Comments on: That was quick: How to root and unlock the Nexus 7 http://gigaom.com/2012/07/18/that-was-quick-how-to-root-and-unlock-the-nexus-7/ Tue, 21 May 2013 23:56:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Kim Perrin http://gigaom.com/2012/07/18/that-was-quick-how-to-root-and-unlock-the-nexus-7/#comment-887486 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 21:18:13 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=544215#comment-887486 How long should it take for the backup to run?

]]> By: Manojkumar http://gigaom.com/2012/07/18/that-was-quick-how-to-root-and-unlock-the-nexus-7/#comment-866610 Sat, 21 Jul 2012 02:43:20 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=544215#comment-866610 If I do unlock my Nexus 7, will I not be able to receive a OTA update for my Nexus 7 ? Also It seems I will be able to take backup using TWRP only after unlocking and rooting my Nexus, is that true ?

]]> By: Jez@Nexus7Blog http://gigaom.com/2012/07/18/that-was-quick-how-to-root-and-unlock-the-nexus-7/#comment-865752 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:32:36 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=544215#comment-865752 Not sure if I will root mine or not, I’d be worried about invalidating the warranty.

]]> By: Roshan Shrestha http://gigaom.com/2012/07/18/that-was-quick-how-to-root-and-unlock-the-nexus-7/#comment-865586 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 21:03:08 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=544215#comment-865586 Does Titanium do a device backup? I thought it only backed up apps and other data. I have always booted to Clockworkmod recovery to make a “nandroid” backup.

]]> By: Roshan Shrestha http://gigaom.com/2012/07/18/that-was-quick-how-to-root-and-unlock-the-nexus-7/#comment-865584 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 21:00:12 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=544215#comment-865584 Interesting, I used the same software last night to root my Nexus 7 that I received the same day!

One extra hassle for me though. My table was not being recognized by the software or through the ADB command line. I had to install the Google USB driver as mentioned here:

http://developer.android.com/tools/extras/oem-usb.html#InstallingDriver

After rebooting my PC, everything went just fine.

One reason I rooted my tablet was so that I could use “Stickmount” app to mount USB thumb drives and other card readers, using a USB-OTG cable (can be had for less than $2 SHIPPED from Amazon and EBay).

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