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[Nexus 6P General] thegios:
FF always worked for me, that's why I do not understand what happened this time...

Yes, I clicked modem and bootloader, as alwayz: is this the problem?

Why do I have to flash it manually?

And why also bootloader?

FF is so easy as I can do it at work without the need of a pc...

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Ok I was wrong, I checked and I never to med bootloader and modem (I confused bootloader with boot).

So question remains: why bootloader and modem must be flashed manually and not with FF?
[Nexus 6P General] rmorris003:
Dammit just hard bricked by phone by flashing the bootloader-angler-angler-03.67.img and the modem seperate in flashfire. It said no space left on device. I guess I need to RMA this now?
[Nexus 6P General] galakanokis:
Fatsboot flash first, it's probably fine. I've had that happen in the past. Honestly, nothing beats flashing factory images and previews the way Google intended.
[Nexus 6P General] rmorris003:
I'm used to doing everything in fastboot but just started with Flashfire for this phone so I went by the posts on the previous pages to flash separate not thinking to use fastboot only but my pc now says device descriptor request failed and cant see the phone.
[Nexus 6P General] galakanokis:
While in bootloader you get that message? I have never seen that popup before even when my phone bricked I could still access it through bootloader. Perhaps you do have to return it.
[Nexus 6P General] rmorris003:
My phone wont power on at all right now. I just bought this from somebody so I hope they can RMA it.
[Nexus 6P General] v12xke:
It's because bootloader and radio are protected partitions. In his documentation, Chainfire explains why and he even put a secondary protection you have to over-ride in settings to flash bootloader. A majority of updates do not include a new bootloader or radio, so FF works fine, but then when we DO get an update with new bootloader and radio, you SHOULD flash them separately. It can be done with FF, just not recommended. If you don't want to use a PC, then just download a TWRP flashable combination zip. They are here on XDA and updated very shortly after the updates come out. Again, with most updates this is not a concern, and then can be avoided by NOT selecting them in FF. Hope this helps.
[Nexus 6P General] Edgio60:
Flashfire does warn against flashing modem/bootloader (protected partitions). I have done it before and got away with it but always safer to fastboot flash them later.

Being on an outdated modem and bootloader for a day or two until I get the chance to fastboot flash never caused me any problems either. Better than bricking the phone.
[Nexus 6P General] thegios:
Thanks very clear.

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What if for bootloader and modem I use the offial TWRP app?
[Nexus 6P General] Ric G:
cache.img

Can anyone explain why there is no cache.img in this build?

I skipped the 'erase cache' and 'flash cache' steps coming from beta 1 and all worked fine.

It's the first build I flashed that did not include a cache.img file.

Thanks!
[Nexus 6P General] gqukyo:
I could not, for the life in me, copy over the zip file from my PC to my phone for some reason (always just stops at under 50% or so) so I went old school and fastboot flashed everything except the recovery. Lol

*edit* dang it, it still replaced my recovery for some reason. Well a quick fastboot flash fixed that... :T
[Nexus 6P General] Carrzy:
soooo just to clarify: download the full OTA and only flash boot, system and vendor in Flashfire with preserve root. Then flash bootloader and modem from OTA.zip via ADB?
[Nexus 6P General] Edgio60:
Full factory image via FF - boot, system and vendor only

BL and modem via fastboot adb or in TWRP when flashables appear in this thread:

https://xdaforums.com/nexus-6p/general/nexus-6p-radio-bootloader-recovery-t3433637

[MENTION=3273292]v12xke[/MENTION] posted the factory image link in this post https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=71532108
[Nexus 6P General] v12xke:
Close. Use this full image (not OTA). You use it with FF (Flash Firmware Package option), and then afterwards extract (same file) the two (bootloader/radio) img files from that zip into your ADB folder and fastboot flash those. This second step is only necessary when the update has a new bootloader or radio. I think this is what is throwing a few people off.

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You flash the combination zip file from recovery mode, not TWRP's app. Just like you would SuperSU or a kernel. In recovery, choose "Install" and point to the bootloader/radio file. You would be better off learning how to fastboot these. It is easy and safer. Up to you.

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Don't worry. You don't flash cache.img (or userdata.img which is missing from the full image too). Wiping cache is okay, but then when you root, SuperSU wipes cache anyway. If you then install a kernel, it wipes the cache too. You can skip this step from now on. It won't hurt, just not necessary. Your cache is probably very clean. ;)
[Nexus 6P General] mr-tical:
What kernel is compatible with latest 7.1.2 NPG47I but DECRYPTED?

I tried latest ElementalX but bootloop even after wipe data.

I need to be decrypted.

For now, I'm on latest 7.1.1 N4F26T.
[Nexus 6P General] v12xke:
EX Kernel works just fine on both beta versions of 7.1.2 and I have always been unencrypted. When you flash a factory boot.img you are overwriting your kernel. Even if you had the kernel before, you have to reflash it so it can modify the new boot.img and apply the "no force-encrypt" flag. After updating to 7.1.2, either flash SuperSU or EX Kernel before booting to the system for the first time. This way you will stay unencrypted. Flashing either one (or both) before booting will keep your data unencrypted.
[Nexus 6P General] pzengota:
So, we should be able to just flash this Factory Image using Heisenberg's Root/Flash guide step #14, then? (I am currently on rooted first build of 7.1.2 with TWRP):

fastboot flash bootloader C:\angler\images\bootloader-angler-angler-xx.xx.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash radio C:\angler\images\radio-angler-angler-xx.xx.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash boot C:\angler\images\boot.img
fastboot erase cache
[STRIKE]fastboot flash cache C:\angler\images\cache.img[/STRIKE]
fastboot flash recovery C:\angler\images\recovery.img
fastboot flash system C:\angler\images\system.img
fastboot flash vendor C:\angler\images\vendor.img
[Nexus 6P General] mochamoo:
I just prefer doing the fastboot flash whenever possible. Lately I see too many issues that people are having with flashfire (especially OTAs).

Always keep a link handy to Heisenberg's guide.

https://xdaforums.com/nexus-6p/general/guides-how-to-guides-beginners-t3206928
[Nexus 6P General] mr-tical:
Hey.

Many thanks, I forget about that..

I reflashed boot.img with others .img's and next SuperSu, ElementalX and it's working.

Thanks again!
[Nexus 6P General] rchtk:
I'm curious, why do you need to be decrypted?
[Nexus 6P General] gqukyo:
If you do it once, you should remember how to do it going forward. Very straightforward but good looking out for those new to fastboot flashing. God knows many of them would be too lazy to use the search function....
[Nexus 6P General] v12xke:
Yes, but don't flash recovery.img or else you will lose TWRP. Just skip that line as well. You will lose root, but don't worry. Just boot to TWRP afterwards and flash SuperSU. Same for your kernel if you have one. Not a big deal, especially if you have those files on the phone before you start. Good luck.
[Nexus 6P General] ArmStrongDickPunch:
Just it case it wasn't known but on beta of 7.1.2 substratum themes that Support 7.1.1 work perfectly! I know this isn't the right thread for the most part but it is related to 7.1.2 beta and figured I'd spread the word lol
[Nexus 6P General] pzengota:
How long did it end up taking? Mine is going on 20 minutes and starting to get mildly concerned.
[Nexus 6P General] sffish:
Don't erase cache

When I first flashed the factory image using fastboot I erased the cache. My phone didn't boot up, it just stayed on the starting screen. I got my previous 7.1.1 cache and flashed it and then my phone booted fine with 7.1.2. So moral of the story is don't erase the cache since this factory image doesn't have a cache in it.
[Nexus 6P General] pzengota:
Ha! I'm just realizing that's what I did too. But somehow, after rebooting, booting into TWRP, back to bootloader, etc. It magically booted eventually. Not sure how it's even possible, but I'm not too worried about it now.
[Nexus 6P General] Tuborg68:
Lot of posts about installing latest 7.1.2 Beta. Anyone actually got it running? Any findings and experiences how it's running?

Skickat från min MotoG3 via Tapatalk
[Nexus 6P General] pkopalek:
+1

I'm really hoping to find out that the always-listening 'OK Google' issue that has been persistent for A YEAR++ has been fixed.

The last time it worked for me was on 6.0.1. Issue persists for Nexus 6, 5x, 6p, and Pixel owners all around the world. Always on 'OK Google' turns itself off. It's completely infuriating.

Sources: https://www.reddit.com/r/Nexus6P/comments/50u73c/ok_google_always_on_not_working/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Nexus6P/comments/5b77ns/always_on_option_for_ok_google_keeps_turning_off/ http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/01/08/google-trusted-voice-keeps-turning-off-some-users/

I am always so hopeful it will be fixed with an update, wipe, or new ROM. Haven't won that battle yet!
[Nexus 6P General] pzengota:
So far so good! Granted it's only been a couple hours. Fingerprint swipe gesture works as expected. Other than that, there's nothing really noticeable that's new.
[Nexus 6P General] mr-tical:
Yep, after my little issue everything is working fine.

It's only ~10h running but so far is superb.

Cheers.
[Nexus 6P General] abarash:
Something went WRONG for me... I fastboot/flashed all the relevant partitions from my computer to the 6P, the same as I've always done. I gave the first boot 3 hours and it never completed, so I rebooted to the bootloader and fastboot-flashed 7.1.1. Upon rebooting, Android said there was an update to 7.1.2, so I let it install this latest beta (it went all the way via a 1.3GB OTA). Upon booting, the home button, app switcher button, and cellular data no longer worked. The buttons vibrated but didn't do anything, and there was a message in Settings that cellular data was disabled and a button to enable it. Upon pressing (or toggling through the relevant setting), it took a minute and eventually disconnected again without ever changing anything. Inbound phone calls worked fine.

I've now re-downgraded to 7.1.1. Perhaps I'll try again in the morning?
[Nexus 6P General] MeltdownSpectre:
Now I'm scared to flash the 7.1.2 factory image.

Anyone else had this issue?
[Nexus 6P General] Danilo Pantelić:
Latest 7.1.2 beta working well - https://developer.android.com/preview/download-712.html
[Nexus 6P General] rchtk:
Flashed the day it came. No big issue so far.

Wireless network settings fixed. Fingerprint gesture there.

Small regression for me that at boot it takes 45s to connect to my wifi and in some rare cases doesn't even connect at all and I have to manually connect.

Battery is ok too (stock kernel).
[Nexus 6P General] imfloflo:
Flash the 7.1.2 from day one and have very bad battery since. No new apps install or other things. Thinking about switching to Android O... :/
[Nexus 6P General] crixley:
O was draining like crazy for me. Was cool to try though
[Nexus 6P General] adz1966:
Had you made any changes to your build.prop? I changed mine (tethering tweak) and I had the exact same issues.
[Nexus 6P General] abarash:
Nope, haven't touched it.
[Nexus 6P General] ryanmat:
How are you installing everything? Have you tried flashing it like this:

fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-angler-angler-xx.xx.img

fastboot reboot-bootloader

fastboot flash radio radio-angler-angler-xx.xx.img

fastboot reboot-bootloader

fastboot update image-angler-xxxxxx.zip

*replacing the x with the bootloader, radio and zip of your download
[Nexus 6P General] abarash:
Basically that. I extracted the image zip and flashed like this:

fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-angler-angler-03.67.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash radio radio-angler-angler-03.81.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash vendor vendor.img
fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.1.0-0-angler.img
fastboot reboot

Another thing not working besides my buttons & cellular data: notifications! Zero notifications... It buzzes as though notifications are coming in, but it doesn't show me any. Also, if I try to go into Developer options, it says "Developer options are not available for this user" - I've never used any multi-user features, so that's not it... Frustratingly, the issues persisted through the downgrade and remained upon re-upgrading. What does work is very fast, though!

I think my likely course of action at this point is to Titanium Backup everything, re-flash, and format userdata. That really should fix everything. :fingers-crossed:
[Nexus 6P General] rchtk:
I usually remove the -w from the flash-all script and run that. Less error-prone..
[Nexus 6P General] adam_pl:
I always update this way and never had any issues. Backup data and try again
[Nexus 6P General] abarash:
I've also always updated that way and never had issues. :)

I tried a few times, didn't help any. Backed up everything, did a "fastboot format userdata" without flashing anything further, re-rooted, restored from Titanium and it's now working great. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
[Nexus 6P General] Chekp38:
I'm having the same trouble with the battery. Mine was an OTA update for the beta. Ever since I updated to 7.1.2, I'm having to full charge twice a day. Yesterday I finished charging at 8PM. Used the phone very little. Next day at 6AM was down to 30% battery after 32 minutes of screen time. I should have taken a picture but the combined batter usage listed was something like 16%.

I haven't tried a factory reset yet. I'll try that when I have time tomorrow.
[Nexus 6P General] swa100:
I was looking around in aida64 and I saw that the big core is always active. At idle it's staying at 633mhz. Only after boot I saw "sleeping" , but after few mins it just stayed at 633mhz. More people experiencing this?

Screenshot: https://s11.postimg.org/d2a4kcyir/Screenshot_20170324-090259.png
[Nexus 6P General] Balino:
They are always at 633mhz, that's their sleeping frequency. If they are offline, they are being throttled for thermal protection
[Nexus 6P General] swa100:
Are you sure? I thought aida64 and cpu-z should say 'sleeping'. Like this: http://m.imgur.com/JQNho1X. Someone from Reddit posted this because some asked him if core 1-4 were giving spikes on 600 mhz. But I thought 5-8 should be sleeping like in that screenshot. So yours are at 633mhz too?

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It seems that the heavy cluster on the 5x (on 7.1.1) also stays at 633 mhz at idle. Maybe nougat doesn't register 633mhz als sleeping,like Android marshmallow did and like Android O does?
[Nexus 6P General] Balino:
I use ex kernel manager and they are always at 633mhz. When they are labeled as "offline" in ex kernel manager, they are being thermally throlled...
[Nexus 6P General] cyberon:
Is this the ota to beta 2?

If so, can i flash it on top of 7.1.1 stable?
[Nexus 6P General] Danilo Pantelić:
Now you have full 7.1.2 beta 2 march image - https://developer.android.com/preview/download-712.html
[Nexus 6P General] swa100:
Someone on Reddit now comments that on his 6p, core 5-8 are registered as sleeping on the latest 7.1.2 beta.

Edit: I think you're right : https://xdaforums.com/nexus-6p/help/4-cores-allways-stopped-whats-t3390543
[Nexus 6P General] Balino:
Unfortunately I'm still on 7.1.1, and never seen any app marking them as "sleeping". That could be a new "feature" of android 7.1.2, i don't know, I'm just sharing my experience
[Nexus 6P General] swa100:
I am on the 7.1.2 beta and I'm seeing 633mhz, while some others are seeing 'sleeping'. But I'm not theonly one not seeing 'sleeping' it seems.
[Nexus 6P General] cyberon:
My bootloader is locked so i want to flash the ota.
[Nexus 6P General] SlimSnoopOS:
Don't think you'll be able to do that. Google stopped providing full preview OTA images during their 7.1.1 preview process.
[Nexus 6P General] riggzh:
Update failed when adb sideload 47%?

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It's two ways to fix it.

1. adb sideload full public beta 2 ota

it's link:https://ota.googlezip.net/packages/.../e095cb683e373ae00c6783ceb8a0a13061ec4a65.zip

2.goto recovery from bootloader to flash 7.1.1 full ota(When haven 47% failed. The phone has two recovery , the boot partition is 7.1.2 recovery ,it's couldn't flash 7.1.1 full ota. the another one is 7.1.1 recovery ,it's can flash the 7.1.1 full ota)
[Nexus 6P General] NBAPwns:
delete
[Nexus 6P General] imfloflo:
I went to Google Play Service and remove all authorizations and add them back.

Now my battery was back to normal. and Phone is usable again.

hope it helps.
[Nexus 6P General] aznflawless:
I doubt the random battery issues will go away with the update. It seems to be a hardware issue. My phone would turn off at 15%, but ever since I replaced my battery, it doesn't randomly turn off anymore. Battery life in general still not good though due to Android system and OS battery drain. hopefully It gets fixed with this update
[Nexus 6P General] AutumnAurora:
my nexus 6p never had any problem with battery shut down. i've bought my phone in 16/05/2016, now with nougat and some tweaks i usually end my day with (in powersave mode on fk updater app, franco kernel, stock rom, servicely and naptime, almost 0 lag in normal use, like always), 5.30/6 hours screen on (with balanced profile, like 4 hours).... running nougat since beta 1, so i think it's an hardwer problem and not software.. never gone below 10-15%, never connected to the charger all the night..no issue at all...
[Nexus 6P General] Bluemgt06:
The only time I has battery issues was when on nougat beta, cut off at 15 a few times. But other than that no issues knock on wood. Device is almost a year old, if a battery turns out to cause the issue I'll just replace it when I have the issue. I do phone repairs so it's not a big deal for me.
[Nexus 6P General] IamAlexD:
I updated my Nexus 6p after reading this article and following their guide > http://rootmygalaxy.net/google-announces-android-7-1-2-beta-pixels-nexus-5x-player-6p-pixel-c/.But after updating to 7.1.2 I am facing battery draining issue.Any with the same problem?Should i revert back to 7.1.1?
[Nexus 6P General] ariefabuzaky:
Why this site require google account password and the same time I checked the official web from google, 7.1.2 for angler not comeout yet.
[Nexus 6P General] blitzkriegger:
Likely a clickbait as images aren't even available yet on the official google channels.
[Nexus 6P General] IamAlexD:
It is available you can check on the internet.I am currently running the beta version

Here is another source to confirm > https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/201...droid-7-1-2-beta-for-pixel-and-nexus-devices/
[Nexus 6P General] serdel_elo:
As you can see in the articles, beta update for Nexus 6p is not available at the moment and will be released soon
[Nexus 6P General] richii0207:
Can you post a screenshot of your build number in settings on the beta build for the 6P?
[Nexus 6P General] MidnightDevil:
Maybe OTA is being deployed through beta users, anyone in that stance?
[Nexus 6P General] puertorecon:
Show a screenshot of your 7.1.2 build on Nexus 6P.
[Nexus 6P General] B3501:
This article says the 6P will get the update "soon" not now.
[Nexus 6P General] serdel_elo:
All the articles says that

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I hope Dark Mode will come back with this update
[Nexus 6P General] justin1221:
He must be using the du version :laugh:
[Nexus 6P General] richii0207:
It's gotten awfully dead in this thread after request...lol
[Nexus 6P General] josepmanel:
Cool, so nobody actually got the update yet? I can't believe we have 35 posts about something that isn't even a thing yet.
[Nexus 6P General] puertorecon:
Straight up!!!
[Nexus 6P General] neo905:
I am right in a sweet spot right now I don't want to mess up by signing up for that beta program again, it seems to do more harm than good.
[Nexus 6P General] MidnightDevil:
I assume the only ones that might get it's users that are enrolled on beta and received the OTA.

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On the other hand, since 7.1.2 is still a beta, I doubt that the source code is already available, so... I'm not sure about the authenticity of DU being on 7.1.2, but I may be wrong :)
[Nexus 6P General] justin1221:
You are absolutely right, OP is trippin.:laugh:
[Nexus 6P General] serdel_elo:
Come on guys you are only talking about flashing, not about beta program. It is boring...
[Nexus 6P General] Displax:
TWRP flashable Android 7.1.2 Beta 2 [NPG47I]

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4acSOboIe6RS2cyQjRQbVpnc0E
[Nexus 6P General] mochamoo:
I found that my battery is worse and have started seeing early shutdowns around 15%>
[Nexus 6P General] Ric G:
I'm getting the same :(
[Nexus 6P General] Carterman32:
I tried flashing this using FF. It goes through the motions and restarts the phone, but it's still on 7.1.1. When I go to software update, it offers me the 7.1.2 NPG47I upgrade. Am I supposed to download and install this?

I have a TWRP backup, but thought that using the flashable. Zip would upgrade me without needing anything additional. What is my next step to get to 7.1.2?

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I tried flashing off of my rooted 7.1.1 using FF. Doesn't change the build. Is something wrong with it?

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I am also coming from 7.1.1. I followed all of your steps. After step #2, after the phone restarted, I expected it to show 7.1.2 in the "about phone" section. It still said 7.1.1. I carried on with your directions and loaded whatever that .zip is in step 3 (tho I don't understand why I need something on top of the flashable .zip from OP). Anyway, when all was said and done, it still says I'm on 7.1.1. What am I doing wrong here? Flashfire turns to a black screen and seems to be installing a bunch of stuff, so don't understand why I'm not on 7.1.2.
[Nexus 6P General] johnhazelwood:
I've noticed Android Pay lost all cards that were setup (prompts me to start from scratch like it was never setup) and Gmail outgoing mail sticks in outbox. Anyone else notice this too? I'm on beta 2.
[Nexus 6P General] tropical cactus:
Used flashfire to flash 7.1.2 beta 2 with wipe.. Didn't tick any other boxes. All good. No different to previous stock roms. Shows 7.1.2 with March security patch. All apps installed normally, including viper Leviticus 1.3 and magisk to flash va fix for 7.1.1 to enable system wide. Using Gerard's pixel mod for 7.1.2.
[Nexus 6P General] ariefabuzaky:
How about batt life ?
[Nexus 6P General] dtran2412:
I've also started having some early shutdowns around 17%, in the last week.
[Nexus 6P General] tropical cactus:
Just installed so wouldn't know yet. But it's more responsive than 7.1.1.
[Nexus 6P General] mochamoo:
It is more responsive so maybe that is having a negative impact on the battery.
[Nexus 6P General] Cave_diver:
Performance is absolutely unreal. Using it with Franco Kernel and his power-saving profile and that's the fastest I've ever seen on the 6P.

Getting 6+ hours of screen on time too...