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[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SonOfUncleSam:
Hey all,

After several failed attempts at trying to get the N6 from the Google Play Store (It keeps disappearing from my cart... that's fun.), I'm thinking of just getting it from either T-Mobile or Sprint, and transferring it over to Verizon (current carrier). But with that, I have a couple of questions...

1) Are both versions of the phones rootable/unlockable? I realize that they're the same phone, however I know carriers do weird things with them so you never know. (Coming from the Note 2, and Verizon likes to lock everything down...)

2) Does the Sprint version of the phone have any kind of carrier branding? Also, I read somewhere that the T-Mobile version doesn't have branding, though can someone confirm this?

3) Will the T-Mobile version work with Verizon? I read on here that the Sprint version works just fine...

Thanks to anyone who can give some insight to any of these questions.

Edit: Also, which variant would you choose? (Assuming I can get either that is...)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
these "variants" are all exactly the same phone, no difference radio wise. tmobiles nexus 6 is exactly like the nexus 6 that you buy on google play. the only difference is that its bought at a tmobile. anyways, i dont think they will sell it to you, unless you have an account.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tdoughone:
Sprint and T-Mobile and google play store are all the same. Once you insert a T-Mobile Sim card the VPL's will be installed which is just one app, T-Mobile my account app, which you can delete., When you insert the sprint sim, there are no VPL's nothing will be installed besides the google apps and no carrier branding. With a sprint card inserted, sprints hands free activation will be on the start up screen. It was a feature built into every n6 no matter where you purchased it. Prob made it easier to update all with OTAs. I would only worry about the att variant.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
edited..
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FrostyOrDie:
How did it go? Did you go with att, Sprint, or tmobile? I'm about to do the same thing
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SonOfUncleSam:
Sorry for the delay, I wanted to give it a couple of days before posting the results. Basically I ordered the Sprint version off of Amazon on Monday, and it arrived on Tuesday. Trimmed down the Micro SIM card in my phone (from the Note 2) down to the Nano SIM required for the Nexus 6. Popped in into my new Nexus, and it worked just fine! No issues at all, and I didn't have to call Verizon or do anything with them really. It simply worked after trimming it and placing it into the new phone.

In addition (if anyone is following this thread) I will answer my own questions in sequence.

1) Now I'm not entirely sure about the T-Mobile version, but the Sprint variant is fully unlockable and rootable. As tdoughone mentioned, this phone is EXACTLY the same thing you would be getting from the Google Play Store with the exception that there is a Sprint SIM card in the phone. (The T-Mobile variant may be the same exact way in that regard.) That is literally the only difference.

2) On the Sprint variant ordered from Amazon, there is NO carrier branding. So if you do decide to order it from there, there is no indication that the phone was any part of Sprint. (i.e. How Verizon likes to plaster their logo approximately fifty million times on their devices' exteriors.)

3) And since I went with the Sprint variant (the T-Mobile variant was on backorder on their webpage), I cannot comment fully on this. But again, as tdoughone has said, I'm assuming that this would be the same exact thing you would be getting from the Google Play Store, but you would more than likely get the T-Mobile SIM kit.

If anyone has any more questions regarding this, I would be more than happy to answer them. To be honest though, I was amazed by how [insanely] easy it was to get this phone up and running. If I had purchased a phone from Verizon, there definitely would have been more work involved.

Also, thank you for all the helpful posts! It was greatly appreciated!
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
no matter where you buy it, its the exact same phone. now the att variant does have a locked sim(and other crap), but is the same phone when the sim is unlocked. tmobiles version is the same as google play, nothing tmobile added to it, and will work on all providers.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jlegros:
Did you set it up on a plan? If so, which did you choose? I thought about doing this but calling in, cancelling and telling them in keeping the phone doesn't sound fun.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SonOfUncleSam:
I just got the phone off of contract, and paid full price for it. I just didn't want to deal with any of the BS of trying to cancel it, and paying termination fees and that.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kEvinErd:
May I ask if your Sprint Nexus 6 was purchased from this link?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PI1G69K/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I read the reviews and one guy claimed that the Sprint set he bought from Amazon is sim-locked.

Hoping that's not the case!
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SonOfUncleSam:
Yup! That is the same exact one I ordered! Like I said, I didn't have any issues with it whatsoever. More than likely though, those people have no idea what they're talking about. However, if you are worried about it doing something weird, DO NOT start the phone until you have your own SIM card in it. It'll come with a Sprint one pre-installed inside the phone - don't boot it up until you replace it. That's what I ended up doing, and I haven't had any issues with Verizon at all.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kEvinErd:
Thank you so much. My mind is so much more at ease now. Haha. Kinda shocked that the phone is actually shipped with a SIM card pre-installed inside the phone though.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SonOfUncleSam:
Yeah, I thought it was kind of odd that they placed it in the phone, I figured they would have it just off to the side or something? But I think I replied to your thread about the same question, oh well... You now have two answers from the same person. :p
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] air2k57:
I'm on Verizon and I got it from T-Mobile for same reasons. While there are small issues, it works well. LTE speeds on par as iPhone 6+. Highest I've seen was 80mbps. Voice quality is pretty good, the only issue I really have had was no voice and data as well as LTE switching.

Sprint nexus 6 is more expensive and is sim locked. My business partner got his there while I got mine at T-Mobile and mine worked out of the box and he had to return his lol.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KB112:
The posts above you just indicated that their Sprint version is unlocked. Sprint sells the N6 for $648 retail and TMO sells it for $649.92.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] About20ninj45:
Incorrect

Im sorry but i purchased 2 nexus 6 tonight, one for me and one for the misses. I also have a work iphone5s that i took my nano sim out of and popped it in both nexus and .....BAM

WORKING... Without any issues. If you would like a video for proof id be more than willing to send one along with my reciepts...
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kEvinErd:
Are your sets Sprint sets from Amazon?

Someone is saying his Sprint set from Amazon is sim-locked!

http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6/help/amazon-purchase-sprint-nexus-6-locked-t2966090

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Someone reported that his Sprint set from Amazon is sim-locked.

http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6/help/amazon-purchase-sprint-nexus-6-locked-t2966090#post57340242

Oh no.. this is bad....
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LakerFam0824:
Buying from Best Buy??

So whats to stop a person from buying a Sprint N6 from BB (to take advantage of that 18 mo. financing) and cutting down my Note2 sim and heading off into the Nexus sunset? I was told that all the phones are sim locked from BB.

Thoughts?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SonOfUncleSam:
Well, the only thing I can add is that I paid full price for mine. So technically, it should not have been tied to any kind of Sprint account. If you did the same thing(s) that I did, I would think that you would have the same results as myself. With a couple confirmed successes, I would say that you would be fine and that it isn't SIM locked?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KB112:
This has never mattered before, all Sprint devices were sold locked. People bought iphone 6 etc full price and can't get unlock from Sprint, they refuse. This is all supposed to change for devices MANUFACTURED after Feb 11, 2015.

I thought the sprint N6 was supposed to be sim unlocked however. Now it seems some are saying the initial handsets released were. But the most current batch is locked. That's totally F'd up, mine is set to deliver today. :(
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] About20ninj45:
LOL it appears to be all messed up now lol. I purchased my devices on easy pay and the added the phone to my account and then took it back off. The I think the trick is, the phone cant be active on a sprint line. Mine was done in store. I think one of the problems is that when you order from amazon, the phone already goes thru sprint activation, in fact the note 3 i ordered was already activate upon arrival,whic was the last phone i ordered via amazon. So if you get the devices, go to sprint store only!!!it doesnt have to be a corprate store either, just dont use amazon...!!
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kenjari:
I'm purchasing mine from Sprint on Friday. Just so that I read this correctly, is the N6 purchased from Sprint the exact same as the GPS version? They are not different variants? Just want to confirm so I don't Have to stay up on Wednesday nights anymore. It's getting old fast!

I'm with sprint so I can unlock it later. I ordered my N5 from GPS last year and I know the Sprint N5 was exact same phone. Nothing different.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] specialcase:
Confirmed working here: VZW SIM in Sprint N6, purchased from Sprint store in Redmond WA on 11/21/14.

I had to activate the new phone on a Sprint account to buy it (EasyPay no money down), but I called within 72 hours and account cancelled with no activation or ETF. Just need to send the cost of phone to Sprint as final bill.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xterra91:
verizon getting nexus 6

Spoke to a couple of reps they said nexus 6 is coming soon wouldnt confirm this weekend !!!
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hlxanthus:
They are identical. Only difference is which carriers have which batch of imeis. Verizon reportedly only has GPS imei is in their system (but you can still pop an existing Sim into it, I did for a sprint n6 and vzw Sim).
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kEvinErd:
Did you order your Sprint Nexus 6 from Amazon? Could you update us on your findings on whether it is sim-locked?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KB112:
I ordered from Best Buy. I'm still waiting for delivery. Driving me crazy right now. Lol Says it's on the truck for delivery right now.

I don't have another SIM to test with though. So is there somewhere I can look and see if it's Sim locked? I'm still on Sprint currently.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kEvinErd:
Im not sure how you can check either. Why is it driving you crazy if you already have a Sprint sim? Haha
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KB112:
I'm going crazy because I don't have it in my hands yet! Lol I thought it would be delivered while I was at work. Now it's 7:38p and I'm still waiting. Don't want then to reschedule until tomorrow, we'll see. I've had UPS come late before, close to 8p.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] About20ninj45:
Go to target and buy a micro sim starter kit for 10 bucks. Do not power on the device until you put a different sim card in, otherwise it will lock to sprint and you will he Sol. ..... Side note... For the fellow XDA members that purchased a nexus 6 from amazon, did you guys already have a sprint account or no? Because it appears that if you don't have an active phone on that account, they activate it for you. The phone is only locked to sprint once it gets activated and provisioned. I changed my gf's nexus 6 sim from global to LTE preferred.... Do not do this, keep it in global, otherwise it locks to sprint as well. You will no longer be able to send other carrier networks
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kEvinErd:
I dont have an active account with Sprint and I bought the Sprint Nexus 6 from Amazon without any service plan. Will they still activate the device, causing it to be locked to Sprint?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KB112:
I'm not sure if it matters. Because no matter what, the phone has to be provisioned with the Sprint sim, to use the Sprint network. I'm not sure it would matter if this was at first boot or not.

Others roamed or switched to gsm network, while on Verizon and had issues. The phone would not go back to global mode. They had to re flash the stock image I believe. Then they could connect to Verizon again on global mode.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] About20ninj45:
Thats what I'm sayin. The last phone I purchased came pre previsioned. And since I already had a phone on that line, they couldn't send it activate, because the current phone I had wouldn't work. Again, this is what I experienced with the note 3. There really is no difference in the nexus 6 phones across the carriers, except for the basebands. There is only one model number, so any locks are held in software. ..... I also tried a reflash and guess what.... The phone is stuck on sprint... Sim locked.... So once you put in that sprint sim and provision, its a wrap. N still stuck n LTE mode...
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hlxanthus:
I went and bought my n6 in store with sprint last week. Signed up for the no contract plan and paid in full. They powered it on, and provisioned it on sprint. I walked out with a full active device on a new sprint line. Took it home and popped my Verizon micro Sim out of my gs4. Cut it down to nano size and popped it in the n6 and worked perfectly. Then I called and canceled my sprint plan.

I have switched to LTE mode and back via "cellular networks" and "preferred network types" and back to global mode with no problem many times. Have been in roaming and had 1x and 3g service . . all with zero incident. Maybe I am just luck to have had no issues, but not sure. You said switching to LTE mode will lock you in . . so of course my first reaction was to do it and switch back. Just to see if I could.

Currently on stock factory image (installed via fastboot), decrypted, with root and elementalx kernel.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kEvinErd:
Wow this is something new. The Sprint Nexus 6 sim-lock issue is so murky now.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] About20ninj45:
one of my devices is locked, the other unlocked since i messed with it. Im thinking sprint started sim locking the phones via amazon or something...at this point its pure speculation. Does anyone currently have a locked amazon one?

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are you on 5.0 or 5.0.1?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hlxanthus:
Currently on stock self modded 5.0 . . there isnt a 5.0.1 OTA/factory image yet is there? At least there isn't on the google provided factory image site. And custom Roms are great but still a little buggy for me as a daily driver.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KB112:
Now I'm wondering if it's a Sprint lock due to subsidized devices? I bought mine subsidized and it's due to arrive from Best Buy today. If subsidized, I imagine Sprint can tag that IMEI on their system. Then as soon as it's activated with a Sprint sim, lock the device from there on out. Even if you had a TMO or ATT sim in it at first boot.

So it may not matter if you booted with a sprint sim or not. It may only matter if it's subsidized. Sprint could lock it as soon as you use their sim regardless? As said above, this is purely speculation at this point. But it seems the best bet is to boot with your intended non sprint sim, if you plan to use it elsewhere. At least until more is known about the lock policy.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] About20ninj45:
I JUST RECIEVED A SOFTWARE UPDATE AS OF YESTERDAY, BUT I DONT KNOW IF I SHOULD ACCEPT IT OR NOT. sorry for the caps, maybe its google trying to push a sim lock via a download..
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hlxanthus:
AFAIK Sim lock cannot be added in that way. I myself will continue to feel safe in that and will update to any new firmwares that become available. Did you take to immediate OTA when you powered on? That updates you to LRX21O . . I have heard of no other updates except this initial out of the box update.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] About20ninj45:
No, it was on a different version, that might be hat it is... udating now and will report back.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 2kmy477:
I got my N6 last week from Sprint (online order), turned it on, everything is working right, I used it for a couple of days, then I removed the SIM and popped in my brother's NANO SIM from his T-Mobile iPhone 6, turned my N6 on, everyhting was working well as well, both data and voice, he used it for a day w/o any issues. I popped back in my Sprint SIM the next day, all working fine fo me as well. So I think mine isn't locked.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] About20ninj45:
It was the upgrade you described. All is still good. Excuse my typos, im currently limited to one hand from a work injury
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KB112:
Was it subsidized ($250) or did you buy it outright ($650)? Just curious if subsidized are being locked. Or is it some kind of random luck of the draw type thing.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 2kmy477:
I bought it through Sprint "Easy Pay" (24 installments).
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nicholz:
I got my 32gb MB direct shipped from sprint (ordered 11/14 received 11/19) it came un activated , unprovisioned and with a sprint sim preinstalled. I initially booted it without the sprint Sim and unlocked bootloader. I then was able to put the sprint Sim in and activate service with sprint rep on the phone. I left it in global the whole time while on sprint. I then activated a prepaid T-Mobile Sim with the nexus - which worked flawlessly. I have since switched back to the sprint Sim for the last ten days or so and have also toggled between global and LTE preferred modes without issue. Today I have the T-Mobile Sim in and its still set to global mode , however there are only three options on the network type because global disappeared. I will switch back to sprint shortly to test.......but I won't switch out of global mode

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 2kmy477:
What's the differences between global and LTE on N6?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KB112:
I believe global also turns on the cdma radio. All I know is I keep my Sprint G2 on global settings currently as well.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nicholz:
Not sure exactly to be honest ...

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marcosdv:
Right now I got a Tmobile running "5.1.1 (For T-Mobile ONLY) (LYZ28K)",

Can I download the lastest "version 6.0.1 (MMB29X)" on google devolopers chanel and flash it in mt phone?

Will it accept another image that is not "for tmobile only"?

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PS: I dont use Tmobile SIM
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
Holy thread necromancy Batman!

I kid. I'm glad you used the search engine to try and find an answer to your question before you asked it.

Anyway, with the release of Android 6.x, there are no more carrier-specific ROM releases. So go ahead, download the latest image, and have at it. Your phone should have no problem with it.
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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rnistler:
Hello

We are looking for instructions for installing a custom app on the Verizon LG G2. We have downloaded the adb drivers and the phone is recognized by adb with debugging turned how. When we attempt to install through adb, nothing happens. Can someone point us to simple instructions on how to install custom apps to LG G2?

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] marksken:
i was wondering if it's possible to use 2 bluetooth headsets or handfree devices at the same time. so the sound would be heard on the 2 at the same time.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] st3v3:
hrmm ive never tried it, 2 bluetooth devices (gps and headset) doesnt work.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] stynos:
Actually it does...

When I'm in my car I use three devices at the same time: gps, headset and mouse.

Haven't tried two audio devices...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] st3v3:
are you using a ad2p headset or single ear?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] marksken:
i use single ear piece
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krnkaith:
Hi,

I own a LG G2 F320s made a mistake and flash it with Cloudy 2.1 for f400.

I now cannot get my SIM to work with the phone.

Does anyone know what the problem might be or how to fix it?

My network is EE UK, if that helps.

Cheers
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SpyrouS:
Can you reflash a proper rom?Do you have a working recovery in other words?If so flash another rom or else boot to download mode,flash to stock and root form the beginning.(Had a similar issue with the sim,not from wrong flash but it was fixed with the download mode thing)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krnkaith:
Hi, thanks for your answer.

I've done all the above. The only way I got the phone to recognise the SIM, was to flash a new base band and then the backup of my efs directory.

This works but then keeps dropping connection with the phone displaying emergency calls only.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Kidd_Funkadelic:
I'm on an early MDK VZW S4 and want to move to Lollipop. The CM12 builds seem to be the only option, but I'm a little confused, as there seem to be multiple variants.

Can someone clarify the difference, if they are both an option? My understanding is that w/ MDK (ie no safestrap) any Qualcomm build of CM12 would work?

There is the one in the VZW thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2385271

And the Samsung Galaxy S 4 i9500, i9505, i9505G, i9506 (Qualcomm Variants):

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4/i9505-orig-develop/rom-cyanogenmod-12-t2943934

Would either work? What's the difference? Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ticrandall:
Did you ever find an answer? Edit:I just updated CWM to the newest I could find, installed cm12 for jfltevzw and and then gapps from CM and so far so good. all on MDK
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scrillakev:
This is the CM12 Official build for Verizon

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-veri...m-cyanogenmod-12-0-nightlies-verizon-t2998057

This is EuroSkank's Kang of the CM12 ROM for Verizon.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2385271

Either of them would work, but they'll each have slight differences because of the different devs. Hope this helps.
[Galaxy Tab 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] id3alistic:
Hi all, trying to get a midrange tablet for my mom for christmas and today it's on sale on amazon for $229. I've read reviews and they say it's good for midrange, but the retail price was a little pricey. Since it's on sale, I figured it'd be worth it now. Thoughts?