New N6 owner with a quick question - Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Mine just came in today (64 GB Cloud White). Very impressed so far. I'm going to unlock, root, ROM. I'm not a noon in this area - been doing it since the OG Droid days. Not going to do it with a toolkit.
Anyway, it came with 5.0 (build number LNX97M) but I have a notification for a system update. Shows it's the update for 5.0.1, but I imagine the 5.1 update will follow shortly. Can these updates be unlocked/rooted? I assume so, but I like to be certain first. Thanks in advance for your help.

Rodeojones said:
Mine just came in today (64 GB Cloud White). Very impressed so far. I'm going to unlock, root, ROM. I'm not a noon in this area - been doing it since the OG Droid days. Not going to do it with a toolkit.
Anyway, it came with 5.0 (build number LNX97M) but I have a notification for a system update. Shows it's the update for 5.0.1, but I imagine the 5.1 update will follow shortly. Can these updates be unlocked/rooted? I assume so, but I like to be certain first. Thanks in advance for your help.
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all nexus updates can easily be bootloader unlocked and rooted. google makes any nexus device easy to be bootloader unlicked and rooted, that who put in the option of fastboot oem unlock

simms22 said:
all nexus updates can easily be bootloader unlocked and rooted. google makes any nexus device easy to be bootloader unlicked and rooted, that who put in the option of fastboot oem unlock
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Thanks. I figured as much, but wanted to be certain. Haven't had a Nexus since the Galaxy Nexus, so I'm used to being extra cautious about these things. I'll go ahead with the OTAs then unlock and root.

Rodeojones said:
Thanks. I figured as much, but wanted to be certain. Haven't had a Nexus since the Galaxy Nexus, so I'm used to being extra cautious about these things. I'll go ahead with the OTAs then unlock and root.
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you'll get an update for 5.1 after updating to 5.0.1, then later on, you'll get an update for 5.1.1. or, you can also flash and use M

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[Q] Unable to upgrade to Lollipop

Long story short, I received the Lollipop update today only for it to say "We have determined that your phone may be running a modified version of its system software. For your protection, we cannot update your phone. Please revert your phone to the official HTC system software to update your phone....etc."
When I first got the phone it was from AT&T and thus had all the standard bloatware, etc. After tinkering around with rooting/unlocking I decided to convert it to the unlocked edition. I believe it is S-Off, and the Boot loader is unlocked, HBOOT-1.57.0000 with everything else pretty much unchanged. I'm still on AT&T currently if it helps. I've read that the bootloader needs to be locked in order for OTA updates to work properly?
I haven't rooted or tinkered with anything for months and so I've pretty much forgotten everything about it although I can catch up again pretty quickly. Apologies if the fix is something simple. I'd basically just like to be able to update to official stock Lollipop and stick with it.
mch277 said:
Long story short, I received the Lollipop update today only for it to say "We have determined that your phone may be running a modified version of its system software. For your protection, we cannot update your phone. Please revert your phone to the official HTC system software to update your phone....etc."
When I first got the phone it was from AT&T and thus had all the standard bloatware, etc. After tinkering around with rooting/unlocking I decided to convert it to the unlocked edition. I believe it is S-Off, and the Boot loader is unlocked, HBOOT-1.57.0000 with everything else pretty much unchanged. I'm still on AT&T currently if it helps. I've read that the bootloader needs to be locked in order for OTA updates to work properly?
I haven't rooted or tinkered with anything for months and so I've pretty much forgotten everything about it although I can catch up again pretty quickly. Apologies if the fix is something simple. I'd basically just like to be able to update to official stock Lollipop and stick with it.
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Read this, I did this last night and got lollipop, as your s-off and on "unlocked" edition anyway, this will be4 easy for you: http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one/general/guide-convert-m7-developer-edition-t2840311
Ah, thank you! That worked flawlessly.

Is There Any Downside to Taking the 5.0.1 OTA?

So my 64GB GRAY Nexus 6 arrived on 5.0 and it wants to update to 5.0.1. I enabled USB debugging and OEM unlock and I am going to unlock it then make a nandroid of 5.0. Not sure why I am doing that but I thought I would.
Is there any reason to upgrade to 5.0.1 before flashing to 5.1? I thought I would let the OTA happen, then make another nandroid. Then flash to 5.1. Then make another nandroid.
JulesJam said:
So my 64GB GRAY Nexus 6 arrived on 5.0 and it wants to update to 5.0.1. I enabled USB debugging and OEM unlock and I am going to unlock it then make a nandroid of 5.0. Not sure why I am doing that but I thought I would.
Is there any reason to upgrade to 5.0.1 before flashing to 5.1? I thought I would let the OTA happen, then make another nandroid. Then flash to 5.1. Then make another nandroid.
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If you want to upgrade to 5.1 via the OTA, you have to be on 5.0.1.
cam30era said:
If you want to upgrade to 5.1 via the OTA, you have to be on 5.0.1.
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OK that is an upside to taking the 5.0.1 OTA. lol! I was going to flash to 5.1 though b/c I am on Verizon with a non-Verizon branded device and I wasn't sure how the OTAs work if you are using a non-Verizon N6 on Verizon.
Right now I have activated the phone through WiFi w/o a Verizon SIM card in it.
Any downsides for me to take the 5.0.1 OTA? I don't think there are but I wasn't sure if I was missing something.
JulesJam said:
OK that is an upside to taking the 5.0.1 OTA. lol! I was going to flash to 5.1 though b/c I am on Verizon with a non-Verizon branded device and I wasn't sure how the OTAs work if you are using a non-Verizon N6 on Verizon.
Right now I have activated the phone through WiFi w/o a Verizon SIM card in it.
Any downsides for me to take the 5.0.1 OTA? I don't think there are but I wasn't sure if I was missing something.
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Nothing I'm aware of.
JulesJam said:
OK that is an upside to taking the 5.0.1 OTA. lol! I was going to flash to 5.1 though b/c I am on Verizon with a non-Verizon branded device and I wasn't sure how the OTAs work if you are using a non-Verizon N6 on Verizon.
Right now I have activated the phone through WiFi w/o a Verizon SIM card in it.
Any downsides for me to take the 5.0.1 OTA? I don't think there are but I wasn't sure if I was missing something.
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It's may be easier to just use the factory images to get 5.1 rather than do the 5.0.1 OTA update and then adb sideload the 5.1 OTA update. Whatever you do, don't relock the device until everything is working and booting .
mwalt2 said:
It's may be easier to just use the factory images to get 5.1 rather than do the 5.0.1 OTA update and then adb sideload the 5.1 OTA update. Whatever you do, don't relock the device until everything is working and booting .
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thanks, I am going to use the factory images to get to 5.1 but wasn't sure if there were any issues with the 5.0.1 OTA. And I definitely would never relock my bootloader ever!!

[Q] a few questions

Hi
i bought the nexus 6 32GB unlocked from google, it came with 5.0 then i got an update for 5.0.1 and now i decided to root my nexus 6, no rom, kernel change, just root, so i used the nexus toolkit to unlock the bootloader, so now i have busybox installed, and root.
now i want to update to 5.1 via OTA but when i check for updates there are no updates, could it be because of root or unlocking bootloader?
and i use t-mobile but the phone is factory unlocked so should i install the t-mobile version or just ignore the t-mobile versions?
Hi, you have a few options available. I don't use or recommend the use of toolkits unless you have some basic knowledge of fastboot and ADB. However, I believe you can use the toolkit to accomplish what you're trying to do. Also, I would recommend, because you're already unlocked, to just manually install the factory image via fastboot. As long as you don't flash user data, you won't loose any data. So in essence, it's like taking the OTA. Most of all, I recommend that you read as much as time allows so you know what you're going into.
Once you root you are not able to take any OTAs. To take an OTA you would have to go back to pure stock and stay there. If you would like to keep root there are many threads in this forum that walk you through the process of updating. Hope this answered some of your questions.
Thanks guys,
im familiar with android, ADB and fastboot, never had to use it much, this is my first nexus device but i have worked with many android phones in the past
im just trying to figure out the nexus 6
thanks, i got an answer i will go from here

need to revert to 5.0 or 5.0.1 not sure how

I am currently on 5.1 but work for at&t. I just put my work email on my phone that also requires a monitoring service called mobile iron that monitors my phone. My company now thinks my phone i rooted because I have "prerelease" software on my phone and am in danger of getting in some pretty serious trouble. I talked it over with my manager and they're giving me time to fix it, but I need to get off 5.1 as fast as possible.
I can't root and I can't unlock bootloader but I need to get off 5.1.... can i just flash a 5.0.1 ota zip? Really not sure what to do but don't want my company phone taken from me. all my clients know this number.
Thanks in advance
pokedroid said:
I am currently on 5.1 but work for at&t. I just put my work email on my phone that also requires a monitoring service called mobile iron that monitors my phone. My company now thinks my phone i rooted because I have "prerelease" software on my phone and am in danger of getting in some pretty serious trouble. I talked it over with my manager and they're giving me time to fix it, but I need to get off 5.1 as fast as possible.
I can't root and I can't unlock bootloader but I need to get off 5.1.... can i just flash a 5.0.1 ota zip? Really not sure what to do but don't want my company phone taken from me. all my clients know this number.
Thanks in advance
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I think the only way to downgrade the version is to flash through the bootloader or flash a custom rom but you can't do either, but 5.1 is officially out so its no longer pre release software.
You have to unlock the bootloader to flash anything. No you cannot flash an older ota (ota patch existing files to new versions, not replace entire files) and as mentioned l, 5.1 is not pre-release.
How did you get 5.1 in the first place?
ac3theone said:
I think the only way to downgrade the version is to flash through the bootloader or flash a custom rom but you can't do either, but 5.1 is officially out so its no longer pre release software.
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At&t hasn't approved the software I guess, so by their standards it's considered prerelease. I honestly don't see why it's even an issue, we use the exact same images that gpe versions get so it shouldn't matter. Not sure what to do at this point.
rootSU said:
You have to unlock the bootloader to flash anything. No you cannot flash an older ota (ota patch existing files to new versions, not replace entire files) and as mentioned l, 5.1 is not pre-release.
How did you get 5.1 in the first place?
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I just installed it as an update.zip using adb. No unlock required.
pokedroid said:
At&t hasn't approved the software I guess, so by their standards it's considered prerelease. I honestly don't see why it's even an issue, we use the exact same images that gpe versions get so it shouldn't matter. Not sure what to do at this point.
I just installed it as an update.zip using adb. No unlock required.
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FYI, AT&T have no control over the update process. The update comes directly from Google, for all carriers. As long as you didn't install M or I, you're fine. There is nothing that AT&T could do to prevent anyone getting the update. Except maybe sending a memo out to a staff saying "you'll receive an update from Google. Please, please, please don't accept it"
pokedroid said:
At&t hasn't approved the software I guess, so by their standards it's considered prerelease. I honestly don't see why it's even an issue, we use the exact same images that gpe versions get so it shouldn't matter. Not sure what to do at this point.
I just installed it as an update.zip using adb. No unlock required.
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Id say get a tmobile sim card and use that and that way they cant say your on lre release software since tmo just pushed the 5.1 update.
ac3theone said:
Id say get a tmobile sim card and use that and that way they cant say your on lre release software since tmo just pushed the 5.1 update.
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Again, the carriers don't push the updates. They all come from google. Its not the same as other OEMs like Samsung
rootSU said:
Again, the carriers don't push the updates. They all come from google. Its not the same as other OEMs like Samsung
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Can't you root and go back to 5.0 and relock bootloader and reinstall the mobile iron app?
ac3theone said:
Can't you root and go back to 5.0 and relock bootloader and reinstall the mobile iron app?
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Doesn't need root. He could unlock the bootloader, willing the device and then flash the system.img and ROM.img for a 5.0 ROM. Then relock
But its pointless. 5.1 has been released to both versions on the nexus 6. The north American one and the international one. AT&T do not.control updates going to their "branded" nexus 6 device. They're coming from Google directly.
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Hmm maybe I'm wrong...
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Turn...akes-a-little-extra-effort--heres-how_id67599
Maybe like tmo, Google will be releasing a different 5.1 for at&t. This is disappointing news for nexus devices.
So yeah, unlock BL and flash system.img and boot.img from 5.0
rootSU said:
Doesn't need root. He could unlock the bootloader, willing the device and then flash the system.img and ROM.img for a 5.0 ROM. Then relock
But its pointless. 5.1 has been released to both versions on the nexus 6. The north American one and the international one. AT&T do not.control updates going to their "branded" nexus 6 device. They're coming from Google directly.
Edit..
Hmm maybe I'm wrong...
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Turn...akes-a-little-extra-effort--heres-how_id67599
Maybe like tmo, Google will be releasing a different 5.1 for at&t. This is disappointing news for nexus devices.
So yeah, unlock BL and flash system.img and boot.img from 5.0
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Its not a different 5.1, but they delay the updates. As soon as the update is apppved it won't be considered "prerelease" and everything will be fine. It's a complete formality. But, it is what it is. I guess I'm going to just pull my email off my device and hope the "trackability" breaks. Not willing to risk boot loader unlock as I'll have to give the device back at some point. Again, as long as I don't put any "at-risk" firmware on the device and relock it shouldn't make any difference, but it does.
*sigh*
pokedroid said:
Its not a different 5.1, but they delay the updates. As soon as the update is apppved it won't be considered "prerelease" and everything will be fine. It's a complete formality. But, it is what it is. I guess I'm going to just pull my email off my device and hope the "trackability" breaks. Not willing to risk boot loader unlock as I'll have to give the device back at some point. Again, as long as I don't put any "at-risk" firmware on the device and relock it shouldn't make any difference, but it does.
*sigh*
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You can unlock the bootloader and relock it (so long as you check it boots first). There isn't a flag or trip or anything that they will see.,
rootSU said:
You can unlock the bootloader and relock it (so long as you check it boots first). There isn't a flag or trip or anything that they will see.,
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Oh, I was thinking the boot loader status would show "relocked" when in fastboot

At&t 5.1.1 ota

Hello all, I am an AT&T nexus 6 user. I am unlocked and rooted. I of course tried the OTA, didn't expect it to work since I'm rooted and it of course didn't work. I checked the factory images and there are only sprint and T-mobile versions of the 5.1.1. My question is can I flash the T-mobile version and have a functioning device? I'm sick of this system notification showing up every day telling me that I need to update. Thanks for the heads up
TheEmpyre said:
Hello all, I am an AT&T nexus 6 user. I am unlocked and rooted. I of course tried the OTA, didn't expect it to work since I'm rooted and it of course didn't work. I checked the factory images and there are only sprint and T-mobile versions of the 5.1.1. My question is can I flash the T-mobile version and have a functioning device? I'm sick of this system notification showing up every day telling me that I need to update. Thanks for the heads up
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You can flash anyone you like. They'll all work with various results. AT&T users, however, are getting LMY47Z as an OTA. Ignore Google's labels.
Evolution_Tech said:
You can flash anyone you like. They'll all work with various results. AT&T users, however, are getting LMY47Z as an OTA. Ignore Google's labels.
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Hell Ya, thanks for the response so fast. Gonna get flashing
Evolution_Tech said:
You can flash anyone you like. They'll all work with various results. AT&T users, however, are getting LMY47Z as an OTA. Ignore Google's labels.
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Google finally changed the image label to "5.1.1 (All carriers except T-Mobile US) (LMY47Z)".

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