See post by a user called Captain Morgan here:
http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2056684851?page=40

thanks! Tried that and got the USD25

got mine too! luckily i read this thread!

Scoured entire Low Yat Plaza for Nexus 7 accessories, to no avail. Screen protector-wise, even the Galaxy Tab 2 7 inch SPs are not a good fit for the Nexus 7. The next option, sleeves are nonexistant. Even sleeves that are not particularly made for the Nexus, a general purpose sleeve that fits a 7 inch tablet are not available. Looks like it has to stay naked for the time being.

Anybody root N7 here?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK9avekmA1c
will root it asap when i get mine.

yes, i have rooted mine using the Nexus Toolkit, pretty effortless. Better to do it while its new, as the process to unlock the bootloader will wipe your tablet. I have kept the recovery to stock, incase there is a OTA update. So far, i have installed Titanium backup(you can use this to defrost region specific apps such as Play Books, Magazine, Movie. Though you have to have a US VPN to access the contents.)

This post has been edited by StormZ: Jul 28 2012, 11:10 PM

I see u will get your device soon ( 6-8 aug ).

why so long....
i wan it like NOW....

by the way, you still observe that thread after you get yours? lol...

This post has been edited by mtxx: Jul 28 2012, 11:32 PM

Yes still following the thread. I have an issue with the 3.5mm earphone jack. Need to make sure it all good before i root. So far my device is A-ok without other issues as yet. BTW thx for the noob video tutorial. TS shud put it on the 1st page. I think u shud get the device with a lower price than me. Good luck..

Try use normal earphone without mic .
Or just press the mic button when hearing song .

I bought an earphone with a L shape jack. It seems alright now. Appreciate your advice. Thx bro..

Another great review from AnandShimpi

The first thing I did was root. Any Android device without the American Play Store is incomplete. From XDA, Nexus Root Toolkit. Easy enough even for a newbie to follow using that Toolkit.

Glad to hear your N7 is.OK now.

Yes !!! Got my $25 credit as well Now to go shopping

Performing alright now. Excellent device.

Remember, Holo Apps as much as possible.
http://www.holoeverywhere.com/
http://androidniceties.tumblr.com/
http://ics-apps.tumblr.com/
http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/8/2933271/a...-organized-list

If you don't use Holo for everything, you'll end up with apps that look like rojak all over the place, in which case you might as well be using iOS
Oh, and stay away from the Final Fantasy games. They'll eat your free credit faster than the Malaysian government eats your income tax.

so its time to root? :D

^ I'm thinking of rooting it myself, but I'll give it a couple more weeks so that;

a) I can confirm that the hardware is running fine, since claiming warranty will be harder (impossible) for a rooted device.

b) There'll be more custom ROMS out. If I'm lucky, maybe even a CyanogenMod Nightly ... an official one, not that Euroskank crap.

c) I can have more time to study the blobs in the new kernel, in order to compile my own. XDA people are great with ROMS, but suck at kernels building/recompiling, since most have them have very little Linux experience prior to Android (I've been using Linux since 1999, so I think I'm qualified to say this), they're all way too heavy-handed and over-optimistic with their scheduling (CFQ/BFQ) and preemption modifications.


To be honest, I'm actually quite happy with stock 4.1, but I'll root it eventually to block ads (I have a custom host file) and to change back to "classic" Tablet UI. The current phone UI on the Nexus 7 is good for beginners, but I think the Honeycomb/ICS tablet UI is more elegant. I just hope there's a better way than editing the dpi settings (forcing resolution is problematic). Maybe one of the launchers like Apex, Nova or Trebuchet will incorporate it soon without having , or (if lucky) maybe Google will give us the option to revert back in the next update. I heard they'll still have the traditional tablet layout for upcoming 10" devices running Jelly Bean, so I don't think it would be too hard for them to give us that option in a soft-update.

This post has been edited by G-17: Jul 30 2012, 01:16 PM