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[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mpmca90:
my n6p is stuck on google logo what should i do?

I am downloaded the nrd90u img try to flash with twrp but previously my phone has nrd90m and i cant find it ? so is it ok to install nrd90u or i have to something else?

i flash pure_nexus_angler-6.0.1-20160821-OFFICIAL.zip file over nrd90m after reboot stuck on Google logo

Thanks
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
You're gonna need to be way more descriptive than that, your post is very vague. Which image are you trying to flash with TWRP? You don't generally use TWRP to update, you need to flash the factory images with fastboot. You should probably take a look at my guide:

http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6p/general/guides-how-to-guides-beginners-t3206928
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mpmca90:
Thanks for the quick reply

Ok i root my phone build number: nrd90m then i try to flash the custom rom (pure_nexus_angler-6.0.1-20160821-OFFICIAL.zip) using twrp then stuck on Google logo and then try to go flash angler-mtc20l-factory-b7864fdb.zip (marshmallow) but error (could not find meta-inf/com ...) again try to flash with (nrd90u) file got the same error

Now what should i do?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
You should stop attempting things when you don't really know what you're doing, you've made several errors. Go to my guide and read that, it'll tell you what you need to do.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mpmca90:
Sorry bro

i worked for me i installed the nrd90u file

thanks alot
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rns416:
I am on pure NRD90U locked bootloaders and on stock recovery . Never rooted my phone was waiting for noguat OTA that i just got it . Now i want to root how should i move forward . Do i need to unlock the bootloders first then twrp via fastboot then root or i can just flash twrp and root forget about bootloaders . If i unlock bootloaders will i still get OTA or no . . Thanks
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
It's all here:

http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6p/general/guides-how-to-guides-beginners-t3206928

You can't do anything with a locked bootloader. In order to flash SuperSU to get root you need to first flash TWRP with fastboot, and in order to flash anything with fastboot your bootloader must be unlocked.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rns416:
thanks Heisenberg

but i used nexus root tool kit for now . Is it unsafe to use NRTK ?. I used it because it was easy script did everything for me i didn't have to download all the file manually ..
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nathanchance:
It's not necessarily unsafe, it just doesn't reach you much about the process. Typing commands into terminal and understanding what each of them does will help if the toolkit or the phone itself has any issues. Toolkits are convenient but if it stops working, you will be completely stuck.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mohawahba:
guys, I need your help. I was using PureNexus and when I attempted to flash the latest build, the phone went completely insane.

I have tried everything I assume so far to get it to work but no hope so far. I'm stuck with a bootloop of google logo and the phone keeps rebooting.

I flashed stock rom using skipsoft toolkit (both android 6 and 7) and it's also the same result. upon rebooting, the phone does not go beyond google logo then within max 2 seconds, it reboots again. I have also flashes latest twrp and restored my backup, however, it's the same issue again.

can anyone please let me know how to fix my phone?

Thanks
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gizmoe:
Flash a factory image and start fresh.

https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images

I would stay away from toolkits. Nexus devices have no need for them. Just stick to fastboot.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hmillos:
Hi guys,

If I want to flash Nougat Factory Images but I want to keep Root+Unlocked bootleader+Recovery, should I flash everything except for boot.img and recovery.img?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mohawahba:
Problem solved. It was efs twrp bug problem. Retrieved efs from old backup
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrisradulescu:
N update September OTA

I've recently purchased a N6P and, in spite I did all the updates necessary, via OTA to bring it up to date, I still didn't receive Nougat update. Weird is, that the last update, for September patches informed me that I would be updated to Nougat (previously it was Marshmallow August patch). However, after the update installed, I ended up still with Marshmallow but September patch, instead of Nougat! :( Anyone had a similar experience? Any clue why this would happen?

And for that matter, should I try to manually install OTA from Google website? Is it working properly? :confused: I heard it was pulled back for a while due to heavy battery drain...

Thanks!
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SlimSnoopOS:
There is both a Marshmallow and Nougat September patch. I believe the September Nougat OTA image will fail if you have been updated to the Marshmallow September patch, and it will say something about "newer firmware already installed." If that's the case, you will have to unlock the bootloader and install the factory image in fastboot.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sh0nuff:
Hey guys.. I'm not a total noob, I've been flashing ROMs since the original HTC Nexus, but I seem to have borked something and the current ROM I was trying to install doesn't seem to be the friendliest with providing assistance.

I was on a 7.0 ROM but had some issues and wanted to go back to something Marshmallow flavored.. this led me into being stuck on the initial boot screen, no loop, just the Google logo. I ascertained that I needed a vendor image, but whatever other steps I tried to fix it seem to have encrypted the partition without me adding a password to the process, so now I can't even flash the vendor I need to proceed.

I figured I'd just go back to stock, and start again, but even after following the factory images tutorials, I'm still a little stuck.

Currently the flash-all command tells me I'm the "archive does not contain 'boot.sig' archive does not contain 'recovery.sig' archive does not contain 'system.sig"

If I unpack the zip file further and attempt to flash the files manually, when I start with the system it tells me that the data is too large.

Have I missed a step in here?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshrx7:
Hello I was wondering if you can help me start using ROMs and rooting my phone I would like to learn about how to do it. So I can improve my battery. It was great when I first got Android 7 but now it is not doing very well.

Thanks
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] armagaddon2:
Hello there i wanted to ask. how can I flash the Pwnix Rom or the Pwn Phone OS/Rom in Asus zenfone 2 and second question is I am trying to use an external wifi adapter (Tplink wn722n) with Usb OTG but its not working. How to make it work. Please help me answering these both questions
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ultyrunner:
Start by going to the right forum. This is for the Nexus 6p.

---------- Post added at 09:50 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:48 AM ----------

You can't unpack OTA or ROM zips and flash the files individually inside. If you are talking about the factory image, it isn't a zip. Follow the pinned guide by Heisenberg and flash the factory image partitions individually from the command line. From there then you are starting fresh.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ultyrunner:
No. You have to flash the whole thing except for userdata and then flash your recovery and root again. Flashing bootloader is imperative and doesn't re lock it.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrisradulescu:
Guess you're right. I did unlock the bootloader, so I save myself the trouble of factory resetting the phone later on, but for now I think I'll wait for the October update to see what happens. And if the phone still updates to Marshmallow, I'll just flash the factory images then....
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hmillos:
But boot.img is different from bootloader, boot partition contains kernel and other thing that is called ramdisk IIRC, I was planning on flashing bootloader and radio, but I'm not sure if flashing boot partition will cause problems with such as twrp not being able to decrypt phone.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ultyrunner:
Yes, I'm aware that boot and bootloader partitions are different.

Your original question was, "If I want to flash Nougat Factory Images but I want to keep Root+Unlocked bootleader+Recovery, should I flash everything except for boot.img and recovery.img?" As such, you don't say what you're coming from, whether you're on Nougat already, etc. Given that your question suggested that you didn't know your bootloader would remain unlocked, that's why I told you you had to flash it.

As with many posts here, you'll get better answers if you include all relevant information. Assuming you want a clean install of Nougat, follow Heisenberg's pinned guide about flashing stock images (including upgrading to Nougat, section 14). When you flash a new stock OS, when it boots you will lose custom recovery along with root when it boots. Again, you can keep or wipe your storage - up to you. However, it's 'safer' to do a complete factory upgrade and then re-customize your phone, as you'll be starting clean. And, if you're presently on MM, you'll need to upgrade TWRP and SuperSU anyway, to be safe.

My original recommendation stands - flash all partitions except userdata, after it boots the first time but prior to setting your whole phone up, you can boot back into bootloader, flash TWRP, then boot into recovery and flash SuperSU and then your root will stick. If you flash TWRP and then boot back into the system, it will probably overwrite TWRP.

Lastly, Nougat forces encryption. If you plan to stay unencrypted, you will likely find updating to be more of a hassle now because you'll have to flash a modified boot image each time you do a system update or monthly security patch. There aren't too many reasons to remain unencrypted any more as most people see no performance improvement.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sh0nuff:
I followed the pinned guide, and the issue is still manifesting at the "fastboot flash system C:\angler\images\system.img"

Here's my output:

I tried wiping my userdata in case I had some sort of issue (as I'm using the 64GB version)

Where should I go from this step to resolve this?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gizmoe:
It's a USB issue. Plug into a 3.0 port or 2.0 port.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sh0nuff:
I'm using a 3.0 port, and the stock USB C/3 cable that ships with the 6p.

When I have looked into it elsewhere, it seems to mention that I need update my fastboot file. I have it installed using the Minimal package, which I believe doesn't support 7.0
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
Delete Minimal and install the Android SDK then. There are details in my guide:

http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6p/general/guides-how-to-guides-beginners-t3206928
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sh0nuff:
Heya, yeah, I didn't actually read the upper portions because I've never had a problem with Minimal.

Totally my bad, I apologize. Fixing it now.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gizmoe:
I get that exact error when plugged into my USB C 3.1 port on my PC. I don't have issues on the regular ports though. Have you all ready tried different ports? Also using the SDK version is a good idea as Heisenberg mentioned.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sh0nuff:
Removed Minimal, installed the SDK tools as listed in the directory structure suggested, used the SDK manager to install the tools required, and the issue persists.. :/

I'm going to try and reboot my box to see if that's having some effect in the background with Minimal still hanging on.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
Have you tried a USB 2.0 port instead?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sh0nuff:
Removed Minimal, installed the SDK tools as listed in the directory structure suggested, used the SDK manager to install the tools required, and the issue persists.. :/

I'm going to try and reboot my box to see if that's having some effect in the background with Minimal still hanging on.

Edit: Nope, same issue. Tried 3 different ports, still persists. I think I'm going to have to pull out another PC
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Subiegsr:
So I tried to update to Nougat from the factory image rom from the google site. Followed Heisenberg's directions thoroughly, but when I get to the fastboot command to flash system.img. I keep getting this http://i.imgur.com/QzMKPuJ.png. I figured maybe somehow the phone was flashed userdata prior (my phone is refurb), so I formated userdata. No change. Now i'm restoring my backup from marshmallow from my PC prior to formating userdata, since now I lost everything. Any suggestions to get this to work?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] armagaddon2:
Hey ultyrunner

Thanks for the reply

If you can, please direct to the right forum.

Appreciate your support
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
There's a search box at the top of the page, type the name of your device in there and it'll show your forum.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rchtk:
What's the added value when decrypting ?

Thanks
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sh0nuff:
I've often had issues with my primary PC.. I actually run an IT business so I have a few boxes available to me. I set up a Win10 box, and went through the steps, but it corrupted in the install and wouldn't boot.

I did it a second time carefully and meticulously, and am back to stock Nougat, running smoothly.

Thanks man, I really appreciate it. Have a beer on me.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] x714x:
Have you tried not unzipping the image zip and just running fastboot -w update image-angler-nrd90u.zip ?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
I wonder what was causing the issues you had. Thankyou for your generosity but I don't think I really did anything lol, I've refunded your donation. Don't get me wrong, I very much appreciate the gesture but you go ahead and have a beer instead.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jam256:
Hi guys

I'm on nougat from side loading the OTA .. all stock

Can I go back to M? I can't deal with this battery life, it's affecting my work
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gizmoe:
Yes. Just flash the MM factory image.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jam256:
No wipe or anything like that required?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gizmoe:
Not if using Nexus Factory Image. It wipes the device for you.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
It's probably wise to at least wipe data with TWRP first.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elytron:
Hey, my device fell on the floor and now my screen is cracked and dark. Cant see a thing. Is there any possibility to mirror my device screen to my pc, just to see all the messages and so i got till then?

Oh and of course it must be a solution which does not require any input on my phone -.-

And my device is rooted and unlocked and i can acces it with SkipSofts Android toolkit. it runs nougat.

thanks
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] emassy:
kitchen tells me cannot mount. Please tell me what to do. And again i put rom in place folder but kitchen says no project found. Please what do i do?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stephenparrigin:
So I have a question...

I've been reading in the ARISE sound thread and they are saying something about backing up a clean system before I flash any mods that way I have something I can go back to if a version goes wonky for any reason.

So my question is what does system consist of and if I flash it again will it erase any of my data? I'm warranting my phone so I'll be starting fresh and figured I might as well do this before I start flashing mods.

Also will I have to make a new backup every time a new set of Gapps comes out?

Thanks in advance :)
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
What they mean is just to make a nandroid backup with TWRP before flashing. It'll take a snapshot of your device exactly as it is, that way of the mod doesn't play nice or something goes wrong you can restore the backup and the phone will boot up and be the way it was before you flashed. It's up to you whether you do regular backups but it's probably a good idea, that way your backup will be relatively current (your apps and whatnot will be up to date).
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stephenparrigin:
Sounds like what you are describing is a full Nandroid backup correct? What they were talking about was backing up only system, not data or boot, just system partion. From what I gathered it was a better way to clean up a mod vs doing a dirty rom flash. If i flash systems partion that is basically just my gapps and settings right? Please correct me if I'm wrong
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smallvan:
I have a weird issue about deleted folder reappears.

My issue is that the deleted folder will reappear certain minutes later. That make my inyernal storage full of unused folders.

My 6p now is N stock, rooted, twrp with Franco kernel. It happened back to the MM with different explorers tried, including Solid, EZ, ant etc, and even with the system explorer.

I can now create new folder, copy or delete file without problem. Only those deleted folder will appear again and it is deemed annoying.

The only solution I can think of is to re-format the internal storage. Perhaps I can adb pull all files to my PC n format the internal storage. Then adb push all files back.

In case reformatting the internal storage, I would like to know whether the adb pull and push steps are fine or not. Or there is other method to reformat the internal storage with my files are kept.

Many thanks

CK
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] emassy:
Please where can i get modem and bootloader for smt531
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SlimSnoopOS:
Do the folders belong to an app? Ordinarily, they are gone when deleted but I could see this being the case. Yes, ADB push/pull will work just know everything is case sensitive on the phone.

Doesn't sound like this relates to the Nexus 6P. Web search for your device but add "XDA" to the search phrase.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
Ok, well that's just apps, not settings.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smallvan:
Thanks SlimSnoopOS.

NO, the folders are not belonged to any app. They are simply I created to store documents or zip files. Moreover, I am not sure deleting an app can also delete the associated folder. It seems it can't.

But, if I delete a folder with files in, the reappeared folder will be an empty one. That looks to me the deleting of file is fine, but, for somehow, something regenerates the folder.

Lastly, I am not quite sure about the case sensitive on the phone. And my another concern is that adb pull/push will uddate the date of that foldervor file or not?

Thanks

CK
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pandawg:
My friend is having problems with AT&T showing up on his phone, but there is an x, and he could use data and everything, but I have no idea why there is an x there. I've tried searching, and couldn't find anything on Google or here.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SlimSnoopOS:
What folders are being created? Without knowing what the folders are connected to, I can't say if they would get updated. Fastboot format userdata will remove everything from the phone though. When I say case sensitive, I mean the file path for pushing/pulling files from the phone is letter case sensitive.

adb push file name /my/phone/downloads/things

The above would do nothing if the "downloads" folder is capitalized in the phone but lower case in your command. At least, that's been my experience on OSX.

Care to share a screenshot of this? Did they trim down their sim card when they started using the 6P? Have they tried removing their sim, rebooting, and inserting it, then booting back up?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] emassy:
I flashed a custom rom as it should on my t531 with necessary modem and BL. I get stuck at samsung logo. Is it that my BL is unlocked or what?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
Why are you asking this here? This is the Nexus 6P section.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] w0095157:
Seems to be lots of activity here so I will ask my question. Why with Nexus 6p when sent a screenshot via mms is Nexus device deleting the mms stating file not supported?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smallvan:
[MENTION=3576831]SlimSnoopOS[/MENTION]

I attached a screen capture of my folders as seen in the app Solid Explorer. As you can see, the date time of folder "Seattle" is Sep 22, 2106, 12:35:45 which was reappeared after I deleted it few minutes ago. And the date time stamp was just the time I rebooted my phone. So, the phone recreate that the deleted one.

Those folders are just folder I crested by using Solid Explorer, like those created by file manager or explorer to storage files, pictures, PDF and etc.

Nevertheless, thanks for your patience n I will report back after formatting the internal storage.

CK
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benzxi:
Hi guys, I just need your help / opinion on choosing my next daily driver.

My venture with Android started a couple of years ago but was greatly felt when I purchased my first premium phone: Samsung S4. I shifted to the Note 4 (which I dearly loved but eventually had to sell it) and the Nexus 5 (which made me fall in-love with Android all over with its customizations and modding capabilities).

Now, I'm with my Note 5 (N920C). Mid-par performance, so-so battery life (4 hour SoT but the battery is to the brim! tho i have my LTE on almost all the time) quite okay but seems like I'm missing something. I'm thinking of changing it for something that can satisfy my craves for: rom customizations, above average battery life (5-6 hour SoT) and fast (well, the Note 5 is pretty fast and has a great screen). I regularly do calls/texting to just a few friends, check Facebook/Twitter, casual gaming (Clash Royale, nothing too fancy), always connect via LTE+ and WiFi at home.

OP3 and the Nexus 6p are the same-range price and units available in my country that seems to entice me. I'm leaning towards more to the Nexus 6P due to my past experience with the Nexus 5, customizations and great battery life..but the phone seems a bit big. The OP3 seems like a better choice for an 'upgrade'. Customizations are present but not as diverse with the 6p.

Can anyone recommend or help me choose the best between the 3? Thanks!
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
Nexus > OP3 all day, every day.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nathanchance:
To expand on what Heisenberg said, the OP3 is a solid phone in terms of hardware but OnePlus has had a track record of being shady when it comes to software updates. The developer community is buzzing right now but kernel source has always been late and updates to OxygenOS have broken custom kernels and some other things in the past. Plus who knows how long it will take to get Nougat. You cannot beat the developer support of Nexus (source is usually posted the same day as the factory images and ROMs are able to get that updated same day if they want). If you want to customize your device, go with Nexus. If you are looking for pure hardware , go OP3 (even though I have never felt the 6P is a slouch in the performance department).

In terms of device size, if you can handle the Note 5, you will be able to handle the 6P.