ATT Nexus 6

I have been using a Nexus 6 for the past four weeks, and I can tell you the bugs are getting old.  Luckily for me, AT&T started its roll out of Android Lollipop 5.1 as my own phone received the update last night.  The build number is LMY47D, and it comes with stability improvements, supposed improved battery life, bug fixes, and the ability to lock your phone and keep it locked even if the phone somehow manages to get wiped.

If you’re wondering how to check for the update, the phone should check itself whenever you hop onto a WiFi network, but you can still manually check by hitting your “settings” button, followed by “about phone”, and then finally followed by “system updates”.

I can already tell you that the phone is running much smoother, battery life has not changed much in the short time I have been using my phone, but overall I am happy with the update.  For the record, I am using a Nexus 6 purchased directly through AT&T, as I could not wait for a Google version since the phone was on back-order for so long,

Update – I figured out why my Nexus 6 got the update.  I have two Nexus 6 phones, and one of them I reset to factory settings.  After I reset the phone, I set it up using the backup I created before starting anew.  Once I set the phone up as a copy, I was instantly prompted to download Android 5.1.  In order to verify this was the method to getting Android 5.1, I did the same exact process to my second phone to hopefully learn and to help you readers.  And guess what, the second Nexus 6 prompted me to update to Android 5.1!!!  So if you want the Nexus 6 update for AT&T just reset your phone to factory settings and then restore your phone either as a copy of the last used phone, or also set up as new.  Both methods will work. (Update – you also need to remove your SIM card when doing the hard factory reset.)  One of our readers, cg803, even confirmed with Motorola that this update was not due out until June.

If you backup your current Nexus 6, you can then restore it and get the AT&T Android Lollipop 5.1 update.

Please let me know in the comments below if this worked for you.

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37 COMMENTS

  1. Good news. I’ve been checking for a bit but haven’t seen anything specifically about the AT&T Nexus 6. Hope it is available for my phone soon.

  2. Can’t get to work for me…
    I live in Australia with Nexus 6 Build Number LRX22C tried to sidelide and I got Status 7.

  3. Can you get the update just by leaving the phone alone and check manually to see if at&t sent you the updated.?

  4. I just did a factory reset, and it didn’t work. I restored it from an earlier back up. I have an AT&T branded Nexus 6.

    • I updated this post with proper information. you need to remove the sim card when you do the rest. sorry it failed the first time, but it will work this time.

  5. Looks like it’s not working for everyone, in the past Android has pre-released versions of Android to certain markets in order to fix any last-minute bugs, I’m guessing you’re writing this post from SF or some other Google favoured child.

    • I updated this post with proper information. you need to remove the sim card when you do the rest. sorry it failed the first time, but it will work this time.

    • I updated this post with proper information. you need to remove the sim card when you do the rest. sorry it failed the first time, but it will work this time.

  11. What do you think about using meta headings on blog posts then? I read told me Matt Cutts said to stop
    using them a few months ago as they are no use anymore

  12. This is another reason i still use my iPhone 6+. Everyone gets the updates the same day, no problems. I was told to get a nexus then the updates come from Goggle, you are the 1st one to get updates :( 5.1 has been out for almost 2 weeks and still l no update. My Nexus 6 still randomly reboots almost everyday.

  13. I just tried to wipe and restore on my nexus 6, Att version… It did not prompt me to download 5.1 :(

  14. I put my wife’s T-Mobile iphone 6 Sim card into my att Nexus 6 and got offered the update within seconds of acquiring a signal.

  15. Ok so i did another factory restore this time i took the sim card out of the phone. And guess what 5.1 is downloding.
    FYI i also did restore from a previous backup

  16. OK okay I did a hard reset again without my Sim card and guess what……I’m running android 5.1 finally thanks for all of the tips and tricks really appreciate this …I even called Motorola and they told me that it wasn’t gonna be relaesed until June …crazy huh they don’t even know thanks again

        • yeah mine too. thank you for your information and thank you for confirming the method i posted. i updated this post with your information.

          • I put my Sim card back in whenever it was finished downloading just in case something happened where I couldn’t get it …..I don’t have the best of luck …Lol

          • so when should you see the update being found. is that after you select your wifi and it says looking for update? or after you set up your email and the backup?

          • THANKS GUYS I GOT IT.
            I TOOK OUT THE SIM CARD FIRST.
            THEN I HIT THE FACTORY RESET.
            ONCE IT RESET AND CAME TO THE WELCOME SCREEN.
            I CHOSE MY WIFI NETWORK.
            ENTERED MY GOOGLE INFO
            AND SET IT UP FROM A BACK UP
            AND THEN THE UPDATE HAD APPEARED ON ITS OWN.
            I DOWNLOADED IT AND INSTALLED IT
            I INSERTED THE SIM ONCE THE 5.1 UPDATE WAS DOWNLOADED AND INSTALLED.
            HOPE IT WORKS FOR EVERYONE ELSE

  17. THANKS GUYS I GOT IT.
    I TOOK OUT THE SIM CARD FIRST.
    THEN I HIT THE FACTORY RESET.
    ONCE IT RESET AND CAME TO THE WELCOME SCREEN.
    I CHOSE MY WIFI NETWORK.
    ENTERED MY GOOGLE INFO
    AND SET IT UP FROM A BACK UP
    AND THEN THE UPDATE HAD APPEARED ON ITS OWN.
    I DOWNLOADED IT AND INSTALLED IT
    I INSERTED THE SIM ONCE THE 5.1 UPDATE WAS DOWNLOADED AND INSTALLED.
    HOPE IT WORKS FOR EVERYONE ELSE

    • So I took out my Sim Card, Performed the factory reset, upon reboot I put in my Wifi and also my google account info. It started the restore process for my google account settings and apps and I was offered the update for 5.1 right away. I downloaded the update, it restarted and started to install and I was presented with ERROR and the little Android dude. That was it. The phone sat for a minute or 2 and rebooted into Lollipop 5.01. The update never completes. I have done this 4 times. I have tried this as a new phone without restoring the backup, putting the sim back in during the restart and install, with the sim in, and still get the error each time. No Luck here. Nexus 6 AT&T. I also had issues when trying to sideload and trying to install the rooted version giving me errors each time.

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