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[2.1+] SwitchMe - Share Your Device [MULTIPLE USER SPACES]

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Another Android first from Fahrbot Mobile
SwitchMe is a unique application for root users that allows you to log in and out of multiple installations of Android just as you would on a desktop computer.
The technology behind SwitchMe saves all of your applications and data, protects it and stores it as a file in memory. You can then log out of an
account and log into a fresh installation of Android or another account with its own unique content.
You may create as many profiles as the memory is capable of holding. Some of these may require very little free memory because they contain few apps,
others will be larger as they contain many applications and lots of cache and data.
Why is this functionality useful?
Privacy - the most obvious benefit is that you can securely share one device among multiple users, which gives you privacy and peace of mind.
E-reading - whenever you want to read on your tablet but dont want any notifications or need any connectivity, just switch to an ereader profile.
Testing - if you are a developer, you can use profiles as clean sandboxes to test your applications and their interaction with the system.
Gaming – with multiple installations of Android on a single device, you can now play online MMOs as different characters.
Speed - the games your kids play slow down your tablet, but with SwitchMe you can easily create profiles without games or instant messengers.
Battery life - when the battery is low but there are important emails or documents to edit later, switch to a profile which only contains these essentials.
These of course are only suggestions - there are plenty of other uses for the functionality SwitchMe offers.
Usage warning
Its critical to understand that incorrect use of this application can potentially harm your device. This can happen if you create and switch to a profile that
exceeds the available memory – switching into this profile will cause a boot loop as Android attempts to unsuccessfully build the Dalvik cache.
Before proceeding with use we strongly recommend that you perform a full nandroid backup through recovery.
UNOFFICIAL A2SD SOLUTIONS ARE NOT SUPPORTED, USE AT YOUR OWN RISK
Stay tuned, and please rate the application by pressing the star button on the main screen - good ratings help us improve and expand functionality!
Usage warning
Its critical to understand that incorrect use of this application can potentially harm your device. This can happen if you create and switch to a profile that
exceeds the available memory – switching into this profile will cause a boot loop as Android attempts to unsuccessfully build the Dalvik cache.
Before proceeding with use we strongly recommend that you perform a full nandroid backup through recovery.
MOST UNOFFICIAL A2SD AND SIMILAR SOLUTIONS ARE NOT SUPPORTED, USE AT YOUR OWN RISK
Stay tuned, and please rate the application by pressing the star button on the main screen - good ratings help us improve and expand functionality!
Market link:
The Lite version only allows the creation of two profiles and has no security features.
Screens:

Seems neat, can you use the same version of Android with multiple profiles?

Yes... isn't that what it says?
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So it is a lot like BootManager? Only hopefully works well and doesnt have tons of bugs

No its nothing like bootmanager.

Hi, first thanks a lot for this app, was looking for something like this a while.
My question is,
i create two accounts, as tell by the help.
One is my main OS, CM7, nightly 181, glitch 13.1
The other account i just see like four hundred kb memory used. if i reboot with this account i get a boot loop only solved by nandroid restore.
What am i doing wrong?
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I don't know, its probably something to do with SD links to apps, or just sme weird crazy from the nightly. Works fine on all our cm7 and 9 builds at the office.
By the way, tried the TASK from for 10.1 - it worked fine! So your issues are probably from the mods and other crap. But while you're there, ask yourself, what kind of nutjob would want a grey framework on a tablet like this? Just ditch it for something cool like KANG or at least that Overcome!
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ftgg99 said:
I don't know, its probably something to do with SD links to apps, or just sme weird crazy from the nightly. Works fine on all our cm7 and 9 builds at the office.
By the way, tried the TASK from for 10.1 - it worked fine! So your issues are probably from the mods and other crap. But while you're there, ask yourself, what kind of nutjob would want a grey framework on a tablet like this? Just ditch it for something cool like KANG or at least that Overcome!
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Ok, message received.
Will try from clean cm7 and then I'll go on from there.
Thanks
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ftgg99 said:
Yes... isn't that what it says?
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I was just double checking...

Any issues to report?

1.0.10 - this release is aimed at increasing compatibility, if your device was not supported before for some reason, please use the new logging function to let us know why!
Improved logging, added ability to send logs even from incompatible devices
Reworked native switch code - it is now faster and much more stable on all architectures
Added new notification graphics for all screen resolutions

Any issues to report? Did the last version help those who could not fast switch?

i have jus tried on my kindle, and it works. now ill have to re root it to switch back

This is very cool! I had to pull my battery on the first restart though. My boot animation was up for over 30 minutes. Pulled the battery and it booted right into the second profile.
Unlike the above post, I did not need to reroot. I'm assuming it's just because my ROM is rooted already.
Please excuse my ignorance, I try to avoid flashing as much as possible, but how would I go about installing a different ROM onto just one profile?
Thanks for this nice app! I will actually use it!
EDIT:
Things I noticed:
-On my first swap back into my default profile, I had no vibration! No apps, ringer, notifications, or anything at all. I messed with my settings but it would not vibrate until I restarted.
-This might sound crazy, but I actually think this improved my boot speed. I am running a Droid Charge with Humble 5.0. It wasn't slow before, and maybe it's in my head, but it seems really fast! (I don't have fast swap enabled either)

tctim said:
i have jus tried on my kindle, and it works. now ill have to re root it to switch back
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You will only loose root if it was installed outside /system with a different name... since 1.0.8 the app copies the binary as well, so that should not be happening. Let me know if it still is please!

Works fine for me! Bought the pro version as this is really very handy - and cheap!

The only real issues so far have been with MIUI... almost everything else should work fine.

I enabled fast switch, and I am very impressed with it! I can switch to my second profile in about 15-20 seconds.
It works great on Droid Charge running Humble 5.0 (2.3.6)
One thing I noticed is that I need to configure my account settings on both profiles, or it messes up my normal profile. Because I am not logged in to my google account on the second, it got rid of all my contacts on the first, and had some verification issues when I tried to buy apps, and with google voice. It also changed my keyboard. None of these are huge issues, you just need to reconcile these differences between the profiles.

Does it work for all Android ?

KCP100 said:
I enabled fast switch, and I am very impressed with it! I can switch to my second profile in about 15-20 seconds.
It works great on Droid Charge running Humble 5.0 (2.3.6)
One thing I noticed is that I need to configure my account settings on both profiles, or it messes up my normal profile. Because I am not logged in to my google account on the second, it got rid of all my contacts on the first, and had some verification issues when I tried to buy apps, and with google voice. It also changed my keyboard. None of these are huge issues, you just need to reconcile these differences between the profiles.
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That shouldnt be happening... are you sure?
mrubs said:
Does it work for all Android ?
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It works for all Android versions except those with some types of folder and file links like a2sd.

My experience with getting the most out of my Nook Color

Hello All,
Just thought I'd add my experience with CM on my Nook Color. I received the Nook from a friend who got an iPad mini - said he wasn't really using it anymore. I knew I wanted full Android, and one that was usable, so I got to work with trying a bunch of different solutions. What I ended up with is a very quick, responsive tablet that runs everything I need it to. I'm hoping this will help some users starting out who are looking for the best compromise between speed and functionality on this aging hardware. If you make any of these changes or suggestions I'm not responsible for damage to your hardware, software, body parts, blah blah blah. Thanks goes to various sources, but most of all to this forum and it's users for being an outstanding source of information. Again, these are all based off of MY experience with the tablet.
As far as the ROM, MiRaGe CyanogenMod 7.2. No question. I tried the official CyanogenMod, Miui, and couldn't even find phiremod (which isn't being worked on). CyanagenMod is current and has an active community with guides for help and support, and the MiRaGe variant has some pretty slick modifications that work very well on the Nook.
I find installing to the internal memory "slightly" faster, resulting in less issues. There's no reason to keep the stock OS on there for me, so I just removed it. You can find full EMMC installation instructions on this forum.
Out of the box with this install, it's pretty responsive.
Disable Wifi when the screen is off - it'll save you a bunch of battery, unless you're really concerned about notifications when you're not using it.
For applications, here's my experience:
1. Latest YouTube works well, but you'll need to deselect "HD" for each video as it loads. An inconvenience, but it works.
2. I've tried tons of versions of Netflix, and find version 1.8.1 the best for this installation. Streaming is smooth, and the UI is responsive. Once you install it, ignore the prompts from the Play store to update it.
3. Install MX Player to handle any type of video playback, including mp4s off the Internet - there's no built in support. It's fast, free and runs everything I've thrown at it.
4. Dolphin browser works really well on this installation. I find it the best balance of performance and features.
Now, the most important part, and believe it or not this made the most difference for me - disable the phone software. Since 7.2 was primarily developed for phones, the cell and phone services are still running, sucking up battery and CPU. You can see the service Cell Standby running constantly. Here's how to wipe it out.
1. Download Root Browser, free from the Market.
2. Navigate to /System/Apps
3. Delete (I know, you could freeze, rename or move, but I won't need these again, and didn't experience any issues afterwards) the following files in this order:
VoiceDialer.apk
TelephonyProvider.apk
Mms.apk
Phone.apk
The "normal" uninstall option won't work. For each of these items, and the one below, tap and hold until you see the full menu of commands. From there, tap Delete. After you delete Phone.apk, you'll get stuck in a loop that the service failed, and you'll have to keep force closing it. Just reboot at this point.
4. Back in Root Browser, go to /Data/Data
5. Delete com.android.phone
6. Reboot.
At this point, my Nook boots cold in about 20 seconds, and application transitions are snappy. I haven't experienced any crashes with this configuration, and that's steady use of Gmail, Facebook, Dolphin, Netflix, YouTube, Feedly and various other apps. All apps except for Netflix are the most current versions from the store and work perfectly.
It goes without saying that most games won't work well, but if you're looking to get some productivity out of this tablet, these settings worked the best for me.

Hi!
webman2k said:
Hello All,
Just thought I'd add my experience with CM on my Nook Color. I received the Nook from a friend who got an iPad mini - said he wasn't really using it anymore. I knew I wanted full Android, and one that was usable, so I got to work with trying a bunch of different solutions. What I ended up with is a very quick, responsive tablet that runs everything I need it to. I'm hoping this will help some users starting out who are looking for the best compromise between speed and functionality on this aging hardware. If you make any of these changes or suggestions I'm not responsible for damage to your hardware, software, body parts, blah blah blah. Thanks goes to various sources, but most of all to this forum and it's users for being an outstanding source of information. Again, these are all based off of MY experience with the tablet.
As far as the ROM, MiRaGe CyanogenMod 7.2. No question. I tried the official CyanogenMod, Miui, and couldn't even find phiremod (which isn't being worked on). CyanagenMod is current and has an active community with guides for help and support, and the MiRaGe variant has some pretty slick modifications that work very well on the Nook.
I find installing to the internal memory "slightly" faster, resulting in less issues. There's no reason to keep the stock OS on there for me, so I just removed it. You can find full EMMC installation instructions on this forum.
Out of the box with this install, it's pretty responsive.
Disable Wifi when the screen is off - it'll save you a bunch of battery, unless you're really concerned about notifications when you're not using it.
For applications, here's my experience:
1. Latest YouTube works well, but you'll need to deselect "HD" for each video as it loads. An inconvenience, but it works.
2. I've tried tons of versions of Netflix, and find version 1.8.1 the best for this installation. Streaming is smooth, and the UI is responsive. Once you install it, ignore the prompts from the Play store to update it.
3. Install MX Player to handle any type of video playback, including mp4s off the Internet - there's no built in support. It's fast, free and runs everything I've thrown at it.
4. Dolphin browser works really well on this installation. I find it the best balance of performance and features.
Now, the most important part, and believe it or not this made the most difference for me - disable the phone software. Since 7.2 was primarily developed for phones, the cell and phone services are still running, sucking up battery and CPU. You can see the two services running under the battery monitoring (Phone Idle and Cell Standby). Here's how to wipe them out.
1. Download Root Browser, free from the Market.
2. Navigate to /System/Apps
3. Delete (I know, you could freeze, rename or move, but I won't need these again, and didn't experience any issues afterwards) the following files in this order:
VoiceDialer.apk
TelephonyProvider.apk
Mms.apk
Phone.apk
After you delete Phone.apk, you'll get stuck in a loop that the service failed, and you'll have to keep force closing it. Just reboot at this point.
4. Back in Root Browser, go to /Data/Data
5. Delete com.android.phone
6. Reboot.
At this point, my Nook boots cold in about 12 seconds, and application transitions are snappy. I haven't experienced any crashes with this configuration, and that's steady use of Gmail, Facebook, Dolphin, Netflix, YouTube, Feedly and various other apps. All apps except for Netflix are the most current versions from the store and work perfectly.
It goes without saying that most games won't work well, but if you're looking to get some productivity out of this tablet, these settings worked the best for me.
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I really appreciate this. I'm trying to update my nook color instead of buying a nexus 7 since I only need a 'tablet' for basic things. I'm really new to all of this, and did an SD root of 7.0.1 since my attempts of 10.2 left my nook super slow. I'm looking to do a full root now that my warranty is up and the 7.0.1 just isn't meeting my needs.
I'm going to attempt the route you went down. Can you provide any links that you used? Sorry if this is asking for too much... I'm really new to all of this and don't know where to start.
Do you find that your programs stop responding at all? I am having the issue now and my main goal is to get that to stop. I'm not sure if thats a rom problem, an SD card problem... or something I did wrong. I hope to use my NC to read, surf the web, email, sync with google calendar... and access google drive.

RedCello said:
I really appreciate this. I'm trying to update my nook color instead of buying a nexus 7 since I only need a 'tablet' for basic things. I'm really new to all of this, and did an SD root of 7.0.1 since my attempts of 10.2 left my nook super slow. I'm looking to do a full root now that my warranty is up and the 7.0.1 just isn't meeting my needs.
I'm going to attempt the route you went down. Can you provide any links that you used? Sorry if this is asking for too much... I'm really new to all of this and don't know where to start.
Do you find that your programs stop responding at all? I am having the issue now and my main goal is to get that to stop. I'm not sure if thats a rom problem, an SD card problem... or something I did wrong. I hope to use my NC to read, surf the web, email, sync with google calendar... and access google drive.
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Hello RedCello,
Yeah - first thing I tried when I got the Nook was the latest CM nightly. And while it was pretty cool to have the latest Android running on 3 year old hardware, it certainly showed. The biggest drawback of the hardware is RAM. The Nook only has 512mb, and running modern apps can take up quite a bit. That's why the most important part of any mod for this hardware is good RAM management. Stock 7.2 is good, but I was constantly running out of RAM, resulting in very sluggish app performance, much like you're experiencing. Keeping Clean Master (free from the store) installed and wiping the ram when it notified me kept things moving, but when I finally tried the MiRaGe ROM, I didn't even have to use it. I wouldn't say it runs like a Nexus, but even animations run relatively smoothly, and I have no trouble with Netflix, Dolphin, Facebook, Feedly, Youtube, and others.
If you have recovery installed to the EMMC, you can grab the latest ROM and kernel updates at the link below. All you'll need are those two zips, and the gapps for 7.2:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1344873
http://goo.im/gapps
The MiRaGe thread has all the instructions for that rom, and here's the link to the general EMMC install instructions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1030227
If you only installed to an SD before, this will guide you to create the bootable SD, from which you can install the 3 zips. Pretty simple, and the result is a VERY functional old tablet.

webman2k said:
Hello RedCello,
Yeah - first thing I tried when I got the Nook was the latest CM nightly. And while it was pretty cool to have the latest Android running on 3 year old hardware, it certainly showed. The biggest drawback of the hardware is RAM. The Nook only has 512mb, and running modern apps can take up quite a bit. That's why the most important part of any mod for this hardware is good RAM management. Stock 7.2 is good, but I was constantly running out of RAM, resulting in very sluggish app performance, much like you're experiencing. Keeping Clean Master (free from the store) installed and wiping the ram when it notified me kept things moving, but when I finally tried the MiRaGe ROM, I didn't even have to use it. I wouldn't say it runs like a Nexus, but even animations run relatively smoothly, and I have no trouble with Netflix, Dolphin, Facebook, Feedly, Youtube, and others.
If you have recovery installed to the EMMC, you can grab the latest ROM and kernel updates at the link below. All you'll need are those two zips, and the gapps for 7.2:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1344873
http://goo.im/gapps
The MiRaGe thread has all the instructions for that rom, and here's the link to the general EMMC install instructions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1030227
If you only installed to an SD before, this will guide you to create the bootable SD, from which you can install the 3 zips. Pretty simple, and the result is a VERY functional old tablet.
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Thanks so much! I'm going to give it a shot either tonight or tomorrow. I might post again in I run across any issues. Thanks again!

RedCello said:
Thanks so much! I'm going to give it a shot either tonight or tomorrow. I might post again in I run across any issues. Thanks again!
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I've installed it and for the brief 10 minutes I've been using - it is great! Thanks for your instructions. links, and tips.
I've followed your suggestions but I can't get root browser to work. Any ideas? It loads properly but when I try to uninstall the files, it says uninstall unsuccessful. I noticed you mentioned that you could freeze items and such, I don't see those options which makes me wonder if I'm doing something wrong. Any clue?

RedCello said:
I've installed it and for the brief 10 minutes I've been using - it is great! Thanks for your instructions. links, and tips.
I've followed your suggestions but I can't get root browser to work. Any ideas? It loads properly but when I try to uninstall the files, it says uninstall unsuccessful. I noticed you mentioned that you could freeze items and such, I don't see those options which makes me wonder if I'm doing something wrong. Any clue?
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Forgot that part, I'll update the OP. Tap and hold the items you want to remove to get the full menu, then choose delete. It'll work from there.

webman2k said:
Forgot that part, I'll update the OP. Tap and hold the items you want to remove to get the full menu, then choose delete. It'll work from there.
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Got it, thanks! I've been using the NC constantly and it fills all my needs, so much that I won't be upgrading now. Thanks for your post. It convinced me to give it a shot and I'm so glad I did!

RedCello said:
Got it, thanks! I've been using the NC constantly and it fills all my needs, so much that I won't be upgrading now. Thanks for your post. It convinced me to give it a shot and I'm so glad I did!
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No problem, glad I could help. I'm actually quite surprised at how capable this tablet is, considering the specs.

Thanks for this. I've been using CM 10.1.3 but it was real sluggish. I had some success with the V6 Supercharger, but I may give the MiRaGe 7.2 if it works as well as you say.

Cm 10.2 M1 is the best to me, cross breeder is a must to run it smoothly

xflier said:
Cm 10.2 M1 is the best to me, cross breeder is a must to run it smoothly
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What has Cross Breeder done for you? I am assuming this is it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2113150

xflier said:
Cm 10.2 M1 is the best to me, cross breeder is a must to run it smoothly
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I really like the nightlies, and if they bring KitKat to the Nook Color, I'll surely try that. However, in my trials, NOTHING touches the speed and stability of this rom. Also, there's tons more free ram on a CM7 base, which helps tremendously. But the most important difference is the touch screen responsiveness. With CM7 (and MiRaGe), the touchscreen responds instantly and accurately. The CM10 builds - through to the latest nightlies - all have responsiveness issues with the screen. Some apps require multiple touches, etc.
You're not getting the latest and greatest features here, but what I was looking to do was get the best balance of features and performance, to make this old tablet something I'd want to use on a daily basis. This rom does it for me.

webman2k said:
I really like the nightlies, and if they bring KitKat to the Nook Color, I'll surely try that. However, in my trials, NOTHING touches the speed and stability of this rom. Also, there's tons more free ram on a CM7 base, which helps tremendously. But the most important difference is the touch screen responsiveness. With CM7 (and MiRaGe), the touchscreen responds instantly and accurately. The CM10 builds - through to the latest nightlies - all have responsiveness issues with the screen. Some apps require multiple touches, etc.
You're not getting the latest and greatest features here, but what I was looking to do was get the best balance of features and performance, to make this old tablet something I'd want to use on a daily basis. This rom does it for me.
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The Nook screen re-calibrator app fixed the screen issues for me.

JoshMcMadMac said:
The Nook screen re-calibrator app fixed the screen issues for me.
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It seems to help, but I think it's an issue of resources as well. on CM7, taps equal a response every time. There are some instances where I have to tap a few times on the nightly, or the tap zone is "off". It'll always work, but it can be very sensitive. For example, navigating Netflix can be frustrating at times. It can read a tap as a swipe if it's not precise enough. I don't seem to have that problem on CM7 builds.
I've gone back to the nightlies right now, to see the progress, and I'm incredibly impressed. If anything, it gets me excited for 4.4. From what I've read, that'll really breath new life into this tablet.

Thanks for the great writeup, have had my Nook for awhile and keep updating and since the latest one I noticed alot of weird things and bad batter life. Did what you suggested and everything seems to be working better now. Was just wondering if anyone would suggest a more lightweight launcher or is ADW the best for battery life (or does it really make a difference)? And any other suggestions for increasing battery life would be helpful to

I started with official cm7.2 and went up and down the cm tree ( cm9, cm10, phiremod) and then some ParanoidAndroid,MIUI, . Somewhere in between I found the mirage rom and to be honest by this time, all I needed my nook color was for the kids and their apps and constant usage of many apps in just a few minutes. That was the the Deciding factor and for some reason mirage ROM got laggy as hell when it was 'multitasking'. I also was not able to get the USB host to work and V6 supercharger has some problems and did not install some scripts, nook tweaks CPU settings were incompatible and WiFi title was a trouble for the kids since enabling/disabling would take them into the settings and they would muck everything up in there.
So I stuck with the official cm7.2 with the help of v6 supercharger (supercharge,kick as kernelizer, battery calibrator), voltage and stepping tweaks with the help of Nook Tweaks on the market, flash player (pre ics) and adding adw ex.
Let's see addressing the YouTube not playing hd even download vids , you can help by installing rolletube side by side with official YouTube app (g**gle it) or
https : //code.google.com/p/r7android/downloads/detail?name=Rolle%20Tube.r7android.com.apk (added some spaces, can't post links yet).
Credit: http : //forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1069911 (again with the spaces oyyy).
On a side note has anyone tried krylon360 ROM if so, do you still have it to share?
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk

xflier said:
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Weird, I'm getting a status 7 error...

MGREX said:
Weird, I'm getting a status 7 error...
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Are you using v6045 or newer CWM? That causes that error. You need to use an older version of CWM.
Sent from my BN NookHD+ using XDA Premium HD app

How does CM11 in its current state compare with running the MiRage 7.2 ROM? I'm going to be giving my old Nook Color to my mother and want to put something on it that will run decent.

mogators1 said:
How does CM11 in its current state compare with running the MiRage 7.2 ROM? I'm going to be giving my old Nook Color to my mother and want to put something on it that will run decent.
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I hadn't used my Nook in a while and was thinking of putting it on Ebay, so I decided to update CM and see how it ran, or go back to stock. I decided to stick to CM10.x hoping the Netflix fixes might work, so this isn't CM11...but for the life of me, as much as I respect CM in all it's glory, it just seemed to be nowhere near as snappy/responsive as I have liked. Not sure why, maybe the newer versions are too much for the older Nook Color hardware or something. I had a heck of a time even using the browser as the screen touch response just wasn't what I expected.
Prior to restoring to stock, I came across this post and the OP's experience with his Nook using MiRage 7.2. I installed it this afternoon and I'm really pleased so far. Everything seems as responsive as I'd expect it to be, and I did remove the phone stuff as he suggested. I prefer to download and sideload my .apk's, but everything seems to be running well; very nicely in fact. I did load the 1.5.2 version of Netflix, as was suggested for this MiRage CM version, but haven't had a chance to try it yet, so I can't report on that.
But for my part, I'm much happier with the MiRage version than the most recent CM version(s), and it makes it a nice day-to-day tablet.
...thanks..

I want performance (GT-i8190)

Dear fellow ROM-lovers
As a looong-time ROM-user, I'm still trying to find thé perfect ROM. I've used a ton of ROM's, some of them are:
STOCK: Project Noble, Virginity, Ronin
KitKat: Omni-ROM, Cyanogenmod, Paranoid Android, SlimRom, pretty much anything popular
Lollipop: Omni-ROM, Cyanogenmod​I haven't tried out Marshmellow ROM's since it's rather new.
The STOCK-ROM's are obviously the better choice when I'm talking about battery life. I really don't care about customization anymore since I've gotten to the point where only useful things matter on this old s3 mini of mine.
Nooow, to get to the point. I'm looking for the ROM with thé best performance. I don't care if it's a MIUI-ROM or anything else like that, I just want a buttery smooth phone. Ofcourse a decent battery life is kind-of required too. I was told STOCK-ROM's have the best performance in the market, but the 'buttery smoothness' is losing it's potential to be honest. Or I might ask for something that just isn't possible, in that case, I'd appreciate your opinion too.
Now it would be too much to ask for good battery life, good performance and good customization, so I'm only really asking about the first two. I've tried crossbreeder mod, putting scale animations on 0.5 in dev settings, other fly-on mods, but I'm still not really satisfied yet. If you have any other optimization-ideas, let me know.
Chrome and Snapchat are just slow like hell, other apps often take a very long time too , I'm just looking for something I don't know.
If you have any suggestions, I'm excited to hear about it!
Ty!
Edit: I also read something about the influence of governors in performance. What are the best options to go for in this type of customization?

I use Omni lollipop & freeze / delete the stuff i don't want. This gives me good ram & better performance over stock. Best performance use F-kernel but you may need to do the additional instructions in the F-Kernel Q/A thread to get Nova Thor to work. I tried it & got better performance but it was never quite stable enough for me. On FKernal lollipop i had to add the Nova Thor app & add a init.d script granting the Mali folder permissions 755 (see thread).
The issue for me with this device was the memory & multi tasks but with Omni its does the job. Also with stock the cve issues, Omni lolli more upto date.
Oh yeah if you can don't use Gplay as its a hog on older devices, just my 2 cents.

No gapps !

kurtn said:
No gapps !
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How can you imagine an android phone without gapps these days ?

I'm writing with it.

kurtn said:
I'm writing with it.
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So how does it feel?

kweetvannix said:
So how does it feel?
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I feel free. Most of my apps are from f-droid.

kurtn said:
I feel free. Most of my apps are from f-droid.
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Yeah no Gapps! As above Fdroid & UpTown Down, Guardian Project.
If you must use Gapps on a old device use a Pico minimal install to get the play store.

Sidebandit said:
Yeah no Gapps! As above Fdroid & UpTown Down, Guardian Project.
If you must use Gapps on a old device use a Pico minimal install to get the play store.
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What works well in this ROM is xposed fakegapps and microG instead of gapps

I recommend stock ROM with stock kernel for best hardware compatibility and performance.
I tried several custom ROM but unfortunately (in my phone) there are some incompatibilities with the hardware. Compass is not perfectly working and the most annoying is charging was never complete to 100%. They are also uses more RAM.
I installed custom kernel (3.0.101) on stock ROM and having problem with charging. I think it is a kernel-related issue. So, I revert back to stock kernel (3.0.31) and everything came back to normal.
For better performance, try uninstalling un-needed apps (Samsung and Google apps, including Google Play Services). You can use microG GmsCore to replace Google Play Services. It even has alternative to Network Location. :good: I am also using older version of some apps because it seems to use less RAM than newer versions. Google Play Store is working with microG.
For smoother scrolling, I activate "Force GPU Rendering" in Settings > Developer options. It helps scrolling performance in Contact and Messaging apps a bit.

mandayugana said:
I recommend stock ROM with stock kernel for best hardware compatibility and performance.
I tried several custom ROM but unfortunately (in my phone) there are some incompatibilities with the hardware. Compass is not perfectly working and the most annoying is charging was never complete to 100%. They are also uses more RAM.
I installed custom kernel (3.0.101) on stock ROM and having problem with charging. I think it is a kernel-related issue. So, I revert back to stock kernel (3.0.31) and everything came back to normal.
For better performance, try uninstalling un-needed apps (Samsung and Google apps, including Google Play Services). You can use microG GmsCore to replace Google Play Services. It even has alternative to Network Location. :good: I am also using older version of some apps because it seems to use less RAM than newer versions. Google Play Store is working with microG.
For smoother scrolling, I activate "Force GPU Rendering" in Settings > Developer options. It helps scrolling performance in Contact and Messaging apps a bit.
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Yes, sounds like a good idea for speed, but a bad idea for security. Using an outdated ROM, the only protection comes from an uptodate playservices. Microg has no malware protection.

Most responsive OS?

After playing around with CM10, 11, and now Mokee44, I'm looking at which is the most responsive version for my HD. My use is mostly to read books, with some web browsing. I like to the look and feel of Mokee, but sometimes things feel like running through molassess.
I updated due to the lack of any new fixes, security or improvements on the older versions, not really due to any new feature add.
What is the general recommendation on the best, most responsive OS version I should be running?

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... sometimes things feel like running through molassess.
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Isn't that just the nature of the beast?
As only my luck would have it, I dropped my coffee mug on my beloved TAB PRO and shattered the screen. I dug out the ol' HD+ to use while I was waiting for parts. I quickly remembered what I didn't like about it. But I still have it and still appreciate the big, beautiful display. The best performance I could squeeze out of it was with CM12 de-bloated to the absolute bare bones and any and all animations turned off. It felt better, but still suffered form random reboots.
I'll be watching, though. I hope you find a better answer.

My husband has been running CM 12.1 for awhile now on his HD (that's the final version of CM 12.1 found in @amaces "obsolete" folder). We had some trouble at one point but it was due to an improperly prepared SD card used for the flashing (my fault...). He's never had any issues with that ROM other than the well-known shut-down issue (I don't think he could be retrained at this point to do anything BUT hold in the power button until the screen goes black!). No unexpected closures or shut-downs. We had one frightening episode of screen blinking but that turned out to be an app update that didn't like the OS, so we figured that out eventually.
I've configured a version of CM 13 for him on a "new" HD. The only issue I've had with it so far is Trebuchet acting squirrely when trying to move/delete home screen icons. I finally just installed Nova Launcher to have done with it. No Wi-Fi issues as seems to be common with Marshmallow ROMs.
I have to say both of these ROMs run pretty well. They don't seem sluggish. Maybe that's because I'm so used to my Nook Tablet which, for all its virtues, is certainly a little slower than the HD (though still very useful). Still, no one would confuse these devices for a brand new "X".
I'd certainly give at least the CM 12.1 a try. We've also run CM 11 before it and there is not much difference except for gaining access to additional apps that would not run under CM 11.

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My husband has been running CM 12.1 for awhile now on his HD (that's the final version of CM 12.1 found in @amaces "obsolete" folder). We had some trouble at one point but it was due to an improperly prepared SD card used for the flashing (my fault...). He's never had any issues with that ROM other than the well-known shut-down issue (I don't think he could be retrained at this point to do anything BUT hold in the power button until the screen goes black!). No unexpected closures or shut-downs. We had one frightening episode of screen blinking but that turned out to be an app update that didn't like the OS, so we figured that out eventually.
I've configured a version of CM 13 for him on a "new" HD. The only issue I've had with it so far is Trebuchet acting squirrely when trying to move/delete home screen icons. I finally just installed Nova Launcher to have done with it. No Wi-Fi issues as seems to be common with Marshmallow ROMs.
I have to say both of these ROMs run pretty well. They don't seem sluggish. Maybe that's because I'm so used to my Nook Tablet which, for all its virtues, is certainly a little slower than the HD (though still very useful). Still, no one would confuse these devices for a brand new "X".
I'd certainly give at least the CM 12.1 a try. We've also run CM 11 before it and there is not much difference except for gaining access to additional apps that would not run under CM 11.
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Thanks, I'll try that one.
Do you have a link for amaces downloads, or the thread for them?

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Thanks, I'll try that one.
Do you have a link for amaces downloads, or the thread for them?
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The CM 12.1 for hummingbird can be found at https://notredame.app.box.com/s/26a...e&sortDirection=desc&pageSize=20&pageNumber=5
You want the one dated 20151018. That's his final version.
The CM 13 ROM I am currently configuring is at https://notredame.app.box.com/s/26a...e&sortDirection=desc&pageSize=20&pageNumber=4
It's the one dated [20]160129. There may be better-behaved alternatives but I chose this one because we want working HDMI and it seems to be the last one with that functionality.
Edit: Whoops! Almost forgot that you also need to flash SuperSU_v.2.46.zip to enable full root for either ROM.

I know this thread is a bit old, but I would recommend the AOSP 6 version of this ROM with nano gapps. ( https://builds.unlegacy-android.org ) Even though the 7.1 builds are fine, they're just a bit more buggy than Android 6. There are still weekly updates and the performance and battery have been great for me. I'm not running it without root so I can't comment on that. I also don't know about HDMI functionality.

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I know this thread is a bit old, but I would recommend the AOSP 6 version of this ROM with nano gapps. ( https://builds.unlegacy-android.org ) Even though the 7.1 builds are fine, they're just a bit more buggy than Android 6. There are still weekly updates and the performance and battery have been great for me. I'm not running it with root so I can't comment on that. I also don't know about HDMI functionality.
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Wow! What a potential treasure trove. We're really happy with the CM 13 ROM I referenced above, but I'm going to take a look at the AOSP 6 ROMs and check out the HDMI--not to mention the shut-down issue.
I see a slew of 7.1 ROMs for acclaim!!!
Do we know who the developer is?

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Wow! What a potential treasure trove. We're really happy with the CM 13 ROM I referenced above, but I'm going to take a look at the AOSP 6 ROMs and check out the HDMI--not to mention the shut-down issue.
I see a slew of 7.1 ROMs for acclaim!!!
Do we know who the developer is?
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I believe it's amaces. Same dev as the CM builds, but the Unlegacy Project is definitely smoother than the AOSP builds he posts. And no shut off issue for me, only a problem with auto rotate sometimes not working. That's easily fixed with a reboot though.

nmyshkin said:
The CM 12.1 for hummingbird can be found at https://notredame.app.box.com/s/26a...e&sortDirection=desc&pageSize=20&pageNumber=5
You want the one dated 20151018. That's his final version.
The CM 13 ROM I am currently configuring is at https://notredame.app.box.com/s/26a...e&sortDirection=desc&pageSize=20&pageNumber=4
It's the one dated [20]160129. There may be better-behaved alternatives but I chose this one because we want working HDMI and it seems to be the last one with that functionality.
Edit: Whoops! Almost forgot that you also need to flash SuperSU_v.2.46.zip to enable full root for either ROM.
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Those ROMs you don't need to flash ROOT. You enable that by Settings -----> Android Debug (or something like that)

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Those ROMs you don't need to flash ROOT. You enable that by Settings -----> Android Debug (or something like that)
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It may be. I've got the SU zip on the SD card I used to flash both ROMs so I assume I used it. Been flashing a lot of ROMs lately. They all run together after awhile!

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It may be. I've got the SU zip on the SD card I used to flash both ROMs so I assume I used it. Been flashing a lot of ROMs lately. They all run together after awhile!
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What ROM do you recommend for hummingbird? I don't use HDMI and I don't use it for reading.

secretwolf98 said:
What ROM do you recommend for hummingbird? I don't use HDMI and I don't use it for reading.
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I'm probably not the best person to ask. It's my husband with the HD and he mainly uses it for video (Kodi, MX Player), some browsing, and comics (Perfect Viewer). The HDMI is really important to him so that's the first filter in choosing a ROM. He also has a low tolerance for bugs. The shut-down issue is about all he can deal with. For him, the CM 13 ROM is just about perfect. When I was setting it up I was also impressed, once I replaced the launcher.
But there's been a lot of work done since CM 13 so......

nmyshkin said:
I'm probably not the best person to ask. It's my husband with the HD and he mainly uses it for video (Kodi, MX Player), some browsing, and comics (Perfect Viewer). The HDMI is really important to him so that's the first filter in choosing a ROM. He also has a low tolerance for bugs. The shut-down issue is about all he can deal with. For him, the CM 13 ROM is just about perfect. When I was setting it up I was also impressed, once I replaced the launcher.
But there's been a lot of work done since CM 13 so......
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If we could get the right side up screen and latest LineageOS 13 with everything working, I would be so happy and I would use that. That concludes the shut down bug, and battery eating really fast. I also don't like lag. I do video games, so that won't work well with the lag.

I think I installed the unlegacy 6.0.1 ovation for my hd+ but my video playback is very stuttering with audio on the default gallery app. I installed dolphin and tried youtube and the video/audio sutters alot. Anyone have this problem? It is very responsive and reading books is great but this media playback problem is an issue as the screen to too beautiful for just reading documents. I did search and notice one person or twohaving this problem but I'll ask anyway cause that was a few years ago and I can't seem to narrow down a solution if there is any. It's a new install with just 3 apps running.

[DISCUSSION] Active Nexus 7 (2012) users - how's it going?

I recently dug up my Nexus 7 and I'd like to make it usable. Last I remember, I had updated it to Android 5.x+, maybe even CM 11+, and it was slower than crap, so I went back to CM 10.2 and it's alright now, way more usable. At that time upgrading to newer Android versions was horrible for performance...
So how are things now? What is the fastest/most usable ROM?
I've seen some 7.x ROMs out there. Also been reading on ParrotMod.
What are you all using? Looking for active users, not people like me that just have it sitting somewhere lol

Not higher 4.4.4. AOSP 7 is good, but 4 is still faster. crDroid is also good, but I prefer a pure AOSP.
PS: do not install social or other applications that will run in the background and use device memory during synchronization. Internal flash memory of this device - a weak point and the cause of all lags.

I'm running a CyanogenMod Rom.
Dont ask me what one, I only use it for music and video rarely.
It is always super snappy on cyanogen.

Paid 40$ for mine
Dude said he could not get it to charge,
I am a hardware tech by trade, Opened it, saw the bracket around the actual connection , Closed it up, Charging, Took me 4 mins, and a 1.99$ set of tools, let my 5 yo son use it for 2 weeks until Xmas, ( he got a 2017 Fire 7 tablet, so did his sister, She is 2) .
Continue...Rooted, 5.1.1, LMY47V.
I love it, Been using it at work, watching Maddogs on Amazon prime, Lags at bit but i do tether my phone, Company network is monitored, so .. found everything i needed right here, just downloaded AEX-Unofficial_grouper. going to try it shortly. will let you know.
For some reason i was unable to get AEX to load properly, i followed instructions, wound up downloading 4.4.0 stock, and flashed that, as it rebooted it pulled the 4.4.2 OTA update, and wanted to load 4.4.3, going to run it at 4.4.2 for a few days and see,

My N7 3G is still my daily driver for reading newspapers, various magazines and surfing.
Due to heavy lags with stock 5.1, I first installed the ParrotMod and later I switched to the Nougat AOSP ROM from AndDiSa for half a year. Now I am on 7.1 nAOSP from millosr, due to better support for N7 3G model. Both ROMs are stable and fast enough for my needs. To prevent system slow down after a couple of days without rebooting, I additionally installed the Greenify app.

Recovery:
TWRP
format "system" to f2fs
ROM:
Android 7.x AOSP
gapps:
open_gapps-arm-7.1-pico
root:
Magisk
force gpu rendering
animation off
install greenify to hibernate not in use apps
4.4.4 is fastest, 7.1 is great if you need newer ver

Good idea to have this thread!
Constantly wishing it had a >720p screen. It's great for watching videos and 'good enough' for reading comics but it leaves a lot to be desired for ebook text clarity. I was very happy to still have this when I took an 18 hour train trip this past August and used Netflix to download a bunch of videos beforehand. Since then it's been on my bedside and every once every three weeks I'll go to use it and realize I left it on and unplugged and the battery is dead (oops).
I would consider upgrading to another tablet, but what are my options at this point for one around this size? A 2013 Nexus 7 or the Nvidia shield tablet? I've pretty much given up justifying a purchase because my phone's screen is less than an inch and a half smaller (OnePlus 5T).
ROM: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ne...fficial-build-cyanogenmod-11-0-nexus-t3174831
I had this running 7.1.1 or whatever and the responsiveness was unacceptable. I completely wiped my device's storage and put this "Unofficial LineageOS 11.0" ROM on. Highly recommend it, although even at this point some apps are not available and you'll have to hunt around for apks. I'm about to update to the 26th November 2017 build (on page 10). Apparently I'm still ext4. I have trimming automatically running every week or boot or something.
I've seen the 'car installations' and those seem really neat but I'm not up to doing that myself. When the battery performance gets bad enough I'd like to repurpose it as a raspberry pi / arduino interface.

Using my Tilapia (Nexus 7 3G) as a geocaching device on a daily basis I was used to find a more modern version than 4.4.4 and stock 5.1 was, as everybody should know, crappy and laggy as f*ck. For some time I used AndDiSa's 7.1.1 AOSP and it was way more stable than any version I used before. Then I stumbled across Dirty Unicorns unofficial port by daniel_hk and as long as you don't use the official facebook app is is a charme. I would recommend you to use this ROM.
There is also a handfull of other unofficial ports like AirOne70's version for grouper and a few others.
Another remarkable Dev is milos. I tried his nightly AOSP from 10/08/2017 and as long as you don't use GAPPS the performance and stability is impressive, but I can't find a link atm.
If anyone needs links please PM me, I'm not yet allowed to post them here...

Is there anyway to make facebook usable on Nexus7?

Ok. After testing many roms.
The only way to get facebook runnable is to use android 4.3.1 (SmoothROM 5.3) ( I think I tested android 7, 6, 5 and 4.4 and all lag like hell)
SmoothROM v5.3 Link
Have to use google chrome and m.facebook.com and add shortcut to desktop.
You can do the same with instagram and youtube. Just don't install the apps.
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Is there anyway to make facebook usable on Nexus7?
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Running slim 4.4.4 with ParrotMod (F2FS on data partition only). Rooted and SDMaid scheduled to clean things up nightly.
It's not a snappy tablet, but it's fine for reading Facebook and news in the middle of the night--even for watching YouTube videos.
I have the audio dock, so this tablet makes a superb bedside alarm clock/audio-visual entertainment system. I love how it works with the dock so much that I've got a spare motherboard in case the memory fails (again--this is the third MB and fortunately the display shows no signs of dying).

16GB wifi model still running strong and snappy on Aosp 6.0.1, DC kernel, ParrotMod and super su 2.71. Everything is smooth apart some graphical bugs in games

Running 6.0.1 on a Nexus 7 with a bad touchscreen, for cryptocurrency mining.

I dug mine out a few months ago and flashed an AOSP 7.1.2 ROM on it; runs like a beauty now! I use it for controlling MIDI devices.

I have installed AOSP 7.1.2 on my Nexus 7 2012 Wi-Fi, but I can't install gapps.
I try to install Gapps Pico, installation process finishes successfully, but when Android starts and I try select "copy your data" or "set up as new", setup wizard crashes and show the message: "Setup Wizard has stopped". If I don't install Gapps, this error doesn't occur.
Someone knows what is or how to fix this?
Thanks!

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I have installed AOSP 7.1.2 on my Nexus 7 2012 Wi-Fi, but I can't install gapps.
I try to install Gapps Pico, installation process finishes successfully, but when Android starts and I try select "copy your data" or "set up as new", setup wizard crashes and show the message: "Setup Wizard has stopped". If I don't install Gapps, this error doesn't occur.
Someone knows what is or how to fix this?
Thanks!
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This is because wifi is disabled. Continuously pull out the quick settings panel during crush. After the appearance of quick settings go to the settings of the wifi, turn it on and connect to the network.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCC978R7gqg (timecode 1:10)

my n7 2012
This Nexus 7 2012 is my first and last only tablet I have been using so far. As far as I experienced, Lineage OS 11 (4.4.4) is best and now I am using without any trouble.
Here my binary list I installed.
lineage-11-20171126-UNOFFICIAL-grouper.zip
open_gapps-arm-4.4-pico-201xxxxx.zip
SuperSU-v2.82-201705271822.zip
twrp-3.1.1-0-grouper.img
AINUR_SAURON_[MK II]_beta_6_[FIXED2].zip
FDroid.apk
And Newpipe(Youtube alternative) is just awesome. light & responsive.

renatodanielss said:
I have installed AOSP 7.1.2 on my Nexus 7 2012 Wi-Fi, but I can't install gapps.
I try to install Gapps Pico, installation process finishes successfully, but when Android starts and I try select "copy your data" or "set up as new", setup wizard crashes and show the message: "Setup Wizard has stopped". If I don't install Gapps, this error doesn't occur.
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I also had the same trouble...
I finally changed from Open-Gapps to BeansGapps-Mini, that was fixed.
Off course, WIFI had been ON and connected during installation.

ok. I tested AOSP 7.1.2 and it's usable!!! Battery management seems to be very well. I have to tablet sleep for days and battery still remain. Just little bit slow whenever launching an app, it hesitate few seconds and then run the app. For facebook, I switch to use an app call "friendly". Twitter and Instagram I use chrome and add shortcut to desktop.

NiHaoMike said:
Running 6.0.1 on a Nexus 7 with a bad touchscreen, for cryptocurrency mining.
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wait.. what?