NRD90M => NBD90X (those who updated to 7.0 in beta program) - Nexus 6P General

Hi all,
I haven't really seen any information on this topic (I don't check the forum as often as I should though) but I just discovered a serious bug for us that updated to 7.0 (build NRD90M) by enrolling in the beta program to receive 7.0 prior to the OTA being release. Most of us know by now that the official OTA image which was released was NRD90U due to all the bugs which were included in NRD90M. The problem it appears is those of us who ended up with NRD90M were actually unenrolled from the normal release cycle of OTA updates for the Nexus 6P due to the fact that NRD90M was never pushed as an official build, and those of us who immediately unenrolled in the beta were also no longer eligible for any update as well. I had been concerned with the fact that I was still on August's security updates on NRD90M as of today the 15th of October. I can now verify that re-enrolling into the beta program fixes this and actually updates the phone to the latest official release of 7.0 which is build NBD90X with Octobers security patches. It does appear that any of us who jumped the gun and went through the beta to update and then left the beta program get stuck in a gray area which receives absolutely no OTA updates for official images. Just hoping this info can assist anyone who was in the same situation as i was of two month old security updates and still dealing with the battery issues on NRD90M. All of it can be easily fixed by enrolling in the beta again, installing the OTA you will receive (NBD90X) and then leaving the beta program again (unless you would like to remain in it). This resulted on zero data loss as it is installing just like a typical OTA update.
Prior to re-enrolling in the beta program
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Post update and unenrolling from the beta program again.
Hope this assists anyone who was in my situation and didn't want to deal with side loading or was afraid of losing data.
Thanks.
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Edit (10-31-2016): Since the beta program has now surpassed the NBD90X image and is now pushing out a beta of 7.1.1, you can find the factory NBD90X image link below and side load with ADB. You can still use the beta program to update to 7.1.1 and un-enroll from the beta, forcing your 6P to downgrade to NBD90X, but it will also wipe your data partition. The only way at this time to retain your personal files is to side load the image below using ADB or a similar tool.
https://dl.google.com/dl/android/aosp/angler-nbd90x-factory-4e17ed23.zip

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I also enrolled in the Beta program to get Android 7.0 right away. After that, I unenrolled. Unlike you, I got the OTA updates just fine.
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Yep, me too. I was enrolled in beta, then got release and I unenrolled. The phone did not erase and I eventually ended up with 90X as well via OTA.
I did just reflash (90X) from scratch to try to see if that helped my bad battery life..... sadly it didn't. It still sucks.

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Are either of you sure you received NRD90M from the beta and not NRD90U. Those of us who went through beta ended up with build M and the Google developer forums are filled with similar stories of people being stuck the last two months without a OTA notification. Most people have ended up side loading. If you were a week or two late on signing up for the beta you would have received NRD90U which was the actual final release candidate which would explain why you have received updates.
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I did the exact same thing. I unenrolled though and still received the October update just fine. I actually received right on the 5th or 6th, which was nice considering I never got the monthly patches until around the 15th or so.
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Going to try and restate the fact that this post was for people on the NRD90M build and not for those who enrolled in the beta a few weeks later and likely received NRD90U. For those of us who went through the beta within a few days of 7.0 being released in the program, we received NRD90M which at the time was identified as the release candidate. Unenrolling left anyone with NRD90M stuck with no updates as the build was supposed to be part of the normal upgrade path but the actual OTA released was NRD90U. This left anyone with NRD90M no upgrade path as the official upgrade path was NRD90U to NBD90X. Without enrolling back into the beta or side loading, the phone will not update. This can be verified by numerous posts over on the official Android developers forum through Google.
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nexus 6p nougat 7.0 nethunter kernel
pls any one got the nethunter kernel for nexus 6p update of nougat 7.0 NBD90X. pls can u make a kernel pls xda developers pls.help me. i am not able to install external wifi card pls help me ony one. thank u.

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I did the same thing to get to NRD90M. No OTA updates since. I re-enrolled in the preview and it wanted to load 7.1.1, so I un-enrolled. Not sure what my options are now. I don't want to unlock the bootloader and sideload (if I can figure that out) since I use Android Pay a lot. Any suggestions?

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My husband and I are both stuck on NRD90M. Tried re-enrolling in the beta program tonight but got offered 7.1.1 beta instead of the stable NBD90X, so I un-enrolled again without updating. Going to try sideloading the NBD90X ota using adb tomorrow.

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thehoz said:
I did the same thing to get to NRD90M. No OTA updates since. I re-enrolled in the preview and it wanted to load 7.1.1, so I un-enrolled. Not sure what my options are now. I don't want to unlock the bootloader and sideload (if I can figure that out) since I use Android Pay a lot. Any suggestions?
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I'm no expert and I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong but I thought you did not need to unlock your bootloader to sideload the full system OTAs that Google has been releasing lately i.e. not the full factory images but the large OTA images.
Link for further info:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/0...s-for-nexus-devices-alongside-factory-images/

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npras42 said:
I'm no expert and I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong but I thought you did not need to unlock your bootloader to sideload the full system OTAs that Google has been releasing lately i.e. not the full factory images but the large OTA images.
Link for further info:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/0...s-for-nexus-devices-alongside-factory-images/
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Wouldn't that wipe my phone? Can I do it with the partial upgrade? And thanks.

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Sideloading the OTA will not wipe the phone and does not require an unlocked bootloader.
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/ota

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thehoz said:
Wouldn't that wipe my phone? Can I do it with the partial upgrade? And thanks.
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As kappadappa says above, it won't wipe. Not sure what you mean by partial update but if you have a phone that boots you should be able to sideload the OTA.

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npras42 said:
As kappadappa says above, it won't wipe. Not sure what you mean by partial update but if you have a phone that boots you should be able to sideload the OTA.
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BY partial I meant OTA, sorry for my confusion. Anyway, I gave it a try. I seem to be unable to install the usb drivers. The nexus 6p doesn't show up in my Device Manager to update drivers. It does show up under Portable Devices, with some drives, but it won't let me update the driver. adb does not see my phone, which is why I think I need this step. Any thoughts? Thanks.

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thehoz said:
BY partial I meant OTA, sorry for my confusion. Anyway, I gave it a try. I seem to be unable to install the usb drivers. The nexus 6p doesn't show up in my Device Manager to update drivers. It does show up under Portable Devices, with some drives, but it won't let me update the driver. adb does not see my phone, which is why I think I need this step. Any thoughts? Thanks.
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Make sure you have switched on USB debugging in Settings > Developer options. To get the developer options menu in Settings go to About phone and press on Build number multiple times until it tells you that Developer options are now available.
Another way to make things a little bit easier if you don't really know how all this works is to just google search for and install a program called Wug's Nexus Toolkit. It walks you through installing USB drivers etc and allows you to sideload the OTA from the link above.

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npras42 said:
Make sure you have switched on USB debugging in Settings > Developer options. To get the developer options menu in Settings go to About phone and press on Build number multiple times until it tells you that Developer options are now available.
Another way to make things a little bit easier if you don't really know how all this works is to just google search for and install a program called Wug's Nexus Toolkit. It walks you through installing USB drivers etc and allows you to sideload the OTA from the link above.
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The driver's did install, apparently. Win 10 recognizes the 6p and when running normally, the phone is recognized in adb. However, when I go into recovery and it says it's waiting for the adb sideload, adb does not see the phone. I'll try Wug's. And thanks!

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I'm still running NRD90M rooted. I wiped and flashed the OTA once it was out. I haven't had any of the battery issues that are plaguing so many people. It's smooth and perfect. I'm too lazy to flash security updates all the time, plus I'm a little afraid of getting battery issues. I'm waiting for stable 7.1.1 to flash again.

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thehoz said:
...when I go into recovery and it says it's waiting for the adb sideload, adb does not see the phone...
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I had the same issue. What worked for me was: once in recovery, on the 6p select "Apply update from ADB" and then unplug and re-plug the 6p into the computer. Windows 10 will then recognize the 6p with a different driver.
Then, in ADB type the command "adb kill-server" and then "adb devices" and the device should show up ready for sideloading.
Hope that helps

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Hi, I had updated my phone with the Beta Program and got the latest build at the time NRD90M. However, I've not be receiving any OTA after this. I'm in India and with Indian Carriers. I tried re-enrolling into the Beta Program, however, I'm now being offered 7.1.1 (NPF10C) build. How do I get the latest 7.0 build without side loading. Any ideas ?
Also, if at all I go for side loading will it screw up future OTAs or will everything return to normal with future updates ?

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I was assisting someone on the google developers forum with this same issue as it does appear entering the beta now offers 7.1.1 beta instead of NBD90X. He was able to enroll in the beta, update to 7.1.1, leave the beta and downgrade to NBD90X without data loss. I can't verify this first hand as this was in a forum but it may be worth researching to save the hassle of ADB / Sideloading for those that haven't done it before.