Help [Official] OTA update thread

lunatic59 · Mar 18, 2015

marctronixx said:
OTA update pushed to my stock non-rooted virgin nex 6 around 5 ish pacific. Sprint user, Los Angeles.

D or E?

poorfellow · Mar 18, 2015

Hello,

Will all Nexus 6 software updates be via Google, and be the same for all devices irrespective of origin? For example, will a T-Mobile-purchased Nexus 6's updates be identical to one purchased through Verizon, and receive Verizon-specific updates (such as "Advanced Calling 1.0")?

Thanks!

marctronixx · Mar 18, 2015

The beauty of the Nexus line of products is they get the updates first. Carriers don't step on the updates and that's one of the reasons why many nexus users purchase these products. Well I can't speak on Verizon, but purchasing a nexus product means you get the Android update first. Carriers specific things may get added through the store, but goog is settings things up so you can uninstall carrier bloat.

So yeah the ota update will be pushed direct from Google. I'm on sprint and got the update yesterday.

jj14x · Mar 18, 2015

codesplice said:
though it will make future OTAs more complicated (since there will need to be separate OTAs for devices on LMY47D and LMY47E). It'll be interesting to see how that plays out.

Given that they have it on the developer images site, I wouldn't be surprised it they merge these variants in the next release. Folks (over on XDA) on non-VZN networks have installed the "E" version and it seems to be working fine so far (no differences noticed by them yet)

marctronixx said:
OTA update pushed to my stock non-rooted virgin nex 6 around 5 ish pacific. Sprint user, Los Angeles.

What build was it? LMY47E? or LMY47D?

poorfellow said:
Hello,

Will all Nexus 6 software updates be via Google, and be the same for all devices irrespective of origin? For example, will a T-Mobile-purchased Nexus 6's updates be identical to one purchased through Verizon, and receive Verizon-specific updates (such as "Advanced Calling 1.0")?

Thanks!

Yeah - the Nexus images are for all (corresponding) Nexus devices. In the US, Sprint and Verizon both support Nexus 6, and are CDMA networks. So, they have some provisioning code that is apparently needed on the system partition. So, Google has embedded that code in the factory images itself. (GSM carriers don't need that). All Nexus 6 devices that run the stock images will have this code (specific to Sprint/Verizon) in it. That is just to make the factory images universal for all Nexus 6 devices.

marctronixx · Mar 18, 2015

nx1977 · Mar 18, 2015

Last few updates I've gotten 2 weeks after its gone live OTA

SamuraiBigEd · Mar 18, 2015

I've been checking for updates repeatedly but still nothing!

lunatic59 · Mar 18, 2015

It usually takes two weeks for it to push out to everybody. I've long since abandoned OTA's for factory images.

SamuraiBigEd · Mar 18, 2015

lunatic59 said:
It usually takes two weeks for it to push out to everybody. I've long since abandoned OTA's for factory images.

Yeah, and I'm always at the 2 week mark...

piscestg · Mar 19, 2015

My download was ready when I turned the N6 on last night. I didn't even have to check for it. I bought from Moto and it's only been on wifi so far. I haven't put my Verizon sim in yet. My 5.1 is version D.

jj14x · Mar 19, 2015

Sounds like there will be a "LMY47M" build for T-Mo
https://twitter.com/unJADded/status/578286689778466816

I'm confused with El Goog's approach this time.

codesplice · Mar 19, 2015

That's really weird... particularly with Des' comment about "our" (T-Mobile's) builds. :-/

lunatic59 · Mar 19, 2015

With both D and E (and possibly M) being listed as 5.1.0, all i can think is that these are carrier variants. If the OTA's coming are all D (and they haven't been pulled or stopped) then that's what I'm sticking to for the time being.

TheAmazingDave · Mar 19, 2015

T-Mo users, please capture the M build if/when you get it. Pretty please, with sugar on top. Throw a cherry up there too for good measure...

Rxpert83 · Mar 19, 2015

These are probably patching last minute radio issues with things like HD voice for the various carriers.

Not necessarily carrier specific. I'd expect its a temporary thing and they'll be unifiedfor the next release

Crashdamage · Mar 19, 2015

The 'M' build is preparation for T-Mobile's WiFi calling on the N6. WiFi calling is *not* included in the update. It will come later in a separate update. So if you are on T-Mobile and side loaded a D/E build, you'll have to load the M build to get the WiFi calling feature later. If you don't care about WiFi calling and your N6 is running fine then you're good. AFAIK there's no other difference in the D/E and M versions.

stuarta · Mar 19, 2015

My wife just got it on hers on EE, although frustratingly my device, same network, purchased same time, hasn't popped up yet. Clearly female favouritism.

codesplice · Mar 19, 2015

I'm always entertained when we're discussing something here at AF well before it gets mentioned on Phandroid: http://phandroid.com/2015/03/19/nexus-6-on-t-mobile-now-receiving-android-5-1-build-lmy47m

tyban · Mar 19, 2015

Still haven't gotten my update yet and I am with Sprint.

shalemail · Mar 20, 2015

Anyone with an AT&T version get the OTA yet? I has not, and I am a skurred to sideload, I ain't nerr done that thur stuff b'fur.

I have seen the factory images, just unsure of the process (yea I have read through and know the A to B to C of it) but since I am inexperienced with it I am hesitant. I figure always safer to wait on the OTA.

lunatic59 · Mar 20, 2015

shalemail said:
Anyone with an AT&T version get the OTA yet? I has not, and I am a skurred to sideload, I ain't nerr done that thur stuff b'fur.

AT&T here ... when she went from 5.0 to 5.01 I got it within the first 28 seconds. I didn't see this one, but i was already rooted, so I figured the OTA was going to go all cattywumpus on me anyway. After a week I finally just flashed the factory image.

I have seen the factory images, just unsure of the process (yea I have read through and know the A to B to C of it) but since I am inexperienced with it I am hesitant

When it works, it's easy as pie (Which is a rather inept metaphor if you ask me. Any pastry chef will tell you making a good pie is not that easy. :eek:

) The feeling of a wildebeest doing a polka in your gut comes when things don't go exactly right and you see some dire warning about processes failing, files corrupt and Luke turning to the dark side. If you've never been down that road before, you don't know whether to dance with the scarecrow, oil the metal guy, or get in a balloon with a really creepy carny.

The truth is, it's really next to impossible to truly brick a Nexus following the directions. I will tell you that when I flashed the factory image this last time, the flash-all.bat script kept puking on me so I had to flash the images individually. It wasn't a big deal, but to the flash virgin, it can be a nail biter.

Want me to put together a step-by-step-by-step-by-step with as many pitfalls as i can think of?

I figure always safer to wait on the OTA.

Oh, no. I always figure a factory image is the safest. OTA's have a way of throwing doohickeys into your thingamabobs (sorry for all the technical jargon).

jj14x · Mar 20, 2015

lunatic59 said:
The truth is, it's really next to impossible to truly brick a Nexus following the directions.

shalemail said:
I have seen the factory images, just unsure of the process (yea I have read through and know the A to B to C of it) but since I am inexperienced with it I am hesitant. I figure always safer to wait on the OTA.

It really is hard to brick a Nexus while flashing stock factory images (CM12 caused some recent issues, so I added the "while flashing stock factory images" clause).

Just make sure you check that fastboot is working (before you flash anything), and that you are using the correct image for your device, and that your phone has over 50-60% battery (I go with over 90% charge). Also, if possible, use a laptop (because unlike a desktop, it has a battery in case of a power failure). Key thing is to let the flash go thru' uninterrupted.

TheAmazingDave · Mar 20, 2015

Not only do I flash from a laptop, but it's on a UPS as well...

lunatic59 · Mar 20, 2015

Belt and suspenders.

shalemail · Mar 20, 2015

Thanks for all the responses, it's funny, with all the OTA and Soak tests I have done over the years my thingamajigs, doohickies and thingamabobs have never been corrupted. o_O

That said, lunatic, if you want to PM me the remedial, kindergarten, inept, beginner version of the step by step by step by step by step by step, who am I to argue? :oops:

But seriously you have to assume I know nothing cause really I know nothing. I have only had stock phones since day one, never rooted, nothing. So that's where I am at. :rolleyes:

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