Install Official Android 4.3 Jelly Bean Update To Original Nexus 7: JWR66V Firmware Out Over The Air; Key Reminders For Manual Installation

The internet search giant has finally unleashed the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update and one of the very first mobile devices to receive it is the original Nexus 7.

Users of the first generation Nexus 7 who are interested to install official Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update can easily do so by checking the firmware over the air.

If you want to install official Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update to your ASUS-manufactured Google Nexus 7, here are some things to remember:

• The official Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update JWR667 firmware is only available for the Nexus 7 only. Installing the update to a wrong device or variant may hard-brick or permanently damage the device. To verify the model number of your device, go to Settings>About Tablet.
• Use custom recovery tool like ClockWorkMod or TWRP to create a backup of the files and personal settings of the device.
• Appropriate USB drivers for the Nexus 7 should be installed on the device before you go ahead and install official Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update.
• Enable USB debugging on your device.
• The Nexus 7 should have 80 percent battery level or more to prevent unexpected shutdown of the tablet (due to drained battery) during the process of installing official Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update.

After ensuring that all the reminders above are well-taken care of, it is now time to go through the process of installing official Android 4.3 Jelly Bean JWR667 firmware. Visit this post to see the step-by-step procedures of the installation process.

Aside from the original Nexus 7, the Nexus 10 and Nexus 4 are also privileged to be the first devices to get the official Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update. Meanwhile, Google announced that other Android-powered devices like Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One will receive the update shortly.

The Nexus 7 2 (2^nd-gen Nexus tablet device) is arriving on July 30 and Google has already confirmed that it will run the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean.