yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DJBhardwaj:
I am not sure if we can change bands specific to the Hotspot only. However, changing the default WiFi band, might do the trick for overall operations. To do that, you can go to Settings > WiFi. Tap on the 3-dot overflow button and select Advanced. In there, you can change WiFi frequency band.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ml11ML:
Hey guys,

since I haven't had a nexus for a long time (and the old 7 lacked any fancy features) can someone tell me if the fingerprint sensor works in custom ROMs? And what about the camera quality and features in custom ROMs?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nathanchance:
Yes, fingerprint sensor works and camera quality is the same as stock; with Nexus devices, the developers have access to the exact same drivers and source that Google uses so the quality remains the same between stock and custom firmware.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ml11ML:
Thanks for the quick answer! Glad to hear that, will be rooting and flashing a ROM soon :)
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NordomTT:
Sorry for noob question. But in your guide section 12, it has a prerequisite of unlocked boot loader. This is my first time trying to stay stock, so I want to make sure I'm doing the right thing. Haven't received May update yet so I'm trying to flash it myself. Thank you!:good:
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
If you want to flash the factory images you need an unlocked bootloader.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flipmeister:
Can someone please tell me why the recents tabs are so small and how i can resize them?

Im on 6.0.1 dirty unicorns official v.10.0 build. With xposed installed.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tsuttie99:
I returned to full stock recently from having the following setup:

TWRP

Stock ROM

EX kernel

SuperSU 2.67

I backed up all of my crap and did a full return to stock via rectory reset in settings, then flashing factory images with fastboot. instead of the stock recovery i flashed latest TWRP, as I plan to root again. on boot I am getting "Your device is corrupt. It can't be trusted, blah blah.." the phone USED TO SAY on boot, "Your device cannot be checked for corruption."

So I've now re-flashed my stock recovery. still getting it. I'm lost as to why. Phone boots and runs fine.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] victoralfonso920:
ayuda

amigo mi nexus 6p tengo error de imei 0.

sera que puedan ayudarme porfa.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Az Biker:
Would you mind posting that in English? You'll probably get a lot more help that way :D
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the_scotsman:
Por favor, puesto en Inglés. No permitimos que otros idiomas. :)
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pkopalek:
Does anyone know how to add new contacts to NON-google accounts?

When I add a phone number, and I'm trying to add it to my Exchange (work) account, I don't see any options for it. All I see is "Google account <myaddress@gmail.com>" above the contact info.

Is it just not possible in the Nexus 6P? Latest PureNexus.

Edit: OK -- this gets even weirder. The GOogle Contacts app (from the PLay Store) seems to work, AND it asks what account I want to add a contact to:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.contacts

However, the 'Contacts' in my ROM seems to be (older?) malfunctioning. The problem is, if I download the 'Contacts' app from Play Store, now I have two identical icons for 'Contacts'. I suppose I'll disable the original one. I hope this works!
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Im333:
rooting, can't see superuser su file in TWRP but can when phone connected to computer

Hi all,

I've been trying to root my 6p using this guide: http://www.teamandroid.com/2016/04/0...ctory-image/2/

I got as far as installing TWRP but when I go to install the Superuser. zip file, I cannot see it in the TWRP recovery. It is there when I boot the phone and connect it via USB.

The folders seem different in both methods too. I cannot for the life of me figure out how to see the .zip file. I'm using a mac btw.

Any help is truly appreciated. I'm going crazy here!
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
Your link isn't working. The guide you're following is probably wrong though, see my guide here:

http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6p/general/guides-how-to-guides-beginners-t3206928
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Im333:
Thankyou. It worked!

I think the issue was an old version of flashing the img file. Once I used the latest, it appeared in the main storage of the phone.

How do I get rid of the message stating to lock the bootloader at the time of booting up now? it states it's unsecure...
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
You can't do anything about that message. Don't worry about it though, it's normal when you have an unlocked bootloader.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rishabh56:
Hi

I was previously on Android n but I decided that it was a bit buggy for me.So I flashed official factory image and it flashed fine.

However when I now open google camera app and try to take images using front camera,they actually comes reversed.

Like if my face is on left hand side,when I take photo it will actually come on right hand side.

Any solution ?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
Did you wipe data in TWRP before flashing the images? That's probably the cause of your problems, try it now if you didn't.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rishabh56:
I didn't wipe data in twrp before flashing images however I did format userdata while flashing images

Formating userdata should have the same effect as wiping data in twrp right?

Also I flashed modified boot.IMG to remove encryption.

Also my camera version is 3.2.045
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
Yes, formatting userdata would have the same effect. I'm unsure what's going on for you then, perhaps try flashing the images again, and wipe data in TWRP or format userdata again.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ghisy:
Random question: since I've switched to the 6P, Google Now isn't showing me the new colorful weather cards. I always get the boring white old one. Any way to trigger this?

Thanks.

Sent from my Chroma-powered Nexus 6P
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rishabh56:
I guess it was actually normal for photo to come reversed as I asked on nexus6/6p central community whether it was normal or not ,everybody told me it was normal for phone to reverse your photo and even N6 , 5X , G2&3 , M7-8 replicate the same behavior
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
Oh I understand what you meant now. Yes, while viewing yourself in the camera app it's like you're looking into a mirror, but the resulting image is normal.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elsworth1983:
Hi all quick question can I flash this update http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=66776563 via twrp or does it need to be stock recovery

Nexus 6p user was a htc user
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jesssiii:
I flashed the Open GApps aroma version (didn't work for me) and now I've got this Open GApps folder on my internal SD card that won't let me delete. Tried with different root explorers and from computer. Says permission denied from phone, and appears to delete using computer but the folder remains. I'm decrypted, if that matters. Help?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nathanchance:
No, it's not flashable in TWRP, you will need to use a computer to adb sideload it.

Have you tried deleting in TWRP?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elsworth1983:
Cheers for the info adb sideload stock recovery needed I take it[emoji41]

Nexus 6p user was a htc user
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jesssiii:
Solved:

Using terminal emulator-

1. su

2. mount -o rw,remount /system

3. cd /data/media/0

4. chmod 777 "nameoffolder"

5. rm -r "nameoffolder"

In my case, nameoffolder being Open GApps.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nathanchance:
TWRP can handle sideloading (under the advanced menu) as well but stock recovery would work as well.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gizmoe:
That's because the aosp versions are different than the play store versions. I prefer the play store versions. They just work the way you want then to.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rockyrocker:
Guys have been trying to get an answer for a while for this issue .. voice typing has become really unfriendly. The punctuations dont work at all.. period doesn't bring a full stop..same way for the other ones as well. Do u guys face this? Any work around?

---------- Post added at 02:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:46 PM ----------

It's because u have unlocked ur bootloader. Nothing to worry.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tsuttie99:
Nope, it is a different message, I know this is a noob friendly thread and that would be a typical noob question, but maybe I was not specific enough. I have always got the yellow exclamation mark message about the boot loader since day 1. This is a red exclamation mark that has not shown up before. See thislink to see what I'm talking about: http://www.androidauthority.com/goo...rrupted-and-modified-android-software-629180/
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unusep:
Hello, my device is stuck in a boot loop after I attempted to restore from a backup on TWRP. I am stuck on the animated google splash. I can boot into the bootloader and TWRP just fine, but I can't go into my system. I am considering flashing a factory image but I am not sure which version to install for my device. Any advice?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
Exactly which options did you select when backing up and restoring? You only need to select system, data, boot, and vendor. If you selected any more than those options that's most likely what's causing your issues. Try restoring only those and report back.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] in50mn14c:
Is there any way to unlock/root without losing all data on the device? I have a warranty replacement but my defective phone won't do the Sync to a new phone and I can't pull all the data for my apps because I'm not rooted.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rockyrocker:
I have miracast activated in my phone. But while the TV is appearing in my list of available options, it tries to connect and then disconnects. Miracast works flawlessly in the same TV with lg g3. Pls help for any troubleshooting. Thanks.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DJBhardwaj:
Unlocking: No, the data wipe is a standard procedure, and you won't be able to avoid it.

Rooting: Yes, and it has nothing to do with wiping any data or similar partitions. You just need to flash a zip via TWRP.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gizmoe:
No. You have to be unlocked to root. And you can't unlock without wiping. Why don't you just dump the SD card to a PC and then make sure Google backup is enabled for apps and everything else. Between those 2 you should be good. The rest should be easy to setup again.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eximperialdragon:
Well, I have a quick question and I apologize if it's been answered before (I tried using the search feature in this thread, but I couldn't find anything answering my query for some reason):

I just got a Nexus 6p a couple weeks ago and it is my first Android phone since the Xperia ZL released 3 years ago, and I unlocked the bootloader and rooted my 6p the day I received it. I received a notification about an update being available, but I'm fairly certain I shouldn't download it that way (the Xperia ZL would install it, I'd just have to re-root afterwards). I'm completely stock outside of root and bootloader being unlocked, so should I just download the update, flash it and then re-root, or is it more comprehensive than that?

Also, are there any ROMs you guys would recommend? I haven't messed with flashing those since my Motorola Droid, but I used Cyanogen, etc., and I'm pretty sure I saw several available for this new phone too, but I'm wondering if anyone could impart what their favorite may be.

Thank you!
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] force70:
You cant OTA rooted, either unroot and OTA or just use fastboot to flash the firmware.

The helpful gentleman who created this thread also has a how to for what i mentioned above, it will explain things in detail :thumbup:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=62924043

Bootloader has no impact either way.

Sent from my Note 5 or Nexus 6P
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] archlinuxos:
I'd just flash a ROM and not worry about the update. Personally my favorite is Dirty Unicorns with Franco Kernel.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eximperialdragon:
Awesome, thank you so much. That's the guide I believe I used to root my phone, but that was a couple weeks ago. I believe my search even showed that thread but I didn't read down to 9 because I'm dumb.

Thanks a lot. I've got that guide bookmarked for when I go home!

Edit: I'll also look into that kernel and ROM. I've just bookmarked a thread for it too. Thanks to you, too.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tennisshoeninja:
I already have TWRP recovery running PureNexus.

Can I flash the stock Nexus rom using TWRP?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] force70:
What do you mean stock nexus rom, like the latest stock google firmware?

Thats a yes and sort of no answer.

In twrp you can flash the stock system.img,boot.img and vendor.img.

For modem and bootloader (if needed) you need fastboot however i have seen twrp flashables of those also. I have not tried them however.

Sent from my Note 5 or Nexus 6P
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tennisshoeninja:
Yeah the latest Google firmware.

So if I flash the boot.img, system.img and vendor.IMG

Will that boot and run okay?

Or do I need modem and bootloader?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DJBhardwaj:
They will be pretty much fine. Since you're not flashing userdata (It is also not possible via TWRP), your internal data will stay as is. And of course, wiping cache and dalvik before booting would be a good practise. As for modem (radio) and bootloader, you can stick with the current. In case, you have any problems with signals, you can switch to another.

Also know, that flashing the stock boot.img will encrypt your storage as soon as you boot, so if you don't want encryption, go for a modified boot with verity checks disabled.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cloudane:
After a short while the notification LED starts blinking green for no apparent reason. There are no pending notifications, and if I unlock and relock then it sometimes goes away for a while.

Is it just to denote Doze mode or something? I don't recall it happening on the 5X.

Edit: Rebooted and it went away. I've just had a thought, I was playing with a second user account on it, so maybe the notifications were for that user.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DigitalVapor:
Please help me unscrew up my Nexus 6p

Greetings everyone,

I bought this Nexus 6p MHC19Q and upgraded to the April patch. I gathered info for a couple weeks to be sure in how to root since this was my first time. I had taken my time which made no difference as you will see apparently I must have made mistakes which has seemingly resulted in my phone being destroyed. I really really hope this isn't the case. I was using an old PC that has a burnt out Network Card so I wasn't able to be connected to the internet. I think this may have been my first mistake. Please if there is any hope for this phone I would be greatful to know.

1. I opened developer options then made the following selections in settings: third party downloading capability, usb debugging, then "OEM unlocking" in order to unlock the bootloader.

2. I downloaded the USB drivers and was successful in unlocking the bootloader using Android Studio 2.0 fastboot adb tools but when I attempted to root the device using SuperSU 2.65 (I think) the screen remained on the colorful loader for well over an hour. After finding out that is not normal I terminated the process by restarting. I confirmed that the root was not succesful and that I was having difficulty flashing anything with the bootloader unlocked.

3. I used TWRP 2.8.7 attempting multiple times to flash the stock image to no avail. If this sounds noobish it's because I am a noob in this area. I ultimately decided to relock thinking that would allow me to go back to step one but I was totally wrong. Here are pictures of where I am at now. Again any help to solve this if at all possible would be greatly appreciated!

Finally here are 3 attached pictures showing the outcome of my attempts to root. The first picture shows system info second shows the recovery partition is basically gone / unusable? Then I think the last picture shows that this is a hard brick situation? After seeing all this can anyone tell me if there is any hope? I am thinking once I get a PC that can connect to the internet then I should be able to do something...
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
The second image is normal when booting into the stock recovery, when looking at that screen you need to hold power and tap volume up to get to the recovery menu. But you don't use the stock recovery for gaining root so I'm not sure why you're attempting to get into it.

The third image doesn't show a hard brick, it's virtually impossible to hard brick a nexus.

You mention trying to use TWRP to use factory images, which isn't right because you don't use recovery to flash the factory images, you use fastboot to do it. You also mention using 2.8.7, which is really old and outdated.

Which guide have you been following? It seems like you're either not following it properly, or it's completely wrong, or both. Look at my guide here:

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

The first thing you need to do is follow section 10 to return to stock, this is going to wipe your whole phone though so back up your personal data first. Then you can follow section 2 to install the latest TWRP recovery, then follow sections 4, 5, and 6.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] force70:
I don't know what your baseband and bootlaoder version is now so i Can't say, you need to do some reading to figure out if you need to upgrade based on what your running now.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mez90:
Settings: Data usage

hi, perhaps a silly question but I've lost a setting which i used to have

images are taken from Google image search

android 4

In the data usage graph there are 2 movable handles to "filter" the data used over a day or period selected, so i can view the apps and data usage over the cycle or over just a single day, weekend or whatever period i want to see. i used to do this all the time

image to see what i mean

in android 6. these handles seen to have vanished. i can only see the data usage for each app over the full cycle

image to see what i mean

They still reference this in the help

am i missing something and the settings allowing this has just been hidden or has the actual feature allowing this been removed?

i've recently started hitting my monthly data limit and on looking at this graph i've noticed some big spikes but i cant work out what app the spike is because i cant see what apps used data over that short period/day

is there something that i can use to bring back this feature?

thanks for the help

Device information:

Nexus 6p

Android version 6.0.1

security patch: 1 may 2016

build: MTC19T
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gizmoe:
I would just use an app like better battery stats. You can see what is running when it shouldn't be, as well as many other stats. If you don't know an app is using data I assume it's something you don't use or are unaware of running in the background. Better battery stats, or an app like it, can help you track that down.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mez90:
Thanks I'll give it a go but I don't hold out much hope as I do not believe it's background data. Most bad apps Facebook Instagram Twitter as well as every game is set to restricted for background data so I believe it's one of the apps I'm actually using during the day.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vadergr:
Can the latest official beta android N be considered stable as daily driver ? The multi window function is enabled ? It is the main reason i am considering the transition to beta N.

Also , is there any official guide to install official beta android N on Nexus 6p ?

Thanks in advance.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mojorisin7178:
New to nexus

Hi, I have been on xda for years and I love modding my phones but im not a developer and I only take advantage of the very hard work of the great xda devs here. I have always used samsung. Anytime I need to us a pc to mod it was odin. I am staying stock unmodded for now. This phone actually just works. But I still want to understand this phone and the way it works. I am particularly interested in how to fix it if it breaks.

So to start with can someone explain the stock recovery to me. There are a few options what is factory? is that a factory reset? BP tools? Barcodes? recovery mode? I would like to know what all these things are and what they are used for. But I am most concerned with how to do a factory reset if I cant boot into android. I id setup adb on my pc just in case something happens. Also when I boot into the bootloader I get the info in the bottom left the last 2 are download mode: dissabled I am assuming thats because the bootloader is still locked? and also even when I am connected to the pc the last line says: connect usb data cable. I know it is working with usb because I checked fastboot devices and it returns info. I had to install the driver manually to get it working.

Also I am considering joining the beta program now that they relesed a stable version of N But I am uneasy aboutn it. Has anyone installed the new version? What are the bugs and can the p[hone still be used for a daily driver?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DJBhardwaj:
If you're looking for an immense app support, then no. Otherwise, it seems to be pretty good, with no random reboots/hangs till now. The multi-window feature is a native part of Android N, so yes it is enabled.

Google doesn't have any official step-to-step guide yet. However, the N preview site instructs the users to update either by enrolling in the Android Beta Program, or by manually flashing the N factory image.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mbk17:
Is the new 3.64 radio from Android N preview 3 flashable on the latest marshmallow update? Currently on the 3.61 radio.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nickm1889:
Help!

New to android after coming from the dark side...

My question is this, I am on pure nexus rom, nothing else tampered with and I am losing around 15-20% battery overnight, i.e from around 11pm to 7am. I am completely new to android only having a oneplus one before. I flashed roms to that and then decided to upgrade to a proper flagship phone :) I am just stumped at how to find out what is causing the battery drain, how to stop this (if it is an errant app) etc. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance and please be gentle with me.....
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
Get BetterBatteryStats, check it in the morning and you should be able to find out what's keeping your phone awake. There's a thread for it here on XDA.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RichAggie:
I am about to install Pure Nexus, but I want to know where to put the ROM/Gapps/vendor? Without an SD, i don''t wan't to lose those when i wipe.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SlimSnoopOS:
Anywhere in /sdcard is fine. Factory reset in TWRP leaves the /sdcard completely untouched. Just do not wipe internal storage.