If you have a Pixel 6, updating to Android 15 might be a risky move right now
  • The Android 15 update for Pixel devices is causing unexpected bricking of Pixel 6 devices.
  • Users report their Pixel 6 becoming completely unresponsive, with troubleshooting methods yielding no results.
  • The issue might be related to the Private Space on Android 15, but further investigation is needed.
  • Markaos@lemmy.oneEnglish
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    22 days ago

    Don’t know about the rest, but…

    Does reflashing a ROM fix it?

    The phones appear to be simply dead with no response to anything. No way to connect ADB, no way to connect fastboot, nothing.

    Also the bootloader allows flashing over the cable only when it’s unlocked (at least on Pixels; I couldn’t find anything relevant in the Android documentation). The vast majority of Pixels should have their bootloaders locked, and it is only possible to unlock it through the system settings, so it’s pretty safe to say that most Pixels cannot be recovered if Android fails to boot because you cannot unlock the bootloader if you can’t get into settings.