[ROM][NZH54D][2024/03/05][Asus Nexus 7 2012 WiFi/3G][F2FS/EXT4]Android 7.x AOSP

[Sam Nakamura]

If someone didn't know yet what's the noble motivation behind this: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=77354175

To further add to the 'noble reasons'...

(...)on some days I think about the approximate volume of electronic waste @AndDiSa's updates have avoided - not just him but in general, XDA & the custom ROM scene are doing a great job at fighting for our environment, even though it's probably not their first goal, it's definitely a precious and important side effect...

I'm really convinced that the whole custom ROM scene makes quite a difference here!

Sent from my Nexus 6 using XDA Labs

 

[CamoGeko]

I would pay for this kind of support. I'm sure a lot of others would, too. But the companies want to sell new hardware instead of selling updates.

Ain't that the truth of 2020.

I'm so over most Android manufacturers now, all they want to do is sell you expensive new tech with a year's worth of updates. If that!

Unless you fork out for a Pixel.


Sent from my mata using Thebear Blue XDA Labs

 

[SGH-i200]

I'm so over most Android manufacturers now, all they want is to sell you is expensive new tech with a year's worth of updates. If that!

You describe very well why I buy last generation Pixel smartphones for my whole family. The Pixel 2 and 3a are real cheap on eBay nowadays.

 

[AndDiSa]

You describe very well why I buy last generation Pixel smartphones for my whole family. The Pixel 2 and 3a are real cheap on eBay nowadays.

The 3a is really a very good device for it's price ...

 

[CamoGeko]

You describe very well why I buy last generation Pixel smartphones for my whole family. The Pixel 2 and 3a are real cheap on eBay nowadays.

You made a good move there!

Same reason I bought an Essential Phone in 2018, its a perfect example of a nicely balanced Android device for not much money at all... and with updates until 2022 at least I'm happy for another couple of years. This is how Android should be, relatively cheap and with long updates! :good:

The 3a is really a very good device for it's price ...

It is a good one, although personally I would go for a nice condition used Pixel 2XL 128GB. It has a better SoC, screen, storage, speakers... just about everything and for about the same price or cheaper.

 

[evo4ger]

Wow this rom restored my Nexus 7! If you can't pass the initial screen and it crashes go select a language to force it to next step worked for me

 

[Sir Charles82]

Just flashed the two N7 Grouper in our family with the latest ROM and they work flawless-

Thanks for still providing these devices with updates

 

[kozmo2k4]

R.I.P,. my grouper.
Bought is (barely) used in 2014.
Last month started to freeze randomly.
Flash it back to factory, then back to this AOSP.
Week later, random freezing again.
Went ahead and formatted the three basic partitions in fastboot. Flashed AOSP again; worked for a few days, until I started to add more apps.
Now I can only boot it in to fastboot and or TWRP. Can't format system nor userdata.
Thank you, @AndDiSa, for keeping this ancient tablet alive for this long.

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk

 

[laugeek57]

Mine also begins to age I have to press regularly on the back so that the sound comes back on the left and the right ... bought in November 2012
Thanks AndiSa

 

[SGH-i200]

I bought an Essential Phone in 2018 [...] with updates until 2022 at least I'm happy for another couple of years. This is how Android should be, relatively cheap and with long updates! :good:

Bad news for you: "Essential shuts down: No more PH-1 updates, No GEM phone" https://www.xda-developers.com/essential-shut-down-no-more-updates/

This shows that a company which only updates the old phones and does not sell new ones won't stay long in this market. Too bad.

Will you switch to a Pixel now? Maybe someone will build a custom ROM for the Essential Phone l, with the help of the tools mentioned in the XDA news article.

 

[chinchulin01]

As far as i know, you can´t use this device (even the tilapia version) for making phone calls.
Tilapia version allows you to use 3G but no phone functionality.

cheers

Thank you so much for your reply!

 

[NikoNik7]

The system goes into reboot after connecting to the Internet through the Hot Spot

Good ROM. Only one problem stretches from version to version.
The system goes into reboot after connecting to the Internet through the Hot Spot of the mobile phone. As soon as the application upgrade begins, so restart. Not on the first app, so on the second.
It would be great to get rid of her. I suspect that the problem is due to the inability of the Wi-Fi driver to correctly process a significant change in the speed of the mobile channel, which is heard through the Wi-Fi point.

After installing the pre-Christmas update, problems with working via Wi-Fi mobile phone on Tilapia disappeared. If the author has not corrected anything, then Google spoils the communication module from time to time. I 'm afraid to install further versions with their security updates.

 

[Deleted member 5367514]

Dirty flashed (grouper) and whilst it all worked, my Nexus was rather laggy. As I'd dirty flashed last month's update, I figured maybe it was time for a spring clean. So I wiped, clean flashed and re-installed everything from scratch. All okay (touch wood). Thanks again @AndDiSa :good:

Wiping and clean flashing does make the update process longer but I do think it's worth the extra effort.

 

[CamoGeko]

Wiping and clean flashing does make the update process longer but I do think it's worth the extra effort.

Clean flashing is always preferred and always worth it on any Android device.

Just gotta remember to back-up first. :laugh:

 

[NikoNik7]

Dirty flashed (grouper) and whilst it all worked, my Nexus was rather laggy. As I'd dirty flashed last month's update, I figured maybe it was time for a spring clean. So I wiped, clean flashed and re-installed everything from scratch. All okay (touch wood). Thanks again @AndDiSa :good:

Wiping and clean flashing does make the update process longer but I do think it's worth the extra effort.

Quite often I update completely, but several versions in a row this did not eliminate the problem of spontaneous reboot when working through Hot Spot

 

[AndDiSa]

Version with March 2020 security fixes is out

... new month new fixes

I've just updated the repositories and I have already updated the OP with the links to the latest builds.

Grouper OTA-Package (Build 20200303) (md5: 8ddde21862486f1b29bc22aab66071de)
Tilapia OTA-Package (Build 20200303)(md5: 300899bcf2c02b64770d54a563ed74b1)

... and as always, the builds are not tested yet, so please report issues / findings. If there are no issues I'll update the OP within the next days.

 

[Deleted member 5367514]

Grouper clean flashed, rooted, gapps installed. All up and running cleanly and smoothly. No obvious faults or problems. :good:

 

[dark0shark]

... new month new fixes

Dirty flashed, no problem so far. Great work, as always.


Sent from my Asus Nexus 7 using XDA Labs

 

[mdncb]

Was previously using LineageOS 14.1. Did a factory reset, wiped dalvik/cache, installed the current build (20200303), wiped dalvik/cache again and booted up. No Gapps. Takes a while to boot the first time as usual but eventually booted up with no problems. It's worth noting that there's no file manager with this method, so I installed the FDroid APK via adb install. After that, booted into recovery and installed Magisk v20.1, and again wiped dalvik/cache. No bootloops, no crashes, so far all is well.

So far it's a night & day difference between LineageOS 14.1 (laggy, unstable, battery vampire) and this (silky smooth). Will test more over the next week, but I'm already very impressed with what I see.

 

[Sylar]

Hi,Nexus 7 could sopport Netflix HD, why I can't see Netflix in HD but only in SD? There is a method to see?
It says me drm lvl 3..
@AndDiSa