yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 6  General] purpl3rain:
Removed logo on back of phone via some rubbing alcohol and some patience with a key.
[Nexus 6  General] jasondilltx:
at&t sim unlock

so i just left the at&t store without my beautiful nexus 6 because it is indeed simlocked. However, I travel abroad quite frequently and will not be able to pay of the phone in full (and void warranty) before my next trip. The boot screen has been fixed, the rear globe has been scraped away, now how do i go about getting the sim unlocked? I honestly dont mind staying on my at&t plan, I just refuse to be gouged by their ridiculous international plans. Any way to get the (at&t) nexus 6 unlocked where I can purchase sim cards around the (real) globe?

Thanks!

Jason
[Nexus 6  General] Gigatopiloto:
hi. i am a verizon costumer. i have been hunting this nexus 6 google play edition so i can use it on verizon. however, i have not been able to buy one. If i go to aTT store, buy one phone full retail price, unlock it. will i be able to use it on verizon?
[Nexus 6  General] kashk5:
Absolutely. The only problem with your plan is the "unlocking" step. AT&T won't unlock it for you unless you meet certain criteria. It's best to wait until somebody releases a SIM unlock for carrier phones before you buy a phone from a carrier store.
[Nexus 6  General] jlcutler:
AT&T Nexus 6

I just picked up an ATT Nexus 6 this morning. Stuck in my Straight Talk Sim card and it worked out of the box!! I had to trim my sim card to the nano size but it works!!

I'm not sure if it was a glitch on ATT's part but it had the tfdata apn all set up and everything fresh out of the box!

NO JOKE!

I have only been using it for a couple of hours now but everything seems to be working great!

I went ahead and scraped off the logo as well.... Now its all good :good::good: :)

FYI.... the Lady at the ATT store LIED to me! She said it was locked to ATT but that was not the case.
[Nexus 6  General] Gigatopiloto:
thank you. quick question. if i pay full retail price, isn't that the only requirement?
[Nexus 6  General] CraigP17:
I removed the ATT Deathstar

http://youtu.be/l9cEBOGpmUA
[Nexus 6  General] iboj007:
Straight talk is an AT&T MVNO so it shows up to the phone as being AT&T
[Nexus 6  General] iboj007:
We made phandroid guys :)

http://phandroid.com/2014/11/21/make-att-nexus-6-pure/
[Nexus 6  General] DA6030:
What can we do to remove the SIM lock?

Per my post on the other thread, is anyone able to comment on whether the SIM lock violates the 700mhz upper c-block open device provisions?

I propose that by declaring (in their FCC certification, on their website, on the box) support for LTE Band 13, AT&T's Nexus 6 must adhere to the open device provision; ie, no SIM lock. I would love to see the EFF or similar take this on, especially if this is a precedent setting circumstance (first sale of a sim-locked Band 13 device).

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=56927827&postcount=999
[Nexus 6  General] times_infinity:
AT&T doesn't use Band 13 for their 700MHz LTE though. They use Band 17.. Which is 700bc not 700c like VZW. :(

Edit:

It even says in the wikipedia page that you linked in your other post that AT&T uses the B-Block of the 700MHz frequency. Not the C-Block.
[Nexus 6  General] DA6030:
My point here actually has nothing to do with AT&T's function as a carrier, only with their function as a reseller and customizer of phones. Although AT&T does not operate Band 13, they are selling a Band 13 (plus many more) device. To play this out, perhaps I was a consumer who had not read this forum thread, walked into AT&T store looking to buy a new phone, looked across the shelves for all devices that advertise Band 13 on the box, and bought the Nexus 6 for this reason. I would be in for a surprise when I got home, to find out the handset I purchased does not conform to what I thought were the rules for Band 13 devices.

A more extreme analogy would be if a retailer (e.g., Best Buy) took a device that advertises Band 13 on its box and FCC documentation (e.g., 2013 Nexus 7 LTE) and the retailer SIM-locked it to Verizon, for its own fun or profit. I think the retailer would probably be within their rights to do that for a Band 17 device, but not a Band 13 device. And I would think AT&T (acting as a retailer/OEM) would be within their rights to do the same for any device that does not support Band 13 out-of-the-box, but could not do so for a device that supports Band 13 out-of-the-box.
[Nexus 6  General] jamezr:
NICE! Used my GFs nail polish remover and my thumb nail and you can't tell it was there......
[Nexus 6  General] sfidelisrp:
Yeah, right after I initially took it off, there was still a find outline of the logo that could be seen in certain lighting situations, but after about 2 days, it's completely gone. You would've never known it was there.
[Nexus 6  General] P1 Wookie:
I got nowhere with a credit card trying to de-brand, but using the edge of an old key worked rather quickly.
[Nexus 6  General] addcancercat:
Why don't you share that sim unlock code?
[Nexus 6  General] P1 Wookie:
Huh?
[Nexus 6  General] sdotkdot:
I deleted the stock bootanimation.zip before I realized I was supposed to delete the OEM one. Can anybody upload the zip here?

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Nexus 6  General] bodosom:
That why you rename it.

The stock version is in the factory image but I think the even the new default is better than the L version.
[Nexus 6  General] qman66:
t-mobiles devices are also sim locked fyi
[Nexus 6  General] PaisanNYC:
haha No they're not.

http://www.androidauthority.com/t-mobile-nexus-6-no-branding-bloatware-569181/

T-Mobile has never locked their Nexus devices.
[Nexus 6  General] g33k3r:
Nowhere in that article does it state that the phone is SIM unlocked. The phone is locked to T-Mobile FYI.
[Nexus 6  General] sh@h!d:
video guide: How To De-AT&T'ify The Nexus 6!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF2BZ2gx7r8
[Nexus 6  General] MoeDaddy:
T-Mobile's Nexus 6 is NOT sim locked, there are multiple confirmations on this forum of people buying from T-Mobile and using it on VZW or ATT. Sprint I guess is an issue because of how they activate phones not due to sim locking.

More info in this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6/general/t-mobile-nexus-6-carriers-confirmed-t2946598/page3

There are also many other posts confirming T-mobile is not locked...
[Nexus 6  General] ryanwv24:
Have you heard back from swiftunlocks yet?
[Nexus 6  General] PaisanNYC:
Stop being an Death Star fan boy. T-Mobile Nexus devices are NOT locked. Read all the threads here on XDA as proof.
[Nexus 6  General] g33k3r:
Even still. The article you posted had no mention of SIM lock so read the article before you post it. Second, some people have mentioned having their T-Mobile phones being SIM locked. Third, "A" Death Star fan boy. Not "An" Death Star Fan Boy.
[Nexus 6  General] iboj007:
FYI I got mine SIM unlocked by swift unlocks for $9.99. They gave me a code in 2 days and it worked fine. Link is in OP.
[Nexus 6  General] SREEPRAJAY:
Members,

Calm down. Have a life peaceful and smile.

It is a language after all. Having said that, try to understand and accept others views too.

THREAD CLEANED
[Nexus 6  General] linuxthinker:
AT&T's subsidy unlock page didn't recognize the imei from the Nexus 6 I ordered online. Phone support was unable to submit an unlock request on my behalf, either.

Ended up returning the AT&T device and bought a T-mobile device from a store. Works great and is sim unlocked. I've tried t-mobile, AT&T, and Verizon Sims so far.
[Nexus 6  General] NWKENT:
+1

I'd like to have a copy of the N6 boot animation..ALSO..please link me..

Sent from my:

4.4.4_23.3.24 XT1080M

Droid Maxx Developer Edition

http://waynekent.com/page6.html

"Praise Jah" YOU people.!
[Nexus 6  General] bodosom:
It's still in the factory image.
[Nexus 6  General] NWKENT:
Huh.? What do ya mean.?

I do not own the N6 yet..but would like to have a copy of the animation..

Is it like the Moto G and Moto X, spinning Earth.?

sent by my

5.0_22.11.6 Lollipop (Rooted)

TWRP v2.8.0.1-titan

UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.16

XT1064 Moto G (2nd Gen.)

http://waynekent.com/page6.html

"Praise Jah" YOU people.!
[Nexus 6  General] bodosom:
You responded to sdotkdot. My post immediately after sdotkdot's pointed to a file with the L bootanimation.zip. It's in the factory image.
[Nexus 6  General] Fiftysilver:
I dont know if this was suggeste but what would happen if we were to just flash the google factory image over to out att necus 6?
[Nexus 6  General] rananga:
Thank you :)
[Nexus 6  General] slyguy2000:
You just need to remove the AT&T one or rename it... The OEM boot animation executes first then the stock google animation... So just removing or renaming the OEM one makes it work like a stock non OEM nexus
[Nexus 6  General] bodosom:
Stashing audio in /oem/media

While not strictly about removing customization I decided to move all the ringtones/alarms I've collected over the years from "/sdcard" into /oem/media. I don't have enough to fill it but every bit counts.
[Nexus 6  General] garyd9:
That's a good idea. It seems that the /oem partition is preserved even over a factory reset, so it will retain those alarms/notifications/ringtones even then.
[Nexus 6  General] Kuskles:
No. There are more requirements. You must also already be an AT&T customer for a certain amount of time. I can't post the link because I'm still a n00b on the forum, but if you Google "at&t device unlock" the link will come right up.
[Nexus 6  General] iboj007:
you can use a service like smart unlocks (see first post). I got my code within 48 hours and it worked fine (confirmed). it was only $9.99
[Nexus 6  General] MarkyD311:
I can confirm that Swift Unlocks works. Almost exactly 48 hours to get an unlock code. Now up and running on VZW (using an AT&T Nexus 6). I swapped my nano SIM from my already active VZW Moto X.
[Nexus 6  General] dannieloco:
Would this remove the ATT on my notification bar?
[Nexus 6  General] MarkyD311:
Here is what my AT&T Nexus 6 looks like after entering the unlock code and putting in a VZW SIM.
[Nexus 6  General] SilkyJohnson:
Redo this screenshot from the lockscreen, where it actually shows.
[Nexus 6  General] MarkyD311:
Oops. As you can see, it still shows the carrier. I have not rooted or made any further mods.
[Nexus 6  General] bodosom:
Ordinarily the carrier banner changes with carrier. People that don't trigger it e.g. by roaming in a foreign country, usually won't see the banner switch to say Rogers or Bell.
[Nexus 6  General] HotInEER:
I bought mine last night from cellunlocker.net from the 1st page and apparently they are having issues doing mine. I got mine from AT&T, ordered right at midnight when they started their preorders. They said they are checking a secondary data base.
[Nexus 6  General] crypt0kiddie:
Is there a Google boot animation I can replace the AT&T one with? Like the proper one that would be on a Play Store phone?
[Nexus 6  General] iboj007:
The play store one is the one that plays after the at&T one. The swirling google.
[Nexus 6  General] XERO_Racer:
Silly question to ask but if i decided to scrape the death star off, would that in any way void the warranty? i highly doubt it since its just an aesthetic?
[Nexus 6  General] Baldilocks:
That was posted some time ago. If you are rooted, just use root explorer and rename or delete the AT&T boot animation. Then you are good to go.
[Nexus 6  General] slyguy2000:
You are correct, no it won't void any warranty, as it's just aesthetic.
[Nexus 6  General] bodosom:
Until someone tries to get a warranty repair it's just speculation.
[Nexus 6  General] nickfury:
Could anyone please tell me the category/model that they used when ordering an unlock code from swiftunlock. Thanks
[Nexus 6  General] DA6030:
So, it sounds like the single command "fastboot erase oem" should take care of most people, and can replace directions #4 and #5 in the OP. This avoids root or messing with ROMs, for the many users who don't need root, and preserves OTA compatibility from Google. One could even re-lock (fastboot oem lock) immediately afterwards, if one doesn't need the tethering fix.

Edit: Looks like the bootloader doesn't allow touching the oem parition, even when unlocked. But recovery does! So, a (perhaps superior) alternative would be a flashable zip that both erases oem partition, and adds a custom oem.prop with the tethering fix.
[Nexus 6  General] rans0m00:
So in my browsing I came across and fsg folder... appears to contains various images for different carriers... has anyone looked to see what its purpose might be?
[Nexus 6  General] cnims:
+1 - I don't see the Nexus 6 listed and the generic Motorola unlock is 10.00 (not 9.99) so I'm not sure which model to use.
[Nexus 6  General] cnims:
I PM'ed the OP, he said he used the generic Motorola unlock for $10.00.
[Nexus 6  General] veritas2884:
I tried this and got:

<bootloader> Permission denied

FAILED <remote failure>
[Nexus 6  General] bodosom:
Did you oem unlock?

Another approach would be do oem unlock, flash a flexible recovery and use it to fix /oem, flash the standard recovery and then oem lock.

I haven't done this but it seems plausible and you get a ota-able phone. Of course that flies in the face of the this thread.
[Nexus 6  General] veritas2884:
I did do OEM unlock and it worked because I flashed the factory image from google.

I will try your other suggestions. Thank you!
[Nexus 6  General] wally3614:
Hey guys, at own risk but works perfectly fine back up in case, no need really....., but in oem/media rename bootanimation.zip to bootanimation.zip.back and download this paste this in there https://www.dropbox.com/s/wz21jqnbrxzdtuk/bootanimation.zip?dl=0 and it'll give you google start screen with new android L boot animation without the ****ttty att bootup animation

Change permissions before reboot
[Nexus 6  General] SilkyJohnson:
There's no need to do the second step. Disable the one in /OEM and reboot. Kill the stupid sounds folder too.

The standard bootanimation is already present in /system/media.
[Nexus 6  General] wally3614:
No that's not the case whenever I backed up the boot animation originally it only gave me the blinking Android animation so it doesn't work that way on my particular phone I guess, I like the new Android boot animation with the swirling dots so taking out the boot animation or changing the name only in oem/media resorts to getting just the simplistic Android animation where it's just the name that dims and brightens over and over again....so u telling me u get the new android animation by just .bak or deleting it in oem folder??
[Nexus 6  General] rans0m00:
That's how mine works. I just added .bak to the oem boot animation and then restart and I have the swirling dots for my animation now. This is on a 32gb att nexus.
[Nexus 6  General] jackpollard:
Thanks for the excellent write-up, got my ATT N6 yesterday, followed your items. After unlocking, rooting and TWRP, maybe 10 minutes I renamed that god-awful ATT animation and besides the death star (still need 14 days to make sure its all good, my N6 is up against a OnePlus and its a slug match), its perfect.
[Nexus 6  General] warbrain1986:
Relock and flash to stock

So, I was just wanting cofirmation that if we relock the phone via fastboot and flash back to stock to get OTA's the oem file will not restore the ATT boot animation since it's not part of the system image. Am I right?

Update: I flashed to stock and relocked after removing everything in the OEM folder from AT&T and it all works flawlessly. So, other than the simlock, which I haven't got around to unlocking, I am basically on a GP N6.
[Nexus 6  General] SilkyJohnson:
Yes, that's what I'm telling you.

The boot animation below is the dots. I did not put that there.
[Nexus 6  General] garyHal:
Could someone please elaborate on what I need to do for #6, remove tether block.

I see the link but I don't understand the tools and step to perform it on a Windows 8 machine. Does it mention anything about unlocking the bootloader? Will it wipe my data?
[Nexus 6  General] wally3614:
Weird I have a 32g Att also and wasn't the case
[Nexus 6  General] lyall29:
Aren't you on the Pure ROM? I stayed stock rooted for a while, but renamed the bootanimation.zip and deleted the ringtones. I also had the little swirling dots until I flashed Pure ROM. Now it's the flashing android boot animation.
[Nexus 6  General] SilkyJohnson:
I'm running stock, so maybe Pure ROM has the boot animations different. Not sure why a custom ROM would remove the google boot animation and leave the AT&T one though.
[Nexus 6  General] lyall29:
Pure ROM doesn't touch the OEM partition just like flashing the factory image doesn't.
[Nexus 6  General] MrDSL:
I nuked the entire folder and I've always had the swirling dots boot animation.

I haven't changed ROMs just rooted and decrypted
[Nexus 6  General] wally3614:
Yep on PureRom
[Nexus 6  General] bodosom:
And clearly (your current version of) PureRom damages or deletes the stock /system/media/bootanimation.zip. However it's part of the factory image so anyone can retrieve it.

The bootanimation programs looks for three bootanimation files and falls back to simpler images.
[Nexus 6  General] johnny grep:
Can anyone zip up & send me the at&t /oem partition? This is for an unrelated project... Thanks
[Nexus 6  General] spdwiz18:
Here you go.
[Nexus 6  General] ctbear:
Any way to remove the 'residue' after removing the AT&T globe? I soaked it with nail polish remover and lightly scrapped the logo off, but at certain angle and lighting I can still see the 'shade' of the globe.
[Nexus 6  General] lyall29:
It will disappear after a couple days of use.
[Nexus 6  General] bcs296:
Do you or anyone else who might be following the thread have an update on this? I am still waiting on my device being shipped, but it seems like most of the AT&T issues are easy fixes with exception of the SIM unlock.

Just curious how folks are faring and if there are any other experiences with this that can be shared.
[Nexus 6  General] HotInEER:
I got my code. I just need to get a T-Mobile Sim to test.

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Nexus 6  General] bcs296:
Cool! Definitely interested in your results. I certainly don't mind paying the $10.
[Nexus 6  General] noobsquared:
I ordered my code through swiftunlocks and I've been using them for years now and have had great luck.

Got the code and now waiting to find a T-Mobile sim to get the unlock screen to pop up. Does anyone know if there is an easier way like through diagnostic screen or something?

---------- Post added at 02:29 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:26 PM ----------

Cellunlocker is the worst in my opinion. They have never given me a code in time and they always make the same excuse that we are looking at 2nd database. It took so long one time that I had to open a claim through PayPal and they refunded me by saying oh we were going to go to another database, but since you already got the code through swift unlocks, we refunded your money. 5 hours guaranteed code and they were still going to go to another database after 2 days! I've used swift unlocks for years and have had 0 issues.
[Nexus 6  General] iboj007:
Use swiftunlocks. I used them and it worked flawlessly.
[Nexus 6  General] nhpctech:
Never mind, I found the answer a few pages back :)
[Nexus 6  General] mjohnson4580:
Can some please post the stuff from oem before they delete it. I deleted mine but would like keep the oem stuff in case I need it.
[Nexus 6  General] bcs296:
Hmm, I will probably just plan to use swifunlocks. Sadly I ordered the device through work and our AT&T rep claims he's still waiting for the shipment of devices that actually work.
[Nexus 6  General] noobsquared:
What is wrong with the devices? I've got AT&T one and I wish I had backed up the oem folder too. Someone needs to grab that so we can put it back to stock if need be for any reasons.
[Nexus 6  General] TheGeeZus:
Not biased because I work for AT&T

(I had so much disagreement with many procedures actually)....But I fail to see WHY at least the boot animation and the logo printed on the back is a big issue.

Early years AT&T had horrible choices on were they put their branding and with the Nexus 6 I don't find it invasive for the eye.

I agree that is F'N lame that Google did not get the same treatment as Apple does (no one has received the same treatment either), but I believe is too much attention on mere details.

(Also I am pissed off that SIM Locked Nexus 6 is a aberration though).
[Nexus 6  General] spdwiz18:
I posted the partition a page back. OEM.zip
[Nexus 6  General] noobsquared:
Thanks for chipping in but IMHO, logo is not a big deal and I can deal with AT&T ringtones and boot animation too since you don't reboot every single day and you have option to change the tone.

Now that we have simunlock through swift unlocks, I think we're all set. It's just bothersome to some people as to why AT&T put minor speed bumps to make life a little difficult. There is a solution for everything but they went out of their way and spent some $$ to make it painful for some. Just my .02 cents.

Thank you! I bought my phone used and the previous owner already unlocked, rooted and deleted everything in OEM folder so it doesn't hurt to have it just in case there is an issue with the device :)
[Nexus 6  General] bcs296:
AT&T Nexus 6 plagued with major software bug

http://www.greenbot.com/article/285...h-major-software-bug-according-to-report.html

As much as Motorola is taking the blame for this, I don't believe it for a second. Funny how it's only the devices destined to be on AT&T that had the issue... Maybe if they would have just left it alone like Google intended (and Apple is allowed to get away with), I would have my device by now. :mad:
[Nexus 6  General] garyd9:
Motorola pre-loads the phone, AT&T doesn't. Related to AT&T or not, it's 100% Motorola's fault.
[Nexus 6  General] eqbirvin:
So i backed up my OEM folder. If i want to return or exchange the phone, can i just copy the OEM folder back over after i return the device to stock via factory image flash? Will that be enough or will i have to make a backup of my build.prop?
[Nexus 6  General] bcs296:
Fair enough. As unrealistic as I know it is, I still stand by the idea that it could have been avoided by not doing any software customization to the phone.
[Nexus 6  General] mjohnson4580:
Can you upload your backup I deleted mine not even thinking about backing it up. I want a backup to have?
[Nexus 6  General] eqbirvin:
I could but it won't be until 10 tonight haha Im not in a good situation to do so right now. However, there was a OEM compacted file posted 2 pages back that has everything in the OEM file. That will probably save you some time.
[Nexus 6  General] noobsquared:
OEM folder is posted 2 pages back.

I think as far as returning to stock goes, you didn't touch anything on device other than oem folder if you just messed with ATT stuff. Just put the oem folder back, unroot and relock bootloader. That should get you back to stock I would think.
[Nexus 6  General] eqbirvin:
Sweeeet. I can restore a backup before i had a aftermarket kernel, fastboot flash stock recovery, unroot then relock bootloader. after i get done with those steps, are they able to tell if ive messed with the firmware at all? Like devices status flag in bootloader or anything like that? (First time having to worry about exchanging a nexus so im not familiar with the info provided on that bootloader screen)
[Nexus 6  General] pcrussell50:
Arent there also irreversible tamper flags that show when you boot into the fastboot menu even after re-locking?

I seem to recall that issue coming up from a previous thread.

-Peter
[Nexus 6  General] eqbirvin:
That is what I was thinking. I think that still needs to be 100% confirmed but i hope there arent.
[Nexus 6  General] marvin02:
I used the space by putting my custom ringtones, notification tones and alarms in the oem directory. I had to reboot before the files could be seen by other apps (contacts, etc).
[Nexus 6  General] afma_afma:
Once unlocking an ATT Nexus 6. Can it be used with verizon ? Has any one tried it?
[Nexus 6  General] mjj7801:
If you SIM unlock it yes you can. I have done it.