Available over OTA

• Upgraded the operating system to Android 5.1. THis includes multiple performance, security and usability enhancements.
• Updates to various Lasso and DirectStylus features
• Miscellaneous audio, display, network fixes and optimizations
• App compatibility fixes

My evga note 7 is a disaster too, all games micro lag and freeze now, tablet heats up  very quickly even in basic games to over 40c, it never heated that much even playing demanding games like dead trigger, battery life is a joke, it can go quickly from 100% to 90% in 10min and if i go to battery stats it says roughly 2 hours of battery left, somethings not right here. Yeah even charging dont seem to work, its either stuck or the battery slowly goes to lower it never did this before? i have to turn off tablet now for it to take proper loading - what a joke!
 
And i noticed that the performance bar that u could control before for battery, how it used 2 or 4 cores is hidden too, i saw on another forum that u need install activity launcher to access Shield power control now but even that does zero difference, i set it at 2 core, 100% and 20fps limit but if i go to games its broken, games seem to render more then 20fps and they lag and microfreeze either way and tablet like i said heats up to over 40c and stays there..
 
I have done factory reset but that didnt solve anything problems all came after updated to Lollipop that promised increased performance and stability, i so far have a tablet that feels useless now, cant even play all my games that i could before and the poor battery life due to the tablet heats up so much is a joke too..
 
Was this update even tested or needed if was gonna bring down the performance that much? i regret i updated :( very frustrated with this now i hope a fix can be released for this..

didnt solve this that hard reset.. still getting micro freeze lag in games and heats up to 40c playing games like clash of clans and boom beach and this is with 2 cores and 30fps limit set , if i plug in charger it seems stuck, only way is to turn of tablet and turn in cable then it charges normaly... no this is something not right here i never had heat issues or lag in the games i played  what a disaster

My tablet had been working fine too, and then the other night I saw the update and let it proceed. It didnt even make it through install and reboot process before it locked up. Now, after I charge it up and turn it on all I get is a lot of heat & short battery life, and a pop-up screen that says ..."Unfortunately, System UI has stopped"... That's it, until the battery drains completely.

So, I guess my tablet is hosed because of this latest OTA update and all my data & personal info I had on there is gone..... Not a happy camper, and not satisfied to just eat it either. I bought this during the pre-release, brand spanking new, and I have taken extremely good care of it from day one. I need this issue dealt with prompltly and professionally, and I most definitely do NOT intend to accept some dodgy re-furb that someone's toddler has slobbred all over as a replacement.

Thank You 

This is ridiculous!
We have been waiting how freeking long for this update from Nvidia and now it's botching everyone's tablets?!
I can't say that I am surprised seeing how the last couple updates went.
I was praying for a proper release of Lollipop that would finally iron out all the quirks the TN7 has had.
I guess I will just keep rolling smooth with Jellybean...
 
Thanks for nothing Nvidia!

I had to do a total wipe and hard reset on mine, but it does appear to be working now, mostly. Losing all my data was a hard hit and getting all my crucial apps re-installed and re-tweaked again is a pain. Of course it has gone back to not playing well with the SD card now too, and pc isn't seeing it at all when plugged in to usb ...

(Just a hint for future reference; When someone wants me to go shopping for a newer device, I would prefer some coupons and slick marketing over spiking the one I have.)

ugh, 5.1 is wreaking havoc on almost all android devices.

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EVGA should let nvidia know how the update messed up this wonderful tablet otherwise.. i hate the lag and microfreezes and poor battery. .cant even charge the damn thing need power it off for that to even work.. how messed up is not that ???
 
I hope there is a mini update soon cause neither factory reset or anything else can fix this.. i cant even sell this tablet if i want so we are screwed for now :( all nvidias fault.

Had it running last night now it won't even charge when powered down.
 
If your having problems with the tablet please call EVGA. the more info on this they have the more pressure thy can put on NVIDIA.

Is this ever going to get fixed? I have never a software update brick a device and have the responsible party just walk away. 

My Tegra Note 7 runs fine on Lollipop 5.1 now. How I was able to get it that way was another matter.
 
Maybe these suggestions will help the "next time" a newer Android OS is released:
 
1. Before updating the tablet, save all personal data on a mini SD storage card, and then properly remove the mini-SD card from the device. Also, remove all password, sign-in, etc., settings, as that might prevent you from upgrading to the new OS. (Be sure to put them back in after the OS update!)
2. Just like in the PC world of updating, certain 3rd party applications installed on the tablet may not work (well, or at all) with the OS upgrade. First, get rid of any security software installed on the device by going to Settings, Apps, and then deleting the security software. Also, get rid of all third party apps in the same manner. You can reload them to the device after the OS upgrade (need a Google account to do this). In this way, no app should interfere with the downloading and running of the OS upgrade.
 
3. Next thing I did was to go to Settings, and the "Backup and Reset" button in the "personal" section. There's a factory data reset button you hit to perform a data wipe on the tablet; when it reboots, the original factory OS should reload. Then, do the upgrade to the new OS.
 
4. After I was sure OS 5.1 was running (by rebooting a couple times to ensure the system was loading without glitches), I went into my Google playstore account and tediously loaded each previously-unloaded app to the tablet. Any app that was incompatible with OS 5.1 was left off my list.
 
Side note: A lot of the security applications, nefariously or otherwise, have links offering additional system or security apps that can actually interfere with or duplicate the functions of the original security application. Two security apps running simultaneously can significantly slow or make the tablet unusable.
 
This whole process took me a day's work to install the new system. While I don't pretend to have all the answers or guarantee the above process will solve ALL upgrade problems with the Tegra 7, I hope there are some tidbits to help someone in the future and remove frustration.
 
P.S. I bought a duplicate Note 7 for my teenage daughter, and she found a way to break the charging cable/USB connection within a year. I went to a big box retailer, and they gave me a $40 dollar gift card for it. That was over 18 months ago....
 
Good Luck!

Happy to hear your Tegra Note 7 is up and running again, gordy. 
 
It's a great tablet, with one major design flaw: The USB/charging port has a small "male" end inside it that is fragile. Previous posts alluded to users not being able to charge the tablet. If the male end broke off or is cracked inside the port, I could find no way of fixing it.That's what happened to my daughter's Note 7.
 
Hopefully, on future models, this port will be made more durable.
 
Again, happy to be of help. -- chrebean1

I'm trying to get MiraCast back as well... I'm looking to downgrade to 4.4.2 via RootJunk's method.

Updating was the biggest mistake. I'm a die hard EVGA fan. Have had this Tab and 2 video cards and was planning to buy a GTX 1070 from you guys. But what on earth did you do here EVGA? My kids mostly use this tablet and they've been complaining of it suddenly lagging. After hours of painfully testing the tablet, all the symptoms point back to this update. There's no clear option to roll it back to Kit Kat. 
 
Are you guys ever going to provide a rollback option? I know you have new tablets now but way to piss off your prior customers by sending out what looks to be a horribly tested OTA.