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How to enable Developer Settings

Courtesy of Android Central, thanks for the heads up!
This is essential to get an unlocked bootloader.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mp07dPusJNA&feature=youtube_gdata_player

How come they have done that?

hahaha that was awesome!

This reminds me of the taps @ Andrioid Version to get the Zombie art

Jordanooo said:
How come they have done that?
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Because they are trying to make it a consumer phone as well as a developers phone. The average user doesn't need these settings, and could very easily mess up their phone by using them. With such an easy method to re enable them, why not do it?
jak3z said:
This reminds me of the taps @ Andrioid Version to get the Zombie art
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And the BumbleBee in HC, the NyanDroid in ICS, and the Jellybean in JB
Tapatalk² from my Optimus V

LOL at the "now you are 3...2...1 steps to becoming a developer" xD
Google has some humor

lol at least it keeps those who don't know what they are doing from messing up their phone

mjybarr said:
This is essential to get an unlocked bootloader.
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Sure good to know, but what does it have to do with the bootloader? I thought that to unlock bootloader, you only need to "fastboot oem unlock"?
It's unlikely that I need to change an option in the menu in order to unlock... What if I somehow screw up and can't boot, and then lock to bootloader? Stuck with a brick?

My Gnexi said:
Sure good to know, but what does it have to do with the bootloader? I thought that to unlock bootloader, you only need to "fastboot oem unlock"?
It's unlikely that I need to change an option in the menu in order to unlock... What if I somehow screw up and can't boot, and then lock to bootloader? Stuck with a brick?
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You need to get into developer settings and activate USB debugging so you can use adb to proceed to unlock the bootloader.
Also I find the way to unlock developer settings to be quite humorous! Sadly I can see many impatient users looking to access said settings the first time be be put off by this, hopefully they will see reason!

Awwwwsome
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mjybarr said:
Courtesy of Android Central, thanks for the heads up!
This is essential to get an unlocked bootloader.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mp07dPusJNA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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That, my friend ,is Awesome!

The Unnamed Time Lord said:
You need to get into developer settings and activate USB debugging so you can use adb to proceed to unlock the bootloader.
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You don't need adb to unlock the bootloader! Unlocking is done in fastboot mode, so saying "This is essential to get an unlocked bootloader" is wrong.
You can get to the bootloader (fastboot mode) by pressing the buttons during boot.

My Gnexi said:
You don't need adb to unlock the bootloader! Unlocking is done in fastboot mode, so saying "This is essential to get an unlocked bootloader" is wrong.
You can get to the bootloader (fastboot mode) by pressing the buttons during boot.
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Your wrong my friend.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1972508
Read step 5 in the link above ^^
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The guide is wrong.

Never mind.

Hello,
mjybarr said:
Your wrong my friend.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1972508
Read step 5 in the link above ^^
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Please read this reply by efrant:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33727130&postcount=27
efrant said:
This is not just directed at the OP:
I think people should wait until they get a hold of the device before posting guides and directing others on what to do. Unless you actually try something and it works, I wouldn't be posting any guides.
Just to clarify some mis-information in this thread:
1) You do not need to install the SDK (and you do not need it to install the driver) -- the SDK is just a bunch of stuff that, unless you are developing, you will never need;
2) The driver for the N4 may not even be included in the SDK -- the GNex driver certainly wasn't;
3) For the fastboot driver to install (and for fastboot commands to work), your device must be booted in fastboot mode;
4) USB Debugging is a feature of Android, and to use it, you have to be booted into Android -- it has nothing to do with the bootloader;
5) Currently, there is no exploit to gain root on any build of Android higher than 4.1.1, so, there is no way to gain root without unlocking the bootloader at this time.
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Also, 2 responders above in the same page say that.
Also, it doesn't make sense to me that fastboot's operation will check an option that is selected while you are in the OS.
If someone that has the device can check it then great, until then I'll assume USB Debugging is NOT needed to unlock bootloader.

Going back from 5.1 to 5.0

Can you go back to 5.0 after flashing 5.1 Roms? Was just wondering because seen a lot of bricks ..Some bricks from licked bootloaders others from flashing..I just don't want to brick because I bought mine from someone and don't have insurance .Unless it could fall under factory warranty replacement....
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You can upgraded / downgrade from any ROM. Its not a HTC
The locked boot loader issue is user error. If you lock the BL and the phone doesn't boot, you'll have to get Moto to fix it. And yes that would be covered by warranty

rootSU said:
You can upgraded / downgrade from any ROM. Its not a HTC
The locked boot loader issue is user error. If you lock the BL and the phone doesn't boot, you'll have to get Moto to fix it. And yes that would be covered by warranty
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Do I need to flash old boot loader or radio? Thanks for your time.....mods are welcome to delete
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kenbrownstone said:
Do I need to flash old boot loader or radio? Thanks for your time.....mods are welcome to delete
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It depends what you're expecting in future. If you want OTA, you'll need everything to be 100% stock and the right version. If you don't care about that, minimum is system.img and boot.img.

i tried to downgrade my bootloader through fastboot from 5.1's bootloader to 5.0.1 and fastboot throws an error from moto saying it cant be downgraded.
have a question. is it ok to flash the factory 5.0.1 system and boot while on the 5.1 bootloader and radio? i have read a few threads of people bricking but it's unclear if it's possible to use an aosp rom that's 5.0.1 or 5.0.2 on 5.1 bootloader and radio.

freebee269 said:
have a question. is it ok to flash the factory 5.0.1 system and boot while on the 5.1 bootloader and radio? i have read a few threads of people bricking but it's unclear if it's possible to use an aosp rom that's 5.0.1 or 5.0.2 on 5.1 bootloader and radio.
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I had been running Chroma 5.02 with the 5.1 bl and radio. I reverted the radio because of issues with TMo, but the bl seemed fine. FWIW, I made all my changes via fastboot.

kenbrownstone said:
Can you go back to 5.0 after flashing 5.1 Roms? Was just wondering because seen a lot of bricks ..Some bricks from licked bootloaders others from flashing..I just don't want to brick because I bought mine from someone and don't have insurance .Unless it could fall under factory warranty replacement....
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Just make sure you have OEM Unlock checked under dev options and you will be fine.
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Konfuzion said:
Just make sure you have OEM Unlock checked under dev options and you will be fine.
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It resets on boot. Check it boots before relocking

rootSU said:
It resets on boot. Check it boots before relocking
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Since it gets reset then do I need to recheck OEM unlock option at every boot or its fine to leave it as it and I can reboot anyway I want?

naresh2990 said:
Since it gets reset then do I need to recheck OEM unlock option at every boot or its fine to leave it as it and I can reboot anyway I want?
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It really depends what you want to do. If your bootloader is remaining unlocked, it doesn't matter. If you are locking it again, to unlock it, you must set the option before booting to bootloader so if you want to minimise risk, then you will need to set it every boot. We do not know where this setting is stored yet. I really don't understand the need for this option to be honest.

rootSU said:
It really depends what you want to do. If your bootloader is remaining unlocked, it doesn't matter. If you are locking it again, to unlock it, you must set the option before booting to bootloader so if you want to minimise risk, then you will need to set it every boot. We do not know where this setting is stored yet. I really don't understand the need for this option to be honest.
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Seriously this thing is giving me a headache, I am not going to toggle anything in bootloader now and it's a pain to check this option everytime before doing a reboot, it was good before 5.1, it used to stay as it is.

naresh2990 said:
Seriously this thing is giving me a headache, I am not going to toggle anything in bootloader now and it's a pain to check this option everytime before doing a reboot, it was good before 5.1, it used to stay as it is.
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Just leave it unlocked. If you plan on manually updating I don't understand why you would lock it. just in case something goes wrong if it's unlocked you have options. If it's locked you have very, very few
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rootSU said:
It really depends what you want to do. If your bootloader is remaining unlocked, it doesn't matter. If you are locking it again, to unlock it, you must set the option before booting to bootloader so if you want to minimise risk, then you will need to set it every boot. We do not know where this setting is stored yet. I really don't understand the need for this option to be honest.
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The setting is due to Google's new anti theft options ( http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...evice-protection-feature-and-how-do-i-use-it/ ) . If you have OEM Unlock checked this protection can easily be bypassed with a flash.
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pwned3 said:
Just leave it unlocked. If you plan on manually updating I don't understand why you would lock it. just in case something goes wrong if it's unlocked you have options. If it's locked you have very, very few
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I am not going to lock my bootloader. I like it Unlocked but my point of concern is that OEM unclock option get reset to uncheck at every boot. I want to know what will happen if I reboot my phone and OEM unclock option is unchecked(means bootloader is locked, this is what I think) while my bootloader is actually Unclocked.

Konfuzion said:
The setting is due to Google's new anti theft options ( http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...evice-protection-feature-and-how-do-i-use-it/ ) . If you have OEM Unlock checked this protection can easily be bypassed with a flash.
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But who really cares if a thief can "use" the phone when it is stolen? They can't use it as a phone because the IMEI will be blocked. If they unlock it, it will wipe your data too. I'd rather not have to set an option within android to allow me to unlock my bootloader and the problems here have proven this to be a detriment to people who flash.

naresh2990 said:
I am not going to lock my bootloader. I like it Unlocked but my point of concern is that OEM unclock option get reset to uncheck at every boot. I want to know what will happen if I reboot my phone and OEM unclock option is unchecked(means bootloader is locked, this is what I think) while my bootloader is actually Unclocked.
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rootSU said:
But who really cares if a thief can "use" the phone when it is stolen? They can't use it as a phone because the IMEI will be blocked. If they unlock it, it will wipe your data too. I'd rather not have to set an option within android to allow me to unlock my bootloader and the problems here have proven this to be a detriment to people who flash.
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I am confused about something if the device is already unlocked does it matter if that OEM is ticked? I reboot twice already and it reset it back to being unticked. So what I am saying is if i go from one rom to another and that isnt ticked will it cause issues even if the bootloader is already unlocked?

naresh2990 said:
I am not going to lock my bootloader. I like it Unlocked but my point of concern is that OEM unclock option get reset to uncheck at every boot. I want to know what will happen if I reboot my phone and OEM unclock option is unchecked(means bootloader is locked, this is what I think) while my bootloader is actually Unclocked.
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No if it is unchecked your bootloader is still unlocked, but you will not be able to unlock it again without booting into your device and checking it again.
Where people are getting bricks is they are downgrading their radio and bootloader, at which point their bootloader relocks, and they are stuck at bootloader as they can't access anything other than bootloader and that is locked.
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the_rooter said:
I am confused about something if the device is already unlocked does it matter if that OEM is ticked? I reboot twice already and it reset it back to being unticked. So what I am saying is if i go from one rom to another and that isnt ticked will it cause issues even if the bootloader is already unlocked?
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No issues going from Rom to Rom with it unchecked. Issue lies in... No OS so you can't boot up and check oem unlock, stuck at a locked bootloader screen, so you can't flash a custom recover, can't restore because you can't access recovery.
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Konfuzion said:
No if it is unchecked your bootloader is still unlocked, but you will not be able to unlock it again without booting into your device and checking it again.
Where people are getting bricks is they are downgrading their radio and bootloader, at which point their bootloader relocks, and they are stuck at bootloader as they can't access anything other than bootloader and that is locked.
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No issues going from Rom to Rom with it unchecked. Issue lies in... No OS so you can't boot up and check oem unlock, stuck at a locked bootloader screen, so you can't flash a custom recover, can't restore because you can't access recovery.
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I do use a usb otg stick and usually wipe the entire phone before each rom to make sure I start fresh. After I wipe everything in twrp i go to reboot back into recovery and it brings up the no os are u sure u want to do this. This wont cause issues even if unchecked correct?

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I do use a usb otg stick and usually wipe the entire phone before each rom to make sure I start fresh. After I wipe everything in twrp i go to reboot back into recovery and it brings up the no os are u sure u want to do this. This wont cause issues even if unchecked correct?
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No you won't have any issues doing that. If you want to be safe though you should check oem unlock before you start flashing and wiping. We all know flashing doesn't always go as expected and the last thing you want is to end up stuck. As long as oem unlocked is checked recovering from soft bricks is easy.
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Konfuzion said:
No you won't have any issues doing that. If you want to be safe though you should check oem unlock before you start flashing and wiping. We all know flashing doesn't always go as expected and the last thing you want is to end up stuck. As long as oem unlocked is checked recovering from soft bricks is easy.
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Like I said after a reboot it goes unchecked so if i check it and then reboot to recovery wouldnt that uncheck it again?

[Q] Bricked Nexus 6

hi everyone,
so i flashed the twrp recovery image and then my phone got stuck in a bootloop. So stupidly I relocked the bootloader and now i can't do nothing. any ideas?

No you NEVER relock the bootloader. (unless everything is fine)
There is another thread here where they were close to a solution but I didn't see the final outcome.
Sorry man. Good luck
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fastboot
valapsp said:
hi everyone,
so i flashed the twrp recovery image and then my phone got stuck in a bootloop. So stupidly I relocked the bootloader and now i can't do nothing. any ideas?
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Boot to boot loader...fastboot OEM unlock confirm unlock..let the spinning android wipe your sdcard..good to go

jamescable said:
Boot to boot loader...fastboot OEM unlock confirm unlock..let the spinning android wipe your sdcard..good to go
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u cant fastboot oem unlock when the "allow oem unlock" box hasnt been checked.

DebianDog said:
No you NEVER relock the bootloader. (unless everything is fine)
There is another thread here where they were close to a solution but I didn't see the final outcome.
Sorry man. Good luck
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ya i know. i was drunk!

valapsp said:
ya i know. i was drunk!
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Did you ever ticked Allow OEM Unlock before re locking?
Check this post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/fix-fix-qhusbbulk-cm12-t3059518/page16
There is a FIX.

sotnasnauj said:
Did you ever ticked Allow OEM Unlock before re locking?
Check this post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/fix-fix-qhusbbulk-cm12-t3059518/page16
There is a FIX.
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That's not what is being said. He is saying there *may* be a link. But only 2 people have managed to fix it with that thread and 1 of them was actually bricked first, not like this but with a broken bootloader... So actually only 1 person may have fixed it with that thread.

valapsp said:
ya i know. i was drunk!
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LOL I have been there
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Nexus 6 stock on Google boot logo

Hi guys, so here is the story. My brother bought a Nexus 6, it came with 5.1 and he tried to update it via OTA today, it boot up, reboot and when powering on, it was stuck in a bootloop.
I tried first just clearing cache and data on the stock recovery, but had the same results when trying to boot up. I started to get worry but hey its a Nexus, he couldn't brick it just taking an OTA.
Well, I booted to fastboot which does fine, my computer recognozed it, i tried to faatboot flash a custom recovery but, happens the bootloader is locked, i thought I am just a command away to unlock it, but it fails telling me that the option was not thicked in settings.
I now, have no idea what else to do. Any ideas? Is there anything I can flash on the bootloader if it is not unlocked?
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Hello,
please try to Flash with this:
[Toolkit] Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit v2.0.5 [Updated 03/27/15]: Nexus 6 Thread

There should be laws against soliciting.
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Trafalgar Square said:
Hello,
please try to Flash with this:
[Toolkit] Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit v2.0.5 [Updated 03/27/15]: Nexus 6 Thread
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Will do in the AM
istperson said:
There should be laws against soliciting.
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Not sure if understand what do you mean
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istperson said:
There should be laws against soliciting.
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shall i ask a lawyer for you?

JakeOcn said:
Not sure if understand what do you mean
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Offering "solutions" that are proved not to work, by promoting methods that are not recommended. These are the homeopathic solutions for the real diseases.
If your phone's bootloader is not unlocked, and the Enable OEM unlocking is not ticked then you can't do anything. And if you can't do anything, you can't do anything with tollkits either, because they are not magic pixies that solve problems, but only frontends for adb and fastboot.
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Droidphilev said:
shall i ask a lawyer for you?
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istperson said:
Offering "solutions" that are proved not to work, by promoting methods that are not recommended. These are the homeopathic solutions for the real diseases.
If your phone's bootloader is not unlocked, and the Enable OEM unlocking is not ticked then you can't do anything. And if you can't do anything, you can't do anything with tollkits either, because they are not magic pixies that solve problems, but only frontends for adb and fastboot.
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Thanks for clarifying. So, I guess the phone is basically bricked with no known solutions, correct?

To be clear:
You seem to know your way around fastboot, so the tip to use a toolkit is a bit useless (and not recommended by a large part of xda).
And about your problem: Your brothers N6 is a brick, sorry. With a locked bootloader and no custom recovery there is no way to recover from a bootloop if the "allow OEM unlocking" isn't ticked (found in the developer options in settings).
Since Lollipop it is quite possible to brick your Nexus by just taking an OTA. First thing I always do with my phones, even before Lollipop, is to unlock the bootloader. That way you always have a way back.

I'm afraid, you have to send it for repairs. But they'll replace it, because it's their fault.
But when you get your replacement, you really should start with unlocking the bootloader. That won't affect anything else, but if Google botches another OTA, the phone will be fixable.

Didgeridoohan said:
To be clear:
You seem to know your way around fastboot, so the tip to use a toolkit is a bit useless (and not recommended by a large part of xda).
And about your problem: Your brothers N6 is a brick, sorry. With a locked bootloader and no custom recovery there is no way to recover from a bootloop if the "allow OEM unlocking" isn't ticked (found in the developer options in settings).
Since Lollipop it is quite possible to brick your Nexus by just taking an OTA. First thing I always do with my phones, even before Lollipop, is to unlock the bootloader. That way you always have a way back.
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I'm afraid, you have to send it for repairs. But they'll replace it, because it's their fault.
But when you get your replacement, you really should start with unlocking the bootloader. That won't affect anything else, but if Google botches another OTA, the phone will be fixable.
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Thank you both, I will in that case send it back to google and make sure my brother unlocks the bootloader as soon as he gets it.
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No root, Unable to unlock Bootloader

Hello all
I have had my phone for almost a year and have recently decided to root my nexus 6. I have root 3 phones in the past: Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 5, and S4. I have followed all the steps on this thread: . I have checked the box to enable OEM unlock but when I boot in to the bootloader it says locked.

http://www.howtodroid.com/2016/05/how-to-unlock-and-lock-bootloader-nexus6p.html

NLBeev said:
http://www.howtodroid.com/2016/05/how-to-unlock-and-lock-bootloader-nexus6p.html
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nexus 6 and nexus 6p use different methods now-a-days..
boot into your bootloader, connect to a computer, turn on fastboot, type fastboot devices to see if fastboot sees your device, if it does then type.. fastboot oem unlock. before anything though, go into developer settings and enable the oem unlock option. thats how you do it on a nexus 6.

simms22 said:
nexus 6 and nexus 6p use different methods now-a-days..
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Yes. The url was still in a Chrome tab.
I thought the article is generic enough to answer.
And ...... some laziness ?

NLBeev said:
Yes. The url was still in a Chrome tab.
I thought the article is generic enough to answer.
And ...... some laziness ?
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and thats how im feeling at the moment.. :angel:

Salsashark37 said:
Hello all
I have had my phone for almost a year and have recently decided to root my nexus 6. I have root 3 phones in the past: Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 5, and S4. I have followed all the steps on this thread: . I have checked the box to enable OEM unlock but when I boot in to the bootloader it says locked.
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If you missed the part in the article where it says to run fastboot oem unlock you probably also missed the part where it says that issuing that command will wipe your data. Make sure you have your important things backed up.