How to Root Huawei Nexus 6P on Android N Developer Preview 3

Android N Developer Preview Beta is now available for the Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus 6, and Nexus 9 phones and tablets. The latest Android N Developer Preview Beta NPD35K is the next upcoming major firmware release by Google. It brings some new features like multi-window mode, an enhanced doze mode, a revamped Settings screen and a quick toggle in the notifications panel. Other changes include improved notifications, improved multitasking and app switching, dark mode etc...

Meanwhile, you can Root your Nexus 6P on latest Android N Developer Preview 3 NPD35K.

Today share step by step guide to safely Root your Nexus 6P on latest Android N Developer Preview 3 NPD35K Factory Image. 

Prerequisites:

• This root method is only for Android N (NPD35K) installed on Nexus 6P and I am not sure if it will work on the other variants of the Nexus 6P on other carriers.

• Your Nexus 6P bootloader should be unlocked. Nexus 6P should be on Android N NPD35K software version.

• Make a Nandroid backup of your previous phone set up before proceeding

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How to Root Huawei Nexus 6P on Android N Developer Preview 3 NPD35K :

Step 1:  Download Android SDK from the Android Developers website and install. Also set it up with downloading platform-tools and USB drivers’ package in SDK.

Step 2 : Enable USB Debugging mode in your Nexus 6P.

Step 3: Download Fastboot from the following links depending on your OS and extract it in android-sdk-windows\platform-tools directory. Create directory if not already there.

• Windows: Download here
• Mac: Download here
•  Linux: Download here!

[Note: Skip Steps 1, 2, 3 if you already have them.]

Step 4: Download SuperSU v2.71 for Nexus 6P on your PC, if you haven’t already.

Step 5: Connect and mount your Nexus 6P USB memory on your computer using the USB cable.

Step 6:  Now copy/paste the BETA-SuperSU-v2.71-20160331103524.zip file to your SD card. Make sure the file is in the SD card / internal storage root (not in any folder).

Step 7:  Then turn OFF your phone.

Step 8: twrp-2.8.7.0-angler.img and save it to your android-sdk-windows\platform-tools directory on your computer.

Step 9:  Now go into Fastboot/Bootloader Mode on Nexus 6P.

How? Press Volume Down + Power keys for a few seconds till you see some text on the screen. This is Bootloader Mode.

Step 10: Navigate to android-sdk-windows\platform-tools directory and open Command Prompt (Shift + Right-click > Open Command Prompt).

Step 11: Type in the following command and press Enter.

fastboot flash recovery twrp-2.8.7.0-angler.img

Step 12: Once completed, choose RECOVERY from the Fastboot menu and enter Recovery Mode.

Step 13: In ClockworkMod recovery, scroll down to “flash zip from SD card” and press the power button to select it.

Step 14 : Press the Power button again and select “choose zip from sdcard”.

Step 15 : Now using your volume keys, navigate to BETA-SuperSU-v2.71-20160331103524.zip and select it using the Power button. Confirm the installation on the next screen and the installation procedure should start now.

Step 16 : After the installation completes, go to “+++++Go Back” and reboot the phone by selecting “reboot system now” from the Recovery menu. The phone will boot now and it might take about 5 minutes to boot on your first time. So, please wait.

That’s it! Your Nexus 6P is now rooted on Android N Developer Preview 3 firmware on your phone! Check for the SuperSU app in your apps list to verify.