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[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndreaCristiano:
I'm not saying they aren't a smart company. What I am saying is they can't always be the "cheaper" alternative. Premium androids in materials and quality are everywhere and for good reason. There is a reason why you here disparaging reviews on the 5x and how it's cheap compared to the 6p. People want android to be more than googles services pimp
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rainstalk:
That's a good point. They should be pushing the 6p. I mean it's awesome! Hell maybe the best phone on the market. Better that the Samsung s6, on par with the note 5, better than any HTC, possibly better than a one plus, moto x, LGV10, and ..... For a company that sells android that good of a phone with your name on it... isn't something you wanna brag about. Right? In politics they call it backpedaling. You aren't wrong and you sound pretty educated. So far you haven't speculated yet. So why do you think they haven't been running commercials for the 6p?

Sent from a phone that isn't a Nexus 6p
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndreaCristiano:
I don't know. This is what has me confused. The only logical thing would be that they are waiting for people to receive it en mass. Although that defeats the purpose of getting the phone out there to show what a Nexus and pure android is truly about. I'm a bit perplexed especially since the reasoning behind choosing Huawei was to introduce the USA to the company
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndreaCristiano:
Ps thank you for the kind words
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rainstalk:
That's a good point. So if you want to help android then bringing a new competitor to the table is good for everyone right? More competition = lower prices and better innovation. LG is already all over the market so it benefits google more to boost Huawei's image. I don't know. Now i'm confused lol.

Sent from a phone that isn't a Nexus 6p
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndreaCristiano:
Exactly! Especially one at is an unknown you create the narrative
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ggreenwood334:
If you have hulu. Every commercial is halo 5 and nexus 5x. No joke. Its terrible. And everything google does is for a reason. Probably a good one. most things come back to advertisement. I mean. They are breaking into every market internet/phone related to put pressure on the big companies to keep prices down so people can use more internet.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shook187:
Can you tell me what it's about? I know exactly what it is. I'm just going to wait for a few replies to tell me what they think it is.

I like to hear your reply first since you're already labeled educated.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iNiREALiZED:
I think the answer is much simpler. The 5x looks more attractive to the mass public especially in renders. I think the general public would be put off by the visor on the 6p. Makes a lot of sense considering almost every review remarks how it looks a lot better in person than in photos and press renders (referring to the 6P).
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndreaCristiano:
I explained above. I do not respond to disrespect
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rainstalk:
Same could be said for the hump on the 5X. The 6p was also touted as gorgeous so I'm not sure I completed concede to that logic. I wonder if there is someone I can ask.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndreaCristiano:
I think your answer is based on opinion not actuality. Appearance if anything is more premium for the 6p than that of the plastic 5x visor or not
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shook187:
I see no explanation! Could anyone fill me in what a Nexus is all about?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iNiREALiZED:
Agreed, appearance is always going to be subjective. At the same time I think there is quite a difference between regular forum members who poor over documentation and videos almost everyday versus the run of the mill consumer who's only exposure to the device is a 30 second run of highly stylized press renders.

Watching the commercial there is nothing about the device that says "budget materials" or another device to serve as a point of reference. The renders also do a good job of making the device look quite attractive, youthful, and fresh which is what I'm guessing they were going for by design. I think it serves there needs better than a phone with a black band stretching across the body which might look quite jarring as a first impression. I'm saying this as someone who really loves the 6P personally. I have already placed my order and expect delivery on Thursday. I'm looking at this from a purely marketing stand point. This is however all my personal opinion and could absolutely be 100% incorrect. :good:
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tsuul:
Scattered thoughts:

Is advertising is sourced from the manufacture or google, or a mix? My guess would be the manufacture, but I have no idea. The 5x isn't doing as well sales and needs all the advertising help it can get. The carriers are not pushing either phone so the phones get zero introduction to the public through that channel. The 6P is consistently hitting up on restock issues. Batches of the phone go up on the store and don't last very long. There are already reports of people getting emails about their ship dates being delayed. The 6P is going to be many peoples first Huawei product. A strong entrance into the American market can only do good things for the company. First impressions can only be made once. Advertising for the 6P would generate more interest in the phone, but that may be a negative when the manufacture is already hitting small delays. Buyers are not as impulsive when they have to wait a weeks for an item, they even get mad when a long delay gets longer. Once the demand slows and manufacturing surpasses it, advertising becomes viable. I would expect to see commercials during the holiday season unless demand stays high.

Sorry for the rambling if it was hard to read or follow. I need sleep. =)
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spaderess:
From where did you get this? I am pretty sure this is not the case.

As far as I know, nobody has made any definite statements for why they are working with Huawei. There were some rumors a few months ago that Huawei was to help them with Google Play in China, but nothing more I think. (I might be wrong)
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ggreenwood334:
And I would think huawei would help keep the prices down.

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndreaCristiano:
Nexus is about PURE Andriod. Android the way Google intended. Unadulterated, synergistic, hardware and software working together for best experience, originally launched only as a fringe developer phone. Yet over time it grew to a point where Google realized it was time to make it for everyone.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndreaCristiano:
It has been stated multiple times by reviewers and people in the know. Huawei is huge outside North America yet here their fingerprint is almost non existent. So with choosing Huawei google gets them exposure and a premium phone for less
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndreaCristiano:
possible scenario, but this is assuming google knew the launch mess they would have with the 6p
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shook187:
For less? For less compared to what? Nexus is priced accordingly to the hardware it has... just look at last year's Nexus 6 at the time with current hardware how was that priced for less? And of course previous Nexus 4 and 5 devices were cheaper because it had cheaper hardware compare to current flagship at that time.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndreaCristiano:
are you serious right now? If any other company except a chinese company made this nexus 6p with those materials it would easily have cost 100s more
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shook187:
What materials? You mean the materials that are already proven to be flaking off on some people on XDA? Or you mean the almost 1 year old chipset? The same chip set that can be found on the Motorola X pure edition which is price accordingly? Or how about the internal components that are being held together with glue and tape?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndreaCristiano:
That is actually only the graphite and is only the coating on the graphite. If you hate this phone so much why are you in this thread go to the pure thread and be quiet
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shook187:
I don't hate it, I might actually get it, I'm just responding to people's comments with legitimate questions and responses.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndreaCristiano:
I don't know how legitimate I mean tape? Cmon
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shook187:
There's a YouTube video, I forgot by who which breaks down the 6p and it's definitely being held together with tape and glue. Which I'm not saying it's a bad or good thing but it's definitely the same way cheaper phones are built.

I laugh when people say it's Nexus so it's a bargain you're getting some kind of deal by buying a Nexus. .. that is false, you're getting a device that price accordingly to the hardware it has, that's it.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndreaCristiano:
Don't believe everything u see on YouTube
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndreaCristiano:
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+6P+Teardown/51660

Look no tape!
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toratakeri:
The Nexus 5X commercial is actually what turned me on to find out about the 6P. I only caught a little piece of the commercial and I wanted to go see what new Nexus device was out and if it would be compatible with Verizon networks. Saw that the 5X was made by LG (barf) and then the 6P caught my eye with its pretty fantastic hardware profile and sleek looks. I wasn't overly fond of the Huawei manufacturing as we in the U.S. don't really see or hear much about this company. A little research led to the conclusion that they are really not that bad, and could easily be compared to a large-scale HTC type manufacturer. Any and every phone will have hiccups on their first hardware revision, so I really don't see the logic behind panicking if a few phones arrive defective. Quality control at any company is roughly 1 out of every 10,000 units tested thoroughly, so until the manufacturing process is perfected with a revision or two, odds are some devices will have problems. In the case of the 6P, I'm glad to know that Google has our backs against those defects instead of having to go deal with Verizon and getting some garbage device refurbished by Asurion or a similar company. I've had my hands on thousands of those devices back when I worked in a repair center and most of the ones I opened up either used non-OEM parts or had signs of pre-existing board damage or corrosion. No thanks. Back on track, the 6P is not about having the "latest" components inside nor is it about having the "most powerful" components. The entire purpose of a Nexus device is getting a piece of equipment that has every piece hand selected in a partnership between Google and a quality manufacturer to ensure that the machine works flawlessly with the latest Google software. When a manufacturer has to write drivers for their own proprietary hardware, or adapt their software to work with another manufacturer's hardware, then tie it all together with Android OS, things can get a little complicated, convoluted, and ultimately result in poor battery life or glitches that crash applications or the software as a whole. You also cannot overlook the benefit of a Nexus to the compatibility with applications in the Play Store since applications are generally written and developed using the Android SDK which is as close to the same software we will be running as you can get, and given that the 6P runs one of the most popular Qualcomm processors currently on the market, you'll be hard-pressed to find an app that isn't nice and cozy running on that SoC. Weigh all of these things against a base price of $499.99 (32GB) and you have a pretty darn good deal along with no chains to your carrier. Color me happy with my pre-order.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] pete85:
hello everyone,

today i've receive my Sx56 AT&T, i've tried to follow the guide to unlock it but

i'm getting a message saying that the file that contains the special ROM 1.2 EXE is damage.

can anyone help?

many thanks!!
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] LumpiStefan:
From where have you downloaded the ROM?

Have you redownloaded the file?

What filesize does it have?

Normally you can also extract the file with winzip, maybe you can test this....

Stefan
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] pete85:
ROM downloaded from XDA-wiki

file size of 15.2 mo
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] Rudegar:
sounds like the download was corrupt

try waiting to make sure it's out of your isp's cache and redownload it
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] pete85:
that's it , i've done it , O2's euro ROM is installed and the phone 's unlocked , my only problem now is that activesync does not connect to it any more ,is there a universal version of it?

my problem is that i live in france, so i can't get the autoconfiguration to work!

Do i have to reflash the french Rom qteck to it? and how if the activesync doesn't connect?

many thanx
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] JTMogul:
Newbie Mogul 6800

Newbie, Newbie here..

Can someone help me, by directing me to an area on the site, where I can understand the wording of the posts for me to go forward? like rom?, kitchen?, etc..

thx,
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] pete85:
i've tried to install microsoft's latest 4.5 active sync and it still doesn't connect!!

what's going on ?
[Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coop3422:
When I had my LG G2 some time ago, I was able to customize the buttons on my dock. I was able to have a back, home, sadly no multitask button, but there was an option to have a button that would drop the notification bar.

I've been looking for an app, or solution since the Z5 is on the big side. I went through all the phones settings, but couldn't find the option. Anyone know of an app that may offer this functionality? I'm searching, but haven't found anything. I did find an app, but I'd rather a button added to my button dock that's always available.

Thanks
[Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LitoNi:
you would need root to do so.
[Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coop3422:
Damn, is there any non root solution? Don't want to void warranty less than a week after buying it lol
[Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GZA1337:
you can install another launcher like nova launcher. There you can do everything. E.g. expand notification bar on swipe down or create shortcuts to open the bar...
[Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coop3422:
Awesome, thanks for this. I already use nova launcher so looked through the settings. The best option I found was pressing the home button while already on the home screen and it'll drop the notification bar. Not exactly what I want, but gets the job done. The ideal solution would be to have a fourth, dedicated button beside the multitasking button that dropped the notification bar without having to be on the home screen. Just like the keyboard icon in the bottom right when a keyboard is open.

The G2 did this perfectly with the built in options. Wish about offered this on the stock Rom. Thanks for the tip GZA, at least I can do this from the home screen now.
[Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GZA1337:
What about swipe down on the home screen to open the notification bar?
[Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coop3422:
Is that supposed to work? I swipe down on the home screen but it doesn't do anything.
[Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ricodredd:
Er, that's how Android has worked since at least Jellybean 4.1 (first Android version I ever had). Start with your finger just above the top of the screen and swipe down.
[Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GZA1337:
In Nova settings you find gestures and input. There is swipe down option. You can add expand notification there... But this feature could be in paid version only. Not sure...
[Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coop3422:
Er that's how Android has always worked, and not what my question is. I'm looking for a solution to drop it without doing that as this phone is too tall.
[Galaxy S6 Edge+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] icui2i:
I need help figuring out where my battery option went. Strange thing..suddenly the option was gone ? No special apps installed, I have no root..running out of the box stock Touchwiz.

I've rebooted the phone..done cache wipe in stock recovery. Have not yet factory reset the phone, though it will be my next step, if you guys don't have any ideas...

Never seen this before ?
[Galaxy S6 Edge+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkido:
Battery option was embedded in Smart Manager. I guess something wrong with it
[Galaxy S6 Edge+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] icui2i:
Thanks ☺ found it out..it's back ?
[Galaxy S6 Edge+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] donky kong 017:
What did you do? I have some options missing an fc in the battery settings. Maybe it will help...
[Galaxy S6 Edge+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GZA1337:
did you disable Smart Manager? Then you get FC if you open battery settings...
[Galaxy S6 Edge+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] donky kong 017:
i did and its clear for me that this is the problem, but that happend out of the box. so i thought mybe there is a way like wiping or flashing anything that will solve the problem.

i now have smartmanager removed with TB, but i thought maybe there is a way to get it working without using all the bloatware from sammy
[Galaxy S6 Edge+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] donky kong 017:
Installed smartmanager back. And can open it no problem but now even battery options in settings will fc.

With sm deinstalled I could at least open battery tab in settings
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sephstyler:
Hi all,

It is indeed widely advertised that the Nexii phones this year support USB-C's native charging of 5V/3A (15W) as opposed to the existing Quick Charge technologies on the market.

Being an early adopter, I "invested" some money in some QC2.0 chargers, and was disappointed that they are not supported. However, given iFixit's recent teardown of the 6P revealing that the phone is equipped with Qualcomm SMB1351 Quick Charge IC, does anyone have any thoughts as to:

1. Perhaps the decision to not have QC2.0 was made after the hardware specs had been confirmed?

2. Perhaps there is a way (firmware/hack) to re-enable QC2.0?

thanks

Ifixit teardown here https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+6P+Teardown/51660 - refer to Step 14 for the Qualcomm power management ICs
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trevorcobb:
Same question here
[Nexus 6P General] combat goofwing:
Have had the phone for 5 days now and love it,from the build and feel in hand to the software,came from a HTC which are quality built phones and this matches that and more .The FP scanner is a dream to use and the back is certainly the right place for it .My only complaint is that awful black controls bar at the bottom. Google make it transparent on the home screen and Google now ,yet even in there own apps like Gmail its still there,its present in 90% of my apps,that might be down to the app,but things like dolphin browser on full screen mode have it hidden away to pull up as needed.It looks so much better when not there and isn't taking up valuable screen space .Is there any reason why it can't be transparent in every app etc or at least move down when not in use.
[Nexus 6P General] PlatinumNick:
a custom rom should take care of the problem
[Nexus 6P General] martinezma99:
I agree 100%. Better yet, give us an option between on screen and capacitive buttons.
[Nexus 6P General] combat goofwing:
Not an option I'm afraid I have certain aps that I need that will not work any anything other than stock ROMs , attached are dolphin browser pics both in full screen mode just on one I've swiped uo to get controls back
[Nexus 6P General] combat goofwing:
A couple more that show how much better it can be
[Nexus 6P General] AndreaCristiano:
Yea I agree. The controls make the screen real estate like a 5.5 screen because they are constantly there
[Nexus 6P General] Aridon:
I imagine pie controls will be coming.
[Nexus 6P General] combat goofwing:
What is that and dies it require root ?
[Nexus 6P General] Aridon:
Essentially gets rid of the navigation options at the bottom and instead you pull them up in the side only when necessary. You access them like the labs controls on the old aosp browser by running a finger on the side to cause then to pop out.
[Nexus 6P General] Phazmos:
There are a few apps to do this - root not required.

Works on mm on the n5 (WHERE'S MY 6P GOOGLE!), as it's just a launcher should also work on the 6p
[Nexus 6P General] CarlosAbia:
I plan on using LMT launcher. With root you should be able to run LMT and remove navigation bar as well
[Nexus 6P General] Technicolors:
Wow I thought about this too with my 6P. When I was using my G3 prior I used Pie controls and removed the nav bar. Would love to use all of that 5.7" real estate the 6P has.
[Nexus 6P General] bills742:
Stick this line at the bottom of your build.prop file in the system folder and nav bar is gone, "qemu.hw.mainkeys=1". Make sure you have pie already installed, I use pie control.
[Nexus 6P General] nrfitchett4:
That would make the phone even taller.
[Nexus 6P General] combat goofwing:
Can this be done without root,if not then its a no go for me,I have certain apps that will not work on rooted devices and I need to have those apps working
[Nexus 6P General] pifsworld:
GMD immersive app deals with it.
[Nexus 6P General] Won't be druv:
It does, but when I tried it, it messed up the keyboard.
[Nexus 6P General] combat goofwing:
Thanks I'll give it a try
[Nexus 6P General] combat goofwing:
Thanks seems to work good,just have to remember to swipe up to get keyboard to show when required ,I wonder if there will be a fix for MM,or is it always like that.

Can't understand why Google would not have immersive as standard looks so much better
[Nexus 6P General] denk:
Lower the DPI in build.prop a bit and the nav bar will be smaller and you'll have more real estate on the screen.
[Nexus 6P General] combat goofwing:
That requires root which is not an option,have apps I need that do not work on rooted devices, GMD seems a OK option for now but think it might be causing battery drain ,I will monitor it
[Nexus 6P General] combat goofwing:
Screen shots using GMD immersive,only thing is if you have to remember to swipe uo to have controls showing to initial use keyboard ,works well for those who don't want root.
[Nexus 6P General] denk:
You

do not

need root to modify DPI.

From fastboot temporary boot into TWRP: fastboot boot recovery twrp.img

mount system,

adb pull build.prop

do your mods,

adb push build.prop back into /system

reboot,

job done.
[Nexus 6P General] combat goofwing:
Does that go for altering build prop to remover the black control bars as well no root needed?.I'm in the UK and I'm sure even with a custom recovery like TWRP,apps like Sky Go and some banking apps pick up on it and don't work
[Nexus 6P General] Confused_Cheese:
You shouldn't need root, an unlocked bootloader or TWRP to set the DPI. You just need to enable USB debugging and get ADB setup on your machine. You can then run:

adb shell wm density [DPI] && adb reboot

Obviously, replace [DPI] with the dpi you'd like to set. Only set it to sensible values of course. I've used this method on a few phones without any problems.

As a warning, it seems android pay won't work if you run a custom DPI (at the moment at least)