At Hacklab.to's recent Junk Day, I managed to acquire the older model of the Nexus 7 (2012 WIFI, aka grouper). It's most recent vendor firmware was Android 5.1.1 and it ran like molasses. So I decided to take a look at getting LineageOS on it. Firstly to see if I could, second to have recent version of android, and three to remove any bloat by having a lean starting point. For those unfamiliar, the Company named Cyanogen, imploded, and so the community android distro of the same name, re-branded and are continuing the work under the name LineageOS. I've already been testing it on a nexus 4, and will likely move my OnePlus One to it in the foreseeable future. LinageOS 14.1 is Android 7.1 equivalent. After a look around the internet, I found a dev doing a not yet official build of lineageOS for the Nexus 7 (2012). And an official build of TWRP which is LineageOS's recommend recovery image. https://twrp.me/devices/asusnexus72012wifi.html http://www.lineageosdownloads.com/download-nexus-7-2012-lineage-os/ http://opengapps.org/ (ARM, 7.1, Pico) Modifying the general instructions (and having done this a few times, they really are all the same). https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/flo/install adb reboot bootloader fastboot oem unlock fastboot reboot fastboot flash recovery /home/scott/Downloads/twrp-3.1.0-0-grouper.img # reboot into recovery adb push /home/scott/Downloads/lineage-14.1-20170315-UNOFFICIAL-aaopt-grouper.zip /sdcard/ adb push /home/scott/Downloads/open_gapps-arm-7.1-pico-20170414.zip /sdcard/ # then install these ZIPs and reboot. Took a long time to get through initial boot, and then first time configuration. But when it was all done, while it is still a bit laggy to use, it noticeably better then before. Also by using the pico package all the stock google bloat is gone, basically just having the play store to install only the apps I need. It's now good enough to be a kitchen 'doohicky'. I know there are a number of folks with Nexus 7 (2013) in your community, but any earlier adopters of the 2012 might appreciate this. -- Scott Sullivan