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TI tried to flash the rom manually but failed miserably (ran into this: http://forums.androidcentral.com/google-nexus-7-2012-rooting-roms-hacks/307466-how-recover-nexus-7-2012-bootloader-fail.htmlthis page). I

I decided to use the Nexus Root Toolkit (http://www.wugfresh.com/download here) to go back to stock Android 5.1 (losing everything on the device of course). That worked like a charm and re-rooting it afterwards was simple enough Rooting guide for 5.1.1. In

In the past whenever a new Android version came out I had to flash back to stock Android to get the update and then re-root it. I'm sure some people manage to update without erasing everything...

T tried to flash the rom manually but failed miserably (ran into this: http://forums.androidcentral.com/google-nexus-7-2012-rooting-roms-hacks/307466-how-recover-nexus-7-2012-bootloader-fail.html). I decided to use the Nexus Root Toolkit (http://www.wugfresh.com/) to go back to stock Android 5.1 (losing everything on the device of course). That worked like a charm and re-rooting it afterwards was simple enough. In the past whenever a new Android version came out I had to flash back to stock Android to get the update and then re-root it. I'm sure some people manage to update without erasing everything...

I tried to flash the rom manually but failed miserably (ran into this page).

I decided to use the Nexus Root Toolkit (download here) to go back to stock Android 5.1 (losing everything on the device of course). That worked like a charm and re-rooting it afterwards was simple enough Rooting guide for 5.1.1.

In the past whenever a new Android version came out I had to flash back to stock Android to get the update and then re-root it. I'm sure some people manage to update without erasing everything...

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T tried to flash the rom manually but failed miserably (ran into this: http://forums.androidcentral.com/google-nexus-7-2012-rooting-roms-hacks/307466-how-recover-nexus-7-2012-bootloader-fail.html). I decided to use the Nexus Root Toolkit (http://www.wugfresh.com/) to go back to stock Android 5.1 (losing everything on the device of course). That worked like a charm and re-rooting it afterwards was simple enough. In the past whenever a new Android version came out I had to flash back to stock Android to get the update and then re-root it. I'm sure some people manage to update without erasing everything...