While this does translate to the opportunity to test out new features before the general users, but a few bugs are always there in these beta builds. In all these cases, the best bet is to downgrade your device to the earlier stable build. If you also echo this thought, then this guide is here to help you out. Given here are detailed instructions steps to downgrade your Pixel from Android 12 to Android 11 using the Android Flash Tool. Follow along.
How to Downgrade Pixel from Android 12 to Android 11 using Android Flash Tool
The below instructions are listed under separate sections for ease of understanding. Make sure to follow in the exact same sequence as mentioned. Droidwin and its members wouldn’t be held responsible in case of a thermonuclear war, your alarm doesn’t wake you up, or if anything happens to your device and data by performing the below steps.
Install Android SDK
First and foremost, you will have to install the Android SDK Platform Tools on your PC. This is the official ADB and Fastboot binary provided by Google and is the only recommended one. So download it and then extract it to any convenient location on your PC. Doing so will give you the platform-tools folder, which will be used throughout this guide.
Enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking
Next up, you will also have to enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking on your device. The former will make your device recognizable by the PC in ADB mode. This will then allow you to boot your device to Fastboot Mode. On the other hand, OEM Unlocking is required to carry out the bootloader unlocking process.
So head over to Settings > About Phone > Tap on Build Number 7 times > Go back to Settings > System > Advanced > Developer Options > Enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking.
Unlock Bootloader
In order to flash the firmware on your Pixel device via Android Flash Tool, you will have to unlock the device’s bootloader as well. If you haven’t done so, then you may refer to our guide on How to Unlock Bootloader on Google Pixel Devices.
Install Android USB Drivers
Downgrade Pixel from Android 12 to Android 11 via Android Flash Tool
We have listed the below instructions keeping in mind that you are using the Android Flash Tool for the first time. If you have already used the tool before, then you might not need to execute the first few steps. Keeping that in mind, let’s get started. So with this, we conclude the guide on how you could downgrade your Pixel from Android 12 to Android 11 using Android Flash Tool. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.
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