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[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SkOrPn:
Yeah, lets hope its not one of the bad apples. Don't forget I also saved the $14 S&H Google charges for UPS shipping, so in reality I saved $69 and got it for less than the 16GB model. I also thought about getting the extended 1yr warranty for $25 offered by eBay, but that would defeat the purpose. In that case I would just have rather purchased it directly from Google :good:

I am still happy with my decision though.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daryllh:
Wouldn't you still have year warranty if it wasn't registered?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SkOrPn:
Good question. I guess I better look up any official warranty information directly from Google to see what is and isn't covered. I just assumed I wouldn't be. But who knows maybe it doesn't matter where you purchase it so long it's never been registered. The seller had three of them in box but knew nothing other than they all looked new and unused, the boxes clearly opened, no marks, no visible scratches, the devices powered up and seems to run flawlessly he says. I am taking a gamble on this but with the perfect 100% rating the seller has and his in eBay promise to refund if I find anything wrong within the first 30 days I just felt I had enough insurance to make that gamble.

To bad all I ever looked for was reviews on this device. I forgot to look for any reports of quality issues. Had I found this thread I might have just waited for the new n7 this summer.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrAndroid12:
My speaker's making buzzing noises than I decided to wipe data and turn it off then request for repair from retail store tomorrow.

The little 3/4inch drop from device and desk was enough to trigger a crack on the top left corner of the screen rendering top status bar part unusable.

The main defects on the nexus are the cheap speakers and a weak fragile digitizer.

I never liked android tablets in the first place, only perfered android phones but then I though maybe a nexus tablet with jelly bean would be a massive improvement.

Nexus uniformed tablet, nor expensive and from my 5 days experience with it, I really liked it. Had in mind that my next smartphone/tablet would be a nexus but Asus + google, you have ruined it.

My parents aren't rich, they earn minimum wage, I worked part time in the holiday for a month until christmas and got around 550bucks in total, spent 360 bucks on a nexus hoping to use it as a study, reasearch and to watch movies on my 3hr bus ride to an from school (total for I day).

I was expecting it to last for 2-3year.

I wanted to study medical but now in every direction I see foreshadowing, a lifeless wall separating myself from the crap country I'm in and Europe/Asia.

Disappointed in google + asus, taking money from poor people.

Now I'm questing myself; why didn't I spend my money on a more durable iPad Mini............. Can't believe I portrayed my Galaxy S2 for this.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] princeasi:
Your defects originated from your irresponsibility or clumsiness, not from the manufacture. :rolleyes:

I'm just sayin!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrAndroid12:
How can MOY people be so arrogant and ignorant. 3/4inch refers to putting the nexus on the desk.

its not a big distance fall either.

i never had a 2 dollar shop mirror cracking from putting it onto the desk either. Mine cracked that was while my friend's one cracked from heat emitted from constant use
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SkOrPn:
Yeah, I have read that there have been people just watching a movie and their N7 and the glass just started cracking for no apparent reason. Another guy went to use his and noticed micro fractures occurring at that moment, and there was absolutely nothing what so ever happening, just started cracking while turned off and sitting on his desk. I believe the stories, however these are isolated incidents just like when iPhones used to catch fire while charging in cars, lol... Does not mean the N7 in general is a bad device, just one in a 100,000 get past quality control when it should not have. That is what happens when you try to purposely build an affordable tablet.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrAndroid12:
its not isolated when there are a lot of cracked screens on ebay and other auction sites.

i though iphone 4 was fragile but i have never in my life seen more broken devices being sold than new or unbroken ones.

since it's 7 days i hope to get a refund and probably get the ipad mini instead
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] princeasi:
Didn't mean to come off arrogant, nor am I ignorant! It doesnt matter how close the drop was to the destination, drop any device that has a bit of weight, and at the right angle, risk breakage, point blank. You broke your device, you defected it!

I'm just sayin!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrAndroid12:
I'm sorry but do you know what 3/4 of an inch is? 75% of an inch. Thats like a little more than a centimeter which really comes to show how ignorant you are.

So if I were to tap the device with a finger during normal use and the glass broke? That you be my fault?

The device itself is a unsable defect
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] princeasi:
Dumb@ss it doesn't matter where you dropped it from. You dropped it, and the result of that drop caused a breakage in your device. Just stop being a clumsy wanker and blaming your mishaps on the manufacture. If you can't then add a protective case cover to it!

I'm just sayin!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daryllh:
I call BS. These stories did give me a good chuckle though.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SkOrPn:
Lol, yeah I was wondering myself. However, I see no reason for them to be lying (unless they are apple trolls trying to make the N7 look bad, lol). I agree seems like way to many N7's are going bad though. I personally have a problem with this because I am a HUGE Asus fan. In the last decade and a half I have been building and repairing computers with their Motherboards exclusively. And now I have their Netbooks, their modems, their sound cards, and now their Tablet. Sucks to discover there are quality issues with this Asus built device...

Anyway, I hope I never see cracks for no reason, although it does look easy enough to repair yourself ;)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrAndroid12:
I am too a huge asus motherboard fan. put i really should be referring that micro drop as how a regular person would be putting it on a table.

---------- Post added at 01:18 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:13 PM ----------

*quad core

Don't get me wrong,.i really like this tablet i actually took it over the ipad mini and was kind if bashing it too over the internet. proud to own a dual.ore device, happy about the speed in gerwl..only gripe was a speaker, screen and how must apps are optimized for exynose devices.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrAndroid12:
You're a Android fanboy, I'm a android enthusiast.

I'm not going to nag and say everyone on the internet is a lier or talking bull****. It's not one but many and personally if something's not up to par, that it isn't.

Saying that thousands lied on the internet isn't going to existing Nexus 7s more bullet proof and at the end of the day, you're the lier for saying everyone's a lier.

Simple put ASUS nexus 7 is not recommended until google and Lg comes up with a more durable solution.

Waste of money
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l33ch0r:
My screen just turned off a soon as i turned it on...did that like 7 times in a row. Common? :D
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheCIScommander:
I've counted a whopping 17 stuck pixels, and when I press the screen down more show up but disappear when I lift my finger. They're only noticeable when the screen is black, and I'm using one of those dead pixel fixers to see if that will help. Also the oleophobic layer on the screen started to come off and there's a tiny bit of backlight bleed.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daryllh:
Haha! I'm a fanboy?! Hardly man. I'd call BS if it was an android, apple or windows device. Maybe call me a glass screen fanboy.

Somebody reporting that their screen spontaneously cracks in front of their eyes is like them reporting they saw a chupacabra.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SkOrPn:
Lmao that's funny

If the screens on some of these are being pushed upwards (due to force below it, as confirmed) then if the user had say played a game or watched a movie and then turned it off entirely. Theoretically speaking the cooling combined with the force from underneath the screen, and possibly an already flawed section of glass. I see no reason to doubt it.

One morning while I was sitting in the car I turned on the defroster and all of a sudden the glass just started to crack. The crack did not stop until it was 18" long and took only a few minutes to complete. No driving, no force on it, just a hidden flaw revealed the moment the glass started to expand from the warmth. I have witnessed this several times in my life already on different vehicles during either cold or hot weather.

What makes you think the N7 has stronger glass than a $30k Lexus automobile? Lol

Just saying it's easily possible. Chupacabra on the other hand? Maybe big foot to?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] princeasi:
But something like this would occur when temperature conditions is from one extreme to the other i.e. taking out a chilled drinking glass out of the freezer and pouring hot water into it..... Device manuals tell the users specifically the temperature limitations of its device.

I'm just sayin!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SkOrPn:
And I'm just saying its not impossible, improbable maybe, but not impossible. The N7 has a confirmed issue with the screen lifting. Obviously there is force pushing it upwards, otherwise it would NEVER have lifted in the first place. So if just one of these screens with force had a microscopic fracture to begin with, then in all likelihood a spontaneous crack could have "possibly" occurred. When the screen lifts, it proves at that moment it was being forced into a non flat position that was not taking the natural shape of the glass. Bend any glass out of its non natural cured and hardened shape and you have the chance for cracking. Its just the nature of glass.

Remove the defect of screen lifting (which thousands have reported worldwide) and I would not be arguing my point. Cracking is possible, even spontaneously in this scenario.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] princeasi:
Maybe the glass wasn't forced up. Maybe lifted up from the adhesive improperly applied.

I'm just sayin!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] quicklee:
Purchased mine from Buydig on Ebay (brand new). Upon receiving my nexus, it would not turn on.

Charged it for a few hours, still won't turn on. No charging indicator (back light does turn on when the charger is plugged in), tried holding down power buttons for 30+ sec, different chargers/usb cables, and charging from the computer.

I pretty much tried everything but the screen stays black. I am going to return it on Monday.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lokian69:
Hey guys :)

I recently (11 Feb) got my nexus 7. I immediately checked for any deficits but found none. But as I have used it I have found that sometimes the screen randomly becomes unresponsive. eg: I'll slide my finger across the screen and it only pics up a but. I initially thought this was due to fingerprints. This is very annoying for gaming. My question is, is that a know deficit or is it software related. Should I return it? My nexus is entirely stock and is running 4.2.2.

Thanks.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] princeasi:
Are you speaking of the spring back effect when swiping the homescreen across?

I'm just sayin!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] igotlostintampa:
I have no issues right out fo the box with my nexus 7

I have not had, nor have i gained any, issues with this device :)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lokian69:
No random touch screen issues.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] princeasi:
Ah Ok, nope I don't have that. Make sure no third party app is conflicting.

I'm just sayin!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lokian69:
Could it be due to processor lag? I have it more after the 4.2.2 update.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] josefarrugia:
Nexus 7 0AK and 0BK Screen Flickering Issues

Hey Guys. I just noticed that both my recently purchsed 0AK and 0BK Google Nexus 7 devices are flickering in a low WiFi Signal area. Here's the video -

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You can easily notice the screen flickering at the 1:20 minute and the 1:37 mark upwards.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SkOrPn:
I think that might be SMARTDIMMER which is a feature of Android 4.2. Flash to a 4.1 ROM and see if ya still have it.

I have the same thing happening to my cbok every now and then. There is a guide on how to disable it, but it will require also disabling auto brightness.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] princeasi:
Honestly I don't know. I highly doubt it. Generally, touchscreen issues has been linked to digitizer or software problems.

I'm just sayin!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lokian69:
Ok I'll go get it checked out.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctecamp:
Nexus 7 audio in dock problem

Greetings, Both my wife and I have Nexus 7 32G wifi.

Here is the weird deal , when I put mine into the pogo pin dock, it charges from the dock and the audio output from the dock works.

My wifes unit charges from the dock but gets not audio out, in fact the audio continues to come from the units speakers.

In short my N7 automatically switches the audio to the pogo pins when docked, my wifes no.

Could this be a problem caused by a app she has installed or simply a defect in her N7

Love to know if anyone has any knowledge or has had same problem.

Cheers
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] princeasi:
Are both of you guys using the same android os version?

I'm just sayin!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctecamp:
Yes both 4.2.2 ,

In addition I have had two different N7s and they both connected without a problem.

My wife's only works either with speakers or bluetooth.

When it is plugged into the the dock it knows ir is docked, says it is docked and shows charging AC

but no audio.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SkOrPn:
Same dock or two different docks? If she has her own dock, try docking it onto yours. lol that sounded kinky :laugh:
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] princeasi:
Hmmm, since both are on the same OS version, the only next suggestion I can think of is to factory reset both devices and try docking both to see if you get the same results. If so, then it's a hardware issue. May not necessarily be a defect, but a slight difference in manufacturing!

I'm just sayin!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Marcus_SwJ:
Is the hardware buttons for the Nexus 7 ( power button + volume up and down button ) suppose to be a little bit loose? I've bought mine with 32GB 3G. The hardware buttons works perfectly fine but I can feel it moving a little when I do it up and down on the sides. Anyone has this problem?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Breaksomeoff:
There is an issue for my N7, the headphone jack is either somewhat faulty, or its software related. If you plug in headphones it will still play via speaker, and because android has now disabled the headset icon, I dont know if it can see the headset connect, and switch accordingly.

However, if you download an app called Soundabout, free in the play store, you can use the widget to force all sound to a wired headset, try it and.post back, because although there are some reports of broken jacks, they could potential still be fine.

This is the only way I can get sound through headphones.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctecamp:
Nexus 7 audio dock problem

My wifes N7 operates as it should regarding headphone jack, kills speaker when plugged, pauses when unplugged etc.

problem is only with docking, and to answer former question this is with the same dock.

Everything regarding her N7 and docking seems perfect except the audio switching.

When placed in the dock it enters car mode, starts the default car home screen, shows that it is charging (AC)

but when any audio is played it still comes out speakers.

Only thing left to try is wiping it and seeing if that has any effect,

off topic but since 4.2.2 upgrade battery life seems not as good, anyone noticed that?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Germanese:
I got 1 Nexus 7 16GB from Office depot for my girlfriend. Perfectly fine.

I went through 3 defective or cosmetically damaged N7 32GB until i got a good one.

1st The Back cover would not snap the silver frame creating a gap that you can see inside.

(Snapping it back works but after 2-4 hours the gap is back)

2nd Had some sort of black paint on the silver trim, that i couldn't get off no matter what as if it was etched in.

(Unit was working fine but that paint was driving me nuts)

3rd has the same issue as the first one the rear cover detaching and in addition the Glass was looks and when u press it it springs back to the loos position with click noise.

4th (I told my self if this one is defective i am not going to get a N7) BUT this one was finally perfect =\ still thats alot of yuk ones ...
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swisstourist:
Nexus 7 is not flat.

I have forced the mother bord to realign with the glass resulting in a gap between back cover and the silverline.

There is some tension in the nexus 7 coming from the plastic injection process .or mother board is too big and has been forced to stay in the case.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Germanese:
Is that what causes the Gap ?

My 4th unit is fine and doesnt have that gap, but the others did it was very annoying and i was able to see the internals
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swisstourist:
Yes I bet if you place flat a nexus 7 on a marbel table and mesure with a micrometre, you will see probably a difference of height at some points.

There is no way to adjust it...without cutting some matiere.

This n7 is all f...up !how many models they got out before fixing it...? millions....

You see if it was made in USA or made in Switzerland, these things wouldn't happen....
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] borrowedchief:
Ya, this just happened to me. Watching a movie, and unplugged head phones, and heard it crack.

It always had slight screen lift on the left side, but always functioned. The crack started middle left side, and traveled to bottom right. Sending it in to hopefully get it repaired.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IntelligentAj:
I've been going through this forum for a while now and I'm beginning to think I'm extremely lucky cause I've had no hardware issues at all with my N7 and I've had mine since November, and it gets moderate to heavy usage most of the time.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redmouseball:
Nexus 7 screen issue

what is going on here? help please

youtube /watch?v=W7YitnPOoyQ
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Osiris19:
Not sure if anyone else is having this. I tried searching and couldn't find anything. My back cover on the volume rocker side feels like it's loose. I can tap the back toward the edge it seems more, I guess hollow is the word for it compared to the rest of the cover. It feels like it's loose or if its not seated.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rebornsoul89:
my nexus had the screen tear issue too, dropped it at the service centre and they promptly fixed it for me
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iuppiters_shader:
My Display had the bug, that some pixels in a short area were brighter than the others. I brought it to my local shop's support and received it a week laiter with a new display :)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azurael:
I agree... Glass is funny stuff; there are dozens of reports on the owner's forums of the rear window spontaneously exploding on the type of car I own covering a range of model years and lengths of ownership. Sometimes it's caused by a sudden change in temperature and happens while driving (the climate control sometimes makes up its own mind depending on external variables to switch the rear demister on) but other times the car has been parked up untouched for days when it happens. Its not happened to mine, thankfully. These things are latent, I guess, the past stress creates micro fractures you can't even see and then at some point... Bang.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrBelter:
Mine has a bit of dust or something stuck in the screen, I'm not too bothered though as its only noticeable on plain backgrounds
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ronkironki:
Marquis eRicong

I bought mine at a local store here in PH

CBO is the S/N

it still has screen lift.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SkOrPn:
Yep, thin glass + forced bending + micro fractures + temperature changes = not good

I think I'm going to sell mine before I see any of these issues and wait for N7 take two, or v 2, lol. I just had a scare that concerns me. I charged it to 100 percent last night before bed. Unplugged it, sat it on the pillow next to me (I run an eBay biz so I use it early mornings for alarm and business) and this morning about 5 hours later it was dead. No response what so ever. When I plugged it back in it started charging and showed a depleted battery icon. A few minutes later I was able to turn it on. I don't know what to make of that. I have been getting great battery life every day :confused:
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zdeuce4:
well this sucks. Was hoping I'd never have to visit one of these threads. I bought mine early feb and I just sent it back last sat. I bought mine brand new from an authorized amazon dealer with a gift card I had.It was a 32gb model. I tried to use it one day and the screen had that all black with colored snow static look to it. I tried all of the tips I saw online and none of them worked. Sent it back and now im waiting on my replacement
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lin013190:
My nexus 7 just stopped turning on.. When I try to reset it starts and shows there's no battery and shuts off when though I leave it charging. It also flickers black screen weird color.. When I leave it charged in.. What do I do?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dannyada1988:
Have you connect with the support center of the store.If the device is broken, you should be able to exchange one.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zetlorf:
Hi,

yesterday i bought a 16Gb model, and observed a little light leaks here and there. It seems that doesn't have other defects. So, my question is, i must accept that all N7's has some sort of light bleeds and i must thankful for not having other defects? Or maybe i should return my unit (i could return it in 10 days), but i'm afraid that the replacement/next one will be worse...? (Maybe i can fix the light leaks if i open the back cover trying to press some screws (?), but i don't want to lose warranty.)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HideTheCookies:
so i had my n7 for a month now that i bought used. it too devoped dead pixels, a whole row of em. i contacted Asus and they gave me a RMA # does anyone know if i should go through with it? I mean i didnt buy it with any warranty but they gave me a RMA so does that mean its getting fixed??
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] salutcemoi:
To those who recently bought it from Futureshop, have you had any issue?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shano56:
rma is simply return merchandise authorization. since you have no warranty, you will be charged once they've assessed a quote.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SkOrPn:
That depends I guess. The last time I RMA'd something with Asus they didn't ask any questions and didn't charge me a thing. YMMV of course, lol... However, the firs time I had to RMA with them they tried to replace my $700 Video Card with a $100 video card and I wasn't having any of that. I had to argue with them in order to get an equally valuable replacement.

This tells me what matters most is who you are dealing with during the process. Good luck...