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[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMuffStuff:
:highfive:

I totally agree, but some units do have really bad screen lift, my first nexus did. Now this nexus is minor but it has alot of creaks. I really hope my next one is flush. I mean, the minor screen lift and creaks dont really bother me, but if I can get a free replacement I might as well try my luck.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pxlitup:
Congrats.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keananaho:
speaker problems

Anyone having trouble with the speaker becoming scratchy when the volume is turned up and you try to play music? Any fixes?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pyto:
Bought a nexus 7 last week from the UK. I live in belgium where they arent available yet. When the package arrived I was so happy! Finaly my nexus 7!. But no things went too good. It came with a defect speaker right out of the box...My happiness was flooded by disappointment :crying: Send it back to amazon, now I have to wait... for a new one. I hope that one arrives fine.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] powerdoesntrun:
So I've had my third replacement for a month and no major issues.

But does anyone else notice significant banding in gradients? It's most visible in the kindle app splash screen, but oddly, it's even noticeable in the android soft keys, which seems like a bit of an oversight. Is this normal?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kayak83:
Had a C8O (16gb) with screen lift within 1 week. Returned it.

Had a C7O (8GB) with screen tearing within 3 days. Returned it.

3rd time is not a charm, as I'm not buying another N7 again.

My local Office Depot is refusing new stock until they fix issues, FYI.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TECK:
For those interested, this is my permanent fix for screen list:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1875801
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pariah3000:
No defects to report on my C70 16GB Nexus 7 (I've had it for about 3 weeks naow). Bought through the Google Play store.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AuronHTC:
Don't underestimate the legitimate problems. I had three - a c6 and two c7 - with defects.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mosc_007:
Had mine for 6 weeks. Turned it on tonight only to find a full line of dead pixels.

P.S. Can you add another option in the poll. I bought mine from a generic computer store. Maybe an "other" option could be usefull. I didn't vote because I couldn't see a reasonable place of purchase.

Charles
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr_Biggles:
I have some very slight screen lift. No other issues and I've had it since mid-July. I'm sure it's been said by others numerous times, but I very much doubt I would have noticed the screen lift if I hadn't started reading about it. I'm leery of trying to exchange it since it is otherwise working really well.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mamba_nz:
I had a contrast issue.. it was working fine one day and next suddenly a high contrast and there was no way to change it in the settings... got the replacement and it working fine so far.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luke_c94:
Any news on the C90Ks yet and their supposed new screens? Although I highly doubt it.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spacemonkie4207:
I just bought mine yesterday, it is the c80, seems ok so far, any problems with the c80?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarknessWarrior:
ok, so i got mine (C80 16gb) today (!) on Media Markt, Spain and i already noticed a dead pixel on the center-right side of the screen... :( not sure if it is enough to replace it as it isn't really that noticeable tho :/ i think i'll see how it goes, if it gets worse i'll send it back, ideas?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clamhandsmcgee:
I bought mine from Walmart on the first day they had them for sale. It's a 16gb version C60, and I've had no problems with it so far. I didn't even know that they had QC issues until today, now I'm constantly checking my screen. I hope it stays OK because I think I threw out the receipt. Not trying to "rub it in" but I guess I got lucky with my nexus 7. My galaxy nexus is a whole other story.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MoonDogg98:
speaker

My speaker went out little more than a month after i bought... luckily Sam's took it back... bought a new one at walmart (sams was out) this one seems louder than the first hopefully speaker will stay good..
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMuffStuff:
lol I just got my 3rd replacement nexus. c80k. 2 screws missing, and screen lift is even worse than the last one. Time for a refund.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarknessWarrior:
seems you're out of luck... how do i pop the back cover to check for missing screws?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMuffStuff:
Credit card or something, just try to jam it in under the cover.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarknessWarrior:
thanks, that did the trick, only 2 screws here too... C80k and the screen seems to be lifting a bit on the left side

and i'd prolly be ok with it and add the missing screws if it wasn't the dead pixel on the screen
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMuffStuff:
LOL. I didnt even turn mine on. I dont care anymore. Im just gunna get a tab 2. **** asus and there ****.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarknessWarrior:
but are all the C80s coming light on screws? wtf, don't they have enough screws or something?

i'm afraid if i exchange it i'll get a worse one...
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMuffStuff:
They think its a fix.. when it doesnt do ****.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarknessWarrior:
thats like saying unscrewing a wheel is a fix for a flat tire -.-
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Logic_:
Don't max your volume out of the box. Go with 70-80% as max and increase after a week or so. Speakers generally have to be played in a bit. Optimal sound quality would be attained after a month or so, depending on use.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Labutin:
I have a problem with Wi-Fi.

Look this video http://youtu.be/Nz3iZdUh-H0

Three wi-fi routers are my routers in the room.

When I connect to routers the signal show minimal and then maximum again. Why this happens? It is only on my device?

Yesterday was too bad. When signal became minimal Nexus 7 didn't connect to router and the show maximum signal again.

Is it new variant of defective?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarknessWarrior:
so i just drove 400km to Spain to return my nexus 7, today, because of the dead pixels, and still had to convince the employee that it had dead pixels because he didn't see them or didn't want to see them...(why on earth would i drive 400km to return a perfect product for a new one? ffs.) after a bit of discussion about it he took it back and gave me back my money, because he didn't had any left (out of stock)...

so now i'm not sure what to do...should i get another N7, should i wait for it to be released on Portugal (still no ETA afaik...maybe by the end of the year) or just call it quits and buy some other tab like the tab2, asus transformer or some other tab? i mean i really loved the tab, it was awesome, the performance was off the charts...(no tab2 can compete with it), but the quality... i can't help but wonder if i get another one that it might be broken aswell and i'll have to drive another 400km to return it, while the tab2 i can get from the store down the street. (but still...the performance...people in my family have a tab2 10.1 and its sluggish, the nexus was amazing)... any advice guys? :(
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phillipm:
I'd wait to see how jellybean runs on tab2
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hasanmoukalled:
Google Nexus 7 from Amazon

Hi, I am going to get my first Android device which is the Google Nexus 7, some say that it comes with loosen screws or some hardware problems, would I suffer from any problem if I get it from Amazon? And thanks.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pxlitup:
Same potential issues, different customer service.

Both the 8 and the 16 on Amazon are sold by third-party sellers, but only the 8 is fulfilled by Amazon. I believe that when Amazon fulfills an order they're the one who accepts returns, but if you were to buy the 16 from "ManjaTech" I think that would mean you'd be dealing with the seller directly and that Amazon would only mediate in the event of an eBayesque breakdown in negotiations. Anyway, this difference only matters during the return window. After that you're dealing with ASUS for warranty and Amazon is no longer involved.

The most compelling reason to purchase from the Play store is that Google will be handling your warranty instead of ASUS for the first year. If you're worried about the issues you've read about and you don't want to pay for an elective warranty (like this one) then buying from the Play store would give you the best safety net.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMuffStuff:
Buy a nexus 7 from google, if you have problems it couldnt be any easier to get a return or refund
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Otherbeing:
Three Strikes Yer Out..

Well, as much as I had really wanted the nexus 7, after three units, I've decided to give up on it.

Unit 1: C60: Screen Lift (which I can actually live with) and Auto-Brightness / Screen Flicker issues.

Unit 2: C70: Dead Pixels and Screen Lift.

Unit 3: C80: Dust trapped underneath the display, giving the appearance of Dead Pixels.

Time to move on to something else by a different manufacturer, perhaps Samsung or Lenovo. After owning an ASUS laptop with a display that took a crap after 13 months, and these three defective Nexus 7 units, I've been turned off by their junk manufacturing process and obscene lack of quality control.

Best of luck to anyone looking to purchased a non-defective Nexus 7.. You're gonna need it. My best advice? Buy from a store like Walmart where you can open the box and test the unit right there on the spot. It'll save you a return trip.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMuffStuff:
3 was it for me too. Just ordered a Galaxy Tab 2.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarknessWarrior:
probably the best idea, but i gotta tell you, tab2 is slugish as hell, even more than my SGS on ICS...probably because of their crapwiz.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrsatan:
Took me 2 to get a perfect one. I believe most new Products will have issues. You name me one product that is similar that didn't have problems on launch.

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Samsung qa is a joke too.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMuffStuff:
I can name tons of products that came out without problems. The problem is Asus is making a cheapily built tablet, what do you expect? Even ones without problems will get them sooner or later, just a matter of time until the ****ty elmers glue adhesive wears out.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarknessWarrior:
well, most other tables' screens are glued too...
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bowedcontainer2:
Never buy devices from GameStop. Nuff said.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pro4ever:
thinking bout getting one but listening to members with problems like lag etc is putting me off how wide spread is it?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarknessWarrior:
never had lag on it, seriously, it's the most smooth device i ever had...even more than the S3. Project Butter on top of that quad core is a killer.

The problems are really the dead pixels and detached screen glass
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pro4ever:
decided not to go for it unfortunately was looking forward to it but the stories about it no good
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blooddragon78:
My C70 has slight screen lift on left side, got it the end of last month and doesn't seem to be getting any worse.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] liviohd7:
mode

custo no brasil
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JackClarke:
Got mine from Tesco Direct, left hand side of the screen cracked in the centre under my thumb and I looked afterwards to find it was raised up. Tesco refusing to admit it is a defect at the minute.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrsatan:
Bullsh*t, there will always be a few defective lemons in a new product launch. Nothing is perfect.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] loganno:
now I have to buy the nexus 7, how can I control defects?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMuffStuff:
Only way is to not buy one. The chances of you getting a 100% flawless model is slim to none.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spacemonkie4207:
I'm very unlucky yet my c80 has no flaws that I can spot.

Sent from Me to this thread.

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I have a c80 with no problems I can spot, I have 5 days left where I can exchange. Staples has a new batch of c90 s, is it worth exchanging?

Like I said above I have no screen lift and no dead pixels. Only thing I've experienced was screen switching off, found out it was the magnet on the case :p

Any tips would be highly appreciated.

Sent from Me to this thread.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrclnsf:
Nexus 7 Accelerometer Problems

I have this issue... :(

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[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lochana:
Got an excite 7.7 after going through 2 nexus 7s with screen lift..
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lpuboy87:
My N7 seems fine. Only thing i noticed is if for example im in google currents reading or going through articles the screen blacks out for a second. Everything else is fine. Anyone else have that problem too ? :confused:
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Visa Declined:
I looked at that tablet, but it's twice as much as the N7 and is running ICS still.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrkeyboard:
I've got a C70 model from Staples with a minor screen lift and some touchscreen responsiveness issues. The life doesn't really bother me much... the responsiveness issue does though. Unfortunately, I purchased it over a month ago, so I'm not sure if it can be returned anymore or not. I didn't notice the responsiveness issue until recently, or I would have exchanged it sooner.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMuffStuff:
Thats just you being picky, at least everything else works.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vidfreek:
Well I got mine at Sams Club and I've been having the responsiveness issue for some time now, a lot of the times its fine, but if I start playing certain games (Zen Pinball is a big one) it starts getting iffy, most touches work and then 3 taps dont and then back and forth and I have to reboot. Thought I had fixed it with a different kernel on the ROM I'm currently using, but that didnt seem to actually do anything, I've tried multiple roms, multiple kernels and it still seems to be there. I'm guessing I'll be taking this back to Sams as I bought a 2 year warranty with them and you can get it replaced for pretty much anything there :)

What do I need to look for to make sure I get a newer model? Is it the model number or is it in the serial?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidmonkey:
Pretty much anything that's a tablet and the price you paid.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vidfreek:
Yeah after turning on the show touches option, after playing a game for a while it always starts being less responsive, it is definitely not registering all the touches on the screen and its random, it seems like it has more to do with the GPU getting hot while playing a game for whatever amount of time, after I'm out of the game it has issues doing most anything else, not always registering my touch. After I let it sit and cool down for a bit it seems to work just fine. Not sure if anyone has come across the same thing or not, but mine seems to be GPU related, if I'm not doing much except browsing the web, using facebook or looking up news with a couple other apps, it seems to stay fine. Now that I think about it, it does do this after using HBO GO or Netflix after a while too. Looks like I'll definitely be exchanging this now
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrkeyboard:
That's pretty much the exact same as my issue, anything where the display has to be on for long periods of time
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Reginald476:
I have had the same problems with mine, until I started using franco's Kernel for the Nexus 7. I am running EOS nightlies and build 18 and 22 seemed to work the best with franco-r7 and r9 respectively. I am on the latest EOS and franco-r9 and I get some oddities now and then but not half as bad as with Trinity (nothing against Trinity it was a great and very fast Kernel).

I have personally found if I turn the screen off and back on, the issue is cleared up.

As far a Hardware Version, I am pretty sure it is the start of your serial number but mine starts with 015
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vidfreek:
Yeah it starts with a C60 or C70 or something, but even with other kernels, I've had varying issues and its just not something I can live with, shutting my screen off and back on while playing games or watching Netflix or something isnt an option I want to live with, I'll get it exchanged and see what happens with the next one. If it doesnt work then I will probably consider getting something else entirely, never had an issue with my Transformer and I probably should have just kept that....
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beaumontcali48:
Well this freaking suck I just got mine Friday and now I think I have a dead pixel which u only can tell with a black screen but any other color on the dead pixel app u can't see it so wat I want to know is there a way to fix it or should I deal with it and when it gets worse take it back and get another one ?

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Xparent SkyBlue Tapatalk 2
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BosnianKingdom:
I got my nexus last week and I have the same problem. Basically the only time I realize that it's there is when it's booting up.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vidfreek:
Well I exchanged mine out at Sams yesterday, which actually I wasnt allowed to do since I was past the 30 day mark, but they forgot and exchanged it anyways :) Got a C80 this time and it doesnt have any problems so far, screen is perfect, it doesnt creak like my last one did and I've had the screen on for half an hour or more downloading and playing games and no issues with the screen. I'm keeping it stock and unrooted for now as it runs great like that anyways, but so far so good :)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beaumontcali48:
Well I'm not worried about it anymore its not there anymore I woke up this morning and it was gone .

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Xparent SkyBlue Tapatalk 2
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BosnianKingdom:
I think it's there only on that boot up image. I installed the Eclipse ROM tonight where all the backgrounds are basically black and I couldn't spot it. Then I was downloading a file for a game, where the screen was dark also and it wasn't there. So is it possible that this is not a dead pixel but that the real problem is with the boot up image?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Reginald476:
Awesome, I am glad you got yours all figured out, I think I am stuck with mine. I figured it was a ROM/Kernel thing so I dealt with it, now its to late for me and I got mine from the Play Store.

I forgot to say, I have a dead pixel on my screen I can see it really well if the screen is white, not so much when it is dark.

All that said, I still love my Nexus 7, I will just have to pass this on to the kids and get myself a 16 GB model and hope for a C80. :p
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vidfreek:
Well you still have warranty coverage on it, send it back to Asus or Google and get it taken care of that way, I got lucky that Sams forgot about their own return policy, if not I would have had to send it back under manufacturer's warranty for the first year, anything like this you get from a place like Staples or Sams or Walmart, if they have a good price on an extended warranty, I really think its worth grabbing for tech stuff anymore, I'm covered for 3 years with Sams warranty kicking in after Asus's and I also have to watch because my original C60 didnt have any problems for the first month or so either, after lots of use the screen started getting worse, so we will see how this one turns out at that point
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shridutt kothari:
Nexus 7 Encryption Issue.

:angel:In Nexus 7 there is is a major issue in the july build :

i.e. if you root your device or try to install recovery etc jelly bean ask encryption password to enter, weather or not you have set one..

and there is nothing we can do about that other than full wipe and re installing the stock images . :angel:
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PissPot:
Google update fix

Just like many of you guys I too started experiencing issues with the touch screen responsiveness, it got to a point that was happening more frequent. I decided to return it for a new one, hoping that it was a bad patch.

When I completed the initial setup on the new Nexus, I noticed a prompt regarding a new update (4.1.1) which states that it addresses performance and responsiveness issues (not sure whether this aimed at the touch screen). I didn't notice the update on my old Nexus that i returned (on the same day) - So I'm not sure whether my previous one was already on 4.1.1 or if the update just came out a few hours later to address the issue. If someone could confirm that'll be great.

So basically I got the C80 model - I'll continue using it under stock environment and report back.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joebeta:
My Nexus 7 is a week old. I love it, but I do have the screen lift on the left side (center). I have a C90.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PissPot:
Guess it proves that it doesn't matter which serial you have the problems still apply.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joebeta:
I decided to be brave, and checked to see if I can do the screen fix. I checked the screws, and noticed two of them missing (I don't know if thats normal). I tightened the center screw and the screen is now flush--hopefully for good.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Neo3D:
I got c8o and 4.1.1 and screen is very sensitive, even in clockwork!

My reference comparison is against a SGS2 and Galaxy Nexus.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xvicx94:
Speaker blown past 50% volume, contacted ASUS RMA and my nexus will be back to me on tuesday, took around 1.5 weeks altogether
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vidfreek:
Yep, I just posted a bit ago about exchanging mine for a C80 model at Sams, well my speakers blew out of it last night, was downloading my tables back into Zen Pinball and had to unlock the screen after it went dark, sound popped and now its distorted and crackling all the time, so I'm officially done with the Nexus 7, love the tablet when it works, but I've never had a piece of hardware have this many problems right out of the gate, Google and Asus did a rush job on this it seems to me as I had the Asus Transformer before and it had no problems, much higher quality build, Sams let me return it all together so now I'm gonna look into getting something else entirely....good luck all but it seems you are just going to keep running into issues
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PissPot:
That was the first thing I noticed too about my C80, it also feels more of a better build quality. But the screen is definitely more responsive.