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  • Nexus 7 - 3rd-party ROMs [was: Stiii Ticking]

    From Dave Royal@21:1/5 to Bob Martin on Thu May 23 07:45:14 2024
    Bob Martin <bob.martin@excite.com> Wrote in message:

    On 22 May 2024 at 07:02:29, Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> wrote:
    My 2012 Nexus 7 still works. ISTR it got a lot slower when it was
    updated from Android 4 to 5. But mine was long ago reflashed with
    a 3rd-party version of Android - 7.1.2 from 2017 - and once it's
    booted up, which takes ages, it runs pretty quickly.

    Is that still available? My old N7 could use a shot in the arm.

    Take a look at the [ROM] threads here:
    <https://xdaforums.com/c/nexus-7.1673/> or <https://xdaforums.com/c/nexus-7-2013.2407/>

    If you've not re-flashed a device before, be prepared to do a LOT
    of reading to understand the process. It's easy to brick the
    device if you get it wrong - so an old tablet like this one is
    ideal to learn on.
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  • From Andy Burns@21:1/5 to Bob Martin on Fri May 24 07:04:06 2024
    Bob Martin wrote:

    Used to flash CM almost weekly in early days of N7.
    Likewise TWRP.

    Same here for my N1 (still working) and N7 (long gone) it was necessary
    to resize your own partitions, or move them from internal flash to SDcard.

    Android is a lot less fun these days!

    OTOH, it largely just works, so the need to tinker has gone away, the
    last device I used a 3rd party ROM on was either my N4 or N5x, can't
    remember which.

    It was a good way to learn about Android, back when .apk sizes were
    measured in kB not hundreds of of MB.

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  • From Bob Martin@21:1/5 to Dave Royal on Fri May 24 05:50:34 2024
    On 23 May 2024 at 06:45:14, Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> wrote:
    Bob Martin <bob.martin@excite.com> Wrote in message:

    On 22 May 2024 at 07:02:29, Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> wrote:
    My 2012 Nexus 7 still works. ISTR it got a lot slower when it was
    updated from Android 4 to 5. But mine was long ago reflashed with
    a 3rd-party version of Android - 7.1.2 from 2017 - and once it's
    booted up, which takes ages, it runs pretty quickly.

    Is that still available? My old N7 could use a shot in the arm.

    Take a look at the [ROM] threads here: <https://xdaforums.com/c/nexus-7.1673/> or <https://xdaforums.com/c/nexus-7-2013.2407/>

    Thanks, Dave!

    If you've not re-flashed a device before, be prepared to do a LOT
    of reading to understand the process. It's easy to brick the
    device if you get it wrong - so an old tablet like this one is
    ideal to learn on.

    Used to flash CM almost weekly in early days of N7.
    Likewise TWRP.
    Android is a lot less fun these days!

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