Recent content by esternin

In another thread I describe how a 5.0.0 - 5.0.2 OTA update hard-bricked (as in cold and dead) my N7. When I search for released updates, only 4.4.4 -> 5.0.0 and 5.0.0 -> 5.0.2 update files are available (the second one is very small). I do not see a direct one 4.4.4 -> 5.0.2 However, full...

Here's my final exchange with Google. The lesson is to NEVER tell Google you popped the back off your device, or that your are intelligent enough to download and use the developer tools that Google offers. You must play dumb. It is understandable: the company must make money, but regrettable...

sniffs: perhaps I was not clear. I would happily re-flash a full 5.0.0 or a full 5.0.2, or even go back and re-flash a 4.4.4, but I cannot get any life out of the cold dead pad. I cannot power it up, in regular or recovery mode. No lights flash, no android logo, no dancing colour dots. Nothing...

My Nexus 7 2012 edition, 16GB, WiFi, at Android KitKat 4.4.4, suddenly slowed down in everything. I rebooted, and it started to update. I had left it in "adb oem unlock" after the last manual update (when going to 4.2.2) but otherwise it was a "stock" install and bootloader, and was working just...