The first thing I'll do with my 6P when I get it is...

[htowngator]

Lol.

I'll probably unlock and root it (presuming that it is possible to do so...).

I have never done so on my Nexus 4, 5, or 6, and often found myself regretting it and wishing at some point that my device was rooted so that I could try this or that. I know that I can root at any time, but frankly, it always seems like more trouble than it's worth once the device is in daily use.

Why do people still root devices? You also lose Android Pay by doing so.

 

[LezCronut]

First thing after unboxing is get ur *** here and answer ALL OUR QUESTIONS! Til we're all satisfied.

 

[RickInHouston]

Phil, I think, said the first think to do is change the screen setting to RGB??? He said the colors looked so much better and not washed out after doing so.

Must look into this further.

 

[pseudoware]

Lol.

I'll probably unlock and root it (presuming that it is possible to do so...).

I have never done so on my Nexus 4, 5, or 6, and often found myself regretting it and wishing at some point that my device was rooted so that I could try this or that. I know that I can root at any time, but frankly, it always seems like more trouble than it's worth once the device is in daily use.

Interesting. I've always rooted but didn't do so w/my second N7 '13 for whatever reason. Haven't missed it. Of course, it's not a phone.

Not sure about my N6P.

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[getbretweir]

Get back into the Android OS having been on iOS for the last year (work phone). I'm looking forward to the fact that it will have an excellent camera and build design in stock android. For so many years that was really a unicorn for Android owners -- camera + design + battery + stock ardroid.

welcome back! I said the exact same thing on another site, unicorn reference and all ... it's so true, we finally for camera and battery to go along with stock. and the aesthetics are original and gorgeous, not easily done nowadays!

 

[getbretweir]

UNBOXING VIDEO!!!! POST IT TO AC FORUMS!!!

Seriously though, I give the ambassadors and moderators a severely difficult time of it if they don't do the unboxing videos. After that, I'd recommend taking a ton of low light photos so all the people with questions about that can see it in the real world.

hopefully they can get past the fact that it's "to damn big."

 

[srkmagnus]

The first thing any Nexus owner should do is enable adb debugging and connect the device to a SDK installed computer and open the command line and:

adb reboot-bootloader

fastboot oem unlock

Since that will erase the entire device, it's best to do it sooner, rather than later, if you ever plan on rooting a Nexus device. Don't want to root? No worries, you don't have to but just in case you ever do it's ready to go.

Of course this is not for everyone, so be sure to read up and understand exactly what you are doing if you decide to do this. And I'm just kidding about every Nexus owner having to do this...but seriously, consider it .

 

[lostfan0]

gotta make sure it will fit in my pocket

 

[srkmagnus]

gotta make sure it will fit in my pocket

What phone are you using now?

 

[lostfan0]

What phone are you using now?

moto x 2013. a bit of a jump

 

[pseudoware]

I'm gonna post here in the inevitable "I got my 6P!" thread

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[teamnowak]

Bury my OnePlus One in a shallow, unmarked grave.

 

[N4Newbie]

Why do people still root devices? You also lose Android Pay by doing so.

Really? I wasn't aware of that limitation.

On the other hand, I don't see myself using Android Pay anytime in the near future - but who knows?

As for rooting, there have occasionally been things that I would like to have tried but was unable to do so. For example, Cricket Wireless (an AT&T MVNO) does not permit tethering; something that I could easily get around if I was rooted. And another: my Nexus 6 has all the goods needed to make ANT+ work, but it is not enabled. Rooting would take care of that as well.

 

[srkmagnus]

Really? I wasn't aware of that limitation.

On the other hand, I don't see myself using Android Pay anytime in the near future - but who knows?

As for rooting, there have occasionally been things that I would like to have tried but was unable to do so. For example, Cricket Wireless (an AT&T MVNO) does not permit tethering; something that I could easily get around if I was rooted. And another: my Nexus 6 has all the goods needed to make ANT+ work, but it is not enabled. Rooting would take care of that as well.

Yes, there's certain things that may become unavailable if you root. It's more of a security measure to protect the user. If you don't use NFC payments then there's nothing to worry about, but it would affect people who do. Just to be clear, it's the service that won't allow use. NFC will continue to work just fine unless something you've installed is causing problems.

Edit: Take a look at this for more information: Android Pay Won't Work On The Marshmallow Developer Preview, But It Will In The Final Release

 

[Richard Servello]

Same, although I suspect by the time the phones arrive we'll be already very familiar with M

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I'm supposed to get mine Nov 5-9. I have a hard time believing Verizon will update any Android phone to marshmallow by then. So I for one will be new to it when mine comes.

 

[Aridon]

Unlock the bootloader and root since that will wipe whatever I do on the phone once I do it anyway. Then play with M.

 

[rajendra82]

Unlock the bootloader and root since that will wipe whatever I do on the phone once I do it anyway. Then play with M.

I will hold off on root, but unlocking bootloader is step one. I will probably boot straight into that mode using volume keys before even turning the phone on for real.

 

[Savvra]

Same, although I suspect by the time the phones arrive we'll be already very familiar with M

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My Droid Maxx is still on 4.4.4 and the only Nexus device is my son's tablet. It's going to be a whole new world for me.

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[gabbott]

moto x 2013. a bit of a jump

Last year I went from a moto x 2013 to the nexus 6. It's quite the jump but after a couple weeks the large size becomes normal. Whenever I handle the moto x 2013 now it feels sooo tiny.

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[RitchieJoe]

Why do people still root devices? You also lose Android Pay by doing so.

To give root permissions to apps such as tasker, well that's the reason for me.