[Q] Updating from JWR66N to JSS15R forcibly - Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A

I've recently purchased a Nexus 7 (2013) tablet and it turned out to be all faulty - it constantly reboots and the home button doesn't work. Within the next 2 days that I'm staying in the US I have to make a decision whether to return the device to Google (because returning it from my part of the world would cost more than the nexus itself). But prior to that I'd like to update it to see if it fixes the issues. My device's build number is JWR66N but I've heard that the latest build is JSS15R. Going to settings and checking for updates manually doesn't show any OS updates available and the OS says it is up to date. How do I update the device from JWR66N to JSS15R forcibly? Thanks in advance.

Try to clear data of download manager, Google services framework and reboot. Do that 1-3 times and you should get notification about ota.
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Muikkuman said:
Try to clear data of download manager, Google services framework and reboot. Do that 1-3 times and you should get notification about ota.
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Sorry about my ignorance, but how to do that?

mikhailitsky said:
Sorry about my ignorance, but how to do that?
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Go to settings -> apps -> then swipe to "all" and find the apps in the list :thumbup:
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Muikkuman said:
Go to settings -> apps -> then swipe to "all" and find the apps in the list :thumbup:
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Thank you, Muikkuman, this helped to detect the update.

I had mine rooted and it prompted an update but when I reboot to install, it brought me to twrp recovery. Any idea how to I bypass that?

fkfs9 said:
I had mine rooted and it prompted an update but when I reboot to install, it brought me to twrp recovery. Any idea how to I bypass that?
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Anybody?

Just download the OTA manually, place on your virtual sdcard, and choose install in TWRP.

sfhub said:
Just download the OTA manually, place on your virtual sdcard, and choose install in TWRP.
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Errrrr where can I download the ota from?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448015
fkfs9 said:
Errrrr where can I download the ota from?
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tried with no luck?
I tried your recommendation several times with no luck, I am still stuck on JWR66N. Do you have any other thoughts as to how to get this update on my tablet?
Thanks!

vulcaninvt said:
I tried your recommendation several times with no luck, I am still stuck on JWR66N. Do you have any other thoughts as to how to get this update on my tablet?
Thanks!
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Not sure what you tried or what problems you ran into.
If you want to force JSS15R onto your tablet I would suggest this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45671279#post45671279

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GNex Android 4.1.1 always shows updating after pwoer on

After I flashed the factory JB maguro image and installed former apps I'd like to use, the notificatoin comes out every time when phone is starting. @[email protected] I rooted my phone with cwm supersu. Does it happen to you or not? Who can solve this
Thanks!
wlsfnl2010 said:
After I flashed the factory JB maguro image and installed former apps I'd like to use, the notificatoin comes out every time when phone is starting. @[email protected] I rooted my phone with cwm supersu. Does it happen to you or not? Who can solve this
Thanks!
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If I understand correctly, Android boots normally but you always see the 'android is upgrading' notification? Could you post a screenshot of your "about phone" screen?
Petrovski80 said:
If I understand correctly, Android boots normally but you always see the 'android is upgrading' notification? Could you post a screenshot of your "about phone" screen?
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yep you're right, and here is my screenshot from my phone:fingers-crossed:
wlsfnl2010 said:
yep you're right, and here is my screenshot from my phone:fingers-crossed:
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Nothing out of the ordinary with your build or radio version. I did spot a battery indicator that's not stock. Did you flash a mod?
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Petrovski80 said:
Nothing out of the ordinary with your build or radio version. I did spot a battery indicator that's not stock. Did you flash a mod?
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yeah but before i flashed that mod this booting issue had already existed
wlsfnl2010 said:
yeah but before i flashed that mod this booting issue had already existed
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Try fixing permissions with cwm, if that doesn't work clear the Dalvik cache so Android will rebuild it on boot.
Petrovski80 said:
Try fixing permissions with cwm, if that doesn't work clear the Dalvik cache so Android will rebuild it on boot.
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I will take your advice and have a try, thank you in advance!:laugh:
Install supersu from playstore and remove superuser.apk from system/app
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Expand notifications?

Hello, I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S3 on Android 4.1.2. When I'm in my notifications screen, I can 'expand' my notifications by swiping down with two fingers on the notification. For example, if I received an email, I can see the full mail instead of just the sender in the notification screen.
And now back to the One X:
My friend, owning a HTC One X Android 4.0.3 and not able to upgrade his android, wants to have this too, since then he can view all incoming whatsapp messages without opening whatsapp.
Is there an app to do that? I've been google'ing for 3 hours and still don't have any result :/
Thanks
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Expandable Notifications wasn't there when I was using Stock 4.1 (JB)... Only when I installed a custom 4.2.2 ROM, I could use it...
I don't think there's an app available to enable that feature... AFAIK!
vin4yak said:
Expandable Notifications wasn't there when I was using Stock 4.1 (JB)... Only when I installed a custom 4.2.2 ROM, I could use it...
I don't think there's an app available to enable that feature... AFAIK!
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Expandable notifications were there on stock JB.....
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The easiest solution would be upgrading to 4.1.1
Expandable notification works on stock 4.1.1
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There's this app which has advanced notifications. Not quite expandable, but similar. Haven't tried it myself though...
Explain why he can't update,we may be able to get him updated and kill 2 birds with 1 stone (not that I'd ever kill a bird)
Vcek said:
The easiest solution would be upgrading to 4.1.1
Expandable notification works on stock 4.1.1
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Yeah, it's the Android version making it possible I guess..
sinkster said:
There's this app which has advanced notifications. Not quite expandable, but similar. Haven't tried it myself though...
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We already tried this one, it just made his phone crash (rooted stock rom)
Wilks3y said:
Explain why he can't update,we may be able to get him updated and kill 2 birds with 1 stone (not that I'd ever kill a bird)
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He can't update, because after the (OTA) update is downloaded on his phone, it starts installing. But then the installing progress is being aborted suddenly and the phone just reboots.. So we just gave up trying to update and wanted to see if there is another way to get that.
AaronAverage said:
He can't update, because after the (OTA) update is downloaded on his phone, it starts installing. But then the installing progress is being aborted suddenly and the phone just reboots.. So we just gave up trying to update and wanted to see if there is another way to get that.
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That sounds as though something is stopping the update, was he rooted? Any custom ROM/Recovery etc? EVERYTHING needs to be pure stock for it to update correctly.
Wilks3y said:
That sounds as though something is stopping the update, was he rooted? Any custom ROM/Recovery etc? EVERYTHING needs to be pure stock for it to update correctly.
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Yeah, he is rooted and also has CWM Recovery installed
AaronAverage said:
Yeah, he is rooted and also has CWM Recovery installed
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Theres your problem mate, an OTA will not work, if you're device isn't fully stock.
It checks your device before updating, the reason it'll reboot and the update won't complete, is because the update is trying to use things that aren't their (Stock recovery etc)
Your best bet, is to find an RUU and run it, so your all stock.
Then OTA until Fully Updated, then do whatever you wish
Wilks3y said:
Theres your problem mate, an OTA will not work, if you're device isn't fully stock.
It checks your device before updating, the reason it'll reboot and the update won't complete, is because the update is trying to use things that aren't their (Stock recovery etc)
Your best bet, is to find an RUU and run it, so your all stock.
Then OTA until Fully Updated, then do whatever you wish
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Hm, then we'll try that, thanks to you all guys :good:
AaronAverage said:
Hm, then we'll try that, thanks to you all guys :good:
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Good luck mate,
If RUU fails, find a NAND backup from :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975140
Then do the update procedure.
Stock recovery can be found here:
http://d-h.st/users/ClydeB1/?fld_id=8386#files
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Good luck mate,
If RUU fails, find a NAND backup from :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975140
Then do the update procedure.
Stock recovery can be found here:
http://d-h.st/users/ClydeB1/?fld_id=8386#files
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That's great, thanks! we'll try that on the weekend.
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[Q] Galaxy Nexus GT-i9250 doesnt update to JB 4.3 [SOLVED]

Hello guys
Problem is as follows, i'm now seeing the OTA update for my GNexus i9250
when I go to About Device~System Update the phone recognizes the update and downloads it (140Mb approximately), then it asks me to restart to install update, which I do.
Now here's the thing, is that when i do that, i see a recovery screen (i'm sorry for my ignorance here but i've never seen this), and it asks me to pick an option, and install untrusted zip (update.zip), problem is it never installs the update that seems to be located in /sdcard/update.zip (or at least that's what the recovery screen says).
I have to reboot the phone, it works fine, nothing happened here, but I'm not sure what's going on here and wanted to ask to see if any of you has any idea why is it that it doesn't work.
If it helps, the phone is encrypted and has CWM Recovery.
irvingh30 said:
Hello guys
Problem is as follows, i'm now seeing the OTA update for my GNexus i9250
when I go to About Device~System Update the phone recognizes the update and downloads it (140Mb approximately), then it asks me to restart to install update, which I do.
Now here's the thing, is that when i do that, i see a recovery screen (i'm sorry for my ignorance here but i've never seen this), and it asks me to pick an option, and install untrusted zip (update.zip), problem is it never installs the update that seems to be located in /sdcard/update.zip (or at least that's what the recovery screen says).
I have to reboot the phone, it works fine, nothing happened here, but I'm not sure what's going on here and wanted to ask to see if any of you has any idea why is it that it doesn't work.
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I don't know what's wrong too. Either way, we need to know more to try and help you out. Did you do anything that might alter the system in any way? What ROM/Android version (settings > about > under build number) do you have? What radio (settings > about > under baseband) do you have?
By chance, are you able to get a photo of that screen? What's the other option? If there's one option.. there's normally more.
This information may be helpful
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beekay201 said:
I don't know what's wrong too. Either way, we need to know more to try and help you out. Did you do anything that might alter the system in any way? What ROM/Android version (settings > about > under build number) do you have? What radio (settings > about > under baseband) do you have?
By chance, are you able to get a photo of that screen? What's the other option? If there's one option.. there's normally more.
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Yes look
When i Restart the phone, it loads in Recovery mode or something, then it gives me an option that says "install untrusted update.zip", so I choose that one, afterwards it says like "cannot mount /sdcard - - Installation aborted".
There are other options to mount /sdcard there as well, but that doesn't work, at all.
The phone is encrypted so I think that may be the reason, It is also Rooted and has an app called "SuperSU"...
I've tried using file managers to access /sdcard to see if there is such file (update.zip) and i can't see anything like that there.
irvingh30 said:
The phone is encrypted
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this is the problem.
Is there a way to fix this or am I stuck for good
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Did you ever find a solution to the problem? I have the same issue.
Are you using a custum recovery?
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No I haven't found a solution yet
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yashade2001 said:
Are you using a custum recovery?
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Yes I believe it is CWM recovery
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irvingh30 said:
Yes I believe it is CWM recovery
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You need stock recovery for OTA updates.
heero884 said:
You need stock recovery for OTA updates.
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OK, sorry to ask the obvious here but...
How do I go back to stock?
My phone is encrypted, so it's not letting me do it because of that...
What can I do?
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vance74 said:
Did you ever find a solution to the problem? I have the same issue.
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I Already got the problem solved
please check this other thread with info posted by someone else with a procedure on how to Flash Stock ROM via Fastboot
go Here

[question]ROOT NEXUS 7 4.4.3 via towelroot

Did someone manage to root their nexus 7 using towelroot? Without unlocking bootloader
Jaycel0820 said:
Did someone manage to root their nexus 7 using towelroot? Without unlocking bootloader
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Towelroot only supports kernels that were released before June 3rd, so anything running Android 4.4.3 KitKat that has its stock kernel cannot be rooted by towelroot at this time. Keep checking though, I'm sure it will be available soon.
Alternatively you can go to Root Me and find easy to follow guides for your device there.
Good luck,
JJE990
JJE990 said:
Towelroot only supports kernels that were released before June 3rd, so anything running Android 4.4.3 KitKat that has its stock kernel cannot be rooted by towelroot at this time. Keep checking though, I'm sure it will be available soon.
Alternatively you can go to Root Me and find easy to follow guides for your device there.
Good luck,
JJE990
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The kernel build date for 4.4.3 is March 18th. This includes 4.4.3 stock ROMs. And it is working on the Nexus 5.
Aerowinder said:
The kernel build date for 4.4.3 is March 18th. This includes 4.4.3 stock ROMs. And it is working on the Nexus 5.
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I was unaware of that, just quoting what I have read recently, thanks for the information anyway!!!
This worked on my GPE S4. I had upgraded to 4.4.3 with the OTA when it came out a week or two ago and of course I lost root after that upgrade. My laptop's in need of repairs so I haven't been able to re-root. Towelroot fixed that for me.
However, I have tried twice on the Nexus 7 (16gb 2012 Wifi only) after upgrading to 4.4.3 with the OTA and so far that has not worked. Oh well. At least my phone is how I like it again.
bagelicious said:
This worked on my GPE S4. I had upgraded to 4.4.3 with the OTA when it came out a week or two ago and of course I lost root after that upgrade. My laptop's in need of repairs so I haven't been able to re-root. Towelroot fixed that for me.
However, I have tried twice on the Nexus 7 (16gb 2012 Wifi only) after upgrading to 4.4.3 with the OTA and so far that has not worked. Oh well. At least my phone is how I like it again.
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did you check your nexus 2012 using root checker?
and good news guys i just try it on my nexus 7 2013 4.4.3 and it works!!!! i have now root locked BL
Jaycel0820 said:
did you check your nexus 2012 using root checker?
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I did check root checker and it confirmed I do not have root. I uninstalled the SuperUser app that was already on my N7 (it used to be rooted a while back.. I honestly don't even know how I lost it). Tried running towelroot again. Didn't work.
I noticed that the SU is listed as a system app and I'm wondering if that is causing the problem. I'll need to get a working laptop to do a fresh install and see if I can test towelroot out then.
i have another question , can i have a custom recovery like twrp even my bootloader is unlocked? is twrp manager apk works?
Jaycel0820 said:
did you check your nexus 2012 using root checker?
and good news guys i just try it on my nexus 7 2013 4.4.3 and it works!!!! i have now root locked BL
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Does it wipe the data in Nexus 7 2013 ?
Bravesoul90 said:
Does it wipe the data in Nexus 7 2013 ?
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no it will not wipe anything. .
Jaycel0820 said:
no it will not wipe anything. .
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Thanx so much bro, it worked well on my NEXUS 7 2013 :good:
Jaycel0820 said:
i have another question , can i have a custom recovery like twrp even my bootloader is unlocked? is twrp manager apk works?
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You can use a custom recovery regardless of bootloader status.
Bootloader can be unlocked once rooted using app from playstore and it doesn't wipe data supposedly.
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Nice
Root Failure
I had attempted to root my Nexus 7 (2012) 16GB WiFi only running 4.4.3 KitKat with towelroot and it had failed.
All it had done after pushing the "make it ra1n" button was froze the screen, then after a few seconds rebooted. Nothing was wiped in the process and no rooting had occoured.
It was as if nothing had happened because I am writing this reply minutes after my Nexus 7 finished rebooting.
jerrett7 said:
I had attempted to root my Nexus 7 (2012) 16GB WiFi only running 4.4.3 KitKat with towelroot and it had failed.
All it had done after pushing the "make it ra1n" button was froze the screen, then after a few seconds rebooted. Nothing was wiped in the process and no rooting had occoured.
It was as if nothing had happened because I am writing this reply minutes after my Nexus 7 finished rebooting.
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Ya. exact same situation.
updated to 4.4.4 this morning and same outcomes.
jerrett7 said:
I had attempted to root my Nexus 7 (2012) 16GB WiFi only running 4.4.3 KitKat with towelroot and it had failed.
All it had done after pushing the "make it ra1n" button was froze the screen, then after a few seconds rebooted. Nothing was wiped in the process and no rooting had occoured.
It was as if nothing had happened because I am writing this reply minutes after my Nexus 7 finished rebooting.
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It worked for me however I was already on the 4.4.4 update, not sure that has anyhting to with it but just mentioning it. Did you Download v1 or v2 of towelroot, I think v3 is out now as well.
Here's what I did:
Download the latest version of TR
Install it like you would any other app, it's going to show as a virus or something, just hit ignore or allow
Hit the big Make it rain button, should only take a second or so
Download root checker, should say congrat's
Download chainfires SU from the playstore, it may say something about the SU binaries need updated, just reboot your device and you should be all good.
Demmonnixx said:
It worked for me however I was already on the 4.4.4 update, not sure that has anyhting to with it but just mentioning it. Did you Download v1 or v2 of towelroot, I think v3 is out now as well.
Here's what I did:
Download the latest version of TR
Install it like you would any other app, it's going to show as a virus or something, just hit ignore or allow
Hit the big Make it rain button, should only take a second or so
Download root checker, should say congrat's
Download chainfires SU from the playstore, it may say something about the SU binaries need updated, just reboot your device and you should be all good.
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I have had my 7 since release and never rooted. Today I updated with the ota 4.4.4 update, then downloaded towelroot v3, ran it and it worked!! Awesome, anyway, what's the best way to get a custom recovery? Tried goo app from play store, and tried installing open recovery script, but it just sticks at downloading... Now what?
Never mind... Figured it out.
cokey77 said:
Bootloader can be unlocked once rooted using app from playstore and it doesn't wipe data supposedly.
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Which app from play store?
DMF1977 said:
I have had my 7 since release and never rooted. Today I updated with the ota 4.4.4 update, then downloaded towelroot v3, ran it and it worked!! Awesome, anyway, what's the best way to get a custom recovery? Tried goo app from play store, and tried installing open recovery script, but it just sticks at downloading... Now what?
Never mind... Figured it out.
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You said you figured it out? What did you do or what did you download and how? Just curious

[ISSUES] Android Nougat. Cant turn on wifi, performance dropdown

I upgraded my phone to Android Nougat OTA yesterday. Tried to turn on wifi but nothing happened. I also issued performance dropdown and overheating. I did a factory reset but it didn't fix the problem.
Well sounds like something went wrong. May need to factory reset or load a factory image (once avliable) which would be best.
You can screw around with trying to reflash the OTA package otherwise.
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milan187 said:
Well sounds like something went wrong. May need to factory reset or load a factory image (once avliable) which would be best.
You can screw around with trying to reflash the OTA package otherwise.
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I guest I'll wait for the image then
I don't have this issue.
What I did is, flashed full OTA zip using ADB sideload, and then I did a factory reset.
No performance dropdown, no overheat.
Although some old apps are getting force close frequently, updating them solved it.
ikyeye said:
I don't have this issue.
What I did is, flashed full OTA zip using ADB sideload, and then I did a factory reset.
No performance dropdown, no overheat.
Although some old apps are getting force close frequently, updating them solved it.
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Thanks, but where can I get that OTA zip?
Mike Tran said:
Thanks, but where can I get that OTA zip?
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here
https://android.googleapis.com/pack.../cd8d8f775bcdb6a76a496a3a664caba0b9ed47f9.zip
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here
https://android.googleapis.com/pack.../cd8d8f775bcdb6a76a496a3a664caba0b9ed47f9.zip
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Thanks alot
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Thanks, but where can I get that OTA zip?
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I waited until Google release the ota zip on their site , flashed it but still cant start wifi.
Mike Tran said:
I waited until Google release the ota zip on their site , flashed it but still cant start wifi.
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I would do the factory image fastboot if I were you.
enzo_cz said:
I would do the factory image fastboot if I were you.
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I tried that, it seems like the MAC address is the problem. It always shows 20:00:00... And yeah IMEI number is 0
Mike Tran said:
I tried that, it seems like the MAC address is the problem. It always shows 20:00:00...
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go to backup and restore settings and do a network reset
Brand new 5X, flash back to 6.0 wifi is totally fine. Flash factory img 7.0 or OTA update from 6.0 both have the same problem . Did anyone have the solution?
Giorgos Chatziioannou said:
go to backup and restore settings and do a network reset
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It didn't change anything
micrian said:
Brand new 5X, flash back to 6.0 wifi is totally fine. Flash factory img 7.0 or OTA update from 6.0 both have the same problem . Did anyone have the solution?
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I got my Nexus 5X last week,too. Is your Mac address 02:00...?
Mike Tran said:
I got my Nexus 5X last week,too. Is your Mac address 02:00...?
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yup also imei is 0, are you in VN?
micrian said:
yup also imei is 0, are you in VN?
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Yes, I bought it from a local store.
Mike Tran said:
Yes, I bought it from a local store.
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Digiphone?
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Digiphone?
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That's right
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That's right
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I'm Also in VN, with same issues...
Nexus 5X, unrooted, T-Mobile OTA update to Nougat. Tried the following and none resolved the wifi issues:
1. Rebooted phone.
2. Booted into Safe Mode.
3. Wiped cache partition.
4. Uninstalled latest Google Connectivity Services.
5. Reinstalled latest Google Connectivity Services.
6. Reset network settings.
Called Google support and they recommended a factory reset. I haven't tried that because I don't think it will work and I don't want to have to start all over from scratch. Any other suggestions are welcome!

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