dierna
Well-Known Member
My son's 2012 N7 has been causing problems for a while. We didn't install the latest update (which was probably a mistake). He's got really bad lag issues, which I think could be fixed or at least somewhat fixed by deleting a bunch of apps, but he's an app hoarder. I'm sure the update would help too.
The charging port went bad a while back, and the tablet was unusable until I got the dock for him. I did buy a new port, but I don't have a small enough screwdriver to replace it. Even tightening the metal around the port was only a temporary fix, so a full replacement is necessary.
To make matters worse, he dropped it yesterday. The screen is cracked, but not badly, so I thought it should still work. I see people successfully using phones with cracked or even shattered screens all the time! No such luck though, the screen is mostly unresponsive. The only time the screen will respond is if you long press. I can't restart the tablet, I can't get into settings. Nothing.
I really just want to get him a tablet with more storage, but of course, he doesn't want to lose his game progress, and I can't do anything with the tablet as it is right now. I've rooted devices before, but without the usb port working, I can't do that either. I don't know if I could with the screen unresponsive.
Any help or suggestions? When the usb port stopped working, I looked for a place to repair it, but didn't have any luck locally. There are loads of places that repair ios devices, but not Android.
The charging port went bad a while back, and the tablet was unusable until I got the dock for him. I did buy a new port, but I don't have a small enough screwdriver to replace it. Even tightening the metal around the port was only a temporary fix, so a full replacement is necessary.
To make matters worse, he dropped it yesterday. The screen is cracked, but not badly, so I thought it should still work. I see people successfully using phones with cracked or even shattered screens all the time! No such luck though, the screen is mostly unresponsive. The only time the screen will respond is if you long press. I can't restart the tablet, I can't get into settings. Nothing.
I really just want to get him a tablet with more storage, but of course, he doesn't want to lose his game progress, and I can't do anything with the tablet as it is right now. I've rooted devices before, but without the usb port working, I can't do that either. I don't know if I could with the screen unresponsive.
Any help or suggestions? When the usb port stopped working, I looked for a place to repair it, but didn't have any luck locally. There are loads of places that repair ios devices, but not Android.
