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[Nexus 6P General] adnan.selimagic:
Just info...I updated from 7.0.0 (NRD91D, Oct 2016) to 7.1.1 using step 9 and everything went fine. I had to leave the phone to settle and after one/two reboot my phone is fast as before :).

Using TWRP 3.0.2-3 and SuperSU v2.79 SR5
[Nexus 6P General] nayan159:
is there anyone like me? I am still on Marshmallow rooted nexus 6P just for GravityBox.
[Nexus 6P General] malajo:
So where do I find TWRP 3.0.2.3?

Official page says latest is 3.0.2.2

And same with SuperSU, somebody said he flashed 2.79 but i can only find 2.78?
[Nexus 6P General] Einwod:
A very simple reading of this page would give you the information you seek. Here's a MASSIVE clue. I posted it not once, but TWICE. There's no 2.79 Supersu yet. So try again.
[Nexus 6P General] scoot0073:
TWRP 3.0.2.3

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=312978532265371415

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SuperSU 2.78 SR5

http://xdaforums.com/apps/supersu/2014-09-02-supersu-v2-05-t2868133
[Nexus 6P General] malajo:
I'm sorry but I could not go through all 500+ pages. Someone wrote that he had flashed 2.79 and then I was stupid enough to believe him. After some googling, I assumed that he made a mistake, and therefore I asked in the thread.

But then I flash 2.78 instead;)
[Nexus 6P General] seebasso:
Just got a 6p, currently on 7.0 unrooted, locked bootloader. I want to start fresh with 7.1.1 and root. Could someone please confirm I have the right idea and that these are the correct steps in the correct order and that I'm not missing anything?

Unlock bootloader

Flash 7.1.1 - factory image or OTA image? Which step in this guide should I use? #10?

Flash TWRP 3.0.2-2

Flash SuperSU 2.78 SR5

Is it worth doing a factory reset/wipe cache from recovery afterwards just to be on the safe side or no use?

Thanks!
[Nexus 6P General] Einwod:
Locked and unrooted, wait for the OTA from Google and you're good to go. No data loss either.
[Nexus 6P General] seebasso:
I don't have any data to lose and I want to unlock and root anyway.

The OTA might take a while yet to get pushed out to everyone.

And is the general consensus not that it's better to start from scratch after a major update to avoid potential problems like the battery drain some have been experiencing?
[Nexus 6P General] scoot0073:
Just follow the Step's on the first page

Unlock Bootloader

Then boot to bootloader.

Then fastboot flash TWRP 3.0.2.3 recovery.

Then make a backup in TWRP Backup system/data/vendor .

Then while in recovery flash SuperSU 2.78 SR5 .

Then boot the phone and make sure it boots up fine to Android.

Then boot back to bootloader.

Then fastboot flash the Factory Image's for 7.1.1

Then reboot phone to Android make sure it boots up.

Then reboot back to bootloader .

Then reflash TWRP 3.0.2.3

Then boot straight to recovery not Android.

Then make another backup system/data/Vendor of the 7.1.1

Then flash SuperSU 2.78 SR5

Then boot up to Android

Then

Then fastboot the Factory 7.1.1 images

Rough cut of explaining it but I'm sure u get the idea...
[Nexus 6P General] Einwod:
Why on earth would he want to flash the same image twice? Once is more than enough using the flashall.bat file. Job done, then flash TWRP 3.0.2-3 and Supersu.zip The phone will be up and running. BTW, battery life is far better on 7.1.1 compared to 7.0.

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Then download the factory image, unzip, connect phone and hit the flashall.bat file. After, flash TWRP and Supersu and you're up and running, Android 7.1.1 and rooted.
[Nexus 6P General] seebasso:
Why do it twice?

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Your way sounds much simpler..

So no advantage in factory resetting after all that then?

And why isn't twrp 3.0.2-3 showing up on their main download page?
[Nexus 6P General] jesssiii:
When you unlock the bootloader, the phone is completely wiped, no need to do more wiping.

NeXus 6P
[Nexus 6P General] rchtk:
Factory resetting will erase /data which is... Empty.

That Twrp version is not official but that's the recommended one.
[Nexus 6P General] scoot0073:
It was a typo error hahah.. just once.

But either way it's simple read the op
[Nexus 6P General] rchtk:
If you can't flash recovery that doesn't look good. There are a few other posts about people having tried some other tricks.

Using fastboot did you try erasing recovery partition then formating and then flashing original recovery?

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And then can you boot in the stock recovery?
[Nexus 6P General] Heisenberg:
As far as I know, TWRP doesn't have an option for those security measures.

Nothing can be done about that warning message at this stage.
[Nexus 6P General] grivad:
Fantastic! Must have just missed the news.

Guess that's my plan for the night!
[Nexus 6P General] effraie:
Actually, that was my point : how can that encryption be secured, if you can access the data, whit a third party app, and no need for any password, or key of any kind?

Maybe I'm misunderstanding something, but as far as i understand it, it's not secured at all?

That a true question, even if my low quality english may make it seems otherwise
[Nexus 6P General] prestige2:
First of all thank you for this guide

now I did everything and everything looks good except step 3. How To Decrypt Your Data Partition, I have TWRP 2.8.7.1. So there is no need to do this step right? do I have to decrypt my device later for anything or what ?
[Nexus 6P General] zephiK:
It's standard for that to happen in Marsh mallow. It can be disabled but only on custom firmware.
[Nexus 6P General] Heisenberg:
No, it isn't secure, but encryption was never intended to be used with a custom recovery that can access your data. That's one of the risks you take with having a custom recovery.

No need to decrypt.
[Nexus 6P General] effraie:
OK, that's an answer to my question : no need to re-encrypt the device
[Nexus 6P General] grivad:
Out of curiosity, is it possible then to flash TWRP, root, then re-flash stock recovery to increase security if desired? Or does recovery also have a part in the system integrity checks, alongside the kernel?
[Nexus 6P General] sirxdroid:
I've used encrypted Android devices for a long time and TWRP always prompted for the encryption passphrase otherwise it was not able to mount /data.

I haven't played with my 6P yet but there's gotta be more to it than simply a custom recovery, otherwise anyone who finds an encrypted 6P can simply flash TWRP and get access to the data. I think the protection goes something like this:

- in order to flash TWRP you need to unlock the bootloader

- in order to unlock the bootloader you need to enable OEM unlock in Dev Options

- but in order to get to the Dev Options you must be able to boot the device and authenticate.

So if you want security, you need to keep the bootloader locked and the device encrypted. One you unlock the bootloader and flash TWRP you might as well not encrypt as it seems to be useless if what I'm reading is true, that TWRP doesn't prompt for anything to decrypt /data.
[Nexus 6P General] Heisenberg:
Yeah you can do that, you can even boot TWRP instead of actually installing if you want to. It's this command:

fastboot boot <filename>.img

That'll live-boot TWRP so you can flash SuperSU.
[Nexus 6P General] Heisenberg:
I've never used an encrypted device. When you mentioned security I thought you meant a pin to actually get into TWRP itself (rather than to decrypt). Look at the post just above this one, you can live-boot TWRP instead of installing it if you wish.
[Nexus 6P General] sirxdroid:
Yes, I know but the question is: does TWRP prompt for any passphrase in order to decrypt /data? If it does *not* then encryption is useless. You can live-boot TWRP and so can anyone who finds your phone, having the stock recovery does not make the device secure. It sounds like it's the LOCKED bootloader with the OEM unlock setting in the ROM Dev Options turned OFF that makes it all secure (and of course the device encrypted and protected with a strong passphrase).
[Nexus 6P General] Heisenberg:
I know that's the question, and as I said I've never used encryption so I don't know the answer to that. There's one way to find out, flash TWRP and test it.
[Nexus 6P General] sirxdroid:
This answers why SuperSU needs a custom boot.img but not why TWRP does. And does TWRP really need a custom boot.img? The guide seems to imply so under #2. Is this really true that TWRP needs that custom boot.img?
[Nexus 6P General] Heisenberg:
As far as I know, yes it does. Pretty sure I've seen folks report that it wouldn't work without the modified boot.img installed first.
[Nexus 6P General] adrman:
Yes, it uses the device's pin. If you use a pattern lock you have to convert it to the numerical equivalent.
[Nexus 6P General] sirxdroid:
Phew! That's good. I was scared that somehow it was able to bypass encryption.

I will play with it soon, but I just got my 6P, have yet to take it out of the box and I think I'll play with pure stock for the first couple of days before I start messing with it.
[Nexus 6P General] Heisenberg:
Just remember that unlocking the bootloader will wipe all data so even if you don't plan on rooting yet it's best to unlock before committing too much data to the device.
[Nexus 6P General] sirxdroid:
Yes I know, thanks for the warning. That's the plan, unlock it first play with it various ways then decide what state I want to use it for real.
[Nexus 6P General] haXBOXpro:
Hi and thanks for this great guide.

Just a couple of quick questions before I open my new 6p and start messing with it lol.

If I live-boot TWRP and root and keep stock recovery would the device still recieve OTAs? As I understand having a custom recovery prevents otas right? And lastly do apps that require root also require custom recovery? (Main concern is AdAway)

Sorry for the noob questions :)
[Nexus 6P General] mswal2846:
Can you post a screenshot from the PC from what you see when in the bootloader and you're fastbooting the 7.1.1 files from the PC? Show us exactly what you're fastbooting and the results of the fastboot.
[Nexus 6P General] Roy_Alter:
I did post 10 lock the bootloader and everything I want to wipe the device now. Do I have recovery? (twrp I know no)but something like stock recovery that will let me wipe the device.

Thank you
[Nexus 6P General] Einwod:
You DO NOT format the recovery partition.
[Nexus 6P General] Michael833:
Evidently I couldn't anyway. Any other advice?

I just tried flashing Novembers' NBD91K 7.0 and that didn't work either. I'm still in a bootloop.
[Nexus 6P General] Einwod:
Extract the factory image to a folder. Open a command prompt in that folder and simply double-click the flashall.bat file. Sit back and let it finish. That should work perfectly, without any other user input. It has no effect on your storage capacity as stated in the OP, it works out of the box. You will of course lose everything on internal storage. Afterwards, if you like, you can flash custom recovery and supersu if you wish to be rooted. Otherwise, leave it as is and enjoy. Hope this gets you out of your bootloop.
[Nexus 6P General] Michael833:
Hmm. Still didn't work. I'm still in this bootloop.
[Nexus 6P General] Einwod:
Not that is should make a difference, but what factory image are you trying to flash? Another thought is to wipe the data partition from within TWRP which will make sure the internal storage is wiped before starting. Your bootloader IS unlocked, right?
[Nexus 6P General] Michael833:
I know you said a screen shot from my PC, but I thought maybe a "screenshot" from my phone might help:

BL: angler-03.62

Baseband: angler-03.72

Product/Variant: ANGLER-VN2 <---------- Could that variant be the problem? It hasn't been before.

Serial Number: #LL#L###########

CPU: MSM8994 0x20001

eMMC: 64GB Toshiba

DRAM: 3072MB SAMSUNG LPDDR4

Console: NULL

Battery OK

Device is UNLOCKED.

Qfuse Status: ENABLED.

Off-mode-charge: ENABLED

Download Mode: DISABLED.

Connect USB Data Cable <----------------- It says this all the time, whether I've booted into the bootloader while connected to the computer or not. Could that be the problem? Can anyone check on their devices which are working?

Trying with November's 7.0 most recently (and the above code reflects that as the bootloader is 03.62, which should assuage my fears that the phone and computer aren't actually transferring information). I would do as you suggest with TWRP, but I can't get into Recovery at all. Not stock, not custom. Neither will work, it just bootloops.
[Nexus 6P General] Einwod:
Flash TWRP from the bootloader screen. Fastboot flash recovery (nameofrecovery).img
[Nexus 6P General] rchtk:
Oh one cannot format a recovery okay :) well it looks like you tried to flash the recovery from bootloader mode and you failed to get there. I was about to propose you to either from recovery dump logs or sideload OTA.

Out of ideas. Still under warranty?
[Nexus 6P General] mswal2846:
Yea, it's odd that fastbooting TWRP is not working. And the error on the format attempt of recovery seems to imply some sort of recovery space error. It's like that partition has been screwed up. But it looks like you're able to successfully fastboot recover? You don't get an error when you fastboot TWRP, right? You're just not able to boot into it?
[Nexus 6P General] Michael833:
I have, several times. This is what I do/see:

1. In bootloader, I type "fastboot flash recovery D:\angler\images\recovery.img" or "fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.0.2-3-angler.img"

2. I type: "fastboot reboot-bootloader"

3. I use the volume key to cycle through to the red "Recovery mode" arrow, hit the power button to do that.

4. I see the "Your device cannot be checked for corruption. Please lock the bootloader." screen for 7 seconds, then the Google logo with the unlocked lock at the bottom of the screen for 35 seconds, then back to the "Your device cannot be checked . . . . ." for another 7 seconds, then Google for 35, then "Your device . . . " for 7, then Google . . . .

I actually just tried this on a different computer, just to make sure it's not the PC's fault. Still no dice.

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Yes, but I bought in USA and now live in Netherlands, so RMA is a disaster. Actually my wife's 5X won't turn on (I didn't even touch it, so it's not me!) and we just sent it to LG for repair. What I'm worried about is sending the phone back if the bootloader is unlocked. Aren't they just going to say "that's your problem, dummy" and not do anything about it?

I don't get an error message, but I don't ever get into TWRP either. I'm guessing you are right and that my recovery partition is messed up. That's weird, because I didn't do anything to that partition since the last time it booted correctly. All I did was (from in the OS settings menu) factory reset the device. This will be the last time I every do that!

Should I try to relock the bootloader and ship it back? Man, this sucks.
[Nexus 6P General] mswal2846:
Can you fastboot the base recovery and get into that? Or does that fail also? If you can get to the base recovery, then maybe we can sideways (re)load....
[Nexus 6P General] Michael833:
Nope, same as with twrp.
[Nexus 6P General] mswal2846:
I'm really sorry, but I don't think I can help ... it seems the partitions got screwed up somehow and I'm not sure how to get that fixed. I did a google search for "nexus 6p fix recovery partition" and found this site for a hardbrick: https://devs-lab.com/how-to-unbrick-hard-soft-bricked-google-huawei-nexus-6p.html
[Nexus 6P General] LapanNaxela:
Is the unofficial build of twrp still needed for 7.0+?
[Nexus 6P General] KnockBack:
same question... the download provided (3.0.2-3) is not working.
[Nexus 6P General] Einwod:
If you took the slightest bit of trouble and read back 2 pages in the app and probably on the very same page in a web browser, there's a link to twrp. Why are you people so damned lazy?
[Nexus 6P General] scoot0073:
TWRP 3.0.2.3 unofficial

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=312978532265371415
[Nexus 6P General] hikhokk:
Hi all. I have a problem where my Nexus 6p is in bootloop/soft brick currently.

Yesterday all is ok. Then the phone turn off due to the battery is draining. Then this morning I just charging it a bit for about 10 minutes and then when I try to turn on it become bootloop already. Until Google logo then it will start boot again from the "Your device software cant be checked for corruption..." then until Google logo and repeated.

I have try to flash stock image factory using Heisenberg guide in here and also try using Wugfresh Nexus Root Toolkit and do the "Flash stock + Unroot" and choose Softbricked/Bootloop status. Both cannot solve the bootloop problem. I also cannot enter recovery mode. It will go back to bootloop.

I dont know what to do solve this. Really appreciate if someone could help me
[Nexus 6P General] adinkwok:
Hey guys, I am going through the exact same problem as you guys are. For me, I had just flashed a new test build of CarbonROM when suddenly the phone froze and began bootlooping. I am trying to flash all the different types of firmwares/stock packages out there, but none seem to be doing anything. This is the weirdest brick I've ever encountered. I will be contacting Google to see if there's a solution for us.

edit: And of course, the person I spoke with on the line knew less than what I did.. perfect :silly:! Since I'm out of the warranty period, I won't be able to get a replacement from the carrier I purchased my device from. Dagnabbit Google! and I just recently got this device :'(
[Nexus 6P General] rchtk:
A 1 year warranty is just ridiculous for electronics. Blame your government also..
[Nexus 6P General] D168:
I'm having trouble with installing SuperSU on 7.1.1 with TWRP 3.0.2-3.

When I flash SR5 and reboot, my phone gets stuck on the loading screen. I left it for over half an hour and it still didn't come back. Any suggestions?
[Nexus 6P General] atjun kustiawan:
I have nexus 6p bootloop with bootloader unlocked and usb debugging not aktive. I can't unlocked bootloader. I still have stock recovery, so i did adb sideload fullota from 7.0 to 7.1.1 and the process is success until 100%. But when i reboot the phone, is still bootloop. I checked bootloader is still angler -03.62 but baseband changed from angler-03.72 to angler-03.78. In stock recovery android is still 7.0. Can somebody help me please?
[Nexus 6P General] mswal2846:
Verify the downloaded OTA was correct and/or do the sideload again. I've seen where the OTA downloaded was corrupted and I've also seen where doing the sideload again worked .... I can't explain either.

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If you can get into TWRP recovery, I would recommend restoring back to the image that was working. I presume you did take a back up before trying CarbonROM, right? :D
[Nexus 6P General] atjun kustiawan:
I will download again, thank's for the answer. My nexus 6p bootloop but once had normal booting only around 15 minutes and got bootloop again ( my phone bootloop around a week now). Is it problem of hardware maybe?
[Nexus 6P General] mobileman88:
Did you clean up the previous root with clenasu.zip from Osmosis and it should be able to work fine. I have done so without issues on my 6P. You might bootloop if you use suhide as it's not compatible.
[Nexus 6P General] ky87:
Just got a soft brick while browsing Facebook. Running Pure Nexus. Stuck at bootloop even while trying to get into TWRP. Used NRT to flash Stock, NDB91K. Still stuck at bootloop. Can anyone help??
[Nexus 6P General] adinkwok:
Ah, I realized I forgot to explain more of my problem. I actually cannot boot into system OR recovery. I've tried booting into recovery from fastboot as well with no avail. Of course, I also tried to flash different revisions of the stock images, even marshmallow packages. Possible that it's a corrupted filesystem, or maybe even a nand flash failure, so a restore might not recover my device.

I'm going to try to debug the bootloader by JTAG-ing. I'm not really familiar with this device on the bootloader level, and I heard that since this device has secureboot (I think)... I'll have to use a different method in mind.
[Nexus 6P General] Michael833:
Everyone may want to stop installing 7.1.1. I just got off the phone with Huawei and they said "Please send it back to us. This has been happening to many phones since the update to 7.1.1. We don't know why, but we will fix it if it's still under warranty and you send it to us. We'll send you a prepaid UPS label."

They didn't say what would happen if it wasn't under warranty. All I'm saying is that something is up. I bought mine from B&H in the US, not sure about the rest of you all.
[Nexus 6P General] adinkwok:
Hmmm, guess I will call Huawei since it seems they might be able to help me more than Google.
[Nexus 6P General] Michael833:
1-888-5HUAWEI(1-888-548-2934)

English and French

Mon-Fri : 8am-9pm ; Saturday: 9am-7pm; Sunday: 9am-6pm.

(I think those times are Central Standard Time US)
[Nexus 6P General] mswal2846:
Well, this is unnerving. I successfully (using option 9 in this guide) upgraded to 7.1.1 successfully over the weekend. So far so good...
[Nexus 6P General] Einwod:
Be happy. I upgraded as well with a complete clean flash and all is good here. By the look of things, PN will be ready soon.
[Nexus 6P General] D168:
Where can I find that zip? I'm not interested in suhide so no worries there.

EDIT: Found it, but do I need to do that if I flashed boot.img and system.img anyway??

EDIT2: Flashed that, then reflashed SuperSU 2.78 SR5 and everything worked perfectly. Thanks!
[Nexus 6P General] Sankara88:
Dude, wanted to say this is my go to thread each time I'm ****in with my phone. Thanks a lot for writing this bro!
[Nexus 6P General] Djinn23:
Hey all.

Noted the issues above. I was able to flash 7.1.1 successfully but I still cannot get it to take twrp even though it is the newer unofficial "twrp-3.0.2-3-angler" version. I am not boot looping but have no root and no twrp. I feel naked. Is this to be expected. Sorry if this was repeated several times.... but thanks in advanced for any guidance you can provide.

J
[Nexus 6P General] CyberZeus1977:
Reboot into bootloader. Flash twrp. Enter twrp immediately and flash SuperSu.

TWRP and root are maintained when you reboot to Android.

Cheers

Inviato dal mio Nexus 6P utilizzando Tapatalk
[Nexus 6P General] D168:
Are you letting Android boot up first before flashing TWRP?
[Nexus 6P General] mobileman88:
Glad it all worked out for you. All I did was flash boot.img after I flashed cleansu.zip then after that flashed in the new root.
[Nexus 6P General] Born<ICs:
Just recieved OTA notice, downloaded 37mb. Says will install after reboot.

Am I in trouble? Wasn't ready to go 7.1.1

Am rooted and have flashed 7.0 and edited build prop, inst pixel launcher. On Verizon

How to proceed?
[Nexus 6P General] Anastomosis:
Stock 7.1.1 for Verizon?

I just got my 6P. Unlocked bootloader, loaded the unofficial TWRP 3.0.2-3, rooted with SuperSU. I'm on Verizon.

Currently I'm on stock 7.0 (NBD90X). The phone is bugging me for OTA update to 7.1.1. I want to update to this, but obviously want to do it via instructions in Step #9 at the beginning of this thread, so to keep root, etc.

Problem is the images at the link it gives here say that the 7.1.1 (NMF26F) update is for "all carriers except Verizon." Does anyone know the reason for this? And more importantly, what would be the solution?

I suppose I could try a 7.1.1 ROM, although I'm kind of at decision paralysis with all the ROMs available. Also, I'd like to at least give stock 7.1.1 a try.

Thanks for any advice/help!
[Nexus 6P General] mswal2846:
I'm pretty sure if you did try to install the OTA it would fail due to you being rooted.
[Nexus 6P General] Djinn23:
bah. Glad I asked. I was f'n with that forever.. THanks for the help.
[Nexus 6P General] CyberZeus1977:
You're welcome

Sent from my interstellar 6P