dralezero
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updates fixed a problem or two for me. while giving those problems to others that didn't have them before. so meh
I recently went back to 4.1.2 and all seems buttery smooth again, the only niggle is the constant reminder to update which I always dismiss at least until 4.2.2 comes out anyways
I am finding this a major irritant ? my only one so far on a device which I'm otherwise very pleased with. Would really like the option to either space the prompts/reminders out a bit more, or to check for updates manually.
I recommend you make a flash the ROM of 4.2.1 and then reinstall all his apps. That way he gets a factory 4.2.1, not just an updated 4.2.1.
I refuse to update to 4.2.x as of now. I will remain on 4.1.3, but I am using the 4.2 bootloader (vsn 4.1.3) because it does solve problems when booting. The I don't need, and I have requested from Google an option to "opt out". Not sure if it will happen, but the phone version of 4.2.x does not have multi-user and the associated updated file system partitions that tablet uses. So I don't see why the tablet version is forced to use it.
There are other issues, none unsurmountable though.
I recommend that you don't hold back, as the software only has minor issues, if any. If you hold back, you miss out on lots of great new features for a while, such as gesture typing.
Sent from my Nexus 7 running Android 4.2.1 using Tapatalk 2
Well, I did the update this afternoon! I factory reset first, then did both updates, then factory reset again.
So far so good! The tablet seems smooth and fast as ever. No screen flicker. Wifi connects OK. Battery appears to be discharging at a reasonable rate. My Arriva Leo bluetooth headphones paired up quickly and seemed to be working reasonably well. I did get some pops when about 20 feet away from the device, but it wasn't happening all that often. Mostly the reception seemed OK enough. Hubby does not have any bluetooth stuff anyway, so even if bluetooth was borked, chances are Google would have it fixed before he decides he needs it.
Tablet connects fine to my Win7 64-bit box for file transfer, remains to be seen if it will like hubby's Vista machine.
Auto-brightness might be acting a little funky, I don't know, since I don't use that on my Note.
I did go through all the Google apps and checked settings, I tend to prefer some things to sync only when I tell them to. Not sure what hubby will prefer, but he often complains when we are out that any wifi connection we might have is slow, so I suspect he has not checked through his apps and probably has a lot of unnecessary data sync going on. He's kind of a leave everything on defaults sort.
Turned off the Daydream feature.
Now I've put it on to charge.
Anyway, think hubby will like the new quick settings pull down! It's probably a good thing I'm getting more familiar with the device so I can help him get it all set up.
The only catch to this whole thing is that I am starting to want my own Nexus 7 or perhaps a 10!
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note (Thing Two).