I've got the OTA update waiting for me to select to get the November update but I don't want to risk losing the ability to unlock to bootloader if I ever want to in the future because I'm not sure of the bootloader unlockability for Bell bought devices. So if I unlock the bootloader do I lose anything, can I still get and take OTA updates from Google in the future?
You're phone will do a factory reset when unlocking the bootloader, so you'd want to back everything up. You can also still update with an unlocked bootloader.
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gonzo237 said:
You're phone will do a factory reset when unlocking the bootloader, so you'd want to back everything up. You can also still update with an unlocked bootloader.
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But will you still be able to re root after the update is installed....Verizon?
canemaxx said:
But will you still be able to re root after the update is installed....Verizon?
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cwalker0906 said:
Yes
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I do have to unroot to update though correct? Sorry I been out of the game for a while. If I do a full unroot via SuperSU I will have to push SuperSU back to my phone after right?
canemaxx said:
I do have to unroot to update though correct? Sorry I been out of the game for a while. If I do a full unroot via SuperSU I will have to push SuperSU back to my phone after right?
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No you can go to stock recovery and from your computer sideload the factory ota image of the updated software, its on the google dev site at the link below just go to the pixel xl section and the updates ota images are there.
https://developers.google.com/android/ota
M9guy said:
No you can go to stock recovery and from your computer sideload the factory ota image of the updated software, its on the google dev site at the link below just go to the pixel xl section and the updates ota images are there.
https://developers.google.com/android/ota
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First time side loading. Does side loading the newest stock image wipe everything? Or upgrade over it.
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First time side loading. Does side loading the newest stock image wipe everything? Or upgrade over it.
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Sideloaded last night. Didn't wipe anything. Will lose root but rooted phone right after update completed with no issues.
Should I install the image for Verizon or would it be more safe to use one of the other images?
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So some might remember me awhile back ago... https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-xl/help/unlocking-verizon-bootloader-t3557290
I got tired of not having a unlocked/rooted device since I just dropped so much money on a new phone for my 27th bday sooo I took it back to verizon and swapped it for a new one. I was having the battery problems where my phone would hit 30-15% and just die on me OR the screen would die on me but the phone stayed on no problems.. I'd be in a phone call and the screen would shut off and I couldnt get it to turn back on without plugging in a charger or battery bank.
I've got my new phone now and everything is working flawlessly.. It's unlocked, has twrp installed and rooted just fine..
Now I remember seeing something about once I unlock/root the device my OTA becomes disabled so where do I get the OTA update for the device so I can go to 7.1.1 or later this month 7.1.2? I found this https://developers.google.com/android/ota and I see the 7.1.1 update but it's 800mbs which means I'm guessing if I flash that i'd be completely reinstalling a new copy of android and lose all of my data and have to go through setting up my phone again etc..
How do I just get the update itself and flash that? When I use the OTA on my Pixel XL the download is only like 200MB it doesn't install though just says it failed. Still new to all of this but I'm learning and how else am I gonna learn if I don't ask questions
a point in the right direction would be great.
https://developers.google.com/android/images
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https://developers.google.com/android/images
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These images are even bigger than the ones I linked.. the 7.1.1 update is 1.8GB? the file I'm downloading via my Phone is 282.1 MB?
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If you go to that link in the post above you can download the newest firmware. Unzip it and open the bat file with note editor or something like that and remove the -w and it will update without losing your data.
Dimmizer said:
These images are even bigger than the ones I linked.. the 7.1.1 update is 1.8GB? the file I'm downloading via my Phone is 282.1 MB?
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You use your original link and sideload it with TWRP.
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You use your original link and sideload it with TWRP.
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Thanks
Upper left corner Link to OTA's smaller
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Now one last question...
From official TWRP webpage it says
Never try official ota updates using TWRP. Its not recommended. should I wait to update to 7.1.1 or flash? any pros/cons?
Thanks for all the help and ansrewing of questions so far
Edit: should I unroot and try to OTA again and if it works just reroot the device?
Dimmizer said:
Now one last question...
From official TWRP webpage it says
Never try official ota updates using TWRP. Its not recommended. should I wait to update to 7.1.1 or flash? any pros/cons?
Thanks for all the help and ansrewing of questions so far
Edit: should I unroot and try to OTA again and if it works just reroot the device?
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You are unlocked, so the only danger here is that you bootloop and lose your data. Make sure your data is backed up and sideload the ota with the directions on googles ota page and re install TWRP.
That's the easiest way and pretty darn safe. I dont recall seeing anyone having trouble with that.
Looking at unrooting my device so I can do OTA updates via the phone and then I'll just reroot again but during the unroot process it says
Attempt to restore stock boot image? This is require for OTA's to succeed. If you manually decrypted your device, note that this might prevent my device from booting.
How do I know if I manually decrypted it? I used depixel8 to unlock bootloader and used SuperSU to root so am I safe to proceed or should I not attempt to restore a stock boot image?
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Looking at unrooting my device so I can do OTA updates via the phone and then I'll just reroot again but during the unroot process it says
Attempt to restore stock boot image? This is require for OTA's to succeed. If you manually decrypted your device, note that this might prevent my device from booting.
How do I know if I manually decrypted it? I used depixel8 to unlock bootloader and used SuperSU to root so am I safe to proceed or should I not attempt to restore a stock boot image?
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You did not decrypt it. That isn't currently doable.
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You are unlocked, so the only danger here is that you bootloop and lose your data. Make sure your data is backed up and sideload the ota with the directions on googles ota page and re install TWRP.
That's the easiest way and pretty darn safe. I dont recall seeing anyone having trouble with that.
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Doing what you said now
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Dimmizer said:
Looking at unrooting my device so I can do OTA updates via the phone and then I'll just reroot again but during the unroot process it says
Attempt to restore stock boot image? This is require for OTA's to succeed. If you manually decrypted your device, note that this might prevent my device from booting.
How do I know if I manually decrypted it? I used depixel8 to unlock bootloader and used SuperSU to root so am I safe to proceed or should I not attempt to restore a stock boot image?
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I wouldn't unroot with that, doesn't work all the time just flash the newest firmware and you will be unrooted. You are going to have a bad time if you do.
mk so another question..
https://twrp.me/faq/officialota.html
twrp says NOT to flash ota with twrp? so should I flash back to a stock recovery or just use twrp? if so how? lol
https://developers.google.com/android/ota
The google site explains what to do but I'm assuming it's explaining things as if I had a stock recovery and I don't..
lol... I know this isn't that hard and I'm just being paranoid cause I don't wanna brick my phone etc. but also it's like ALLLL this work just so I can flash new android update to my phone... and this whole thing seems to be taking longer than it really needs to.
Dimmizer said:
lol... I know this isn't that hard and I'm just being paranoid cause I don't wanna brick my phone etc. but also it's like ALLLL this work just so I can flash new android update to my phone... and this whole thing seems to be taking longer than it really needs to.
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Hit the link below, it explains it well and you will see it worked for others.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-xl/help/rooted-twrp-recovery-how-update-ota-t3524279
If you ever bootloop don't freak, its an unlocked google phone. Flashing back to stock is easy.
The only thing that was in question was the bootloader unlock, once its unlocked your safe. It wont relock unless you lock it. But, if you do lock it, its locked for good. Afaika
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Dimmizer said:
lol... I know this isn't that hard and I'm just being paranoid cause I don't wanna brick my phone etc. but also it's like ALLLL this work just so I can flash new android update to my phone... and this whole thing seems to be taking longer than it really needs to.
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mk so another question..
https://twrp.me/faq/officialota.html
twrp says NOT to flash ota with twrp? so should I flash back to a stock recovery or just use twrp? if so how? lol
https://developers.google.com/android/ota
The google site explains what to do but I'm assuming it's explaining things as if I had a stock recovery and I don't..
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I flashed OTA with twrp on my buddy's pixel for the Feb update worked just fine. Just make sure it's the OTA and not the factory image. But the best way would be using fastboot
Most anything you flash (stock updates, custom roms, will overwrite recovery. But not a problem, you just re-boot it to flash it, or just boot it and flash su and reboot device.
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awesome , thanks again everyone for your time and the help, very much greatly appreciated.
I guess I have something to do when I get home. No update to platform tools.
https://developers.google.com/android/images
https://developers.google.com/android/ota
All seems good so far. Supposedly the charging issue is fixed...
Nothing via OTA update
Only images are available
Just get it on OTA via US IP (vpn), but update dont star
Im rooted, is't interfering??
These wouldn't allow a user to downgrade, correct? Like, to 7.1.0, use dePixel8, and then root?
Can the updates be installed out of sequence? I'm currently on the Oreo March update, can I install the May update without installing April first?
moyses said:
Nothing via OTA update
Only images are available
Just get it on OTA via US IP (vpn), but update dont star
Im rooted, is't interfering??
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if you're rooted, then the ota won't apply via the google system update. your rom has to be completely stock in order for it to work. your bootloader can be unlocked. i don't know about flashing the ota via twrp. i've never done it.
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These wouldn't allow a user to downgrade, correct? Like, to 7.1.0, use dePixel8, and then root?
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correct, they will not allow a user to downgrade. there isn't a downgrade method available for locked bootloaders.
Gulfstream 650 said:
Can the updates be installed out of sequence? I'm currently on the Oreo March update, can I install the May update without installing April first?
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if you flash the full factory image, yes, you can flash the may update over the march update. i don't know about the otas though. i always flash the full factory image.
Does anyone know if I can flash the OTA on my nonrooted Pixel XL through TWRP ?
Hello, I have pixel 2xl with unlocked boodloader, and my security patch is stack on 05. September... When I check for updates it says that my software is latest... But in security settings it says that security patch is old...should I lock bootloader? Will I receive OTA updates normaly etc
In CPY Z says that my device is not rooted, thanks in advance...
markokrstic0507 said:
Hello, I have pixel 2xl with unlocked boodloader, and my security patch is stack on 05. September... When I check for updates it says that my software is latest... But in security settings it says that security patch is old...should I lock bootloader? Will I receive OTA updates normaly etc
In CPY Z says that my device is not rooted, thanks in advance...
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You have a few options. You could factory reset, then see if you get your OTA. You could also lock the bootloader, which wipes your device as well, then, yes, you will get normal OTA's. Or, you can adb side load the OTA zip from October, then November, then December to be up to date. Or, you can fastboot the factory images to get up to speed. Or, you can fastboot into twrp, then flash the OTA zips. And there ya go
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You have a few options. You could factory reset, then see if you get your OTA. You could also lock the bootloader, which wipes your device as well, then, yes, you will get normal OTA's. Or, you can adb side load the OTA zip from October, then November, then December to be up to date. Or, you can fastboot the factory images to get up to speed. Or, you can fastboot into twrp, then flash the OTA zips. And there ya go
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Tnx for fast reply
@Badger50: He doesn't have to install all three, but only the December OTA. Since the OTA zips Google makes available for download are full images they include all the patches from previous months.
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@Badger50: He doesn't have to install all three, but only the December OTA. Since the OTA zips Google makes available for download are full images they include all the patches from previous months.
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Roger that my friend. I've just seen some folks have trouble when updating after a few months :good:
@Badger50: Understood there. I should have known there was a reason for you mentioning it.
I had the same problem when i buy my used pixel 2 xl, i solved the problem by this way
visit: https://www.google.com/android/beta
and unsubscribe my device from beta program. After some hours i receive ota
I have done factory data reset and there is an update, but it can't install, instalation problem... And its trying every few hours but it cant... Bootloader still unlocked
markokrstic0507 said:
I have done factory data reset and there is an update, but it can't install, instalation problem... And its trying every few hours but it cant... Bootloader still unlocked
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Have you flashed TWRP? If so, you cannot update via OTA. This only works with the stock recovery.
You have to flash a full OTA via TWRP or flash the factory image with fastboot if you are using TWRP.
And if you don't use TWRP, you still can update manually. Why are you waiting for the automatic update in the first place?
I have unlocked bootloader, my phone is not rooted, when I try to update my phone tru settings and Sysrem update it starts and than stops (couldn't install update)
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Have you flashed TWRP? If so, you cannot update via OTA. This only works with the stock recovery.
You have to flash a full OTA via TWRP or flash the factory image with fastboot if you are using TWRP.
And if you don't use TWRP, you still can update manually. Why are you waiting for the automatic update in the first place?
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I have unlocked bootloader, my phone is not rooted, when I try to update my phone tru settings and Sysrem update it starts and than stops (couldn't install update)
markokrstic0507 said:
I have unlocked bootloader, my phone is not rooted, when I try to update my phone tru settings and Sysrem update it starts and than stops (couldn't install update)
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This has nothing to do with root, but with TWRP. Have you flashed it or not?
You can try to flash the boot.img again, too. Extract it from the factory image and flash it with fastboot. Of course this only helps if you have messed around with it.
If this doesn't work you can try a factory reset or flash the update manually. See https://developers.google.com/android/images for instructions.
Hey everyone, I have a pixel 2XL rooted with stock recovery (and stock firmware).
I was wondering if I can get OTA updates ? I thought I could receive them and install them (and then re-root of course), but I still haven't received the March OTA yet.
Thanks!
youssefkr said:
Hey everyone, I have a pixel 2XL rooted with stock recovery (and stock firmware).
I was wondering if I can get OTA updates ? I thought I could receive them and install them (and then re-root of course), but I still haven't received the March OTA yet.
Thanks!
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You'll likely get the notification, and it might even download, however, it won't install. But no biggie, you can either fastboot the monthly updates, or flash the OTA zip in twrp. Either way, you'll still have root it again :good:
Badger50 said:
You'll likely get the notification, and it might even download, however, it won't install. But no biggie, you can either fastboot the monthly updates, or flash the OTA zip in twrp. Either way, you'll still have root it again :good:
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Thanks, but I thought the whole point of keeping the stock recovery is that I could install OTA directly ?
In that case I should probably flash TWRP.
youssefkr said:
Thanks, but I thought the whole point of keeping the stock recovery is that I could install OTA directly ?
In that case I should probably flash TWRP.
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Stock recovery yes, however, root is the ota killer as well :good:
There was a moment that flashing twrp would brick the phone and that they made it where you couldn't flash twrp anymore
Looks like they found a work around
If you accidently flash TWRP to your device using fastboot instead of temporarily booting the image, you will need to download the latest factory image for your device and reflash the boot image.
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Downloaded the October patches and now phone has been for 1h on spinning wheel with status "preparing system update"
I am new to stock ROM after years of custom ROMs that would update at least monthly. Now on Android 10 on my pixel 2 xl should I expect OTA updates automatically? I tried to update ROM in the settings menu and it still says I have the latest update but it is September not October. Do I have to reload the factory image? I'd much rather flash an update wIth TWRP or the phone to do it automatically. It is the only reason I chose to use the stock ROM rather than Lineage or something else that updates.
Anyone with the same problem or a solution?
Problem yes - Solution no. Worked the last few months without a problem but this month I cant update. Seems they screwed it up somehow.
Same here cannot update
You both mean that you don't find the update or that it downloads and then you get stuck on preparing system update?
My friend here managed to update...
thegios said:
Downloaded the October patches and now phone has been for 1h on spinning wheel with status "preparing system update"
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I am new to stock ROM after years of custom ROMs that would update at least monthly. Now on Android 10 on my pixel 2 xl should I expect OTA updates automatically? I tried to update ROM in the settings menu and it still says I have the latest update but it is September not October. Do I have to reload the factory image? I'd much rather flash an update wIth TWRP or the phone to do it automatically. It is the only reason I chose to use the stock ROM rather than Lineage or something else that updates.
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thegios said:
Anyone with the same problem or a solution?
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Problem yes - Solution no. Worked the last few months without a problem but this month I cant update. Seems they screwed it up somehow.
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Same here cannot update
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Are all of you updating via OTA or factory image?
OTA
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OTA
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Then your full stock, bootloader locked I assume. Does side loading the OTA work?
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Then your full stock, bootloader locked I assume. Does side loading the OTA work?
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Full stock and locked bootloader.
How do I sideload an OTA?
I used to do it from Twrp but since I have a Pixel again I'm not unlocking or rooting any longer
thegios said:
Full stock and locked bootloader.
How do I sideload an OTA?
I used to do it from Twrp but since I have a Pixel again I'm not unlocking or rooting any longer
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You can do it from stock recovery. Full instructions can be found here :good:
https://developers.google.com/android/ota
You mean "Apply update from Sd card"?
I have downloaded the OTA zip file, put in in the root of my phone, entered recovery mode and chosen "apply update from sd card" but then no file is found
rooted
is rooted sideload possible with twrp
thegios said:
I have downloaded the OTA zip file, put in in the root of my phone, entered recovery mode and chosen "apply update from sd card" but then no file is found
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The OTA zip file should be in your platform-tools folder if I remember correctly.