Nexus gadgets are very first to get the wonderful new treats from Google every year. The top-of-the-line Nexus gadgets get the updates genuine quick but it takes considerable time for the older Nexus to enjoy the treat. The Nexus 7 2013 is a quite old gadget and it’s uncertain if there will be an official Android Nougat on Nexus 7 2013. If you’re still rocking your old Nexus 7 2013 and missing the Nougat, here’s some great news. DevSwift1 from XDA has released an AOSP based Nougat ROM for Nexus 2013. Yay!!!
The AOSP based Nougat ROM for Nexus 2013 seems to be rather steady and most of the bugs have been sorted out in the past couple of weeks. according to the latest build, nearly whatever works except for the 1080p video recording which is poor. keeping aside the 1080p recording, all basic functions like audio, video, WiFi, GPS, NFC, MTP, GPU and sensors are working perfectly. inspect out the below screenshots to get a slip peak of the Nougat ROM on Nexus 2013
Screenshots
Also, inspect out the below video from XDA TV to inspect exactly how buttery smooth the ROM is.
Like other ROMs, flashing this ROM is relatively simple and any individual with a minimum understanding of flashing ROMs can do it with ease. All you requirement is an unlocked bootloader and a custom healing like TWRP installed on your device. If you’re not sure, comply with the below tutorial to flash Android Nougat on Nexus 7 2013.
Downloads
Android Nougat Gapps → Download
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Flashing Instructions
Before we begin, make sure that you have taken backup of all the important data on your device. copy all the data from interior storage to your PC beforehand. You can take a nandroid backup to backup the rest of your device.
Download the ROM and Gapps bundle from the downloads section and transfer them to your device’s storage.
Boot into healing mode on your Nexus 7 2013. To do this:
Power off your device and wait up until it’s completely turned off.
Press and hold Power + Volume Up buttons together and release them as soon as you see a menu.
Scroll to the Reboot into Recovery option and press Volume Down button to go into into healing mode.
As you’re in the TWRP recovery, make a complete nandroid backup of your device. You can comply with our conclusive guide for nandroid backup from here.
Now, make a complete wipe of the gadget as we want a fresh installation. A factory reset will suffice but better make a full wipe. Click on Wipe » advanced Wipe » choose system, data, cache, and Dalvik cache. Swipe to wipe them all.
Flash the custom ROM now. choose theInstall or Install from SD card option from the healing menu and choose the ROM zip from the data manager.
Similarly, flash the Gapps data from recovery.
Reboot the gadget when the flashing is complete.
As you have made a fresh OS installation, the very first boot will take a bit of time. when the boot is finished, you’ll be welcomed with the Android Nougat on Nexus 7 2013.
Let us understand exactly how the ROM performed on your gadget in the comments section below.