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[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] crachel:
I and others had random reboots on 4.3 (JSS15R) (see here)

Can confirm that random reboots occur on 16S (see here and here)

It appears that all builds up to and including 4.4 KRT16S are botched.

The theory seems to be factory imaging a post-KRT16S build will fix the problem. I have been accepting OTA updates since this build, so they're could be something to it. I will find some time to flash and will report back.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] lmacmil:
I have had random reboots on 4.3 and all versions of 4.4. They are infrequent and truly random.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] boom1212go:
it sounds like the system error,try the lastest system version:4.4.4
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] akan1979:
I have been having random reboots for my nexus 2013 for months. This is a launch day device, got it first day from best buy. I have already RMA it twice (good job ASUS). And it is still not fixed. I gave up hope on this a couple months ago.

Interestingly, a few weeks ago, I took another look at the device. The battery was completely drained, so charged it up and it was blinking the 5 white flash as it charges for a while and then it started up. After that boot, I was able to boot into 4.4.3 and then it stayed up without any further reboot for a day. I saw that switching runtime to ART may improve stability, so I did change it to ART. And to my surprise, it stay on for weeks without reboot, I thought, great, that solved the problem and I can use this device again.

Then, comes the twist. This device usually stay home and it was just home the past couple weeks when it experienced no reboot. I took this out to visit my brother in law's place and used it once there, for maybe 5 mins, and then hit the power button (put it back to sleep). Oh my, that evening, my device goes into endless reboot loop again.

Out of options, I let the power completely drained, and then recharge the device again (5 blinking white lights). And just now it boots up again, and I am able to interact with the tablet again, with no crash.

I wonder if there is an issue with the wifi that may have cause the reboot. That seems to be the only difference in the above scenario with the device on different location. As if it detected additional wifi hotspots it didn't like and that stayed in memory or something and a bad wifi chip. Just curious. I am going to spend more time testing it.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Pandae:
Yesterday I had my first reboot in a very long while, strangely enough after going into Chrome's Help to double-check the version. Since 4.4.2 (CleanROM) mine's done extremely well.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Trinorak:
Even after getting them replaced in-store? Or are the people who are only finding them to be fine after replacement those who got the 32gb?
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] spyderfry:
Even people who have gotten replacements are seeing reboots. I haven't read reports on the 32GB models. I can't speak to that. Anyone?
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] rxnelson:
Not so far....tapatalk hung for about 20 seconds last night but unfroze without rebooting.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Trinorak:
Then no sense in getting a replacement, then? Assuming the issue is persisting. Leaving town for a month on Friday, really have to decide whether to take use of return/exchange policy now!
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] turdbogls:
Just exchange it. Problem might only happen with the 16gb...but not all people are effected. My second one has been great
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] smood74:
Unfortunately I have to add my 16gb N7 to this list. The reboots are so frustrating. They occur when I'm just browsing instagram or similar before bed. Gonna return it today and see if I can get the 32gb. If not, I'll just have to wait it out :(
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] tom289:
I'm on my 2nd 16GB now, no hard reboots. I know this because my recent apps in the task switcher are still there.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] krnchicken753:
Replaced my 16 GB for another 16 GB at Staples. It's been around 6 hours and no reboots. Before I would get a reboot every hour or so.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] SWOLEGASM:
Isn't Netflix causing reboots with 4.3 across all devices?
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] mi7chy:
I've had two random reboots over the course of a day and both happened while I was browsing in Chrome. It hasn't occurred since I've avoided browsing the XDA site with it. Something on XDA, perhaps the dynamic ads, is hanging up the browser and burning CPU cycles and also causing instability on the tablet. Same to phone and laptop but not to the point where they reboot.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] player911:
Its not 16gb. I have a 32 and its doing the same thing. I haven't touched my tablet all day. It rebooted at 8am and again at noon. Its almost 6 now and its been up for 6hrs and 3min.

Its probably wide spread just doing it when no ones looking. You wouldn't notice it unless you keep track of your uptime.

Replacing your tablets aren't going to do anything. Its probably a memory glitch somewhere with 4.3

Sent from Nexus 7 FHD from XDA Premium HD
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] rxnelson:
Uggg. This is sounding like my nexus 10 all over again.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] shawking:
I have gone a full 24 hours now with my second unit. Still no reboots. I had the 16GB model and I got a 16GB replacement. I really don't think it is a software bug. It has to be something in hardware. Most likely memory. It may be more intermittent for some as they may not be loading data into the bad sections of memory. I don't think all the 16GB models have the issue. Maybe a bad batch or memory. Like I said before. Things are good now.

I load mine down with 6 security camera all at 1080p. So the app has to scale and display all of them in matrix view at the same time and run a 1080p tv via slim port adapter. I never let it go to sleep and have it at 3/4 brightness continuously.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] krnchicken753:
This one is different. With Netflix causes a screen of death which prevents you from waking the device.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] bozzykid:
I think what you are seeing is a placebo. It is most certainly a driver/OS issue. We aren't talking constant reboots so it is hard to gauge if it is fixed by replacing it at this point. My guess is we will see a software update at some point to fix the issue. Otherwise there will have to be a massive recall which I find unlikely.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] krispy1:
just got one now(first one that i know of)

bought the tab yesterday have had it now for about 24 hours.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] player911:
Had 2 this morning at 8 and noon, and not another one. Going on 13hrs.

Its a kernel issue (driver related). Trust me, I've seen this a million times.

If you don't know your rebooting, then don't even check. Everyones probably rebooting. Ignorance is bliss. Just enjoy your tab and wait for a patch. If an occasional reboot is the worst thing in the world, I'll take it.

Sent from Nexus 7 FHD from XDA Premium HD
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] RAZORS3DGE:
Mine starting rebooting the minute I got it on Sunday. Today it rebooted and was stuck on the nexus boot screen for over 3 hours. I returned it to GameStop where they tried several times to reboot it by holding the power and volume button but it would not go past the nexus screen. I got a replacement and so far no issues. Must be a software issue!
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] lovenokia:
I bought my n7 today but when I bought it someone already tampered with it. I have gotten about 6-7 random reboots so I am going to get it replaced tomorrow.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] player911:
22hrs so far and no reboots on my 32gb

Sent from Nexus 7 FHD from XDA Premium HD
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] darll:
I'm currently on 21 hrs uptime with no reboot on my 16gb. I'm surprised considering this is the longest I've gone without a reboot
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Matt08642:
My first 16GB from Staples (Canada) had a buggy screen, exchanged it, this second one has the random reboot issue.

I am just gonna return it for a refund, wait a month or 2 for a new batch, then try one of those. http://imgur.com/a/oBiga
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Tom Conte:
Sigh

Add me to the "random reboot" crowd. Got mine yesterday, a 32GB from the Play store.

Reboots sometimes after only a couple minutes.

Looked at the system logs and found nothing suspicious.

Please GOD tell me Google knows about this and is looking into it!
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] eyecon82:
No random reboots here. I'd try doing a hard reset before exchanging since it's most probably a software issue
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] sluma:
reboot issue fixed

I'm coming up on 2 days with no reboot. I suspect that disabling Google currents did the trick. I've charged it, played games, watch movies, read books, browsed on chrome and installed new apps with no hint of issues. For others who still have the reboot issue try disabling Google currents and see if that helps
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] bozzykid:
I've had several random reboots and I disabled currents immediately after I booted it up the first time. These reboots are totally random so I doubt it is app related. Most likely it will require a software update to fix.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Nate2:
The old 16GB Nexus 7 running Android 4.1.2 was capable of running 1000+ hours without any reboots:
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] thndrkat:
Add me to the "random reboot" list. I bought my 16gb n7 yesterday, connected to wifi, did the two updates it asked me to do immediately, then began installing some apps. Since then I have had perhaps a dozen reboots while using Chrome, Play Store, Moon Reader+, Reddit is Fun platinum, Feedly, and lastly, my email. With the exception of Moon Reader+, which I am not certain connects to the internet, all of these apps do connect. I don't know if this is simply coincidence, but it is a commonality they all share.

I don't want to take my n7 back to Best Buy, but it is not usable in this state. This morning I had 5 - 6 reboots within a 15 minute time span. Hopefully Google has taken note of this issue and they're doing something about it.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Nate2:
This app can be used to log every reboot incident to a log file: http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=be.watana.rebootlogger

Microsoft was criticized back in the Windows 3.x days when their OS rebooted or locked unexpectedly, or required a daily reboot to regain GDI resources for proper operation.

Am I to understand that Google, who built Android (a respectable Linux derivative?) in this day and age, is doing the same annoying thing now?

PC Linux systems can run for months, even over a year, without any "secret" reboot.

WTH did Google do to Android in this new device?
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] sfhub:
Does it log other stuff besides the reboot event? I couldn't tell from the screenshots.

Though it can be useful to determine when it is rebooting, I'd like to determine why it is rebooting.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Nate2:
For that, you'd need a logcat recorder and look through the logcat for the last couple of things that happened.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] player911:
Wow! Classic. Thats awesome
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] rxnelson:
Not trying to troll but the same thing they did with the nexus 10 it looks like. It has rebooted since launch.(November 2012)
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Vilen77:
Mine is rebooting when it's worm (runs something processor intensive, or even downloads something big) and I press hard the top right corner (the hottest spot). I think this is because of soldering problems... Will exchange today...
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] jabronimike:
Can't get far into Zombieville USA, it just freezes, the graphics get a little messed up and reboots. Not sure if that qualifies as an intensive game on this thing though.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Osiris19:
Mine has only rebooted twice since I got it. (July 27th) however, I get occasionally lockups that free the app I'm in and keyboard for a few seconds. Notification bar stool works so I'm thinking that's just a software glitch.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] spyderfry:
I am going on 30 hours without a random reboot (knock on wood). I had several the first several days. These are the things I did. Not sure which one(s) helped. Turned sync off for many apps I don't need syncing. I also cleared cached data under the storage menu in settings.

Let us know if this helps anyone else.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] sfhub:
It feels like the problem is in the OS and Chrome seems especially prone to bring it out.

I stopped using Chrome and the random reboots have gone away.

IMO if the tablet/OS is rebooting there is some problem with the OS, even if the app is doing bad things, the OS shouldn't reboot.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] gedster314:
After a week of playing with mine, I'm tired of the reboots. I have not even rooted it. Tonight was the last straw, full reset and only the stock apps and it still reboots. Im taking it back tomorrow and I'm going to wait till the LTE gets released.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] strausd:
I'm on a 16GB from Best Buy and I get a couple random reboots each day. My last one just happened while I was reading something in Pocket.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] eyecon82:
I haven't restarted for a few days with no issues.

I bet it's a conflicting app that isn't compatible with 4.3 Yet.

Are people getting random reboots with a fresh install and no other apps installed?
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] theniusofg:
Surpisingly enough, although I've tried a number of different scenarios with no success. Most recently, when I returned completely to stock, performed a factory reset (after already being stock) it happened. I was on the second 'getting started' screen (the WiFi screen immediately after you pick the system language) it rebooted.

Have you been using something to monitor your reboots (or lack thereof)? Like a system uptime widget, or some kind of info-logging software/app?

For some it may very well be wonky software/kernel issues. I am led to believe, after my experience, this is a QC issue from the factory (i.e. something in the hardware) that is the cause reboots on many devices. I've attached an image of the box sticker with all my N7's info. Perhaps if we can gather more info we can determine which range of devices were affected.

At any rate, my nexus is being returned to Staples, come hell or high water I will have one that works, dammit!
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Nate2:
And people wonder why I am still using Android 4.1.2 on my "old' Nexus 7.

:rolleyes:
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] billd104:
Having reboot issue as well and mine went into a force close loop last night causing the device to be completely unresponsive. Had to factory reset from bootloader. Here's my sticker FWIW.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] sluma:
still no reboots, and I don't track the uptime with that method. I actually check the recently opened apps in the multitask window and they are still up. When a device reboots that list is cleared up. It has not cleared up yet.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] sfhub:
For my usage, that conflicting app is chrome (on pure stock) I'm sure other apps can qualify as conflicting apps, but chrome is pretty basic.

If I baby chrome and just open one page at a time and keep them to relatively simple web pages I don't have issues.

If I use it like I normaly do and open up 10-12 tabs at a time then eventually one of the tabs will get hung (other still work fine)

When this happens, my broadband connection gets pegged at 100% (I know it is chrome at fault because when I kill the process, broadband immediately goes back to 0% utilization)

Eventually the hung tab will come back and things will seem like they are working again, but web pages load a little slower (not surprising since broadband is pegged at 100%)

Some time after that event, the tablet will just spontaneously reboot. I don't even have to be in Chrome.

Now for my usage, if I just stop using Chrome, the reboots go away.

The core problem is probabably somewhere in the OS, but of the stock apps, Chrome is the most likely to trigger it. I am sure there are 3rd-party apps that can trigger the instabilty as well.

That's my experience. Maybe it is a hardware problem after all, but it would be strange for that hardware problem to be so correlated to chrome (I know correlation is not necessarily causation)
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] rxnelson:
Got about 7 days out of it before it rebooted while idle. I had just rebooted about 3 hours prior because WiFi was going in and out.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] fosser2:
I found that my issues reboot issues were caused by an it dated version of supersu. After wiping data and properly installing the correct version it seems to function much smoother. When mine rebooted the logcat was full of errors; mainly java failures and some io. After the factory reset most went away. Hope this helps someone.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] rxnelson:
Saw that someone already reported it. You need to chime in. They aren't going to do anything with only like 10 people reporting it.

https://productforums.google.com/f...search/nexus$207$20reboot/mobile/mG4JXaT-SHs

Sorry about non-mobile link. Mobile version wouldn't copy correctly???
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] eyecon82:
Well, crap. Went to go use my n7.2 and it was powered off. I thought maybe battery was dead, but I powered it on and still over 50% left
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] strausd:
I think you're right. Normally mine will reboot two or three times a day. Earlier this morning I went into the settings and actually disabled Chrome. My uptime is over 13 hours so far. I've been using a different browser in the mean time. But it really is starting to look like Google Chrome is the culprit. Still hard to say for sure as I haven't even tested a full day yet.

Edit: I spoke too soon. Just had a random reboot even with Google Chrome disabled. Doesn't look like Chrome is to blame.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] sfhub:
The core problem is in the OS as it should never just "reboot" spontaneously.

Chrome is just the easiest way for me to trigger the problem (for my usage pattern)

However I don't think Chrome is ONLY way to trigger the problem.

I have had 8hrs of video non-stop playing in the background and no reboot. I started using Opera Mini as the browser.

I was up to 3 days uptime before I rebooted myself to test some stuff out.

Prior to that I would usually get a couple of random reboots per day depending on how often I was using Chrome and how aggressive I was at opening tabs.

Personally I'm hesitant to jump to the conclusion that so many units have hardware issues causing the reboot. While it is certainly possible it is a hardware issue, it just feels more like software issue, especially when, in my case, I can alter the software I run and get rid of the reboots.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Krowbarr:
I've had mine for three days and only had one soft reboot while uninstalling an app. Other than that it's been nothing short of wonderful:D
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] silverball.slayer:
My 16gb version has rebooted a few times. The first time was during the initial setup. This morning I picked the device up, woke it up and after a few seconds it just froze with a reboot about 10 seconds later. I'm thinking of returning it and not bothering with another until this gets sorted out.

Rob
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] parmend:
I've has 6 reboots since I got it this morning.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] boricua95:
Since I did a factory reset, and disabled Google Chrome and currents, I haven't had any reboots. *knocks on wood* Going on 25 hours of up time.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] theniusofg:
After returning my n7 and buying a new one, I have no reboots I was going on 1day ~3hrs before manually rebooting. I will try a few different scenarios before rooting, etc.

I'm sure its a hardware issue. I say return your n7 for a refund, and go to a B&M to get a new one. That way if there are any flaws returns are easy.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] :
My device worked perfectly for the first few days, but in the last day or two I've had about three reboots per day... Trying installing PA on it to see if that changes anything.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] joeshmoo:
Have had 2-5 random per day since getting my N7 last week. I did a factory reset, disabled currents and still managed to get random reboots. I tried disabling GPS and Wifi and made about 12 hours without crashing (tethering via Bluetooth). I browsed with Chrome during that time with no difficulties. Turned on GPS and wifi chips, and had a reboot within an hour.

Yesterday I flashed CleanROM 1.2 and didn't install Currents or Chrome. For good measure I also avoided Google Music, Magazines, Video because I don't use them. Let it install the AOSP browser. Been running for over 20 hours now, all radios on without a random reboot.

It seems (at least on mine) it's a combination of location services and Chrome, likely being triggered by Chrome. I'm running reboot logger and will update if any further reboots occur up with my current setup.

Sent from my Nexus 7 (2013)
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] boricua95:
You're right, I'm going over a day now. Using a widget on my home screen to keep an eye on it. I disabled all the Google apps I don't use. Using dolphin beta as my browser. Still using Google Now too. Not a hiccup so far.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] jeffrey1027:
Havnt crashed since the first time using camera app
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] boricua95:
Keep an eye on your uptime. Mine never crashed but was secretly rebooting. I never noticed it but bothered me as to why it was rebooting on its own when I wasn't on it.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] player911:
Mine was rebooting a few times after I rooted and factory reset, but hasn't rebooted in several days. I'm at 80 hrs now. Been using it normally like always. Playing Riptide 2 often.

Could just be initial setups. Seems to be settling down on my side.

Sent from Nexus 7 FHD from XDA Premium HD
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] wfellis:
Mine rebooted several times until I factory reset the device. I also turned the GPS location services off. The tablet is working now. Hopefully they patch the GPS issue.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] fweinshenk:
I have the 16gb version which I received on Wednesday. I had no issues with reboots until today. Its happened twice once in Google Earth and another time in Kindle App. They happened about 12 hours apart. Im figuring that its OS related. But its hards to say without collecting more data.

Note: My GPS and NFC has been turned off since first boot configuration.

If it continues to happen, I'll try a factory reset.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] scurley1898:
I've noticed about 5 random reboots during the 4 days of having this device.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] cobyman7035:
i've had random reboots as well, app freeze/glitches as well, but i think its cuz its rooted and bad flash, i had to reflash about 3 times, recoveryTWRP img then stock img, then back to twrp img, maybe user error

also the wifi seems flaky at times, not sure if its my POS router

after it reboots, this tablet flies, i think its faster/smoother then my nex4
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] crachel:
I have the random reboots, as well. Doesn't seem to be any pattern. A couple times in the morning I noticed the device rebooted because the room was dark and it lit it up. Another time it had been idle for 15+ hours, I picked it up to Chromecast Netflix and a few minutes later it rebooted. I have factory reset once already.

Personally not holding out much hope for Google to fix it. I can name 3 or 4 widespread, known issues on various devices (capacitive buttons on i9020a, wifi connectivity on mako, reboots on Nexus 10, etc) , some of which had known solutions (mako), that Google never bothered officially patching/fixing. Hopefully they surprise me.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] spyderfry:
I was going on 90 hours of up time. I re-enabled app data sync for my Google account and a few hours later it rebooted. It was a stealth reboot at 3am while I was sleeping... sneaky little nexuses...
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Retiredfinally:
Glad to see your post as I though it Might be related to unlock/root! I did go into safe mode then shut down and crossing my fingers so far so good!