
Once rooted, use these instructions to enable 720p video.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31317731
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I used this on a Windows pc to unlock and root my nexus 7
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766475
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While that might be a nice program for beginners, I don't recommend it in the long run (unless you happen to know how to unlock and root manually already, which even then, you probably don't want to use a toolkit)
It works and most of my xda friends who are getting the new nexus are already rooted in their other devices. It works very well.
Besides, it's pretty difficult to brick a Nexus device.
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It works and most of my xda friends who are getting the new nexus are already rooted in their other devices. It works very well.
Besides, it's pretty difficult to brick a Nexus device.
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That's not the point though. While it may work, most people that use toolkits have no idea what it actually does. If they ever do get in a situation where they have to manually root (or use another feature from the toolkit), they are probably going to be clueless...
But don't get me wrong, I too used to use the toolkit when I first got my Nexus 7. But I eventually learned how to do stuff without the toolkit, and I have to say it's pretty cool Knowledge is power
Google really seem to be getting a reaming on japanese blogs/2ch by people who are expecting FedEx to be as flexible as takyuubin companies regarding scheduled/night/weekend delivery.
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That's not the point though. While it may work, most people that use toolkits have no idea what it actually does. If they ever do get in a situation where they have to manually root (or use another feature from the toolkit), they are probably going to be clueless...
But don't get me wrong, I too used to use the toolkit when I first got my Nexus 7. But I eventually learned how to do stuff without the toolkit, and I have to say it's pretty cool Knowledge is power
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You should then list your methods here. I have no problem with that. My method worked twice for me for rooting and a third time to add CWM recovery.
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Google really seem to be getting a reaming on japanese blogs/2ch by people who are expecting FedEx to be as flexible as takyuubin companies regarding scheduled/night/weekend delivery.
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This mean you haven't received yours yet?
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This mean you haven't received yours yet?
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Nope, I received mine in 34 hours, 6:30pm on the 26th.
As soon as it hit "at local depot" I rang up customers service and had them set to "hold at facility for pickup".
Japanese customers that have never had any prior experience with FedEx are going to expect to be able to ring up and say "deliver on saturday in the afternoon" like it was Kuroneko Yamato or Sagawa Express and Homey don't play dat.
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If you're using a custom ROM and want iWnnIME support back check my post here
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You should then list your methods here. I have no problem with that. My method worked twice for me for rooting and a third time to add CWM recovery.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29733879#post29733879
It's for the galaxy nexus, but it still applies.
What themes are you using?
What ROM's?
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Chip in what you would do.
*Rooting doesnt count
I want to get rid of the on screen buttons first and regain full 4.7" real estate.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKNgoLbml-4&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Later I would go paranoid with paranoidAndroid.
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Get rid of on screen buttons and use what?
Flash ParanoidAndroid, and restore my apps with Titanium Backup.
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I would obviously root. Then the first thing after that would be to unlock the bootloader.
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ferris2375 said:
Get rid of on screen buttons and use what?
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lol, I was about to say this.
ferris2375 said:
Get rid of on screen buttons and use what?
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Search for fullscreen Galaxy nexus.
The navigation is similar to how the camera is controlled in 4.2.
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Put zenyth keys then mod the H icon to show 4g. Those are the first 2 steps I'd do
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Put zenyth keys then mod the H icon to show 4g. Those are the first 2 steps I'd do
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Since u have gnex. Are those the best soft keys around?
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Besides the obvious (Rooting), flash a ROM
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I'm probably going to try out stock Android for a while without any tweaks to be honest. I have never done stock android or a Nexus device before so I'll see how that sits with me. After that I expect the on-screen buttons will likely be tweaked somehow since I'm not used to them. Then I'll be waiting for my unicorn swagger with AOKP.
Unlock the bootloader since that erases everything on the device. Then, show my gf how my Android phone blows away her iP5. It's Ok, she's used to it.
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_guzzler_ said:
Chip in what you would do.
*Rooting doesnt count
I want to get rid of the on screen buttons first and regain full 4.7" real estate.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKNgoLbml-4&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Later I would go paranoid with paranoidAndroid.
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So you basically wanna use LMT launcher?
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Unlocking the bootloader and flashing the next CyanogenMod
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Since u have gnex. Are those the best soft keys around?
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I'd say one of the best. I keep changing from time to time. Right now my Gnex has stock look. My n7 uses them. I go back and forth with the zenyth keys and the reflective style blue soft keys
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So you basically wanna use LMT launcher?
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Basically full screen. Then whichever button style best suits me.
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Unlock the bootloader since that erases everything on the device. Then, show my gf how my Android phone blows away her iP5. It's Ok, she's used to it.
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Why is unlocking bootloader is so imp? Is the primary purpose to flash cusrom rom?
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Why is unlocking bootloader is so imp? Is the primary purpose to flash cusrom rom?
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I was actually wondering the same thing. I just read a thing over on AndroidCentral on how to unlock the bootloader, and they said to do it before you set up your phone because it wipes all the data. What are the advantages of unlocking it? I've only had a phone where you need to run an app to root it, and another to install a recovery and flash a ROM. I still know how to use adb and such, but I've never needed to use a bootloader.
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Underclock the hell out of the device or disable 1 or 2 cores if possible.
What app allows the guy in the video to use those keys? I've seen a couple apps similar but they weren't as polished.
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Unlocking the bootloader allows for custom recoveries to be installed, otherwise it will be locked and that means that any programs you have that try to install a custom recovery will fail. I also think that you need the custom recovery to root the device and so you need to unlock for root too. To be completely honest there are no negative side effects (apart from your data being stolen if your phone is lost) and so I would always recommend unlocking the bootloader asap, I've had a few friends want to run CM10 on their Gnexus and I had to tell them that they'd be wiping everything including the internal storage.
I know I'll be unlocking before I turn the phone on for the first time.
So working for best buy gets me a decent discount on the nexus 7 16gb wifi. I'm really interested in getting it.
My questions for you guys are.
Are there any issues with rooting or installing roms.
I have the GS4 and there's a build that doesn't allow custom recovery.
Are there builds that don't allow anything to be done?
And is 199 dollars a good price?
Thanks
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dankify said:
So working for best buy gets me a decent discount on the nexus 7 16gb wifi. I'm really interested in getting it.
My questions for you guys are.
Are there any issues with rooting or installing roms.
I have the GS4 and there's a build that doesn't allow custom recovery.
Are there builds that don't allow anything to be done?
And is 199 dollars a good price?
Thanks
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The N7 is one of the most Dev-friendly devices in existence. Not only theres no problems rooting, flashing custom system/recoveries, and modding it, its also really easy on purpose.
The newest July one.
And that's awesome. How about factory default downloads. Can you access the actual factory default file to restore the device?
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yes sir, you can. there are stock rom you can download and flashed. just search around here.
Wrong section if you're talking the Nexus 7 2013 model.
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