{
  "id": "shift/shift6mq",
  "vendor": "SHIFT",
  "model": "SHIFT6mq",
  "aliases": [
    "axolotl",
    "shift-axolotl",
    "shift-axolotl-downstream"
  ],
  "category": "phone",
  "status": "open-firmware",
  "projects": [
    {
      "name": "LineageOS 22.2 (axolotl)",
      "url": "https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/axolotl/",
      "kind": "firmware",
      "license": "Apache-2.0"
    },
    {
      "name": "Nura/postmarketOS (community, shift-axolotl)",
      "url": "https://gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/tree/main/device/community/device-shift-axolotl",
      "kind": "firmware",
      "license": "GPL-3.0"
    },
    {
      "name": "Nura/postmarketOS (archived: unmaintained, may not boot, shift-axolotl-downstream)",
      "url": "https://gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/tree/main/device/archived/device-shift-axolotl-downstream",
      "kind": "firmware",
      "license": "GPL-3.0"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "sources": [
      "lineageos",
      "postmarketos"
    ]
  },
  "updated": "2026-10-17",
  "identifiers": {
    "chips": [
      "Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845",
      "SDM845"
    ]
  },
  "install": [
    {
      "project": "LineageOS",
      "method": "usb-bootloader",
      "guide": "https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/axolotl/install/",
      "difficulty": "medium",
      "tools": [
        "Computer with adb and fastboot",
        "USB cable"
      ],
      "reversible": "partial",
      "notes": "The bootloader must be unlocked first, which also wipes the device; some vendors make you request an unlock code or wait before unlocking. Installing wipes all data on the device: back it up first."
    },
    {
      "project": "Nura/postmarketOS",
      "method": "usb-bootloader",
      "guide": "https://wiki.nura.eco/wiki/Installation",
      "difficulty": "medium",
      "tools": [
        "Computer with pmbootstrap and fastboot",
        "USB cable"
      ],
      "notes": "Uses the bootloader's fastboot mode. The bootloader must be unlocked first, which wipes the device. Installing replaces the stock system: back up your data first."
    }
  ],
  "interfaces": [],
  "claims": [],
  "verification": []
}