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Giggs

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#951968 13-Dec-2013 23:36

update turned up tonight and went quite smoothly compared to 4.4.

must say I am getting tired of re-rooting my nexus 7 all the time?

kiwiandy

160 posts

Master Geek
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#952941 16-Dec-2013 10:28

I have a N7 2013 which I bought from the Play store i the US and imported privately.
It had the problem with the touch screen not responding, and I was finding very dificult to use.

Then the 4.4 update came... and it was 99% fixed.. YAY...

I foolishly did the 4.4.2 OTA.. and now back to before... barely useable.

I assume that I cant easily downgrade?

Phone history
Now:
iPhone4 (XT)
HTC Desire HD (Softbank)
Google (HTC) Nexus One (XT)
iPhone3 (spare)
Chinese Kamakuza iPhone4 with Dual Sims & android ( for travelling)

before:
Google (Samsung) Nexus S
HTC Desire (XT)
Google (HTC) Nexus One (VF)
Blackberry's, Palm Treo 750, several WinMO smartphones from

DrDee

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#953617 17-Dec-2013 11:35

kiwiandy: I have a N7 2013 which I bought from the Play store i the US and imported privately.
It had the problem with the touch screen not responding, and I was finding very dificult to use.

Then the 4.4 update came... and it was 99% fixed.. YAY...

I foolishly did the 4.4.2 OTA.. and now back to before... barely useable.

I assume that I cant easily downgrade?

It is *pretty easy* to reflash back to 4.4

Grab the firmware you want from google:
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#razor

Follow these instructions:
http://www.androidbeat.com/2013/11/flash-factory-image-nexus-device/

Takes a bit to set up for the first time but once you have done it once it is a breeze.

jonovw

85 posts

Master Geek
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#953659 17-Dec-2013 12:25

kiwiandy: I have a N7 2013 which I bought from the Play store i the US and imported privately.
It had the problem with the touch screen not responding, and I was finding very dificult to use.

Then the 4.4 update came... and it was 99% fixed.. YAY...

I foolishly did the 4.4.2 OTA.. and now back to before... barely useable.

I assume that I cant easily downgrade?

Try this if you're having problems with your touch screeen. My touch screen was perfect until I updated to 4.4 and this helped me a lot.

Acer Chromebook C720, Nexus 7 2013, Moto G

nzkiwiman

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#954140 18-Dec-2013 10:50

Got 4.4.2 over the weekend, haven't noticed anything new/improved or otherwise different

kiwiandy

160 posts

Master Geek
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#954289 18-Dec-2013 13:48

DrDee:
kiwiandy: I have a N7 2013 which I bought from the Play store i the US and imported privately.
It had the problem with the touch screen not responding, and I was finding very dificult to use.

Then the 4.4 update came... and it was 99% fixed.. YAY...

I foolishly did the 4.4.2 OTA.. and now back to before... barely useable.

I assume that I cant easily downgrade?

It is *pretty easy* to reflash back to 4.4

Grab the firmware you want from google:
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#razor

Follow these instructions:
http://www.androidbeat.com/2013/11/flash-factory-image-nexus-device/

Takes a bit to set up for the first time but once you have done it once it is a breeze.

Thanks for the reply, but loosing all my data seems a pain in the butt...
Its the one thing that I still remember from my iPhone days that Apple does so much better.. being able to backup and restore ALL your device data and settings etc from your computer.

Mighty Ape

Shop now at Mighty Ape (affiliate link).

kiwiandy

160 posts

Master Geek
+1 received by user: 12

#954293 18-Dec-2013 13:50

jonovw:
kiwiandy: I have a N7 2013 which I bought from the Play store i the US and imported privately.
It had the problem with the touch screen not responding, and I was finding very dificult to use.

Then the 4.4 update came... and it was 99% fixed.. YAY...

I foolishly did the 4.4.2 OTA.. and now back to before... barely useable.

I assume that I cant easily downgrade?
Try this if you're having problems with your touch screeen. My touch screen was perfect until I updated to 4.4 and this helped me a lot.

Hmm the results seem quite variable doing this.. I think I prefer to just reflash 4.4 as I know it was working well..

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