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[Nexus 6  General] najoor:
When you do a clean install of this rom the lag is very minimal and that is what people are talking about when they say there is no lag. Different people end up installing different apps and my guess is that if there is an app that doesn't play nicely with Android N it may constantly run random stuff in the background that slows the phone down and burns the battery. I just read in some other thread that a certain app keeps running a Bluetooth daemon (or something of that sort) in the background in N which makes the device slow. Said app apparently didn't do so in Marshmallow.
[Nexus 6  General] ronaldheld:
Sounds like a variety of causes, some may be solved with the next preview.
[Nexus 6  General] Joe92T:
Alright where is preview 2 at? It's late, who's grabbing the torches and pitchforks? ;)
[Nexus 6  General] :
When has Google ever been on time
[Nexus 6  General] ronaldheld:
Oh so true. I suppose it is coming "any day now".
[Nexus 6  General] donjuro:
I mean they did release the preview early. That counts as on time, right?
[Nexus 6  General] :
True.
[Nexus 6  General] najoor:
It's not even clear to me at this point what people want from Google. It seems that all we care about is an android firmware with a higher version that we can get our flashing addiction fix from, regardless of whether there is any useful feature in there.

I was watching a video review of Android Honeycomb (yes, that is Android version 3.1!) the other day and I was surprised how little this OS has leaped forward in terms of user experience, and how much functionality is lost in the name of security. Since those days the only thing added to Android that impressed me was project butter which removed the infamous lag that had plagued Android devices before it and culminated in version 4.3. From that point forward, every time I upgraded Android I found myself struggling to retrieve the features that Google removed one after another. Here is a short list off the top of my head:

Jelly bean: removed the Tablet UI which means instead of having the navigation buttons on the side where ones fingers would naturally sit on a tablet, now you'd have to reach to the middle to navigate. Also removed the read permission to /data so now without root you cannot backup your data partition except through Google or OEM's backup facility.

Kitkat: removed the RW access to external SD card. Also the functionality of gapps started to depend on the presence of google framework services, which runs in the background and chats with google servers endlessly even in the sleep mode. In fact early Kitkat versions suffered from poor battery life because of this.

Lollipop: The horrendous material design with its childish layout and bright colors that killed the battery on OLED displays and (you could argue) decreased the life span of the pixels, with no recourse to switch to a dark theme. Forced encryption of SDcard on many platforms that slowed down the data access and resulted in 1-3GB less available space.

Marshmallow: It is now almost impossible to even boot the device if you touch anything in the system partition thanks to DM-verity which is baked into the Kernel. The only way around it is to unlock the bootloader and patch the kernel, which is not even an option for many devices. So rooting, without resorting to extreme measures, has become almost impossible.

Preview N: Now, you cannot even have read access to /system unless you have a rooted device. Very nice Google.

If the argument is that each change made the system more secure then I would tell you that of course if you lock everything down the system becomes more secure and at the same time less flexible. So in that manner android is becoming more and more like Apple iOS which makes me think why should I buy an android device next time when I can enjoy all these restrictions in a shiny classy iphone? It actually seems to me that jailbreaking an iPhone in many cases is now easier than rooting an Android.
[Nexus 6  General] :
If you truly want Honeycomb go to the antique store and find something there. All these features that have been 'lost' can be easily gotten back on a Nexus with rooting, unlocking and flashing! I thought that's why people bought Nexus devices in the first place but I'm seeing more and more not buying for these reasons but rather to get away from other OEMs skins/bloat. Android is getting closer to IOS but calling them close in customizations is a long shot. To my knowledge, one of the only personalizations on IOS is changing the background. No hiding apps(you can put them in folders, woopty do), no launchers, no nothing. Wait for it... New amazing feature heading your way!

You can now change the keyboard on IOS! Also you call Material Design childish and dislike it'd bright colors but you think of getting an IPhone which is known for bright colors and childish look.
[Nexus 6  General] harpin14789:
Is anybody sure that this won't force encrypt once flashed?
[Nexus 6  General] fedef12evo:
I flashed the second one, the one with nocrypt, and no forced encrypt
[Nexus 6  General] killmastern3:
The third one has no encryption and verification i believe.
[Nexus 6  General] Droidphilev:
the third one encrypted my device. was not encrypted before. just FYI.
[Nexus 6  General] mdlf:
Correct me if I'm wrong :

Download and unzip the files

With Nexus root toolkit flash

System

Boot noencrypt

Bootloader

Radio

Twrp.

After first start reboot and flash via Twrp 2.68 zip.

Is it right for no encrypt and don't lost everything on internal storage?
[Nexus 6  General] buffal0b1ll:
I flashed the root No encrypt (2nd one). Root works great and not encrypted.
[Nexus 6  General] Wagedroid:
Can someone mirror please? Mega keeps crashing on me
[Nexus 6  General] kidhudi:
dumb question. i have the latest multirom twrp installed. can i leave that instead of installing the supplied twrp? i am trying to multi boot M&N if possible
[Nexus 6  General] cerico76:
Can I flash this using FlashFire? Cheers!
[Nexus 6  General] Droidphilev:
Took me a day but i can tell you that i won't work (for now)
[Nexus 6  General] mexiken:
Flashed the npp kernel and superuser and while root works, mounting read write does not.
[Nexus 6  General] MrBrady:
Same here on VZW. Once I flashed the nocrypt boot img, I no longer have LTE. Rebooting and airplane mode don't seem to help either.

EDIT: On an interesting note, prior to flashing the nocrypt boot image, the device defaulted to "British English" on the setup screen. Now it defaults to "American English" after flashing the modified boot img.
[Nexus 6  General] chitown835:
You can flash with twrp because I did it all I did was unzip the file then install the 2 images thru twrp
[Nexus 6  General] fubugang:
Can't flash system.IMG through twrp...
[Nexus 6  General] chitown835:
Well it worked for me using the latest
[Nexus 6  General] simms22:
update your twrp, as of version 3.0.0.1 you can.
[Nexus 6  General] fubugang:
Thanks wasn't aware there was a twrp 3.0.0.1 out yet
[Nexus 6  General] simms22:
yea, it came out like two weeks ago, but I didn't see it on their site to download. I downloaded twrp manager from the play store, and it is listed in there, and I updated through twrp manager.
[Nexus 6  General] kclive:
After cycling through airplane mode a few times and letting it sit for a while the LTE came on with no problem.

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Only issue I have now is my Yahoo mail app won't work. It keeps telling me there is no internet when the internet is working just fine, and my WeatherBug app won't let me set my location either.
[Nexus 6  General] MrBrady:
After a couple more reboots, it seems to reset something and pick-up my LTE connection.

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Regarding Dark/Night Mode, does anybody have a trick to enable it manually? When I manually flip the switch, nothing happens and the switch resets when exiting the menu. The only way I have seen it work is to have it set automatically based on the time of day, then leave it enabled and disable the automatic mode.
[Nexus 6  General] najoor:
Really? You read everything I said and what you understood is that "I want honeycomb"? Or are you trying to be funny? Because I don't see the humor.

I don't even know how to respond to your post.
[Nexus 6  General] :
Well it apparently has all the amazing features that you talk of and the beautiful UI since Material Design is trash according to you.
[Nexus 6  General] RiggyRiggs:
I think material design rocks. Just had that polished feel, especially in n.
[Nexus 6  General] canezila:
Material design only looks good when I can layer most of it black.
[Nexus 6  General] therealdanbear:
Considering flashing this tonight. Been doing some reading and seems pretty stable. That being said is there anything specific to look out for. Thanks!
[Nexus 6  General] :
http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6/development/rom-stock-flashables-t3348657
[Nexus 6  General] freddienuxx:
[MENTION=6320543]RatchetPanda[/MENTION] I noticed you made flashable bootloader.zip and radio.zip on androidhostfile!

I was wondering if they are for newest image for n6 because want to update my n6 and I'm not around a computer for flashing imgs.

thx in advance
[Nexus 6  General] :
Wow! Howd you see? Is my activity public? :confused:

They are for Android N! Which also means they work on previous versions too. :victory:

I have a thread in Android Development if you would like to check it out.
[Nexus 6  General] freddienuxx:
lol! I guess on androidhost file it is. I was looking for bootloader and radio on there and it shows the newest uploads on androidhostfile.

is your bootloader for this?MOB30D bootloader

and yes I will check out thx
[Nexus 6  General] :
It is the bootloader that came in the NPC56P zip from the OTA zip. :D
[Nexus 6  General] freddienuxx:
oh OK thx

MY N6P/BROKEN ROM
[Nexus 6  General] CroW_D:
No sign for Preview 2 :/. I really hope that they pushed it Monday well Let's see should be this week can't wait !!!!
[Nexus 6  General] jafarakbari09:
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images?hl=en#shamu

Hey guys? Check that link above ?Its official ? The Second April update image for our shamu, Its 0.98 GB. What Could it be?!?
[Nexus 6  General] Machiel187:
Same here! Really curious how stable the beta 1 will be.
[Nexus 6  General] donjuro:
It's not stable at all. Runs slow if you open the camera in any app or use GPS.
[Nexus 6  General] kwdan:
I have had a very good experience with with N. All the apps that I use work with minimal lag. Camera works like normal for me. No random reboots.. It's been a positive experience for me. I didn't sign up for the beta.. I wiped cache, system, data(not user data), and dalvik. Booted normally and ran smoothly.
[Nexus 6  General] Machiel187:
No problems here either. Few minor bugs, but running smooth for 2 weeks already.

Running with Elite kernel.
[Nexus 6  General] derekr44:
Try this

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BzX_bRKRGmexUzA2OWswaVVKazA
[Nexus 6  General] donjuro:
Try what?
[Nexus 6  General] derekr44:
Did you open the link? There's instructions in the PDF called "How to improve the N preview". My apologies, I thought that would have been self explanatory.
[Nexus 6  General] donjuro:
Right but I don't see anything in there that will actually help without modifying the ROM. This also wouldn't help non root users. If the ROM can't run right without modifications, it's not stable.
[Nexus 6  General] derekr44:
True. Keep in mind, though: this is only a developer preview... and it's the first one, no less. Lots will change. It's not meant to be stable.

From past experience, this first preview is a lot better than the first preview of M from last year, in my opinion.
[Nexus 6  General] donjuro:
The fact that it's not stable without modification was my original point
[Nexus 6  General] kwdan:
I am using N and I've never done any of that. All I did was enabled tethering and that was it. Installed my magpie layers. I believe install method has a lot to do with performance of rom. Some take the ota.. I flashed from following the directions in this thread.
[Nexus 6  General] CroW_D:
N prewiew 2 is out !
[Nexus 6  General] ohad129:
Yup now again to root it ! Hate it
[Nexus 6  General] derekr44:
/sarcasticranton

Oh but why would you want to root it? I mean, according to some here, the preview shouldn't need to be rooted or altered. It should just be stable as-is.

/sarcasticrantoff
[Nexus 6  General] ohad129:
Cause im used to
[Nexus 6  General] derekr44:
I know. It wasn't a serious question. :)
[Nexus 6  General] cfrank38:
Lets see when the author post the next flashable :)
[Nexus 6  General] donjuro:
You're funny. I never said it doesn't have to be rooted or altered. Out the box the ROM should be stable as is without having to modify it. To call a preview stable would be untrue even if you could make it stable with modifications. Not everyone roots their phone so naturally it should work out the box to be considered stable.
[Nexus 6  General] derekr44:
Then please help me understand how you can expect this ROM, which is put together as a hobby by [MENTION=5769394]najoor[/MENTION], which is also built from the first iteration of an unfinished version of Android, to be stable and working out of the box. If I'm misunderstanding you, then my apologies. My original reply to you was to show that, while this ROM is technically incomplete and is suffering in general, modifications are helpful to make it perform much more smoothly and require you to get your hands dirty. I'm a little bit at a loss as to why expectations are set so high in this thread.

Yes, this is a preview. Yes, this is tossed together for people to get their feet wet. Yes, it lacks in stability. Yes, you need root to make changes. Your reply insinuates that you should just be able to pop this ROM on your phone, without needing kernel and system level access, and it should be smooth enough to use as a daily driver. I hate to break it to you, but maybe XDA is not the place for you, much less this development thread. If you want ads blocked, you need root as [MENTION=5769394]najoor[/MENTION] doesn't have it included. If you want to keep your camera from bogging down the phone's resources, you'll need kernel level access to make tweaks... which requires root, again not provided by [MENTION=5769394]najoor[/MENTION]. Jumping in the thread and stating "it's not stable" while refusing to make any sort of changes is not helpful to him nor any others on here who wish to make this ROM (or any ROM for that matter) run better. You can't just install an app that has a button to fix all the things...

I can already see where this is going, therefore I am going to cease with the argument. My post with tweaks DOES require root and DOES require you to make some changes. Even [MENTION=6320543]RatchetPanda[/MENTION] himsef has tips in his own N thread that require root. Expecting a ROM to be without flaws is simply asenine and is very short-sided.

To those who DO wish to make some changes, N's thermal engine doesn't seem to be perfected yet, so it does drag on resources from time to time. Freeform also seems to have its own issues.
[Nexus 6  General] :
For a preview it's pretty darn stable, my stability tweaks also do not require root. Some of the extras do but it is simply a flashable zip that replaces some things.
[Nexus 6  General] Polv89:
How to create a flashable zip?

I want to extract a flashable zip file from the preview 2 factory image, I've tried to extract .tgz and then delete recovery.img from zip file, but it fails to flash on recovery.. If someone knows how must be structured a flashable zip file I try to do it.

Thanks

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[Nexus 6  General] :
...just let the devs do it. Or Google there's lots of guides
[Nexus 6  General] Polv89:
I'm only trying to learn..

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[Nexus 6  General] najoor:
I just posted the modified image and flashable zip in general forum. I will post a flashable version as well.
[Nexus 6  General] cerico76:
But it doesn't work. :(
[Nexus 6  General] ohad129:
Not working for me too!
[Nexus 6  General] jr313:
It worked for me. I flashed it this morning, the only thing is I lost recovery. Weird, but I can flash twrp when I get I home
[Nexus 6  General] Shepguessed:
Same for me. ReInstalled twrp via fastboot and all is good again.
[Nexus 6  General] ohad129:
How to flash twrp again? Please do not write in codes like bootloader and boot please explain as im noob thx
[Nexus 6  General] MikeCriggs:
Download this on your PC: https://tapatalk.com/shareLink?url=...share_tid=2947452&share_fid=3793&share_type=t

It's the Nexus Toolkit by Wug. It'll do everything for you. All you have to do is plug your phone in and follow the on-screen instructions.
[Nexus 6  General] ohad129:
I got it on my pc and use it ! I did the process but on the end is not there
[Nexus 6  General] kwdan:
After 2 hours of trying to figure out what I did wrong.. I almost went the tool kit route, but I YouTube searched this video http://youtu.be/oaNM-lt_aHw to make sure I had everything set up right.

Then I Google searched lead me to this page http://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-install-twrp/. so into my 3rd hour

I am now better with fast boot and ADB.(I realized later that my mistake was not opening command window in the platform tools folder..lol)
[Nexus 6  General] JimSmith94:
If you know how to do it, add your platform tools folder to your PC's path and you can run the commands from any directory.
[Nexus 6  General] pahlerc1:
Has anyone been able to get TWRP 3.0.2-0 on the new Dev Preview NPC91K

BTW the same CF Auto-Root works on the new preview, I just did it and worked like a charm. SuperSU 2.71

Update: NVM got it working.. Needed modified boot.img, then fastboot flash that, then fastboot flash twrp, then format userdata, and boom.. all is well
[Nexus 6  General] kwdan:
I did that.. But every time I would open the window on the desktop.. The window would open, words scroll by real fast, then the window would close. (That was my 2hrs trying to figure out why). So I just started from scratch.
[Nexus 6  General] derekr44:
Need to shift-right click in explorer to open a command window so you can run adb/fastboot from the command line. You're not passing any arguments to adb.exe, so it closes because it doesn't know what to do.
[Nexus 6  General] ohad129:
Im on 6 again till full zip will be out
[Nexus 6  General] kwdan:
Yeah.. I'm trying to learn how to flash fast boot vs tool kit. That was a time consuming lesson, but worth it. I finished at 2:35 am and had to get up at 4:40 for work.. Lol
[Nexus 6  General] derekr44:
It does take a little bit to learn, especially when figuring it out on your own. It's worth it, though. As nice as toolkits are, I personally think it's better to know and run the commands myself. I feel more in control of what is happening.
[Nexus 6  General] HueyT:
It'll be great if the flashable zip in O.P. of PREVIEW 2 does not kill TWRP as you'll need a PC to fastboot or Flashify to flash TWRP image again :good:
[Nexus 6  General] najoor:
I removed recovery from the flashable preview 2 zip. After all, of you are flashing a zip you already have a working recovery and you don't need a new one.
[Nexus 6  General] ohad129:
Zip 2 is out?/
[Nexus 6  General] kwdan:
Help me understand what happened to me please.. I flashed system.img and the boot.IMG from the factory image. While still in recovery.. I flashed Su2.71. Twrp indicated successful.. Then a second later, the phone booted without me touching it. It wasn't until titanium was denied root that I tried to get back into recovery and I was greeted with the sick Andy.. Ha ha ha. What went wrong?
[Nexus 6  General] HueyT:
https://mega.nz/#!wwU1kTRB!JVZK8nACqg1YJhy81yn8JQAfL0WlKbRonmQGfoXXKGQ

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Preview 2 and TWRP do not get along and you lost TWRP recovery (sick Andy). You now have to reflash TWRP 3.0.2.0 IMG for Nexus 6 using either PC and fastboot (or Wug Fresh Tool kit). Flashify won't work without root otherwise you can flash TWRP IMG from Preview 2 N's rom itself.

***EDIT*** It's been shown that IF you flash TWRP 3.0.2.0 IMG in working TWRP right before flashing Android N Preview 2 (NPC91K, flashable zips by Najoor or Panda), you can avoid losing TWRP and won't need a PC to fastboot to get TWRP back.
[Nexus 6  General] derekr44:
Also, check this line in the new build.prop. Likely why TWRP gets wiped out:

ro.expect.recovery_id=0x0431802470f644d956f6f4a7eae08158cff22e1e000000000000000000000000
[Nexus 6  General] Polv89:
Has someone tested NPC91K on Multirom? Does it work?

Thank you
[Nexus 6  General] :
Mine works.
[Nexus 6  General] Polv89:
I've downloaded it, now I will try!!!! :)

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[Nexus 6  General] jason504:
I have no computer at the moment. If I already flashed the first preview and flashed back to Pure. Can I just flash preview 2 since I already have the newest TWRP?

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Do you have a zip for the new version of TWRP? I have it already on my phone. But I take it that I need to flash it again before I flash preview 2 so I don't lose it?
[Nexus 6  General] MikeCriggs:
Would you like a mirror through my AFH account?
[Nexus 6  General] dskrilz:
Ti Backup Workaround

Hey just wanted to share this. You can still install from Titanium Backup by going to settings and set the 'App Prpcessing Mode' to 'INTERACTIVE'. You have individually install each APK, but it restores app data and is way faster than installs were before N.
[Nexus 6  General] jason504:
Has anyone successfully flashed this in recovery without having to install TWRP through fastboot
[Nexus 6  General] jason504:
I am here to say that Yes this does work. Just did it today and it worked fine. Flash image first then rom.
[Nexus 6  General] Drefsab:
has anyone gotten the show battery perentage options working on N? I've unlocked the developer menu that would give the system UI tweaker options on Marshmellow.
[Nexus 6  General] CroW_D:
Go to statusbar in systemuitweaker scroll down to battery and tick show allways. But you have to do this on every reboot it does not stick.
[Nexus 6  General] Drefsab:
Thanks for replying, sorry I wasnt clear I've enabled the developer options but I dont get the systemuitweaker that I normally have seen on marshmellow, am I missing a step for enabling it on N preview 2?
[Nexus 6  General] CroW_D:
Scroll down notifications and longpress the settings button for about 4 sek. Katching now you have it in settings.
[Nexus 6  General] Drefsab:
ahh that got it thanks :)
[Nexus 6  General] jason504:
In the systemtweek it has a split screen option it says swipe up? Where and how do you do this.

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I can do split screen before by going into recents and holding down a app and slide up it goes into split screen. So is this something else?
[Nexus 6  General] blackra1n:
Do I need to be unencrypted to install this or can I install over my current Marshmallow ROM that is encrypted?
[Nexus 6  General] najoor:
There is no encryption requirement. If you use the flash-in-recovery method your encryption status remains the same before and after. If you use the image method it will wipe your phone completely and it will unencrypt it as well. This is all explained in the OP.
[Nexus 6  General] jason504:
Never mind I figured it out. The recent button if you swipe up it opens up split window. Pretty cool.
[Nexus 6  General] blackra1n:
Cheers mate. :)
[Nexus 6  General] BoiBundy:
can this be done

Can this done to N Preview

http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6/themes-apps/tutorial-how-to-add-extended-power-menu-t3195699
[Nexus 6  General] phigan:
I'm having the same problem. Did you ever find a resolution?
[Nexus 6  General] BaumerS4:
It's been awhile so I don't remember perfectly, but I think I tried another flashable zip and it worked. Have you tried the preview 2 build? Can you use wifi for a bit to set it up?