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[Nexus 6 Android Development] gothy.gothy:
The fast you are, I can bet you'll provide 7.1.1 before it even will be official :D:D

Thanks a lot, m8!

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Now, since Google Play services v10.0.84 is out, is anyone of you who download and installed already and could share some thoughts about it?

Thanks
[Nexus 6 Android Development] Abhimanyu.2004:
Gapps and Pixel launcher

Hi Nitin, I am relatively new to world of Custom Roms, So please forgive me if I ask something stupid. I have been following this thread for quite sometime now, I just want to ask If i can install Stock open Gapps with this latest build ? and If the Pixel launcher is working perfectly with this new build, as in there is no FC anywhere while using Pixel Launcher ?
[Nexus 6 Android Development] gothy.gothy:
1) yes, you can install Stock open Gapps (if you want Pixel Launcher, Dialer, etc, it's mandatory)

2) yes, Pixel Launcher works flawlessly on this ROM
[Nexus 6 Android Development] nyceyes:
Hello Friends:

I've been on the latest (and final) release of Pure Nexus-6 for a few years now (what a wonderful ROM, btw), and I completely forgot about this follow-on project.

To upgrade to this, I plan on (1) Performing a Titanium Backup of my Apps + Data, then (2) Perform the instructions for this ROM, and finally (3) Restore my Titanium Backup.

Does that general approach sound correct? It's one I've used in the past.

PS: I'm not running encrypted.

Thank you.

:fingers-crossed:
[Nexus 6 Android Development] Jiggs82:
Does any one have a flashable zip for latest twrp recovery as I'm trying to fianlly upgrade my old Shamu to pie rom etc? Lol thanks
[Nexus 6 Android Development] beeewell:
Twrp recovery IMG files (not zip) can be found here:

https://dl.twrp.me/shamu/

If your current version of twrp can't flash IMG files, use fastboot to flash these. Newer versions of twrp include the capability of flashing IMG files.
[Nexus 6 Android Development] Jiggs82:
Oh ok cool. Thanks
[Nexus 6 Android Development] runekock:
Sounds right.

Some additional suggestions:

- if your bootloader and radio are old, flash the last stock rom

- backup internal storage to your computer, just in case something goes wrong

- check that you have the newest twrp (3.2.3)

- be selective in what you restore with Titanium. It can't fix all compatibility issues between versions. If something doesn't work, this is the first place to look.
[Nexus 6 Android Development] hasitCN:
I have never understood， why your launcher3quickstep is untouched and brushed back into your rom, it will also FC 。In app settings ，home screen FC，other 3 No FC
[Nexus 6 Android Development] nitin.chobhe:
I didn't understand what you said.

Nitin
[Nexus 6 Android Development] hasitCN:
I flash Nitrogen OS and kernel，reboot，Everything is good ，but I copy launcher3quickstep.apk From system/Priv-app，make a zip patch ，and I flash Nitrogen OS and kernel，then flash that zip patch，reboot， quickstep broken，FC sorry for pool English
[Nexus 6 Android Development] nitin.chobhe:
First question came to my mind: Why the heck are you doing that?

Nitin
[Nexus 6 Android Development] Jiggs82:
Ok guys i flashed this rom and open gapps then magisk, it booted up but asking me for password to decrypt but i never had a pin/password set on this phone. I did a factory reset but still pops up. How do i get pass that screen so i can set up my phone? Its been like a year since ive played with this device so im kind of out the loop lol thanks
[Nexus 6 Android Development] dahawthorne:
[MENTION=3367894]Jiggs82[/MENTION]

Did you follow the advice on the first post? It's in big red letters. I advised Nitin to make them 24-point flashing red at the top of the post, since everyone seems to jump straight to the download link... :)

Important Note:

If your phone is encrypted, then decrypt it first and then proceed with flashing the ROM - See how to decrypt in second post

Edit: the important thing is to format data, not just factory reset or wipe. TWRP or fastboot format userdata will do the job.
[Nexus 6 Android Development] Averchenko:
Bluetooth and car

Hello to all! First of all I want to thank the developer Nitin for his work!

I have been using Nitrogen OS since Nitrogen OS 7. I really liked the firmware, but it was also different from other firmwares because only in it did the connection with the Bluetooth module of my BMW e46 work stably !!! While in the rest of the firmware everything ended in a permanent short-term connection and disconnection. In Nitrogen OS 8, everything also worked fine, including the connection with the machine, the phone and the device of the machine had a stable connection and the phone in the car worked perfectly. But in Nitrogen OS 9 the connection with the machine Bluetooth module stopped working - the connection works for a couple of seconds, then it disconnects itself, reconnects for a couple of seconds and so endlessly ...

The question is whether it is possible to do something programmatically with this, return bluetooth from Nitrogen OS 8 or is it a feature of too large a time gap between the Bluetooth device of the machine and Android 9))?

Thanks for the answer and I wish you success in your work!
[Nexus 6 Android Development] Jiggs82:
Lol ok i see thanks but don't you lose all your media, files etc formatting data?
[Nexus 6 Android Development] Eazy:
I can access my phone normally when the phone is booted up but not in twrp.

I'll thank you for your explanation but i feel it is too complicated. I don't want to brick my phone doing something I don't know what I do.
[Nexus 6 Android Development] dahawthorne:
Yes, which is why we have TWRP backups... :)

You need to copy everything to your PC, format your device (nuke it from outer space) and use "adb push" to put the required zips back on the device.
[Nexus 6 Android Development] esysfound:
Something seems wrong with your drivers? You should be able to see the phone on your PC when the phone is running TWRP.

If you back everything up, very unlikely you will brick the phone.

Suggest again you use Wugfresh -very self explanatory.
[Nexus 6 Android Development] Eazy:
Yes it was the drivers. I reinstalled them and rebooted my computer and now it works.

Will this be the right procedure to have Nitrogen on my encrypted phone:

1. Backing up my files on data.

2. Boot to TWRP

3. Wipe/format Data partition.

4. Wipe all other partition.

5. Reboot to TWRP again.

6. While in TWRP, transfer Nitrogen ROM and Gaps from my computer to data partition.

7. Flash Nitrogen ROM, Gaps and root (don't know what sort root to flash yet).

(I have the latest TWRP)

Does this procedure look ok?

I will not do this right now. I have to wait until next week.
[Nexus 6 Android Development] nick491:
Magisk 18.1 works for me..
[Nexus 6 Android Development] hasitCN:
Because this launcher is very amazing，I want use it to other ROMs
[Nexus 6 Android Development] nitin.chobhe:
Then check with the "other ROMs" ;)

The launcher needs permissions, so just copying the APK won't work, you'll have to make sure required permissions are there.

Nitin
[Nexus 6 Android Development] nyceyes:
Thank you for the additional information. I will definitely incorporate those steps. Warm Regards :fingers-crossed:
[Nexus 6 Android Development] runekock:
Google makes tons of changes in each new Android version, so going back to the way one feature was earlier, is an impossible quest.

Have you checked whether there is an update available for your car? Not only to fix the phone connection, but also for the security issues discovered all the time.
[Nexus 6 Android Development] Averchenko:
I understand, you're right. On the automobile forums, the guys advise only to change the Bluetooth module of the car to a more modern one; it is not possible to flash the old one. But they talked like that in the times when everything worked well for Nitrogen OS 7, and then 8...), and I advised them Nitrogen then. So, as the saying goes, "If the mountain does not go to Magommed, then Magommed goes to the mountain)))" Apparently I need to return to version 8.

Thanks for the answer and have a nice day everyone!
[Nexus 6 Android Development] Elektroschmock:
I wonder if this is still necessary. I had the same decryption problem on LineageOS, but I fixed it a least 2 months ago.
[Nexus 6 Android Development] dahawthorne:
I can only go by what I read and my own personal experience of this same "password correct but data corrupted" problem, which was cured by a data format, but that was probably about nine months ago. Still, it looks as if people are still suffering from it, so I guess that it's not fixed for at least some ROMs/devices.

Isn't decryption mandatory for all Pie ROMs? I keep reading that it is.
[Nexus 6 Android Development] pdfruth:
battery life on latest update = great

The latest update (5 Feb. 2019) feels a little more laggy than before.

But, the battery life has been OUTSTANDING.

I don't have my face glued to the phone all day. Mostly just use it to check email a few time per day, check in on a couple forums using Chrome, check the weather, and traffic.

As the screeny shows - 25% remaining after about 3.25 days, 4 hours SOT.

I replaced my shamu's battery about a year ago.
[Nexus 6 Android Development] TAGTRAUM:
Skiagl in Pie instead OpenGL causing huge system wide lag (Instagram app loading time is 10seconds versus 2.5-3sec in Nitrogen O, Viber 7sec vs 2sec etc.) Changing render to OpenGL by setprop in Terminal solving UI lagging but not apps, then idk what can help to us here with Pie on N6

IMO apps need to be recomposed for skiagl, cause lags on pie even on last gen phones too
[Nexus 6 Android Development] dahawthorne:
I have read this twice and it still makes no sense to me.
[Nexus 6 Android Development] TAGTRAUM:
What makes no sense? Maybe third time reading will help :) Google implemented new render on Pie, it was experimental in Oreo (can be turned on in Developer options), but default in Pie. This render cause stutters, lag, poor scrolling etc. I'm tryed to return OpenGL render, it still can be set by adding line in build.prop or by terminal emulator, returning OpenGL nailed system UI lags, scrolling in settings etc., but applications loading time and lags inside apps remains the same, same ridiculous loading time.

Skiagl (new render) improves performance only on Snapdragon 835 or higher. So that's my observations, and I don't see any improvements in Pie except Private DNS and DNS-over-TLS which is reachable with cloudflare 1.1.1.1 VPN app from google play for example w/o native Pie settings, we have rocket Nitrogen O with 6.5 hours SOT and why not to maintain it with new security patches until Pie become same rock solid as Nitrogen O, no offence to Nitin, many thanks for hard work, just suggestion :fingers-crossed:
[Nexus 6 Android Development] nitin.chobhe:
If you are asking me to maintain O, then I made that clear in past - I don't have time to do that.

If you can do that, you are most welcome :good:

Nitin
[Nexus 6 Android Development] scram99:
I'm old and I'm tired. A little drunk too...

It's been quite a while since I've tinkered with this old gem.

Would someone be kind enough to tell me if the hot spot is unlocked on this rom? I'm still on the og Verizon unlimited data plan and I know the hot spot is detected a bit differently on this plan.

Been running PureNexus forever and want to change it up but need my lil hot spot love...

Thanks ?
[Nexus 6 Android Development] Markeee:
Hot Spot works fine. I ran PureNexus from its beginnings to its bitter end this rom is way better
[Nexus 6 Android Development] alryder:
In my experience, Nitrogen P is as "rock solid" as Nitrogen O, and I don't have any of the system or app lags that you are talking about.
[Nexus 6 Android Development] neil_swann80:
In the same vein... what's the deal with encryption? After installing can we enable this again yet?
[Nexus 6 Android Development] nitin.chobhe:
Yes, your phone needs to be decrypted while installing the ROM, once the ROM is setup, you can encrypt it again.

Nitin
[Nexus 6 Android Development] esysfound:
Same here; rock solid, very smooth sailing. Have to believe some over-engineering is at work on Tagtraum phone (for you non-Deutsch speakers, that means Day Dream).

Curious if all the alleged performance issues can be observed on a naked N ROM install - no apps beyond Opengapps, no skins, launchers, messing with kernel, fully charged, healthy battery, etc.?

But also, you have to be realistic as chipsets have evolved over the last almost 5 years since the Sexy Nexy 6 first emerged; there are bound to be some performance hits. But mine, even after a fair bit of tweaking, is quite smooth and quick.

Anything slow has to do with sketchy mobile service or WiFi routers, not the phone loading apps.
[Nexus 6 Android Development] mal_de:
That's where that comes from? Wow. I notice the long startup time on Instagram and twitter the most.

My UI is smooth and teh ROM is rock solid but I actually tried to google why apps load slower on Pie. Thanks for the info!
[Nexus 6 Android Development] runekock:
[MENTION=1017699]TAGTRAUM[/MENTION]

To me, it seems counterintuitive that graphics rendering would delay app start up - it could make display updates some milliseconds shower, leading to jumpy scrolling and such, but I don't think that any graphics processing happens during app start, so why would that be slower?
[Nexus 6 Android Development] JTM65:
Since the last update I have had loss of data connectivity and lockup of the screen on a few occasions. Cleared Davlic and Cache, still seems to be a lag and data connection issue. Might try a second install of the last update. Anyone seen similar?
[Nexus 6 Android Development] esysfound:
No.

I have been doing dirty installs for months with 0 problems, once Pie/9 was released when I reformated/decrypted and then added OpenGapps, Magisk and a few other tweaks. All smooth as silk. Seems that sometimes US providers cause problems (Verizon or T-Online) - not sure who yours is. Not sure if you are having a Wifi problem or data over mobile network. Might point to a modem issue (but really, unlikely).

Was all running fine before (not clear from your statement?) the Feb update? If so, assuming you are unencrypted and have already Opengapps or something similar, just do a dirty reinstall, maybe reinstall newest version of OpenGapps (I use Nano but everyone has their prefs) and yes clear Dalvik and Cache.

When you have problems, it is really important to describe in some detail what is going on - is it new only with this build or from others, and where exactly is the problem -Cell vs Wifi etc., and are you running other things (like Substratum, or funky launchers, etc). There are multiple variables involved and it helps you and everyone reading to understand and troubleshoot if we know details.
[Nexus 6 Android Development] thunderstruck!:
Be advised VOLTE does not work on N6 with Pie. I had to roll back to Pure Nexus, thank God I did a TWRP backup before the upgrade. This ROM rocks, but I need VOLTE.
[Nexus 6 Android Development] nyceyes:
Hi Friends:

I just performed a fresh install of this ROM (ROM v9.0.0_r33 + Gapps Stock tier + Magisk 18.1.x (latest)).

I notice that keystrokes in whatever app (SMS, browser, etc, doesn't matter which app) is laggy; as is scrolling up/down (it's not totally smooth).

EDIT: Actually, the entire UI experience is not smooth. Laggy, jumpy. Note that I disabled animations / effects.

I should also mention that I did a Titanium Restore of just apps + data (but omitted System apps, System APKs and Google apps). The back crated on this very Nexus-6 while it was running Pure v7.1.2. But I've done that kind of thing a million times so I don't think it's that. Hmm.

Has anyone seen this? Any ideas?

Thank you!
[Nexus 6 Android Development] creedus:
Working great for me have it on 3 Nexus 6. Even the camera works, smooth for me no lags.
[Nexus 6 Android Development] Roger.T:
Lol!

This launcher is crap..

Many took it out of the ROM [emoji16]

Gesendet von meinem ONEPLUS A6003 mit Tapatalk
[Nexus 6 Android Development] JTM65:
Since the Feb update.

Yep, no previous issues, ran smooth. I only have the problem since the last install. Better since the cache and davlik wipe, but I'll see how it does this week. I also did a full decryption and format when I went to Pie. No issue initially, just wondered if it was the update or I just need to reflash.
[Nexus 6 Android Development] ryanallaire:
I've had this issue since I switched to pie, as have others. Toggling airplane mode on and off has been the workaround.. I've never seen a dirty flash fix anything so don't get your hopes up.. I would recommend clean flashing, let the phone sit for a while after first boot, and don't install anything on top of the necessary items (ROM, gapps, magisk) and see if problem persists..
[Nexus 6 Android Development] nyceyes:
There must be an edge case here.

1) My Nexus-6 is mint, even with a new battery.

2) I reinstalled Nitrogen, Pico "Open" Gapps, and Magisk.

3) Installed nothing else (not even restore my TIBU backup).

4) As I go along configuring super basic setting, such a increasing the screen timeout from 30-Seconds to 2-minutes, disable animations (etc... super basic things) it slowly starts to lag in response. E.g. Tap a few letters, there's a delay then, boom, a bunch of keystokes finally appear. Similar with scrolling: I installed Opera, Googled a random phrase, then push my finger upward to scroll through the results. While it does scroll, it's not smooth.

Again, all I've done to this point (by investigative intent) is install and configure the minimum.

I'm stumped. :(
[Nexus 6 Android Development] rfactor117:
Try opengapps.org "Nano"'

Hope this helps ?
[Nexus 6 Android Development] nyceyes:
Thank you. Actually, the first time I did it was with openGapps.org "Stock".

This time with "pico", then added a few google apps manually.

Sadly, I won't be able to stay very long on this ROM, as there is no way to troubleshoot (or at least I don't know how or where to start).

One final data-point I'll add is that flashing the Magisk v18.1 zip file didn't succeed in rooting the O/S. So, once booted, I installed Magisk Manager, downloaded the zip using that, re-entered TWRP and flashed that one, which did work. (They should have been the same image, but maybe not). This isn't likely the issue; I'm just including it here for completeness. ?
[Nexus 6 Android Development] nyceyes:
Thank you all.

MOD EDIT: Discussing other ROMs
[Nexus 6 Android Development] magnamentis:
let me know how satisfied you are as compared to PN latest release.

i was on OREO all last year, never totally trouble free but ok and with PIE, i tried each and every rom some issues increased.

MOD EDIT: Discussing other ROMs
[Nexus 6 Android Development] nyceyes:
Good luck! :fingers-crossed:

MOD EDIT: Discussing other ROMs
[Nexus 6 Android Development] nitin.chobhe:
Guys, thank you very much for discussing everything but the ROM for which the thread is created.

Nitin
[Nexus 6 Android Development] SREEPRAJAY:
Members,

Please stick to the ROM topic as the DEV mentions.

If you are happy with something else, please feel free to use it.

It is extremely annoying and disrespectful to discuss some other ROM when a Dev has invested his time, energy and knowledge and XDA doesn't endorse it anyway.

If you dont keep this decorum intact, we may have to take this into a serious note.

You may use PM to do this nevertheless.

Thanks to keep this in mind
[Nexus 6 Android Development] thomaspreveza:
Hello friends

and congratulations Nitin for the best rom for our nexus.

my proximity sensor is broken ,

is there a way to disable it while i am in call?
[Nexus 6 Android Development] nitin.chobhe:
This modded dialer was posted in Nexus 4 thread, but it should work on shamu too. Try it out and report back. Remember, you should set that as default phone app and should grant required permissions for it to work as your default phone app.

Nitin
[Nexus 6 Android Development] thomaspreveza:
awesome Nitin

that worked

thank you

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finally it dint work, when i am making calls its working

but when someone calls me "it stopped working"
[Nexus 6 Android Development] runekock:
1) are you sure that the sensor is broken? Sometimes it is just because it is covered by a screen protector.

2) did you set the hacked dialer as default (settings->apps->advanced->default apps)?
[Nexus 6 Android Development] nitin.chobhe:
May be contact the person who developed our via PM and ask for help?

Nitin
[Nexus 6 Android Development] creedus:
Thanks for this, It's working for me. It has made the phone 100% functional again. Nexus 6 latest Nitrogen ROM
[Nexus 6 Android Development] 93fuelslut:
So I'm looking to update from your Oreo to pie and watched the video you posted. But I'm a bit lost.

So store my internal storage on my laptop

Keep it plugged into laptop

Reboot Shamu to TWRP

Hit format data

Data is now wiped

Reboot TWRP. ( But do I still have TWRP if I just formatted data)

And if I'm still in TWRP, would my Shamu still pick up files on my laptop?
[Nexus 6 Android Development] githyanki:
Close, your laptop should still see internal storage on phone while in TWRP. You should be able to copy files for install back to phone after formatting.

If you cannot, fix your laptop drivers before starting anything.
[Nexus 6 Android Development] NLBeev:
To decrypt it is necessary to wipe and format the data partition and internal storage.

You need a clean flash, because you are upgrading to a new system.

When Pie is working, you need to reinstall apps. The internal storage can be restored after that.
[Nexus 6 Android Development] 93fuelslut:
Ok. But will I still have TWRP once I hit format data?
[Nexus 6 Android Development] nick491:
You will still have TWRP. Make sure you reboot TWRP after wiping.

I've flashed the ROM directly from files on the notebook (using TWRP) instead of xferring them back to the phone first.
[Nexus 6 Android Development] 93fuelslut:
Notebook as in a Chromebook? I've always been interested in them because I hate windows laptop, but I was never sure if Chromebooks could do this with phones
[Nexus 6 Android Development] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
I think he meant Windows or Linux. Chromebooks I think are a bit too limited in this regard.
[Nexus 6 Android Development] 93fuelslut:
If some Chromebooks are capable, what device properties would determine that?
[Nexus 6 Android Development] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
The discussion of Chromebooks is a bit off topic to the thread, so I'm just going to leave you this link I just read, which disproves my comment that Chromebooks aren't capable.

https://www.howtogeek.com/358285/how-to-use-adb-and-fastboot-on-a-chromebook/
[Nexus 6 Android Development] Markeee:
There is no Nitrogen for the Pixel C tablet ?
[Nexus 6 Android Development] razanahi:
Finally I am able to running both viper and Dolby in Nitrogen. Thanks Nitin for this smooth OS.
[Nexus 6 Android Development] tubrother:
Could you post a link to where you got the instructions? Thanks
[Nexus 6 Android Development] razanahi:
1st installl viper reboot

2nd install aml rebooy

3rd install Dolby reboot

See attached screenshot of magisk module. You can find viper and aml in magisk library but have to download separately Dolby from this link https://drive.google.com/file/d/11ggcNDVLigzZf8S9-YQPFQH8gJEgtZtW/view
[Nexus 6 Android Development] razanahi:
Screenshot is here
[Nexus 6 Android Development] 93fuelslut:
So those are too improve the sound quality of BT or other speakers? Or the actual phone speaker?
[Nexus 6 Android Development] razanahi:
Everything
[Nexus 6 Android Development] Cobra11Murderer:
Any reason why this rom settings don't change to dark mode when it's selected? I know substratum and swift can be used but this is the only rom I've had do this. Outside of that though seems good been using it daily w Franco kernel.