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[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
if its the system app, youll have to delete it in /system/app/ and in /data/app/(since you probably did update them). or, as suggested above, you can use titanium backup to uninstall them.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Thanks I have gmail deleted but deleted chrome but its still there. Lol. Looked all over system / app and priv and can't find crap that is related to chrome. :what: Tks Ev
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
i delete the whole chrome folder from /system/app/ and installed chrome beta instead. look in /data/app/ for the rest of chrome then.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Thanks guys! Got er done. :D
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
woot! so what did you end up doing?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
What you said to do. Tks dudes. :D
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OsSkates1996:
Disabling forced encryption

So i have the g4 and safe to say im not liking it too much mostly due to the lag so im thinking of trading it in and getting the nexus 6, ive seen that you can disable forced encryption by flashing a modified boot.img but i was wondering if flashing a rom with encryption disabled would have the same effect? Pretty much i dont care about encryption and i want to know if flashing a rom will disable it instead of flashing a modified boot.img
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
if the rom also has a modified boot.img(kernel). but you would also have to format your userdata(storage as well) to bwcome unencrypted.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OsSkates1996:
So in essance it wouldnt make much sense flashing a modified boot.img to disable forced encryption before flashing a rom because if the rom were to have encryption enabled it would just override it and i would still be encrypted? Sorry but i am sort of a noob lol, really my point here is i just dont want to be encrypted and i would like to know how thank you
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
flash any custom kernel, or any rom/ custom/modded kernel combo, format your data, boot up decrypted :)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OsSkates1996:
Oh okay simple enough ?, now when you say format my data do you mean do that in recovery? :o
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
If it is a custom recovery (TWRP) then yes, there is a format data option. You can also do "fastboot format userdata" via fastboot command prompt on a computer.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Reserved.:
So I got a quick question. I'm looking to potentially install Chroma because I'm a few updates behind. To put it plain I'm running rooted stock 5.0.1. I have TWRP v2.8.4.0 installed as my recovery, and am curious if it would be okay to flash Chroma over it or do I need to do anything else like update my stock, or recovery prior?

Thank you :)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrbxx7:
You should update to the 5.1 modem and bootloader before flashing.

http://kryon.smugmug.com/Purenexus/i-bRKJdsk/0/O/OPERATIONPNbanner5x1.png
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Reserved.:
Am I able to do that by just accepting the OTA stock update?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrbxx7:
No. Once rooted and unlocked you can no longer use ota. Flash the bootloader and modem from this thread in twrp. Then flash the 5.1 ROM of choice.

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

http://kryon.smugmug.com/Purenexus/i-bRKJdsk/0/O/OPERATIONPNbanner5x1.png
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Reserved.:
Alright. So I found the one I need 5.1 (TMO) - assuming TMO stands for Tmobile. Do I download and flash the first file only, first and last, or all of them? Does that include 5.1.1 ROM, or do I need to update my bootloader and modem to 5.1.1 after I update to 5.1?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrbxx7:
Flash bootloader only file, radio only file, then 5.1 ROM of choice. All in the same twrp session. No ROM is included in those files.

http://kryon.smugmug.com/Purenexus/i-bRKJdsk/0/O/OPERATIONPNbanner5x1.png

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If your not comfortable doing that use wigs toolkit to automatically upgrade ya to a 5.1 rooted stock...

http://kryon.smugmug.com/Purenexus/i-bRKJdsk/0/O/OPERATIONPNbanner5x1.png
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Reserved.:
I might flash those simply because I can then just flash Chroma right after. One final question. I noticed there was a 5.1 TMO and a 5.1.1 TMO. Should I do the 5.1.1 because I want Chroma 5.1.1? Thank you for all your help, I really appreciate it :)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
why would you flash a certain stock rom if you want to run a certain custom rom? they are completely unrelated. it doesnt matter one bit what you run before you flash a custom rom. none.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wrongway213:
I'm gonna have 10,000 posts and be asking this noob question because my carrier (AT&T) simply insists on being awful and not activating VoLTE/WFC/giving us any reason I know of to have a dedicated radio. So, any AT&T users/people who understand this radio/baseband business more thoroughly than myself, what radio is currently the most updated radio meant to be used with AT&T? I'm still on LMY47D as I don't believe AT&T has had a dedicated radio yet and all I know of since then have added WFC/carrier specific things. If anyone knows, I'd appreciate a heads up.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cam30era:
[MENTION=5964313]wrongway213[/MENTION],

101R radio (from 47Z) is the latest radio for all carriers (except TMO), including AT&T (my carrier too). Honestly, though, I see no difference in performance versus 98R ( from 47D).
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Reserved.:
I'm talking about radio/bootloader. There is a 5.1 and a 5.1.1. Chroma is 5.1.1 so would I flash 5.1.1 radio/bootlader? or do I need to do 5.1 then 5.1.1 radio/bootloader?

I apologize if I'm just not gettin' it together in my head. I just wanna be super sure everything is 100% the way I think it is. >_<
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Just update to the latest radio and bootloader and you'll be fine.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wrongway213:
Interesting, forgot all about 47Z. Thanks.

Does anyone know if any the M preview radios work well for AT&T? I've been getting spotty coverage lately and would like to update, but I got poor coverage when I tried using 101r in the past. Coverage has been great until very recently on 95r, but it feels like it's time for a radio update as reception is now poor on all ROMs even though volume and everything else are working great.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
both bootloader will work on 5.1 and 5.1.1. any radios will work. id try a few, to find the one that works best in your area.

bootloader i rarely ever update, only if its a necessity. im in the m bootloader, because m doesnt boot without it. but ive been back to 5.1.1 a few times, and the m bootloader works on 5.1.1 and m. new bootloader will work on past android versions, its only when an old bootloader wont work on a newer version will i update it.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Reserved.:
Alright thank you guys for all the help. Time to finally update from 5.0.1 xD
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
from 5.0.1? you might have to update your bootloader :p
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Reserved.:
Yeah. I'm gonna update to LYZ28E (5.1.1 TMO) because that seems to be the latest for T-Mobile. ^_^
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
it is. or you can try m, its also the latest ;)

(and has tmobile wifi calling, if you flash the m radio as well)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Reserved.:
Totally would if I ever called anyone ; _ ;

Alright so I have a couple new questions.

This one is probably gonna come off as me being stupid but, I'm running TWRP 2.8.4.0, and it's advised I use the latest to flash Chroma, am I able to flash TWRP 2.8.7.1 via TWRP? I feel like that is a no, but I might as well ask.

Next is the flash order. I Wipe (Dalvik, Cache, etc), flash bootloader, flash radio, flash Chroma, flash gapps. Then I reboot and everything /should/ be fine and dandy right?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
youre version of twrp is newer than mine :p

and no, about your flash order. this is how youll do it..

flash your bootloader, either via fastboot or the twrp flashable version, then your just going to reboot, to make sure everything is fine. next, you're gonna flash the radio, again either fastboot or twrp flashable, then youre gonna reboot again. just to make sure all is fine. now you go back into twrp, wipe system and wipe data only. now your going to flash chroma, your gapps, and supersu 2.49. then you reboot into a fine and dandy phone :)

btw, wiping dalvik and cache is pointless, as it automatically gets wiped when you flash a rom.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Reserved.:
Alright. I will do that. Thank you again for all the help you've been!

Edit:

Install complete! Everything seems to be working as it should!
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Only for M
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kickenwing13:
If I'm on Android m preview version can I just install cyanosis over it?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DutchDogg54:
Cyanosis? Not sure what that is, but the M preview's bootloader & radio are compatible with 5.1 so you shouldn't have any problems as long as you do a full wipe (system, data, caches). I wouldn't try going to a 5.0.x Rom though, just to be safe (there's hardly any out there, though).
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] liquidzoo:
Ok, I'm fairly sure I have this right, but it's been a LONG time since I've flashed a ROM (way before the forced encryption, back in the GS2-Skyrocket days, and the OG Droid before that) so I want to make sure I have it right. Forgive me for being a n00b.

If I want to go to a ROM (I'll use PureNexus as an example, but most have this now) with no forced encryption, I know that I will lose everything with both my app data and on the internal storage. Backing up the internal storage is easy. Copy to PC, done. Copy back after everything has flashed.

Can I use TiBu or ZIPme to back up my apps and their data (there's only a few that I'd want to, but text messages would be one of those things, widgets and their positions would be awesome if that actually works with anything) to back up everything to a flashable zip, then copy that to my PC, format data and userdata as normal, then copy it back and flash it after the ROM (and it's associated zips) prior to rebooting the first time?

I just want to make sure I have that right. I am loving the Nexus and I'm getting ready to dive into the world of custom roms for it. Just want to make sure I do everything right the first time.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrbxx7:
You shouldn't lose internal data. I'm encrypted and have flashed many ROMs without wiping internal. (Backup just in case tho). With tibu you can restore user apps and data without issue. Texts should be fine also. Just not regular system apps and data. Haven't found anything to backup widgets. You can make a restore zip with tibu for user apps and data.

http://kryon.smugmug.com/Purenexus/i-bRKJdsk/0/O/OPERATIONPNbanner5x1.png
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tpayne2345:
Just got my N6 and am on build LMY47Z

From my readings about disabling encryption, if I want to flash N6Shamu along with Franco kernel, will I need to do anything else or am I not encrypted anymore?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
You have to format data.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] liquidzoo:
I would lose it if I want to decrypt, which is why I asked about the zip flash.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrbxx7:
Ya of course if you choose to decrypt you will. Just flashing the ROM u won't.

http://kryon.smugmug.com/Purenexus/i-bRKJdsk/0/O/OPERATIONPNbanner5x1.png
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nlua:
Hi all! Loved reading this thread especially posts starting around the 300's (#319 [MENTION=1811927]simms22[/MENTION] cracked me up).

Question/suggestion for noobs: otg guide/setup

I've been looking for a standard guide on supported file systems for both the various file managers and TWRP but didn't find anything as concrete as any suggestion or guide like those from trusted contributors. I'm a bit surprised that there isn't one in the stickies or how-to for noobs considering all the crack flashing and talks of taking precautions.

I apologize in advance if there is such a guide and humbly request a link. ?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Do you have a specific question?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nlua:
Yeah, I'm trying to prepare my otg for making backups, be able to store flashable (ROMs, radios, mods) and hold all others like videos and photos. I'm wanting to know what apps and file systems should be used? From what I have read fat32 is used but has the file size limitation so will twrp work well with NTFS? Is there an app that can manage otg drives like formatting mounting etc?

My goal is to be able to mount my otg if anything goes wrong during flashing of something as well hold any and all types of data.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Unless your computers are all Linux, FAT32 is the most compatible. Generally, you'll need a custom Kernel in Android to run NTFS, though that may have changed - but if that is the case I'm not aware of it. I'm not sure if TWRP supports NTFS or not. Remember, NTFS is microsoft proprietary, so only some OEM's provide support for this pout of the box.

As for the file size limit, it is 4 GB. This shouldn't really be an issue. If you have a HD (or 2k) movie over this, it should probably be compressed. For HD a 2 hour movie hasn't really got any excuse except poor encoding for being over say 1.5 GB
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nlua:
But what about the use of our 4k video recording? I'm wanting to take 4k vids of my kid and family.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rebel1699:
I dont like to ask many questions, but I got one anyways. I bought an at&t branded (but imei unlocked) xt1103 and will be using it on t-mobile. Exactly what is the difference in the t-mo only LYZ28E and the all other carrier LMY47Z? Is it just the lack of carrier bloatware and other cosmetic things? My main question is does the "t-mobile only" designation mean only for phones that came from t-mo, or any unlocked xt1103 being used on the t-mo network, regardless of origin since they all contain the same bands?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrbxx7:
U can use any of them on any carrier. The only real important thing is to flash the proper radio for T-Mobile. Which is the 95r radio.

http://kryon.smugmug.com/Purenexus/i-bRKJdsk/0/O/OPERATIONPNbanner5x1.png
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rebel1699:
Much appreciated. When it arrives next week, I'll just flash the entire LYZ28Z t-mo only firmware. Be good to be rid of the at&t junk and have the correct radio without any extra steps.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
the only difference is tmobiles wifi calling, which wont work on att, but will for tmobile customers. it can be used on any nexus 6, but only tmo customers will see wifi calling.

---------- Post added at 03:53 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:50 PM ----------

the 95r radio would be considered an "older" radio now. im using the 17R radio, which came with m, which has wifi calling on tmobile working.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cam30era:
[MENTION=833788]rebel1699[/MENTION],

All Nexus 6 are the same hardware. The "T-Mobile" specific ROM includes a radio specifically for TMO.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rebel1699:
Thanks! I'll load the t-mo 5.1.1 firmware and grab the 17R radio. Coming from at&t, i am definitely interested in the wifi calling.

Thanks!
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fuzzybuffalo:
Radio's were not carrier specific, they were more device and area specific, though that has changed since WiFi calling.

I am on T-Mobile and used the 98R radio for months, because I got better reception with it.

When it comes to radio's, I say try them. :good:

I've been on the 102R, the latest Google Fi radio from LVY48C, for a week and you would think with Fi being on T_Mobile, Sprint and WiFi that WiFi calling would work, but it does not.

Saw your post and flashed the 17R and WiFi calling came right up. Thanks.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sgtmack:
Another noob question. I moved to this from an S3. When I plugged the USB cable in to the S3 from my computer, I could see the SD card and internal storage. When I plug the N6 in, all I can see is what ES File explorer shows as sdcard. I can't see system, vendor, etc folders. Is there any way to display the rest of my storage on my PC?

I noticed this when I tried to move a layer to the vendor folder, and can't see it. Using a file explorer on the phone is slower, and not as easy.:(
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Because SDcard is internal storage. There is no ext SD (removable SD card) on this device. To move files to system, you must have root privileges, otherwise you can only move to storage. When moving files to system folders, you must use a root explorer. I also use ES.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sgtmack:
I realize I don't have separate sd card, but I would still like to have access to my phone from my PC. I am rooted, on Pure Nexus. I may not have expressed what I was trying to accomplish. In ES File explorer, Device is the root, and sdcard is a folder along with sys, system, and the rest. I would like to be able to access the other folders, not just what the phone labels as sdcard. I could get to all my storage on the S3, the M8, my Fascinate, etc. Just wondered if there was a way in this phone.

If the storage is all in the same place it seems it would be a simple folder permission or some such.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fuzzybuffalo:
You can get to your /system folder on your S3 from your PC?

Hmmm.... never seen that, I can only access my internal and external sdcard.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
a few years back, i used to connect my work computer to my nexus wirelessly. i was able to get into /system/ and such, it had root permission for the phone. i just dont remember what the service/app was..
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] osiris010:
I used to own the LG G2, which was the first phone I ever flashed a custom ROM to. I flashed a ported version of LG's G Flex ROM to my G2 and absolutely loved it. It came with this feature that I'm not sure if it was a G Flex feature or a custom added feature by the dev (and unfortunately I don't remember who the dev was) but during a phone call, next to all the typical "mute," "keypad," etc options was a "record" feature. It worked flawlessly. The audio quality was fantastic for both the caller and myself.

I'm looking for a good custom ROM for my Nexus 6 to hopefully increase battery life. I was wondering if there is any custom N6 ROM out there that has a built in record call feature. Does one exist out there?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sgtmack:
I'm pretty sure my System folder was in the phone folder. My son may have moved it when it was his phone.:) Or I may have it confused with a different phone. I am getting old.

But still, I can only see half my storage. I don't know why, but it annoys me.:(
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NLBeev:
Better battery life, with stock rom

1. Flashing Franco' s kernel (default settings).

2. Black wallpaper (app No Wallpaper).

3. Change wifi-interval to 200 (build.prop editor).

4. Flashed black google now launcher (XDA thread)

5. Disabled services ( XDA Guide to disable Google play services; app 3C Toolbox).

6. Greenify.

7. Disabled not used apps.

8. K-9 mail instead of Gmail.

9. Dropbox of the blackout team.

Play store app: call recorder.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RayEdmondson:
Benzo has built in call record (haven't used the feature, though) and the battery life is phenomenal.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] osiris010:
I would prefer a built in feature because in my experience call recording apps don't have the best audio quality, or they have ads, etc. But I will look into these suggestions, thank you. Black Google Now launcher sounds really cool lol.

I'll definitely check that out! Thank you.

On a side note, since the screen used in the N6 uses less power when generating black or darker colors, wouldn't it be cool if there was an all black/monochromeish style mode we could enter for low power consumption? Similar to ambient screen mode, but all the time.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NLBeev:
Yes Built in is better. Should be in stock I.m.o.

I read about new Android M. There is a option to choose Dark Material themes.

I hope there will be also call recording in M.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fuzzybuffalo:
Android M has RRO/Layers built in, so you can choose any layers theme you want.

They took out the Dark Material theme option in Preview 2, might be back in Preview 3.

Sorry, No call recording in M, yet.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
there wont be call recording built into any stock rom, as call recording is illegal in many places. in the US, its legal in as many states as its illegal https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_recording_laws
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wrongway213:
Do you mind sharing which specific call recorder app you are referring to here? I searched and found many, not sure which one is working well for you.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NLBeev:
In the play store are several apps for call recording.

It is a personal choice.. Tried a few. None of them were perfect.

I am using CallX because of the black background and the ' start by shake ' option.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] osiris010:
Yeah good point. That's kinda too bad. I can see why Google wouldn't do that to stock ROMs. To be honest it's kind of dumb. There should be an option to turn it on and when you do a message could come up that tells you to make sure you comply with local and state law before you use be recording feature. It's not technically illegal, you just need one or both party's consent and it's totally legal. I guess that record feature found on the custom G2 ROM I had must have been a feature added by that particular dev. I wonder if I can track him down, maybe he's done some N6 roms lol.

That's awesome, I'm definitely looking forward to RRO/layers and the dark material theme. I think the dark theme would look cooler/better anyway and if it saves me battery then even better lol
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
either pitch black layers or outer space layers :)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NLBeev:
I hope a built in recording option will be on its way in new Android versions. There are apps in the store but they are not perfect. Too many settings, ads, light design etc...

We need a simple toggle to turn on/off the recording of a call. For instance double tap on the screen, while in a call.

Than a word about legalization of cr.

Voicemail is offered by all providers, and is also call recording. Many authorities are recording secretly our calls. In states where it is illegal to record my own calls on my own phone, there is something wrong.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
its not about recording your own calls, its about the rights of the people that you are secretly recording. thats why many places have it legal, if you let the other person know that you are recording.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NLBeev:
I am talking about states where calls of everybody are secretly recorded by official organizations and where it is illegal to record calls (secret or not) on your own phone. What I can imagine is that these recordings are not allowed in court or official protocols.

Everybody should be prepared and always think about the possibility that calls can be recorded, because the technology makes it so easy.