Just got the official OTA

[cybernutte]

I still haven't gotten Lollipop (N7 2013 32 gb wi-fi), and after reading the postings from people who HAVE gotten it and have then had problems, I'm not sure I'll install it even once it arrives. I don't see any reason to install it, since KitKat is working fine for me. Some people have suggested doing a factory reset, but that would mean reinstalling all the apps that I've bought, and perhaps having to tweak them all over again. I'm not eager to do that, especially since I'm not sure all my settings and data can be easily restored. On a Windows machine, I'd simply set a restore point before installing an update, and if it didn't work the way I wanted, I'd just go back, using the restore point. But I don't think there's a way to do this on Android. If I'm wrong, please let me know how to do it.

 

[cpcxgsr]

Re: Not here yet

Every single OS out there has the same problem. There are always bugs that escape testing that don't get caught until the public release. Rather than be upset, I'll give Google credit for not rolling the whole thing out en masse and then scrambling to patch up everyone instead of a smaller portion.

Remember, Apple had to recall iOS 8.0.1 too. The process is easier for them because they make all the phones it goes on.

In theory a slow rollout makes sense. Keep bugs and to fix them to a minimum...

After reading posts after posts saying, after the Lollipop ota, it bricked their N7's. At that point, who is responsible? Google? Asus? When an ota is released, we all expect it to work "properly". Instead some N7s are rendered useless and now makes excellent coasters for hot cocos.

I'm more in favor of a better QC. Identify, diagnose, repair, and then roll out.. Rather than being the "first", just to be the first. And having to face major backlash from consumers..

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[gnr_2]

On a Windows machine, I'd simply set a restore point before installing an update, and if it didn't work the way I wanted, I'd just go back, using the restore point. But I don't think there's a way to do this on Android. If I'm wrong, please let me know how to do it.

I was just looking this up the other day. Seems the only thing you can do is a nandroid backup if you are rooted. But I don't think you can install the update OTA if you are rooted so you wouldn't be able to do the backup first.

 

[rews]

Re: Not here yet

I still haven't gotten Lollipop (N7 2013 32 gb wi-fi), and after reading the postings from people who HAVE gotten it and have then had problems, I'm not sure I'll install it even once it arrives. I don't see any reason to install it, since KitKat is working fine for me. Some people have suggested doing a factory reset, but that would mean reinstalling all the apps that I've bought, and perhaps having to tweak them all over again. I'm not eager to do that, especially since I'm not sure all my settings and data can be easily restored. On a Windows machine, I'd simply set a restore point before installing an update, and if it didn't work the way I wanted, I'd just go back, using the restore point. But I don't think there's a way to do this on Android. If I'm wrong, please let me know how to do it.

From a technical point of view, I always advocate a factory reset on a major OS update regardless of what OS it is. I do the same even for PC Windows. I know you'll be told you don't have to but getting into this habit will save you more headaches in the long run.

In theory a slow rollout makes sense. Keep bugs and to fix them to a minimum...

After reading posts after posts saying, after the Lollipop ota, it bricked their N7's. At that point, who is responsible? Google? Asus? When an ota is released, we all expect it to work "properly". Instead some N7s are rendered useless and now makes excellent coasters for hot cocos.

I'm more in favor of a better QC. Identify, diagnose, repair, and then roll out.. Rather than being the "first", just to be the first. And having to face major backlash from consumers..

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You gotta be careful when using those posts as a metric, we don't know how many were side loaded or even user error. You also very rarely see people post just to report everything went great.

I do acknowledge that the initial rollout does have some quirks, but so far I have no more issues with it than the first rollout of 4.4. In fact I was dissatisfied with it until it went to 4.4.4 because the first couple of versions felt choppier than the final releases of jellybean.

 

[vividrich]

I'm OK with 5.0 on mine. Interesting thing.. On 4.4 Real Racing 3 got really laggy if I hadn't rebooted in a couple days. That doesn't happen now. However, after playing, the entire tablet becomes a lagfest unless I clear the game from Recents. Once I do that it's fine.

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[tonyr6]

I was just looking this up the other day. Seems the only thing you can do is a nandroid backup if you are rooted. But I don't think you can install the update OTA if you are rooted so you wouldn't be able to do the backup first.

Big frigging deal. This is what I missed about iOS there iCloud backup is the best. It restores all your apps, layout and "settings". Google's terrible restore only restores your apps and layout but all your app data is history not even backed up. This is why I don't have any games installed on my Nexus's. What is the point if I get far in a game then I have to do a reset for some reason and I have to start all over again. I had many games for iOS on my iPod Touch which I never lost any game progress.

 

[ansextra]

Big frigging deal. This is what I missed about iOS there iCloud backup is the best. It restores all your apps, layout and "settings". Google's terrible restore only restores your apps and layout but all your app data is history not even backed up. This is why I don't have any games installed on my Nexus's. What is the point if I get far in a game then I have to do a reset for some reason and I have to start all over again. I had many games for iOS on my iPod Touch which I never lost any game progress.

Try this: https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...oogle.android.play.games&hl=en&token=Dc290fu-
My understanding is it saves all of your game progress across all devices...
As per description:
Description
Games get more fun with the Google Play Games app. Compete with friends, track your achievements, and pick up wherever you left off, on any of your devices. As you master more games across Google Play, show off your skills in your all-new Game Profile. And whether you love puzzles, racing, sports or action games, you can explore and choose from thousands of great games from right within the app. Play the world, anywhere in the world, all from one place.
KEY FEATURES
• Achievements - Complete challenges, earn awards, and track them all right from the app.
• Leaderboards - See how you stack up against other players.
• Multiplayer - Play friends in real-time and turn-based matches.
• Immense selection - Choose from thousands of great games on Google Play -- puzzle, sports, strategy, action and more.

If that's not good enough then maybe IOS is better for you...

 

[gnr_2]

Its possible you can do the nandroid backup without being rooted but I don't think so because you wouldn't have a recovery program installed. My Backup is a good program though for some reason the last time I used it, it didn't save Bejeweled Blitz for me. But all my other games were fine. Again, there might be limitations if you aren't rooted.

 

[GSDer]

Helium http://market.android.com/details?id=com.koushikdutta.backup doesn't require the device to be rooted in order to backup applications & application data.

 

[Saud Sahli]

So sick of this screen

ooooh god i hate this screen sooooooo much

no Lollipop for me yet with my n7

 

[lrrowley]

Me too! It's been two weeks since I posted that picture and I'm still waiting.

ooooh god i hate this screen sooooooo much

no Lollipop for me yet with my n7

 

[Legalos23]

So am I..

 

[callanish]

I couldn't wait either, so instead I installed 5.0 using Nexus root toolkit. At first I thought after first running 5.0, that the Nexus 7 lagged a bit. Did a cache clean out, but still wasn't overly happy, but over time, after using it for a bit, somehow it felt like it just speeded up. Not quite at kitkat levels, but good enough that I wasn't going to get irritated by it. There are quite a few apps, HBOgo to name one that just crash trying to play anything and there's a few wifi bugs I've seen requiring a reboot, but overall if Google managed to iron out those with the upcoming 5.01 update, I think most people will be okay with lollipop on their Nexus 7. As for those that haven't received the OTA or are not willing to use something like the Nexus toolkit to install it, my recommendation would be to just wait and accept the fact that Google has pulled the original 5.0 for obvious reasons and don't do anything rash. Although the Nexus toolkit makes it real easy to upgrade, there was a few issues I encountered that made sweat a little bit thinking I had screwed up with the installation, but in the end, I got it to work. The thing is I probably would have just stayed on 4.4 knowing what I know now. There are some issues that definitely need to be ironed out, so just holding out for the 5.0.1 release, in my opinion, is the sound thing to do.

 

[ducatti20]

Just got OTA 5.0.1 update for my WiFi only 32gb 2013 Nexus 7.... Installed no issues, seems snappier.

 

[ansextra]

That's my model as well. Still waiting but it's nice to know it's rolling out again.

 

[jjhoneck]

Nothing here, either, on any of our Nexus 7 tablets. The OTA upgrade certainly appears to have been halted.

 

[murphcid]

I haven't gotten it either, and reading the posts, I am almost glad I haven't gotten it. On my daughters Nexus 10 it seems ok, she is not complaining. My wife has not gotten it either on her Nexus 7 2013, which is probably a good thing too since I don't have to listen to her fuss about non working hardware.

 

[tonyr6]

I was tired of waiting over a month for the update so I decided to sideload it. At first the instructions were a mess of complicated command lines that I could not figure out. So I tried the Nexus Root Toolkit. It explained everything and even downloaded the 5.0.1 update and I finally got Lollipop installed on my Nexus 7 (2013). I did not mind that I had to erase everything because I already last month erased the tablet when I had trouble with the Amazon apps crashing BTW it was the Amazon app as they don't crash no more.

 

[tmaze]

Whew! Lloyd didn't fall over and I have Lollipop. It was on the startup screen for a scarily long time. OTA. 32GB Nexie.

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[jimlc]

Finally 5.0.1 was available to download this evening, hopefully they got the bugs out. Guess I will know soon.