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Nexus 6P (Stock MMB29P) Stuck on boot after OTA, fastboot locked, adb sideload fails.

Hi
Since Friday my Nexus 6P freezes on boot animation logo.
I never tried to root my phone, neither force an updated on it (First time I went in recovery/fastboot mode was this weekend).
Friday morning I received a notification for an OTA update, so I clicked on it to install it and from this point my phone never started up again.
I tried many solutions but none of them worked, so I deciced to ask here finally as my last resort..
What I've tried :
Fastboot flash fails "device is locked" (and fastboot flashing unlock fails aswell because "oem unlock is not allowed" in dev options)
Recovery wipe data/factory reset works but my phone won't boot either (waited for ~1h)
Adb sideload OTA.zip (MMB29P → MMB29Q) fails "Verifying current system... System partition has unexpected content"
Nexus Root Toolkit (Flash Stock + Unroot with options Soft-Bricked/Bootloop) doesn't work
I run out of options, does anyone have another solution ?
Thank you

sorry I don't have ansewer except call google play support 855 836 3987

benrospars said:
Hi
Since Friday my Nexus 6P freezes on boot animation logo.
I never tried to root my phone, neither force an updated on it (First time I went in recovery/fastboot mode was this weekend).
Friday morning I received a notification for an OTA update, so I clicked on it to install it and from this point my phone never started up again.
I tried many solutions but none of them worked, so I deciced to ask here finally as my last resort..
What I've tried :
Fastboot flash fails "device is locked" (and fastboot flashing unlock fails aswell because "oem unlock is not allowed" in dev options)
Recovery wipe data/factory reset works but my phone won't boot either (waited for ~1h)
Adb sideload OTA.zip (MMB29P → MMB29Q) fails "Verifying current system... System partition has unexpected content"
Nexus Root Toolkit (Flash Stock + Unroot with options Soft-Bricked/Bootloop) doesn't work
I run out of options, does anyone have another solution ?
Thank you
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Get to stock recovery using this guide, once there wipe cache partition then wipe data/factory reset. If that doesn't work call Google or RMA like error629 said.
http://www.androidexplained.com/nexus-6p-recovery-mode/

Read this thread. If I didn't know better, Id say it was yours.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/help/command-t3308390
if your bootloader is locked and you didnt enable ADB in developer settings, you're out of luck
Contact google.

Soulfly3 said:
Read this thread. If I didn't know better, Id say it was yours.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/help/command-t3308390
if your bootloader is locked and you didnt enable ADB in developer settings, you're out of luck
Contact google.
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Yes exact same problem. I'll try to contact Google or Huawei then..

So I contacted Huawei Support (since I didn't buy it from the Google Store) and they told me to bring my phone to a PSM. PSM took my phone in charge and now I have to wait ~2 weeks (they send it back to Huawei). I'll update the thread when I get it back, this might be useful to somebody.

were on the same boat..
i remember a mate of mine uncheck the oem unlocking in the dev option.. then an OTA update came out and i updated it.. now the phone is stock only in bootloader. i wish i could enable the oem unlock.. but the problem is the phone wont boot normal.. pls help
im getting frustrated with my phone.. im thinking of overvolting the usb port with 12V so the dealership wont know about the reflashing

jeremmie said:
were on the same boat..
i remember a mate of mine uncheck the oem unlocking in the dev option.. then an OTA update came out and i updated it.. now the phone is stock only in bootloader. i wish i could enable the oem unlock.. but the problem is the phone wont boot normal.. pls help
im getting frustrated with my phone.. im thinking of overvolting the usb port with 12V so the dealership wont know about the reflashing
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That would be fraud. Have you tried adb sideload?

No not yet.. i tried researching about sideload.. but i cant seem to understand it.. perhaps do you have any guide on how to do it? Would be really happy if someone post a guide.
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Also my nexus 6p wont enter recovery mode. It can only access the bootloader
So i cant make adb sideload to work because i cant access my recovery mode. It can only enter bootloader and barcodes and thats it.. pls help.. sigh..

jeremmie said:
No not yet.. i tried researching about sideload.. but i cant seem to understand it.. perhaps do you have any guide on how to do it? Would be really happy if someone post a guide.
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Also my nexus 6p wont enter recovery mode. It can only access the bootloader
So i cant make adb sideload to work because i cant access my recovery mode. It can only enter bootloader and barcodes and thats it.. pls help.. sigh..
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If that's the case there's nothing anyone here can do or say to help you, your only option is sending it back for repair. Hopefully a lesson has been learned here.

Good morning
We should make group called nexus 6p bricked devices since we all got same problem .
I read in Google forum that March update released and some users got same problem after flashing it
So we have to make topic also called ( warning read before flash your ota ) at least to help new n6p users .

Ok so i got my phone fixed by my dealer.. So far so good. And they knew that i fcuked up my nexus so they've told me not to reflash the system again.
My nexus 6p is now bonestocked
Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

jeremmie said:
Ok so i got my phone fixed by my dealer.. So far so good. And they knew that i fcuked up my nexus so they've told me not to reflash the system again.
My nexus 6p is now bonestocked
Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk
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I am happy to hear that hope mine fixed too , I think first thing you have to do is to unlock your bootloader and that's enough ATM .

jeremmie said:
Ok so i got my phone fixed by my dealer.. So far so good. And they knew that i fcuked up my nexus so they've told me not to reflash the system again.
My nexus 6p is now bonestocked
Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk
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atef79 said:
I am happy to hear that hope mine fixed too , I think first thing you have to do is to unlock your bootloader and that's enough ATM .
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I agree with this. Having an unlocked bootloader is insurance in case anything goes wrong in future.

help... possible brick. Cant get vendor rights in twrp to restore.

Somehow when updating twrp for my girlfriend lost rewrite rights. Have the dreaded lockout without a password even though she was never locked down. Suggested default password does not work. Wug-fresh tool kit is able to connect but gets stuck. Cant boot to enable usb debugging.

sully112277 said:
Somehow when updating twrp for my girlfriend lost rewrite rights. Have the dreaded lockout without a password even though she was never locked down. Suggested default password does not work. Wug-fresh tool kit is able to connect but gets stuck. Cant boot to enable usb debugging.
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You should be able to go into fastboot and flash a complete factory image. I had the exact same problem. Using flash-all.bat command and image from Google website fixed phone but that also erased everything. Maybe someone else has a less drastic solution.

sully112277 said:
Somehow when updating twrp for my girlfriend lost rewrite rights. Have the dreaded lockout without a password even though she was never locked down. Suggested default password does not work. Wug-fresh tool kit is able to connect but gets stuck. Cant boot to enable usb debugging.
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So at this point you have only written to the recovery partition? Is her phone stock 7.1.1? Encrypted? Rooted? Kernel? Try to provide as much information as you can. Have you just tried wiping the recovery partition and installing the stock recovery? You can also use NRT to install the previous version of TWRP you started with. That may get you back into the OS. Before wiping data, I would try the flash-all.bat method jhs39 suggests, but removing the -w switch to preserve data. Either that, or use NRT to flash stock + unroot (but select preserve data).

Got it back up and running. Could not get anything to connect through USB. Not even adb. Found a thread where someone had the same problem and tried skipsofts tool so gave that a go and low and behold it work. Got a little nervous for a bit plus had a few adults beverages. Hence the panic thread. Haha. Thanks for the response guys! She's back up and running on pure Nexus.

sully112277 said:
Got it back up and running. Could not get anything to connect through USB. Not even adb. Found a thread where someone had the same problem and tried skipsofts tool so gave that a go and low and behold it work. Got a little nervous for a bit plus had a few adults beverages. Hence the panic thread. Haha. Thanks for the response guys! She's back up and running on pure Nexus.
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OK good, but are you out of the dog house? :laugh:

v12xke said:
OK good, but are you out of the dog house? :laugh:
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Haha! That I am.

Encryption unsuccessful

Running on stock 6.0.1 MMB29M
locked bootloader
after recovery reset, the phone went into " Encryption unsuccessful" screen. Even after press reset or do factory reset in recovery again, the phone still bootloop into this page.
Could someone help?
Thanks.

laofan said:
Running on stock 6.0.1 MMB29M
locked bootloader
after recovery reset, the phone went into " Encryption unsuccessful" screen. Even after press reset or do factory reset in recovery again, the phone still bootloop into this page.
Could someone help?
Thanks.
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Hello... Try sideloading a full OTA of your choice from here: https://developers.google.com/android/ota#angler
It needs to be newer than the installed version. Not sure it will solve your issue though. Maybe someone else will chime in with a better solution...
If nothing works, RMA your device.
Good luck...

Thanks for the advice.
I tried to manually flash OTA but it falied because of the locked bootloader.
I am not sure if there is anyone could point me to do it via ADB. I tried using ADB but the phone is not recognized by my computer yet.
5.1 said:
Hello... Try sideloading a full OTA of your choice from here: https://developers.google.com/android/ota#angler
It needs to be newer than the installed version. Not sure it will solve your issue though. Maybe someone else will chime in with a better solution...
If nothing works, RMA your device.
Good luck...
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laofan said:
Thanks for the advice.
I tried to manually flash OTA but it falied because of the locked bootloader.
I am not sure if there is anyone could point me to do it via ADB. I tried using ADB but the phone is not recognized by my computer yet.
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Hey...
Reboot into Bootloader. Select recovery mode with the volume rocker and press power.
Once you see the Android guy laying down with his belly opened, press power and tap volume up once.
On the menu select: apply update from ADB
From here type in a command prompt:
adb sideload "name of the full OTA zip you downloaded without quote"
Supposing you have prior knowledge with ADB. Let me know if something is not clear here...
Good luck...

I finally get ADB recognized Nexus 6p. But the ota stop flash at 46%. failed to read command: No error.
5.1 said:
Hey...
Reboot into Bootloader. Select recovery mode with the volume rocker and press power.
Once you see the Android guy laying down with his belly opened, press power and tap volume up once.
On the menu select: apply update from ADB
From here type in a command prompt:
adb sideload "name of the full OTA zip you downloaded without quote"
Supposing you have prior knowledge with ADB. Let me know if something is not clear here...
Good luck...
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laofan said:
I finally get ADB recognized Nexus 6p. But the ota stop flash at 46%. failed to read command: No error.
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You might have to RMA. I believe "no command" means the emmc has died.

dieselbuddeh said:
You might have to RMA. I believe "no command" means the emmc has died.
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That is too bad. The warranty was expired in January.... It can't be RMA.... I wished there are some hopes there

laofan said:
That is too bad. The warranty was expired in January.... It can't be RMA.... I wished there are some hopes there
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Hello...
Try sideloading the 7.1.2 OTA. Nothing to loose... If it fails yet, sorry, I don't know what else to do.
Good luck..

laofan said:
That is too bad. The warranty was expired in January.... It can't be RMA.... I wished there are some hopes there
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If you bought the phone direct from Google, you will likely get a one time exception.

v12xke said:
If you bought the phone direct from Google, you will likely get a one time exception.
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Yes, call them anyway if you purchased from Google. I was 5 months out of warranty for my 6p and they replaced it because I was having battery issues.

5.1 said:
Hello...
Try sideloading the 7.1.2 OTA. Nothing to loose... If it fails yet, sorry, I don't know what else to do.
Good luck..
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I almost tried all the major OTA, none of them could pass 46%... oh well......
v12xke said:
If you bought the phone direct from Google, you will likely get a one time exception.
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tommyg562000 said:
Yes, call them anyway if you purchased from Google. I was 5 months out of warranty for my 6p and they replaced it because I was having battery issues.
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It is not from google. And the warranty ended in January... I am fxxked.....

Probably so. There is one guy who found a 6P with a shattered screen for sale and paid a local repair shop to have the motherboard swapped out. Claims it cost him less than USD $100 but he is in South Korea. You're probably better off cutting your losses and finding another phone... after Huawei tells you NO three times.

v12xke said:
Probably so. There is one guy who found a 6P with a shattered screen for sale and paid a local repair shop to have the motherboard swapped out. Claims it cost him less than USD $100 but he is in South Korea. You're probably better off cutting your losses and finding another phone... after Huawei tells you NO three times.
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posted it on craigslist now.
( I noticed that you are in the Woodlands area. I missed the time when I am in Houston. One of the best memories)

just a follow-up to somebody might see encounter the same thing. I was not able to fix the phone.
With a locked bootloader and "encryption unsuccessful" page, you might try warranty first. If that does not work, you might want to take rescue OTA from google and flash it in recovery via " install update via ADB".
Please be aware that rescue OTA is different from system image and should be flash via ADB in recovery.
Good luck.

laofan said:
just a follow-up to somebody might see encounter the same thing. I was not able to fix the phone.
With a locked bootloader and "encryption unsuccessful" page, you might try warranty first. If that does not work, you might want to take rescue OTA from google and flash it in recovery via " install update via ADB".
Please be aware that rescue OTA is different from system image and should be flash via ADB in recovery.
Good luck.
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Hello,
What rescue OTA? Something different than the usual OTA you would sideload with ADB?
Cheers...

5.1 said:
Hello,
What rescue OTA? Something different than the usual OTA you would sideload with ADB?
Cheers...
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Here are Rescue OTA. One would need to flash it with ADB in recovery. https://developers.google.com/android/ota
The following one is firmware/factory image. One would need to flash it with fastboot while in bootloader mode : https://developers.google.com/android/images
Use the correct zip file according to your flashing mode ( recovery or bootloader)

laofan said:
Here are Rescue OTA. One would need to flash it with ADB in recovery. https://developers.google.com/android/ota
The following one is firmware/factory image. One would need to flash it with fastboot while in bootloader mode : https://developers.google.com/android/images
Use the correct zip file according to your flashing mode ( recovery or bootloader)
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Hello,
I see nothing different than hmm an OTA here. I thought that was a "special" OTA, but no.
Not sure why it's called rescue OTA, lol.
Thanks for the links, but i know exactly what an OTA and a factory image are. :good:
Thanks...

Hello!
I have the same "Encryption unsuccessful" issue. It happened many times recently. First I replaced the battery, because it produced early sudden shutdown at 30-40%, and could run only for a few hours from 100% to 40%.
The new battery is enough for 30-40 hours as I use it, and can operate the phone down to 1-2% before shutting down.
But if I have to restart the phone, the encryption unsuccessful problem still comes up randomly after battery replacement. I can restart several times without problem, then randomly just fails. Mostly after software updates I guess... I have stock firmware, stock rom, etc. the only thing was made that I have installed TWRP, and wiped user data. Hope that helps. Can it be the defect of the emmc ? If so, how shall I diagnose it?
I'm very newbie android user, I changed from Windows Phone ( ) only a few months ago...
The question is what could cause the Encryption unsuccessful error? It's interesting, that if I enter any random numbers as unlock code, the phone tells that it appears to be valid, but unfortunately cannot decrypt data.
So I would like only to disable forced encryption, maybe that helps. Could someone point me to the right direction about what exactly should I do? Is it enough to flash a modded kernel to disable encryption? I don't want to root, or experiment with custom roms and I would stick to the factory firmware as much as I can, but without encryption of corse...
thanks!

fredmoro said:
Hello!
I have the same "Encryption unsuccessful" issue. It happened many times recently. First I replaced the battery, because it produced early sudden shutdown at 30-40%, and could run only for a few hours from 100% to 40%.
The new battery is enough for 30-40 hours as I use it, and can operate the phone down to 1-2% before shutting down.
But if I have to restart the phone, the encryption unsuccessful problem still comes up randomly after battery replacement. I can restart several times without problem, then randomly just fails. Mostly after software updates I guess... I have stock firmware, stock rom, etc. the only thing was made that I have installed TWRP, and wiped user data. Hope that helps. Can it be the defect of the emmc ? If so, how shall I diagnose it?
I'm very newbie android user, I changed from Windows Phone ( ) only a few months ago...
The question is what could cause the Encryption unsuccessful error? It's interesting, that if I enter any random numbers as unlock code, the phone tells that it appears to be valid, but unfortunately cannot decrypt data.
So I would like only to disable forced encryption, maybe that helps. Could someone point me to the right direction about what exactly should I do? Is it enough to flash a modded kernel to disable encryption? I don't want to root, or experiment with custom roms and I would stick to the factory firmware as much as I can, but without encryption of corse...
thanks!
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Same. The data decryption being unsuccessful happened to me as well on stock oreo 8.1.0. not rooted
Anyone know how to fix it and doesn't happen again?
Thanks

Bootloader Unlock issue

EDIT: Well after a few hours of bashing around at it I managed to get the bootloader unlocked. However I am having one wicked time trying to get twrp installed as my recovery, and to S-off my device.
When I got to run : fastboot flash recovery twrp.img I get the error "unable to load twrp.img" Now I know darn good and well it is prob some stupid error on my part, but this is driving me batty and help would be greatly appreciated.
Brad
OK..Maybe I'm dumb...but I'd rather post a question than screw around and brick my phone.
Admittedly it has been a couple years since I had an HTC device. (Just got a Bolt today) Been to HTC Dev unlock to try and unlock my bootloader however I am running into an issue when trying to run oem get_identifier_token. Getting 'fastboot' is not recognized as an internal or external command. operable program or batch file.
Been thru this a couple times before on older HTC Devices (last one was an M8-HK Edition) and not had issues.
I installed everything it said to on the HTC site. But I'm stalled out at step 5 on the HTC Dev site. and can't seem to get any further than that. (and yes phone is in DL mode)
Anyone kind enough to help an old dummy out?

PodCulture said:
EDIT: Well after a few hours of bashing around at it I managed to get the bootloader unlocked. However I am having one wicked time trying to get twrp installed as my recovery, and to S-off my device.
When I got to run : fastboot flash recovery twrp.img I get the error "unable to load twrp.img" Now I know darn good and well it is prob some stupid error on my part, but this is driving me batty and help would be greatly appreciated.
Brad
OK..Maybe I'm dumb...but I'd rather post a question than screw around and brick my phone.
Admittedly it has been a couple years since I had an HTC device. (Just got a Bolt today) Been to HTC Dev unlock to try and unlock my bootloader however I am running into an issue when trying to run oem get_identifier_token. Getting 'fastboot' is not recognized as an internal or external command. operable program or batch file.
Been thru this a couple times before on older HTC Devices (last one was an M8-HK Edition) and not had issues.
I installed everything it said to on the HTC site. But I'm stalled out at step 5 on the HTC Dev site. and can't seem to get any further than that. (and yes phone is in DL mode)
Anyone kind enough to help an old dummy out?
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1. make sure you're in download mode, not bootloader
2. make sure twrp.img is in your sdktools folder
maybe a bad download of twrp?

The saga continues...
Now Im stuck in this weird loop after S-off getting this screen:
It says "your phone is encrypted" enter your lock screen password. I did and it said correct, but your data is corrupted. You must do a factory reset. I try that process, the phone reboots, comes back up to that same "your phone is encrypted"
PodCulture said:
EDIT: Well after a few hours of bashing around at it I managed to get the bootloader unlocked. However I am having one wicked time trying to get twrp installed as my recovery, and to S-off my device.
When I got to run : fastboot flash recovery twrp.img I get the error "unable to load twrp.img" Now I know darn good and well it is prob some stupid error on my part, but this is driving me batty and help would be greatly appreciated.
Brad
OK..Maybe I'm dumb...but I'd rather post a question than screw around and brick my phone.
Admittedly it has been a couple years since I had an HTC device. (Just got a Bolt today) Been to HTC Dev unlock to try and unlock my bootloader however I am running into an issue when trying to run oem get_identifier_token. Getting 'fastboot' is not recognized as an internal or external command. operable program or batch file.
Been thru this a couple times before on older HTC Devices (last one was an M8-HK Edition) and not had issues.
I installed everything it said to on the HTC site. But I'm stalled out at step 5 on the HTC Dev site. and can't seem to get any further than that. (and yes phone is in DL mode)
Anyone kind enough to help an old dummy out?
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PodCulture said:
Now Im stuck in this weird loop after S-off getting this screen:
It says "your phone is encrypted" enter your lock screen password. I did and it said correct, but your data is corrupted. You must do a factory reset. I try that process, the phone reboots, comes back up to that same "your phone is encrypted"
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yes, after s-off u have to format data

OMJ said:
yes, after s-off u have to format data
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I've no problem doing that, but teh phone isn't letting me do it.

PodCulture said:
I've no problem doing that, but teh phone isn't letting me do it.
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How are you trying to format data?
Sent from my unknown using XDA Labs

Unlocked needs root and twrp
Honestly...I don't know where I screwed up. (in the various how-to's I read I didn't see a format data step) I took the phone to Sprint and they were kind enough to flash it for me...so I am back up and running. Booted into DL mode and verified that I'm still unlocked and S-off. But where to go from here I don't know. I'd love to flash twrp and SU, but paranoid about semi-bricking it again. I used to know how this crap worked but that was quite awhile ago. (a couple phones and a couple versions of Windows ago)
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How are you trying to format data?
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PodCulture said:
Honestly...I don't know where I screwed up. (in the various how-to's I read I didn't see a format data step) I took the phone to Sprint and they were kind enough to flash it for me...so I am back up and running. Booted into DL mode and verified that I'm still unlocked and S-off. But where to go from here I don't know. I'd love to flash twrp and SU, but paranoid about semi-bricking it again. I used to know how this crap worked but that was quite awhile ago. (a couple phones and a couple versions of Windows ago)
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flashing twrp & SU isn't difficult...since you unlocked bootloader, you should already have the fastboot tools needed.
1. download latest twrp (3.1.1-0 as of now) https://dl.twrp.me/pme/twrp-3.1.1-0-pme.img
2. copy that img to your sdktools/fastboot folder
3. reboot into download mode
4. flash twrp: fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.1.1-0-pme.img
5. reboot to bootloader, then reboot to recovery
6. create a backup if u want
7. flash/install SuperSU https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/supersu/download/zip/SuperSU-v2.82-201705271822.zip

Thanks! Got everything back up and running now. Nice to have a phone I can use the way I want to again. TONS of bloat though.
OMJ said:
flashing twrp & SU isn't difficult...since you unlocked bootloader, you should already have the fastboot tools needed.
1. download latest twrp (3.1.1-0 as of now) https://dl.twrp.me/pme/twrp-3.1.1-0-pme.img
2. copy that img to your sdktools/fastboot folder
3. reboot into download mode
4. flash twrp: fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.1.1-0-pme.img
5. reboot to bootloader, then reboot to recovery
6. create a backup if u want
7. flash/install SuperSU https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/supersu/download/zip/SuperSU-v2.82-201705271822.zip
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How did u get s off

Bootloop on N6P

Hi there.
So I'm using N6P for a year now and updated to 7.1.2 is I'm not mistaken . My N6P is fully stock with locked bootloader , no tweaking etc.
Was casually browsing through my phone suddenly it restarted and into went into a bootloop. I can only access the bootloader. I have tried going into recovery mode which just starts the loop over again.
I have researched just about everything and tried a lot . I just cant seem to get it working .
I really want my personal data on it , its quite important . If there isn't any more choice, then I will be forced to wipe it but until then any suggestions? Please help , thanks .
By the way , my warranty just expired a week ago so luck is surely not on my side .

Enthusiast09 said:
Hi there.
So I'm using N6P for a year now and updated to 7.1.2 is I'm not mistaken . My N6P is fully stock with locked bootloader , no tweaking etc.
Was casually browsing through my phone suddenly it restarted and into went into a bootloop. I can only access the bootloader. I have tried going into recovery mode which just starts the loop over again.
I have researched just about everything and tried a lot . I just cant seem to get it working .
I really want my personal data on it , its quite important . If there isn't any more choice, then I will be forced to wipe it but until then any suggestions? Please help , thanks .
By the way , my warranty just expired a week ago so luck is surely not on my side .
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Sorry to hear about that. I had the same problem with my modded 6p and had a full backup on my pc and was still under warranty so it worked out fine for me. Unfortunately for you you are most likely not going to be able to fix it even from wiping it. I had the same problem and because I had an unlocked bootloader I was able to do much more than you could with flashing stock images. If you can't enter recovery then you most likely have a brick and can't fix it. I'm not sure if there is a way via adb and fastboot commands with a locked bootloader to retrieve data but I'll let you know ow if I find one. What kind of data do you have? Google usually syncs things like your photos and apps downloaded will be saved in the google play store. I hope this helped?

DEVILOPS 007 said:
Sorry to hear about that. I had the same problem with my modded 6p and had a full backup on my pc and was still under warranty so it worked out fine for me. Unfortunately for you you are most likely not going to be able to fix it even from wiping it. I had the same problem and because I had an unlocked bootloader I was able to do much more than you could with flashing stock images. If you can't enter recovery then you most likely have a brick and can't fix it. I'm not sure if there is a way via adb and fastboot commands with a locked bootloader to retrieve data but I'll let you know ow if I find one. What kind of data do you have? Google usually syncs things like your photos and apps downloaded will be saved in the google play store. I hope this helped?
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Yeah I've tried countless things but it all comes down to me not being able to access recovery. Please do let me know if you do find one thanks . I have some very important docs as well as images in it that I need it badly . I disabled that sync feature as it took very long (for me) to back up all the media. Guess it was a big mistake ....

Enthusiast09 said:
Yeah I've tried countless things but it all comes down to me not being able to access recovery. Please do let me know if you do find one thanks . I have some very important docs as well as images in it that I need it badly . I disabled that sync feature as it took very long (for me) to back up all the media. Guess it was a big mistake ....
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If you had USB debugging enabled then try this
https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/general/guide-making-backups-adb-t2411965

DEVILOPS 007 said:
If you had USB debugging enabled then try this
https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/general/guide-making-backups-adb-t2411965
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I don't , its off by default ? I took a look at that page and tried it , when I fastboot devices , it can detect , but when I adb devices the list is empty .

I'm experiencing boot loop also. It won't boot into recovery. Only bootloader. I'm completely stumped.
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Hi there.
So I'm using N6P for a year now and updated to 7.1.2 is I'm not mistaken . My N6P is fully stock with locked bootloader , no tweaking etc.
Was casually browsing through my phone suddenly it restarted and into went into a bootloop. I can only access the bootloader. I have tried going into recovery mode which just starts the loop over again.
I have researched just about everything and tried a lot . I just cant seem to get it working .
I really want my personal data on it , its quite important . If there isn't any more choice, then I will be forced to wipe it but until then any suggestions? Please help , thanks .
By the way , my warranty just expired a week ago so luck is surely not on my side .
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Bootloop here too
Just tried to upgrade 7.1.1 (unlocked usb debugging enabled) to 7.1.2 using Skipsoft Toolkit. Upon reboot, it just keeps going thru the graphic animation. When I connect it it says 7.1.1 detected.
I am going to try again to upgrade it. Seems like it's working. problem is it says detected system is 6.0.1 now.
Hey, it also says it takes a while for the first boot, so I may have gotten all 21st century and impatient on it.
I also tried a factory reset after freaking out that I had laid a brick...
At least with the skipsoft toolkit I was able to communicate with it!
Here's hoping!
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Well, although I can get to twrp, I am unable to do anything else. I can't find any clues that are up to date and it's a bummer

Didn't need to be a TWRP expert; just booted into recovery mode, selected the latest factory stock image and flashed it. back to a working nexus 6p and all i gotta do is re-root it, edit the build.prop to enable wifi hotspot (I'm on ATT) and all is groovy. Muchos props to mark and skipsoft toolkit!

Yesterday I also got a bootloop. My smartphone hovered and went into reboot. So it did not boot. It reboots. In the recovery he does not go.

Same here but with stock recovery
I am in the same exact situation. No root, everything stock and warranty expired a week ago. Coincidence..?
I have been able to enter the stock Recovery Mode, but from there I can't execute adb commands, only list devices and sideload..
is there anything else i could do from Recovery Mode ?
Thanks

morelo said:
I am in the same exact situation. No root, everything stock and warranty expired a week ago. Coincidence..?
I have been able to enter the stock Recovery Mode, but from there I can't execute adb commands, only list devices and sideload..
is there anything else i could do from Recovery Mode ?
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Yes. If you haven't wiped/factory reset yet, you can load a newer OTA image from Recovery. Same or older OTA will not work. Set the device to update from ADB and then send it from PC. If you have wiped the phone, obviously the OTA won't work. This will work with a locked bootloader and no usb debugging enabled.

morelo said:
I am in the same exact situation. No root, everything stock and warranty expired a week ago. Coincidence..?
I have been able to enter the stock Recovery Mode, but from there I can't execute adb commands, only list devices and sideload..
is there anything else i could do from Recovery Mode ?
Thanks
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You could maybe try this ?
https://www.reddit.com/r/Nexus6P/comments/66wsvq/this_might_sound_absurd_but_i_just_fixed_my_nexus/

Please try this if you need to boot it and get your files off the phone, it worked for me and I was able to backup my pictures.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Nexus6P/comments/66wsvq/this_might_sound_absurd_but_i_just_fixed_my_nexus/