In this blog you will find information, videos and links to parts for fixes and repairs to the ASUS Nexus 7 wifi and 3g tablets. The videos and information are kept as practical and tutorial like as possible in order make them as accessible to wide non-technical audience. If you are have difficulties with your Nexus 7, feel free the post a question to this Blog, and I will endeavour to respond.
Thanks for looking.
Regards Malcolm (aka fixed1t)
Since Google released Nexus 7 Android OS 5 LOLLIPOP there have been an increasing number of Nexus 7 2012 and 2013 owners whose tablets have frozen at the Google startup splash screen:
The common symptom of this terminal condition, is for the device to be stuck in a loop at the Google flash stage. The device goes no further however long it is left.
So before deciding to install Android Google 5 LOLLIPOP
I recommend you look at the additional functionality Android OS 5 LOLLIPOP is offering over 4.4.4 KITKA, and decide if its worth risking killing your Nexus 7 to have this upgrade?
To give you some idea of how I feel about this, I have downgraded my LOLLIPOP Nexus 7 devices to KITKAT 4.4.4
I discovered a series of broken links on my fixed1t Nexus 7 webpages, I think these happened with my redesign of the fixed1t site and blogs to make them Google mobile friendly.
As you know amongst the many things I do, I rebuild and fix Asus Google 1st Generation Nexus 7's and have a loyal following on my fixed1t eBay with 100% customer positive feedback.
Here is a Picture of an opened up Nexus 7 First Generation 2012
So I've been through all of the following pages on my fixed1t.co.uk website:
and also in case I don't have the parts for your Nexus 7, here, as in the classic film:
where Kris Kringle (Santa Klaus) tells Macy's customers to go to competitors stores, if they don't stock the item the child wants from Santa ( I love this film).
I've been publishing working Nexus 7 breakdown, dismantling, installation and repair Youtube videos for some years, but realised that having them scattered in different Blogs with
fixed1t
at the start of the title reduced Blog traffic and views.
Therefore, I've created the Blog:
This Blog will contain information and assessments of Nexus 7 issues along with my own fixed1t repair videos and links to other videos and articles that Nexus 7 1st Generation owners or prospective purchasers may find of use.
If you have previous Bookmarks to fixed1t Nexus 7 Blog postings then please delete them as they will no longer work and update your bookmarks to the blog link in this page above.
I am also taking the opportunity to embed links in some of my youtube videos, as a purple banner note in the top right hand corner, to take you to a playlists of my other associated Toy Repair fixed1t, videos so you won't have to search around for the next videos. There is also a blue banner that will take you to the fixed1t website with links to fixed1t eBay if you are interested in purchasing tried and tested refurbished parts from a seller with 100% positive feedback from Nexus 7 buyers.
If you have a few moments it would be great if you could try it out by selecting the video below and let me know if this works, by leaving a note on this post, thanks.
If you have a Nexus 7 problem then feel free to post here and I will endeavour to take a look and respond.
If you are considering doing any work on the Touch Screens of any iPhones, iPads, Android Tablets or computers, please ensure you wear suitable eye protection. The tension this glass is under means that when it breaks under pressure it tends to explode upwards and outwards showering the area and the person working on it with ultra thin glass shards. If these were to get in your eyes they would cause extensive and extremely painful damage to the eyes.
I'm glad I invested in my pair of Bolle safety glasses and I'm about to purchase some more with 2 and 3 reading glass strengths.
Bolle sunglasses and very expensive, but for some reason their safety glasses (made to the same high standard) and remarkably cheap, cheaper than some of the awful plastic wraparounds that scratch as soon as you touch them available at various gardening and DIY outlets.
Here are some links I used to purchase my own glasses.