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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.

wontstoptalking said:
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!!!
Tapatalk made me send this.

Nice? Laughed myself out of a chair.
What I'd Really like to see is a lag fix update.
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Nexus 7 4.2.2 JDQ39 update rolling out in USA?

Users on reddit are posting screenshots of the update in Louisiana.
Can someone verify?
http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/com...ing_out_i_just_got_my_official_update/c8dmqws
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Just because an update might be rolling out for one particular device it doesn't necessarily mean all the Nexus hardware will be getting said update, so keep that in mind.
I haven't seen any mention of 4.2.2 recently, guess it'll happen soon enough (unless some people are trolling Reddit which is pretty common these days as the site gets more popular every minute).

br0adband said:
Just because an update might be rolling out for one particular device it doesn't necessarily mean all the Nexus hardware will be getting said update, so keep that in mind.
I haven't seen any mention of 4.2.2 recently, guess it'll happen soon enough (unless some people are trolling Reddit which is pretty common these days as the site gets more popular every minute).
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Yeah I don't consider it real till I see it on xda
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br0adband said:
Just because an update might be rolling out for one particular device it doesn't necessarily mean all the Nexus hardware will be getting said update, so keep that in mind.
I haven't seen any mention of 4.2.2 recently, guess it'll happen soon enough (unless some people are trolling Reddit which is pretty common these days as the site gets more popular every minute).
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Well, there were multiple people who reported it. So its plausible that its true. There was also someone with a nexus 7 who reported.

Is that time again?
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http://i.imgur.com/tIgLWTk.jpeg
From reddit ^ http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/18cpzr/422_is_rolling_out_i_just_got_my_official_update/
I'll wait for it to be patched into rasbean.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...g-out-to-some-gsm-galaxy-nexus-nexus-7-users/
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4.2.2!

scream4cheese said:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...g-out-to-some-gsm-galaxy-nexus-nexus-7-users/
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4.2.2!
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Does anybody even know what this contains? I'm assuming just bug fixes? If it even comes.
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anyone receive it
please help to find the ota link
step
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21025378&postcount=27

Please tell me they fixed the lag...
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Not for me waiting !!!

I wish they have fixed the flickering issue in Nexus 7

AW: Nexus 7 4.2.2 JDQ39 update rolling out in USA?
For galaxy nexus:
http://android.clients.google.com/p...3.signed-takju-JDQ39-from-JOP40D.472aafeb.zip
Do not flash on Nexus 7. It will fail!
Pressing thanks is allowed
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Why would you post this in the Nexus 7 forum?
papayayoghurt said:
For galaxy nexus:
http://android.clients.google.com/p...3.signed-takju-JDQ39-from-JOP40D.472aafeb.zip
Do not flash on Nexus 7. It will fail!
Pressing thanks is allowed
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Avaricesa said:
Why would you post this in the Nexus 7 forum?
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I was wondering the same thing.
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AW: Nexus 7 4.2.2 JDQ39 update rolling out in USA?
To show it's not a fake.
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Omar04 said:
Is that time again?
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Exactly what's happening right now :laugh:

nothing for now..

I do come from Germany, but an American friend told me he's on his Nexus 10 today to get Android 4.2.2.

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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imablackhat said:
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:

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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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.

s5 Active NEEDS IT"S OWN FORUM please

MODS > Please open up a forum for us that have the At&t S 5 Active.
We have root, we have recovery (SS) There are differences between the original s5 and the Active.
Edit: we have our own ROM now as well.
We don't have the finger print scanner. We have extra buttons and some specs are different. S4 Active has their own forum.
The firmware is different, The model number is different.
I was told by a MOD that there was not going to be one due to the Active being so locked down. Well we are not so locked down anymore and really need a separate Forum.
Please let us know if this will happen. A lot of us have the Active and have been waiting patiently. Thank you !!!!!

I agree. We need a thread for the S5 Active crowd.
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Yes please! I am having trouble finding any reliable information for my beloved S5 Active!

Me too, Thanks.
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I would appreciate one as well!

Agreed. Anyone flash a custom rom yet? If so, which one?

please
I think we need it please

Yes there's no reason not to, now that we have root.

Yes this would be great as I have just aquired this phone and must say is pretty sweet. Now just need some toys to play with. Maybe get a Sim unlock thread going or something it's a great phone would hate to see it neglected.
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GDofWR420 said:
Yes this would be great as I have just aquired this phone and must say is pretty sweet. Now just need some toys to play with. Maybe get a Sim unlock thread going or something it's a great phone would hate to see it neglected.
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HERE until we get our own forum. It's all I got.

S4 active got their own, just saying lol If anything, getting the S5 active their own area would/will keep a lot of bricked phones from happening. Cause we all know how much people love to read and follow directions here on XDA haha!

Thanks for the link I also have there app just haven't used it in a while
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Bump for s5 active. Checking in every day for our own forum
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Agree!

Why?? It's the same exact phone except for build specs. Not one bit different..why open a redundant unless thread?
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First we have an extra button, second no fingerprint scanner, third I don't want to have to search through all the roms and mods you guys have to find stuff FULLY compatible with my device. With all the outdated devices that still have forums you would complain about us wanting our own forum. Gimme a break
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Here's thinking of you
You may not have your own Forum, BUT Soon, (Very Soon)
You will have your Very Own ROM​Coming Soon to your local XDA S5 Forum​
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You may not have your own Forum, BUT Soon, (Very Soon)
You will have your Very Own ROM​Coming Soon to your local XDA S5 Forum​
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"Air high five" awesome news, awesome news indeed
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I'll add to the "we need a forum" list.

cstayton said:
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Awesome. Just a heads up. I had to re-download the firmware from sam-mobile. The first one broke GPS for me. The second one work perfectly. I will be uploading and updating the OP (Actives restore thread) with my tar file that worked. Thanks for your hard work.