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[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lmarranzino:
Need assistance I went into recovery did a full wipe . I didn'the see internal clicked. I went to restore and found my files are wiped.

I can get into bootloader or recovery.

It has been awhile were should I start. Thinking tool kit..Help appreciated
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NLBeev:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3059493

You could flash this Rom with fastboot from the PC.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] holeshot77:
On 5.1.1 and looking for 6.0 boot loader and radio. Can't seem to find it. Anyone point me in right direction?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NLBeev:
In the OP of the JDX thread there are links to flashable zips. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3121053
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mayank97:
Hey,

I was running stock android 5.1 on my N6. I decided to change my ROM to Chroma, so I made a nandroid backup, then backed up all apps through TiBU, then flashed the ROM and Gapps. Now, I'm trying to restore apps and data through TiBU, some apps are being restored but others aren't. So, a batch process stops at around 6% (MX Player). Trying to restore MX Player separately isn't any help either.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rubledub:
Only restore apps ... Not data
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mayank97:
But the data is what is important to me. The apps I can redownload from the play store.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamdude:
Is Nexus 6 uses the Secure Boot technology (all bootloaders is signed and could not be changed)?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BladeRunner:
I agree with previous poster, don't restore data with tibu, but if you must try it figure out which are causing it to hang and exclude them on the next run. Download the ones you excluded from the play store. Expect some force closes on apps restored with data through tibu. You win some you lose some.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lmarranzino:
Thanks for the last tip. Got a ROM reloaded via OTG and USB.

Now when trying to set up I had to change my password

Did that now I get Your device has been reset please enter an account that is recognized.

Well this is the only account just new password.

All my other devices are working fine with new password.

What can I do ??? TIA
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
you can wait 72 hours to use it on the n6, thats googles policy after changing your password.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LudoTheGreat:
Thanks for the n00b friendly thread. Wife got a Nexus 6 from work because no one can get into it. She gave it to me to try. The previous employee had the phone and is NLWC. The phone has been factory reset and now requires the last google account to log into it before it can be used. No one knows the account info and assume it was the person who is no longer with the company. USB Debugging is turned off and bootloader is locked. I can't enable 'AllowOEM Unlock' because I can not get past the security during setup and it has no backup or recovery apps installed on it since it was wiped. Is there any way to flash this phone and make it usable again?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NLBeev:
Because it is a company phone the solution is easy. Send bill, unlock request and phone to Motorola.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LudoTheGreat:
It's no longer a company phone as they were going to toss it. If I can get into it I can use it. If not, it's getting sold on eBay for parts.

EDIT: Just got off the phone with Motorola's Level 3 support and there is no legit way for them to bypass it. Since I am not the original owner they can not do anything about it return wise (said I could buy another one...). The tech even said they have a ton of issues with people buying 2nd hand phones and the new owners not being able to use them.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NLBeev:
Motorola or the previous user are the only options.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikeprius:
If the bootloader becomes locked, but you still have TWRP and cannot access the ROM to uncheck "OEM unlock", how does using fastboot commands "fastboot format userdata and cache" allow the bootloader to be unlocked ? Does it give you access to TWRP so you can flash a ROM and boot up into it ?

Also is there any difference between typing:

fastboot format userdata

or

fastboot erase userdata

do both commands work the same ?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
1. it doesnt allow your bootloader to be unlocked. but.. itll allow you to use twrp to flash a rom.

2. they are two commands that do different things. one formats the other erases without formatting.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikeprius:
If you are moving from Lollipop to Marshmellow and upgrading which one do you use ? format ?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
in a plain old moving from one to the other, id use twrp to wipe data and system(wiping system will delete your rom, so you have to flash another). but if you are stuck with your bootloader locked and no rom to boot into to enable oem unlock, then format data.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikeprius:
If you are upgrading from lollipop to marshmallow, if you use twrp and wipe everything except data, then flash do you think there will be issues ? I know nightlies were not an issue to flash over and did that a lot with new cyanogen nightlies, but I never tried it from with a completely new version. (JB to KK, etc)..Having to re-input and start the ROM from scratch is a pain.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
heres what you can do if you want to dirty flash marshmallow over lollipop.. make a nandroid backup in twrp. if the dirty flash goes wrong, you can always restore and try again the right way. oh, and enable google to back up everything! i know a "fresh" start is a pain in the Axx sometimes, but google will restore your apps, restore your wallpaper, and restore your system settings for you. dirty flashing nightlies and two different android builds is different. nightlies id always dirty flash without issues. dirty flashing two different android builds could create major issues.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikeprius:
Thanks, that's probably a good idea, and just having a nandroid as a backup dosen't hurt it it goes wrong. What do you mean though by backing up via Google for restoring apps, wallpaper, and system settings ? Through Google+ or something else ?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
if you go to the main phone settings, backup and reset..
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Moggy7:
Pure Nexus Force Close on boot

I cannot tell where the problem is, I am trying to clean flash.

I have tried several times:

1. Flashed the factory image mra58r https://dl.google.com/dl/android/aosp/shamu-mra58r-factory-1b87b77e.tgz

2. Flashed TWRP 2.8.7.1 https://twrp.me/devices/motorolanexus6.html

3. In TWRP install first pure_nexus_shamu-6.0-20151121.zip then purenexus-gapps-mm-20151014.zip from the thread http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6/development/rom-pure-nexus-project-t3148214 and when it finished booting including the setting up apps, all that shows up are alternating pop ups "unfortunately System UI/com.android.phone has stopped". It works just fine without gapps, I have never flashed a rom before that needs gapps in a separate zip so maybe I am doing something wrong with that?

Any ideas or assistance is appreciated.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NLBeev:
Possibilities:

1. A modified boot image (for privileged commands)

2. Reboot m-bootloader after flashing.

3. Root access (flashing SuperSU 2.5x)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RayEdmondson:
Current running Pure Nexus and everything flashed with no problems. Here are the steps I followed for a clean install.

Make sure you're on M bootloader.

Wiped everything EXCEPT internal storage in TWRP.

Flash rom, then Gapps.

Reboot system.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Moggy7:
Did further searching and found this recommended in parallel below just didn't get back to posting it yet.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=63924830&postcount=15646

Thank you, that helped, wiping system in TWRP did get it running, now it force closes Setup Wizard instead in a loop if I try to get to the home screen and occasionally Play Services, but it is possible to get in, access Play Store etc through the settings and bringing up Chrome. Next I was hoping to use logcat to troubleshoot but am not seeing any logs, maybe root isn't working somehow? The request shows up and I allowed it but still nothing. All my googling on "blank logcat" brings up results that looks like it has something to do with importing it into an IDE. Mine is blank on the device itself.

Edit: going to try wiping cache again.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RayEdmondson:
It may be overkill, but I normally wipe dalvik and cache 3 times before flashing. Also, you may want to try downloading the rom and/or Gapps again. You may have a corrupted download.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
its not 3 times, thats 4 times you wipe it. its because when you flash a rom, it wipes both automatically. so, going in and wiping them yourself, even once, is overkill.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NLBeev:
Is it possible the issue of [MENTION=5913793]Moggy7[/MENTION] is caused by flashing rom and Gapps without a reboot ?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikeprius:
For your response #1, once you access twrp do you need to flash the stock rom through twrp in order for the phone to boot up and click oem unlock or can you flash a custom rom and still access oem unlock?

Is it always necessary to have a stock rom in place prior to relock the bootloader or can you have a custom ?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DutchDogg54:
No problem man - that's dead on. One thing - As long as you don't change the backup location in the settings of Titanium Backup, it will automatically find your backups upon installation on the new rom, so you don't really have to locate it. Other than that, just make sure to follow the OP's instructions for installation of the ROM & Gapps and you'll be golden.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] micmars:
I'd like to thank you guys for such outstanding tending to this thread.

My only few observations regarding TiBu would be,

1. I personally never restore data apps, only data in xml format, from TiBu, but I am very conservative on this one. I think partially because the breakneck pace with which app devs decide it's high time for an overhaul, there may be something I'm introducing into the equation that the update may not like. Furthermore, I look at a clean install as just that, data wipe, did I really use this app, etc. Finally, on this note, I've found that, when testing for themers, I can assure them that a clean slate was wrought.

2, TiBu can reap data from your nandroid. Many aren't aware of this...
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrbxx7:
Excellent Mic! I didn't even see that in tibu. Will definitely try that in the next new flash. Thanks for the heads up.??

TaPpEd FrOm My N-sIx
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Samg381:
Thank you very much. Fantastic help in this thread.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lexus91:
how to improve SOT?

Hey guys, I was looking for a way to improve my battery life. I have Benzo Rom + vindicate on my phone, but only manage to get around 2.5-3 h SOT before batterydrops to 20%. I was confused to see people getting 4-5 hrs SOT using the same rom+kernel combo. Is there anything i could do to improve my battery life?

I checked the wakelock log to find Facebook on the top of the list followed by cClock and Gmail. I greenify Facebook, but notsure about clock. I couldn't afford to greenify Gmail since i used it a lot.

There are no peculiar stuff goin on with the battery consumption either. Screen consume the most followed by cell reception (31 % of the time with no signal).

Thank's before..
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
You'll need to give more information. Screenshots of your battery page in settings, also into the graph and into the top offenders...
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] torecdude:
Hello,

im using lollipop 5.1 LMY47D build. I read about forced encryption that in lollipop 5.0.x disabling it improves Nexus performence greatly.

But i read at some section of the forum/youtube videos that uncrypted Nexus with lollipop 5.1 has nearly the same performence data.

Is it worth to uncrypted my device? performence is noticeable with uncrypted 5.1 nexus?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wrongway213:
As a general rule, if you do not know if r/w speeds matter for your daily use, they do not matter. If r/w speed does not matter to you, no, it is no worth it to decrypt your phone. Leaving it encryption is generally fine for anyone who does not know what they need - if you need fast read/write speeds, you would be aware of that. I would say do not bother encrypting your phone, it is not worth it.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elevatorguy:
Couple of questions not really N6 specific but still noob 1. If your phone is encrypted is you're PC still able to view files (pictures for example) or is the phone the only thing that can view it , since it's the one that encrypted the information . 2. How do you back up the SD card? Copying and pasting the whole internal storage is a definite way but a pain. Would like to find something where you make an initial backup and whatever "program" just adds to or subtracts from that original backup. Awhile back had tried something called cheetahsync it seemed to work good till it corrupted everything on my sdcard.....Twice (yes i know sometimes I'm not sharpest knife) Any suggestions would be appreciated. TIA
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 93fuelslut:
Does anyone here wear a 30x30 pants?

Does it stick out ur back pocket enough to wear someone could easily steal it?

Or to big for the front pocket ?

sent from your moms phone
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] recDNA:
Does the vzw wireless charging stand work with N6?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrbxx7:
Yes any qi wireless charger will work.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lexus91:
Gapps

sorry for the silly question, but I'm wondering what's the difference from every gapps available to download. I mean, I am using benzo and download the gapps provided. but today i saw that they just recently updated the gapps (smaller in size)

does this mean some gapps performs better compared to others?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Afro Samurai:
I could be wrong as I'm not much of aosp person but I think gapps is just the google apps hence the term gapps. I don't think it really matters and it's just updated. I think they consist of gmail, google+, play store and play store services,etc. Maybe the developer might have removed an app that could make it smaller or maybe google made a smaller version of their apps. You could always unzip each gapps zip on your pc and see if you see something different but I don't think you'll see a version number for the apks just what apks are in there. Maybe a more experienced person can chime in.

Edit: To me the only silly question is the one not asked if you're unsure.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cam30era:
Hallelujah!

:good:
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lexus91:
Thank you for your answer, so is it possible for me to just reflashed the gapps? If possible is it OK just doing dirty flash? and would the apps data still be there?

Thank you
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Afro Samurai:
You probably could get away with just wiping cache and dalvik cache and flashing the gapps package but a rule of thumb is to make a trwp backup just in case something goes awry, that way you could just go in trwp and restore your rom to state it was in before flashing. Which is a good practice to start doing. Keep in mind that because of no micro sd we have limited storage and depending on how many roms you back up you could run out of space on your phone in a hurry unless you have the 64gb version. I bought the Meenova adapter to use my 64gb micro sd and I keep my backups and roms on there and drag and drop as I need them.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] micmars:
Always nice to have on the go storage...this is my first sealed device with no external SD or removable battery.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] micmars:
You have received some terrific advice on this topic, so I'll just throw in a few observations that hopefully add to the information you've been given, and not conflict.

Much of Gapps flashing for me comes down to a matter of preference...I push many themed apps to system, so I want a fairly complete Gapps package. I also don't want the package install script deleting the native mms app, so I try to avoid packages that do.

I avoid minimal Gapps packages only because I want much more than they typically provide. I may be the odd one out here. But even here, if I do flash minimal Gapps, I can always the additional ones I want to their rightful location (system, app or system, priv-app).

Which brings me to my main point...use the Gapps with which you are most comfortable...these devices are eminently flexible, and many rom devs specifically acknowledge that other Gapps packages are being used. There is no right or wrong, only that which fits your spec needs.

FWIW, I wipe system and flash Gapps with every rom update.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the.scientist:
Band 12 on 64 GB Nexus 6?

I'm looking to purchase the 64 GB version of the Nexus 6 for use on T-mobile's network. For me, band 12 support is a deal breaker. Do I need to purchase the 32 GB Nexus 6 via T-mobile in order to get the updates that will allow the Nexus 6 to support band 12? Or will any unlocked Nexus 6 (e.g. the 64 GB from Motorola) with a T-mobile SIM card be capable of receiving those updates?

Many thanks.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
no. as ive always flashed them together without rebooting.

---------- Post added at 12:57 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:54 PM ----------

you can lock it with a custom recovery. in order to flash twrp, you need to unlock your bootloader, but you can get to the oem settings with any custom rom. honestly, id lock it only if it was a necessity, otherwise id always leave it unlocked.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikeprius:
Once the bootloader is locked will it will boot despite a custom rom? I likely will leave it unlocked but I am just interested in learning more about the phone and software to be honest.

I was unsure if you had to have a stock rom once the bootloader was locked in order for it to boot up
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
yea, itll still boot up with the bootloader locked. the bootloader and rom are actually two different things. even if you completely wipe the rom from your phone, it will still try to boot(just wont pass the google screen image). the bootloader, the rom, and the recovery are all in different partitions, and are all separate. the recovery even has its own kernel.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikeprius:
I thought that the process goes:

bootloader (checks to see if the ROM is stock), then:

recovery (stock or custom)

or

ROM (stock or custom)

If you have a custom recovery and Cyanogenmod for example, and tried to lock your bootloader afterwards while still having custom recovery and Cyanogenmod in place, you are saying that it will still lock and you can re-boot back in to Cyanogenmod like nothing happened with a locked bootloader ?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
you always have to flash a recovery before flashing a rom, as you cant flash a rom without the recovery. and yes, cm will still boot.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wrongway213:
So I've been trying to figure out in the extremely, extremely limited amount of time I have had over the last few weeks why Xposed does not work for me on Cataclysm. I finally found through terminal emulater, "df", the following three errors

mnt/runtime/default/emultated: Permission denied

mnt/runtime/read/emulated: Permission denied

mnt/runtime/write/emulated: Permission denied

I have tried the fix I found from Lollipop and flashed a file from osm0sis to fix the permissions issue, but it seems to not help on M as it was meant for LP. Does anyone have any idea how I can fix this issue without nuking internal storage? I simply don't have the time to even look for a whole lot for the next few weeks (graduating college on the 18th) and I would love to be able to use Xposed and get my other system apps working normally as well before then.. any help would be greatly appreciated. Running latest Cataclysm 11/20 Mod with Elite Kernel 11/22
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikeprius:
Ok, so stock or custom ROM dosen't matter, you can lock or unlock the bootloader (since you can always uncheck OEM unlock). The only time your phone is actually "bricked" is when you lock the bootloader without a ROM and without TWRP ?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
yes, and there are other ways to "brick" your phone as well
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mwebb34:
Question guys I'm currently on blisspop 5.1.1. I want to flash 6.0 but am afraid I will lose all of my backups that I have on TI. I have some important notes and other apps that I have backed up.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
if the backups are in your phones storage, they will not be deleted, unless you go in and wipe your storage. and also, you can always move your backups to a computer.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikeprius:
1. If the phone is stuck in a bootloop and you have to wipe or flash a new rom, is there a way to retrieve photos on the internal phone's memory prior to if you cannot get access to the ROM to transfer ? If it is in a bootloop can you plug it into a computer and just drag out the photos ?

2. If you can have a stock or custom rom and still lock the bootloader, why do most of the guides say you need to flash a stock ROM prior to re-locking ?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
1. maybe, if you have a custom recovery like twrp.

2. i dont know. many guides are wrong in places. like those telling you to wipe dalvik/cache before flashing a kernel. lol, there are actually many many things that arent right but are advised.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bastafari:
Hi. I just installed Android sdk on windows 10 and when I did adb devices my phone never showed up. I have hookups USB drivers installed and in device manager it shows adb drivers next to my phone. Soooo I'm uninstalling and reinstalling the sdk in case but what else can I do?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
what screen were you on your phone when you did adb devices?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bastafari:
All of them! Home screen adb debugging on bootloader recovery and got nothing.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
try it again. if it doesnt happen again, try pulling out your usb chord, then stick it in again.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NLBeev:
The first thing that must be working when PC and phone are connected is the windows explorer.

You should see the name of the device and when clicked internal storage.

ON THE N6 - pull down menu - press USB-charging and choose a connection.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stangri:
I believe I've seen a reference to the LED hidden somewhere in the top speaker which should light up when the phone is charging. It doesn't seem to be working neither when charging thru cable no thru the wireless charging.

Is my N6 defective? Any other way to test that LED?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zelendel:
No its not defective. The led is shut off by default. You need root to activate it.

http://www.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-6-notification-led/