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[Nexus 6P General] NishantM:
To those who were saying (posts were deleted by moderator during thread cleanup) that Google does not fix bugs in security updates, they fixed the audio popping issue on the Pixel in the February update.

https://9to5google.com/2017/02/07/google-pixel-xl-audio-distortion-pop-fix/
[Nexus 6P General] rohit25:
Hey guys... Thinking about buying Huawei Mate 9... Any thoughts....

Would be importing it from AliExpress... Roughly 50K

with knowledge comes the power to not help other's
[Nexus 6P General] NishantM:
So I gave my 6P at a Huawei ASC located at Lamington Road, Mumbai for battery replacement. I LOLed when they said 'Sir, Nexus me firmware downgrade nahi hota'. Anyway, told them to just replace the battery and let me worry about the firmware upgrade/downgrade. I am pretty confident that the battery backup issue is due to a degraded battery as downgrading to Marshmallow didn't make any difference. I also had the early shutdown issue at 10-15%.

They said they will have to order the battery and it will take atleast 4 - 5 days. So I assume atleast 10 days, maybe more.
[Nexus 6P General] willi9070:
Drop your idea, after spending 40k on this phone, i strongly believe that spending a bomb on an android phone is not a wise idea, nothing remains exclusive, instead get a OnePlus or go for ios
[Nexus 6P General] rohit25:
Have a piggy bank reserved for iPhone 7s or 8 whatever it will be called.. can't justify going for 7 ... Need a design change and a good body to screen ratio...

Mi mix didn't suit as it has a awful camera..

with knowledge comes the power to not help other's
[Nexus 6P General] willi9070:
Yup design change should be a priority for apple
[Nexus 6P General] Rajeev:
Friends

Finally ordered a Open Boxed N6P from snapdeal. 32 GB. I have sold my OP3 for N6P. :D

I have some doubts..

1) Will unlocking bootloader decrease camera quality? Asking because Sony phones have this problem

2) PureNexus rom have same Camera as stock? Or any quality decrease?

3) After September 2017 we still get support from devs ?

4) Heating issue is there ?
[Nexus 6P General] inimaitimepass:
Nope

I didn't see any difference between the two,

:) Sure as hell

Observed heating with stock kernel. Using Franco Kernel now, no heating noticed in normal operations.
[Nexus 6P General] Rajeev:
Thanks alot
[Nexus 6P General] Rajeev:
Friends

Anyone here brought a N6P in 2017?
[Nexus 6P General] rohit25:
Don't think so... But what happened mate... See that you recently got a open boxed variant from snapdeal
[Nexus 6P General] Rajeev:
Actually i got the box from them today morning. Well its a open box item i just open the box in front of that courier guy. Inside the box i can see only mobile. No charger or cable. They offerd a full kit. But they did not give actually.

But i did not care about that. So just checked the mobile and it was fine. But accidentally i just look into the back camera area and its seriously damaged. Lense and something more. If i have a phone at that moment i Will surely take photos and videos of it and file a case.

Anyway i just return the kit to snapdeal. I got my money back in bank..
[Nexus 6P General] rohit25:
Cool... Good to know that you'd be getting your money back... And I'll ask to hold your monies for now... MWC is right around the corner and a lot of great devices incoming... Possibly a Nokia 8 or P1 whatever it maybe called...
[Nexus 6P General] Rajeev:
I can't afroad that much bro. My budget is 30 to 31k. Thts it. Buying a new N6P for 31k from flipkart in 2017 is a bad idea?

Or 23k from ebay? Refurbished one without accessories.

But i really worried about bootloop issue ans battery sudden dry..
[Nexus 6P General] rohit25:
OnePlus 3T 128gig if a available.. or else 64gig... Should have a better battery life than OnePlus 3 you had previously...
[Nexus 6P General] Rajeev:
Yep. Better battery + some other too. . Development also equal to N6P. Maximum of N6P devs are there in OP3/3T section. ElementX , Flash kernel , franco etc and maximum of roms too. Only one problem is still no camera blobs available from One Plus.

So buying new N6P for 31k is not a good idea right?
[Nexus 6P General] rohit25:
Yep... Stay clear of the 6P now... Not a good idea... If you want a phenomenal battery life would suggest Redmi note 3... Bought one for my dad.. and he's been Gaga for it... Get 3 freaking days of battery life... Around 10hrs of SOT... the last time I checked ...
[Nexus 6P General] Rajeev:
Eii.. :silly:. I will go for OP3T. Thanks for ur time mate.

I am looking for a high specification + good cam + development for 31k. So i think OP3T is ok for it. LG G5 also there for 31k but don't need it.. Have heard a lot of problems with G5
[Nexus 6P General] rohit25:
LG g5 for bootloop problem... Even the 5X has it.. almost all LG products have that issue.. the flash just dies... And being in India has its advantages.. we don't get replacements after a year... Even if it's the manufacturer who f'd up...
[Nexus 6P General] zahir.dk:
Hey guys what radio version are you using? I upgraded the radio to the latest 03.79 and have been facing issues with 3G. I am on Vodafone network.
[Nexus 6P General] Aswin08:
Hahaa? is that your sarcasm again? Good one there Mr.Sarcasm of xda.
[Nexus 6P General] rohit25:
Will share the screenshot next time ... And the reason for 10hr SOT is no FB app.. and no WhatsApp... His phone is primarily for calling and checking his bank and browsing...
[Nexus 6P General] NishantM:
So I got the battery replaced of my Nexus 6P a day ago and the difference is quite noticeable. The phone lasts a day now instead of dying in 7 hours flat, same usage. Accubattery was showing around 78% of battery health and now it shows 97% health in the first cycle. It's pretty clear that it's not Nougat that's causing the battery issue, it is a degraded battery.
[Nexus 6P General] mintrocks:
From where did you purchase the battery? what's the cost? can you please provide me a link? Accubattery shows my battery health at 53% and I am barely getting a SOT of 2.5 hours

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Read your old post. Learned that you had given it to Huawei service centre. My phone is purchased in Australia so I don't think they will be doing the replacement free of cost. Do you have any idea of the battery replacement cost?
[Nexus 6P General] NishantM:
They will definitely replace it if you pay. Doesn't matter where you purchased it from. Mine was out of warranty too. I paid ₹1087 which includes cost of battery and service charges. Quite reasonable I say.
[Nexus 6P General] mintrocks:
Wow that's quite reasonable because duplicate batteries are sold for around 800 bucks on ebay. I have an unlocked bootloader and rooted phone. Should that matter if the phone is out of warranty? did they ask you for the bill? I have lost my bill as well
[Nexus 6P General] NishantM:
Never ever buy batteries from eBay. They are cheap knock offs which is bought in bulk from Chinese manufacturers and are sold at double the cost.

Unlocked bootloader and rooting won't matter as it's not a warranty replacement anyway. The first thing they ask is whether the phone is in warranty or not. They didn't ask for an invoice atleast from me although I did carry a copy with me.
[Nexus 6P General] mintrocks:
Thanx a lot buddy. I am in Pune. Will go to Huawei service centre tomorrow itself and post the update
[Nexus 6P General] NishantM:
Go to the Regenersis one. I got mine replaced from their branch in Mumbai. It is a multi brand service centre so there would be a longer wait time.
[Nexus 6P General] mintrocks:
Went to regenersis first thing in the morning yesterday. It still took me 1.5 hours to submit my phone. They are charging Rs. 1107 and it would take around 4 days for the battery to come from Bangalore. They were quite fussy about the bill though. I told them that its out of warranty (even though its actually not..its just been 11 months but I don't have the bill right now so I might as well pay rather than argue over something) so they won't be necessarily requiring the bill. They were kinda uncomfortable and made me write an undertaking that I have submitted the phone without bill so if anything happens to the phone while replacing the battery, it will be my responsibility. Further, my battery had swollen and because of that, the front panel had kinda gotten detached from the charging port side. They called me in 2 hours and told me that display needs to be replaced too because once they open the phone, they wont be able to assemble it again, as the front panel has slightly come off and they wont be able to screw it back again. I specifically told them that the battery had swollen so it wasnt allowing the display to stay in place and that's the reason behind the display being slightly detached from one side. They were still adamant that I'll have to replace battery as well as display and it would take 16k for both. I was pissed by now and asked them to transfer the call to their manager. Spoke to their manager and explained him everything. I also asked them to refund my money if they think that they wont be able to replace the battery without spoiling the phone. Finally, he agreed that the bump on the display is because of swollen battery and that bump will automatically go and panel will fit properly with new battery.

I am still kinda worried. Let's hope they don't end up spoiling my device. Fingers crossed. All in all, Regenersis pune is a mess. Their branch manager was all the time fighting with someone over the phone when I went there. I had token number 1, yet it took 1.5 hours ! Horrible!
[Nexus 6P General] NishantM:
That sucks. I wonder what submitting a device without a bill has to do with the undertaking you gave telling that you will be responsible for a goofup they do. That's ridiculous.

Incidentally, a reddit user was saying the same about a service centre telling him that both battery and display needs to be changed. Quite surprising. In that case, I consider myself lucky.
[Nexus 6P General] The Frustrated Indian:
https://9to5google.com/2017/02/17/google-mvno-project-fi-volte-calling-test/

Does this mean anything for the support for VoLTE on Jio?
[Nexus 6P General] Sharp-Razr:
I don't think so. Seems to be US specific and not applicable to the handset in India.
[Nexus 6P General] mintrocks:
Been almost a week since I have submitted my phone for battery replacement. The battery hasn't arrived yet and they still need 3-4 days to get the issue fixed.
[Nexus 6P General] shanmukh_naidu:
Any news on 7.1.2 beta release for NEXUS 6p and also on VoLTE in 7.1.2
[Nexus 6P General] rohit25:
Had read in the general thread for Android 7.1.2 that Google is building 7.1.2 from scratch... That's the last time I had read... As for VOLTE your guess is as good as mine... We gotta wait...

Edit:-

This 1

https://xdaforums.com/nexus-6p/general/android-7-1-2-beta-t3548017/page9

Look at the attachment of the dude...
[Nexus 6P General] willi9070:
It is now confirmed that network reception is really poor on nexus 6p, i dont get any signal indoors, frequently no service status, also in outdoors network remains spotty.

On other phones its fine, even on idea network
[Nexus 6P General] carahul.368@gmail.com:
I did last week, upgraded from an HTC One. Loving it so far, barring the battery life which seems a bit iffy.
[Nexus 6P General] The Frustrated Indian:
Android 7.1.2 is out. Whoever has enrolled for beta will be getting it. Can anyone confirm volte works or not?
[Nexus 6P General] sriraviprasad:
Just updated. Dont see any volte symbol. I also dont see the option of fingerprint scanner swipe for notification.
[Nexus 6P General] The Frustrated Indian:
Can you please go to about phone and tell us about the radio? And go to mobile networks and see if it has enhanced option
[Nexus 6P General] rohit25:
Can we make calls atleast VOLTE or not... Curious of that on Jio
[Nexus 6P General] sriraviprasad:
You cant without VoLTE
[Nexus 6P General] The Frustrated Indian:
Seriously? What kind of a question are you asking Mr sarcasm?

It has the same radio. It has no enhanced voice option. How can you make calls?
[Nexus 6P General] Sharp-Razr:
Dude, seriously, why do you react in this manner to what Rohit25 says?
[Nexus 6P General] :
Most probably acting upon his name...
[Nexus 6P General] NishantM:
The new beta does have two new buttons under *#*#4636#*#* screen (attached). It doesn't do anything though.

I wonder if Jio needs to flip a switch too in this case.
[Nexus 6P General] Sharp-Razr:
It's still a beta and there's no saying how the final version of 7.1.2 will turn out.

To me, 7.1.2 represents the the very last flicker of hope I have for getting VoLTE on my 6P. If it doesn't happen I will be trading it in for a Pixel, OnePlus or even an iPhone. After all 6P resale prices are dropping like a stone in water. My mobile operator is planning to enable VoLTE in the coming year. Of course not sure if this plan will good in light of the consolidation that's happening in the telecom industry.
[Nexus 6P General] Aswin08:
delete.
[Nexus 6P General] rohit25:
I'll agree when the final 7.1.2 hits the shelves we'll know for sure if VOLTE works or not... Am guessing it would be by May.... Incase nothing happens .. well I'll have to choose between a iPhone 8/7s or Next Pixel/Nexus ...

Though am hoping ... Nah am praying for a new Ecosystem like Ubuntu touch or something new to come into picture as well...

As for the Indian telecom scene.. it's becoming like America.. we got .. and I am quoting ... Verizon aka Airtel... T-Mobile aka Jio... And at&t aka Vodafone/Idea ...
[Nexus 6P General] rohit25:
Hey .. did you see any betterment in the battery life... Specifically the SOT... I would assume we got 1 complete battery cycle by now..
[Nexus 6P General] mintrocks:
So I got my battery replaced from Huawei ASC in Pune. It took 8 days. The total cost including battery and service charge was Rs. 1107. However, they were trying to trick me into getting my display replaced today which costed 16k. Of course, I refused and just asked them to replace the battery. I am on rooted Pure nexus 7.1.1 rom and getting pretty good battery life after replacement. SOT is over 5.5 hours which is quite impressive as compared to the 2 odd hours SOT I was getting before replacement. Midnight drain is hardly 2%. Overall, quite impressed with the battery life. Only issue is the lack of VoLTE now. If it would have been there, this would have been a perfect device. Hoping we get it in the final build of 7.1.2. If not, shall think of selling it off.
[Nexus 6P General] rohit25:
Thanks for the insight ... Seems like I am getting on the same train as well.. getting 3.5 to 4hrs roughly as SOT... Being stock and rooted and on wifi since a week... (Got off from my office ) ...

Any1 did a battery replacement in Delhi... Any reviews for the service center guys...
[Nexus 6P General] shanmukh_naidu:
Any use as of now?
[Nexus 6P General] rohit25:
Now is the time that I am really pissed... Look at the Jio prime plans... Had the Nexus6p supported VOLTE .. would have ported to Jio.. cuz it should be able to deliver better speeds now that people would need start paying ... No free leechers...

Did any1 check the s7 edge forum though... Some awesome dev was able to get lineage os on exynos variant
[Nexus 6P General] The Frustrated Indian:
Calm down 27 days are left. Or just port and use it through jio voice app. Google will fix the issue someday. If you are so desperate to get volte, just buy a second phone. For calls.
[Nexus 6P General] Sharp-Razr:
I've finally given up and gone over to the "dark side" after more than about 5 years exclusively with Android. Just ordered an iPhone 7+ from Flipkart and will be moving my 2nd connection to it. The iPhone will be used in parallel with the P-XL.

Sadly, the resale value of this former flagship is so low that it's not worth trading it in. I'll just keep the N6P as a backup.

No more Huawei handsets, ever.
[Nexus 6P General] rohit25:
Thinking about the 7+ as well... Though looking at the offer from Paytm should burn around 65k for 128gig jet black .... Though this is engraved that a Huawei would never be bought...

Would wait till March 29th for the S8.. before burning my monies
[Nexus 6P General] Sharp-Razr:
That's a relatively good price after taking into account the cash back. Unfortunately there are no attractive offers on the 256 GB model either on Paytm (their cashback is for travel only) or Flipkart.
[Nexus 6P General] rohit25:
Yup... 256gb is a unicorn....
[Nexus 6P General] rockyrocker:
Guys, bored with pure nexus ROM. Anything u suggest which would give a good battery life?
[Nexus 6P General] rohit25:
My personal favorite is by [MENTION=2033478]Yank555[/MENTION] his awesome ROM YAOSP is the best thing in terms of only the useful features and battery life...
[Nexus 6P General] sameerm02:
Paperweight

My 6p's motherboard busted (out of warranty now), ASC said 25k for new motherboard,

Now I have a 40k paperweight :crying: :eek:
[Nexus 6P General] rohit25:
Scour the internet for a cheap replacement or a phone with busted screen... OLX probably.. and try to get a replacement done from local store or yourself
[Nexus 6P General] vijai2011:
Any good type c to type c cable for charger? Preferably from amazon
[Nexus 6P General] rohit25:
http://www.amazon.in/gp/aw/d/B00WJS...pe+c+cable&dpPl=1&dpID=41miBgDWMRL&ref=plSrch

Costly but reliability is 2nd to none... And been using it since 2 months now... Can also be used with other type c as it's true USB 3.1
[Nexus 6P General] NishantM:
If you are looking for a cheaper solution and don't mind waiting for a month, you can get this from Aliexpress. I have a couple of these and it works great for my Nexus 6P as well as Pixel.
[Nexus 6P General] vijai2011:
It's not worth the cost imo and I don't own a MacBook to take advantage of type c to c transfer. Its sole purpose is charging. I wonder why there is no oem cables O.o
[Nexus 6P General] rohit25:
Google never released its cables in India... And I was afraid of the fake ones... Belkin seemed the best bet.. and the quality is top notch... So pretty sure that they'll last time till my next phone and laptop having a type c port...
[Nexus 6P General] vijai2011:
Nvm the charger seems fine. Works on my friend's 6P. Seems like my USB port could be broke -_-
[Nexus 6P General] edios123:
Bought the phone last March and the battery has taken a hit. I still have a few days left with the warranty.

If I give it in will they replace the battery for free? Has anybody tried it?
[Nexus 6P General] Sharp-Razr:
They will probably not replace it for free. You need to check the warranty booklet that came with the phone. The battery is covered for 6 months only. The handset and charger are covered for 12 months, the earphone and datacable for 3 months.

These are not just charging cables. I have several USB A to C and C to C (USB 2 and 3.1) cables including 3 by Belkin. The Belkins are expensive cause they are USB 3.1 (and reek of quality!) but they're worth the money in the long run.

Also, many new AMD/Intel motherboards are being offered with USB A and C connectors. So this is an investment that's going to pay off eventually.
[Nexus 6P General] carahul.368@gmail.com:
Hey! Anyone in India getting the Google Assistant on the Nexus 6P?

Google had announced that all phones with >=Android 6.0 will get the update soon. However, India was missing from the list of countries applicable. Anyone get lucky here?
[Nexus 6P General] NishantM:
Phones with sealed battery doesn't have separate warranty for batteries. The warranty of 1 year is for the phone including battery.

Just confirmed this from Huawei via Livechat. 1 year warranty includes battery.
[Nexus 6P General] Sharp-Razr:
Buddy, check your warranty booklet please. Terms and conditions are given in writing. I know coz I checked and posted :)
[Nexus 6P General] NishantM:
That might be a general booklet they are giving. I'm pretty sure battery has 1 year warranty if it is sealed. It would be just stupid of them if they provide just 6 months warranty on a battery which is sealed. Here's the excerpt of the Livechat I did with Huawei.

Their site also mentions 12 months for battery, charger and data cable for Nexus 6P.

https://store.hihonor.com/in/about-warrantypolicy

And incidentally the phone has 15 months warranty :laugh:
[Nexus 6P General] Sharp-Razr:
It's not a general Huawei booklet. The front cover clearly says Nexus. Attached is a pic of the relevant page in the warranty. Check point 1 c)

Now I am confused. 15 months warranty on the handset? Which one is correct? Site or the booklet? Of course I do admit It's possible they changed their warranty Ts & Cs after the booklet was published back in 2015.

Anyways, let him try his luck at the service centre.
[Nexus 6P General] NishantM:
If we check on website, it does show warranty as 15 months. The service centre guys still say warranty period is one year. Try inputting your IMEI number in the below link:

http://consumer.huawei.com/in/support/warranty-query/index.htm
[Nexus 6P General] Sharp-Razr:
That's what I don't understand. Contradictions galore.

I did input my IMEI and it says the warranty was valid till 16th Feb '17. It is probably a generic warranty 15 months from the date of manufacture which is Nov '15 in my case of my handset. Also, if you click the 'Warranty policy' link it takes you to this site http://consumer.huawei.com/in/support/warranty-policy/index.htm which once again mentions 12m on handset & 6 months on battery the same as in the booklet.

The same thing happens with WD hard disks. When you register the warranty they take x years from manufacturing date (say 2/3/5 years) and if your purchase was several months after manufacture (as is mostly the case) then you need to show proof of purchase so warranty validity date can be updated.

I bought the handset on 4th Dec '15. If it was 15 months it should have been valid till March 17 but only on producing the Flipkart receipt. Either way my handset's warranty is now over.

Anyways, like I said, it's best he goes to the service centre to ascertain the duration of the warranty and if the battery is covered for 12/15 months as the case may be.
[Nexus 6P General] SURYA:
Hello All !!

Finally my nexus got into BOOTLOOP TO DEATH , mobile is not under warranty :( so anyone here has idea how much it will cost to get it repaired

anyone else with the same problem ??
[Nexus 6P General] nageshv24:
Just received an update for 'Carrier Services', anybody has any idea regarding this?
[Nexus 6P General] varunrramani:
just got Google Assistant. Language set to English US nothing else.
[Nexus 6P General] NishantM:
BLOD = motherboard replacement. 25k is the cost of replacing the motherboard according to a post in this thread.

Not really worth it. Sell it on eBay for parts.
[Nexus 6P General] Sharp-Razr:
Got rid of my N6P today for this very reason. Traded it in before my handset gets bricked. Beautiful handset but so disappointed in Huawei support
[Nexus 6P General] NishantM:
Yup, I am equally worried. Should've sold it back when I got the Pixel XL.
[Nexus 6P General] percy5911:
i got this as well.... i dont see any improvments... may be next month we might get VOLTE

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if ur from Mumbai go to manish market.... you might get the Motherboard at a cheaper rate there. i did it for my note2 abt a year back while in the samsung service center they said 8500 and i get it there for 3500.... try your luck...
[Nexus 6P General] dhanmohan:
wait why its getting bricked?
[Nexus 6P General] Sharp-Razr:
Once it gets bricked it becomes an unrecoverable situation only remedied by a motherboard replacement. Not ready to spend the money and or time to get it operational. At least not when the handset's trade in value is about ₹5-11K depending on who you approach

So I am getting rid of it before it dies on me.

The reason for the BLOD is unknown but said to be a hardware problem.