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[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Finalnull:
Hi all,I was reading through this thread and seeing all the issues you were/are having. I just got mine and so far(knock on wood) haven't had any issues. But let me say this, the technology in this for the $ is awesome. But one of the places they cut costs is the LCD panel. So I can't say I'm surprised I'm seeing a lot of problems with it.

So far I love this thing but, the panel is a bit dim and colors could be a bit more vibrant. Other then that, it's awesome. I looked up after-market replacement screens but there are only a few options with it being still relatively new. With that said, the glass, digitizer and LCD are fused together so that jacks up the cost quite a bit.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CDeviant:
A buddy of mine just got his N7 from the Play market. It had horrible light burn, and he sent it back to get another.

It looks like the issue will be resolved quickly though.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Finalnull:
Light burn?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PissPot:
I'm assuming its something to do with the colour on the screen. I've read some people are experiencing washed out colors, or the contrast level being off and not as vibrant.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wlbwlb:
My screen just goes blank when playing games. I can't power up unless I wait awhile then plug in my charger showing the charging icon before i can switch on again. I did a factory reset, the problem still exists. I still have battery at 34% not low on battery. Anyone experience this problems? :(:(
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PissPot:
I read somewhere before people experiencing battery problems whereby it would either not old charge or show the incorrect battery %

Do a search on the forum for threads related to battery
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zeblade:
Haha.. with anything you can find a thread just like this. With the Nexus 7 there are more positive then negative. Any time you have something mass produced so to speak some will always have problems then add just where they are assembled at. Please the screen lift so far is nothing more then loose screws or missing. Dead pixels? Really? Guess we never heard of the dead pixel policy that almost all monitors come with and be it ips, tn blah balh.

Not saying we have to put up with it but everything fails be it 3y later or 1week. You get a what 1y guaranty? Oh and then if you tack on a higher number build some will think its some how built better. Simple tiny thought and you got them. It looks faster huh, feels a tad different. Seems to hold a charge better and longer..haha so easy and then watch them start to post. Try to remember the people that make these? Are the same as you and me. We all lie cheat steal be it speed limit, taxes, to the spouse or kids or to work blah blah blah...

So if it does not work send it back. If you dont like it buy something else but lets come back from la la land (steve martin movie) for everything out there you will find a thread just like this. Like my mother board Ga Z77x-.. alot of people had problems but I've been doing this to long and know you never go by what people say or a review. I buy it and then go from there. And the motherboard? yeah not one problem I guess Gigabyte just loves me like Asus more then you..

Oh I didnt think mine had that screen lift problem till I took off the back and just tighten the screws a tad more and wow flush now.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AlleN7:
Mine has a small pimple on the back where my fingers would land. Do they send replacement back covers? I also have crappy battery life so maybe I should be a jerk and get the whole thing replaces.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PissPot:
How are u being a jerk? Its a defect, you paid money for something that isn't working the way it should. I say return it and get a new one.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Finalnull:
Ahh yes. I posted about that a few pages ago. :)

I have the same issue.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PissPot:
Lol, I've read so many post on different threads but all related to defects. But basically if the device is not performing the way it was advertised then return it.

Read somewhere again some guy is on his 4th N7, too bad for google., their the ones losing out.

You'll think a company their size would have proper QA in place.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] powerdoesntrun:
I've had mine for a few months now. My first two had screen lift and other defects. My current one has been working fine.

I have observed one very tiny change. The whole time I've had it, the glass had been ever-so-slightly recessed, but uniformly so. Now, I've noticed that on the left edge, in the center, the glass is perfectly flush with the edge, meaning over time it has gradually raised very slightly.

I've encountered no usability issues as of yet, but I'm posting this here anyway to record the observation. Hopefully, I never encounter any issues, but it's interesting to note that even a seemingly perfect Nexus 7 May gradually revert to what seems to be a default state, that is, imperfect, and could possibly lead to a noticeable defect. Only time will tell.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PissPot:
Nice observation.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
I bought two (one for my son) and the second one was defective. .. Sent it back and forgot to lock bootloader... They replaced it quick. Been 100% happy since. Best purchase I've ever made!

They tried to get me to go to Andoid rehab but I said no no nooooo!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PissPot:
Lol awesome
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dubbin1:
No defects on the 16gb I picked up from Walmart a few weeks back.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kag:
I just sent it for repair for screen lift issue.

They changed the LCD and flex cable.

Screen is more responsive and swiping works better, it also doesn't have the 2 finger crossing issue.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BrickyBrick:
Do you experience slowdown when there is <3gb space left? Many people seem to complain about that.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PissPot:
Was it less than 3gb or 2gb?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snapper.fishes:
I have the same issue, but I am not returning mine because I am worried that I will get a replacement unit with a worse problem. At least the screen lift problem is just an annoyance that can be ignored easily.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AngeleDei:
I just registered to add myself to the list of broken Nexus's.

I got mine from Tesco Direct on 19th September. It was an 80 model with no dead pixels, screen bleed or any other issues. To tell you the truth, I had no idea there was such a thing as screen lift.

Everything was fine with it and its hardly left my bedside as I was waiting for a cover to come from the US before I took it out and about. Then on Sunday night, I heard a noise as I was clicking things on the left side. A moment of dread and then some minutes of Googling led me to discover the issue. I opened it up and found two missing screws on the left side and two loose screws above and below the missing ones. I fastened the loose screws and then refitted the back. I was not about to mess further as its new.

This fix worked for a couple of hours before the error came up again. I decided to take the Nexus back to Tesco for replacement. They instead gave me a refund and advised me that I should wait for the design to be modified as they have had a lot of Nexus 7's returned to them.

So, that is where I am. I DID have a perfect Nexus, but over time and limited use it developed this apparently common fault. I'd suggest anyone who says "mine arrived and its perfect" bears this in mind. Mine WAS perfect and then the fault developed over 3 weeks of light use. I am not touching them until this design flaw is rectified. If it isn't I'll buy a Kindle Fire HD.

Its a shame, but Asus / Google should be a lot more open about this. It was not mentioned in any of the reviews I read.

Up until then it was a great piece of kit.

PS the Captcha question on this website is a serious PITA. I had to ask for about 8 different ones before I could read it.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vidfreek:
Well thats what happened to mine, got my first one from Sams and it was great for about a month and a half, no issues what so ever, played games fine, ran netflix a lot, but after that time period is when the screen started going bad from over heating (at least thats what it seemed like to me), playing games or watching netflix or anything that kept the screen on and the caused the GPU to work would mess up the screen and make it unresponsive until a reboot, but even then the same thing kept happening.

The replacement I got blew out the speakers on the 2nd day of having it, I havent seen any tablet do that from just unlocking the screen while something was running. I wasnt going to keep trying over and over again and then hoping it would last past that month and a half that the first one did, if everything was great for that long I can certainly see another one having the same issues after a good period of using it. So no more Nexus 7 for me, the tablet (when it worked) was great, smooth, fast, responsive and amazing for the money, but with these problems constantly showing up and no way of really knowing if another one would fix any of those problems, I decided to give up on it. Even though Asus made this, I feel they were rushed in doing so, their own tablets are much better in quality and thats what I went back to. Now I'm back on a Transformer (I did miss the 10") and I got a TF300 with the same specs as the Nexus 7 and its been running perfect with zero issues so far, 2 weeks and counting :)

Yes there are plenty of people that are probably not having issues, but there seems to be quite a lot of people showing up on various sites finally deciding to tell others about their problems. A lady I work with got one for her son on my recommendation, same screen response issues I had and she returned it and got him an iPod touch instead. If this is the case for the general user (and they dont really realize something is going on) it just makes more business for Apple. Google isnt going to win people over with this tablet if these issues persist and I hope they step up and realize that something isnt right. I was recommending these to lots of people, but I've told them to go with something else now and I'm sure there are others like me who are doing the same thing
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NK0d3R:
Hi there. I just got my 16 GB Nexus 7. It's a C90 model, so it's one of the newest batches. So far, my only complaint is the quality of the speakers. When setting the volume at its maximum value, higher frequencies get distorted. I feel that the sound output is more than the tiny speakers can handle, they should limit it through a software update. It is the exact same problem my HTC Desire HD has. I'll do more testing and share more impressions.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] powerdoesntrun:
I saw another post in which someone said that even if you have no screen lift on the left, a slightly recessed screen on the right indicates future problems. Is there any truth to this?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NK0d3R:
I have the slight left screen curvature. It's nothing serious (for now at least), but it's there. I'm not thinking of changing it, it's the only defect so far, the speaker 'problem' I mentioned was due to the fact I didn't remove the plastic sheet covering the device when I tested it and it was distorting sound. Retarded me :silly: So, C90 and Asus hasn't fixed the screen thing yet.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nullzorz:
C80 with screen lift, bought from Walmart 10/8/12, it's going back. I'm getting my money back. This must be embarrassing for Google. I bet they never use Asus again, rightfully so.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PissPot:
Its purely a hit and miss, my replacement C80 hasn't had any issues so far (knock on wood) but if it does start playing up I'm returning it for a full refund or exchanging for a 32gb when its out here
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NK0d3R:
Ok, here's a summary of defects on my C90:

4 or 5 defective pixels : 3 stuck on red, 1 or 2 dead (just small white dots) - really hard to miss them due to the small size of a pixel - I could swear I only had two a few hours ago - nice timing too, I noticed them _after_ spending about 15 minutes applying a screen protector ... now I've got to remove it and throw it away so I may return the unit

minor screen lift on the left side

some light bleeding, quite obvious on the right side and in the top-left corner

So, it's going back to the store. Not sure if I want another one though, or just my money back.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DrHenley:
Play Store pre-order 8 GB.

I am getting fed up...

- Touch screen unresponsiveness getting worse and worse. I didn't seem to have that problem at first. Now it is half the time I use it.

- Media Scanner ignores the .nomedia file in my map tile folder and attempts to scan all the tiles at bootup. With 60,000 tiles it runs the battery down by 10% before finishing the scan, even with the screen off and in Airplane Mode.

- The right channel of the headphone jack is in and out, mostly out nowadays. In fact I think it has given up the ghost for good. It would not be such a huge issue if I could actually HEAR THE DARNED SPEAKERS... I had to buy a bluetooth stereo headset just so I could hear my N7.

- Washed out colors and low contrast, and I'm not comparing it to AMOLED screens, but to other IPS screens.

- not a "defect" per se, but the lack of video out is getting on my nerves. Every other Android Device I own or have owned (over 10 of them) had HDMI or MHL.

- again, not a "defect" but why should I have to root the darned thing just to mount a USB memory stick????? My Kindle Fire HD is the only other Android device that has no provision for external memory, and it's not even officially "Android". C'mon Google, what were you thinking???

I was going to tough it out, thinking it was somehow "special" having one of the original Play Store N7's, but I think I'm going to roll the dice on a replacement. If nothing else maybe the friggin headphone jack will work :rolleyes:
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PissPot:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=32691029
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Finalnull:
I have seen a bunch of people with screen issues that RAN their device for a new screen. When you got it back was the screen brighter and colors more vibrant?

Still trying to make it pretty. Lol
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DrHenley:
Well...I sideloaded 4.1.2 and the screen hasn't locked up, and the headphone jack is working again. Was using Nova to get a landscape homescreen, so I am back to stock launcher now and loving it.

Crossing axis problem is still there

It might just be wishful thinking, but it seems the contrast has improved in videos.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AusMatt:
I also had touch screen responsiveness issues on my C8O N7 but the upgrade to 4.1.2 has totally resolved that.

The speakers do seem to be a weakness and Google are trying to drive them too hard resulting in distortion at top volume in some apps.

Been handling the N7 very very carefully as I'm scared that the screen will start to lift. No sign of it so far but it's only been 3 days since I got it.

Another minor fault is flashing lines on the screen when the wireless is trying hard to get some data (such as loading a page in the XDA app).

On the whole I'm very happy and have no dead or bright pixels.

But I will return it if the screen lifts.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sevren:
So if i did my research correctly, despite all the issues- my best chance would be to get a N7 which has the C90 revision?

I may end up buying from an online buying or check the marketplace here... I just do not want to have to deal with returns ... already being processed in plesio for their crappy chinese tablet.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NK0d3R:
My C90 had 3 hot pixels (stuck on red), 2 dead and had minor screen lift on the left. Also, slight light bleed on the right side.

I'm getting a replacement tomorrow. Good luck at the Nexus lottery.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PissPot:
It doesn't matter which model you get its the luck of the draw.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NK0d3R:
I've just got my replacement for my '5 dead pixels' C90. It's another C90, it doesn't have any defective pixels, the screen lift is still there, but it's far less noticeable, unfortunately it suffers from some more serious light bleeding. It's very noticeable, as with any self-respectable light bleed, when viewing a dark background using maximum brightness (auto-brightness off). I give up searching for the perfect Nexus, I guess this one will do. During normal usage, with auto or low brightness, it's not so obvious, but it still screams 'cheap chinese Android tablet'. I'm attaching an image captured with my camera, ISO 1600, didn't feel like using my tripod, it isn't worth the effort. It's a black background with full (no auto) brightness.

[EDIT] Updated with better picture
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PissPot:
Yes its a defect, best to return it for a new one and hope it does have any issues.

Its like a kinder surprise, you never know what you'll get inside :)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PissPot:
Basically that's not normal, I cant say whether that would cause any damage but considering all the known defects so far, it may develop further issues down the track.

If it was me I would return it, but if you can tolerate it then that is your call.

Your English is fine by the way.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] octahedron:
I'm thinking about getting this soon, but is it safe to say that Asus hasn't worked out the defects in this device yet?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PissPot:
It's a hit and miss, I don't blame you for being paranoid but honestly you're probably best to wait for the 32gb version. Even then there's no way of knowing.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sus4ntoh:
Should I RMA it?

I decided to give N7 a chance after hearing raving reviews from my friends. I think so far so good except the screen keeps flickering if I check the auto brightness. I created a RMA with Asus yesterday but debating if I should send it or not. I am sure there are many of us that have the screen flicker issue... did you guys send it back to Asus?

Thank you,

HS
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaykayjay:
My micro usb doesn't fit well, its 50/50 every time I plug it in as to whether it charges or not. Bit annoying, but not yet enough to RMA.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pikesmatrix:
Does anyone know where I can get screws for the nexus 7, all 3 or 4(can't remember the exact amount) for are missing on the left hand side(internal)?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PissPot:
Depending where you are, the best place would be an authorized Asus repair center.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benzs129:
Freeze a lot in app setting

I experienced a lot of freeze in the Setting / app setting. Sometime when click on app detail the device will freeze, it happened when I update 4.1.2.

The freeze can be fix by hold a power button and repress it again.

When the screen came about it will give me a message "Setting has been stop working".

Is this a defected device? Sometime I saw a black line on screen for 0.5 second when reading texts (adobe reader).
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PissPot:
Backup your device and perform a factory reset
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cfmusicman:
No problems

I thought i had a hot pixel on mine but i rebooted it when i was installing cookies and cream ROM and it was fine after words...i suggest rebooting your device if you have a hot or stuck pixel
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AznDud333:
memoryexpress

screen lift after a month( right after the return period too..-.-)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] endrancer:
Can still get it fixed with rma at Asus...

Gesendet von meinem Nexus 7 mit Tapatalk 2
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BigBT:
I have some weird lighting issue if the brightness is turned down. I have a launch N7.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dawid.:
few defectsI

Sup, I have found few defects after using my Nexus for around one month.

The main annoying defect is that when I connect it to my laptop using USB cable, the screen just goes crazy, when I tap on one thing it taps automatically on the others. I guess it's a multi-touch problem. (I don't know if that has something to do with it but everything works fine on my desktop PC. Because my desktop PC got broken I had to use my laptop so I did connect it to it in order to charge it, what I saw was extremely surprising because right after I have connected nexus to laptop it started to give out some weird noise and the image on the screen had a noise effect as it was on old TVs. After 5 seconds it turned off by itself and after it turned it on, the screen was just going crazy.)

Second thing which annoys me is that sometimes there is a black thin line showing on the screen for a fraction of a second from edge to edge.

Third thing is that screen lifts a bit but not as much as other affected people have.

I bought my nexus 7 from PC World (i'm from the UK). Do you think that I might get it replaced easily? Who should I contact first?

Thanks.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simacca:
After using my 'perfect' 16gb c80 for over a month, mine has developed squeaks and creaks when squeezed lightly and has developed a very slight screen lift. Removing the back and messing with the screws has made no difference. I am learning to live with it as my display is still perfect and everything else works fine.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brando56894:
I didn't think anything was wrong with mine until after owning it for a month and the volume seemed pretty low, at times I could barely hear it. I just bought a 32 GB to replace this 8 GB and the speaker is definitely louder than my 8 GB. Both are running the same ROM and kernel.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigbop:
Asus removed one or more screws to stop the screen from lifting on the left side. If you install them and crack the glass, I doubt they will cover it under warranty.

Sent m my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tarunyad:
OK I go my n7 today and already got a problem :(!..my audio jack isn't working properly when I plug in earphones sometimes they worked when I pressed them hard but mostly they didn't ...any solution ?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slind:
Exact same thing on my new 32 Model. Will this be getting worse? Looks really unhealthy

Gesendet von meinem Nexus 7 mit Tapatalk 2
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PissPot:
Unbelievable, you'll think they improve from the numerous defects of the first nexus 7's
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trimalchioinwestegg:
I got a 32gb from Office Depot today and it is perfectly fine. They had only received the shipment this morning.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ace-user:
i hv a slight screen lift on the left side...why is this happening? anyway to solve it?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
I honestly haven't experienced any of the issues any one is talking about. I have the 16 GB version. How am I able to tell what batch mine came from though? I read c80 and 90 and so forth.. how do I check?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PissPot:
From the box, it's a sticker label.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
I charged my n7 Thursday and turned it off knowing I would use it today. When I went to turn it back on this morning I got no response. It was completely dead. I know it was fully charged and turned off. Any one had any similar problems.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Ah I got it. Mine is c80. What particular issues are common with this model?