Recent content by Ardalista

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    Cracked screen

    I fell asleep while using my 2013 N7, woke up a flicked the blankets and heard a crash as my tablet hit the concrete floor. To my surprise no damage was incurred, can't remember if that was before or after I installed the armour shield or not as it was a while ago now Sent from my Nexus 7 using...
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    [Closed] Win one of two Nexus 5 devices from Android Central!

    Who wouldn't want to win one of these beauties! Count me in please.
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    Nexus 7 tethering

    I tether my nexus 7 to my old galaxy mini when I'm at work. Works great and saved the difference in cost. But just understand WiFi hotspot on mobile drains your mobile battery faster and you then have two devices to charge up and carry around. Not sure if the nexus 4 uses LTE or not but there is...
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    Best Rom and Kernel Choices for the Nexus 7 (2013)?

    I used carbon ROM and installed n3oflo kernel and had great results. Be sure to tune the smartmax governer to conserve battery power when its idle. Guide to this is on xda thread for kernel developers page. I'll go back to it eventually just waiting to try kit kat first. Sent from my Nexus 7...
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    How to prevent nexus from updating when connected to mobile hotspot?

    Not sure if it takes this into consideration or not but go to settings - data usage then select the settings icon in the corner and select mobile hotspots and check the boxes to indicate which WiFi ssid's relate to mobile WiFi. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 4
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    Turning off keyboard in Google Now?

    To access Google Now without the keyboard automatically appearing just swipe up from the bottom of your screen.
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    OK Google - is there a replacement for that?

    You also need to have the voice search language set to English US to enable hotword detection, otherwise you have to manually press the voice button.
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    Thinking of Nexus 7 32GB

    I agree with the others commenting here, I've also migrated from an IOS device to Android I'm not having any regrets at all. I've also used Samsung Tablets with Android but hands down this Nexus 7 is the winner IMHO you can't go wrong.
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    "recommended for you"? widget N7 2013

    As per the advice it can be removed. It will make recommendations based on your play store activity. By default it encompasses the entire play store if you add the widget back in the future you can specify the areas of the store you are most interested in. And yeah you need to tell the widget...
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    Let's see your New Nexus 7 home screens.

    Currently my home screen is nice and errr clean? Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 4
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    What apps do you use most for the Nexus 7?

    Facebook beta Spotify Nzb360 Notify my android Chrome Vlc Mydlink Tapatalk 4 TheChive Steam Gmail Twitter Google+ Messenger USB OTG helper Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 4
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    Nexus 7 Tablet (2013) Home Screen Swipe-Up From Bottom

    The cyanogen rom let's you add to the ring and also replace the search option if you wish Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 4