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How to Get the Nexus 7 Android 4.1.2 Update Right Now
Nexus 7 owners who still haven’t received the update to Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean and want to get the update right now will want to try a simple trick to get the update installed.
Two days ago, the Nexus 7 Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update starting rolling out for owners of Google’s 7-inch Nexus tablet. The update, while not extensive, brings a some bug fixes, enhancements and the ability to rotate the home screen into landscape mode. The bug fixes and stability enhancements are obviously the big things here but the ability to put the home screen into landscape mode is quite nice.
Two days into the roll out however, Nexus 7 owners who haven’t rooted their device are still complaining about the missing update. How do I know this? I am one of those owners. Up until about 20 minutes ago, I was unable to pull the update and remained on Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean.
Read: Nexus 7 Flaws: Things to Consider Before Buying Google’s Tablet.
I am now the proud owner of a Nexus 7 running Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean thanks to a quick little trick that should work for many Nexus 7 owners who still haven’t received the update and don’t want to root the device.
Here is the method I used to get the Android 4.1.2 update downloaded and installed on my Nexus 7 in no time.
1. Go to Settings -> Apps -> All
2. Find Google Services Framework.
3. Tap on Force Stop.
4. Select Clear Data.
5. Head back to the Nexus 7’s Settings, go to About, and check for a System Update.
When you head back there, the year should be in the 60’s. Check for an update and more than likely, you’ll receive a prompt to install Android 4.1.2 like I did. The installation process is quite quick as the update is only a shade over 30MB. And besides the new landscape orientation, the contents of the update aren’t very noticeable.
However, for those who have been experiencing bugs, this is likely the software that will wipe them out.
The Nexus 7 tablet, Google’s first Nexus tablet, was the first device to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and now that it has Android 4.1.2 on board, we figure it will likely be one of the first to receive the new version of Android, rumored to be Android 4.2, that Google might show off on October 29th alongside the new Nexus smartphone made by LG. We’ll just have to wait and see.
Enjoy the bug fixes and new feature Nexus 7 owners.
Guest
10/11/2012 at 3:10 pm
didn’t work
Carol
10/12/2012 at 4:05 am
Same. Didn’t work for me either.
neilgraffin
11/14/2012 at 2:04 am
Wroked 6th time around for me – cheers!
Ed
10/11/2012 at 3:18 pm
Second that… Didn’t work for me either..
Bud
10/11/2012 at 3:20 pm
Nope. Didn’t work for me either. Going back to 1969 was the thing I was really looking forward to.
Mac
10/11/2012 at 3:24 pm
Messed up my play store app. error after this when downloading. had to clear my google account and download and replace app to fix. What is the newest version of that app?
NA
10/11/2012 at 3:31 pm
FAIL
Alex
10/11/2012 at 3:54 pm
Worked great. Thanks
Cody
10/11/2012 at 4:31 pm
it didnt work for me either.
dgrcrow
10/11/2012 at 4:31 pm
Fail
kevin
10/11/2012 at 4:42 pm
Nope. Don’t waste your time. Hope I didn’t screw anything up.
jon
10/11/2012 at 4:55 pm
Fail.
ssschultzSam
10/11/2012 at 4:57 pm
In the process of downloading now! Awesome
Rich
10/11/2012 at 5:02 pm
FAIL…
Bob F.
10/11/2012 at 5:13 pm
Didn’t work for me.
mike
10/11/2012 at 5:14 pm
cool thanks. Works like charms
spencerwatson501856889
10/11/2012 at 5:35 pm
This trick always works to push ota updates. Guys, doing it once doesn’t always work. When I updated earlier today,I had to do it six times before the update worked this time.
Guest
10/11/2012 at 6:10 pm
But I don’t like force stopping any process/app running, it may corrupt files? Only force stop when it’s really necessary…
Neal
10/11/2012 at 8:06 pm
great suggestion, worked after trying it a fewtimes.
patrick
10/11/2012 at 5:54 pm
spencerwatson501856889 is correct…you have to do it a few times to get it to download…im downloading it now after about 4 tries
Minda
10/11/2012 at 6:04 pm
i did the force stop then clear data about 4 times (just back and forth between the two) and THEN went to system update, and it just finished downloading! if at first you don’t succeed…..
Glenn Sr
10/11/2012 at 6:11 pm
Worked great, but had to do it three times before it found the update. Much easier than some other methods for manual update!
Richard
10/11/2012 at 6:23 pm
it works
Justin
10/11/2012 at 6:28 pm
worked for me!
shao qi
10/11/2012 at 6:29 pm
Try clearing data first then doing the force stop.
Guest
10/11/2012 at 6:31 pm
OK, it worked…hope it fixed the touch interface issue, and flickering when on low WiFi set to auto brightness
Bob
10/11/2012 at 6:34 pm
Holy crap it worked. Thanks ! East coast here. Guys before u complain legit clear the data and forse stop like 18 times. I almost gave up then a desperate attempt yeilded results.
JB
10/11/2012 at 6:41 pm
Worked great! Thank you!
Dollar
10/11/2012 at 6:48 pm
Big Fail !
Scott
10/11/2012 at 7:12 pm
Worked 1st try for me, thanks
hsmith
10/11/2012 at 7:18 pm
it worked! had to try twice, but it definitely worked. thank you!
Joe Scardino
10/11/2012 at 7:33 pm
This did work. I tried downloading earlier, but it didnt work. I tried “download again” but it wouldnt…stoppign the framework solved the trick. Altho it said the last check for an update was back in July of 1969..ha. Thanks E
Derrick
10/11/2012 at 7:38 pm
Worked perfectly for me. Thanks for the tip!
lightstorm22
10/11/2012 at 7:49 pm
Yep it took me 6 or 7 tries and then it worked.
markus
10/11/2012 at 7:54 pm
works awesome a bit quicker so far….
linuxguy
10/11/2012 at 8:01 pm
Did this 15 times and then worked, even in Puerto Rico, where there is no play store for movies/books or music yet…. So happy the updates are not by region. :)
Bernardo
10/11/2012 at 8:10 pm
Worked the second time, thanks!
jerk
10/11/2012 at 8:23 pm
Worked after 3 tries. Thanks.
Dara Parsavand
10/11/2012 at 10:35 pm
Worked perfectly the second time (not sure what I did wrong the first time). Thanks, I know it isn’t a huge update but I wanted to try it and was getting frustrated I wasn’t getting it automatically. Not sure why the push has to be this staggered.
ash
10/11/2012 at 11:32 pm
worked for me first time
Saif
10/12/2012 at 4:42 am
Thank you!! Worked like a dream
Mage Dawson
10/12/2012 at 4:55 am
Worked for me on the 4th try!!! Thanks for the tip!
Dimitris
10/12/2012 at 5:21 am
Worked great although it went at the 70’s :-P Thank you!
Aemanz Dhanyz
10/12/2012 at 6:16 am
holy heaven!! it worked great on my 4th try! :)
Jessica
10/12/2012 at 6:58 am
a lot of thanks!!! works great after 2 tries!
para los que tenemos el menu en español buscar el “Marco de Servicios de Google”
Fleg
10/12/2012 at 8:13 am
Worked first time….thanks a lot!!
asazine
10/12/2012 at 8:17 am
thanks! work at 4th try! with my 1970’s :)
Cutie
10/12/2012 at 10:04 am
It works, but u have to try it few times, mine workd 3rd time…
Jesus
10/12/2012 at 10:36 am
Took a few times but works…
mtnpaul (@mtnpaul)
10/12/2012 at 11:30 am
yep. I had to do it a few times, but it finally took.
Hasan
10/12/2012 at 12:07 pm
Worked first time! Many Thanks…
jp archer
10/12/2012 at 12:08 pm
Thank you so much worked straight away :)
rossco01
10/12/2012 at 12:31 pm
In UK and this worked great…had to force close twice but then on second attempt picked it up..cheers
Nymphtus
10/12/2012 at 4:13 pm
Worked first time. Downloaded, rebooted and updated. Everything seems to be in order. Brilliant!!
66789abcd
10/12/2012 at 4:38 pm
worked on 3rd try. Much better than the VZW GNex update experience
freejack
10/12/2012 at 7:25 pm
Worked on 2nd try here!
Aussiefied
10/12/2012 at 8:50 pm
Tried it 4 times, it works! Thank you!
Ghost Nappa
10/13/2012 at 3:52 am
Worked on my first try. Thanks!
Kerryking
10/13/2012 at 4:01 am
it workd for me
Rajesh Amaravathi
10/13/2012 at 6:54 am
worked perfectly fine for me :)
kreci
10/13/2012 at 9:25 am
It really works! Thanks!
giuliastro
10/13/2012 at 9:40 am
Worked first try. I first cleared data then stopped the service. Thank you!
Mike
10/13/2012 at 11:22 am
Worked great! Thanks!
Brian
10/13/2012 at 11:50 am
Thanks for the tip! Worked on my second attempt, because you have to click “Clear data” first. Might want to change the order of the instructions.
DaLanik
10/13/2012 at 12:24 pm
Worked the 1st time, rebooting now :) Cheers from the Czech Republic
Alexis
10/13/2012 at 1:43 pm
It worked for me in the first time! Thanks you very much for posting this!!!
Mike
10/13/2012 at 2:21 pm
Worked the second time for me.
Laird Le (@this_is_laird)
10/13/2012 at 3:49 pm
Worked great on the first try! Great tip!
Superman1980
10/13/2012 at 5:27 pm
It worked after 4th try. Thanks.
Johnathan
10/13/2012 at 6:49 pm
Worked thanks!
ado
10/13/2012 at 7:21 pm
It Work, I had to do it two times
Wayne
10/13/2012 at 8:40 pm
Worked first time, Sweeeettttt!!!! Thank You ……
Devin
10/14/2012 at 12:04 am
Beautiful! Worked for me! Thanks so much!
kiernik
10/14/2012 at 1:15 am
i had my n7 rooted with custom recovery, it notified me about the update but it failed because cwm, went back to stock recovery aand the ota was gone so i had to do your solution 3 times before it worked!
Robin
10/14/2012 at 2:08 am
cool! it also worked for me :-)
tf7o
10/14/2012 at 4:45 am
Great trick! Worked for me @ the third time.
hippe
10/14/2012 at 7:43 am
Worked for me first time. No issues. Great tip. Thanks.
kstar
10/14/2012 at 7:57 am
Worked for me on about the 4th try! Thanks!
Yordan
10/14/2012 at 11:58 am
Force stopped, cleared data and rebooted. Update was there ready for install. Great stuff.
Dave
10/14/2012 at 1:57 pm
worked first try, thanks from 1969!
Dave
10/14/2012 at 2:10 pm
Scratch that. Downloaded the update but the install failed. :/
Sonny
10/14/2012 at 4:33 pm
Im in the Phils. And this worked.
Todd Robert Youngblood
10/14/2012 at 4:47 pm
I tried this once, it failed. Restarted the tablet, did it again, and now I was prompted for 4.1.2.
Thanks.
Billy
10/14/2012 at 6:48 pm
Totally right. Juste redo the whole process and it will work. It did for me the second time.
Shawn
10/14/2012 at 7:59 pm
Worked after the second time – thanks!
cpg716
10/14/2012 at 8:10 pm
Worked first try!
cody4k
10/14/2012 at 9:39 pm
Worked first time for me, installing on my nexus atm.
@Jecire
10/14/2012 at 10:19 pm
thanks it worked perfectly !
[email protected]
10/14/2012 at 11:19 pm
worked 2nd time round for nexus 7 in Australia. cheers
cluckkillerb
10/14/2012 at 11:40 pm
worked like a charm, thanks a lot
tony
10/14/2012 at 11:52 pm
worked on the 2nd try
Kid88
10/15/2012 at 12:17 am
Thanks a lot, now my nexus 7 is upgraded to 4.1.2 jelly bean.
Helen
10/15/2012 at 2:10 am
Worked on the second time here.
kornél
10/15/2012 at 12:16 pm
Worked 1. time ! thx
Justin
10/15/2012 at 1:30 pm
Tried it on my samsung galaxy nexus and worked great. You have to do it a couple of times.
Dude
10/15/2012 at 1:34 pm
This worked for me, first try. THANK YOU
medoix
10/15/2012 at 9:34 pm
worked fine for me! thank you.
Stevey
10/29/2012 at 6:29 pm
Goes through the motions … reboots and come back to 4.1.1? Maybe on the first attempt I should have agreed with the location services?
Stevey
11/11/2012 at 8:43 am
Installed Clock Work Recovery. Now I can see the err message “Installation Aborted” with Error (status 7)?
Stevey
10/29/2012 at 6:45 pm
Nexus 7
a@a
11/13/2012 at 7:16 pm
Works for 4.2 update too!
Gary Johnson
12/25/2012 at 9:52 pm
Worked perfectly on my first attempt, I’ve been looking all over the internet for how to update my Nexus 7, THANK YOU!!!!
Robert
04/04/2013 at 11:32 am
AWSOME THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!!! I was about to download all these bootloaders and toolkits to do it and read your post. Thank you.
Thomas
04/11/2013 at 2:17 am
Cool thanks a lot man, have you got any leaked update versions for the new galaxy s4 you could help me by any chance ? lol
Thank you once more and i LOVE your page thanks for sharing that’s awesome !