yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrbxx7:
Just hold power and vol down for 15 seconds and that should boot into fastboot mode. Doesn't matter if its on or off, it will boot into that mode.

http://kryon.smugmug.com/Purenexus/i-bRKJdsk/0/O/OPERATIONPNbanner5x1.png
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NLBeev:
Have tried custom Roms, but after that I went back to stock.

Before Flashing Roms, consider to root and flash Franco's kernel for a better battery life.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Franco is no better than any other kernel for battery. Flash a kernel that suits your needs then set it up how you like for performance or battery life.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NLBeev:
That's why I flashed Franco's kernel.

FK suits my needs. Plus a great update app available. Recommended.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Things just become muddy when people are recommended kernels based on someone else's need, particularly when under the guise of "better battery".

All kernels have the same ability, if the user knows what they are doing, so it would be useful for them to learn to understand governor settings rather than picking kernel X because of it's out-of-the-box settings.

Just saying..
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aloysius01:
Try TouchPal. That's been the best keyboard that I've ever used as far as looks and good swipe predictions.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Not sure if you're talking to me or the others, but since I chimed in earlier, I will again :)

Yeah touch pal is pretty decent. It's one of the few I was able to use for a prolonged amount of time. Ultimately there was something that bothered me so I left for Smart keyboard, which I again used for some time. Then fleksy, now ginger.

There was another in there that I used for some time.but I've completely forgotten
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aloysius01:
Yeah. First time posting to XDA so I figured this was an okay place to start.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NLBeev:
Quite right. That happens. It is also applicable when it concerns posts.

Just stopping...
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] productofusa:
I've fallen a bit behind on my Nexus 6 (T-Mobile), currently i'm on LMY47D, and have no idea which stock Google rom comes next on this version. So my plan is to just flash the stock version of LMY47D so it will update itself.

Does this sound right? I really haven't been paying any attention to the flashing scene at all so I don't want to do anything that will brick/bootloop my device.

Thanks
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
If your bootloader is unlocked, just flash the newest build. :)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] productofusa:
Well crap, there's so many newest builds out there for the N6 that i'm not sure which one is the one I need.

Sorry for being dense, but that would factory image LYZ28E, yes?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Lmy48i if you're not on T-Mobile and yes, lyz28e if you are on T-Mobile.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] productofusa:
Thanks Amigo!
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NLBeev:
At this moment there are 4 images 5.1.1.

For Europe we need an international version.

The LMY48I seems to me a new international version to replace LMY47D.

Is that right?

EDIT

OTA Updates received in Europe Nexus 6:

LMY47D -> LMY47Z -> LMY48i
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Yes, AFAIK. :)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seas98:
I got a warranty replacement Nexus 6, and while configuring the replacement I downloaded and installed the 5.1.1 OTA update. I'm on T-Mobile and, unfortunately, I did not have the SIM card in the replacement and my N6 now has LMY48I. My Tmo N6 has been running okay on LMY48I (for a few hours) but I should be on LYZ28J. What do I need to do to get the proper Tmo update for my N6?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
flash the factory image
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NLBeev:
You does not walk alone. Confusing those different images with the same Android version.

When Google writes ' T-mobile only'. They mean 'T-Mobile US only'

And there is now LMY48I without description and I determined with the help of Evolution_tech that LMY48I should have the same description as LMY47Z '. . . except T-mobile US'.

So for T-Mobile US there is now LYZ28J, although they write 'for T-Mobile only'.

But we do forgive them. It is possible the people at Google are also confused by the 'Light' of our N6, because that should be 'Dark' (Material)[emoji1]
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] solarnexus:
Is there any way to modify the default Google keyboard so that it has long-press shortcuts for punctuation on the 2nd and 3rd row keys, similar to how the first row has long-press shortcuts for numbers 0-9? Stock Lollipop keyboard is pretty much perfect for me in every regard except for the lack of punctuation shortcuts. Though they both offer these shortcuts, I'm not a fan of Swiftkey and I've used Swype for years but really don't want to go back to that.

Thanks!
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tybo31316:
Does not updating the boot loader when upgrading the radio cause the radio to not function properly? The reason I ask is because normally I don't upgrade the bootloader just the radio when flashing updates ROMs. When I flashed the latest ROM with the stage fright fix I upgraded the bootloader. Now I've noticed that my Nexus 6 hangs on the LTE longer and it rescans for LTE connection faster. This is using the same radio just with an upgraded bootloader.

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
i rarely update bootloaders, unless its needed to flaah a new rom, and ive never ever had radio issues

no idea, lol. ive never seen those kinds of differences associated with a bootloader change, as the bootloader doesnt touch the radio, and is located in a differing partition.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Bootloaders are designed for boot up. During the boot process it hands over to the kernel. Once that happens, it a job is done until you boot again, so it can't affect the radio
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] micmars:
Care to link that case? I'm using the Incipio they sell at the hive of hell on this earth (Verizon retail stores), but my kids picked it up for me, so I didn't have to defile myself in buying it.

Good protection, but no flat bottom.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 93fuelslut:
All of that was my concern.

sent from your moms phone
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DutchDogg54:
Glad to hear you were able to avoid being branded with the mark of V, Mic - I might suggest you send your lackeys back into the belly of the beast to acquire one of these http://www.verizonwireless.com/accessories/shell-holster-combo-with-kickstand-for-nexus-6/ - just picked it up today - great grip, handy kickstand & significantly less rocking & rolling.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] linus207:
Hi there.

I am planning to buy Nexus 6 next month. Right now I am using 2 another Android devices, both rooted, unlocked and running custom roms.

I have question about Nexus stock encryption. What it's actually encrypting and why is it such a big problem for battery and overall performance? Is it even relevant enough to use or should be force disabled in your opinion?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrbxx7:
It encrypts the data for "security" I've ran both encrypted and non. Since the 5.1 update I don't notice any difference performance or battery wise between the 2. If u want to disable it. I'd start that way since it will wipe data when in un-encrypting.

TaPpEd FrOm My N-sIx
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ooofest:
Sure thing - I previously created a topic with a video overview of the two cases I've been using (i.e., one is backup, but I did use it for a few weeks to ensure it was as good as hoped).

They are very similar in features, meet all my criteria for a safe, grippable case + holster option that work well with my screen protector (they both are sold without holsters, too) have been highly protective during some minor falls (due to kids).

Plus, they are very good for flat surfaces, IMHO -aabout 1/8" or so of tipping is possible if you press hard on extreme top or bottom of the screen, but the whole phone still stays in place and doesn't feel like it's going to actually tip up, off of the table surface.

- ooofest
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 93fuelslut:
Who is it encrypting it from? Can't Verizon still see with their "supercookie" and other groups like NSA, etc

sent from your moms phone
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cam30era:
It's encrypted by your phone (by Google). "Supposedly" no one can break it.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrbxx7:
In case ur phone was stolen or hacked...

U can now opt out of Verizon's rma "super cookie" program. As far as NSA I can only recommend using a encrypted VPN for sensitive materials. ?

TaPpEd FrOm My N-sIx
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wrongway213:
To expand on this, I've ran multiple ROMs and kernels decrypted, I encrypted once on accident. I've formatted internal data three times since and always chosen not to decrypt, as the difference is nonexistent on a user end. It's a pain having to look and see if ROMs and kernels force encryption, and decryption yields no results I know of other than decreased security and faster read/write speeds. A user will absolutely not notice performance or battery or any other real impact due to increased or decreased read/write speeds, so in my opinion, decrypting is worthless unless you know you use your phone in a way that r/w speed does impact your user experience. If you're unsure, it doesn't pertain to you. Hope that helps explain further.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Afro Samurai:
I must say this thread is what's up. I recently got my Nexus 6 and it's the first phone I've owned that wasn't sense or touchwiz. Other than having a little trouble with USB drivers everything went flawless, no problem using fastboot at all. Thanks for the write up and everyone else who contributed with their guides. First flash down and a lot more learning to go.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wrongway213:
Welcome! Former Samsung guy myself (S3, S5 last two phones). You're in good hands here, more than enough helpful, knowledgeable, friendly people here to help you with just about anything you could ever need to know.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] micmars:
As mentioned above, welcome...this is my first non YukShiz device, and I love it for that alone.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KorGuy123:
Downgrading bootloader?!

I'm using a N6 through Telus (Canada) and I sideloaded the LMY47I update onto my phone. I want to bring it back to LMY47D now knowing that it's actually intended for the non-specific US carriers. I've been having some issues and want to bring it back to bone stock and go from there. Are they all running the same bootloaders or are they different? I can't find a list of which ones use which. I keep reading DO NOT DOWNGRADE YOUR BOOTLOADER but havent found any specifics if that is from 5.1-5.0, 5.0.2 and 5.0.2 or any of the 5.1 variants.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrbxx7:
The warning is going from 5.1 back to 5.0. You can try just changing the radio first. If not wugs toolkit is easy to use for returning to stock. Here is a thread with twrp flashable radios. Hope that helps.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3066052

TaPpEd FrOm My N-sIx
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NLBeev:
I.m.o. encryption is not a big problem on my N6. There is battery drain because of the amoled screen of the N6. Most apps, including system have a light/white background. So the only big battery problems starts at the designers of Google. They are far from reality and battery drain.

Less battery drain on my N6 is realized as follows:

1. Flashed the zip with a Google Now Black Launcher and Calculator.

2. Changed the WiFi scan interval to 200. With build.prop editor.

3. Flashed the Franco kernel (r25). And this kernel reduces the battery drain the most.

4. Complained at the Google N6 forum that there is no Dark Material theme for the N6.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DebianDog:
I just loaded a custom ROM and added a black theme. Not too many white screens left settings, Google now, Gmail all black

Sent from my Benzo'd Google N6 on VZ
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] subydude7:
Somewhat noob question

Hello all, long time lurker. Finally have a problem that I can't easily find a definite answer to using this wonderful forum. I have Nexus 6 bought from At&t less than a week ago. Running stock 5.0 only things I have done to it are Oem unlock and root with twrp recovery. The screen, a couple days ago began to "glitch" on me. Would flicker between normal colors and a whitewashed version of the same image. Screen developed a white vertical bar down right side about a 1/4 inch in width. Screen eventually started to black out completely. I believe it is a hardware issue because the white bar didn't rotate with the rest of the image and, when I flexed the device with my hands I could get the screen to go black and come back. Eventually it deteriorated to where when pressing power button all I would see was a faint white flicker. There are no visible cracks in the lcd. So I'm assuming the ribbon cable or connector are damaged. Think I sat on it and flexed it too far. Anyways, I'm taking the device back and exchanging it, that's for sure. QUESTION is, is it possible to create a nandroid or any other complete backup of the device that I can flash over to the new device? Possibly with fastboot or whatever PC tool available. I had it set up exactly how I wanted it would prefer to not go through all that again. I have found a few threads describing creation of a nandroid backup with a pc on a device that has a compromised screen. But I have a pin lock and the device is still encrypted, so I think I'm going to have a problem making this work. Anyway advice or assistance or a spelled out step by step guide would be very appreciated.. Crayon drawing would be awesome. Haha thank you all for the wonderful knowledge you share!
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Absolutely. Create your backup in TWRP and save to your PC. Move it back to your new device and restore. Just don't restore EFS backup or you'll be borked.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Samg381:
Can someone explain what apps I need to be using for backing up? And more specifically what things to backup and how?

I'm talking apps and settings and such in case root messes up. I'm confused with ROM's Recoveries and Backups etc.. Thanks.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zmedhaug:
I got a system update notification. I don't want to update. Does anyone know the file location? Google isn't helping me. Also which app can I disable to stop this?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Long press the notification then turn off the notifications for that "app"
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daimerion:
Anyone know if I bought a nexus 6 on Google play, will it work on Sprint?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Yes.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zmedhaug:
Is there a ROM that is stock that anyone else is using that is the new build? I'm on Verizon. I know it doesn't matter but for VoLTE to work I have to be in a certain bootloader
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BladeRunner:
just flash which ever one you want then flash the vzw radio over it.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zmedhaug:
I can't find a stock updated ROM. That's what I'm asking, where is it?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BladeRunner:
Stock rooted, busy box and deodexed http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6/development/n6-shamu-lmy48i-deodexed-rooted-v1-0-08-t3176117
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
This?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3176313
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] treezy26:
guys what does "unable to find system partition" mean in twrp? made a backup and in red letters that message popped up. seems to be fine. i am able to complete the backup and restore just that message pops up. Any ideas why?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] donshaffer:
Is it a bad idea to root a nexus 6, install a custom recovery and custom rom before you activate it or doesn't it matter?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
doesn't matter. actually, its better. later on you will lose stuff in your storage when you unlock the bootloader.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] micmars:
Agreed...in fact, I think I'll include that in the intro...thanks!
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
my nexus 5 was rooted, romed, and kerneled on first boot. i never did power it on beforehand. my nexus 6 had to wait to the following day to get to a computer, for fastboot :)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
That was true of my nexus 6. Nexus 5 was my first nexus. I'd never tried a stock nexus before so just rooted and kernel'd in first boot :)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ostap999:
My phone periodically reboots and i lose starred Bluetooth settings and WiFi settings.

Any suggestions on where to look for help?

I am running http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6/development/rom-xtrasmooth-1-0-xtreme-battery-nexus-t2998811
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
derp, sorry
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SamuriHL:
The one thing to remember is that you have to boot the thing to enable the option to unlock. It can't be done out of the box. Other than that, I agree, load it up, get into it enough to hange the switch to enabled, and fire away. It's what I did to mine, too.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
That may be the case if they ship with 5.1 - if they still ship with 5.0 then no need to check box.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SamuriHL:
I disagree. Mine shipped with 5.0 and I most definitely had to set it before I could unlock it.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
I'll counter your disagree with another disagree, mine shipped with 5.0 and I never booted the device. I went straight to the Bootloader and unlocked it. I believe [MENTION=1566190]efrant[/MENTION] did the same with his 5.0 device.

As we have discussed with you previously, perhaps it is the first boot that causes the need to tick the box., but you can definitely receive a 5.0 device, not boot it and immediately unlock it.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SamuriHL:
Definitely not my experience. I tried to unlock it out of the box and it failed. I was one of the first people to receive the device last year so it shipped with the very first build of 5.0. Once I set the option I was able to unlock it.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
I didn't get mine until January, but had the first OS and BL on it. No boot, fastboot oem unlock worked out-of-the-box.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SamuriHL:
As I said, not the experience I had.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
You said that before. I think you're a one-off in this situation.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SamuriHL:
Hmmm, so you're telling me the aberration is having to boot the phone, enable developer options, and enabling the OEM Unlocking option in order to unlock the device? If you did not need to do that, why were so many people bricked? They should have been able to unlock at any point without having to set that option, yes? The fix brick thread suggests that was not the case for many people.

To clarify, I'm NOT disputing your experience at all. I just think that it's not the norm.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efrant:
Yes, I did

not

have to check the "Allow OEM unlock" to unlock the bootloader. As per my usual Nexus unboxing procedure, I leave the device turned off, fully charge it, boot

directly

(i.e., without ever booting into Android) into the bootloader and unlock. I then boot TWRP and dump every partition on the device (just so I have a complete backup in case one is needed).Then I boot back directly into the bootloader from TWRP, relock, and dump all the partitions again (to see if support for the device can be added to the Bootunlocker app). Only then do I boot into Android. (By the way, I received my device in late December, and it shipped with either LNX07M or LRX21O (I can't remember right now).
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efrant:
The "Allow OEM unlock" setting only registers when you boot into Android the very first time. If you don't boot into Android, that setting doesn't have the ability to set the required byte in the frp partition (mmcblk0p27), so when the bootloader checks that byte in mmcblk0p27, it doesn't show as being disallowed, so the bootloader allows unlocking straight out of the box.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Yes, so what we imagine happened when 5.1 dropped is either

1) the first boot reset the flag and unticked the option (remember it reset after every boot too)

2) the people who had unlocked previously never set the option (though if 1 is true, this is irrelevant)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SamuriHL:
Makes sense. I wonder if they booted mine before it was sent to me which is why I couldn't unlock it until booting. I definitely pulled it out of the box and went to fastboot mode to unlock it first as I saw no point in booting it first only to have to unlock it. But it failed so I had to boot it and set the flag. But the explanation makes sense.

---------- Post added at 12:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:23 PM ----------

5.1 definitely reset it. I had to change it multiple times. I always make sure to check it before doing any upgrades. They seem to have fixed that bug in 5.1.1 which is good. I get why they did that option, but, seriously, there should be SOME way to override the thing without having to boot the phone. They really didn't consider all aspects of the design.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efrant:
Yeah, I agree. Poorly thought out.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Indeed. Strange thing to do. I understand why you would want to make someone make a conscious effort to unlock, but why that needs a booting OS is beyond me.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SamuriHL:
The idea is that someone couldn't steal your phone, unlock it which wipes the data, and start using it. Booting into the phone requires that the person knows the unlock. But what they could have done instead was on a fastboot oem unlock command, simply have the user enter their unlock code on the phone. Poof, done. Come on, Google, this isn't rocket science! LMAO! :D
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
But even wiping the phone prompts the user for their google information..but indeed, security could be written to the same partition and prompt for that on unlock
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SamuriHL:
Right, what I was saying is that if they could unlock without security, they could bypass the data wipe security because OEM unlock automatically wipes the data. So I see the need to secure the unlock process, but, as you said, they prompt for it during a factory reset anyway, so, the ability is there to secure these functions. Just really poor design. Maybe they'll fix it at some point.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
A factory reset wipes data as does oem unlock so the question is since 5.1, does oem unlock prompt for security or not on first boot. Where is it stored?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SamuriHL:
Unknown on both questions. It's a very good question but I've seen nothing that suggests they prompt for anything during an OEM unlock. They SHOULD but I think they're relying on the oem enabled setting for that. Which as you guys pointed out, isn't set until first boot. Seriously bad design. LMAO