Simply AWESOME! Worked perfectly for me, best thing found on KZread for reviving the Nexus 7 2012. Just what I was looking for!

@AskMike

5 жыл бұрын

good to hear that. Hopefully more videos that can help out.

Worked with many Roms this one is the best. Nexus7 2012 lags least. Great video

@AskMike

6 жыл бұрын

Yup tried many of them. This is one of the best available to make this tablet more usable.

Thanks a lot, followed as instructed and it was like a piece of cake. Only thing is I had to install Gapps again as other person reported here. You're a savior for me!

@AskMike

5 жыл бұрын

Great!! yup once gapps is in everything is good..

hi Mike, Thank you for your lecture and help. I'm install to my Nexus 7.. ıt's really good performance.. thank you again..

Thanks, this was really helpful. I wouldn't have been able to do this without your video. Mine was slightly different though. I had to install the rom, reboot, turn it off, then install gapps. If I didn't, gapps would not install properly (I didn't have play store the first time round). keep making videos!

@AskMike

6 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that... I will try my best to make more.. but depends on what gadgets I can get my hands on...more will come soon.

Thank you so much! This is fantastic! My nexus 7 is alive again and I can even do skype calls. I did have a small issue. All the installation went smoothly, but the apps from google store are not installing. When I hit install, the download is going until the end, but then it restarts again. Then I see an error that the app cannot be installed. Right now I just downloaded apk files from the internet for the apps I need, including the ftrim you mentioned. Obviously this is less secure, but I will try to use the tablet for non-secure purposes :)

Thanks alot! Now its works way more better. I have tried cyanogenmod and lineageos before but this one is way smoother

Awesome Mike, many thanks for making this video. I installed LineageOs 14.1 using this video. I had a few issues before I got it working 100%. First one was to unlock the bootloader, second was enabling MTP for USB access, and finally after that I got error 7 when flashing the rom. The partitions were damaged so I reinstalled stock firmware 5.1.1 with the Nexus Root Toolkit. After that everything was easy. The link to SuperSu is dead, but it's not hard to find. Cheers!

@AskMike

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback, let me update the link for SuperSU.

@trashmetalzoetermeer

5 жыл бұрын

@@AskMike I now have AOSP installed, it is MUCH faster. This tablet is usable again.

I just install it. it still working very good.

Thanks a lot, my Nexus 7 is alive again.

@AskMike

5 жыл бұрын

No problem.. I am glad it is able to help you

Thanks for the video Mike. Seems straight forward enough. Does it still work? I will be using a mac. Is this possible? Thanks

Hi, I've just powered on my tablet. Still works like a charm but I've just noticed that the camera is not accessible. How can I access the camera?

Hello, I follow the steps, but when I flash and go to the recovery mode to start twrp, only it starts google logo and twrp does not start, what can I do? Thanks

As soon as I reboot the tablet, no longer it's connected to the pc.. can't then flash recovery.. Which step am I missing?

Thanks Mike! I followed these steps and everything worked fine. But now I have 2 questions: 1. I want to try another ROM so do I just repeat the same process, or do I have to do something else to go from the AOSP ROM to a different one? 2. Do I have to copy the .zip files for the ROM and GApps to the Nexus 7, or can I just install them with the Sideload function of TWRP?

@AskMike

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Dan, That depends on the file type, some zip are meant to be flash with TWRP, and if sideloaded one normally is the OTA format. I guess most custom rom is recovery flashable type meaning you can flash using TWRP.

I don´t understand at minute 2:00 when u start the command prompt. Should I have the nexus 7 connected to the PC and write all that? I read Nexus 7 CD? What does it mean?

I sideloaded the gapps zip file but in recovery mode none of the zip files are showing up. The Asus Nexus booted to Android 6.01 which is great but no gapps.

Hey Mike, first of all thank you! I installed the new custom ROM and that worked.. so far so good. But I have a question regarding the GAPPS: I don't know why, but somehow my Google Playstore doesn't work and even with an .apk it crashes the whole time. In the installation process I chosed GAPPS nano first and now I made a new install with GAPPS pico. Do you have any tips how to fix it?

@AskMike

6 жыл бұрын

If you have the time.. just clean up everything and reflashed it. Why don't you try flashing the rom first. Then let it boot up and go back to recovery to flash the gapps.

after "adb devices" the NTB does not find any device, as is done at your side. So I am not progressing from point 1

Hi Mike, I installed the AOSP 7.1.2 ROM using your video and it's working fine, but now there's an updated version of AOSP 7.1.2 available that I'd like to install. Do I have to follow all of the same steps again to install the update? Or is there a shortcut method that will save my Google registration, apps, WiFi setup, etc.?

@AskMike

5 жыл бұрын

Depending on your ROM you want to flash. If it is the same ROM, then if they are available in OTA format you can sideload it direct and your data will remain. If you are flash via custom recovery you can just flash it over without wiping your data should remain as well. For safety sake, just do a back via your recovery.

it works for me. Ive update to Android 7

Thanks for the video, but it doesn't works for me. I sideloaded the aosp image with twrp, so adb consol shows: "Total xfer: 1.01x", but in twrp install I can't see anything in /sdcard what we see in your vid. I haven't got anything to install. What to to? Many thanks.

@Keplerr22b

4 жыл бұрын

I found out the solution. Firstly i had to change the partition format type to ext2 and from ext2 to ext4 again because twrp couldn't mount the internal storage. Secondly sideloading the aosp was successfull, but needed a reboot for the trwp to see that. Thirdly in the vid you just hop that fact we must copy the files to the tablet's internal:) But anyway I'm happy with the result, thanks again:)

The system cannot find the path specified.

Good vid but that "Japps" was hilarious!!!

Hi Mike, by any chance have u tried Slimkat for n7 2012? Just browsed xda and found recommendations for slimkat. Wondering how that compares to 6.0 aosp

@AskMike

6 жыл бұрын

So far.. AOSP is the lightest for this.. plus nougat so far doesn't have the best performance on this tablet. Marshmallow is the best I tried. Depends on your usage, for me this tablet is just for me to test out ROM so it should be ok else better put in a stable plus speedy one right.

@cholomiranda1418

6 жыл бұрын

Ask Mike - Thanks bro.. I actually followed your tutorial but used Slimkat rom bcz it has f2fs compatibility. Very very light OS, handles youtube, netflix and spotify well - very similar performance when n7 was new. Thanks again for the reply and this awesome tutorial. Cheers

@ankitnegi9713

5 жыл бұрын

hey mike just installed nougat aosp rom in nexus 7 and its way way better now. this marshmallow rom has many bugs, but the nougat rom is now the best , battery backup is awesome now. they made changes in kernel by franco (credits). the best rom now go check it out.

@Endangereds

5 жыл бұрын

@@ankitnegi9713 I have Nexus 7 2012 3G Model. Can you please provide me links to the tutorial roms etc please.

@ankitnegi9713

5 жыл бұрын

@@Endangereds forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-7/development/rom-android-7-aosp-grouper-t3467514

is this the best option in 2018? is this still working? edit: when i finish the wipe, and then go to sideload the computer no longer reconize it there is no google play

@AskMike

5 жыл бұрын

sideload the rom use custom recovery to install gapps

why do i have error 7? it says "E1001: Failed to update system image.", "Updater process ended with ERROR: 7" like any other videos, i've already change the file inside META-INF..? please help...

@Regginyx

3 жыл бұрын

Getting the same error as you currently. If you had a fix could you share? If not I'm here also to see if we'll get a response.

Hey there, I am following this tutorial from a Lollipop Cyanogenmod ROM, and everything seems to go as it does for you, except when I go to reboot at the end of the gapps install, it warns that there is no OS installed. Any idea what may be going wrong?

@ryanholland9348

5 жыл бұрын

Never mind. I accidentally swiped to reboot and it turns out it had installed just fine, despite the warning.

@AskMike

5 жыл бұрын

Good that it worked out for you.

was doing good till I hit that grouper file and received an error 7 on the Nexus. No real way to get passed that. But thanks

Hi, I'm having issues accessing the internal storage. I have this set up, but installed rom through twrp. At first I was getting 'USB storage unavailable', after a wipe in twrp, an image starts to download but my browser crashes. What do you suggest I do?

@AskMike

5 жыл бұрын

What image you are referring to? When you do a wipe it should clean up your internal, while still in recovery you can try to use adb push /sdcard , but this video should be using sideload right?

@patcruising8925

5 жыл бұрын

@@AskMike hi, it seems to be working now, seems to have fixed itself. I was trying to save a wallpaper.

Hi Mike, thanks for the video. I seem to be getting stuck right from the start. Getting "failed (remote: bootloader is locked.)" When I try to flash TWRP, the device is in bootloader mode though and I can see it from the PC, thoughts?

@AskMike

5 жыл бұрын

Did you do a fastboot oem unlock to unlock the bootloader first?

@macutan

5 жыл бұрын

@@AskMike ugh. I didn't ! I did not notice the bootloader was showing me the device as locked! Thanks you for this and for the detailed video! BTW, I have just gotten to the SuperSU step and noticed that, somehow, I don't have Google play in the tablet now, how do I get it?

@trashmetalzoetermeer

5 жыл бұрын

@@macutan Install gapps with twrp

I keep getting Updater process failed ended with ERROR:7 when trying to sideload the ROM. No idea how to fix it.

@AskMike

5 жыл бұрын

try redownloading the OTA rom. sometimes corrupt one may cause this problem

@K4LZ

5 жыл бұрын

@@AskMike Yeah I did that yesterday and it managed to work. Thanks!

runs like a charm

@AskMike

6 жыл бұрын

Glad that it works for you.

So 6.0 is better than custom 7.0 or 8.0?

@AskMike

6 жыл бұрын

Not to say 6.0 is better than 7.0 or 8.0. For the Nexus 7 2012, it runs better due to the hardware limitations as well as the bugs.

A bit difficult to follow, and really annoying with the piano plonking in the background. I'm gonna be looking for another tutorial, cause I won't be sideloading the images.

Hi Mike, as per your guidelines everything is fine, My Nexus 7(Grouper) is fantastically running in Android 6.0.1. Thanks a ton. But I find the front facing camera is not working(since there is no icon to open it), any solution will be highly appreciated.

@AskMike

6 жыл бұрын

you should be able to download any camera apps from Play Store to access the front camera.

@sun-DiY

6 жыл бұрын

Any suggestions for the App

@AskMike

6 жыл бұрын

Just get the best rated camera apps. As it has only the front camera, any selfie camera app will do.

Can you use the waze navigation on this tablet?? I tried on mine but I can't do it for some strange reason

@AskMike

5 жыл бұрын

Never tried waze. what is the problem?

@black914015678

5 жыл бұрын

@@AskMike it opens but after just don't show the map. When you try to do something the screen goes black and no maps. You can see all the options but just the maps doesn't show up I tried on my nexus 7 2013 and it works.

@AskMike

5 жыл бұрын

Let me check it out and see.

@black914015678

5 жыл бұрын

@@AskMike thanks

Things like this are never for the first time User and it skips through the processes many people want to do but lacks the clarity for them to do it confidently.

the link for the super su flashable zip is not working. is there an alternative please?

@AskMike

5 жыл бұрын

You should be able to choose the latest version to use for it.

@joeleung8

5 жыл бұрын

i have 2 problems: 1) with twrp, i wiped all except internal storage. however it now shows that wiping for dalvik and data failed. also my internal storage is gone. 2) when reboot to system, it said no os. so my nexus 7 is now on circular mode (google logo-twrp logo). appreciate your advice ...

I'm looking to buy one for the sole purpose of light browsing, youtube....maybe facebook, but mainly to screencast to a chromecast dongle. Can you confirm that these will all work fine?

@AskMike

6 жыл бұрын

I can confirm youtube and light browsing is fine but chromecast portion I didn't try that. My recommendation if you want to buy it is better to buy the 2013 version. The specs and speed is much better. It has support for Lineage 14.1 which is good. The price difference is not that big. I will be making video for that soon. Stay tuned.

@patcruising8925

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for reply. I purchased one real cheap for my father in law, it's running lollipop and it seems fine, some lag. Have yet to try Google home/chromecast and cast screen/audio option is there.

@patcruising8925

6 жыл бұрын

I will definately look into the 2nd Gen nexus for myself, but I'll wait until price drops a little

@AskMike

6 жыл бұрын

The standard Google image for the 1st gen nexus 7 will slow down after a while... so if it does you can follow the guide in the video to update it. The 2nd gen nexus is a better option. It still works pretty well up to now.

Still working at 2019?, With all updates from google (Play Services) my tablet is tooo slow :/ (With original Rom Lollipop 5.1)

@prckata

4 жыл бұрын

Mine too, did you resolve problem somehow?

@HarshadItaliya

4 жыл бұрын

I just flashed. I will update my result after using this tablet for few weeks. Thank you Mike for this useful Video.

@khairulhafidz15

4 жыл бұрын

@@HarshadItaliya Hey. It's been 2 months since you commented. So how is it??

@HarshadItaliya

4 жыл бұрын

@@khairulhafidz15 -- It works really nice ! I am more than happy with this flash compare to what I got default.

@sharathchandra6017

3 жыл бұрын

@@HarshadItaliya hey are there any problems with ram as of now ?

tried this ROM. still lagging like crazy. gapps not working correctly. So basically wasted few hrs bothering with this due to endless errors I think back to jelly bean.

@AskMike

5 жыл бұрын

What errors are you encountering, I have been using it pretty good so far, lag definitely it there but not as bad as stock.

Hello, Do we have to use adb sideload for installing this rom. I tried installing with install option in twrp and it got some errors while installing rom and it went into bootloop. Fortunately I was able to recover to stock rom 5.1.1 using nexus root toolkit. Kindly advice so that I can install this lite rom.

@AskMike

6 жыл бұрын

This rom is OTA package, therefore you can only use ADB sideload to install it. Just boot to twrp and enable ADB sideload. Then just put the command adb sideload 'zip file name' and wait for it to complete and you are done

@jag642

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your quick reply, I will check accordingly and will inform you back.

@jag642

6 жыл бұрын

It worked with adb sideload. Now Nexus is much faster than stock lollipop. Thanks....

@AskMike

6 жыл бұрын

No problem. Yup this ROM performs much better than stock and lighter.

@jag642

6 жыл бұрын

Hi, there also can u advise what journaling disabler is for and can u post the link to download.

Can I still do this if my nexus is in the version 5.1.1 and is not rooted?

@AskMike

6 жыл бұрын

It doesn't need to root for this to happen. Just follow the instructions and you are good to go.

@luiscastillo.6194

6 жыл бұрын

Ask Mike do you need the disable journaling?

@AskMike

6 жыл бұрын

Disable journaling is for better performance. It is not a must.

can it play mobile legend game?

@AskMike

6 жыл бұрын

I might be able to play light games, very tried with mobile legend game so I can't comment on that.

Thanks Mike, everything went fine while flashing AOSP Custom ROM, however unable to install the superuser . . . can you provide me a help to install the superuser permission (direct link of the superuser zip file, compatible with the Android 6 AOSP Custom ROM), it will be highly appreciated at my end

@AskMike

6 жыл бұрын

Just download the latest flashable zip from www.supersu.com/download. Copy the file into the root of your device. Boot to recovery and flash it from there. and will be done.

@sun-DiY

6 жыл бұрын

Thank a ton . . . But how to copy the file to root directory

@AskMike

6 жыл бұрын

copy via MTP when you connect your tablet to you PC just like when you transfer file. Not root directory sorry... the base location of your device when you connect to PC.

@sun-DiY

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton

I installed this rom clean on nexus having android jelly bean before. Will it affect anything?

@AskMike

5 жыл бұрын

It will be fine. Just take it as an upgrade of ROM

@ankitnegi9713

5 жыл бұрын

@@AskMike i flashed through twrp and flashed magisk everything is fine but Bluetooth, draw over other apps toggle is not working, and every app is showing wrong battery capacity 3260mah .

@AskMike

5 жыл бұрын

That is a weird symptoms, which ROM you are using? The AOSP rom should be flash using sideload right?

@ankitnegi9713

5 жыл бұрын

@@AskMike i used twrp

@AskMike

5 жыл бұрын

The AOSP rom works? just that issues with Bluetooth and battery capacity??

First comment yooo

@AskMike

6 жыл бұрын

Yup you are the first!

Hey Mike, since I am a 'noob' could you speak a little clearer and a little slower?

@AskMike

5 жыл бұрын

This is one of the earlier videos, will make sure I get this feedback and do it in future videos.

cannot install twrp, signature mismatch on written on tablet

@AskMike

6 жыл бұрын

signature mismatched? Are you installing the correct TWRP? Are you doing fastboot flash recovery ? Once you flash it and use the volume button to boot to recovery, there shouldn't be any mismatch.

@luiscastillo.6194

6 жыл бұрын

Pallav Malhotra i was getting that thing while i was trying to root the tablet with the toolkit

@AskMike

6 жыл бұрын

just root directly using supersu.... it is more direct and easier

@luiscastillo.6194

6 жыл бұрын

Ask Mike just flash the twrp and then, in the recovery flash the supersu and u have root

@AskMike

6 жыл бұрын

That is good.. hopefully that you will give you the root you wanted.

Actually, this video is very helpful, but difficult to follow.

@AskMike

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks... this is one of the first few videos I made.. so procedure wise is not very good.

"Unless" If your giving information nor instructions you have to give it in a layman's terms

@AskMike

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for feedback.

the thing is android 4.4.4 is much faster than this

@AskMike

5 жыл бұрын

Yup with android 4.4 it should perform better.