Guide to Unbrick Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro

The internet giant Google is also known for its stunning Pixel series devices that offer a better user experience with premium hardware and the latest Android. As we all know that Google Pixel devices do come with the pure stock-like Android UI with the Pixel Launcher that looks clean and clutter-free. But some users might gonna stuck at the device bricking or bootloop issue. In that scenario, you should follow the guide to Unbrick Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro.

So, it’s quite common these days for Android device users to try testing out multiple custom firmware or having root access for advanced features and user access. While installing any Custom ROM or rooting, some Google Pixel 6 series users are experiencing issues with the bricking status or even stuck in the bootloop screen. Luckily, flashing the stock firmware file on the Pixel devices via the ADB Fastboot command is quite easy and fixes the issue for sure.

Once your handset is stuck in the bootloop issue or stuck in the bricked status, nothing will happen. Even though you can charge the device battery, you can’t boot to the system and can’t use the device properly until you flash the Stock ROM successfully. It basically reverts or restores the device system back in the factory default mode like what we can see after resetting the device. So, all the user data might get removed from the device.

Guide to Unbrick Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro

Before jumping into the actual unbricking steps, make sure to follow the required download links and pre-requisites properly to avoid any kind of errors or failures while flashing the firmware.

Pre-Requisites

It’s recommended to check out all the requirements one by one that’s mentioned below.

1. Install Android SDK

First of all, you’ll have to install the Android SDK Platform Tools on your Windows PC. It’s the official ADB and Fastboot binary, provided by Google which will come in handy while running adb and fastboot commands on the device.

2. Charge the Device

Make sure to charge the device sufficiently which is more than 50%. It’ll ensure that your device’s battery won’t die during the firmware flashing process.

3. Requires a PC and a USB Cable

You’ll also require a computer and a USB cable to connect your Google Pixel 6/6 Pro to the PC.

4. Install Google USB Driver

It’s worth mentioning to download and install the latest Google USB Driver or Android USB Driver on your PC. The USB Driver always plays a major role to create a stronger communication bridge between the device and the computer to run commands or transfer files easily.

Download Links:

• Stock ROM for Pixel 6 (Oriole)
• Stock ROM for Pixel 6 Pro (Raven)

Steps to Unbrick Google Pixel 6 Series

• As you’ve extracted the downloaded Android SDK Platform Tools file into the folder, you can rename the files to make the process easier.
  • Consider renaming the files like bootloader-oriole-slider-x.x-xxxxxxx.img to bootloader.img
  • Rename image-oriole-xxxx.xxxxxx.xxx.xx.zip to image.zip
  • Rename radio-oriole-xxxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxxx-x-xxxxxxx to radio.img
• Now, you’ll have to boot your Google Pixel 6 series device to the Fastboot Mode. If it doesn’t get booted automatically in the Fastboot mode, make sure to drain the battery so the device gets powered off. Then connect your device to the charger and long-press the Power + Volume Down keys for a while to boot the device into Fastboot.
• Connect your Pixel 6/6 Pro device to the PC via a USB cable. Make sure it’s booted to the Fastboot Mode to detect.
• Next, navigate to the platform-tools folder on the PC > Click on the address bar inside the folder.
• Type in CMD in the address bar and hit Enter to open the Command Prompt window.
• Copy and paste the following command line into the CMD window then hit Enter to flash the bootloader file: [If you haven’t renamed the bootloader, image, and radio file names then copy-paste the actual file name]

fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img

• Next, execute the command below to boot your device back into the Fastboot Mode:

fastboot reboot-bootloader

• Then flash the radio file using the following command:

fastboot flash radio radio.img

• You will now again have to boot your device to Fastboot Mode, so use the below command for that:

fastboot reboot-bootloader

• Finally, you’ll have to flash all other partition files that are present inside the image.zip file by running the command below:

fastboot update image.zip

• Once the firmware flashing is completed, make sure to run the command below to boot your device to the system:

fastboot reboot

• You’re done. Wait for the device to boot into the system completely as it may take some time.

This is how you can easily unbrick the Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro devices.

Still, Google Pixel 6/6 Pro Stuck in Fastboot?

However, if your Pixel 6/6 Pro model gets stuck in the Fastboot mode then you can format the device. This process will delete the user data.

1. First of all, make sure to flash the bootloader and radio file on the device by using the command below just like the above steps one by one.

fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img

2. Then run the following command to reboot into the bootloader.

fastboot reboot-bootloader

3. Run the following command to flash the radio file.

fastboot flash radio radio.img

4. Execute the following command to reboot into the bootloader.

fastboot reboot-bootloader

5. Once done, you’ll have to format your device and then flash the image.zip file. To do so:

fastboot -w update image.zip

6. Finally, execute the command below and your device should now boot to the system:

fastboot reboot

That’s it, guys. We assume this guide was helpful to you. For further queries, you can comment below.