yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] lomonic:
Couple of things to try with 4.4

1. Change from Dalvik to ART for more performance gain on most apps. Some apps are not compatible as yet. But it's generally very stable, and the speed gain and fluidity is very noticeable.

2. Try out Google Experience Launcher (GEL). It changes quite a few things around that is definitely noticeable. You can find the thread in this same forum for the download. It also improves the ease of use for Google Now.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] meekrawb:
Flashing just the new bootloader fixed it for me.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] sfhub:
Summary so far for people who don't like to read the first page...

Also both flo/WiFi and deb/LTE factory images are available from Google now.

This post has instructions to flash providing options to wipe or preserve user data

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=47423184#post47423184
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] dakunclear:
Issues with Wi-Fi seem to be gone touch issues are gone looks like this update has fixed most of the issues with the nexus 7
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] mikengcm:
Thanks for your usual tools.

I have updated my Nexus 7 2013 32GB Wifi tablet to 4.4 right now (ART runtime)......feel so smooth......and the apps run faster than 4.3......Thanks once more!
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] sfhub:
Added 4.01 bootloader to first post

Bootloader - flo/deb (unzip and flash via fastboot/bootloader)

fastboot flash bootloader [filename]​

Bootloader v3.14

Bootloader v3.15

Bootloader v4.01
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] DsturbD:
not getting a good download for the razor firmware. md5sum never checks out. razorg is fine, just not razor.

anyone have another link for it?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] sfhub:
Don't worry about the checksum, they posted the wrong checksum.

Actually they posted the wrong file earlier, then they fixed the file, but forgot to update the checksum.

The correct MD5 is 1bb4ce870b4c79483a0e83735679bea5
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] DsturbD:
thanks, that explains the 1kb download from earlier today as well :)
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] adellon92:
Apk installation failed?

Hi, iam trying to install some APK's from storage, but they always fail to install, no issue with installing apps from Playstore, and ive installed the same APK on my galaxy nexus (4.3) never had this issue on my N7 when it was on 4.3, do you think it could be something to do with 4.4 (stock)? and i tried installing the APK on bothe Dalvic and ART.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] sfhub:
What is the error message you are getting?

See if Verify apps over USB is turned on or off in settings->developer options
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] adellon92:
After android has gone through the process of installing the APK, instead of getting "application installed" i get "app not installed".

Just manually installed the APK by copying it to /system/app. Seems to be working, still a hassle though.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] sfhub:
Sorry, previous suggestion was because I thought you were installing using adb.

Have you done "adb logcat" to see if any error messages show up regarding the install?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Skinnysloth:
It's not fixed with my Nexus 7 on 4.4. When I switched the option to turn off wifi when sleeping, the magnetic smart wake did not work. Had to press the on/off button to wake it up. Just like before, as long as the wifi is on, magnetic smart wake works for me.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] sfhub:
That's interesting, did you flash a 4.4 ROM by itself or did you use the OTA or factory image which flashes the 4.01 bootloader. Earlier someone mentioned they were able to get magnetic wake working normally after just flashing the 4.01 bootloader.

I have wifi to turn off when sleeping and it had trouble waking up with JWR66N-JSS15R but after flashing the KRT16O OTA it started working fine.

I then went back to JSS15R and used the factory image to flash KRT16O. Magnetic wake continued to work ok.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] mobile88:
The app GoSMS cannot work in the LTE 4.4 kitkat ? App can launched but cannot accept any input and unable to select it as default app for SMS too. How do I use Hangout as a replacement to send SMS ? When I launched Hangout there is no option for me to choose it as a choice to send SMS
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Skinnysloth:
I used the KRT16O repackaged TWRP/CWM-flashable image in your first post to upgrade to 4.4. Is that missing the 4.01 bootloader?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] sfhub:
I believe scrosler keeps the bootloader as a separate download.

Boot into bootloader and see what version you have installed. If it isn't 4.01, install the 4.01 bootloader from the first page.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] skn-xda:
I decided not to wait for OTA. Copied the update zip to virtual sdcard, then booted to recovery (TWRP), choose Install, selected the zip file, then swipe to install. Also, prior to reboot I installed SuperSU 1.69 to preserve root and TWRP recovery.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Skinnysloth:
Looks like I was still on 3.15. Flashed it to 4.01 and told it to turn wifi off when sleeping. Time to wait to see if it'll respond to the magnetic smart wake when in deep sleep. Thanks again!

If it hasn't been mentioned before, the Bootloader v4.01.zip file in the first post when extracted contained the file named: "bootloader-flo-flo-03.14.img". I went ahead and flashed the extracted image file in Bootloader v4.01.zip which did update it to v4.01, despite being named incorrectly.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] mjb152:
I was on JSS15R , and latest TWRP. sideload failed with a bad debuggerd, so I installed the original, then the install went ok. It rebooted without error, optimised the applications and then said finishing ..which it never did. I re-ran the sideload of 4.4 , but no matter what I do I am stuck the boot animation.

what are my options now ?

one thing i noticed is that if I do a reinstall from a zip file which I push with adb, then it just says removing unneeded files, and the n patching .. how should I do a full install ?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] sfhub:
If you don't need your data, do a wipe data/factory reset from recovery.

If that doesn't work, try doing the KRT16O factory image restore in the first post download section.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] onesolo:
I installed yesterday 4.4. I had Nova 3.1 beta installed, but I can't see where is the option to turn the notification bar transparent... any ideas??
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] sfhub:
In the first post there is a link to the post with the new Google Experience Launcher and new Google Search. Install those two and you'll have the transparency you are looking for.

Search for GEL in the first post.

Here's the link:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2525979

Someone else can probably help you with Nova options.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] onesolo:
sorry but I don't care about GEL... Nova is better in almost anyways...
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] roofrider:
They still haven't corrected the checksums on their website. WTF Google?

Hey!

Btw, i'm interested in installing 4.4 as a secondary rom (Multirom) but from my understanding this can only be done if it is a update.zip and so scrosler's repackaged version is my only choice?

But I'd prefer to use the factory image instead.

Would flash the OTA zip but, "MUST be running unmodified JSS15R"! Well my primary ROM is Carbon so that wouldn't work i guess.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] LoopDoGG79:
I'm a Nova fan myself. The one thing though that Nova does not have is the touchless voice commands. I'm going to rock GEL for a while. Though, I do miss all the gestures in Nova.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] BigLan:
I've got GEL running on my n7, but have a problem with landscape view -the Google search bar gets overlaid across the top row of icons. Anyone else seeing this?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] LoopDoGG79:
This is how mine looks like.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] wd5gnr:
The Scott zip works great as a secondary and is practically stock. It claims to be rooted but I had to reroot in the new partition. Using it now.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] ScOULaris:
So is there any way to get AOSP browser to work correctly on 4.4? I'm under the impression that the new Chromium WebView broke it, and it just force closes every time for me.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] sfhub:
Updated first post

The new tap and pay setting only shows up if you already have NFC enabled. (thx albundy2010)

To get tap and pay working you need to get the N5 version of Wallet (thx ruggie0)
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] fastblack:
GEL and Nova give you the transparent nav bar, but can you do this on the lock screen as well, like on the n5?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] jaju123:
Does anyone else have a super laggy YouTube player when playing videos? I hope this will be fixed...

It is the same as this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=NdAH14Nb1zo#t=280
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] roofrider:
Thanks!

Tasssadar repackaged the factory images into update.zip here!:victory:

Haven't tried it yet. Works just fine!
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] dakunclear:
What do you guys think of using ART? I'm switching over to it right now but want to see some feed back.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] azrash:
Some apps benefit from it, some are quite buggy with it, some wouldn't work at all. The engineers that developed ART pushed it to the Nexus 5 so that app developers and vendors can start toying around with it.

It is still under heavy development by Google. So for me, I won't use it yet, at least not as daily driver. If you are a developer and looking to take advantage of the improvements made by ART over Dalvik, then it might be for you.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] henklbr:
Still no update for my N7 2013LTE :eek:
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] sfhub:
I got a message saying every time I checked I would get an entry for the free nexus 7 drawing. :)
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] FoulDroid:
Just flashed My Nexus 7 2013 and it failed : got this message :

get_metadata recursive: some changes failed

and now my system won't boot...

Any help ?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Muikkuman:
Flash 4.3 stock image with the nowipe option and update after.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] FoulDroid:
Working !!! Big Thx ;)
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] teddy0209:
Jush flash this and don't wait for the OTA to arrive in your device... Google has released it already.. =)
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] SireSalty:
Can anyone help me, I need the right file audio.a2dp.default.so from 4.3, I applied a fix here: xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=47519527#post47519527 and now I can't OTA
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] doubleho:
if i uninstalled apps like "face unlock" using root uninstaller, does that mean i cannot sideload the 4.4 img?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] rraaka:
kitkat doesnt seem to allow battery monitor apps, Gsam,wakelock detectors to gather per app statistics not yet, but better battery stats seems to work.

i use these apps a lot
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] sparksd:
Got all of these, same issues except that even Better Battery Stats doesn't work for me - get "Batteryinfo service could not be contacted" error msg. It does start, unlike the other apps which immediately shut down.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] dakunclear:
Anyone having an issue with media server suddenly eating your battery quick?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] belzebubek:
have u installed the newest version of bbs ?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] sfhub:
If that was the stock system app that got removed, then yes, it will cause the sideload/ota to fail.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] roofrider:
If you have touch and screen lock sounds enabled then it is normal. Disable those and you should see a difference.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] sfhub:
Added to the first post

update-JSS15R-audio.a2dp.default.so.zip
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] sparksd:
Yes.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] SireSalty:
Thank you so much! Worked like a charm. Hopefully with Kit Kat I don't need to screw around with Bluetooth files.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] siemens_wolf:
anyway to sideload update NEXUS.7 2013 LTE with the factory image?

that is, without unlock the bootloader.

I have tried many times, but each time ended up with " signature verification failed". I saw anther guy posted a solution of downloading another one zip file, but it's for wifi, not DEB.

So, is there anyway to update the LTE version with the sideload method?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] sfhub:
The factory image is for flashing using fastboot/boot loader, cannot be side loaded, the format is not correct for side loading.

The ota can be side loaded, but I don't believe anyone has posted the ota for LTE yet.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Dennis Zhu:
Why didn't Google pack the new Google now and transparent navigation bar together?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] arty:
yep, here!
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] The Gingerbread Man:
Just to post here as its probably most relivant but with 4.4 I'm finding fantastic battery life on my n7. Location reporting and history off, location set to device only. After I updated to 4.4 I fully charged up and have not charged since. I'm on stock rom stock kernel (eating for kernel sources to get franco) and I'm really impressed at close to 9 hours screen on time. That's playing games, chrome, tapatalk, music am just using the tablet as normal really. Really good stuff! I just turned down down brightness so I reckon I'll get over 9 hours SOT and I'll try to post one last screeny before I run out
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] yizhaq79:
Yes, dropping frames
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] k3v0:
I had a similar issue, but with Windows 7. Universal Naked Driver fixed it:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2513339

I could connect to adb when running and no issues with fastboot. I couldn't get adb to sideload in stock recovery. I had the official google usb driver.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] hagie:
Using Datastick (UMTS/LTE/3G/4G)

Hi,

comes the 4.4 with module loading support and the modules needed for datasticks ? I really love to use my 3G stick with the nexus7 wlan (2013)

Regards

Stefan
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Aerys:
My front camera stopped working suddenly.

Guess i have to factory reset:mad:
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] rikai:
I believe I may have updated to 4.4 while having left the touchscreen firmware locked using the firmware locker (is this even possible?). I guess my question is twofold... Is there an easy way to check the version of the touchscreen firmware? And also, is there an easy way to update the firmware properly?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] sfhub:
Just run ts-unlock, you'll be back on the touchscreen software that came with kitkat after the subsequent reboot.

I suggest you only do this if you are still seeing issues, otherwise just leave well enough alone.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] azrash:
New factory image for deb was uploaded. Only file name of the bootloader and radio are changed, to the correct names.

Probably need to change the script of the addon zip file.

the md5s are the same.

razorg-krt16o-factory-2b749c29

razorg-krt16o-factory-fcfc4c0c

Hat tip to xdatastic for noticing the new upload
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] jonathan3579:
I'd really like to know if texting truly is broken after the update for those who've got the LTE version.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] mobile88:
Kitkat has disabled messaging in the LTE model
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] jonathan3579:
Gah, thank you. I was afraid of this. Are you aware if anyone is exploring why and if there's a fix? I see it's not getting a huge amount of attention. Lol
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] sfhub:
They updated the factory images (thx oldblue910)

https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#razor

The bootloader and image files are EXACTLY the same.

The only change is the bootloader got renamed and the associated lines in the install scripts were changed to reflect that.

Reflashing would not yield different results though one might prefer to redownload for their archives.

\razor-krt16o-old>fsum *
[B][COLOR="Red"]d8b3145274d90d7c90d959fae7eac1de[/COLOR][/B] *bootloader-flo-flo-03.14.img
eea74e92a7fe2e43cae0a36d0ec67381 *flash-all.bat
5b9d8a09cca582968a2a2d4bfd18d183 *flash-all.sh
b859ca97c0f7326bb3e05f411f43a74a *flash-base.sh
[B][COLOR="Red"]3976dad7190e2dbd358e5f02a18ccbf1[/COLOR][/B] *image-razor-krt16o.zip

\razor-krt16o>fsum *
[B][COLOR="Red"]d8b3145274d90d7c90d959fae7eac1de[/COLOR][/B] *bootloader-flo-flo-04.01.img
ba55aa5e20ff4a8b2b088b6215cb413d *flash-all.bat
3256c5ec010f9ad48b519cfe5bb0533e *flash-all.sh
b34cf35cc3617be09b35bf671771f20b *flash-base.sh
[B][COLOR="Red"]3976dad7190e2dbd358e5f02a18ccbf1[/COLOR][/B] *image-razor-krt16o.zip

diff flash-all.bat-old flash-all.bat
17c17
< fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-flo-flo-03.14.img
---
> fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-flo-flo-04.01.img

diff flash-all.sh-old flash-all.sh
17c17
< fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-flo-flo-03.14.img
---
> fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-flo-flo-04.01.img

diff flash-base.sh-old flash-base.sh
17c17
< fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-flo-flo-03.14.img
---
> fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-flo-flo-04.01.img
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] sfhub:
For deb/LTE

\razorg-krt16o-old>fsum *
[B][COLOR="Red"]d8b3145274d90d7c90d959fae7eac1de[/COLOR][/B] *bootloader-deb-flo-03.14.img
9ec444a4824bf67279c68293638d7b38 *flash-all.bat
8ce9769e5435c70a7ec36c16d3bc2fc1 *flash-all.sh
e00e5bc5ab45f6196dd335d58990d397 *flash-base.sh
[B][COLOR="Red"]606362caca21cbce30cf05e5cd824157[/COLOR][/B] *image-razorg-krt16o.zip
[B][COLOR="Red"]51ddeb28edb513930a797cc122604d14[/COLOR][/B] *radio-deb-deb-g00_1.23.0_0720.img

\razorg-krt16o>fsum *
[B][COLOR="Red"]d8b3145274d90d7c90d959fae7eac1de[/COLOR][/B] *bootloader-deb-flo-04.01.img
ddea0e096681d7fc374210f1c6d13500 *flash-all.bat
28b6e996916020e00d53fb35e56aab40 *flash-all.sh
128414fe18b07aa5e57b0a8cdd7bed2e *flash-base.sh
[B][COLOR="Red"]606362caca21cbce30cf05e5cd824157[/COLOR][/B] *image-razorg-krt16o.zip
[B][COLOR="Red"]51ddeb28edb513930a797cc122604d14[/COLOR][/B] *radio-deb-deb-G00_2.37.0_1024.img

diff flash-all.bat-old flash-all.bat
17c17
< fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-deb-flo-03.14.img
---
> fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-deb-flo-04.01.img
20c20
< fastboot flash radio radio-deb-deb-g00_1.23.0_0720.img
---
> fastboot flash radio radio-deb-deb-G00_2.37.0_1024.img

diff flash-all.sh-old flash-all.sh
17c17
< fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-deb-flo-03.14.img
---
> fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-deb-flo-04.01.img
20c20
< fastboot flash radio radio-deb-deb-g00_1.23.0_0720.img
---
> fastboot flash radio radio-deb-deb-G00_2.37.0_1024.img

diff flash-base.sh-old flash-base.sh
17c17
< fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-deb-flo-03.14.img
---
> fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-deb-flo-04.01.img
20c20
< fastboot flash radio radio-deb-deb-g00_1.23.0_0720.img
---
> fastboot flash radio radio-deb-deb-G00_2.37.0_1024.img
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] azrash:
new build for nexus 7 just dropped

tagged Android 4.4 (KRT16S)

flo wifi https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#razorkrt16s

deb lte https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#razorgkrt16s
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] sfhub:
Thanks, I will update.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] doubleho:
what exactly does the update fix??
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] sfhub:
There is a list of areas that changed in the initial impressions sections of this post

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2534698

Those are just starting points for people to figure put what the actual noticeable changes are.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] djph4ntom:
just got my update to kitkat 4.4 ... before that i had some minimal problems with touchscreen, only the sticky touch inputs ... and now its ****ed up badly... the only thing to do now is to send it back for RMA .... i hate asus ....
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] sfhub:
You can try this post to see it helps.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2428133

No guarantees, but it has helped more than a few.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] djph4ntom:
yea but im afraid that if i do this and it doesnt get fixed they will not take it back for RMA ... is it posible ? will this void my waranty ?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] sfhub:
I don't know specifically the rules they came up with for RMAs in your country, but you can undo everything and get back to your original state pretty easily.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] djph4ntom:
that really makes me think ... i dont know exactly how strictly they are but im thinking that if i send it back, it will be gone for 2 weeks and there are very big chances to another faulty one ... i think i will try your fixes to see what happens . thank you
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] djph4ntom:
i love you man !!!! i really do. after thinking and waiting for wug's toolkit to be updated for the latest krt16s image i did it ... i backed up my device, i unlocked the bootloader and flashed your fix ... i didn't have to further then ts10 ... its flawless for me. no more sticky touches, touchscreen is more responsive now ... its perfect. you saved from a lot of trouble. thank you
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Bobtehblob:
Anyone having issues flashing the KRT16O stock kernel?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] sfhub:
Are you flashing in bootloader?

fastboot flash boot boot.img
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Bobtehblob:
This is using the flashable zip in the op. Link to the boot image?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] sfhub:
The op is the boot.img in a zip file.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Bobtehblob:
Ahhh... That makes A LOT more sense!
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] TheWerewolf:
Really? I just been trying every OTG app on Play and none of them work correctly. I basically only rooted my N7 for this specific thing so I'm a little frustrated that none of the work. How do you have yours set up?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] mhca:
Completely stock.

Updated to kitkat manually. I also today I just accepted a small 3-4 mb OTA update, but I haven't tested OTG afterwards.

Initially I just had an apk installed to try the app. This didn't work with kitkat, but kitkat made other otg apps work, and therefore I decided to buy NMI from google play.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] AgentElephant:
I deleted app_process and renamed app_process.orig That got the update to go.... what I stuffed in the process... I'm sure i'll find out! Maybe just rename app_process to app_process.2 and then app_process.orig to app_process.

:D
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] vnzdeath:
thanks for this flashable one dear sir :*
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] viki_beginner:
how to ?

I have updated to latest kitkat 4.4 my nexus 7 2013 but i don't see full screen wallpaper i still get the old status bar blackish.. and i don't see any changes other than gapps updated to latest and can access notification bar from anywhere.. can anyone help me wit this.. hoiw to get the status bar complete invisible like it was expected..
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] oTeMpLo:
Disable / uninstal xposed.....
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] AgentElephant:
I did, but it left behind the edited app_process. My edit fixed this issue.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] i2k13:
i have the same error and i have thermald.bak , with the l... what can should i do?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] gavanid:
Thanks but Video Player is Crap and i cand find it or change to another (no default option)
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Pfeffernuss:
Please don't quote the WHOLE original post... :eek:
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] naturecannon:
I found this, maybe some apply to the N7 as well.

Source http://www.talkandroid.com/187278-android-4-4-1-is-more-then-just-camera-fixes-for-the-nexus-5/
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Spyr0s:
delete thermald

rename thermald.bak to thermald
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] gavanid:
Sry
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] azrash:
4.4.2 OTA is out

http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...re-are-the-ota-zip-links-for-manual-updating/
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Darkside6977:
THANK YOU SO MUCH. None of the tgz files I could find did not have the flash all files :)
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] bokagavrilov:
Do you get the feeling that its gets laggy while watching YouTube videos it's like it drops frames a lot I noticed the same on the Nexus 4 port and I thought it was the kernel but here even with the official it's still like that