Help Kit Kat for 2013 Nexus 7

halon · Nov 15, 2013

Central Pennsylvania is a no go for me.

ODog2323 · Nov 15, 2013

See some of the videos reviewing the update? We're not getting a lot of the tweaks seen on the nexus 5 :-/

Pretty disappointing.

unnamedny · Nov 15, 2013

There is a thread on xda forum promising kitkat "tomorrow" for a few months already. Just saying....

TharOosta · Nov 15, 2013

<----keeps hitting check for update button with no luck

Shocky · Nov 15, 2013

I flashed it myself, but nothing on brothers Nexus 7 yet in the UK.

Even the framework trick doesn't work.

ODog2323 said:
See some of the videos reviewing the update? We're not getting a lot of the tweaks seen on the nexus 5 :-/

Pretty disappointing.

Yep, pretty much how I feel about 4.4 on the Nexus 7. The interface changes I liked on the Nexus 5 are all absent.

jhsrennie · Nov 16, 2013

Shocky said:
I flashed it myself, but nothing on brothers Nexus 7 yet in the UK.

Even the framework trick doesn't work.

Yep, pretty much how I feel about 4.4 on the Nexus 7. The interface changes I liked on the Nexus 5 are all absent.

See http://androidforums.com/nexus-7-2012/789913-kitkat.html#post6268859 and subseuent posts - it looks as if Google are planning to roll out the new launcher once the new version of Search is stable.

bludd · Nov 16, 2013

jhawkkw said:
Factory image is out now too.

Just wondering, what is the difference between the link you posted earlier for the ota update and the factory image?

Which one should we use now?

Would this one be ok for the nexus 7 2013 wifi?

Factory Images "razor" for Nexus 7 [2013] (Wi-Fi) 4.4 (KRT16O)

Thanks in advance.

jhawkkw · Nov 16, 2013

bludd said:
Just wondering, what is the difference between the link you posted earlier for the ota update and the factory image?

Which one should we use now?

Would this one be ok for the nexus 7 2013 wifi?

Factory Images "razor" for Nexus 7 [2013] (Wi-Fi) 4.4 (KRT16O)

Thanks in advance.

The OTA is flashed in recovery and can be used on a totally stock device that still has its bootloader locked. The factory image is flashed through an unlocked bootloader. The OTA is the update that leaves your data intact while the factory by default wipes the device. However by altering the flash script or carefully manually flashing the right partitions, it can be used as an update.

bludd · Nov 16, 2013

jhawkkw said:
The OTA is flashed in recovery and can be used on a totally stock device that still has its bootloader locked. The factory image is flashed through an unlocked bootloader. The OTA is the update that leaves your data intact while the factory by default wipes the device. However by altering the flash script or carefully manually flashing the right partitions, it can be used as an update.

Awesome, thanks for taking time to explain it.

Shocky · Nov 17, 2013

jhsrennie said:
See and subseuent posts - it looks as if Google are planning to roll out the new launcher once the new version of Search is stable.

Thanks, just had a play around with the new launcher and it's very nice for the most part. It's actually quite nice to have a launcher available directly from Google.

Only complaint is that the app draw animation doesn't seem very smooth, i'm used to Nova Launcher which still seems smother in the regard. I wish Google would fix that.

TharOosta · Nov 17, 2013

I'm starting to believe that OTA update to Nexus 7 is complete bullshit. For I haven't heard or seen anybody actually get the OTA yet...

Unforgiven · Nov 17, 2013

TharOosta said:
I'm starting to believe that OTA update to Nexus 7 is complete bullshit. For I haven't heard or seen anybody actually get the OTA yet...

I'll be honest, this is the longest I have had to wait for an OTA on my N7's. IIRC I had the 4.3 update the night after it was unveiled on mine, and two days later on my sons.:dontknow:

deslock · Nov 17, 2013

FWIW, sideloading KitKat is quick and painless.

Unfortunately its "Immersion mode" (hides the button bar on the Nexus 5) doesn't work on the Nexus7.

Deleted User · Nov 17, 2013

I believe the factory images can be flashed onto a locked bootloader as well, since they're signed, no?

I wiped my N7 yesterday and loaded KitKat through the factory image (I have an unlocked bootloader so I can't definitively answer the question above, but I'm pretty certain). I have to say, I think removing the up/down arrows from the Wifi icon was a real step backwards, and I'm not sure I see the benefit.

deslock said:
FWIW, sideloading KitKat is quick and painless.

Unfortunately its "Immersion mode" (hides the button bar on the Nexus 5) doesn't work on the Nexus7.

It actually doesn't work? The app has to specifically call it out through a call introduced in 4.4, do you know of an app that's updated to do this and you tried it? That's a shame if so.

Deleted User · Nov 17, 2013

Also, my idle battery drain has been drastically reduced by this update. I mean, it has been cut by probably two thirds. Not sure what happened there, but I've got virtually all of my apps re-installed so it's not the lack of a battery-draining app. Last night's battery drain while I was sleeping was practically non-existent.

ODog2323 · Nov 17, 2013

binary visions said:
Also, my idle battery drain has been drastically reduced by this update. I mean, it has been cut by probably two thirds. Not sure what happened there, but I've got virtually all of my apps re-installed so it's not the lack of a battery-draining app. Last night's battery drain while I was sleeping was practically non-existent.

That's a nice plus. I've been seeing comments like that elsewhere too.

I'll definitely take that even without all the nice little visual enhancements were missing out on...

... Assuming I ever get the update.

jhawkkw · Nov 17, 2013

binary visions said:
I believe the factory images can be flashed onto a locked bootloader as well, since they're signed, no?

have to say, I think removing the up/down arrows from the Wifi icon was a real step backwards, and I'm not sure I see the benefit.

I'm not so sure they're signed anymore. You seem to get little warnings in the output now that boot, recovery, and system don't have a sig when flashing the rom as the zip file through the bootloader.

I agree that removing the arrows was a bad move and I also don't like how they don't have a second color to show that you're connected to the router but not the internet l like before unless you pull down quick settings to reveal orange colors on wifi.

binary visions said:
Also, my idle battery drain has been drastically reduced by this update. I mean, it has been cut by probably two thirds. Not sure what happened there, but I've got virtually all of my apps re-installed so it's not the lack of a battery-draining app. Last night's battery drain while I was sleeping was practically non-existent.

I got some horrible wakelocks in the early days with my Nexus 5 due to app incompatibilities with the update. Greenify has helped quite a bit with that.

Norgoth · Nov 17, 2013

Has anyone here received the update? I am in NY and no sign up the update as of this morning. I have tried OTA but having problems with the SDK recognizing my N7 when in debugging mode.

Deleted User · Nov 17, 2013

jhawkkw said:
I'm not so sure they're signed anymore. You seem to get little warnings in the output now that boot, recovery, and system don't have a sig when flashing the rom as the zip file through the bootloader.

You may be right; I remember seeing the missing sig errors when I flashed.

I got some horrible wakelocks in the early days with my Nexus 5 due to app incompatibilities with the update. Greenify has helped quite a bit with that.

Yeah, I rather expected I'd get a downgrade in battery life until all apps were updated, so this drastic increase is quite nice.

The first flat area, I expected, because I didn't have much installed. Then you see the drop-off where I installed my other apps, set up sync accounts, etc. Then I went to bed, and it's practically flat:

ryanh723 · Nov 18, 2013

So first off, sorry for plugging another site, but I decided I was sick of waiting for the KitKat OTA update and was going to try manually installing it. I am not savy enough to flash it from the files from Google and I don't know how to root a device, but I did fine some pretty simple step by step instructions that included all the software I'd need.

How to manually install Android 4.4 KitKat - Nexus 7 (2012/2013) WiFi, Nexus 10

The one problem I did have through the whole process was my laptop, which runs Windows 7, recognizing my device when I was in boot mode. There are a few options in the article to deal with this problem, the last one about downloading PdaNet was the one that actually worked for me.

After that, install was easy and I came back to phandroid to download the GEL launcher and the update for Google Search. Now my Nexus 7 is running KitkAT, my buttons are transparent, Google Now works, and always listening mic for "Ok Google" is working.

I feel so tech savy.

Lev16 · Nov 19, 2013

This is so dumb. I keep checking for the OTA daily. The Moto X is getting 4.4 today thru Vzw. Doesn't that just seem wrong? 2013 Nexus device is getting beat out by a non Nexus device in receiving the new OS update. WTF?

OneZeoN · Nov 19, 2013

Yeah still nothing here in UK

Check twice a day but nothing

Deleted User · Nov 19, 2013

Lev16 said:
This is so dumb. I keep checking for the OTA daily. The Moto X is getting 4.4 today thru Vzw. Doesn't that just seem wrong? 2013 Nexus device is getting beat out by a non Nexus device in receiving the new OS update. WTF?

Uh, not everyone is getting the Moto X update. The rollout started today. Just like the Nexus 7 rollout started last week. Deep breaths.

jhawkkw · Nov 19, 2013

Torrid said:
The N7 LTE KitKat rollout is later, correct? I thought that I read that one was coming soon.

Is that right?

The factory image for the lte variant is out, but I don't recall hearing that the ota has started.

mak916 · Nov 19, 2013

Apparently there is a new build. I heard the OTA is rolling out now.

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/android-building/o70T70DOals

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