yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 6P Android Development] Formhault:
It's the H1512 variant (took me some time to figure which is which, Google didn't provide the correct result in the first two or three links :silly: ). I should have mentioned this at the beginning, my bad.

For what it's worth, I also accessed the Testing menu (*#*#4636#*#*) and made sure "Set preferred network type" was set right. It was set to "LTE/GSM/CDMA auto (PRL)". For what it's worth, I'll leave it on "LTE/GSM auto (PRL)", since we no longer have CDMA in my country (and I suppose GSM engulfs WCDMA).

I tried setting it to WCDMA preferred; network type remained GPRS. If I try to set it to WCDMA only or LTE only, guess what happens... signal completely drops, and network type is unknown (yeah, no network at all).

So, the only way I can get signal is by setting preferred network type to something that allows the phone to fall back on 2G whenever other network types are unavailable. Cool! :(

-----

Back a few hours ago, when I was calling my carrier & making trips to the store... H and 4G icons did appear for brief ammounts of time, but neither did stick for more than a few seconds. So brief that Internet would only work for a few seconds, then it would fall back to GPRS.

Also, I was in an area where I knew I should have 80%+ 4G signal (or 90%+ 3G signal), and manually switched it to 3G (preferred). This was before I flashed PureNexus, this was probably one hour into the purchase. I did get a lock on 3G (H icon did appear, but there was an exclamation mark besides it, so no internet)... and signal became scarce. Like 3 bars, 1 bar, when I should have had 5. Impossible to call with - the person at the other end could barely hear me. So I switched to 2G... thinking it is just temporary. No, it wasn't :(

I'm saying this only because it was probably the only time my 6P was locked on 3G for long enough for me to be able to make a call.

Last time I was able to get a 4G signal lock was when I was in the store, asking the guy what the hell is going on (thinking it may be carrier related). As soon as he put his hands on the phone, it locked on 4G (full signal). Opening an app info on the Play Store did work. But 10 seconds after I walked away from the store, it went back to spotty 3G and then, neverending 2G :(

---------- Post added at 00:57 ---------- Previous post was at 00:55 ----------

Well, when I first got the phone, it was on the March update. I updated it first to June, then July, then August. And that's the last update I got. The radio remained unchanged (I suppose 03.61 is the latest for Marshmallow).

Then, I went to Android N... and the radio changed. But the network problems did not change.

Now, I'm on PureNexus (with the latest M vendor image, bootloader, radio...) and the problem still exists.
[Nexus 6P Android Development] evilryry:
Did you check your apns and make sure they were set properly
[Nexus 6P Android Development] Formhault:
APNs are automatically retrieved. That's one thing my carrier seems to be doing a good job at - my girlfriend's OnePlus One gets them, my mother's stock Nexus 6 gets them, my previous device (Nexus 6) got them...

The 6P also got them. And the default APN works. I mean I select the APN, I enable mobile data and it works. But it only works on GPRS... which is exactly the problem! I'm on GPRS, unable to jump on HSPA or LTE...

Other than that, mobile data works, sure. But I didn't buy the 6P to use it on GPRS :silly:
[Nexus 6P Android Development] evilryry:
I was just making sure they were being retrieved and stuff. Beyond that I'm not really sure since you've tried multiple software configurations (stock 6.0.1, 7.0, pure nexus etc). Wish you luck in figuring it out man.
[Nexus 6P Android Development] Formhault:
I apologize for derailing the thread with this. But I spent a good ammount of time on Google, trying to find others who have had similar experiences. Impossible, I seem to be the only one! :eek:

So, of course, I came here, to the Pure Nexus community, which is always nice & kind. Was kind of hoping someone would pop up and say "oh, yeah, sure, that's something that MAY happen for one device out of a million. you just have to go to this secret menu, push a bunch of buttons and voila!"... But that seems like an impossible scenario now.

I suppose this is a hardware failure. A very unique kind of hardware failure.

Thank you for chiming in, [MENTION=5438911]evilryry[/MENTION] [MENTION=3144909]wooddale[/MENTION].

I purchased this device at a local retail store. The unit I went for was re-sealed (brand new ones are out of stock almost everywhere - they seem to be flying off the shelves like crazy lately, not sure what's up with this 6P craze right now - it's discounted, but not THAT much), so the guy that returned it did so probably because of the same reason... only works in 2G, nothing else.

I already initiated a return request. On Monday, I'll take it back to the store and get my money back. There wasn't even a USB Type-A to Type-C cable inside the box! And the UK to EU plug adapter was incompatible with the charger. Not sure how the retards at the store accepted this return with missing accessories... but if they did that, they'll surely accept my return for no reason (well, there is one, CONNECTIVITY).

The 6P is awesome. I'm still in shock (not sure how else to say), after being in love with the Nexus 6 for the past 13 months or so (that device is gorgeous). I'll most likely buy a 64GB unit from somewhere else, for a MUCH cheaper price , and keep that for a year, and I'll grow to love it like my previous phone, perhaps. It's a Nexus, afterall, you can't just not love them...

My initial plan was to buy the 6P from somewhere I can easily return it later. After that, I'll conclude wether I like it or not, and buy it online for a cheaper price. If not, I was going to buy the OnePlus 3 (which I still contemplate upon, but the front facing speakers of the 6P and it being a Nexus will probably win over the OnePlus).

I'm just venting. This has been on my mind for quite a while now. It'll soon be over, when I make the shift to the 6P fully. :p

Hello, [MENTION=3306843]kantjer[/MENTION] :victory: it's good seeing familiar faces.
[Nexus 6P Android Development] king3opobn:
Double post
[Nexus 6P Android Development] Formhault:
That app just accesses the Testing menu (*#*#4636#*#*) for you... Which I already tried. I just said I tried that with no luck... I just said it. Lol.
[Nexus 6P Android Development] snoprosledneck88:
Im Just asking for [MENTION=4129455]Formhault[/MENTION] and I'm not even sure it would matter. Should he wipe everything including internal storage? Start 100% fresh. Maybe the guy before him did some rooting and messing around and messed something up and he just needs a super fresh start. Like everything. I'm not the one to ask how to go about doing this but I do k ow there are guides on here how to do it and people in the forum that will be able to instruct you how to do it. They will also be able to point you to all the files needed. Just hate to see a fellow Nexus guy down and out since these phones are generally bulletproof from a software stand point. 99% of the time there is always light at the end of the tunnel for a nexus phone. Just trying to help what little bit I can.
[Nexus 6P Android Development] Formhault:
I actually thought about that (as weird as it would be... I mean if I think about it, if this issue (no 3G/4G, only 2G) were to be fixed by that... that'd be veeeeeery weird. Never something in userdata interfered with the functions of the modem (that I know of).

Which is why I did a "fastboot format userdata" when I followed Heisenberg's tutorial to set everything up right. I mean if that didn't purge everything, I don't know what would. Besides,

As I said, I've had the Nexus 6 before. Which was bulletproof, you know. Now seeing this issue on a 6P makes me wonder... lol.

I just hope the 6P unit I'll (maybe, hopefully) be able to get my hands on & make it my own... won't develop any issues like this over time. Cause that'd be reaaaaaaaaally unfortunate... :eek:
[Nexus 6P Android Development] kipue:
Boy, you must be favorably located :)

I got a 500 MB connection that will reach 70 MB/sec dl from Steam, and gives me 4 MB/s top when synching sources.

Most usually 1 MB/s (down a lot to less than 500 kb/s). So still takes a while. (I live in Hong Kong right now).
[Nexus 6P Android Development] oldman_58:
I suspect you may have a bad SIM connector, you may need a new phone.
[Nexus 6P Android Development] Formhault:
Something like this can't just happen out of the blue later down the road, so it is there from the manufacturing, right?
[Nexus 6P Android Development] Mikey:
This conversation has NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ROM...
[Nexus 6P Android Development] AzraelsKiss:
I still think ya just needed to extract the proper proprietary blobs for the build... But glad ya got it built! Congrats!

Have a good one!
[Nexus 6P Android Development] AzraelsKiss:
I'm a little late, but better late that never... Brand new build with the brand new vendor and blobs... It runs so pretty... :P

Have a good one!
[Nexus 6P Android Development] sixgunmojo:
Welcome to the 6P PN forum. The only time we're on topic is the first 1-3 days after a new build drops 'til most of the problems get sorted out. After that its pretty much a free-for-all for people running PN. Wash, rinse, repeat. Embrace it. :D
[Nexus 6P Android Development] Fralund:
Is it possible somehow to create a quick settings tile for VPN connections? I often need to enable/disable/switch vpn connection when abroad and the only way I know of is going trough settings -> more -> VPN.

/Fredrik
[Nexus 6P Android Development] rndll:
My Nexus 6P gets the APNs but doesn't use the correct one by default. My carrier has different APNs for postpaid, prepaid and data only plans. When I factory reset I always need to choose the correct APN or else I also don't get LTE. Check if you have the correct APN for your plan.
[Nexus 6P Android Development] Jessetatum1337:
I have been getting complaints on call quality when I am using my bluetooth radio in my car. Stock rom never received any such complaints. Is this a common issue or one that can be solved? Thanks.
[Nexus 6P Android Development] fz798:
Known issue with noise cancelation, there's a quick edit that seemed to fix it for me, search for 6P echo fix or something like that
[Nexus 6P Android Development] Badger50:
Here ya go [emoji106]

View attachment 3871004
[Nexus 6P Android Development] kyle_el:
Ever tried this one?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...ngs&pcampaignid=APPU_1_YynUV9rSMYnmjwOZ7rDwDQ
[Nexus 6P Android Development] dipsup:
it may b a dumb question but does this rom enable volte feature in indian variant?
[Nexus 6P Android Development] Aswin08:
No.
[Nexus 6P Android Development] Lord. Tech:
does this include headphones? because i get complaints from most headphones but i thought thats just because of the low compatibility of 6p with headphones that include mic i think.
[Nexus 6P Android Development] AzraelsKiss:
Bad audio from a headset could be the fault of the headset (My wife says all phone headsets distort my voice, no matter what device I use), but I guess it could also be caused by the noise cancellation mic, if it doesn't get deactivated when using a headset. You could try the fix to see if it helps, and if not, then revert the changes. Good luck!

Have a good one!
[Nexus 6P Android Development] Fastrite:
You can also put a settings shortcut straight to VPN on one of you home screens.

#whiteuimustdie
[Nexus 6P Android Development] wezman2k:
is a nougat dirty flash looking reasonable when this is released?
[Nexus 6P Android Development] dbroer91884:
Do you mean from marshmallow pn to nougat pn? I'm sure if that's the case the answer is no, need to be a clean flash. When jumping to new Android version especially if you're using custom ROMs, clean is the way to go
[Nexus 6P Android Development] wezman2k:
perhaps there's a better way than I've been doing it. when clean flashing are you guys just restoring user apps w/ TB and setting everything back up from scratch? this is how I've traditionally done it.

I wouldn't mind clean flashing if the process weren't so time consuming each time. what are the best time savers?
[Nexus 6P Android Development] teh roxxorz:
Yup, that's exactly how to do it. Full wipe, minus internal storage, flash your things, and then restore user apps.

The only real time saver is to just make sure you have all your flash items in one location and get it done in one shot.
[Nexus 6P Android Development] WhiteReign:
What other Kernels are there for this rom? The one that came with the rom lags bad. Thanks
[Nexus 6P Android Development] JaylanPHNX:
Try Ninja kernel.

I have to 6p.
[Nexus 6P Android Development] Juzman:
Ninja Kernel works nicely.
[Nexus 6P Android Development] WhiteReign:
Thanks for that I'll gibe it a try
[Nexus 6P Android Development] Poloasis:
Will it require us to flash newer bootloader and radio when PN7 is out?
[Nexus 6P Android Development] mrjake1970:
personally i think the devs here will spend more time having to write the instructions for how to flash it than actually building it after everyone being so confused and having issues lately with the updates lololol..

i do the same. i made a folder called "flash" and some sub folders for roms, kernels, apps, backups.. that way in twrp i can go to one folder and find everything quicker..
[Nexus 6P Android Development] Az Biker:
Not sure if it will conflict with N, but I also use ROM SETTINGS BACKUP in conjunction with TiBu, and it greatly reduces the time a clean install can take.
[Nexus 6P Android Development] Fralund:
That's what I want to do. How do I do that?
[Nexus 6P Android Development] teh roxxorz:
You're very true - we have FAQs for a reason, but go unread like unsung heroes - though some devs are better about it dealing with it than others.; not a dig at Beans on either end, though this is a better community here.

I just looked that up, and that's pretty snazzy; didn't even know that was out there. Young dogs can learn new tricks too. :) 'Cause that's the biggest time suck right there.

Secondly, even though you "shouldn't" backup system data - backing up the bluetooth pairings, also saves time on a clean install - if you have multiple bluetooth devices.

Thirdly [depending if this matters to you in general] - you can backup and restore SMS / MMS messages with Titanium Backup via XML, through the options menu [not a lot of people know that for some reason]. However -- because it's done as a snapshot, you should restore the messages first thing after rooting, because it restores that state -- meaning if you got 5 new messages, then restored the xml backup, they will be gone.
[Nexus 6P Android Development] Fastrite:
Long press home screen / select "widgets" (or shortcuts) / select "settings shortcut" / position your shortcut on home screen / scroll down to "VPN" and your away.

This varies slightly depending on the launcher you're using.

The above is for GN launcher.

#whiteuimustdie
[Nexus 6P Android Development] J93:
Hi,

I couldn't see my question in the FAQ, Nor when I searched the thread could I find a good answer.

I have encrypted my device on the latest build, When/If a new build was released and the need to flash a new vendor.img; What is the safest thing to do?

Can I just flash the vendor.img and new build without doing anything? Or would I need to disable my Lockscreen pin before flashing things (It says to do so in the installation guide but it doesn't mention Encryption)?
[Nexus 6P Android Development] mohdfahad47:
ES file explorer doesn't feature ads or bloatware anymore, they're back to what they used to be with new ui and some new features .
[Nexus 6P Android Development] therock3181:
Juste flash away. Nothing will be altered (hopefully).
[Nexus 6P Android Development] walbuls:
Tried that, still getting default ringtone for everyone.

To set custom i am going into contacts>"Name">Edit (Pencil top right)>Top right menu (3 dots)>set ringtone>select custom mp3>save (Top right checkmark)

Is there another method to set them I should follow?

Edit: I also just encoded all of the audio files to ogg vorbis and still no luck. Default ringtone plays for everyone.
[Nexus 6P Android Development] Lord. Tech:
can i dirty flash 8/03 build over 8/21 for a clean system? idk if im just being paraoid lol, or if the battery life isnt quiteee the same as on the previous build.:confused:
[Nexus 6P Android Development] noobiest:
I agree. I clean flashed from early July build and it's not as good. No idea why.
[Nexus 6P Android Development] Juzman:
I did a full unroot of ChainFire's SuperSU, and installed Magisk + phh's SuperUser and is working fine on PN7. :)
[Nexus 6P Android Development] shiftr182:
What version of super user are you using? I can't figure out which one I'm supposed to use on that thread.

Thanks [emoji6]
[Nexus 6P Android Development] Juzman:
I flashed: Magiskv6, phh-superuser-17-magisk.zip then installed phh's superuser from play store.
[Nexus 6P Android Development] BIGWORM:
Do you use viper4android at all? I'm wanting to jump to that version of SU, but I heard that method of su doesn't work for the latest v4a.
[Nexus 6P Android Development] Juzman:
Nope. Never used it.
[Nexus 6P Android Development] n1729m:
I'm using magisk with phh superuser and flashed magisk Viper zip and installed the Viper apk. Then I had to change the selinux to permissive from magisk manager and then Viper did processed the sound for play music initially. But after doing few reboots now Viper doesn't work for play music but it works fine with Poweramp. Stock Android 7.
[Nexus 6P Android Development] jesssiii:
Don't forget you'll lose those with a system wipe, lol.

Nexus 6P
[Nexus 6P Android Development] sixgunmojo:
I always forget to mention this. I've been doing this for so long I don't even remember the original problem I had that this fixed. It has become SOP for me to copy my ringtones into /system... almost immediately after any ROM flash.
[Nexus 6P Android Development] kantjer:
Strange I have my custom ring and notification tones on the SD since day one. Never had any issues.

Sent from my Nexus 6P
[Nexus 6P Android Development] Gizmoe:
I do the same. As long as the files have audio extensions the phone will recognize them.
[Nexus 6P Android Development] KennyG123:
Maybe there should be a separate thread or PMs or IRC for building?

Edit: The building of PureNexus Nougat discussion has been moved to this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3460446

So people can discuss the existing release here

Thank you for your cooperation
[Nexus 6P Android Development] Ewoedo:
Hello. I am on the latest version of nogaut from the factory image.

I want to go back to Pure Nexus as the battery life is awful. I've heard people getting bootloops trying to go back. How would I do this safely?
[Nexus 6P Android Development] agentfazexx:
Can anyone link me to a guide to properly unroot from SuperSU without losing anything? It's asking about restoring boot images and things... I just want to unroot and not mess with anything else. I want to update Pokemon Go, but if I do I won't be able to use it anymore.
[Nexus 6P Android Development] dbroer91884:
Can't you just go into the supersu app and click unroot? Wait for someone else smarter than me to respond but I'm pretty sure that will work
[Nexus 6P Android Development] agentfazexx:
I did that but I'm a little worried because it leaves system files laying around...and it's still installed technically.
[Nexus 6P Android Development] kyle_el:
Flash factory images for 6.0.1 first then PureNexus after.
[Nexus 6P Android Development] Einwod:
Dirty flash the ROM. Root gone.
[Nexus 6P Android Development] agentfazexx:
I was thinking that too, just wipe cache and dalvik and flash everything except SuperSU's zip file. Pokemon Go won't be "smart enough" to pick up on me being rooted before the dirty flash?
[Nexus 6P Android Development] teh roxxorz:
That should be sufficient, as the ROM is no longer pre rooted upon install.
[Nexus 6P Android Development] jmtjr278:
I don't understand how the building of this ROM is not in topic in a developers thread but the same 5 questions over and over and over are. Why was a new thread needed? Is this not a thread for development and development related questions? Sorry if this is off topic
[Nexus 6P Android Development] Juzman:
Use Magisk and Phh's Superuser. :)

Full unroot in SuperSU app.
[Nexus 6P Android Development] scoot0073:
What this video I'm sure you will find it helpful..

https://youtu.be/ePGd8OK1wm4
[Nexus 6P Android Development] snoprosledneck88:
Haha I think we can all agree we would rather see people talk about building PN vs asking for N ETA's! I'm done though, mod is going to move us to a new thread too. PN ROCKS! On topic though, does the Gapps that we flash with PN really matter that much? OP seems to stress dynamic apps. I would like to see dynamic apps theme ready.
[Nexus 6P Android Development] kyle_el:
That would be awesome! I've always just used Open Gapps. They've worked flawlessly every time for me :good:
[Nexus 6P Android Development] snoprosledneck88:
Do they theme well or not recommended? Dynamic Gapps are not bad but definitely are not perfect
[Nexus 6P Android Development] kyle_el:
I've never tried so I'd really have no clue tbh.
[Nexus 6P Android Development] Asitaka:
How do I get substratum to work? I flashed the latest build clean, added root and xposed (love me some burnt toast), viper and downloaded the substratum app, and inversion UI. I tried 'build and enable' and nothing changes... how do you put a theme on?
[Nexus 6P Android Development] Juzman:
I use OpenGapps Pico, then use ThemeReady Gapps for YouTube/Gmail/Hangouts etx
[Nexus 6P Android Development] king3opobn:
I thought this thread is for pn 6.0.1, that is what is available. Where is pn 7 available at? Is it even linked here? Or is it at to Google+?

---------- Post added at 12:38 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:35 AM ----------
[Nexus 6P Android Development] biohaz55:
No they do not theme properly...... Gapps and theme ready apps are not the same thing.

If you want the Google apps themed correctly then you need to flash Gapps and then flash theme ready apps.

Once you have flashed theme ready apps do not update any of those apps from the play store as you will lose the correct theming, wait for theme ready apps to be updated.
[Nexus 6P Android Development] KennyG123:
No, it is not! This is a thread for the work distributed in the OP and help with issues and installation. People subscribe to this thread to help those people and see new posts by Beanstown106. Building this ROM yourself has nothing to do with that. None of those people subscribed want to read 70 posts on people having trouble with their build environment. Thus a thread was made for those people who wish to build their own....in the development section! I thought those building their own personal builds and needed help would appreciate a focused thread in development just for that...apparently some people are difficult to please.

Thank you for your cooperation and consideration.
[Nexus 6P Android Development] snoprosledneck88:
If I flash Gapps then flash theme ready Gapps it's going to duplicate in my app drawer. Don't I want to install theme ready apps only?
[Nexus 6P Android Development] biohaz55:
No they won't..... it's like updating apps, it just overwrites them. You still need Gapps as some of the background stuff is not in theme ready apps.

However theme ready apps include Google contacts and dialler whereas PN has AOSP contacts and dialler so you could end up with two versions of each. I find that AOSP contacts and dialler theme ok so I use the aroma version of theme ready apps and do not select contacts and dialler.

If you prefer the Google versions then install theme ready versions then remove AOSP versions with TiBu or similar.
[Nexus 6P Android Development] snoprosledneck88:
Worked well. Thanks