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Can I downgrade back to 4.1.2??

Nigelelliott
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Can I downgrade back to 4.1.2??

So I'm really not liking the 4.2.2 upgrade. It's the phone UI on a tablet..... A tablet is NOT a phone. I want the soft buttons back in the corner so landscape is more thumb friendly and notifications back where they were so I don't have an added black bar along the top. The new features I'm not bothered about as I don't use them, so is there a way to reflash 4.1.2 on my Australian wifi edition??

Thanks.
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jjj.123
Visitor

I would like to echo the above comments...I didn't buy a phone...it's a tablet...now it appears I need thumb extensions to use a 10inch tablet with the home/back buttons in the middle & the battery is draining at a rate of knots..
I would like to downgrade also...
JoeFourMan
Visitor

Can we get a response to this please. I agree the new interface is considerably worse and we now have two black bars, top and bottom that are persistent across all apps. This update has effectively removed screen resolution/ real estate from the tablet. Please provide an immediate avenue for reversing this update.
RealityDysfunct
Visitor

i agree, changes are pretty ridiculous. especially the black bands...

Kuba5262
Visitor

i think, that the only way is to Flash it under Flash tool.

You can't do it by official flashing software (update service or pc companion)

Search the web please Slightly_smiling_Face

Piya
Visitor

I have to agree as well.
sub7even
Visitor

Same by me. I cant even reach the Buttons by thumb. Did anyone try the new Version bevor release? I don't think so...
Ilian
Visitor

Same here! The fact the tablet is waterproof does not mean it's going to be used by an octopus!
Please restore the interface as it was at the time I purchased the tablet! And while you are at it, fire your usability team, they are clueless!
randomstring
Visitor

I really wish I could downgrade as well. After the upgrade it feels like a big phone. I hardly use it anymore.

I get it that they want to send out updates faster this way, but the stock android experience on larger tablets is just broken.

pottyday
Visitor

I also don't like the buttons in the middle and at the top as they are hard to reach. They were fine before, this is a tablet not a phone. Can we please have them back where they were?