Nexus 7 rebooting on it's own since 4.2 update!

**F0REVERY0UNG-** · 11-16-2012, 08:32 PM

So, i've posted this in another thread, and I guess no one saw it.
Aside from the apps crashing and screen flicker...
Ever since I updated to 4.2 my N7 has been randomly rebooting itself.

Is anyone else experiencing this?
Does anyone have any possible solutions?

**wyl51** · 11-16-2012, 09:15 PM

hi i also got the same problem.
i also posted about it
http://forums.androidcentral.com/goo...ted-4-2-a.html

i tried hard reset, it still keep rebooting itself very 20-30 secs....

i am going to check out the service centre coming monday to see how to fix.

**F0REVERY0UNG-** · 11-16-2012, 09:19 PM

Wow, every 20-30 seconds? Mine only reboots every hour or so.

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**NegativePressure** · 11-17-2012, 02:59 PM

I have a Samsung Galaxy Nexus (from Google Play Store)-- has rebooted three or four times in the three days since I got the OTA-- twice in the middle of phone conversations.

**Alan Sabu Mathew** · 11-17-2012, 04:23 PM

Yeah, I've had that problem too. It randomly reboots just usually after a day of use. My nexus also sometimes freezes when switching apps and when I go to the home screen the keyboard doesn't go away.

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**meno73** · 11-18-2012, 06:02 PM

Originally Posted by F0REVERY0UNG

Wow, every 20-30 seconds? Mine only reboots every hour or so. Holy Sh*t I thought mine rebooting 3-5 time a day was alot... I hope they(google) straighten this out soon between the lag and reboots I'm back to my Xoom on the 4.1.2 JB

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**treylc** · 11-18-2012, 06:22 PM

No reboot issues with 4.2 and my Nexus 7.

**Larry Retzlaff** · 11-19-2012, 06:46 PM

I want to reiterate there's a general 4.2 problem.

I updated my 1 month old Nexus 7 to 4.2 on Saturday. It's a nightmare. It took my favourite device to something I would happily heave through the window to get rid of it. Previously rock solid WIFI hotspots now only connect intermittently, and drop off after a couple seconds, the music player has developed a stutter if you're doing ANYTHING else with the device, it turns itself off randomly, and it's DEADLY slow and choppy now. NOTHING on the device other than the update has changed.

How can I go back to 4.1??

**F0REVERY0UNG-** · 11-19-2012, 07:29 PM

I still don't know how to get back to 4.1.2, but that's okay because I genuinely LOVE 4.2.
What I did is completely reset it.
It was horrible and took forever, it was suck a pain, but my N7 has not rebooted in the two days since.
I know it's not something that anyone wants to do, but it may be worth it.

**bobrapp** · 11-19-2012, 08:34 PM

I manually updated our 3 N7s (8,16 and 32) and have not had any issues! We could not be happier as the tablets are much more snappy.

**cdf3** · 11-19-2012, 09:58 PM

Mine just rebooted on its own.
Had it sitting on the desk near me, while watching TV.
I was not even using it at the time.
I looked up, and saw the Nexus logo on the screen.
I then realized it rebooted on its own.
Not sure what could have caused it.

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**shadowgod** · 11-20-2012, 04:50 AM

Yes. It reboots on its own when just sitting there idle.

**DuvalBounty904** · 11-20-2012, 02:28 PM

Mine reboots on its own too. All the time, especially when it is idle. The music gets lower when I turn a equalizer app on, the screen flickers and separates sometimes, with a line going through it. I've already rebooted and restarted it at least 4 times since the update.

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**flux capacitor** · 11-20-2012, 03:37 PM

Originally Posted by F0REVERY0UNG

I still don't know how to get back to 4.1.2, but that's okay because I genuinely LOVE 4.2.
What I did is completely reset it.
It was horrible and took forever, it was suck a pain, but my N7 has not rebooted in the two days since.
I know it's not something that anyone wants to do, but it may be worth it.

Mine just rebooted on its own. I noticed that HD widgets was updating for the millionth time ever since 4.2 WS rolled out. I hit up the play store and that's when it rebooted.

I'm not gonna reset . I already did once and it was a total pain. I'll sell this thing and just get an iPad mini before going thru that again. Google really screwed up this time with 4.2.

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**ChuckeeDroid** · 11-20-2012, 05:06 PM

I've had 4 or 5 reboots since 4.2. It did it once while idle and charging. I just happened to be walking by and looked at it...

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**F0REVERY0UNG-** · 11-20-2012, 06:28 PM

Originally Posted by flux capacitor

Mine just rebooted on its own. I noticed that HD widgets was updating for the millionth time ever since 4.2 WS rolled out. I hit up the play store and that's when it rebooted.

I'm not gonna reset . I already did once and it was a total pain. I'll sell this thing and just get an iPad mini before going thru that again. Google really screwed up this time with 4.2.

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That seems WAY extreme, but if you want to let Apple gouge you out of $329...

**B. Diddy** · 11-20-2012, 06:32 PM

For any of you folks with random reboots, does wiping the cache partition help?

**psyke45** · 11-20-2012, 08:25 PM

Originally Posted by B. Diddy

For any of you folks with random reboots, does wiping the cache partition help?

I haven't tried with the Nexus 7, but I just updated my yakju Gnex to 4.2 with the OTA update package. Prior to updating, I did a factory reset, then a partition cache wipe, then abd'd the OTA, then did the first two steps again, just to be sure

. But while playing around with it (at the time I was on the home screen), it spontaneously rebooted too. The N7 has done it 2-3 times since getting the update last week. Not sure what's triggering it. Hopefully this is something that they are aware of and will be fixed ASAP.

**steve1time** · 11-21-2012, 10:01 AM

Originally Posted by B. Diddy

For any of you folks with random reboots, does wiping the cache partition help?

No mate it doesn't help ive tried it my spell checker's broke too.

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**booboolala2000** · 11-21-2012, 11:07 AM

Random reboots here on my N7. About three that I know of. Bluetooth seems messed up too.

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**wyl51** · 11-21-2012, 11:18 AM

update for my case: still havent have time to get my N7 fixed

seems 4.2 is messing quite a lot of devices...

**thigpens3** · 11-22-2012, 12:45 AM

Same issue here. Resets randomly three times today since OTA. Also it constantly auto dims and brightens even
When nothing in the room has changed. Not very happy.
Also since update battery life sucks.

**KitN** · 11-22-2012, 10:24 AM

I've been getting random reboots since upgrading to 4.2 as well. This NEVER happened with 4.1. I'm none too happy about this...

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**hoosiermama2799** · 11-22-2012, 01:03 PM

Mine is rebooting every day or so. Most recently while it was sitting on a table not being used. Maybe it doesn't like my furniture. Lol

Actually this started for me just a couple of days ago, long after the 4.2 update, so I'm wondering if it's an app, not 4.2.

**J T M** · 11-22-2012, 01:07 PM

Originally Posted by thigpens3

Same issue here. Resets randomly three times today since OTA. Also it constantly auto dims and brightens even
When nothing in the room has changed. Not very happy.
Also since update battery life sucks.

That's been my exact experience since the 4.2 update, too.