New Nexus 7 Encountering GPS Issues

Google's new Nexus 7 may be great in terms of pricing, but buyers are encountering a hitch: issues with GPS performance. Many complaints have been coming up at XDA-Developers, Android Police, and Google's own discussion group since the tablet has launched. According to these sites, after a short amount of time, from two to 30 minutes, the Nexus 7 loses its signal and cannot connect again.

Not that many people use the Nexus 7 for GPS, so the issue may even go unnoticed by consumers. Google has acknowledged the reports and says that the Android team is working on it.

Android 4.3 Jelly Bean Rolls Out Today OTA

Shipping with the brand new Nexus 7, Android 4.3 Jelly Bean hit the market today.

There are multi-user settings, with restricted profiles for children. You can restrict app content for specific users. This is apparently the same thing as Microsoft's Kid's Corner on Windows Phone.

Bluetooth Smart, aka Bluetooth Low Energy and OpenGL ES 3.0 support was added.


Android 4.3 Jelly Bean will be rolled out to the Nexus family of devices today, with the HTC One and Galaxy S4 coming online soon.