Will T-Mobile Nexus 6 ever get 6.0?

[thebourbonnflip]

 

[thebourbonnflip]

Well...there it is ^^^

 

[anon(9072051)]

It's good to know that MRA58X is going out over the air even though the factory image has yet to be posted!

 

[ffejjj]

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Nice! Hope the Pure is soon to follow

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[jmssarno]

Just received mine as well...
Good to see that T-Mobile is pushing the OTA after it was announced of Friday.

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[Chuckl]

Just got the notification also!

 

[tonyr6]

For those who sideloaded 6.0 last month will I still get the November update? I am still on October.

 

[adamgalas1]

A replacement battery for the N6 isn't very expensive - though it takes a bit more nerve and coordination to replace it than simply opening an intended battery door.

As to your 'obligation,' is there actually a service provider doing a 4-year contracted service term? If it's a work-issue phone that only updates that infrequently, they'd still likely see the merit in updating you earlier if your phone's battery deteriorates to the point of limiting its functionality for your work.

Just got the update. Phone is restarting now.

As for why I need to keep this phone for no less than 4 years its not because of an actual contractual obligation.

My dad just drilled into me the importance of maximizing the utility of everything I buy and since Google is now supporting Nexi for 4 years (2 next OSs and 1 additional year of security patches) I can't justify upgrading early because the phone still works well (except for the battery falling apart).

As for why not just get a replacement battery the problem is I have no background in electronics whatsoever. Thus I'm unwilling to risk permanetnly damaging my phone by trying to take it apart to replace the battery.

I could send it in to a third party battery replacer but that leaves 2 main problems.

1. It costs $75 and for $50 or less you can get an enormous top shelf external battery with capacity of 20,000 mAh capacity and QC 3.0.

2. I'd have to be without my phone for a week and that is just not doable given that I need my phone for work.

Getting a backup phone is even more expensive than paying for the $75 professional battery replacement so I'm stuck.

On the plus side think back to 2011 and the Galaxy Nexus. Imagine if you were finally upgrading and getting a Nexus 6P with 128 GB of storage. How much of an upgrade would that be? Its the same reason I own my cars until they fall to pieces. A new car every 2-3 years? How much does car tech change in that time? But 15 years? Well that's night and day. My next car is going to be a 2016 Prius 2 Eco, 56 MPG and like the Starship Enterprise compared to the junker I'm driving now!

 

[way2broke]

So I have a Google Nexus 6 from Google.... I bought it used, had a issue, Motorola swapped it under warranty... So I popped my T-Mobile Sim in and I started to get updates and November security updated... I'm on LMY 48X, NO marshmallow. My question is who will send me a update? Motorola? Google? Or T-Mobile? Thanks in advance for your help.

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[TacoKingYo]

So I have a Google Nexus 6 from Google.... I bought it used, had a issue, Motorola swapped it under warranty... So I popped my T-Mobile Sim in and I started to get updates and November security updated... I'm on LMY 48X, NO marshmallow. My question is who will send me a update? Motorola? Google? Or T-Mobile? Thanks in advance for your help.

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Should be T-Mobile

 

[Crashdamage]

With a T-Mobile SIM you should be getting updates from T-Mobile. And you should be on 5.1.1 build LMY28N, which enables T-Mobile's WiFi calling.

 

[way2broke]

Thanks for your answer. But I am stuck on lmy48x...hopefully that will Change.

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[markst]

Is there anyway to force the update.

 

[anon(9072051)]

Hey. Just found a link to the OTA from LYZ28N to MRA58X on the XDA site:

Here is the ota zip for T-mobile Only. I received it on data connection once I manually flashed to LYZ28N.
MRA58X from LYZ28N ota link is here

https://android.googleapis.com/pack...ed-shamu-MRA58X-from-LYZ28N-new-timestamp.zip

Here's the XDA URL if you don't trust me: [REF] Nexus 6 Stock OTA URLs - Pg. 99 | Nexus 6 | XDA Forums

 

[Jeremy8000]

Just got the update. Phone is restarting now.

As for why I need to keep this phone for no less than 4 years its not because of an actual contractual obligation.

My dad just drilled into me the importance of maximizing the utility of everything I buy and since Google is now supporting Nexi for 4 years (2 next OSs and 1 additional year of security patches) I can't justify upgrading early because the phone still works well (except for the battery falling apart).

As for why not just get a replacement battery the problem is I have no background in electronics whatsoever. Thus I'm unwilling to risk permanetnly damaging my phone by trying to take it apart to replace the battery.

Depending how 'active' you are with the phone, you'll see a sizable to enormous increase in battery life (in standby, drain is negligible with Doze).

Keep an eye out for anything that legitimately represents a condition that is failing under warranty while you're still within your first year (or even second, if you paid for it with a credit card that extend the manufacturer's warranty - a fact most people forget or are unaware of, and a value provided under most credit cards. If you have an issue covered in that time, you're likely to receive a replacement that would have a new battery (albeit the device itself might be refurbished).

In the future if you're going to be holding on to a phone for more than 2 years, I recommend waiting the 6-8 months or even year after release until the device takes its first price drop (consider that the N6 can be had now for $300). Doing so won't have you enjoying the 'latest of the latest' at any point, but over that long of a term it would be a shortlived thing anyway, and you're cutting your effective cost in half.

As to the battery itself, I'm surprised you're having issues after a year of use. If it's conspicuously bad, you could try contacting Google if you bought it from the Play store - even if it's not directly covered under the warranty, they're likely sitting on a large stock of refurbished units since they have still managed their own warranty service for the N6, and you might catch a rep who willing to accommodate a replacement. While it's reasonable to expect some degradation of life, you should, even with daily charging, be retaining probably 85-90% of original life. That said, I've yet to have owned any Li-Ion/Li-Po battery offer reasonably functional performance beyond about 3 years.

 

[fury2g]

Just got the notification. Downloading now. #pumped

 

[vepac]

Since my nexus 6 is from Verizon but I had it on Consumer Cellular for a couple of months and received the October update (which I am still on). The October update also brought on the Att build number LMY48W so I am guessing even though I am using t-mobile I will still have to wait for att or flash a tmo build on there. I guess I'll find out sooner or later when att does something.

 

[BobDaNob]

I've got my update as well, out here in Southern California.

Finally.

 

[cvconnelly]

Finally here too, GA

 

[Orion78]

I just got the update today. So far so good.