Four Steps to Rooting Your Asus Nexus 7

How To Root Asus Nexus 7

How to root the Asus Nexus 7

Step 1) Download One Click Root and install it on your PC, Mac, or Linux computer
Step 2) Move to your Asus Nexus 7 and enable USB debugging from the settings menu
Step 3) Connect your Asus Nexus 7 to your computer via USB cable
Step 4) Run the One Click Root software and wait for the rooting process to be completed

The Asus Nexus 7 was the first 7 inch tablet to truly kickstart the Android tablet market. At an incredibly affordable price, the Nexus 7 still comes with a decent hardware setup and it’s 7 inch display is large enough to be a great entertainment device but it’s small enough to be comfortably held in one hand.

When you first purchase the Asus Nexus 7, it comes with stock Android so you won’t have to deal with any bloatware or unnecessary apps. However, if you are looking to get more functionality out of your Asus Nexus 7, you may want to consider rooting the device. With our step by step guide above you will be able to root the Nexus 7 within minutes. Whether you have the older Nexus 7 or the newer one, this guide will still be of use.

Fortunately custom ROM development for the Nexus 7 is incredible so if you’re looking for more software functionality you may want to consider installing one of the custom ROMS available online. For example, the Paranoid Android ROM will allow you to fine tune the user interface on the Nexus 7 right down to the pixel, whilst the Slim Bean interface strips everything down to provide an experience that is smoother, even less bloated than stock Android but still has a plethora of functional apps and utilities. These custom ROMS can only be used on a rooted device so you will need to follow our root guide for the Nexus 7 above to make use of them.

Rooting your Nexus 7 tablet will also give you access to more applications on the Google Play store. One of our favorite root-only apps for the Nexus 7 is Full!Screen – with this application you can remove the three on-screen soft key buttons at the bottom of the display and the notification bar at the top with a tap of a button. Removing these will give more screen estate to play games on, watch movies or browse the internet. An app like Greenify can also be used alongside root access to help you keep an eye on your Nexus 7’s battery. The Nexus 7 battery life will reliably get you through a day but if you want to stretch out your battery for as long as possible, apps like Greenify are essential. There are plenty of other great uses for root on the Nexus 7 and you can get started right away after going through our easy root process.