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Sounds just like the problem I have using the app my Sony blu-ray player (which uses the same youtube backend as chromecast). It's always been a bit balky but for the last week or two it's been terrible. I need to re-pair my device almost everyday, sometimes the TV is no longer 'connected, and...

How to start FRESH for solving USB problems (I've only done this on windows 7) Remove any 'driver' apps in control panel, for any Android Device. Samsung, Moto, whatever. (I also do a registry cleaner here and reboot my computer at this point but I don't think it's needed. But a reboot here...

The only precaution is to have anything you want to keep backed-up. Your device will be wiped when you unlock your bootloader. Which I believe you need to do to root, but I might be wrong. But you definitely need to be unlocked to install a custom recovery which I recommend you do even if all...

Re: Strange Folder issue since 4.4 What launcher are your using? It could help people see if they are seeing the same thing. Sent from my Nexus 7 using AC Forums mobile app

I somewhat agree with you but not with how absolute you are stating it. ROM's do affect performance, in many ways. Fewer screen elements, less to render. Remove debugging/logging code. Just two off the top of my head (I'm not a dev and dont' feel like thinking that hard about it). If ROM's...

If you are new to ROM's try CleanRom 2.1 and Bulletproof kernel. (these are for 4.4) I have been using CleanROM's across many devices. Known for their stability. They are exactly what you are asking for.

The lack of a sdcard is close to a zero issue now that there is the meenova card reader. I plan to get one. Gonna be super handy for many things. Sent from my Nexus 7 using AC Forums mobile app

Same as the two above. Added bonus is use of glonass satellites. My first cold start indoors took 15 second tops. For my friend, also indoors at his house took a little longer. 30 seconds maybe. Sent from my Nexus 7 using AC Forums mobile app

Worth it. Most of the reasons have been listed. The stereo speakers are nice, and its nice to have the camera if I ever need it. It was the Swype keyboard where I first noticed just how sharp the screen is. Oh, yeah the 2013 uses the Glonas GPS satellite basically doubling the number of GPS...

Does 'threatening' to go to Apple really add anything of value to your post? I HATE holo colors. I don't like the UI feature of the change screen thing in the upper left of apps. I don't like black and white menus, like in system settings. And my hate of Google forcing Google+ down my throat...

Re: Kit Kat causes a lot of lag This matches my experience. Just kind of random lag, but doesn't last long and no real Patten. Stock was a bit more responsive. YouTube seems ok for me. maybe a bit slow to start and load videos but playback in a window and full screen seems fine. But I'm on...

Multiple yahoo apps installed for me. Mail, sports, finance. multi-window (whatever that is). I'm on 4.4 running Clean ROM and elemental kernel. Neither should effect what apps will install. Sent from my Nexus 7 using AC Forums mobile app

They are not particularly strong devices. They do flex pretty easy and people have noticed screen problems after some use with flexing being the prime suspect. Flexing is a product of making devices thinner and thinner and lighter and lighter. And in the case of this device being made to a very...

That is the type of thing you would lose after a data reset. Almost anything that you or the app wrote to internal storage is lost. Data on external storage is not lost. You can try restoring data for individual apps that were installed from the store (no system apps). But don't do big...

It's normal for Li-ion batteries to start losing capacity after 300 to 500 charge cycles. Which for most people would be between 1-2 yrs There is no way around this. Though there are best charging practices to get the most amount of life out of batteries...