I have a 2012 Nexus 7 (32gb) that seems to be shutting down randomly. At first, I thought it was its Blurex magnetic case. I eliminated the case, but it still randomly shuts down. In ALL cases, getting it to turn back on requires connecting its charger. Sometimes the battery symbol comes back within 5 seconds. Sometimes it requires me to hold the power button down for at least 15secs.

I upgraded it from Android 4.3 (Jelly bean) to 4.4 (KitKat) and still have the same problem. I even did a factory reset; cleared and wiped it all out. Same thing. In order to get any real functionality out of it, I have to totally shut it down after EVERY use.

Is there ANY solution to this problem or is this a sign that the tablet is failing & some sort of hardware problem? I have had it just over a year (of course this would happen AFTER the warranty) and its already been serviced once (under warranty) so if it is failing again, then I will soon be looking elsewhere for a tablet.

I had issues with my Nexus 7 connecting to my home's wifi connection. All was working good until last night. For some reason, all of a sudden it would NOT connect to one of my two available routers when it never had a problem before. I tried everything; reboot, forget network, reconnect, etc. No luck. All other wireless devices in my home are working fine with these same wireless routers too so I know its not the router and more the N7.

 I researched on home PC and there were some apps that were mentioned that can fix wifi issues, but since I couldn't connect, I couldn't download and install them at the time. I thought I might have to do a total reset, but just turned it off and went to bed.

I brought it into work today and it connected to our wifi here fine & with no issues. Therefore, I decided to search for  some wifi fixing apps just in case I have the same issue at home again. I downloaded one called 'Wifi Fixer' that seems to have gotten good reviews. Any others recommended that will work good with my Nexus 7?