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- This is written for the 2012 Nexus 7 aka "Grouper", the 2013 Nexus 7 already runs 6.x just fine without any modifications.
- Skip to Section B If you've already Rooted your device, and to B8 if you've also already installed AT LEAST TWRP 3.0.0
- A: Rooting your Nexus & installing a custom Recovery
- 1: Enable Developer Menu by going to Settings>About Tablet and clicking "Build Number" 7 times.
- 2: Go to Settings>Developer Options, and enable "USB Debugging"
- NOTE: DO NOT ATTACH YOUR TABLET TO YOUR PC YET OR WINDOWS WILL INSTALL THE WRONG DRIVER!
- 3: Download the Nexus Root Toolkit (http://www.wugfresh.com/nrt/) and Install it.
- 4: Run the Toolkit with Administrator privlages and click "Full Driver Installation", following the resulting prompts and connect your Nexus 7 to your PC at this point.
- 5: THIS IS NOW THE POINT OF NO RETURN, If you have any reservations and want to be able to go back follow these sub-instructions. else skip to step 6...
- a: Copy everything off your Nexus 7's storage to somewhere safe.
- b: Click "Backup" and wait for a "Done" Prompt.
- c: To go back to the way things once where just enable USB Debugging and click "Restore" in NRT,
- d: after that's done just copy the things you copied off Storage back!
- 6: When you are ready to proceed, click "Unlock" and follow the prompts.
- 7: After you've Unlocked your device and it has restarted, make sure "Custom Recovery" is checked and click "Root"
- 8: after all is said and done you should land on the "Welcome" screen, you don't HAVE to do anything from here.
- B: Upgrading your recovery to the latest TWRP and Installing AOSP 6.0.1
- 1: Download the latest TWRP Image from HERE: https://dl.twrp.me/grouper/
- 2: Copy the newly downloaded "twrp-3.#.#-#-grouper.img" file to your Nexus 7
- 3: It's time to boot into recovery, first shut off your tablet (hold power, shut down), wait for your device's screen to go black. or displays the white battery Icon.
- 3: Hold down the Volume Down button AND the power button, your device will go to a screen that looks like THIS: http://i.imgur.com/F97LU.jpg
- 4: Press the Volume Down key until you see "Recovery Mode" then press the power button.
- 5: When TWRP finishes loading tap "Install", "Install Image" and pick the version of TWRP you copied over to your tablet earlier.
- 6: Click Install and wait for TWRP to finish, then tap "Reboot Device"
- 7: when you get back to the "Welcome" screen You'll need to download the following and copy them to your tablet:
- a: THE ROM: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24533103863136716
- b: GOOGLE PLAY: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347835438
- c: SUPERUSER: https://download.chainfire.eu/696/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip?retrieve_file=1
- 8: After you've downloaded and copied over all 3 zip archives to your tablet boot into recovery again (Shut Down>Vol Down+Pwr>Vol Down to "Recovery Mode"> Pwr Button)
- 9: Go into the "Wipe" Menu, Swipe the bar at the bottom to Factory Reset the tablet in preperation for Installing the ROM.
- 10: When it says "Successful!" tap "Home" or the home button on the bottom of the screen
- 11: Tap "Install" and choose the 3 files in the order of ROM-G-Play-Superuser clicking "Add more Zips" each time.
- 12: Finally, reboot and wait approximately 20 minutes before doing ANYTHING or you WILL CRASH THE TABLET, then follow normal setup from there
- C: Installing the Apps and Spoofing away!!!
- 1: Update everything it asks you to!
- 2: Go to Google Play and install "FakeGPS Free" (the version with the Compass Icon)
- 3: Go into settings and enable Developer Options, click "Select Mock Locations App" and choose "FakeGPS Free"
- 4: Go back to the root of settings and choose "Location, tap "Mode" and set it to "Device Only"
- 5: Install "Monster Strike" and restore your save if you wish.
- 6: Spoof away using FakeGPS!
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