Nexus 6: Marshmallow 6.0 Discussion - Images / OTA

[koam]

DUMB QUESTION: If you wait for the OTA update to Marshmallow, and then do a Factory Reset, is that the same result as if you flash the Factory Image? (i.e., a "clean install") ?

Also, if you do a Factory Reset or flash the Factory Image, will installing your Google Account(s) reinstall all your apps to the phone ? (I have my Google accounts set to back up and sync everything.) All my photos are already auto backed up to Google Photos. I don't need the photos back on the phone.

 

[adamgalas1]

I'm getting rather frustrated with my t-mobile nexus 6. Got the security patch 2 days ago and from this board I know of one person each on at&t and sprint that have gotten marshmallow ota.

Then again some of the big reports area making me think that the update isn't ready for prime time so maybe I shouldn't update to marshmallow at all until the last version.

 

[koam]

Sprint has announced that it IS pushing out the Marshmallow OTA for the Nexus 6 starting 10/14 and ending 10/23

https://community.sprint.com/baw/message/1013767#1013767

Nexus 6 software update - version MRA58K
TheModerator
Sprint Partner
TheModerator Oct 14, 2015 9:43 AM
Nexus 6 software update - version MRA58K

Features/Enhancements:

Upgrade to Android M (Marshmallow) 6.0

Important Info:
Phased roll-out of the update starts on 10/14/15 and will be completed by 10/23/15
Keep in mind devices receive the update in phases each day. Customer Care cannot tell users when they will exactly get the update. Please do not call asking. Thanks
For additional information, check out the software update article in Support​

Unfortunately, I'm on AT&T, although I have an unlocked Nexus 6 (not an AT&T phone).

If you have an unlocked phone, such as ones purchased from Google, is your update still dependent on the carrier?

 

[anon(9072051)]

If you have an unlocked phone, such as ones purchased from Google, is your update still dependent on the carrier

Yes. The SIM in the phone determines which OTAs you're offered.

Also, if you do a Factory Reset or flash the Factory Image, will installing your Google Account(s) reinstall all your apps to the phone ?

You will get the same option during set up to restore the phone from your Google account either way. Apps you got via Google Play will return, but not necessarily with all of their settings and such in tact.

 

[robert7107]

I just got the security update 20 minutes ago and it changed my build from lmy48m to lmy48w.

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My build # changed as well after security patch

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[Mike Majeski]

Got the security update on Verizon last night. Bulid number is now LMY48T

 

[Craig Stannard]

I have an unlocked nexus 6 using an AT&T sim. Anybody know when I can expect marshmallow? No root.

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[LeoRex]

DUMB QUESTION: If you wait for the OTA update to Marshmallow, and then do a Factory Reset, is that the same result as if you flash the Factory Image? (i.e., a "clean install") ?

Also, if you do a Factory Reset or flash the Factory Image, will installing your Google Account(s) reinstall all your apps to the phone ? (I have my Google accounts set to back up and sync everything.) All my photos are already auto backed up to Google Photos. I don't need the photos back on the phone.

First... while a factory reset should act much like loading a factory image, that's always not the case. When you do a factory reset, it pretty much deletes the userdata partition on your phone... but it leaves your system partition be. And even though your system partition is 'read only', stuff gets fussed with and fiddled with and over time, junk can accumulate. Flashing a factory image will wipe the slate clean and load the exact software that was loaded on the phone to start.

Second... Your photos are in your google account, they are fine. The other bits, it all depends on what version you are at. If you are at 5.1, the restore will bring back some system configuration stuff (like wifi spots, etc) and it'll reload you apps... but NOT your app data. Starting in 6.0, devs can implement the new backup method, which backs up internal application data along with the other stuff. So, if all your apps put in the new apis, then after one of those 'first boot' account log ins, it'll reload your config and all your apps back to their previous state.

 

[300mag111]

I have an unlocked nexus 6 using an AT&T sim. Anybody know when I can expect marshmallow? No root.

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Got the same question, got a unlocked nexus 6 with cricket Sim, can figure out if I'm waiting on from cricket, at&t or Google. Not really in a big rush but if I'm waiting on Cricket a.k.a. AT&T I may be better off flashing manually. Any incite will be appreciated from anyone.

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[craigrn16]

Sprint has announced that it IS pushing out the Marshmallow OTA for the Nexus 6 starting 10/14 and ending 10/23

https://community.sprint.com/baw/message/1013767#1013767

Nexus 6 software update - version MRA58K
TheModerator
Sprint Partner
TheModerator Oct 14, 2015 9:43 AM
Nexus 6 software update - version MRA58K

Features/Enhancements:

Upgrade to Android M (Marshmallow) 6.0

Important Info:
Phased roll-out of the update starts on 10/14/15 and will be completed by 10/23/15
Keep in mind devices receive the update in phases each day. Customer Care cannot tell users when they will exactly get the update. Please do not call asking. Thanks
For additional information, check out the software update article in Support​

Unfortunately, I'm on AT&T, although I have an unlocked Nexus 6 (not an AT&T phone).

If you have an unlocked phone, such as ones purchased from Google, is your update still dependent on the carrier?

No. Because when I got the 5.1 update I didn't have any SIM in my Nexus 5. Although for Marshmallow I flashed the 6.0 update. Point is it shouldn't matter

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[Bront]

Do you have an alarm icon on your status bar? If you have an alarm set and no icon up top, your alarm isn't registered with the system, so Doze will stomp on the app and it'll never fire. I ran into this early on, with Preview 1. The alarm application I was using wasn't properly registering an alarm with the system.... First morning that I needed an alarm, it didn't go off until I picked up the phone and turned it on... then the alarms started firing.

So I just switched to an app that does 'official' alarms... Timely (which Google bought at some point).

Yeah, that fixed it, but no calendar alerts either.

 

[EJT]

Yes. The SIM in the phone determines which OTAs you're offered.


You will get the same option during set up to restore the phone from your Google account either way. Apps you got via Google Play will return, but not necessarily with all of their settings and such in tact.

I'm not so sure it's based on the SIM. I have a project Fi SIM in my Verizon purchased N6, yet I'm still getting updates from the non Project Fi (generic) fork.

 

[adamgalas1]

At the very slow rate of ota rollout I think the November operating system census data will be interesting in an embarrassing way for Android.

As far as I can tell no nexus 5x or 6p is yet in customer hands and other than sprint and flashers few nexus 6 users have marshmallow either.

My guess is that 5 weeks into the release of 6.0 less than 1% of android phones will be running it.

Scratch that. According to Google there should be around 1.5 billion android phones in operation around the world indicating that marshmallow would need to be running on 1.5 million of them just to hit 0.1% and show up in the data.

This my prediction for the first marshmallow eligible census is 0%, followed by 0.1% for the December census, 0.5% for January and that's only because of a tricke of upgrades from Samsung, LG, and HTC.

In fact I don't think we'll see marshmallow crack 1% until February, 4 months into the release of 6.0.

I blame the carrier bar approach to the nexus 6, since each carrier demands testing before it rolls out ota updates and for verizon in thinking that will take anywhere between 2-4 months.

As for this years nexus I don't think that will make much difference because my understanding is that no nexus has ever sold now than 1 million units total.

Meanwhile no major flagship will launch with 6.0 until February or March.

Heck to be honest I don't expect 6.0 to be on now than 20% of android phones by the time 7.0 nougat launches.

That's mostly from the rise of Super Cheap phones overseas that launch on old operating systems and never get updated.

Plus by the time nougat gets unveiled there will probably be 2 billion active android phones in circulation so the chances that 6.0 ever gets past 33.3% of phones is slight.

Not that it really matters in just musing/ranting because of my own frustration.

 

[anon(9072051)]

No. Because when I got the 5.1 update I didn't have any SIM in my Nexus 5.

The Nexus 5 wasn't plagued by carrier-specific builds as the N6 was.

I have a project Fi SIM in my Verizon purchased N6, yet I'm still getting updates from the non Project Fi (generic) fork.

Sounds like Verizon owns that phone's soul. I'd get some holy water.

 

[EJT]

LOL, no. From what I've gleaned from the mods in the Project Fi G+ community, all of the phones will follow their original upgrade path. SIM card plays no role in what upgrade fork the device takes (at least the Nexus 6 on Project Fi). Now, from Marshmallow on, it shouldn't matter, as it's one build................

 

[Nik Ivanov]

I'm on T-Mobile and going to Fi later this month, was curious to see how and if this gets better. Google should've known that carriers will delay updates, now that it's been tried it's time to stop allowing carriers to modify nexus builds in the future.

 

[tonyr6]

Marshmallow is great on my Nexus 6 since flashing it last week. Battery life improved greatly especially standby time and my mobile reception is so much better. I actually connect to Band 12 on T-Mobile LTE which with 5.1 it never connected to Band 12 streaming music and not once did it drop down to that horrible HSPA. Also voLTE calls are so clear that they don't sound like they are underwater anymore.

 

[Lepa79]

Side loaded marshmallow on my Nexus 6 with Verizon sim tonight. Was on LMY48T. got the OTA file from here http://www.androidcentral.com/android-60-marshmallow-ota-links-are-starting-arrive-here-they-are

 

[Lammer18]

Hey guys I was just wondering how to enable mock locations on 6.0. I know there used to be a check box, but they seemed to take that out. There's a box that allows me to choose which app I want to use, but not to enable it. Thanks.

 

[PAC757]

Received the 6.0 OTA update today on my Nexus 6, downloaded it, installed it, and did a data cache wipe and set it up as a new device, loaded only a few necessary apps, yahoo mail, Outlook, GSam, Android Central, and my bank app, that's it. No Sim card installed, just using it via WiFi and it's pretty bad, opening something like AC fourm page takes about 20 seconds to open a page, play store the same just to open the main page. In 4 hours I went from 98% battery to 51%. That's not using any phone, just downloaded about 6 apps, screen on time total for the 4 hours was 1hr 21 minutes. Going to try this out for a couple of days before I put my Sim card in and try to depend on this for a phone and to get me through a normal work day. If this doesn't improve I'm going back to 5.1.1

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