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[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] dvdram:
Before September, 23rd, the battery was at about 60% in the evening, after that date it was down to 40% or less. The average usage was the same before and after: about the same amount of calls and text messages, a bit of listening to music (via BT on car's stereo), a few minutes of navigation to find one or two addresses.

Right now I am using the nightly 20200930, and I have yet to take notes about the exact battery usage, but as far as I can tell already, the battery draining is much smaller than before.
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] Markeee:
I agree 20200930 seems to fix that battery drain issue
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] Elektroschmock:
Thats strange, because I was suspecting this change:

https://review.lineageos.org/c/LineageOS/android_kernel_moto_shamu/+/287311/

But it is really hard to test for battery drain. In my test it might have seen 0,1 %/h more drain, but there are too many variables to be shure.
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] dvdram:
Yes, certainly!

As I said: it might have been a coincident. Maybe a previously (=before Sept. 23rd) installed app went berserk *after* flashing the nightly 20200923, and an update to that app *after* downgrading to 20200916 took care of that kind of misbehaviour. I do have to admit that of all apps installed on my phone, Firefox is the one that I suspect the most. FF has undergone so many changes for the worse lately, which the developers like to call "improvements", that sometimes it is no fun to use this browser any more.

Markeee: is there any app on your phone that you would suspect to have caused this battery drain?

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I wish I knew what that tech-talk means. :confused:
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] godfatherr:
[MENTION=3383960]Elektroschmock[/MENTION]

can this be done to our shamu sir ?

upstream kernel like this phone

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if you want to read all about this you can find the article on xda forum the phone name is xperia m4 the kernel on this device is 3.10 but this developer upstream it to 5.9

link : https://www.xda-developers.com/sony-xperia-m4-aqua-mainline-linux-kernel-android-11-custom-rom/
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] maddog3030:
[MENTION=3383960]Elektroschmock[/MENTION]

This is great, no issues to report great job!!
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] McMannes:
Hi guys, while changing the battery of the phone last week, the part you see in the picture was broken. unfortunately the power key is not working. I need to find the part on the motherboard that I circle. Where can I get it? I have to search for this piece.
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] dvdram:
Is it just my imagination, or did the latest nightly (20201014) really attach a performance boost to the N6? To me, it seems as everything is running much smoother than before.
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] Elektroschmock:
There where some improvements, but I really don't think they are measurable.
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] githyanki:
Looks like your going to need the motherboard replaced. Best option is to buy one with cracked screen and use it's motherboard. Or, sell yours and get a new phone.
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] dvdram:
I'd disagree to that. There is a gain in speed, that I can observe: apps are starting slightly but noticeable faster, even navigation (Osmand+), which is the heaviest app on my N6.

Anyway: I assure you, I am not going to complain about this! :)
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] TotalChen:
Will you bring up lineage-18.0 for shamu, man? [MENTION=3383960]Elektroschmock[/MENTION]
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] Elektroschmock:
I don't know. I haven't had the time and desire to work on 18.0 yet. Also I can't build two versions in parallel because I constantly run out oft disc space. Until last week the weather was to good to spend my free time indoors infront of a Computer...lets see what Winter brings.
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] mahir555:
i noticed a minor issue in 14-10 update . The latest Google keyboard beta brings imoji combination and it was working on 7-10 update but now not working on latest one.
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] Rabittek:
Sound echo for caller on audio/video calling apps (whatsup)

Hello, does anyone face the same problem I have with whatsup and other video calls apps? When being on the call, the other party hears themselves as echo. Does not matter if I cover the ambient sensing microphone or not. It does not matter if on loud - big speaker or earpiece speaker. As a surprise, It does not appear on the standard telephone calls. All apps are the last available*version*as well as Lineage 17.1. I've did clean reinstall of the last available stock android 7.1 - the calls there are not affected at all. So, I've made a direct Lineage 17.1 installation and the echo is back. I've tested another Android 10 fork - Carbon, and it has the same problem. so it looks like it is more Android 10 specific. However as a long time Lineage user on several devices, I am posting in this our*thread, may be someone has a solution. Thank you for keeping our old phones alive and up-to-date. Amazing job.
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] Unisys:
Dear Electro, many thanks for the hard work, making sure we can still use our 2014 veterans with full pleasure. The fact if you will eventually make a LOS 18 in the future or not will eventually determine if I keep using the shamu or I would decommission the whale. :good:. We are facing a corona lockdown again here in Europe. Funny enough it made me think that ? it would give you extra time to work on the LOS 18-android 11 next year. Whatever you do or can do, you already did so much.:good::good::good:
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] Elektroschmock:
A lockdown wouldn't influence my free time in a positive way. Also I would't base any decisions on me porting android 11 to shamu or not. At the moment my free time is close to zero because of work, sport and non-android projects.
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] pcrussell50:
Are there flashing instructions? I am an experienced flasher

I've rooted, unrooted, run custom ROMs flashed back to stock, flashed .img by .img one at a time in the terminal, and flashed whole .zips in TWRP, all of it, all ways.

But I've never used any custom recovery other than TWRP. Happy to use Lineage recovery. And I know how to flash it individually using ./fastboot (I'm on MacOs)

BUT since I couldn't find any instructions on how to get Lineage on my Shamu...

Do I flash Lineage as a .zip using some utility in the Lineage recovery the same way someone would with TWRP? Or do I extract the Lineage .zip and and flash the .img's piece by piece using ./fastboot?

Or else point me to some install instructions and I will read those. If they were in the first post, I missed it...

-Peter
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] camcory:
Did you read the wiki. If you have recovery installed scroll down to "Installing LineageOS from recovery" section.
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] pcrussell50:
Nope didn’t read the wiki. The bit about the wiki that I saw said this:

Although I planned to contribute after trying Lineage, the way the text was worded caused me to not consider that there might also be installation instructions there. Thanks to your tip, I’ll go back and look at it.

-Peter
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] esysfound:
Unfortunately, this is an old, on-going problem. Seems to be slightly worse if other caller has an iPhone., and Whatsapp suffers from it particularly badly. Sometimes wearing a headset helps slightly. What eliminates it is if you treat phone like a Walki-talki, and mute your microphone every time you stop talking. Not exactly a solution. It has been noted for years. No resolution, I have it also, and it is frustrating. See https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=76846553&postcount=7
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] Elektroschmock:
I am aware of that problem, but unfortunately I am the only one working on shamu and I don't have the slightes clue how the whole audio subystem works.
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] esysfound:
It's probably more of a Whatsapp problem as using normal telephone, or Skype, or Zoom, or Google Hangouts/Voice/Meet it`s not an issue. There is some timing issue where the microphone seems to cut in too early and the person at the other end hears themselves - like the microphone in the Nexus starts playing back their voice. I never hear the echo at my end, but the others always complain on Whatsapp - though it does seem to happen more if they are on an iPhone vs Android. And if you mute the microphone on the Nexus the problem goes away.

Anyway, there are other more pressing, challenging, (new) things to sort ;)
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] dya:
Hi maddog, tried this alrady myself, but unfortunatelly I still get the same error:

"E:Failed to bind mount /mnt/staging/emulated/media/0 to /storage/emulated: No such file or directory"

I have done exactly as instructed on the LineageOS site for installing the package by using the recovery image they provide.

The SHA256 is correct for both the recovery image as well as for the LineageOS image.

Could you please suggest on how this can be fixed?

Thanks in advance.
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] dya:
From what I read over the internet it seems that the LineageOS procedure for instalation fails to mention that the directory structure is deleted upon factory reset and in the absence of an at least one time boot into the OS this is not recreated.

Seems a bit like lost hope, anyone can help please with the error above? :(

I guess I should have done the update from 16 to 17 and not the install..
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] Elektroschmock:
Well a factory reset does a format - I think it's unneccesary to mention that this deletes everything.

I didn't get what your exact problem is. Does the error message from above prevent you from proceding the installation?
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] dya:
yes, that is exactly right, it does not allow for the installation to start (nor the file to be copied on the device using sideload)
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] dya:
Is there anything anyone may think I could be doing to revert this please? Or to fix the error at least.. :(
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] runekock:
I'll send you a PM.
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] dya:
Hi guys,

Just to let you know I fixed it (writing from the Nexus 6 now).

Had to go back installing the stock ROM then flashed the TWRP recovery, cleaned up the relevant folders and then adb sideloaded the latest image for LineageOS and gapps.

I assume the problem was never the recovery from LineageOS nor the clean install (including format which wiped out the directory structure), but a faulty adb version. Once I have switched to a other laptop with an older adb version I managed to push the file into the phone.

I guess the recovery from LineageOS works as well, but I am not going to try at least for a while now :)

Thank you again for your help and thanks to the developer which still does a great job by maintaining this on shamu!.

Happy days! :)
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] shsmani:
Bluetooth devices connection issue.

Kudos to the devs to keep this device alive and running almost 7 years later.

I wanted help with a couple of issues I am running into after upgrading into Lineage 17.1

1) My issue is my phone won't connect to bluetooth devices like car, headphone automatically sometimes. I toggle the BT off and then ON and then it connect and works alright.

2) The camera will hang (meaning it will get stuck on a frame of image) after sometime of use. I have to restart to get that to work.

Both of these problems did not exist before I upgraded. Any pointers would be very much appreciated.

Mani
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] esysfound:
Hi-just updated to the 25 Nov (todays) build and made a TWRP backup. The size has doubled from like 10GB to over 17GB. Have deleted and re-backed up. Have not installed any new apps or maps. It is the data partition. It was fine and stable last week.

I have never really understood the A/B partition thing - in my File Manager I show all files in Internal Shared Storage -/Storage/emulated/0 and Internal Storage .....(primary). Is it possible this has gotten coped 2X somehow?

Anyone else having this? Suddenly I am almost out of room on the phone which is a big problem. Thanks
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] alfacrux:
Shamu is not a A/B device, so the reason should be something else...
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] Elektroschmock:
I am not aware of any change that would explain such behaviour.

But why do you keep your backups on the phone?
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] esysfound:
I do both on and off - on the phone makes it easier to do a recovery, especially if traveling without computer or XHD.
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] dya:
I am fully aware that the "hard reset" by removing the SIM card is potentially damaging the phone in the long run, not to mention the hassle every time...

Unfortunately thou, I have tried what you said with the WiFi been turned on and off but to no avail..

Haven't tried the airplane mode trick.

Besides, the worst part is that reboot doesn't fix the matter..
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] esysfound:
That suggests you may have a problem either with the SIM card surface or the contact pins on the reader. Sometimes if you cut a piece of very thin paper, or even tape and attach on the contactless side of the SIM, it can increase the thickness just enough to make a better contact with the pins. Otherwise, you might try to just get a new SIM - anyshop linked to your provider should be able to do this quickly and cheaply. But if it is on the reading side (which it may be), you'll need to replace it. Not a big deal IF you can find the part. If you did not get your Nexus from a phone company, eBay or something like it may be a source. It will be a project and likely that a repair shop will need to install it. Might also be a Wifi radio or antenna thing. Try the SIM renewal first.
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] dya:
Thanks for the tip with the paper, sounds quite interesting.

I have gone thru the latest update of LoS yesterday and (hope this won't jinx it) since then the issue went away.

It could be just a coincidence thou, as the plugging in and out of the SIM card for several times, did actually cleaned a bit either the internal slot contacts or the SIM contacts themselves.

I'll keep an eye on it and let you know if it comes back.

Btw, the SIM card works just fine with another phone (Htc U11) I had laying around.
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] dya:
I have tried the hack with the airplane mode been turned off and on and, yes I confirm it works.

Unfortunately, the old battery issue I had in the past is back again, this time on the second battery I have replaced with the device.

More precisely: when the battery percentage is below 50% and you are in a voice call, if you start using the phone, like opening any app or just looking at the agenda, while on speaker or not, the phone shuts off instantly. Not a reboot, just a total turn off.

This is a reproducible behavior unfortunately so it is not an accident.

Of course the behavior is not manifesting itself if battery level is above 50%.

Sadly, I guess it is finally time for me to let go of the device I grown so fond of in all these years.

I just wish to express my gratitude and warm regards to all the developers that made this journey possible thru all of these years. Keep up the work you guys are doing as you are truly amazing!

Congrats to you all and it was a pleasure to know such a great community.
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] dbrickg:
Never leave home without 75% ... at least!
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] Markeee:
I'm also having that same exact issue when the battery percentage is drops to 50% or below the phone starts shutting down when ever I open an app or take a phone call.

At first I was thinking my battery was finally going bad but now that I'm not the only one I'm thinking it must be a rom related issue also my battery usage seems pretty dame good and hasn't decreased maybe even increased with the latest few builds?
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] Guikden_NL:
Sadly every release after Nov 11 Bluetooth doesn't maintain nor more importantly, automatically regain connection with several devices, one being my Continuous Glucose Monitor. Anyone aware of a change to Bluetooth that would cause me to have to manually accept the connection request instead of automatically reconnecting?
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] dansblackcat:
It'll be your battery. Same thing happened to me. Started instantly switching off at 45%, then 50%, then 60% and so on. Put a new battery in an the problem went away. About 14 months later the same thing happened again. Got to the point where it would turn off at 95%. New battery fixed it. Crappy ebay batteries...
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] shsmani:
I started having this a week ago
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] shsmani:
Mine has been about 2 years now and recurring battery issues. Maybe I gotta order that battery again and go through the replacement process.
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] shsmani:
I have had this problem for a few months now... this along with camera freezing and needs a restart for the camera to work. Bluetooth toggle fixes the bluetooth issue.
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] MrBrady:
Just did a fresh install of the 12/16/20 release with OpenGapps. I totally forgot that I can do a full-custom install with a configuration file, so that was awesome. So far, Google Fi is working great as well.

One issue I have is getting Family Link working. Setting up this phone for my daughter and would really prefer to get that setup as well. Does anyone have suggestions to get this working?
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] maddog3030:
Not necessarily true.....

T-Mobile is shutting down service to these phones, but will offer free replacements

www-androidpolice-com.cdn.ampproject.org

Try the IMEI check at T-Mobile's website

My Nexus 6 will still operate on T-Mobile's Network after the deadline
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] Markeee:
Wonder if it will affect my Xfinity mobile which supposedly runs off the Verizon's network ?

Is there anyway to check your phone on Xfinity or Verizon see if your phone will be affected ?

May be forced to put the Nexus 6 to rest and get a new phone ?

That would suck
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] ProBird79:
That was released by T-Mobile after I posted. Thanks for the added information. It's only a matter of time until VoLTE is needed and when that time comes the N6 will need to be on LOS15.1.
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] Markeee:
I could use some help here I was installing testing some of the Android 11 roms and now when I try and restore my twrp nandroid Lineages 17.1 backup it won't allow me to boot to system its just stuck in android oem recovery bootloader luckily I can get back to twrp but it just won't boot back to system ?
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] maddog3030:
ADB it and re-flash TWRP...

ADB it and re-flash recovery partition with TWRP, might have to fix (reformat) your other partitions
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] Markeee:
Must of been a somehow corrupted or bad twrp backup coz clean install worked
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] esysfound:
@Elektroschmock -As 2020 goes, thanks again for all the hard work, for the latest updates and ein guten gesunder Rutsch von Berlin.🍲🍸🎉
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] maddog3030:
Anybody find a chance log?....my backup grew to 8.6 GB!!!!
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] dbrickg:
My backup is about 12GB, but that's standard for me. I've got a bunch of apps in my Data partition. Next time you're in twrp, look in the backup tab and see what it's backing up. It'll tell you what size each of the partitions is
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] esysfound:
Am watching this as I reported a significant change in Dec., and this was using TWRP 3.4. As always lots of variables so you need to try isolate what is going on.

In Settings menu, Storage you can see more details-look especially at "Other Apps". My System installed seems to have stabilized at 7 GB. The growth seems elsewhere - Map Navigation Apps (the Maps themselves) can take up a lot of space. So do some Email clients like Type and Blue can expand massively (even with no email stored - Lord knows what they are harvesting or due to overly snappy graphics but at one point it was over 1 GB !?). Use stock email app. Google and Play Services also doing their part. Worth going through Apps and tweaking/clearing out, e.g. Whatsapp Stickers etc. Most likely some of these "power" apps changed recently and account for the growth. YMMV.

My TWRP backup was below 8GB for most of year, but it jumped significantly in Nov-Dec (at one point almost 16GB) . Now around 10.5 GB after a lot of cleaning and App removal - (Minions stickers are sadly gone). In my case, most of it is stored navigation maps from Here and opensource Map Me, and Google background stuff that is not easily removed or moved out of the system partition. Some are not fans of CCleaner App and it does have annoying ads, but is an easy way to clean out lots of junk, especially app caches, on a regular basis. Just keep an eye on all, but most likely App growth is the culprit.
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] jvifdz:
Hi guys in the last 2 builds i see the notification led is always on (screen of) when i recive a notification, how can i put It on only like 2 seconds?
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] pinakini:
thanks in advance. Where can I find moto actions in my phone [N6]
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] alvi.bagolini:
can anyone please check if bluetooth call is working? thanks!
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] maddog3030:
Yes it is.
[Nexus 6  Original Android Development] alvi.bagolini:
thanks!