List of nexus 7 2013 problems

[DavidNexus7]

Did anyone get a nexus 7 from Walmart and have any problems? Everyone seems to only get theirs from BestBuy, or Staples, or the internet.

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[FitzAusTex]

I got mine from Walmart. First one had defective light sensor - would make screen flicker and go black when back light was under 35%. 2nd one from same shipment of stock has been perfect except for gps issue. I also bought the 2 year warranty for $28 (much less than other warranties).

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[TraderGary]

I got my 32Gb from Walmart on July 26th. It's my original purchase and it's been perfect. I've never had "GPS Test" fail. I have zero screen bleed. There is zero screen problem with the two fingers test. I've never had even a single random reboot. The screen has no dead or stuck pixels.

My brother was impressed with mine and got his 32Gb at Office Max two weeks ago. We sat for a couple of hours comparing them yesterday and his is as perfect as mine.

I almost feel guilty reading about some of the problems some others on the forum are experiencing. Note I did say "almost".

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[DavidNexus7]

I got mine from Walmart. First one had defective light sensor - would make screen flicker and go black when back light was under 35%. 2nd one from same shipment of stock has been perfect except for gps issue. I also bought the 2 year warranty for $28 (much less than other warranties).

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Ok thanx. It seems no one mentions walmart.

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[DavidNexus7]

I got my 32Gb from Walmart on July 26th. It's my original purchase and it's been perfect. I've never had "GPS Test" fail. I have zero screen bleed. There is zero screen problem with the two fingers test. I've never had even a single random reboot. The screen has no dead or stuck pixels.

My brother was impressed with mine and got his 32Gb at Office Max two weeks ago. We sat for a couple of hours comparing them yesterday and his is as perfect as mine.

I almost feel guilty reading about some of the problems some others on the forum are experiencing. Note I did say "almost".

Sent from my incredible new Nexus 7 (2013)

Ok. That makes me feel better. A bit.

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[VanceLaw3000]

Has anybody gotten a 64gb usb 3.0 ntfs formatted drive to mount? I can get a SanDisk 32gb to mount no problem but a Silicon Power 64gb will not. I am stock and rooted and have tried stickmount and usb otg helper. Both programs start up when I plug in the 64gb but just won't mount. The same otg cable works with the 32gb but not the 64gb.

 

[Andyny52]

Do the people who make the devices such ad Nexus 7.2 test them for awhile before they are marketed!

 

[sfhub]

Do the people who make the devices such ad Nexus 7.2 test them for awhile before they are marketed!

That's what we are for.

 

[eyecon82]

Screw Asus and screw Google for even allowing them to make the latest nexus 7 after the slew of issues with the first one....I returned mine and went with the galaxy note 8

 

[Ranfu]

One minor problem and one not-so-minor:

1. First key pressed upon appearance of keyboard doesn't make a click sound.
2. Too many spontaneous reboots, including at times when it's just sitting on my desk.

Regarding (2), I'd assumed it was a software (OS) issue, but if only a subset of users are experiencing it, should I be suspecting hardware and looking for a replacement unit? I've had it for a week now and there have been maybe 10 resets.

 

[ZephyrsDream]

Here's my list of ongoing problems:

-Wifi completely gone after powering up and getting stuck in a bootloop. Had to do a hard reset. (see here: http://forums.androidcentral.com/google-nexus-7-tablet-2013/306730-wifi-stuck-turning.html#post3005067)

-Screen lock flicker:

Nexus 7 (2013) weird screen lock flicker - YouTube

I suspect it's the case that I have on it. It has a smart wake/sleep function, although I don't see why the magnet would be on the inside flap of the case and not where the flap closes on the case. Sometimes when I would hold the tablet tightly by its sides, the screen would suddenly turn off. Other times I would pick it up by its left bottom corner and the screen would turn off. I took it out of the case and that seemed to fix the problem.

-Powered up one time to see that Nova Launcher had completely reset itself and I had lost all of my customizations. Pissed me off but I fixed it.
-Sometimes there's a lag when coming back to the home screen from the app drawer. The widget I have on my home screen disappears but then comes back.
-Powered up today and was greeted by random forces closes: gapps, Currents, Gmail, Rhapsody etc.

I'm still not convinced to return it since I believe it to be a software issue. My tablet is not unusable and that's what matters to me.

 

[DavidNexus7]

Screw Asus and screw Google for even allowing them to make the latest nexus 7 after the slew of issues with the first one....I returned mine and went with the galaxy note 8

The nexus 7 3 (2014) is not going to be made by Asus. People think it will be mad by Google and LG, so the 3rd should be better than the 1st 2.

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[HalizDad]

The way this one is working for me, I'll be skipping right over the 3rd and waiting for the 4th or 5th hopefully.

 

[BlackedOutLT1]

Mine is working great now. GPS works and I've had no random reboots. It may have been a silent update Google sent through to fix the GPS or it was the app I got to see what it was showing for satellites. Either way I'm happy it works again.

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[Jeremy Francis]

I haven't gotten my nexus yet, but I have a S3 and that thing reboots for no reason sometimes. The strange thing is it will do it 2 or 3 times in one day then it won't do it again for months. I just think it's a OS glitch. The GPS problems and the such I've been reading doesn't bother me as I am going to be using this mostly for ebooks for school.

 

[Jdane07]

It's really a shame there's so many people having issues...
Having owned an iPad, original N7, iPad mini, and now the new N7, I can safely say this is the best of them all.
No GPS issue, no Wi-Fi issues, no screen flicker issues, no reboots... This thing has been running so well for me. Good luck to those with lemons...

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[Spaceman117]

New update for multi touch problems and GPS

http://phandroid.com/2013/08/22/nexus-7-2013-jss15q-update/

 

[DavidNexus7]

My dad just got a nexus 7 2 from staples and is about to open it and charge it. Actually, i just plugged it in. We are hopping for no problems and any i will put on here. He got the 32gb model. Wish us luck!

Edit: a few start ups but part of the normal process. (i believe my nexus 7 1 did the same). No problems so far.

Edit.: he is learning how to use it and no problems. Any he asks me about (he isnt used to a tablet so, ...

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[philb#AC]

Bought mine on amazon, sold old version for 130 bucks, it was like upgrading for $100. I live in Massachusetts so going with Amazon by past taxes.... In October that ends?


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[Spaceman117]

Having a problem with viewing pictures using an OTG cable, I have the New Nexus 7 2013, looked on the Play Store and found the Nexus Photo Viewer, plugged memory stick into the cable, plugged the cable into the nexus and a box came up and it said USB protected, it wouldn't allow me to view anything on the stick, any ideas? I really want the install the Nexus Media Importer so I can watch videos on the Nexus, but it says before buying try the Photo Viewer and if that works the Media Importer will work, so if I can't use the Media Importer I can't take lot's of films with me when I go away, I wish the Nexus had an SD card slot like my last tablet, but I thought it wouldn't matter as I could connect a memory stick, any help would be great and thanks in advance.