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[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kmmxracer:
Google voice integration didn't help at all. I'm not very happy with Sprint right now.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] off1c3r:
Just keep up with this thread: https://community.sprint.com/baw/thread/179054

I was told by Sprint advanced technical support (who by the way has been the most helpful so far) that they are going to start working on the problem this week.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iil:
I'm so happy Sprint has an online forum for users to discuss issues but SprintCare's handling of messages in that thread is embarrassing. If it wasn't for your post above I would think they weren't even working on this issue.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] off1c3r:
Whenever someone adds their reply saying that they are experiencing the same issue, I always face palm whenever SprintCare replies as if its a brand new event. It feels like when there's a new SprintCare employee replying, they never read the full thread. It was hard at first when I noticed this the first week of the phone. No threads. No forum posts. Now, I'm glad people are coming forward and joining the discussion. That's how real change will happen. It just sucks I gave in my pre-ordered phone (which was working perfectly fine) for a new Nexus when it really wasn't warranted. That phone could have gone to someone else who has been waiting for a Nexus. Alas, tech support said its a phone issue and I should turn it in.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thorracing1:
Yeah they do the same thing every time and do the same trouble shooting steps as if it's going to work
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mistertac:
Well thank you for keeping up with this issue over on the sprint site, well you and others actually.

I've not seen much reason to keep chiming in because so far their ideas have not worked for me or my gf's Sprint phone either.

Very annoying! Although I must say I'm not getting multiple messages from her anymore lately but she getting many from me lol

To me this seems like an issue Sprint should be able to figure out. Hopefully this doesn't just get lost in the shuffle.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thorracing1:
Hopefully when it's fixed people post I'm using 3g so my texts don't double send
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] off1c3r:
Thanks. While I was rummaging around the internet looking for help from day one, it's only because of everyone else coming forward with the same issue when this really came to light. That first week of testing PRL updates, and device resets with different builds, different networks, various software configs drove me crazy! It was so upsetting because literally nothing worked. The closest forum I saw with anything was I think this one with regard to some duplicate issues the Nexus 5 had with Google voice. Now I don't even want to touch my phone settings until they say for sure its fixed lol.

The bad, yet good thing about this issue is it's easily reproducible. If they claim its fixed, and we switch back to LTE, we should see some duplicates within 5 minutes and probably 2-3 text conversations.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JavaTiggy:
I also contributed to that sprint thread. Very annoying issue and I hope it is resolved soon. Pretty pointless paying $10 for an already bogus premium add on charge and now not even able to use LTE because i have to force 3G for texts...
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kmmxracer:
Android 5.0.1 is starting to show up in factory images. We can only hope this might fix our issue.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iil:
I will be shocked if our fix is not in this update... If Sprint has somehow determined this to be a software issue, then they should be demanding an urgent update.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mistertac:
I doubt it's in that update there, but you never know!

Very annoying huh? I'm not setting my phone to 3g only either, everyone is just going to have to deal with my many texts for now.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KB112:
Damn, well this blows. My N6 is set to arrive Monday. I've had this happen sporadically on devices in the past. But to be a constant issue must be a nightmare.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mistertac:
It's definitely annoying as all hell. I also think Sprint recycles it's numbers way too fast ... I've been getting all sorts of bill collecting calls for " Wanda" and I've only had this number for couple of weeks.

I thought since the last time I was with Sprint ( Nextel Days ) that they have improved a lot but judging from these issues we're all having they haven't.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nategzmn321:
Currently unrooting and flashing stock. I'm a newbie so here goes the question. Does root interfere with cell service?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mistertac:
Nope. Rooting will not impact anything to do with your service, calls, text, data etc.

You're fine as far as that goes. Basically we rely on updates to our Modems and OS and you can throw in the APN settings that are contained in the Roms as well. But root... Nope.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mahapederdon:
Wanda would like you to pay her gym membership. Haha. That sucks. I get calls like those also but all for selling me solar for a house I sold 10 yrs ago.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nategzmn321:
Sprint found the problem. Had Google voice activated on my account. All is fixed EXCEPT the duplicated messages. That problem seems to have no solution so far.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toprock23:
I'm subbing this thread because have the same issue as well! Hope the sms fix comes out soon.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dxtra:
I had duplicate SMS/MMS issues as well , when down to the nearest t-mobile store swap my Sim card with a new one. all is fix now.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KB112:
You put a T Mobile sim in your phone and use Sprint service? Or do you mean you had similar issues while on TMO and a sim swap fixed the issue?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dxtra:
I had the same issue with T-Mobile. Get a new Sim card that might help.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kmmxracer:
You might be on to something. Doesn't the SIM card in Sprint phones provide the LTE?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KB112:
Yes I believe the Sim provides the LTE setup. The CDMA portion provides voice and 3g/1x I believe. I have my G2 which I'm using right now. I believe it's a nano Sim, never popped it out to look. If no one does it by Monday, I might give it a shot. My N6 is due to arrive this Monday.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kmmxracer:
It's the really tiny SIM, smaller then the micro
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KB112:
Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's called a Nano Sim. I don't have much experience with SIMs. I don't even have an ejector tool for my G2.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kmmxracer:
The N6 comes with the tool. I might have to go to a Sprint store real soon to try and get a new one
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KB112:
Well my g2 uses a micro sim. I'd have to trim it for the N6. UPS didn't deliver yesterday and are supposed to do it today.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nategzmn321:
Android 5.0.1. Seems to have fixed the problem. So far so good. No duplicated messages at all.:o
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Impulse215:
The issue still isn't fixed. I updated to 5.0.1 last night, and today my phone is still sending duplicates on LTE
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nategzmn321:
Yeah i know. Its really pathetic how sprint released this phone. To think they would've tested something out as simple as sending sms on LTE.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mistertac:
Yea I've been on 5.0.1 for a while now and just flashed latest modem too.. Didn't fix a thing. Although I didn't think it would anyways, we need an update from Sprint.. Or they just need to do something on their end. Very annoying still!
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nubsors:
Failed / Slow Texting

Has the update fixed the failed/ slow texts on sprint?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nategzmn321:
As of now. No. I'm still having the same issues i had before 5.0.1
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] makpr:
I can confirm too that the slow text problem, unfortunately, isn't fixed on 5.0.1 :(
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nategzmn321:
Do emojis use a different method than sms? Because i dont think emojis send as multiple messages. Just a thought.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KB112:
If I'm not mistaken, emojis convert the SMS into MMS.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Impulse215:
Has anyone gotten any info from sprint about a fix for this? I love the phone, but this is ridiculous now.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nategzmn321:
Supposedly Sprint is releasing an OTA update to fix this problem around the 15th of December. Then more and more nexus 6 users are suppose to receive it as the days go by. Don't get your hopes up too high though. I read this in two different forums but who knows if it's true.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] centenniallax81:
So happy I found this thread. Got my N6 day one from sprint and everyone has been complaining about the duplicated texts. And it seems to be that its under the same network situations listed here. Subbed to follow the status of this problem moving forward.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SP_Kenny:
Any word or update on doing a SIM swap out from sprint?

I am a new N6 owner - purchased from the local sprint store. They had only received the 1 for stock (I just randomly stopped in to ask about them) and they had not even had one out of the box.

My Evo 4g was having screen issues so I picked up the N6 on the spot.

I had experienced slow or undelivered texts while on LTE the very first text I sent, but have not had the duplicate SMS messages thus far.

I had come across this issue topic here on XDAd and as per seeing Officers thread on sprint care I have switched to the 3g / wireless modes for now - where outbound messages are instant

Waiting for the 5.0.1 (already have it on my N7) but am aware it has not addressed the duplicate SMS issue
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhemke17:
I have found something interesting about this....I've sent 15 messages. First One without a log cat running and plugged into a computer....it sent a duplicate. 13 with the phone plugged in and a log cat running....did not duplicate....last one I unplugged it again and it sent another duplicate message.

Anyone else wanna test and see if it will send a duplicate message while a log cat is running....if you get it to send a duplicate and get a log of it, share it so I can see it
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 414isaiah:
This just started happening to me. Didnt happen for the first 4 weeks of owning it. Grrrrrrrr

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The gaming lag, yellowish whites, duplicate and very slow texts, have me regretting my decision to get this over the note 4. Sprint, we need your best engineers working on this, a fix should have been in place by now.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Evo_Shift:
Yep, still happening to me too. I agree with everything you said though the yellow or warmer display doesn't bother me. I chalk it up to AMOLED vs IPS on my last phone.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mykole:
I think this may have worked for me. In settings/more/cellular networks, I changed preferred network type to global from LTE. I still get LTE but in my testing was not getting anymore duplicate sends. Let me know if anyone experiences same results please.

Edit: didn't fix issue, had repeat text sent, I message even 7 times
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nubsors:
From SprintCare Jan 3, 2015 4:41 PM on the Sprint Community Forums:

"We are aware of the issue and the network engineers are working with Motorola for in depth analysis; this as of 12/31. I'm sorry for the inconvenience, but we are working to get the issue resolved. Any new announcements will be posted on the Nexus 6 phone forum page as they become available. - Robin W Sprint Social Care"

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Here is a reply from someone claiming to know why the problem exists and why there is no likely fix in the near future or possibly ever:

djcgeez2189 Jan 7, 2015 11:19 AM
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ingenium13:
Their reasoning is incorrect. All Sprint tri-band (ie Spark) phones are like this. Verizon phones for the last year or so have been as well. The Galaxy S5 and Note 4 also have single path antennas. Verizon's network uses the exact same setup.

SMS on Sprint is apparently also able to be sent/received without having to use eCSFB and switch to CDMA momentarily. They're able to be done completely over LTE. I'm not 100% certain on that part though.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nubsors:
So do you have any insight about when or if it will be fixed?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ingenium13:
No, unfortunately I'm as in the dark as you are. I keep trying to get a ticket opened so I at least have something to document that they know about the issue, but they refuse to give me a ticket number. Sprint customer support is completely useless.

I'm reaching the point where I'm just going to move to a different carrier despite being with Sprint for close to 15 years. It's just pathetic at this point, they can't even get their story straight let alone fix the issue.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kabrutus:
Someone posted that if you use Verizon's APN settings, it stops sending duplicates. Not sure if it works, but worth a try. Post your results

https://community.sprint.com/baw/message/933238#933238
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JavaTiggy:
Unfortunately there isn't really a way to change the APN settings with a sprint sim installed. It removes that menu from the settings where you normally would be able to, at least on a stock rom.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ingenium13:
Is it available through system shortcuts? Nova Launcher for example lets you access a lot of hidden menus. I looked through the Phone category quickly and didn't see it, but I didn't do an extensive search.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbalter:
Are you talking about SMS using IMS. Here is a link describing how it works... Sorry, not letting me post links yet. Search for IMS over LTE

I'm coming from the Sprint forum and have had the N6 since November along with the SMS issue since then as well. What I would like to know if Sprint has the IMS servers to handle that, I highly doubt it.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ingenium13:
They are using IMS for certain for LTE.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Androphile:
Hey is the guy from the sprint forum, I was able to change apns with an app, it was called change APN, it gets you to a hidden menu where you see the APN list the problem is it changes it back when you restart the radio. Not a great fix but is something. Also to any ROM dev or app dev is it possible to have the radio turn to 3g when sending a text and then back to 4g sort of like an iftt type thing, I'll try to do this but don't have much knowledge in how to. Honestly I think sprint had left us out to hang, this isn't a phone problem it's a network problem

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Also are u guys noticing that it happens on spark lte or just any lte. And reading the thread is ims on help or not I had it off which means SMS should be through 1x but since the n6 has the single radio I guess it doesn't matter. I turned it on so which means it'll go through lte idk if this dues anything
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ingenium13:
While on LTE it will always be sent with IMS, regardless of the setting. It only send with 1x if you're on 3G.

The issue does not happen for me while connected to converted Clearwire band 41 (ie Spark) towers. But actual sprint towers have the issue, even on band 41 (Spark).
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Androphile:
Huh OK thanks man that clarified things. So basically this could be fixed with a software update on sprints towers? If the band isn't the problem then software must be it. Also I have the app called phone info and if you go under phone info there's some settings there I know what most do but don't know if they'd help or not any in site? Options: lte ram dump, cellinfolistrate, ims registration
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ingenium13:
I posted some detailed information a few pages back in this thread. It seems to be market related, in that it's an issue with the interaction of the Nexus 6 and the Samsung or Alcatel-Lucent equipment on the towers and the way the tower software is configured. Markets that use Ericsson equipment on the towers don't appear to have the issue. Likewise, Clearwire band 41 towers use Huawei equipment, and also don't have the issue.

I think the phone goes into a low power sleep mode and sending a text doesn't trigger it to wake the LTE connection. If LTE is actively sending or receiving data at the time the text is sent, then it goes through instantly and the problem does not occur. It only happens when the LTE connection is idle.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nategzmn321:
Just posting a wild idea in here. Let me clarify that I'm no wireless communication expert. It might be me but here it goes. I downloaded mighty text from the play store. And linked my phone to the app. This action seems to improve the message problem. Might be the area where I'm at or coincidence but I just wanted to share this. Maybe someone can confirm this. At this point any feedback is appreciated.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cellularticulate:
I'm sorry that I didn't get a chance to read all 95 replies, but do you have Google voice installed (and more specifically voice+)? This is a common error if you accidentally enabled voice+ multiple times.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbalter:
If Sprint has IMS and it isn't enabled on the Nexus 6 out of the box that would be an easy fix for the problem. As it stands now the phone drops into 3G from LTE to send SMS messages.

*edit* I have watched the phone drop LTE signal and revert to 3G to send a message and then bump back up to LTE when done. That is when I get the multi-SMS issue.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ingenium13:
http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/5001-breaking-band-tri-band-lte-ecsfb-issues-thread/page-43

Mine does not leave LTE to send a text, and it's pretty solidly established at this point that they are using IMS for SMS over LTE. The third post on that page explains it in detail.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbalter:
I have read the entire post. My reason for asking besides my observations is if you go into the phone info menu by typing *#*#4636#*#* There are options to enable IMS Registration and SMS over IMS but they are not enabled. I have a screen cap but dont have the post numbers to put it up yet.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ingenium13:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=58223979
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bb2si:
I've tried enabling the SMS over IMS and even did a reboot to make sure it remained active. It seemed to work, at first, but then the issue persisted.

As some others have stated, I'm not going to remove my network 4G data just to have flawless texts - Friends and family will just have to deal or get Hangouts.

I'm about to go to the Sprint page that's been linked here a few times to add to the community. I noticed a post back in December stating that the techs would have the issue fixed by the end of the week. Guess that didn't hold true as I'm still having issues sending SMS (and even receiving MMS over Hangouts and Messenger). I contacted Sprint a couple days after I started a new plan with them (been with Sprint for a few years now) and told them about the issue. They chopped it up to "the towers are being updated and will be fixed by the 17th of January." You know, their typical BS reply to service complaints.

Hopefully a fix is in the future soon. I love my N6!
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kabrutus:
Lollipop 5.1 fix?

Has anyone upgraded to 5.1 Lollipop? If so, has it resolved your duplicate sms issue?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Evo_Shift:
It does fix the issue, thankfully.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nubsors:
I noticed the same thing. I have only been using it since yesterday but I don't seem to have any issues sending and receiving texts.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stas333:
yup. nobody has complained yet that i sent them more than one copy of a message
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JavaTiggy:
I upgraded to 5.1 and sent a few texts since then with no issues. Fingers crossed that this did in fact fix the issue!
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] SyrStorm:
Ahh my phone has had quite the past week on this CM12 Android 5.0 ROM...

I was just listening to music and checking social media on my phone when bam, it turns off.

I held the power button and it didn't turn on the first few times.

Then finally, it boots, but it won't get past the splash screen.

It's stuck in a bootloop and I can't get into the recovery. I can't factory reset it either.

I tried to go to fastboot and flash the recovery again, but my computer doesn't recognize my phone.

I have adb, fastboot, and all of the correct drivers installed and it won't do anything.

I tried flashing with "fastboot flash recovery twrp.img" but it just said "<waiting for device>" even though my phone was connected and in fastboot mode.

I don't know what to do. I can't boot it, I can't get into recovery, I can't factory reset it, and I can't fastboot anything.

What should I do? Please I am open to ANY suggestions at this point. I can't deal with this constantly not having a phone crap.

Thanks, it'll be much appreciated.

Extra Info:

Device manager lists my phone as this: "Unknown USB Device (Device Failed Enumeration)"

Every time I go into fastboot, my computer displays this message: "USB device not recognized. The last USB device you connected to this computer malfunctioned, and Windows does not recognize it"
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] dottat:
Make sure you aren't connected via usb to your computer when you attempt to force a reboot. It should be vol up and power until it reboots and then switch to vol down to enter hboot.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] SyrStorm:
I can get into hboot and all that just fine. The phone won't boot, and I can't get into recovery is my problem. Oh and the fact that the computer doesn't recognize my phone in fastboot
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] SyrStorm:
Update: I just whipped out a really old computer running Windows XP and I installed the platform-tools and HTC One drivers on it. I hooked the phone up to the computer, and the drivers worked. I flashed TWRP and it flashed successfully according to fastboot, but it won't go into recovery still. What should I do now? I know I can RUU somehow (I'm not really sure how though), but I want to try and avoid that, if possible. Any suggestions? Thanks people!

EDIT: NVM it actually booted! What a success! This stuff is crazy!
[Micromax Canvas 4 A210] gauravgs:
Hi,

I am not able to flash master awesome's recovery with sp flash tools.

Can someone help me with this ?

I get error message "Error 8038 pmt is ready and layout has been changed", I have tried using both version of sp flash tools (v3 and v5)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pcrussell50:
I understand that by being BL unlocked and rooted, I won't be able to get OTA's, and that I will have to flash any updates I want myself. I'm ok with that. What I don't know since I'm new to the Nexus world (I was a rom flashing madman with my Galaxy Note 2), is how to tell when there's a new update to flash, and where to find it. For example, Google's "factory images" web site currently showsLRX210, which is the build on my unlocked and rooted N6.

Does that mean there are no updates available yet?

Or will updates come in small pieces that do not alter the build number?

And where will we find factory updates? Over at Google's factory images site?

-Peter