Nexus 7 (2012) slow response after Lollipop

[MaiTaiMe]

I'm in the same boat, except that most everything runs fine but Chrome is pretty much unusable. I'm wondering if a factory reset would help or not. Any thoughts?

(OP: I don't mean to hijack your thread, I just thought you might be interested in the answers, too.)

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Amazingly, I did a few things that helped speed up my Nexus 7. Funny how it worked because I have been experiencing this problem since the latest update.. I literally couldn't load apps for at least 2 minutes or so...what a waste of time! Last night I spent a couple of hours doing the following:

Removed unnecessary apps or at least reinstalled the ones I need, including Facebook.

Dragged each heavy file app to App Info and cleared cache. Chrome and Google + had the most amount. I did plenty of cache clearing until I'm satisfied.

Stopped most of the cached processes in the Apps in the Settings

Uninstalled the latest updates on internal apps like Youtube and IMAP, which restored it to factory settings without deleting data.

After doing all this, my Nexus 7 went back to normal loading speed! Note that I neither did a complete factory setting reset or regression to KitKat. Hope this helps.

 

[ETPhoneHomeT]

My tablet was horribly slow after installing the update, apps kept freezing, it was slow and frequently stopped responding completely. The keyboard took ages to load and was unresponsive. The browser was unusable. My device was basically unusable.

I tried several of the 'easier' solutions including clearing the cache and doing a reset of the device and nothing made a difference.

The only solution I found that worked was to flash my device back to Kitkat version 4.4.4 using the factory image. Google 'Nexus 7 Kitkat image'.

My device is now fixed, it is responsive, quick and working completely.

I was in the same boat and finally decided to try downgrading my N7 2012 tablet from 5.0.2 Lollipop to 4.4.4 Kitkat. I'd tried all of my usual remedies (reboot, wipe cache, factory reset, change settings) but it was still lagging and freezing from time to time. Had never done any root type activities before but read up on and ended up using Wugfresh's Nexus Root Toolkit v.2.0.4. It worked great and now I'm happy to have my old tablet running smoothly on 4.4.4 KitKat once again. Sent him a thank you donation!

 

[gusar2000]

I was in the same boat and finally decided to try downgrading my N7 2012 tablet from 5.0.2 Lollipop to 4.4.4 Kitkat. I'd tried all of my usual remedies (reboot, wipe cache, factory reset, change settings) but it was still lagging and freezing from time to time. Had never done any root type activities before but read up on and ended up using Wugfresh's Nexus Root Toolkit v.2.0.4. It worked great and now I'm happy to have my old tablet running smoothly on 4.4.4 KitKat once again. Sent him a thank you donation!

Downgraded to 4.4.4 (on N7) myself as well. Now it works!

 

[ohmslaw]

Well after reading how many of you went back to 4.4.4 I decided to give it a try. Had a few errors but finally had success. Very happy.

 

[m4verick]

Nexus 7 (2012) 3G with 5.0.2 is total disaster - my son's Irulu tablet is more stable. I decided to give a shot with CyanogenMod 11.
Guys, CM11 is amazing, blazing fast. I love it!

 

[regression]

Nexus 7 (2012) 3G with 5.0.2 is total disaster - my son's Irulu tablet is more stable. I decided to give a shot with CyanogenMod 11.
Guys, CM11 is amazing, blazing fast. I love it!

Do you have a guide you followed to install it?

 

[FaintDeftone]

My N7 2012 runs at a complete crawl on 5.0. I just figured it is a POS now and I need to toss this thing and buy a new, higher-end tablet.

 

[Rukbat]

Guys, CM11 is amazing, blazing fast. I love it!

Do you have a guide you followed to install it?

Have you read the CyanogenMod Installation site? It's a step by step guide.

 

[Legobricke]

5.1 has solved all my issues... Flash that sucker!

 

[Roosterman]

Have you read the CyanogenMod Installation site? It's a step by step guide.

5.1 hasn't been the answer for me so I want to do the cyanogenmod install. However, while following what seem to be very straight forward instructions, I can't get my device recognized by the installer. I have turned on usb debugging and set usb to be for camera (can't remember what it is) but it is what they want. My PC recognizes the nexus as a camera. However, after installing the software on my N7 the PC software won't recognize it. Any suggestions?

 

[Debasis Goswami]

Folks, my observation is that the problem is not with the hardware of Nexus 7(2012). The latest apps are problems. This tablet wasn't released with Google Now launcher. So,I reset the tablet and started using Nova launcher. Also, I removed Facebook. It is performing very well now. It was unusable before.

I am currently running android 5.0.2.

 

[renic1]

My Nexus 7 is really not working. I cannot get apps like words with friends and others.Your suggestions are Greek to an old lady like me. If I buy a new nexus I won't be able to set it up because you'll take my sign in as duplicates. Do I have to get an ipad? I don't want to I loved my Nexus - it worked great for over 2 years.

 

[SiberianKhatru59]

My N7 2012 runs at a complete crawl on 5.0. I just figured it is a POS now and I need to toss this thing and buy a new, higher-end tablet.

That's what I suspect Google wanted all along -- to put the 2012 Nexus out of circulation as much as possible.

 

[Georgi Veselinov]

After Lollipop 5.1 situation is the same.

 

[flicker0x7]

Same here. Wiping my cache partition fixes the problem but only temporarily... it's back to a bad state in a matter of days.

After Lollipop 5.1 situation is the same.

Привет

 

[Double Tap]

I am on lollipop 5.1 and I am not happy. I would like to go back to kit kat 4.4
How do I do this and is it necessary to root. I don't want to root.
I tried to install cyanogen and had the firmware not supported message.

Therefore I would rather go back to 4.4 if possible.

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[David Solnok]

I think had more to do with bad engineering. The next Gen of the device has been touch solid for me from the beginning.

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[WaqasR]

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[WaqasR]

My Nexus 7 is really not working. I cannot get apps like words with friends and others.Your suggestions are Greek to an old lady like me. If I buy a new nexus I won't be able to set it up because you'll take my sign in as duplicates. Do I have to get an ipad? I don't want to I loved my Nexus - it worked great for over 2 years.

Hello, Sorry to hear about your issue and not being tech savy enough to understand
and carry out all the suggestions. We all have been there, You will be able to sign in
the new Nexus tablet and it won't be considered a duplicate sign in since all devices
have unique identification in my opinion.
I tried a suggestion which some one mentioned here earlier and seems to work for me
and to top it all is pretty simple to implement.
Please go to play store
1. download NOVA launcher
2. After install click on open.
3. check the option below to use it always.
I hope this solves your problem.
All the best!!

 

[smuttlegiaco]

I did a hardware reset and the device works better now. not perfect, but much better than before.