Recent content by brownnugen

So, is there any way to figure out why I can't power off my Nexus 7 when it is plugged in charging? It is fully charged now, plugged in and when I try to power it down, it goes through the motions and comes right back on. I know it does not power off because it doesn't show the start up...

I just got my Nexus 7 set up with 4.4.3 and wanted to know do people generally update their Android version automatically (either pull or pushed) or do you take the time to carefully scrutinize whether to update? Does it normally get pushed to you from XXX (not sure who actually sends it to...

When I completely power down the Nexus 7, if I try to charge it using a wall charger (not connected to computer), the thing comes on like I push the power button. It seems kind of annoying, especially if the battery is really low and you just want to charge it. I would think that it would...

Ok, after "Force Flashing" it, I got it to work!!!!! I am so glad I didn't brick this thing :)

Flash Stock + Unroot... ------------------------------------------------------------------ erasing 'boot'... OKAY [ 0.016s] finished. total time: 0.016s ******** Did you mean to fastboot format this partition? erasing 'cache'... OKAY [ 0.094s] finished. total time: 0.094s erasing...

I have some big problems now. I followed all of the steps RumoredNow kindly provided and everything was going nicely, but at the last minute, the Nexus got disconnected and now I can not boot the darn thing up. I keep getting a "Booting failed" error. When I plug it to my computer via the...

The Nexus is a 32GB one and when I did the power/volume down button it says that it is unlocked. I would like to use it in the "stock factory" mode. When I do the power/volume down thing, it shows: 1) Modem only mode 2) Start 3) Restart bootloader 4) Recovery mode 5) Power off (I know this...

Is there an easy way to tell if this was rooted or modified?

Hi, I picked up a Nexus 7 from a co-worker today. I was able to do a factory reset, expecting to go through the Android set up process, but did not see it. Is there something that I need to do to get this working? Under the details, it shows I have Android version 4.1.1 Model number says...

Thanks, he said he bought it off of ebay so I don't know the history. I will check out the other forum.

Hi, I picked up a Nexus 7 from a co-worker today. I was able to do a factory reset, expecting to go through the Android set up process, but did not see it. Is there something that I need to do to get this working? Under the details, it shows I have Android version 4.1.1 Model number says...