FIX: Android device doesn't show up in Google Play Store device list

Somewhere along the way while flashing updates to the AOKP ROM to my Nexus 7 (2012), the Nexus stopped showing up in the device list on the web version of the Google Play store. But the Play store functioned properly on the Nexus: I could install new apps, got updates for existing apps, etc.

Since I saw the problem on the Play website and Play worked great on the Nexus itself, I thought the problem was "Google-wide". I cleared cache and data for Google Play services on the Nexus. No luck. I went to the Google dashboard and deleted the duplicate entries for my N7 (duplicates are a result of flashing ROMs to my device). Didn't work.

It turns out my assumption that the problem was Google-wide was wrong. The fix turned out to be easy.

This fixed the problem for me:

• Clear Play Store data. Go to Settings->Apps and scroll down until you see Google Play Store and tap it. Tap Clear Cache and then Clear Data. 
• Reboot device
• Wait a few minutes
• Check the Play store website
• Do a happy dance

After doing this, my Nexus 7 shows up again.

Android Google Services Data Usage is Huge

If you have a Nexus device running a custom ROM, you better check your data usage. A lot of people have noticed a huge spike in data usage on these platforms. The problem might not be limited to Nexus devices, but it is a problem with custom ROMs based on Android 4.2.2 and earlier. It seems to have started around the end of August. Some speculate that Google Services is downloading the Android 4.3 update, which fails since the ROM is custom, and then downloads the update again, etc.

I ran into this problem on my Nexus 7 (2012) running AOKP. This is how I fixed mine (hopefully, so far so good). Note that your device must be rooted, but if you're running a custom ROM, I assume it is.

• Download FOTAKill.apk from CyanogenMod or from XDA
• Move the APK to the /system/app folder (remember to remount /system read-write)
• Change owner/group to root/root and change permissions to 0644 (not sure if this is needed, but I did it to match existing apps)
• Reboot to recovery and wipe the cache
• Reboot and done

Hope this helps someone out there.

My Nexus 7 (2012) and its Headphone Problem

I bought a Nexus 7 tablet a few weeks ago as my first tablet. I got the 32GB wifi-only model. So far I have been impressed. The speed, display, and battery life are great.

I did run into one problem though. The headphone jack didn't seem to work properly. When I inserted my headphones, I would either get sound out of the tablet speaker or only one of my headphone speakers. And it would switch between these two, kinda like a bad connection. I tried two different sets of headphones and both behaved the same. I was disappointed in my shiny new tablet.

Thankfully, the solution (for me, at least) was simple. It turns out that the headphone jack is a tight fit and I just had to push the headphones in a little harder until I heard it click. Problem solved!

I have heard of a lot of other people with this problem that were returning their Nexus 7s. Hopefully this will help someone and save them from having to return their Nexus 7.