[Q] root - Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A

is the wugfast tool kit safe to root the nexus 7 2013 i root my older model with no problem but the reviews about rooting the new nexus 7 with the toolkit are not very good . is there a different toolkit available

Just use cf auto root.
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Or, ya know, the old fashioned way.... So you know what's actually going on.

khaytsus said:
Or, ya know, the old fashioned way.... So you know what's actually going on.
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This. XDA has a guide on their youtube channel.
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I updated my phone yesterday, will I be able to root?

If so can someone send me a link please.
My version is 4.04 and baseband L700.FD05, Kernel 3.08, Build number IMM76D.L700FD02.
Please let me know if it’s rootable.
Thanks
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Simply search and download the GNex toolkit. It will do everything for you
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Ahmato27 said:
Simply search and download the GNex toolkit. It will do everything for you
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Or.... just root manually because it's extremely simple.
OP, on a Nexus, no update is going to break your ability to root the device.
If you updated your GNex yesterday, shouldn't your Version be IMM76I?
Thanks alot guys. I just bought this phone, I really don't know which its which. I had HTC evo and evo 3d, and when you update your phone your basically screwed. That's why I was worried.
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Root without unlocking bootloader

Hi there!
I would like to know if there's already a method to root this new nexus 7 without unlocking the bootloader, like motochopper method for the 1st gen. model.
Thanks!
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Just root and then re lock the bootloader that's what I did
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IMO you are better off leaving it unlocked.
Yes, i know it's the right way. I'm not concerned about warranty, i live in Brazil and there's no warranty for me once this tablet isn't officially available here, got mine last week in the usa, the thing is that i forgot to root before setting it up, and now I'm just not in the mood to wipe it for unlocking the bootloader and put it all back in afterwards.
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Nexus 7 LTE

Hey, I have a nexus 7 with LTE. Can I flash any custom Rom?
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limestar said:
Hey, I have a nexus 7 with LTE. Can I flash any custom Rom?
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Hello,
Is it the New Nexus 7 released in 2013?
If yes, I am not even aware it is available yet although I did read in the news that a man from China got it by mistake while shipping it from USA.
Do not tell me that you are that guy
Well, if you have the old model, Nexus 7 2012, then you have posted this in the wrong thread.
If you have the new Nexus 7, It depends that you can run custom roms or not. No one has seen the binaries or flash images for the New Nexus 7 so I can not say it might work or not. You might have to take the risk if you still want to try.
Also, I think unless LTE is integrated with some system files, you will be cool to go and not be able to use communications but that is still highly unlikely because from the old Nexus 7 LTE model, I know the source binaries were quite different.
You can even hard brick your device.
My advice, enjoy the LTE till it is official.
I work for a mobile company in the UK. So I have a final test one. A nexus 2013 LTE.
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Here is a screenshot
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Your a lucky man
Mine doesn't have the touch screen issues that a lot of people are suffering from. But for those that are does your n7 have multi-touch issues?
>^.^< Sent from meow HTC One which is like catnip to me atm
No multi touch issues so far....
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No multi touch issues so far....
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Any word on a release date?
Can you make a nandroid of that rom beforehand and upload it?
(I would recommend against using TWRP for the moment as it has a lot of issues with nandroids, there seem to be a working CWM at the moment)
Tallon29 said:
Any word on a release date?
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i sure hope it's soon!
Do u have to give it back
Great news.
I hope it does better than the TF600TL - another Asus LTE device (running Windows RT). LOL
can we make phone calls?
No phone on stock
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limestar said:
No phone on stock
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Probably never will make any voice calls, they so far go on overlaid 3g networks due to lots of upgrades required in the backhaul. Voip, ie. CSipSimple, is the way to go. And you will need a headset.
The Phone App is in the filesystem but doesn't show in the ui.
I'm hoping this will be different as it uses a different chip than the nexus 7 3g(2012)
The 2013 N7 LTE should be using a APQ8064-1AA + MDM9615A + WTR1605L,
which is very similar to the APQ8064 + MDM9615A + WTR1605L on the N4.
While it might be (hypothetically) possible for it to do so in hardware, it could still be disabled.
Both the N4 and 2013 N7's wifi/bt chips also support fm radio at the silicon level, but it's disabled at the chip level.
The LTE on the N4 is disabled at the firmware level (as the lte mod is due to leftover code, if it were not for that it doesnt have LTE period)
It could have voice calls disabled at the silicon level, chip level, firmware level, or rom level, since they can easily spec modems that have broken voice call support since it's not used in the first place.
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If your read the thread you would have found that he got it because he was a tester or something. He posted proof that it was legit.
/facepalm
atticusmas said:
If your read the thread you would have found that he got it because he was a tester or something. He posted proof that it was legit.
/facepalm
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And soon we can all have the LTE
LTE Nexus 7 announced in middle of September 2013 in Japan.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/25/...utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget

OTG without root/unlock?

Can I use OTG without root on my N7 2013?
And if I use the boot loader unlock and root toolkit will app+data be erased from my device?
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Should work out of the box, but there's this bug affecting the majority of users that doesn't recognise the otg-usb. However there are workarounds and it worked for me.
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Marck527 said:
Should work out of the box, but there's this bug affecting the majority of users that doesn't recognise the otg-usb. However there are workarounds and it worked for me.
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What workaround? Link please?
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Kit kat for Nexus 7 2

Is there any Eta for OTA Kit Kit for the 2013 model?
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unlike others i will not flame you for breaking the cardinal rule of asking for ETAs, that said, the Nexus 7.2 should be amongst the first to receive it, with HTC quoting 15 days from Oct 31st, im hoping the N7 will see it at some point within that time frame.
oldtimer42 said:
Is there any Eta for OTA Kit Kit for the 2013 model?
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NOOOOOOO DONT ASSSSKKKKK.
Jk. As the above guy stated, we wont flame ya. I read on a website (I forgot which one, but at this point, there's like over 50 websites stating the same thing) that it should be expected sometime this week or the next week. So pretty soon most likely
oldtimer42 said:
Is there any Eta for OTA Kit Kit for the 2013 model?
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If I could delete it I would
Please delete this chain
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oldtimer42 said:
If I could delete it I would
Please delete this chain
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why not to ask
Google lurks xda and has reset your update time
count down "213 days 3 hours 12 minutes"
to kitkat 4.4 on your device
oldtimer42 said:
Is there any Eta for OTA Kit Kit for the 2013 model?
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Next Tuesday.

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