Furthermore, while the camera didn’t have the surprising factor, but the signs were still there nevertheless. Then there was something for the tech enthusiasts as well and it continues right till this date. Right from flashing Custom ROMs to installing a custom recovery like TWRP, the possibles knew no bounds. Along the same lines, the ability to gain administrative rights by rooting the device was right at the top of the priority list. However, all these tweaks come with a few uninvited risks as well. If you miss up any step or flash an incorrect custom binary, then a boot-loop or soft brick was always around. And if you are stuck in any of these two situations, then this guide will help you out. Given here are the steps to restore your Pixel or Pixel XL device to stock firmware via Fastboot commands and unbrick it. Follow along for the detailed instructions.
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Before we list out the instructions steps, there are a few prerequisites that you need to go through. Make sure you checkmark all these requirements before proceeding with the steps. 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.
STEP 1: Prerequisites
First and foremost, you need to have an unlocked bootloader. This is something that all our readers might already have done, otherwise, they might not have landed here.Next up, download and install the Android SDK Platform Tools on your PC. This will provide you with the necessary ADB and Fastboot binaries.Finally, download the stock firmware for your device (these are the complete factory images and not the OTA file because OTAs wouldn’t work in this current scenario)Pixel (sailfish): 10.0.0 (QP1A.191005.007.A3, Dec 2019)Pixel XL (marlin): 10.0.0 (QP1A.191005.007.A3, Dec 2019)
That’s it. You may now proceed with the steps to restore Pixel or Pixel XL to stock firmware via Fastboot and unbrick it.
STEP 2: Extract Pixel Stock Firmware
To begin with, extract the contents of the Pixel ZIP firmware. Once you do so, you should get a bootloader.img file, three flash files, a radio.img file and a compressed folder.
This second compressed folder will have other image files such as the modem, system, vendor, boot, etc. You should not extract this ZIP file.
Now there are two different approaches that you take while flashing the firmware. You could either use the flash-all script that will automatically flash all the files. But if that doesn’t work out, then you could manually flash the IMG files to its partition. We have shared both these methods in-depth, refer to the one that meets your requirements.
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STEP 3A: Restore Pixel/XL to Stock Firmware via Flash-All Script
I inspected this Fastboot Firmware and the flashing file consists of a command that will wipe off all the data on your device. As of now, your device is stuck in Fastboot (kind of), hence a device backup is not possible. Fret Not. I will show you how to modify that flash file and remove the command responsible for device formatting. This way you will be able to flash the stock ROM on your Pixel or Pixel XL device, without losing any data! That’s it. These were the steps to restore Pixel/XL to Stock Firmware via Flash-All Script. This was the automated method and should do its job most of the time. And if it worked out for you, then you may skip the below STEP 3B and move over to STEP 4. However, if you are facing any issue or two, then you could manually flash these files as well. Here are the required fastboot commands for the same.
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STEP 3B: Restore Pixel/XL to Stock Firmware via Fastboot Commands
That’s it. With this you have successfully restored Pixel/XL to Stock Firmware via Fastboot Commands and unbricked it. Let’s now move onto the final step.
STEP 4: Relock Bootloader
The fourth and final step requires you to relock the bootloader on your Pixel device. Here are the steps for the same: With this, we conclude the guide on how to restore your Pixel or Pixel XL device to stock firmware via Fastboot and unbrick it. If you still have any queries, do let us know in the comments section below.
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