Along the same lines, the latest additions to the Pixel lineup have carried forward the legacy of the OEM’s active participation in custom development. As a result of which, gaining administrative privileges is now a possibility. However, rooting both these devices, as of now, wouldn’t take the general approach of simply flashing the patched boot.img file. This time around, you will also have to disable the verity check otherwise, you will end up with the “failure to load/verify boot images” error. Well, we have already discussed all this in the linked guides, so our next course of action should be to install OTA updates on rooted Pixel 6A/6/Pro devices. Since the process to root is different, installing OTA on rooted will also be a tad different than what the general procedure is. So with that in mind, let’s get started.
Installing OTA Updates on Rooted Pixel 6A/6/Pro: What’s the Fuss All About?
Just to get a quick recap, in order to root your Pixel 6/Pro device, you will have to disable the Verified Boot. This could be done by flashing the stock vbmeta file along with the –disable-verity and –disable-verification flags. However, after rooting the device, if you download the OTA update and then reboot the device to install it, it would re-enable the Verified Boot. In such a situation, the only way out is to completely wipe your device which will then disable the Verified Boot as well. So how could you then install OTA Updates on Rooted Pixel 6/Pro devices without facing any troubles as such? Well, what you need to do is install the latest OTA update [but don’t boot to OS]> Boot to Fastboot and disable Verified Boot > Boot to OS > Patch and Flash boot.img = Success!. The below step-by-step instructions shall make it all clear. So without any further ado, let’s get started.
How to Install OTA Updates on Rooted Google Pixel 6A/6/Pro [Video]
Given here are four different methods to carry out the said tasks. All these methods only differ in the process of installing OTA and disabling the vbmeta check, whereas the process of patching the stock boot.img and then flashing it via Magisk remains the same across all these methods. With that in mind, let’s get started. 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.
Method 1: Via Direct OTA
This is the easiest and shortest method out of the four when it comes to installing OTA Updates on Rooted Pixel 6A/6/Pro. Here’s what you need to do:
Method 2: Via ADB Sideload [OTA]
So this was the second method to install OTA Updates on Rooted Pixel 6A/6/Pro. Let’s now make you aware of the other two methods.
Method 3: Via Factory Image [Recommended]
This is the lengthiest of the four methods but is also the most safest one, so it’s usually the recommended approach. This was the third method to install OTA Updates on Rooted Pixel 6A/6/Pro. Let’s now make you aware of the final method to carry out this task. But before that, let’s discuss something interesting. NOTE: We first flashed the factory image file [STEP 8], booted our phone to OS, patched the stock boot.img [STEP 11 ], then booted to Fastboot [STEP 14], and finally booted our phone via the patched boot [STEP 15]. But, apart from that, there exists another method of getting this job done. namely,
Method 4: Via Android Flash Tool
That’s it. These were the three different methods to install OTA Updates on Rooted Pixel 6A/6/Pro devices. 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. Rounding off, we would like to thank XDA Recognized Contributor v0latyle for sharing this valuable information over at the XDA Forums. If your device is stuck in a bootloop after trying out Method 2, 3, or 4, then it might be due to disabling of vbmeta [Method 1 doesn’t use vmbeta]. To rectify it, you will have to force reboot your device to Fastboot Mode. Then carry out the entire process as listed before, but this time, do not flash the vbmeta.img file. To be more specific:
In Method 2, skip the “fastboot flash vbmeta –disable-verity –disable-verification –slot=all vbmeta.img” command.In Method 3, instead of “fastboot update –disable-verity –disable-verification image.zip”, you should execute the “fastboot update image.zip” command [without double quotes].In Method 4, uncheck Disable Verity and Disable Verification.
If you are facing an issue or two in installing OTA on your rooted Pixel 6/Pro device, then there’s one additional step that you need to try. However, that involves a factory reset of your device. So take a backup beforehand and then refer to the below steps (the underlying concept is the same for all three methods, just the steps are different)
For Method 1 and Method 2:
For Method 3:
Apart from checking the Disable Verity and Disable Verification, you will also need to checkmark the Wipe Device option and then proceed with the rest of the steps as listed in that section.
No, you don’t have to. Performing the factory reset is only needed the first time after you disable the verified boot. For subsequent OTA updates, you only need to disable the verified boot via the fastboot update –disable-verity –disable-verification image.zip and then proceed with the patching and flashing of the boot.img. No need to reset your device before installing every OTA update on your rooted Pixel 6A/6/Pro device.
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