If you are not aware, Verizon has not been allowing  customers to activate Nexus 7 LTE on its network from past few months. Verizon has now released a statement on Nexus 7 (2013) LTE certification with their network.

Verizon says they encountered a system issue while certifying Nexus 7 LTE for usage on its network. They escalated the issue to Asus and Google and were asked to wait to until the roll-out of Android 4.4 KikKat to Nexus 7 instead of doing re-certification on Android 4.3 JellyBean.

Here is the official statement from Verizon on the Nexus 7 certification.

During the certification process for the Nexus 7, Google, Asus and Verizon uncovered a systems issue that required Google and Asus to undertake additional work with the Jelly Bean OS running on the device.  Since Google was about to launch its new Kit Kat OS, rather than undertake this work, Google and Asus asked Verizon to suspend its certification process until Google’s new OS was available on the Nexus 7.

So if you are waiting to use Nexus 7 LTE on Verizon,  you need to wait for some more time until Android 4.4 KitKet gets certified successfully.

Source : AndroidPolice

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Google posted Android 4.3.1 ( codenamed JLS36I ) factory image for latest Nexus 7 LTE variant. You can grab it from Google Developers website and make sure check-sum of the downloaded file matches with posted value.

It looks Android 4.3.1 update is just limited to Nexus 7 LTE and the change log is tiny.

Some Security patches & Bug fixes
System improvements
Restricted profiles
Google Keep pre-installed

Source : Google Developers via AndroidCentral

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Android 4.3.1 (JLS36I) is rolling out to the Nexus 7 2013 LTE as we write, no changelog on the update yet and what it fixes. The OTA is 9.42 MB in size.

Below are the links for you to update from various firmware versions:-

• signed-razorg-JLS36I-from-JSR78D.zip
• signed-razorg-JLS36I-from-JSS15J.zip
• signed-razorg-JLS36I-from-JLS36C.zip

Source:-androidpolice and xda

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I don’t recommend anyone inking a 2 year deal for any tablet, but if you’re itching to get a 2013 Nexus 7 on some LTE and GSM coverage, AT&T is offering a $100 credit on your bill should you go the 2 year contract route.

AT&T is offering a $100 credit on your bill if you sign a 2 year tablet contract with them. You still have to buy your LTE Nexus 7 from Google Play, sign a two year, get the Sim and then get $100 off your bill. Or you can buy the LTE Nexus 7 and grab a monthly plan. I reccomend the ladder of the two.

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Oh boy! Verizon’s playing a little hard to get with their customers. Not impossible to get, but hard.

Verizon goes to Twitter telling us NO 2013 Nexus 7 LTE activations for them. Don’t get me wrong.  As far as I know you can still drop an LTE Sim card in there and go on your merry way as long as you’re in an LTE area with the Verizon Sim. These major details should have been ironed out before Google went and told the world the Nexus LTE will work with Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile. On all three carriers LTE works works on the Nexus 7 LTE. If you are a Big Red customer and go out of LTE coverage you’re SOL. If you’re an AT&T or T-Mobile customer you can fall back on GSM without any problems should you step out of an LTE area.

This is pretty much BS on quite a few levels from both parties. Any of you Verizon customers have an LTE Nexus 7 coming?  If so, I hope you have a spare Sim card or an activation from a prior tablet.

BTW. Does anyone else feel like Verizon was a little condicending or troll’ish in that tweet?

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If you we’re lucky enough to get in and grab the LTE model of the 2013 Nexus 7, there’s good news for you folks that like to live on the edge.

Google has posted the factory images for the Nexus 7 2013 (codename – razorg) on their very own Google Developer site.  This is for those of you that like to tinker around and have the comfort of having the factory images that bring your LTE Nexus 7 back to bone stock Android 4.3 build JLS36C. Hit the link for the downloads.

Google developers

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Also listed on the site are detailed specifications for the slate and LTE radio band listing matching the earlier FCC filing for the ASUS K009 tablet with North American bands. In the notes, there are a second set of bands for Europe and Asia listed confirming they will be getting their own variant of the new Nexus 7 LTE.

Specifications
Operating System	Android 4.3 Jelly Bean
Display	7″ LED Backlight WUXGA (1920×1200) Screen IPS Panel 10 finger multi-touch support
CPU	Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro 8064 +MDM9215M Quad-Core, 1.5 GHz
Memory	2GB
Storage	32GB
Network Standard	DC-HSPA+ UL:42 Mbps/DL:5.76 Mbps LTE UL:100 Mbps/DL:50 Mbps 3G : WCDMA : 850/1900/2100 2G : : 850/900/1800/1900, 4G: LTE: 700/800/850/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600*2
Wireless Data Network	WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/n@2.4GHz/ 5GHz*1 Bluetooth V4.0, NFC
Camera	1.2 MP Front Camera 5 MP Rear Camera Auto focus (rear) Large f2.4 aperture. (rear camera)
Audio	Stereo Speakers
Interface	1 x SlimPort 1 x Audio Jack: Headphone
Sensor	1. G-Sensor 2. E-compass 3. Ambient Light Sensor 4. Proximity Sensor(LTE only) 5. Gyroscope 6. Hall Sensor
Battery	10 hours; 15Wh Li-polymer Battery *3
GPS	Support
Power Adapter	Output:5.2V 1.35A/7W for other USB device Input:100-240V AC, 50/60Hz universal Support Wireless Charging
Dimensions	114 x 200 x 8.65 mm (WxHxD)
Weight	299 g
Note	*1: May vary by SKU and country. *2: NA/JP SKU: 2100(1), 1900(2), 1800(3), AWS 2100/1700(4), 850(5), 700(13), 700(17) EU/KR/AU/Others SKU: 2100(1), 1900(2), 1800(3), AWS 2100/1700(4), 850(5), 2600(7), 800(20) *3: Battery life will vary according to use. Battery life measured by looping 720p video, brightness at 100nits, external microphone, Wi-Fi /3G on, and Gmail logged in for email and updates.

With a preorder page up and a firm price listed the impending Nexus 7 LTE release date cannot be too far off.

Link: Excaliber PC preorder

Update

It’s also up for pre-order on Negri for $409.50 with an estimated availability of 15th August 2013.

Negri Pre-Order

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