Is that safe to install latest N beta on my 6P?

[bhatech]

Running the latest beta as daily driver, so far good and no major show stoppers.

 

[carlos12001]

Mine didn't run so good after about a day I went back to marshmallow. I didn't do a factory reset either though so maybe that would have helped

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[mogelijk]

"Safe" is something that varies greatly according to the individual user. In terms of beta software, Android N seems pretty safe. For a beta, it runs very well with relatively few issues. OTOH, if you use your 6P as a business phone and need it for work, then I would say it isn't safe.

While the beta does appear to run well, there are apps that have issues (one I've heard is HBO Go). Additionally, some people do have issues with battery life or crashes -- and many of them haven't yet found the cause. It likely will crash on you at some point or another, maybe once every week or two. If use your phone only for personal use, and you don't mind the occasional glitch, I would say it is safe. If you have to have your phone working at all times or get frustrated when it quits working quite right, then it likely isn't safe for you.

 

[Eclipse2K]

No issues for me so far other than seemed to have lost the ability to start the camera from a double tap of the power button. Anyone else get that to work?

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Just tested this and it works for me.

"Safe" is something that varies greatly according to the individual user. In terms of beta software, Android N seems pretty safe. For a beta, it runs very well with relatively few issues. OTOH, if you use your 6P as a business phone and need it for work, then I would say it isn't safe.

While the beta does appear to run well, there are apps that have issues (one I've heard is HBO Go). Additionally, some people do have issues with battery life or crashes -- and many of them haven't yet found the cause. It likely will crash on you at some point or another, maybe once every week or two. If use your phone only for personal use, and you don't mind the occasional glitch, I would say it is safe. If you have to have your phone working at all times or get frustrated when it quits working quite right, then it likely isn't safe for you.

I found that the Comcast TV application fails to open too. I don't use it so its not a big deal though.

 

[cert15z]

I installed the new N beta last night and ended up going back to Marshmallow in short order. None of the apps I have from the Amazon Appstore work. Every single one of them failed to run. Apps from the Play store seemed to all work quite well.

A.

I am having the same problem with Amazon Appstore apps. Other than that great so far. I am going to use it awhile longer before I decide if I am going to revert back to Marshmallow.

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[jojoe42]

Has anyone else found type-c usb options working intermittently? As in, I plug an OTG into my 6P and I can't change it from supplying power to transferring files? However I can change options when I plug into a computer, yet not with my type-c battery pack...

 

[Rails Ruby]

If you watch videos and uses MX player you shouldn't Android N got better this time now stable but few things won't work

 

[rkn5555]

Anyone had installed latest beta on your 6p? Thanks.

Yea , I did. And the next day I went back to marshmallow. I had been running on the first two preview releases. The first one was way to buggy. Only lasted on that a week. Preview 2 was very stable. Only a few issues would make me reboot often to get it all running right . Then the Beta that was just released I had more app crashes/freezes then I had with the first two.
So, I rolled back to Marshmallow. So, I hope 4th release fixes those issues.

 

[carlos12001]

Has anyone else found type-c usb options working intermittently? As in, I plug an OTG into my 6P and I can't change it from supplying power to transferring files? However I can change options when I plug into a computer, yet not with my type-c battery pack...

Yep.

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[spawndoodling]

I updated my Nexus 6 to Android N Beta to see if it was stable enough to update on my 6P. I think that Android N Beta works great but I've been having problems connecting my 6 to my Bluetooth in my car and launching several non-Google apps like Groupme. I think I'm going to wait to update my 6P until the final build comes out. I probably will do a factory reset once the final build of N is available, as well.

I'm really hoping that Android N will fix some of the HDR lag on the 6P. Love taking photos with this thing--it's truly the best camera I've ever used in my life--but HDR processing has been so slow. Also seeing quite a bit of lag recently (unsure if this has to do with dwindling empty storage on my 6P) and hoping that Android N will fix it.

But I think I'll wait until the final build just because the 6P is my all-around daily-driver (as a camera, for personal use, work, music, and in the car) and I don't want to risk any big problems.

 

[anon(661246)]

Send kinda if silly if the Nexus 6p is your daily driver. I rely on it too much to put beta software on it

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[Eclipse2K]

Send kinda if silly if the Nexus 6p is your daily driver. I rely on it too much to put beta software on it

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My Nexus 6P is my daily driver but I'm running beta. However, I rely on it for personal reasons rather than business reasons so it's worth the risk of issues to me. In other words, the risk is low due to my needs. However, I am not taking any chances with my alarm clock not working though! I have the alarm set but I also set a standalone alarm clock just in case there is a glitch in the system. Maybe I should do this regardless of it being in beta or not, lol.

 

[akwarner]

I am having the same problem with Amazon Appstore apps. Other than that great so far. I am going to use it awhile longer before I decide if I am going to revert back to Marshmallow.

Any luck on getting apps from the Amazong Appstore to work on the beta yet? I have not seen much discussion on this so I am wondering if it is just a few of us having the issue. If so, what are we doing wrong?

A.

 

[Eclipse2K]

Unfortunately, I heard the popping noise while listening to music on Bluetooth a bit more often with Android N than I ever did with Marshmallow. It's a beta, sure, but I feel like this issue should be resolved by now and it's really having a negative effect on my Nexus experience.

 

[bjrosen]

It's been almost a week with Preview 3, it's been very solid. I'm comfortable in recommending it as a daily driver at this point.

 

[booboolala2000]

Anyone had installed latest beta on your 6p? Thanks.

I have the latest Beta Preview. It is very solid in my opinion. A few minor apps crash, but most seem to be working fine. Doze isn't perfect either in my results.

 

[booboolala2000]

You may have an app that is causing you these problems. Any sort of task manager might be doing this. As far as Google apps and stock Android, this build should not be freezing up or crashing. I have not seen any reports indicating otherwise. But maybe you might want to FDR yours.

 

[booboolala2000]

I installed the new N beta last night and ended up going back to Marshmallow in short order. None of the apps I have from the Amazon Appstore work. Every single one of them failed to run. Apps from the Play store seemed to all work quite well.

A.

You should ask Amazon what the deal is.

 

[matt3166]

Is there anyway to force the update onto my 6P? I signed up for the beta a couple days ago and still haven't received it. I keep checking for it in the setting but nothing.

 

[SRFast]

I installed the Beta Preview this morning on my N6P daily driver and all my "go to" apps work. A few of my installed third party apps don't work, but all the Google Android apps and Textra SMS Pro function properly. I have a N5 running 6.01 so I have access to the "broken" apps if I need them.