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[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
sure. just build it from scratch, from aosp. dont add anything google, no google apps, no market, no sync, none of googles services.. kinda odd getting a nexus device and not wanting googles services. what bad press btw?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] filthyhandbag:
Tax

I'm English and its tax arrangements (which were revealed after I bought the Nexus 7) disgust me.

Building from AOSP is too complex for a non-developer like me. Is there not a ROM that makes it possible to pare back google services to a minimum? If not, which ROM carries the fewest google services?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] filthyhandbag:
I'm confused. How would I flash a ROM without flashing it?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nodstuff:
Get over yourself and get a grip on reality.

EVERY company, big and small, uses tax loopholes. I can't believe you're taking a moral stand and denying yourself full functionality of a device you have already paid for, you are the only loser in this scenario, Google don't lose anything.

If you don't want Google services then don't log in with your Google account, or any email account.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] filthyhandbag:
Are you mad? I briefly answered a simple question. Is there any particular reason for your itch to harangue me about a consumer decision? I'm well aware of how corporations operate. Are you ignorant of how consumption and markets work?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jayochs:
lol @ this thread.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] filthyhandbag:
I should have known better than to give any background info. My question should have been:

"Is there any ROM with no or minimal google services?"
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
what Brian is saying is that many roms have a separate flashable package of google apps. you can flash one of these roms(like rasbean jelly, or cm) and not flash the separate gapps(google apps package). then you can go into your file system, /system/app/, and remove more google services(some might be needed, so it would be a trial and error of what you can remove). the end results might be rather unusable as a mobile device.

but nodstuff was right, you would be the only loser in this scenario. if you dont want anything to do with google, you should sell your device and buy something else. you would be better off. after all, arent you the most important in this scenario?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] filthyhandbag:
I see it differently, while wanting to hang onto a device whose format and build I'm fond of. But as I've suggested, I've not come here to debate the issue - just to seek out a ROM that suits my needs.

Thanks for your clarification over the flashing process. I'll see how far I can get.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
no problem with that, its your device :p

anyways, if you do delete something that youre not supposed to out of /sytem/app/ and your device wont work, you can always reflash the rom to get it up again. or you can make a backup in your recovery, then restore it if things go wrong.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Awesoham:
Righteous. Right.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AZKJS:
Don't feed the trolls!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] damagedgoods:
Amen brother.....

.....I'm hungry.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mutedfaith:
Wouldn't webOS do that when/if it's finally released?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcarnes911:
You could try the buggy Ubuntu that would be Google free but I just don't understand what Google could have done, to make you hinder your own device by choice
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JanJansen024:
Exactly.:p

Bit if you dont want any google services just flash a custom rom (like cyanogenmod por something) and dont flash the gapps. Than you dont login with your google account and maybe delete or freeze the google services with titanium backup. This seems me the easiest way to do it.;)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darth:
Without playstore.....installing titanium backup or anything will be painful! Lol
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ProblemChyld:
Return it and buy an ipad. Hopefully Apple is not as gross as Goggle on the tax issues you have recently learned about.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcarnes911:
Lol every company hides money off shore Google just had some one write an article about it
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DaveenJay:
Hey guys, I like to know if there is a dialer code similar to the sprint code ##72786#, for bell. I am not getting any service, If there is a code please leave it in a comment below.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] d3athsd00r:
*#*#4636#*#*

I don't know what the code you listed does so I can't compare.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] weird beard:
Hi, been lurking, great forum, seems like lots of help here.

History of what I have done

I am new to rooting and flashing roms. I followed a step by step guide on how to root my gt-i9100m and install custom rom. The custom rom was Rainbox v7. poor battery life, followed another guide and installed siya kernel which was not compatible. reloaded philz kernel, everything was fine. Tried to update to rainbox 8.3, got stuck in boot loop, did full backup and wipe prior. attempted a restore, still stuck in boot loop. recovery menu was siya recovery. enter recovery again after restore, now in philz? performed another recovery using philz recovery, still stuck in boot image loop with black screen in between. from philz recovery i re flashed rainbox v7 zip, and i seem to have fixed it.

What went wrong? How do I avoid doing this again, is there an updated rainbox that i can install?

Please help, also, I am not fully versed with the short terms you often use, please be patient.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] King_Rat:
When moving around JB aka Jelly Bean or from an ICS aka Ice cream sandwich -=or=- GB aka Ginger Bread to JB... flash that particular roms kernel (or compatible) before trying new rom or restoring nandroid aka... you get the picture ;)

Sending...
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LimeGreenNewt:
Hi all,

I've just purchased a Samsung Tab 2 7.0 P3113 due to the fact that it has an external SD Card slot. I have found that I can not move any applications to the external card. This was one of the primary reasons I purchased the device. I have been using android devices for a while and my first Sony X10, was rooted and running custom roms within the first few weeks after I purchased it. In any case, I have read a number of threads, regarding this subject for the Tab 2 but I have not been able to have an installed app be moved to the external SD Card. Most post will say you have to root the device, (which I have) and use apps such as App2SD. I have even gone as far as loading a custom ROM, but no success. My last resort is to actually partition and repackage a ROM for an external 64GB SD Card and attempt to boot off of it so I will have more space. If anyone has truly been able to move an installed app to the external SD Card could you please point me in the right direction.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sheshnag:
I would like some help on this too. But the silence is haunting.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] devnulled:
Found this under a compilation thread that covers the 3113's and is down further on the same page in this forum.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1961097

I hope this helps and sorry for the re-re-re editing

AFAIK (and correct me if Im wrong veterans), is a defect of the OS not hardware. ICS and JB of the GT2's do not allow it as the internal memory is already labeled as sdcard. or that seems to be the prevailing opinion so far. I would like a work around but short of flashing a custom rom and/or kernel it seems unlikely to happen. Downside to that is some things don't work all the way in some roms. Ahh for the old days of my stock+ on my incredible. wait. Im still using it from back last summer and it works fine. TY wildstang!!

Dev
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dayanandgp:
Hail Link2SD !!

Only way to move Apps to ExternalSD is using Link2SD for ICS / JB. I have done lot of research and there is no other way.However Link2SD does not move the data files and hence your internal memory will still be filled up as and when you install more apps but at slower rate.

If you want to install games like NFS-MW , Asphalt etc you have to use DirectoryBind tool to move the huge data files (More than 1.5 GB) to external card.

There is a nice tutorial how to use Link2SD here on the forum (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=919326).

You can use ext4 partition as i found ext2 and ext3 were not being recognized by Link2SD. Just a pointer.

PS: ICS and above no longer support moving apps to SD card. If i am wrong experts correct me.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AttAckA:
root is your best bet. check this link, use the script and follow the directions. this script worked wonders. my tab thinks i have 32 gb internal and 4gb sd.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1961097
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] disneytoy:
Hi!

I have a rooted Sprint S3 (stock rom 4.1.1). I have issues with my wifi and need to check it more often than I should. Can I move the Wifi icon that is on the leftside, off screen, to the right a bit more, so I can just open notifications and click it? Frankly, I don't really use any of those other icons accept wifi?

Thank you
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jbadboy2007:
You need the 15 toggle mod. Then go into the quick panel app that installs with that mod and change the order of the toggles to your preference. Some custom roms already have this mod included.
[Nexus 7 General] evobb10:
I'm new for n7 or tablet so xda community What is the benefit to root nexus 7?? Because I know to root my phone benefit like WiFi tether, titanium back up, root explorer and so on... For what use i root? Don't tell me about flash OK ng ROMs because I usually flash my galaxy phone and I enjoy flashing ROMs.
[Nexus 7 General] xtacy!:
You seem to already know about rooting and flashing ROMs so in a way, you have already answered your own question.

You get the same benefits as you would on a phone.

One advantage would be to get rid of pesky ads by means of AdFree or AdAway, for which you need root access. You already know the rest.

Cheers!
[Nexus 7 General] GldRush98:
AdAway, Change Host name, Droid Wall, ES File Explorer, Rom Manager, Titanium Backup, etc...
[Nexus 7 General] d4v3w:
And if you root your device you can plug in USB memory sticks and they mount and become browsable.

This means you can watch movies and stuff from a memory stick without using up your device memory.

All you need is an app like Stick Mount that is available from Play.
[Nexus 7 General] damagedgoods:
All of the above plus its makes random strangers think you're cool, enables a secret, hidden 'fire breathing unicorn' mode and helps reduce limescale buildup.
[Nexus 7 General] dalanik:
I rooted so I can use PPP Widget which allows me to use my 3G modem with nexus (with OTG cable). Then you can customize your N7, i.e. change boot animation, or you can integrate updated system apps in ROM (freeing storage memory) or clean the system with SD Maid. Also, you can flash custom recovery and then flash custom ROMs. Backup your apps/settings with Titanium Bakckup.
[Nexus 7 General] evobb10:
That's awesome to use 3g madam with otg cable than men
[Nexus 7 General] evobb10:
Ya I know about root with my original evo phone but I never had a tablet that's why I want to know root benefit on tablet like N7 with Google updated

it's cool app adfree . thank you
[Nexus 7 General] Miami_Son:
You can already do this without rooting. I wish people would quit posting that you need root to do this.
[Nexus 7 General] SUDroid:
You can theme your rom if you flash a custom rom like cm or aokp.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ga9213:
I have been fortunate enough to have enough Nexus 10's in stock at local walmarts to be able to validate a persistent problem with 3 32gb Nexus 10 Devices.

The first one I returned thinking it was simply defective. After the second, I suspected a bigger problem. Picking up a third tonight to do back to back comparisons has confirmed that there is a major problem with these devices and wifi connectivity/stability.

There are two problems that I've encountered on all 3 of these devices. The first is serious catastrophic signal drops at random times with no interference. The second is after network drops due to poor signal, reconnecting results in an endless Authentication/Obtaining IP loop regardless of signal strength that requires disabling wifi and then reenabling before it will be able to connect again.

The signal drops seems to happen consistently at a point in the house where I'm getting around -70 dbm. If I have a good strong signal, the drops don't appear as noticeable.

Network info: e2500 dual band router running 5ghz on channel 40 using WPA2 and 2.4ghz on channel 11 using WPA2. I've changed channels, set to static IP, set DHCP reservations, enabled 2.4ghz only, enabled 5ghz only. Unique SSID's for 2.4 and 5ghz bands. No router settings make a difference.

For good measure I swapped out the e2500 for an ASUS RT-N66U and attempted the same as above as well as playing more with security and channel width, antenna strength, etc. No difference. The issue is software/hardware related with these devices only. All other devices in my home maintain good strong signals. (cell phones, Internet TV's, Laptops, Blu-ray players, etc)

The signal drop was not observed on the newest tablet while it was still running 4.2. It wasn't until taking 4.2.1 that it displayed the same drops. The drops occurred on the devices independently of each other, again indicating it wasn't network related, but a device issue.

The pictures attached were taken at the same time for each device. They speak for themselves.

Tablet A running on 4.2.1 Picture 1

Tablet B running on 4.2 Picture 1

Tablet A running on 4.2.1 Picture 2

Tablet B running on 4.2.1 Picture 2 (updated and issue manifested)

Tablet A running on 4.2.1 Picture 3

Table B running on 4.2.1 Picture 3
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fr8cture:
Did you ever think it's conflicting with your router?
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wicklet:
Shrug

I havent had one single wifi issue with my Nexus 10. its running the newest 4.2.1 update. Im also using the Asus N66U Router. I have mine setup to detect both the 2.4 and 5ghz frequencies. Maybe ur security settings on the routers isnt playing well with the nexus? NM: just reread ur article. Not sure how i missed the entire paragrah on the security settings u used. Im not sure then. See if anyone else posts anything. Sorry i cant help any further. mine seems to be working awesome. Sorry about ur luck. Maybe wally world got a bad batch of them in then. I dont like buying electronics from there. for some reason, maybe its just me, the items dont seem as good even tho its the same thing. I always wander if vendors send walmart their 2nds. Who knows.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uncola:
n10 working fine with asus ac66 router here. I use it on the 5ghz band.. I ran a couple of iperf throughput tests and it worked great in the same room as my router and also on the 2nd floor of my house...
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teh_cANONs:
This sound more like a problem with your router. No way are 3 in a row going to be defective...

EDIT: sorry if that sounded asshole-ish lol. I really think you are having problems with you router, so you should look into resetting it, and setting up your router again if need be. Try that, and try going to Starbucks or somewhere with free WiFi to test as well. Hope this helps :)
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drcujo:
I would agree that it seems like a problem with your router. Either that or walmart is giving you the same tablet after you return it.

I know you have tried a lot but I would make sure you update the tablet and then do a hard reset of your router. Seems to me like you may have some issues with settings.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lKBZl:
Before I updated my n10 to 4.2.1, I didn't have any issue with the wifi, no discconections, no lose of signal. Once I updated, I found out that all those problems came to me.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brGabriel:
Even if it is a 4.2.1 problem and not his router, that doesn't mean the Nexus10 itself has a problem, just the current firmware. I'd be interested to see the same wifi monitoring done using a different router, and then with a different ROM (such as CM10.1)
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ted C.:
Nexus 10 = No WiFi Problem...

for me with a Linksys N900 router.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] squshy 7:
Have the same issue on two N10s on a Linksys e2500...it feels to be software related
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ga9213:
Yes, which if you read...
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ga9213:
Does no one read?

Two routers, same issues with these tablets on both routers. These pictures are of TWO tablets back to back at the same time. 3 different walmart stores and 3 different unique tablets.

I've also been able to reproduce on my phone's hotspot by moving the phone far enough away that the signal degrades to around the -60 to -70 dbm. THAT seems to be the "sweet spot" so to speak. These drops when happening on stronger signals don't seem to be much of an issue unless you're streaming content. For surfing you don't notice the drop as your strength is still more than adequate. However, at these distances the drops result in freezing in browser and disconnects from the network.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonstrong:
Strange issue. I'm getting excellent WiFi results with my Nexus 10. My router is dinosaur... An Actiontec (not even 802.11N!) provided by Verizon with a FIOS bundle about three years ago. It's sitting in the basement at the opposite end of the house and I'm currently on the second floor. Signal seems just fine. No drops at all in a few weeks of heavy daily use. Any chance of some kind of RF interference?

beamed from my Nexus 10, far, far away...
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregg098:
Try only connecting to the 2.4 GHz and see what happens. It sounds from your post that maybe you have your n10 setup with both 2.4 and 5 GHz at the same time which is causing it to constantly pick the best signal and reconnect. For me personally, the 5 GHz range of my e3000 isnt good enough for me to even program my n10 to connect to it. I use 2.4 only.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ga9213:
No there shouldn't be any interference. I went over the possibilities with a Google support rep and the phones in the house operate at 1.9 ghz and one older phone at 5.8ghz, neither of which would interfere.

Additionally if you look at both devices at the same time, they were showing drops independent of each other so one device would be good at the sime time the other device drops...suggesting no interference.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dave^:
Try switching the wireless to BG mixed and see how it goes...
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ga9213:
Tried this and switched security to wpa personal and no change.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stiggy2012:
The is no specific issue with the nexus 10 WiFi. In fact, I've never had a better performing device signal strength/throughput wise. Look on the xda forums for any device, and you will find people with WiFi issues.

Ultimately, 802.11n is a specification and there are many different implementations of this. Some implementations have issues working with others, for a cacophony of different reasons. Seems you're having a bit of back luck at the moment.

First, you need to simplify your setup. Turn off any turbo boost modes, turn on any compatibility modes and reset to default settings. Turn off encryption. If you still have issues, research the advanced wifi settings of your router, and check nothing is set to a bad setting. If you still can't getgood results try a different router.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ga9213:
Done, Done, Done and Done.

The e2500 is a very simple router. No turbo boost modes, switching to the most basic n option, b/g option, specifying channels, turning off security, disabling firewalls, etc. doesn't make a difference.

And for the last time I DID try a different router using default settings and spent 2-3 hours messing with settings to see if I could find a sweet spot with it too.

Let me reiterate NO other devices of mine show signal drops. Laptop upstairs, Internet TV upstairs, Blu-ray downstairs, Two cell phones (Razr MAXX and SIII), etc. NONE, but ALL 3 Nexus 10's do. There is most certainly an inherent issue with all 3 of these Nexus 10s and they all share the same symptoms. It's a software or hardware design issue persistent on each of these. Even if I was able to resolve the issue with a very specific way of setting up my router, that would still be a huge FAIL. Your wireless device should be able to accommodate very basic and common security and configuration settings.

Instead of making a lot of claims that your device doesn't have problems and there isn't an inherent issue, how about some meaningful testing attempting to reproduce the issue as I've done?

Move to a range where you get -60 to -70 dbm, install network signal info and watch your signal strength on 4.2.1 for 10-15 minutes validating you don't have any drops and screen shot that.

Here's a back to back comparison showing the poor signal on the N10, yet great signal on a RAZR Maxx.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brGabriel:
@ga9213

Well, if youre sure its not a router problem, you have 2 options:

Revert to stock 4.2 if you love running stock, OR try flashing several custom ROMs to see if the issue can be temporarily corrected until an official update arrives. (Optional 3rd: return your tablet to Wal-Mart for a full refund and cry yourself to sleep...the end)
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drcujo:
I read it. I didnt notice the pictures browsing on my phone.

I brought my tablet to the far reaches of my place and watched it sit at -70 for 5-10 minutes and it didnt drop the signal at all. I'm typically using my tablet at about -30 however. For comparison, my gnex works similar.

Like I said, I did that as well and no dropped signal. Even compared to gnex. Like other have said, you either got very unlucky with 3 devices, or you have a problem with your router. My personal thought after reading all this is that you have interference coming from somewhere, since it happens on 2 routers and also on your phones hotspot.

I know you have spent hours tinkering with your router settings, but without knowing your knowledge that means nothing. I would first try and update the firmware on your router, then reset it. Connect to 5ghz via wpa2 and have channel set to auto on the tablet and in the router settings.

People here know this isn't an inherit issue as we have been browsing the forums since pre-release, and have yet to see this being an issue on ALL the tablets. The few people with wifi issues are because of a defective device, or a problem with the users local network. I don't think you are going to get much help just telling people we are wrong.

If you can't get it to work, the you can either return your n10 for something else, get a AP to improve your signal, or take the suggestions that people have here (custom roms). Who knows, its not impossible that you got 3 defective devices, just very very unlikely. Ive used my tablet with a number of different
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrGrimace:
I had a TF201 that had hooooorrible wifi and was forced to get a wireless extender. What I have noticed with the Nexus 10 is that the wireless extender seems to confuse it. It will almost always fail first connection on boot up, but once it gets the signal it hangs on for the bulk of use.

Do you have any neighbors (maybe fairly far?) who are using same channel? It could be getting confused similar to what I have seen with the wireless extender. (just a shot in the dark. Based on your images you may have already ruled it out)