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From: Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com>
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Subject: Nexus 7  - 3rd-party ROMs [was: Stiii Ticking]
Date: Thu, 23 May 2024 07:45:14 +0100 (GMT+01:00)
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Bob Martin <bob.martin@excite.com> Wrote in message:

> On 22 May 2024 at 07:02:29, Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> wrote:
>> My 2012 Nexus 7 still works. ISTR it got a lot slower when it was
>>  updated from Android 4 to 5. But mine was long ago reflashed with
>>  a 3rd-party version of Android - 7.1.2 from 2017 - and once it's
>>  booted up, which takes ages, it runs pretty quickly.
>>
> Is that still available?  My old N7 could use a shot in the arm.

Take a look at the [ROM] threads here:
<https://xdaforums.com/c/nexus-7.1673/> or
<https://xdaforums.com/c/nexus-7-2013.2407/>

If you've not re-flashed a device before, be prepared to do a LOT
 of reading to understand the process. It's easy to brick the
 device if you get it wrong - so an old tablet like this one is
 ideal to learn on. 
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