Root How to unlock the bootloader on the Nexus 6

[teddyearp]

OK, this is just a quickie to kick start this section. Obviously we will be putting the usual stickies in here, but I just wanted to make a start to remind us how nice and easy it is to get bootloader unlock and eventually root on a Nexus device.

First, the Motorola drivers. Then you will need the Android SDK tools at the least. there is a 'mini' version around here, but I just want to get to the 'easy' part.

Plug your phone into your pc, open a command window, navigate to where you have the adb and fastboot commands and type in the following:

adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem unlock

Allow unlock on the device. Done.

Rooting should be easy as I am sure that all the usual suspects will have a custom recovery built for this thing pronto.

good luck

 

[scary alien]

^^^ Good stuff, teddyearp! :thumbup:

Our adb guide here is: ADB Guide and the Mini-SDK can be found in this post: Mini-SDK (or just use this direct link to download: sdk-tools.zip).

 

[halon]

I used this video. I'm not new to unlocking and rooting, but it nice to have a video.

[youtube]IEjynlQgJCI[/youtube]

 

[EarlyMon]

^^^ Good stuff, teddyearp! [emoji106]

Our adb guide here is: ADB Guide and the Mini-SDK can be found in this post: Mini-SDK (or just use this direct link to download: sdk-tools.zip).

Note the direct zip link is broken (it always breaks for updates) - please go to the thread linked above.

 

[halon]

Not sure why the video was deleted?

Anyways.

Here is a video on how to unlock the bootloader. Sometimes people need to see rather than read.

 

[scary alien]

Not sure why the video was deleted?

Looks like the original (first) posting of that link had "youtube" tags that vBulletin used (and Xenforo now uses "media=youtube" tags) and the subsequent two posts you requested to be removed.

All looks good now, halon! :thumbup:

 

[EarlyMon]

My bad I tagged the wrong posts for deleting after the request.

 

[halon]

I did use the video to unlock. However, I had driver problems. It took me awhile and I still am not sure how I got it rectified, but I did and am unlocked.