No Android Security Patches on 6P Since 12/05/16
Kinda concerned but even more so, just curious...
I recently purchased and have been using a new Nexus 6P from Project Fi. It was activated on March 2nd and once connected via Wi-Fi, it immediately downloaded Nougat 7.1.1 (having come with Marshmallow which I'm assuming was the stock OS for this phone at the time of manufacture). FWIW, its build number is NMF26F and according to a Huawei, its serial number indicates a manufacture date of October 14, 2016. That makes me wonder when the last 6P models were manufactured; late 2016? According to a rep I spoke with at Huawei, they (Huawei) stopped selling the phone in early 2016 but apparantly continued to build units for Google. Anyhow...
As of today March 22, 2017, the Android security patch level is (still) dated December 5, 2016. It's not received any security updates at all since it was initially connected to the internet and ultimately activated thru Project Fi. I've tried clearing cache and a couple other possible remedies in order to get an update pushed out but no luck. I would have thought a more timely update would have been received by now as it's looking as if most 6P's have received the March 5 update.
Just curious... Is the OS it came with (in this case one with Marshmallow) installed at Huawei or Google? I'm assuming it's the latter. I noticed when I performed a factory reset that the update the phone received after it was first activated remained (Nougat 7.1.1), it did not revert back to its original Marshmallow OS. I'm guessing that when any updates are received, they're flashed to the phone's recovery image so any future factory resets include those updates?
Lastly, I have no problem with rooting, wiping, flashing or whatever it would take to get things working as they should; in this case, Android security updates. Being the phone is new, I'm not interested in voiding the warranty if that can be avoided. I've heard some say that unlocking the 6P's bootloader will void the warranty while others say it won't, that does not surprise me. I'm a total Android newbie, btw... just sayin'.
I recently purchased and have been using a new Nexus 6P from Project Fi. It was activated on March 2nd and once connected via Wi-Fi, it immediately downloaded Nougat 7.1.1 (having come with Marshmallow which I'm assuming was the stock OS for this phone at the time of manufacture). FWIW, its build number is NMF26F and according to a Huawei, its serial number indicates a manufacture date of October 14, 2016. That makes me wonder when the last 6P models were manufactured; late 2016? According to a rep I spoke with at Huawei, they (Huawei) stopped selling the phone in early 2016 but apparantly continued to build units for Google. Anyhow...
As of today March 22, 2017, the Android security patch level is (still) dated December 5, 2016. It's not received any security updates at all since it was initially connected to the internet and ultimately activated thru Project Fi. I've tried clearing cache and a couple other possible remedies in order to get an update pushed out but no luck. I would have thought a more timely update would have been received by now as it's looking as if most 6P's have received the March 5 update.
Just curious... Is the OS it came with (in this case one with Marshmallow) installed at Huawei or Google? I'm assuming it's the latter. I noticed when I performed a factory reset that the update the phone received after it was first activated remained (Nougat 7.1.1), it did not revert back to its original Marshmallow OS. I'm guessing that when any updates are received, they're flashed to the phone's recovery image so any future factory resets include those updates?
Lastly, I have no problem with rooting, wiping, flashing or whatever it would take to get things working as they should; in this case, Android security updates. Being the phone is new, I'm not interested in voiding the warranty if that can be avoided. I've heard some say that unlocking the 6P's bootloader will void the warranty while others say it won't, that does not surprise me. I'm a total Android newbie, btw... just sayin'.
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