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[Nexus 6  General] Cr4s5:
[Q] OTA 5.1 update bricked Nexus 6

I've had my nexus 6 for about two months now, and the message about updating kept showing up in my notifications. My N6 was not rooted, rommed or anything, just completely stock the way it came from the factory. Earlier today I decided to go ahead and do the update. Phone said it was going to restart and do the update and proceeded to countdown and then the screen went dark, and has not turned on since. Nothing happens when hitting buttons, when pressing and holding them in. Nothing when plugged into computer, no response back from the phone when trying to do anything.

So, anyone have any ideas? what can i do? to me it seems that i now possess one impressive and expensive paper weight.

the update was the 5.1 ota update.
[Nexus 6  General] paperclips:
Wifi isn't working

My wifi isn't working 90% of the time since I upgraded to 5.1. Wifi stays stuck on turning wifi on... Can't turn wifi on or off. Went back to stock to no avail as well. Thanks in advance.
[Nexus 6  General] a.demarco:
I definitely want to take the time to learn how to do it manually, as I enjoy learning new things. Thanks for all the responses everyone, we'll see how things go Saturday morning!
[Nexus 6  General] :
RMA, you have a cut and dry case for returning it. Sorry this happened to you.
[Nexus 6  General] :
Yeah, sorry for the abrasiveness but I get like that with the mention of how toolkits are easier. Glad to see OP wants to take the little time needed to learn though. I've been debating this for years here. :good:
[Nexus 6  General] joshm.1219:
Plus you feel so cool after your first few adb commands, like a real hacker lol [emoji41]
[Nexus 6  General] nms247:
My Nexus did that, had to RMA it.
[Nexus 6  General] Merfurial:
Do you spend your days trolling these forums doitright? Sounds like you've a good life champ.
[Nexus 6  General] Cateye:
Nexus 6 shuts down

Hello guys i am using Nexus 6 with locekd Bootloader android version 5.1

Before 5.1 upgrade my cellphone was working fine and i only faced random shut down problem once or twice... But soon after i upgraded it to latest 5.1 my cellphone shutdown one or two times daily...

I not sure what causing this problem but I will appreciate if you guys can suggest some app which can keep the log and some other app to keep an eye on cell phone's temperature.
[Nexus 6  General] Merfurial:
So do we just turn ambient mode off or is there some other trick to stopping my pockets from regular drunk dialing?
[Nexus 6  General] :
A simple suggestion would be to boot to recovery and wipe cache. This may help and is quick and safe. If that doesn't help, consider a factory reset after backing up your data.

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Haha thanks for the chuckle. Yes, try turning ambient display off while you have it in your pocket.

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Perhaps try some of these fixes:

http://mobile.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-t...llipop-solve-wi-fi-problems-on-nexus-devices/

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Try turning off enhanced voice calling (VoLTE) in your carrier settings. There have been quite a few bugs with this feature in its initial roll out.

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What carrier are you using?
[Nexus 6  General] Intub8:
I wonder if the problem could be the different memory module in the phone. For example my phone uses the sandisk 32 GB emmc card and others use the Samsung emmc. I remember back in the galaxy s2 days there was a nasty emmc super bug that caused hundreds of bricks.
[Nexus 6  General] paperclips:
Those are for wifi dropouts. My Wifi just doesn't even turn on.
[Nexus 6  General] :
If it's not turning on at all, then perhaps it's a hardware issue not related to software at all. If still under warranty, consider sending it in to be looked into.
[Nexus 6  General] cam30era:
If you haven't already tried this, a few basic analysis checks may help isolate the problem:

1. Try to connect your N6 WiFi to another router.

2. Try to connect another phone to your WiFi.
[Nexus 6  General] paperclips:
Unfortunately I think it's as the guy above you said. It's more than likely a hardware problem. I can't see if it connects to another router because wifi doesn't turn on. I turn my phone on, go to wifi settings and it says Turning Wifi on... Since it thinks it's turning wifi on I can't toggle it on or off. Every other device I own connects over wifi flawlessly.
[Nexus 6  General] cam30era:
Yup, [MENTION=5302753]Evolution_Freak[/MENTION] is right, as usual. ;)
[Nexus 6  General] paperclips:
Yep, not surprising. I was hoping he'd have a miracle cure for me though. lol
[Nexus 6  General] TonyStark R.I.P.:
incoming OTA.

Prepare for the onslaught
[Nexus 6  General] :
Shining up the help desk and putting out fresh mints.
[Nexus 6  General] adrynalyne:
Same build date as 5.1. I wouldn't expect much from it.
[Nexus 6  General] TonyStark R.I.P.:
Ah... but many threads will be created for a bazillion reasons. :laugh:
[Nexus 6  General] :
Tell that to the people in the 5.1.1 thread. ;) Lots of high hopes in there.
[Nexus 6  General] cam30era:
That's part of the fun of this forum. ;)

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I'm surprised it's not on fire already. They must all be asleep at the switch.
[Nexus 6  General] TonyStark R.I.P.:
I'll fix it and they won't even know it was me:silly:
[Nexus 6  General] adrynalyne:
High is the key word there. ;)
[Nexus 6  General] :
LMAO!!!
[Nexus 6  General] phillywood:
Being on the leading edge of tech seems to bother a lot of people. I'd rather have a nexus with some bugs than the rest
[Nexus 6  General] beachbum40:
What do you all think of this..?

http://www.engadget.com/2015/04/21/google-wireless-service/
[Nexus 6  General] marshallbedsaul:
Im a newb

On Verizon, purchased phone form playstore and still no 5.1 update. Any help or link would be awesome. Thank you (newb)
[Nexus 6  General] :
Well, you could pull your Sim card and reboot. However, you will most likely get LMY47D. Verizon users should have LMY47E though. So either you could wait and see what happens or unlock your bootloader and flash the factory image.
[Nexus 6  General] JulesJam:
I Am Sorry To See This Thread Turn Into A "Help I Bricked My Nexus!" Thread

Isn't that what the Q&A forum is for? Wasn't this thread supposed to be random banter tangentially associated with the N6?
[Nexus 6  General] cam30era:
Nova (Project Fi) reported to start tomorrow.

From Engadget (4/21):

"The Wall Street Journal has just reported that Google plans to launch its very own phone service starting tomorrow. The plan was first announced over a month ago at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, but the WSJ has since unearthed more details about it. The service will initially only be available on Nexus 6 handsets and will piggyback on Sprint and T-Mobile networks -- it'll switch between the two depending on which has the strongest signal. Most intriguing, however, is the revelation that the wireless service will let customers pay only for the data they consume per month. What's more, it'll also let you route calls and data through WiFi, which could reduce bills even further. There's not much else we know about Google's first stab at running its own phone service, but if its goal is to shake up the wireless industry, it looks like it certainly will."

Credit to (and apologies to) [MENTION=4377316]beachbum40[/MENTION] for the double post. :(
[Nexus 6  General] TonyStark R.I.P.:
On the contrary, this thread is for any and everything. Hundreds of people coming through. I tend to find more out in the lounge, then in any other thread.

People are much nicer here too;)
[Nexus 6  General] :
I absolutely agree here. Between this and the "noob friendly" help thread by [MENTION=5244502]micmars[/MENTION] in Q&A, I find that those of us that are here to help are much friendlier in that setting. Plus, anything that keeps general help topics from being redundantly posted in Q&A forum, keeps the clutter down. This provides more visibility to other, more technical Q&A questions that require more experienced assistance.
[Nexus 6  General] Mistertac:
Your Lounges are usually quite helpful, good to see you over here!
[Nexus 6  General] micmars:
A lounge of our own...so wonderful, thanks for this. I can't believe that I am just now seeing it.

Between running a large defense contractor, dating the lovely Ms Potts, and fighting multiple nemesis, giving us this place to unwind is just wonderful.

Thanks, these truly are a terrific way to enjoy the forums.

Too bad they are bereft of egos, because that's where the forums get really crazy, and sometimes there's fun in that, too.
[Nexus 6  General] cam30era:
I think the folks over on the Nexus 9 forum could use some of your love. I've never seen such a bunch of angry folks. As one user in the "General/5.5.1 is rolling out now" thread put it, ".... this thread makes me want to poke my eyes out"...

:(
[Nexus 6  General] Trina9:
I like mints.
[Nexus 6  General] :
Here ya go! With bonus cake!
[Nexus 6  General] TonyStark R.I.P.:
Your thread is the first stop and pinnacle of where every new user should visit..

Should any of you new / old / goat herder / storm troopers need a refresher on check out micmars thread here :good:

Bookmark his thread and keep referring to its content:good:

His work could save the life of your device and the sanity of your pet rock;)
[Nexus 6  General] micmars:
Well, I own the device, and I bought it simultaneously with the Nexus 6, so maybe I'll do a similar Q&A thread there, too.

But ever since that cretin, excellent dev and good friend [MENTION=3515982]apascual89[/MENTION] got rid of his Nexus 9 (how dare he do that...and then back on a Samsung tablet, too?), I'm more active here.

Anyway, I'll get one started shortly, and see if I can't get one of the Senior Mods to stickie it.

Thanks for your kind words, by the way.

As to angry folks, I've never quite understood that mindset...it's free, and most everything on xda is better than that which comes from the manufacturer. What good does yammering accomplish, other than to hinder development and perhaps imbue a jaundiced attitude among those doing the hard work?

Ugh.
[Nexus 6  General] Mistertac:
There's definitely some angry folk over our way here and like [MENTION=5244502]micmars[/MENTION] keeps hinting at... Some egos as well lol

All in good fun, that's my way of looking at all and anything to do with Android. Sometimes that way of thinking gets totally lost and stuff gets way way too serious.
[Nexus 6  General] cam30era:
Most welcome.

And I couldn't agree with you more!

:good:
[Nexus 6  General] micmars:
That's too bad, but I know that things can become heated.

I've found that almost all negativity on the forums can be mitigated by heavy doses of sarcasm (the good kind, self-deprecating) or just a pivot into randomness. With luck, one can cause a moment of confusion, hopefully followed by a chuckle. Thanks for the head's up.
[Nexus 6  General] beachbum40:
Yeah I posted this earlier. But oh well
[Nexus 6  General] cam30era:
Sincere apologies. I did not see your post. :(
[Nexus 6  General] beachbum40:
No biggie. I posted it in post #226. Im really not one that gets all anal about little things like this. But I have done this before and I was bashed and yelled at for double posting something that was already posted. Its cool though no worries. Have a good day.?
[Nexus 6  General] onyxbfly:
Was going to ask where you got it from but a qucik Google led me to it. I tried to install it and it failed. How did you install it? I'm currently on LMY47E and my Google play version is 5..4.12
[Nexus 6  General] :
Did you check the box to allow applications from unknown sources in settings>security?
[Nexus 6  General] roopesh:
AT&T.
[Nexus 6  General] :
Are you running LMY47D? Have you tried a different radio? Otherwise, you could call customer service and see if they can reset your data service.
[Nexus 6  General] cam30era:
SMS can sometimes be a problem, and it can be difficult to pinpoint the root cause. I would suggest a starting point would be to log out of every SMS app you have tested ( including hangouts). Then I would delete every one, and disable hangouts. Then I would try it with just the native Android messaging app and see what happens.

A friend of mine had exactly this same thing happen on AT&T. Turned out his problem was he'd just switched from an iPhone to a MotoX. And he was still logged in to the iPhone app/account. Once he figured it out and logged out, his problem was solved.
[Nexus 6  General] onyxbfly:
I did that right after I downloaded it. I figured it would fail if I did not check it since I wasn't installing it via the play service.
[Nexus 6  General] :
Where did you find the download? Did it fail via a parsing error?

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Download from here:

http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-play-services/

Also, 5.4.12 is the current version for play store, but the post you quoted me from is for play services. You will find the most recent version in the link I provided
[Nexus 6  General] TonyStark R.I.P.:
Chow-main...;)

Time for TonyStark to party like it were 1999:laugh:
[Nexus 6  General] onyxbfly:
Thanks for getting back to me. That's exactly where I downloaded it from . When I installed it, it just said app not installed and did not give a error code. I did find something interesting in that when I tried to install it via the google play it said installed (Tha'ts not the interesting part LOL) the interesting part is that when I looked at the device selection drop down. It said Verizon Nexus 6. It also said vodaphone nexus6. I found it interesting because I have a TMobile Nexus6 using VZW.

I'll down load it again and if it gives an error message Ill do a screen cap.
[Nexus 6  General] :
Interesting. If it fails again, here's what I would try:

Power off your phone

Remove your Sim card

Power on your phone and try to reinstall

Then reinsert your Sim card.
[Nexus 6  General] onyxbfly:
That didn't wk and I even tried removing my google account. That didn't wk either.
[Nexus 6  General] :
I must admit, I'm a bit stumped as to why this is failing. Do me a favor, go into settings>apps>all and scroll down to Google play services. Click on that and see what the version number is.
[Nexus 6  General] onyxbfly:
Thanks for being so helpful. SMDH IDK if I misread it or what. I thought that the play services were part of the play store. This is the version of play services that I have.
[Nexus 6  General] :
Mystery solved. Time for a Scooby snack. :good:
[Nexus 6  General] micmars:
Oh my, I think on this thread you can post it, and on my thread.

But soberly, there's a good reason for rules like that, and it's usually not typified by this sort of thing; rather, imagine a themer just released a paid only theme, and starts 6 threads on the same thing?

Or, imagine someone is very much interested in getting his or her answer immediately, so this user asks the same thing in a rom thread, a kernel thread, and starts a thread on the same thing in the Q&A section.

Now a moderator might see that and just get pretty tired of it, not because he or she has particular disdain for the user, but the behavior. In the theme example, it's blatantly using the largest Android community to market a paid app. That's not only ridiculously unreasonable, it's against the rules because it goes against the spirit of this site.

In the second example, it's a housekeeping issue.

In all cases, you're best off thinking before you post.

So cool news to you may have been posted 200 times on these forums.

Just my 20 cents.
[Nexus 6  General] beachbum40:
OK then. ?
[Nexus 6  General] roopesh:
Tried that and now I lost all my messages :( I had backed up via Titanium but none of the previous restores are restoring the data. And the same problem exists.
[Nexus 6  General] roopesh:
Tried different radios now, no dice. Not sure what resetting my data service means.
[Nexus 6  General] micmars:
You could either toggle airplane mode, or reset your APN settings. They'll repopulate, and you should get your data back...
[Nexus 6  General] cam30era:
This is very unusual. Difficult problem to diagnose...
[Nexus 6  General] :
I know, being with Sprint, that when you're encountering data issues, you can call customer care and explain the problem. They will issue a data reset from their end which will reprovision your data and fix most problems. Sprint users also have a dialer code that does a similar thing. I'm not sure if AT&T has a dialer code, which is why I suggested that you call and see if they can do something for you.
[Nexus 6  General] roopesh:
I dug a bit deeper. Checked the logs (aLogcat) and found this error:

E/SQLiteLog( 1544): (1) table sms has no column named creator
E/SQLiteDatabase( 1544): Error inserting address=(xxx) xxx-xx49 creator=com.google.android.talk thread_id=114 read=1 date=1429794341796 body=S subject=null type=2
E/SQLiteDatabase( 1544): android.database.sqlite.SQLiteException: table sms has no column named creator (code 1): , while compiling: INSERT INTO sms(address,creator,thread_id,read,date,body,subject,type) VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)
E/SQLiteDatabase( 1544): at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteConnection.nativePrepareStatement(Native Method)
E/SQLiteDatabase( 1544): at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteConnection.acquirePreparedStatement(SQLiteConnection.java:889)
E/SQLiteDatabase( 1544): at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteConnection.prepare(SQLiteConnection.java:500)
E/SQLiteDatabase( 1544): at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteSession.prepare(SQLiteSession.java:588)
E/SQLiteDatabase( 1544): at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteProgram.<init>(SQLiteProgram.java:58)
E/SQLiteDatabase( 1544): at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteStatement.<init>(SQLiteStatement.java:31)
E/SQLiteDatabase( 1544): at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase.insertWithOnConflict(SQLiteDatabase.java:1469)
E/SQLiteDatabase( 1544): at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase.insert(SQLiteDatabase.java:1341)
E/SQLiteDatabase( 1544): at com.android.providers.telephony.SmsProvider.insertInner(SmsProvider.java:525)
E/SQLiteDatabase( 1544): at com.android.providers.telephony.SmsProvider.insert(SmsProvider.java:361)
E/SQLiteDatabase( 1544): at android.content.ContentProvider$Transport.insert(ContentProvider.java:236)
E/SQLiteDatabase( 1544): at android.content.ContentProviderNative.onTransact(ContentProviderNative.java:163)
E/SQLiteDatabase( 1544): at android.os.Binder.execTransact(Binder.java:446)
E/SmsProvider( 1544): insert: failed!
E/Babel_RequestWriter( 4338): SendSmsRequest: sms provider returning null
I/Babel ( 4338): Creating RTCS

Huh??
[Nexus 6  General] adewey234:
*#*#data#*#*

Just found this today, does anyone know the code to unlock these menus? I just punched in these numbers into phone dialer to see what happened and it gives u a buttload of data options, even an area to unlock LTE bands but it requests a pass code :/
[Nexus 6  General] yellowman82:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2949996

Even though that's a sprint thread all the codes in the OP works for all carriers and the code that you need is a MSL code which you need to get from your carrier. Some folks have success with 000000 so try it see if it works if not you'll have to contact your carrier for your msl number.
[Nexus 6  General] Ryjabo:
Tried 000000?
[Nexus 6  General] neudof:
I am stock rooted and can access *#*#data#*#* without entering a msl....
[Nexus 6  General] roopesh:
OK, I downloaded SQLite Master Pro and added the column to the sms database and it seems to be working now. How the hell did this happen.
[Nexus 6  General] GunToYoMouth123:
Yup, 000000 (6 zeros) work for me as the code in T-Mobile. But not sure what I can do here to help me out on my LTE data troubles. Lol
[Nexus 6  General] cam30era:
I'm glad you got it working.
[Nexus 6  General] TonyStark R.I.P.:
Nice to see all you guys helping each other out:good:

Next round is on me
[Nexus 6  General] :
Make mine a double! ;)
[Nexus 6  General] :
Guess who has two thumbs and just got a job in the field of his dreams? That's right, this guy! I just landed a job as a mobile phone repair technician!! Time to celebrate!!
[Nexus 6  General] TonyStark R.I.P.:
Looking to see if 2ThumbTech is avail for you as a new UN:highfive:

Congrats. With whom?
[Nexus 6  General] :
Lifeline repairs. Their first store north of the Mason-Dixon line.

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To be honest, XDA helped me get the job. My experience here was entirely responsible for my successful employment.
[Nexus 6  General] cam30era:
Congratulations! Well done.

Now you understand that we fully expect you to remain committed to this forum. No excuses about "the job". Priorities, you know....

:highfive:
[Nexus 6  General] :
The store manager was asking me questions about unlocking and rooting lol! He's more of a mechanical/hardware guy and he was impressed with my knowledge of the software stuff. :) XDA for the win! :victory:

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Absolutely! Nexus family first! :)

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Oh and, of course I showed my shamu off! The owner of the store has the M9.

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Kudos to [MENTION=990284]TonyStark[/MENTION] again, for giving us the Lounge, so I can brag about my achievement. ;)
[Nexus 6  General] TonyStark R.I.P.:
All good stuff mate:good:
[Nexus 6  General] :
Is anyone else here working in a field related to things you've learned from XDA? There's a new thread where you can share your story. I'd love to hear about it.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3091800

And to no surprise, it was authored by [MENTION=990284]TonyStark[/MENTION]
[Nexus 6  General] Robert7107:
how to remove the white bar notication on lockscreen?

i miss having a actual battery % in my status bar. so i have downloaded several different battery percentage apps and they all have the notification bar in the middle of the lock screen. anyway to remove that? i tried pressing and holding until it changed and blocking it . blocking it removes the % as well.
[Nexus 6  General] simms22:
sure, uninstall those apps. if you want, you can unlock your bootloader and flash a custom rom(if you dont need root, you dont have to flash it. but most cusyom roms allow you to change your battery percent to an actual number with a % sign.
[Nexus 6  General] Zer0_Cool:
If you're using xposed, this module allows you to remove persistent notifications.

http://repo.xposed.info/module/de.defim.apk.notifyclean
[Nexus 6  General] Robert7107:
I don't want to root.. Sorry I should have put that in the original thread.... I may just have to suck it up and get over my A.D.D an just deal with it
[Nexus 6  General] simms22:
if staying stock, yea, youll just have to deal with it as there is no other way. and i wouldnt say ADD, id say ocd, its closer to reality ;)
[Nexus 6  General] DebianDog:
I have CDO it is like OCD but with the letters in the right order like they should be.

Sent from my Benzo'd Google N6 on VZ
[Nexus 6  General] unit336:
Tell Pandora we need lockscreen controls back

I have been politely emailing asking them to fix the lockscreen and notification playback controls for Lollipop. I continue to get responses of "That would be a great feature" and "I will pass this along to development". I am now turning to the power of the internet community and asking that if this is an issue for you too, please let them know.

Email: pandora-support@pandora.com

Tweet: [MENTION=460859]pandora[/MENTION]_radio