yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III Accessories] yoni999:
It's like that on purpose. They call it Case Friendly because usually people use cases on their phones that peel off the screen protector.

I had a regular screen protector and replaced it with this one and now it wont peel off.

They should have mentioned it to you tho.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] lyrictenor1:
So yours does not go all the way to the edge like the one in the video posted above?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Feeshie:
Yep, he's right. http://www.zagg.com/invisibleshield...es-screen-protectors-covers-skins-shields.php
[Galaxy S III Accessories] lyrictenor1:
Okay, thanks guys! I didn't realize there was a different "case-friendly" version, which is what I confirmed I got after looking at the box today.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] 1slow4G:
Well that explains it lol
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Demented22:
dont know were to put this thread, but any devs who would like help with hosting roms for ppl to download I have over 54gigs of space I can use, let me know :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 4peace1:
nice of you but why do you want to do that
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Demented22:
To contribute for everyone, I hardly use it so figured y not
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 4peace1:
OK that's cool
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rex28818:
yeah.. thanks.... for helping everyone...

... but a lot space in dropbox available....anyway..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Demented22:
Ohh ok
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Nburnes:
TWRP for flo has been released! http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2380100

​

Root

1.) Download TWRP http://www.teamw.in/project/twrp2/193

2.) Download SuperSu for 4.3 here BUT SAVE ON DEVICE: https://plus.google.com/113517319477420052449/posts/GjbpgDdF6Fq

3.) Reboot to bootloader with either turning device on and holding POWER + VOL DOWN or under "About Tablet" > Tap "Build Number" 7 times > Back out > "Developer Options" > Check USB Debugging. Then in CMD Prompt/Terminal, type "adb reboot bootloader" without quotes

4.) In CMD prompt/Terminal type fastboot boot openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-flo.img

5.) Click Backup - Backup boot, recovery, system and data

6.) Install > Download > UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.43.zip

7.) Reboot system

OPTIONAL

8.) Go back to bootloader after root and fully flash recovery with fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-flo.img

Or alternatively via ADB,

1.) Download TWRP http://www.teamw.in/project/twrp2/193

2.) Download SuperSu for 4.3 here: https://plus.google.com/113517319477420052449/posts/GjbpgDdF6Fq

3.) Reboot to bootloader with either turning device on and holding POWER + VOL DOWN or under "About Tablet" > Tap "Build Number" 7 times > Back out > "Developer Options" > Check USB Debugging. Then in CMD Prompt/Terminal, type "adb reboot bootloader" without quotes

4.) In CMD prompt/Terminal type fastboot boot openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-flo.img

5.) Click Backup - Backup boot, recovery, system and data

6.) Advanced > ADB Sideload > Wipe both caches > Swipe to start ADB

7.) On desktop in cmd prompt > adb sideload /blah/blah/blah/UPDATE-SuperSU-v.1.43.zip

8.) Reboot system

OPTIONAL

9.) Go back to bootloader after root and fully flash recovery with fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-flo.img
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] ATGAdmin:
It's actually much easier than doing all that.

1) Download Chainfires latest root and copy to SD card

2) Download TWRP

3) With tablet on, all drivers installed and Android SDK, and tablet plugged into PC... "ADB reboot bootloader"

4) rename the recovery you downloaded from TWRP to "recovery.img" and make sure you've copied it to your ADB folder

5) Type "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" minus the quotes

6) use volume and power keys to select "recovery"

7) Once in TWRP flash SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.43.zip

8) when you reboot Superuser will be updated automatically by the Play Store

Nice tut btw!

;)
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Nburnes:
That's the same thing just with renaming mate. I also prefer not to flash recovery fully until factory images are out, hence why I ask to backup first.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] ATGAdmin:
yeah and minus the sideload...whatever floats your boat.

Thanks for posting it! ;)
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] jporter396:
worked perfectly for mine, way easier and thanks!
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Jeremiah_1988:
Hope to see a video on this soon, I like to watch it being done as I do it!
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] thekendog:
Hell yes. Got my tablet today...unlocked, rooted, and have TWRP installed by dinner time.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] spotmark:
Nburnes, thank you for your contribution. Any, and all help is appreciated. However, ATG's instructions are a little clearer, and easier. I have had my new Nexus for less then 12 hours, and it is already unlocked, and rooted. Yee-Haw! :good: Now bring on those ROMs!

Thanks, guys.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] xene97:
Thank you so much!

Rooted now and was able to get OTG to recognize 2 flashdrives simultaneously.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] SandmanEight:
Thanks for the instructions ATGAdmin. Successfully unlocked, installed TWRP, and rooted in a matter of minutes!
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Simer03:
either way, anyone will appreciate the step by step procedure, so thanks to you both!
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] whoamanwtf:
Got it rooted and working great thanks, let me use titanium backup now :)
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Simer03:
bring on the custom roms!!!! :)
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] oneandroidnut:
Thanks guys everything worked flawlessly and tb worked great
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] dems86:
got it, stupid filename crap, needed to add .img to the .img
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] spotmark:
D'oh!
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] GentMAB:
Mine is still giving me the error saying "error: cannot load 'recovery.img': No Error"

Nevermind I'm an idiot! I didn't put the recovery file in the right area!
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] kernelsandirs:
adb devices

does not show anything, are there specific drivers for the nexus 7 2013, if so where would I locate them, cannot seem to find anything yet via simple searches('nexus 7 2013 driver", "nexus 7 driver", "adb nexus 7 2013", etc...) :)

anyone got a simple solution to connect adb to the nexus 7 2013? :)
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] V8vroom:
Did & done! Thanks!

Sent from my Nexus 7²
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Dmtalon:
Thanks a million!
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] kernelsandirs:
ok got drivers etc installed, I can boot into TWRP but it asks for a password.. I have not seen anyone talk about that, any ideas?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] naveen94:
Is this ok to use since the official factory images are not out?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Nburnes:
If you make a TWRP Backup like I suggest then I see it as being perfectly fine.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] kernelsandirs:
in TWRP it is asking for a password, I can cancel that but I cannot seem to browse for the file on sdcard. I cannot seem to reboot into android now, how can I restore back to all original bootloader etc. I saw another file listed as a stock recovery but it seems to keep booting into TWRP with seemingly no way to install any zip or get back to stock.

Am I bricked? I can restart into the menu with Vol Down/Pwr then I can connect via ADB but cant seem to figure out how to get back to stock.

Any help would seriously be appreciated.

EDIT: In case anyone else get this and is clueless :)

yokken: Hmm... I formatted data, typed "yes" and it ran the makefs_ext4 command or whatever it is, then I rebooted to recovery and it didn't ask me for a password. I flashed the 1.43 SuperSU zip, hopefully it boots...

It Does :)
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] droyd4life:
...

Really starting to get pissed off with this. I downloaded the adb files and the google driver, but I can't get adb to work. Everytime I open it it freaking closes after half a second.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] smirkis:
No offense, but do people even need to be told this?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] droyd4life:
NEVERMIND w00t JUST UNLOCKED MY BOOTLOADER BIH!!! OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH NEXUS 7 ALL DAY BABY
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Irish Cream:
where'd you find the drivers?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] teh roxxorz:
Here you go > http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] rushless:
Edit: I get it now.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Lpuboy87:
followed as in the first post and we have ROOT :victory::victory::victory:
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] jmill75:
My device says offline when trying to send an adb command, tried everything. Any help would be greatly appreciated...Windows 8
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] plbelanger:
Adb devices show anything?

---------- Post added at 09:57 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:55 AM ----------

Speaking of this, anyone have an idea of when Google will be releasing them?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] jmill75:
Nevermind finally got it...jeeezzz

Thanks!
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] a1cshowoff:
I am having the exact same issue. I was following instructions for OP, and after loading TWRP (which loaded fine,) and am stuck on the backup portion (it fails.) I tried skipping that step and loading SU, but it fails as well. Looking into it, it says the internal SD card is empty. I tried mounting it via TWRP, but no luck.

Now stuck in neverending boots, or can go to fastboot and load up twrp from there.

Any info would be much appreciated. I'll update if I find anything.

edit: sideloading does not work either, adb cannot find device. I have the newest SDK, and verified that I updated drivers before I started.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Tha Watcher:
I have the Nexus 7 (2013) bootloader unlocked but can't flash the openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-flo.img for the life of me. I changed appended the variables path in the Environment Variables as well as place the img file in that folder. It just keeps saying "Cannot Load" and throwing errors. I don't understand what I'm doing wrong.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] smirkis:
Rename the file recovery. Thee img extension is auto as its an img file. Then run fastboot flash recovery.img
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Tha Watcher:
Actually, I've tried that one and I thought the command was "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"?

Either way, it's still not working.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] geopapax:
If I root with this way will I loose data (wipe all?)???
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Brenex:
Thanks for the instructions guys, got it to root from my MBA 2012.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] phonic:
You will only lose your data when you unlock the bootloader.

Flashing custom recovery or the root zip will not wipe you device.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] geopapax:
All 3 way of rooting at this thread needs fully flash recovery so I will loose all data...
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] smirkis:
Try booting the recovery first and make sure you have a working download. Fastboot boot recovery.IMG

And your right, it is fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] phonic:
As I said in my earlier post, flashing recovery will NOT wipe your data.

If you have already unlocked your bootloader, you are fine. However, if you have not unlocked it yet, yes, you will lose your data. This is why that should always be Step #1 when you first buy your device if you plan on rooting, etc.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] geopapax:
Now I understand what you say and I didn't unlocked boot loader when I rooted at 4.2.3 so I will wait till someone find a way of rooting without unlocking bootloader, thanks for your answer!!!
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] phonic:
4.2.3? Are you talking about the original N7 (from a year ago) or the new one (from yesterday)?

Either way, the same rule of thumb applies. Unlocking the bootloader will wipe your device, but flashing recovery/root/etc. will not.

I believe there was a root method on the original N7 that didn't require an unlocked bootloader or custom recovery, but I don't know if that works on 4.3.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] geopapax:
I'm talking about the "old" nexus7 and searching for a way of rooting without wiping yesterday downloaded 4.3 through OTA and I cant find a way
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] smirkis:
Not possible at the moment.. Only option is to unlock the bootloader, and flash twrp, then flash root.zip via recovery.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] FallingEdge:
same issue as well. asks for password, adb cannot find device to sideload, when rebooting, stuck at the Nexus X

edit: need to format data. it is under the wipe option. after doing that, it worked for me.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Flippy125:
Just thought I would come in to say that the issue is from loading TWRP before booting into the rom first. To fix it boot into the bootloader and run fastboot -w. Should boot fine after that :good:
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] player911:
Absolutely no problems here. Took longer downloading the TWRP recovery then to get it all done. Had all the drivers installed from my original N7. Unlocked, rebooted, enabled USB Debugging (optional?), downloaded SU, fastboot flashed recovery, backed up original rom, flashed SU, wiped (optional), flashed SU for laughs, cracked a beer.

I wasn't going to screw with it, but I'll be out of town next week. Plus it is a shame to setup up everything then have to wipe when you unlock. I always forget about that. Spent 40 minutes playing around this morning getting a decent setup.

Cheers anyway.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] a1cshowoff:
Ah ha! This was the fix. The instructions should say to boot, then go back and load TWRP. Everything working great.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] homemadehitshow:
I've been hearing stories of rooted people have problems where the CPU pegs out and drains the battery, I've not seen anything yet (in 4 hours :)).

Anyone else ?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] The111:
What did you do? Mine is showing offline too.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Jack$on:
Recovery installed.

went into recovery and it asked for a password.

I clicked cancel.

Than could not make a backup or install because it showed storage at 0.

Still trying to reboot. not looking good? just sitting there.

Any help?

---------- Post added at 06:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:49 PM ----------

BTW had to unlock device and I cannot get N7 to boot up. H'm

In TWRP it shows internal storage as 0 mg

Cannot install, cannot boot, cannot backup :eek:
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] The111:
I figured it out too. Had to update Android SDK to latest API version. :o

---------- Post added at 04:18 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:02 PM ----------

Ok, I take it back... I don't have it figured out.

When the device is booted to system, I can communicate with it fine through ADB.

When it is in the bootloader, if I try any fastboot command it just says "waiting for device." Any ideas?

Edit... AGAIN.

I figured it out. Driver issue. Weird that it works in system mode without the driver it needs in bootloader mode.

---------- Post added at 04:37 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:18 PM ----------

This info needs to be added to the OP! The trick seems to be to install TWRP immediately after a user data wipe, so do these in order:

fastboot -w

fastboot boot recovery.img
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] jmdearras:
What about renaming recovery-from-boot.p? The TWRP site say that is a needed step.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] The111:
I tried doing it your way first, without fully flashing the recovery, and somehow I ended up with:

1) unlocked bootloader (good)

2) root (good)

3) broken recovery (bad)

Every time I tried to boot to recovery it gave me the dead android (but system or bootloader worked fine). So then I started the whole thing over but fully flashed TWRP this time and now all is good.

Weird...
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Nburnes:
These devices have all been different it seems. Couldn't tell you mate D: Mine boots recovery just fine as I still don't have it flashed.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] rushless:
I wonder if a one click root version will release for the N7.2 soon?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] The111:
Weird, I just noticed that myself too on the TWRP site. But, I did not do it, and my TWRP recovery is still intact even after an OTA. I'm just gonna leave it, if it gets replaced with stock recovery somehow I'm ok with that.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Tha Watcher:
I think people that are having problems like me are failing to state what operating system they're using. I'm running Windows 7 64-bit and as I understand it, my problem arises because my current drivers don't work in fastboot mode. That's they only thing I can think of because my Nexus 7 2013 is recognized while it's plugged in USB until I use the command "adb reboot bootloader". After that, it can no longer see the device. So when I try to "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img", it throws an error.

I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling compatible x64 drivers but many downloads don't have executable files. And when I update driver in Device Manager, it states that files like the Google USB driver aren't compatible with x64. This is completely maddening as I've been going at this since this morning. This is so frustrating that I swear I will return this thing if I can't root it. The only reason I purchased it was to utilize apps that I can only use when rooted. :(
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] a8ksh4:
Hmmm... think I borked this one. From linux laptop, I did:

adb reboot bootloader

fasboot oem unlock-bootlader

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

Once in twrp recovery, I was able to adp push the UPDATE-SuperSU to /sdcard, but when I try to flash, it fails.

When I reboot, the tablet just sits at the glowing "X" logo and never boots. I can power off and get back into the bootloader or recovery as needed.

Anyone have any idea what I did wrong, or how to fix it? :D
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] The111:
I'm using Win7 x64 like you. Also, like you, I (at first) could not get device recognized by ADB when it was in bootloader (i.e. for the fastboot flash xxx command)... though it was working fine when in system for the adb reboot command.

I fixed it though. When I was in bootloader and it wasn't recognized, I went to Win device manager and saw Nexus with yellow flag (question mark I think) next to it. Then I reinstalled driver for that device using the Google USB driver found in the SDK folder (SDK completely up to date). That solved it for me.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] phonic:
You need to provide more information if you want assistance.

Your first three commands were valid and obviously worked if you got into TWRP.

You said that flashing the SU zip failed. Failed how? It should have given you an error message. What did it say?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] a8ksh4:
Sorry for the lack of info. I think I had a prob similar to what jporter was talking about here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2380913.

I showed 0MB internal storage in TWRP, but running a "Format Data" cleared up the issue and the tablet booted normally after.

I just re-downloaded the SU zip, copied it back over via adb, and it installed this time. SU is working... just installed Ti Backup and confirmed it's working. :)

Might be, from a couple of posts that I read, that we have to boot the tab after doing the bootloader unlock but before we install TWRP. Maybe...?

Anyhow, tanks for all the great info on here, guys! :cool:
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] fsiddique:
Yup I can confirm that if you don't boot up the tablet after boot loader unlock prior to flashing recovery, you get the 0 MB SD card as well as the tablet will get stuck at the colorful X. Formatting data (I guess factory reset didn't cut it for some reason) allows the tablet to boot up.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] DarkShoko:
Cab you link me to the cable you used?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Tha Watcher:
Thank you, sir. You are a gentleman and a scholar. :good:
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] sn2hotty:
Thanks everyone here for posting and sharing information. I now have root on my new Nexus 7. Awesome!
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Lastb0isct:
When trying this command "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" I get the following error:

sending 'recover' <9612 KB>...

FAILED <remote: Bootloader is locked.>

finished. total time: 0.006s

What am i doing wrong? It is in FASTBOOT MODE and secure boot is enabled. Are there any other settings that I need to run? i've tried running it through adb command as well (ADB reboot bootloader) but that doesn't work either.

Thanks!
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] gksmithlcw:
It sounds like you've locked your bootloader before trying to flash the recovery. You can't flash recoveries with a locked bootloader.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Lastb0isct:
How do I unlock my bootloader?

(Sorry, never done Nexus 7 root before, my first google device!)
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Nburnes:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2379618&highlight=unlock+bootloader
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] phonic:
It goes without saying, but be forewarned that unlocking your bootloader WILL factory reset your device and you will lose all your data.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] aiiee:
Where does it ask to format data please?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Nburnes:
Anyone who used this method will want to update to the latest SuperSU right away.

https://plus.google.com/113517319477420052449/posts/GjbpgDdF6Fq
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] stanglifemike:
Cool! Just bought mine at my local Best Buy tonight! I'll be unlocking and flashing TWRP in the morning, especially now that I see scrosler already has CleanRom rom ready to go for the '13 Nexus 7!!!

SwiftKey'ed from my White Sprint Note 2 using XDA Premium
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rapazzo:
My epic will not mount any SD card

Which means I can't install a custom rom

However it will mount it in the android OS

I have tried different CWM recoveries to no avail

I have also tried different SD cards and formatted them

Still it will not mount in recovery

The recovery I am using is the newest version 5
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Comet1966:
I too am having this issue, it just won't mount I just get this Error:"E:Can't mount /sdcard/" any help?
[Nexus 7 General] vondergoth:
Hi guys,

I updated my Nexus 7 to 4.3 today and I'm now no longer able to play my previously working video files. I've used both VLC and AVP, the file plays but I get sound only and no picture.

The thumbnails for the files are displaying correctly. These are movies in .mkv and .avi format which used to work with no problems.

Has anyone else experienced this and do you think it may be a 4.3 issue or perhaps an app compatibility problem with the new Android version?

Thanks.
[Nexus 7 General] Tatdude806:
It isn't just you. A number of video players are not functional with 4.3. All you can do is review them in the play store and tell them. I am sure most of the App Devs are probably aware of this, but who knows...
[Nexus 7 General] ZakooZ:
This also happened from 4.1.2 to 4.2, just wait a day and it will be fixed by app updates
[Nexus 7 General] Tatdude806:
This is true, but most were a couple of weeks to be re-coded, including MX Player. What is funny is that right after I installed 4.3, MX player and a couple of others worked for a few hours then I got the Unsupported Android Version. I thought that was rather odd...
[Nexus 7 General] vondergoth:
Cheers guys, I figured as much. Just wanted to make sure nothing got botched along the way!

Thanks for the replies.
[Nexus 7 General] EowynCarter:
Mmm, that might be why the bbox app refuses to work.Intersting. i though they where idiots and had broken stuff again.
[Nexus 7 General] larry85:
Vplayer now supports 4.3
[Nexus 7 General] khaytsus:
Videos in some games are tiny for me too, meh.
[Nexus 7 General] darthmark:
The stock video player still works of course, even for mkv files. Except no subtitles and it can't play hi10p.
[Nexus 7 General] ren2008:
Just found out I now prefer Vplayer to MX Player.

Ive always looked no further than MX cause I thought it was the best, now that Vplayer has had an update for 4.3 I tried it and like it very much. Very similar to MX but much more appealing.
[Nexus 7 General] sparksd:
Test build of MX Player Pro running in HW mode works for me --

https://sites.google.com/site/mxvpen/translation/test-build

Dave
[Nexus 7 General] pepo930:
Adobe Flash also doesn't work.

It crashes the all browsers.
[Nexus 7 General] sparksd:
Which browser? Still works with Dolphin.
[Nexus 7 General] pepo930:
I tried Firefox and Boat Browser