Hello,
I have a Nexus 7 (2012) that I like to update to a newer android versin, e. g. Nougat, to get some performance back. Unfortunately, all that I found on this topic here or in the web is very technical, with much insider phrases. Therefore, can anyone recommend a site that guides me step by step through the process? This would help me a lot.
Many thanks
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hello, i am new here, i have been considering for some time to root my nexus 7 but have been unsure, a few people i know have already rooted thier devices (phones, tablets) and have said it is worth it. i have asked them how its done but htye have stated that they got someone else to do it for them.
I used to be an apple fan and have experience in jailbreaking from ios 3. but that is totally different to rooting.
can anyone help how to root this device? many thanks
AlphaDawg
Device information : Nexus 7 (2012)
Andriod os : Kitkat 4.4.4
current status : unrooted
Hi there,
I'd consider reveiwing this thread: [GUIDE] Unlock and Root a Nexus 7
This is my first post, hope you can help me :- Hope its in the right place
I have just acquired a nice nexus 10 and managed to upgrade it to android to 5.1.1.
I am a complete novice when it comes to anything to do with rooting or custom ROMs and have always been scared to tackle anything like this, but it seems a pity that I am stuck with Lollipop when my phone is showing me the benefits of the latest nougat upgrade.
So do I chicken out again or do I ask for advice from the experts in this forum to hold my hand while i upgrade to nougat ?
I see a post by Trafalgar Square "how to install android 6.0.1 marshmallow" and although I don't understand much ( at the moment ) about what the developer is telling me to do I think that if i could have my hand held with a similar GUIDE for Nougat then I think i would have the guts to have a go. I see a posts by Sooti who is advocating using AOSP [7.1.1_r4] ( Again I am unsure what he is telling me to do ) and without an absolute basic guide I dare not consider that.
So what do your experts recommend that I do ? Can I be helped ? or must I allow the general fear of "bricking" my device to stop me again as it always did before .
Must I be so afraid of bricking it or could I be helped to recover from a bricked device should the worst happen ?
Download the Nexus Root Toolkit by wugfresh. It makes rooting and flashing custom ROMs as well as custom recovery a breeze! Plus if you brick it, it's most likely going to be a soft brick (bootloop) and the Nexus Root Toolkit will easily fix it. (Trust me, I've been there a few times.)
If you'd like Android Marshmallow, I might recommend OmniROM, unless Lineage has fixed the battery drain issue. (CyanogenMod 13 was terrible on battery.)
Lineage 14 can be found around here which is based on Android Nougat. It's supposedly really fast and battery efficient. Though it has some bugs, most notably the camera is disabled because the camera server keeps crashing and kills the battery otherwise from what I understand. So if you don't care about a camera, Nougat is available, otherwise stick with Marshmallow.
Since I use my Nexus 10 for Skyping on occasion, I'm stuck with Marshmallow. If Lineage 13 has fixed the battery drain issues, I'd definitely be interested to know.
Thank You Rochester. As I type this post I have followed your recommendations and managed to root the nexus and installed busybox. I will now follow the next section and decide whether to choose nougat
Sorry Agent orange I am new to forums :laugh:
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Sorry Agent orange I am new to forums :laugh:
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Aye, no problem! I'm glad I could help, and welcome to the forums!
AgentOrange96,
I Chose the OmniROM route like you. Wugfresh has done a marvellous job with his Toolkit, and I will be saying thanks to him too !!!
I am all up and running now and my experiences with your forum has removed my fear of Custom ROM flashing and Rooting, so much so that my nexus 6P will be rooted and customised next.
Many thanks to you ( and Brandon your Chief Admin ) for welcoming me as a member !!!
Dear All,
I bought Nexus 4 during on the initial launch. Can it be upgraded to the latest Android version / or to which Android version can it be upgraded.
Next to that I do not have technical knowledge. I understand that we need to flash factory images or choosing a custom ROM and installing it. No idea on the process and the outcome
So I request you to guide me, share any document having step by step process for upgrading to a viable / feasible Android version.
thanks in advance,
Sastry
SastryDhavala said:
Dear All,
I bought Nexus 4 during on the initial launch. Can it be upgraded to the latest Android version / or to which Android version can it be upgraded.
Next to that I do not have technical knowledge. I understand that we need to flash factory images or choosing a custom ROM and installing it. No idea on the process and the outcome
So I request you to guide me, share any document having step by step process for upgrading to a viable / feasible Android version.
thanks in advance,
Sastry
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Start with "Search". Search on XDA and you'll find step by step guides to do that. Also if you search on Youtube, you'll get videos explaining every step in details.
Nitin
Hi everyone, can any one help me with the following?
I bought a Android HU on Taobao with a system version of V10.5.5_20210311.193033_TW2.
The device information is showing Android 10. However when I hit this column multiple times, it showed a marshmallow icon, which I believe it's an Android 6 version.
I used 3rd party software like CPU-Z to reconfirm on the android version and it says Android 6 too.
May I ask if t's possible to upgrade to Android 10? And can anyone direct me to the solutions?
Thanks in advance.
bump for help. Can anyone advise on how to proceed with updating android 6 to 10? Or is it impossible? Thanks much.
I'm sorry that a phone (Meizu Pro 5, Android 5.1? Flyme 5.1.2.0G) with such a powerful processor cannot work properly because its firmware is outdated. Therefore, I had the idea to upgrade it to 7 - 9 android. Help please, I'm not a geek and not a programmer, I'm a noob in these matters. There are no normal guides on the Internet, because this phone is already 7 years old.
P.S: I used a translator, sorry for the mistakes
Fazerrrrr said:
I'm sorry that a phone (Meizu Pro 5, Android 5.1? Flyme 5.1.2.0G) with such a powerful processor cannot work properly because its firmware is outdated. Therefore, I had the idea to upgrade it to 7 - 9 android. Help please, I'm not a geek and not a programmer, I'm a noob in these matters. There are no normal guides on the Internet, because this phone is already 7 years old.
P.S: I used a translator, sorry for the mistakes
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You can upgrade the device only as long as the OEM has provided such upgrade, search for the latest stock firmware that is available for your device, you can´t go far more, this is by official methods.
If you want to use some custom (not official) ROM that was developed for your device, then search in the forum section "ROMs, kernels, Recov..." I saw there is something on 7.1