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Nexus 7 2nd Generation: Why won't my Nexus 7 receive WiFi signals?

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 08:51:50 -0700

The signal seems to be strong enough (my other newer tablet works fine). I use it as an e-reader and this is the only problem I can detect.

Nexus 10: Turns on crashes then reboots.

Sat, 15 Jun 2024 10:53:53 -0700

It turns on crashes and reboots. Tried resetting but it just goes back to the original state like it was before resetting. Tried flashing stock rom (it was alredy on stock) but with locked bootloader through "Update from ADB" but it was just not working. Then i tried unlocking the bootloader but after reboot it just locked itself so i dont know what to do now. Any help would be apreciated.(Cant upload any videos or pictures)

Nexus 7 2nd Generation: Nexus 7 wont turn on

Sat, 13 May 2023 05:39:19 -0700

Nexus 7 wont turn on , charged it for 3 hours and when i turn on the charging indicator of white color blinks but the tab itself wont turn on .

⟐ Edited May 13, 2023 at 5:39 MST

Nexus 7: Nexus 7 makes a sound but no display.

Sat, 22 Apr 2023 15:16:30 -0700

Hi guys,

I have a nexus 7 1st generation and when i hold the power button it makes a sound but i don't see anything on the display, I can hear the low battery sound as well and I do remember this tablet did this a while ago. Please help

⟐ Commented April 22, 2023 at 15:16 MST

Nexus Tablet: frequent turn off, device is corrupted

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 08:14:48 -0700

After I reached one website on the Internet (several seconds) my Nexus 9 started turning off. I could turn it on again but with the next command it turned off. Such situations repeated. Next day it became too frequently- Nexus turned off when I tried to click any command. I decided to restore it to factory setting.

But nothing positive happened. There was indication: your device is corrupt. Can it be a virus that corrupted the device and could it be repaired by using some antivirus software? Or what should be done to make it work normally?

Nexus 9: nexus 9 skip google sign-in

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 10:14:26 -0700

I recently got given a nexus 9 by a family friend and I tried to set it up and it went fine until it got to the google sign in and it needed the original owners email and password, this tablet was owned by his son and they had created a google account for him. they can't remember the username and password they used. does anyone know how to bypass this or install a custom rom without access to the original OS?

Nexus 9: nexus 9 frp bypass

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 02:57:58 -0700

I recently got a broken nexus 9, i turned it on and it boot looped for a while and booted up, when I tried to set it up it needed the original owner to sign in to google! i looked online and none of the ways worked.

Nexus 9: Nexus 9 corrupt OS

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 02:54:16 -0700

I recently got a broken nexus 9 for free and I want to fix it! when I turn it on it says that the OS is corrupt and continues to boot loop for about 10 mins then it comes to the recovery!

Is there a way to install TWRP?

any questions, just ask!

⟐ Commented April 10, 2021 at 2:54 MST

Nexus 10: Stuck in Boot Loop

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 19:44:41 -0700

Nexus 10 stuck in boot loop. It starts up like normal and lets me access one or two screens - will not let me delete anything - then screen blanks and restarts. Though that it might be the battery, but it is the same while still connected to the charger. I tried the usual reset to factory settings but it sticks at “wiping data / formatting” and never gets past that. It has stayed in that screen for several days. Need some HELP, Please.

Tried the “disconnect battery” but that changed nothing.

⟐ Edited by author March 16, 2021 at 19:44 MST

Nexus 7: I broke off 2 bits from the board while handling it, what do they do?

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 00:18:18 -0700

Hi all!

While i was trying to change the battery on my nexus 7 (2012) Ist generation, while handling it i by mistake broke the bits shown in the picture (circled in yellow).

What do they do?

As it did not charge before i broke these bits off after I had replaced the battery, I assume my charging port is also faulty, but not sure, whether if I fix the port the tablet will work without them. Are they replaceable? Can I solder them back on the board?

Would I need to also replace the motherboard?

Thanks in advance!

Nexus 7 2nd Generation: No display replacements are responding to touch.

Fri, 16 Aug 2019 18:05:25 -0700

I’m fixing a friend’s Nexus 7 2nd Generation tablet, and I’m currently 3 displays down. Each time I install the display (and frame), turn the tablet on, and it won’t respond to touch at all. The first replacement responded for about 10 minutes before it no longer worked. After this I’ve ordered another 2 from different sellers (trying to get them from different locations too) and both have not responded to touch at all.

I’ve installed the old cracked screen back on multiple times and that works perfectly fine so I know that it’s not my method of installing them, nor an issue with the tablet hardware.

Am I just being scammed buying these screens that will never work, or is there some sort of other issue which could be fixable?

Nexus 7 2nd Generation: Repair shop near anaheim, ca

Sat, 27 Apr 2019 13:11:16 -0700

Need repair shop to fix nexus 7 tablet in anaheim, ca

Nexus 9: replaced bat- 4 little magnets fell out from?

Fri, 08 Feb 2019 10:11:19 -0700

Just replaced battery in Nexus 9. Four little magnets fell out from around the perimeter of the case. Any info on where they came from (and how to put them back in)?

Nexus 7: Tablet will not connect to the internet

Tue, 29 Jan 2019 12:31:46 -0700

The message given is authentication problem

Nexus 7 2nd Generation: Half touchscreen dead after Nexus 7 2nd Gen daughterboard replacement

Tue, 02 Oct 2018 11:59:28 -0700

So I have this problem, which is shame as I was well pleased with myself for swapping out the daughterboard (the usb port was borked).

Is it likely to be the either the motherboard ribbon (it has a crease in it close to the zif connector, although I tried swapping it around just in case)? Or the LCD ribbon? Or either not being correctly seated in the connector? They look fine but…

The screen was fine until I swapped the daughterboard, and I thought I was being pretty gentle with it, although presumably it could have been faulty to begin with. (Ebay from China somewhere).

Cheers in advance

Doug

Nexus 7: Replacement Battery for Nexus 7

Fri, 24 Aug 2018 14:06:49 -0700

I’m looking for a replacement battery for my Nexus 7. I’m unsure as to the generation however. The battery part number says CP11PNCH. I’m wondering since this was from 2013, if there is an updated model that being used. I was able to find only one vendor that carried this particular model number so I’m hoping you may know of any other compatible ones.

Thanks

Nexus 7: Why won't my screen rotate even with screen lock deactivated?

Mon, 20 Aug 2018 23:22:38 -0700

My tablet for a long time has had a problem where the screen will not rotate and requires an app to manually rotate it. Screen lock is deactivated and turning it on and off does nothing.

Nexus 7: Stuck on Google and Lock icon

Tue, 14 Aug 2018 13:01:53 -0700

When i press Power Button it shows Google screen with Lock icon at the bottom, My device was not detected by USB port but when i press Volume Down and Power key the display goes off and computer detected the device. No fastboot software works no recovery windows appear while pressing Volume up or down with Power button

Please guide what to do ?

⟐ Edited by author August 14, 2018 at 13:01 MST

Nexus 10: Where can I purchase a Pogo charging cable?

Wed, 08 Aug 2018 10:53:34 -0700

My rapid Pogo charging cable broke. Want to buy replacement.

Nexus 7 2nd Generation: Screen Replacement For Nexus 7 LTE

Tue, 10 Jul 2018 19:19:40 -0700

Hello, needing a nexus 7 LTE 2nd gen screen replacement with digitizer and frame. I bought one of these (https://www.amazon.com/Screen-Digitizer-...), but it is for wi-fi version and few of the screw holes are wrong. Now i am having trouble finding a screen for an LTE... Any suggestions? Thanks

⟐ Commented July 10, 2018 at 19:19 MST