How to manually sideload OTA update images on Google Pixel devices
Download and extract the google-platform-tools zip on your PC. Copy the OTA zip for your phone to the extracted folder.
Open a Command Prompt terminal in the platform-tools folder that you have extracted.
Connect your phone to the PC using a USB cable and reboot into recovery mode
Your phone should be in recovery mode, displaying an Android logo with an exclamation mark. To access the recovery menu, press and hold the power button and then press the volume up button once.
Navigate to 'Apply update from ADB' using the volume down button and select it with the power button.
Input the following command:
Code:
adb devices
This will indicate that your device is connected and ready for sideloading.
Run the following command to sideload the OTA update:
Code:
adb sideload ota_name.zip
'ota_name.zip' is the OTA image you downloaded, which can be renamed.
Reboot your phone once the installation is complete
Important Notice
Download the appropriate OTA image for your phone.
If your phone is soft-bricked and can't unlock the bootloader, use this method to fix it. After the update, wipe the data/factory reset the phone.
This post was last modified: 22-07-2024, 10:53 AM by hovatek.