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My N7 has iballz mini and will hang from the cup-holder in my Audi. However, when parked in the sun, heat will destroy tablets. I only need it for GPS and it usually sits on the passenger seat since I mostly use voice-navigation.

Thank you for reporting your experience. You could delete the 389.2MB download , but you need root access to do so. I too am reluctant to go 4-->5-->6 for fear of messing up the tablet, or end up 1/2 GB of useless downloads. 4.4.4 works just fine and I doubt you'd notice any difference. Stay in...

Can you choose a theme with a dark background as in kitkat? Versions 5.x have bright-white backgrounds, hurts the eyes and wastes battery.

I'm not good at remembering trivia, it's a ~40MB file in the system area, there aren't many files that big in Android. You can find it using ES File Explorer. System logs are plain text files, they may not mean much unless you're a developer. I suggest you enable notifications and give it...

Actually I went from an older version of kitkat to 4.4.4 or 4.4.2. I had also briefly experimented with Ubuntu Touch, which does support N7. So we're in the same boat, I have 4.4.4 with notifications disabled, have never installed 5.xx but might be interested in going to 6.0 without going...

Notifications are just that. I had asked you if by chance you disabled or uninstalled any apps or services that the OS may rely on in order to install the update. It sounds like the update is already downloaded in your machine but for some reason the OS is not installing it. You may look at...

My last phone beeped every few minutes to let you know that the battery is low. Very useful. My N7 and my new android cellphone just die without warning. Is there a way to enable a low battery alert sound? I've tried some apps, they all push ads but don't really work. I believe that low...

Well said. I'm in the same situation at 4.4.4. Have you disabled any other services/notifications besides Google Play Services?

Thank you. Android has built-in battery saving functions, so I avoid installing apps because they push advertisements. I just can't find any option for low battery alert sound in system settings. My Nexus 7 blinks the LED, though I'm not sure.

My last phone beeped every few minutes to let you know that battery was low. My new LG L just turns off when it gets near 0%. I've googled & checked all the settings but there is nothing for low battery notification. Is there a way to enable low battery alert sound?

I would boot it from a Linux PC, Linux android tools package is more reliable. If that doesn't work you have a hardware problem. Also note that some USB cables are charge-only, i.e. no signal leads.

Even if Lollipop worked better than Kitkat, I still don't like the new GUI, bright-white background hurts my eyes. Android is a great OS but Google's implementation makes it a spy-box IMO. I only use it for Skype, GPS navigation, PhonePower VOIP phone app and camera, I don't trust it for...

Re: why is lollipop so ugly? I don't like the bright-white backgrounds either, it hurts my eyes. I bet it also uses more power to light-up the screen. Is there an OS-wide GUI setting to make lollipop look like kitkat?

Mine is 100% stock, unrooted and mounts USB flash drives just fine: ES File Explorer, Side Menu > Local > USBxxx

Thank you. I need something that will hold it vertical... where it's very easy to fall forward. I'm using iBallz-mini for drop protection, but still I'm always scrambling to improvise something to prop it up.