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[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] mikaole:
Can you get in Stock recovery via bootloader

If yes and you see the lying android hold power and press vol+

You can try a factory reset there.

If this is not helping

You can try sideload ota image from there

Just follow Google instructions here

https://developers.google.com/android/ota
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] lupus2k:
It doesn't work...i can't enter to recovery :crying:
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] mikaole:
So if you choose recovery in when you are in bootloader it just bootloops again?
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] lupus2k:
Yes...bootloops when:

- Normal power on

- Fastboot + command "fastboot continue"

- Fastboot + press Start

- Fastboot + press Recovery
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] sliding_billy:
Any chance you can boot to TWRP?
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] lupus2k:
No...cant install any recovery because of OEM LOCKED
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] sliding_billy:
I wasn't looking to install the recovery but instead to tmp boot to TWRP and work from there (including sideload). I wasn't sure if that needed OEM unlocked.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] mikaole:
Fastboot has nothing to do with bootloader. When you are in bootloader on your phone you can choose with vol+ and vol- between several commands.

Start

Restart bootloader

Recovery Mode

Barcodes

Power off

Choose recovery mode
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] lupus2k:
Yes i will do this and goes to bootloop again....bootloops everywhere!
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] aholeinthewor1d:
Wait so you can get into bootloader mode? What is the issue then? Can't you just flash the factory image?
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] lupus2k:
No, i never enabled the USB DEBUGGING in Developer Options when the phone works so i can't execute the "fastboot oem unlock" to enable Flash in fastboot
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] superhyper:
Curiously, I've just run into the same issue. I found that unplugging the device from any usb cable, then choosing the "power off" option would sort of reset the bootloop and bring the whole system down. Once I did that I could boot into the bootloader menu with Power + Vol down, then choose recovery, and it would (usually) boot successfully to the "no command" screen in the recovery system. I was able to flash the OTA file via adb once I got it to that point, but unfortunately even after flashing OTA and then doing the factory reset process I still can not get it to fully boot up :( . It sounds like I'm a little bit further along in troubleshooting than OP at the moment, but I don't have good news to share...
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] lupus2k:
Sorry to hear about that....

I try this and mine don't even enter to recovery...
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] eliteness47:
Probably time to rma at this point. Sucks, sorry bro
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] lupus2k:
Yes, i know...but i'm not in the US... i hope there will be some fix before someone goes to US to send my phone to RMA :'(
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] awareunlikeu:
Like the OP I have the same exact issue. I have a Pixel XL here that was Google factory unlocked and rooted by me. It was on the last WETA Rom and I beleive that it was on 7.1, i did a restore and sold the Pixel XL. THAN THEY DIDNT KNOW IT WAS UNLOCKED AND TOOK THE OTA UPDATE... So now im stuck, ive tried eeverything. Every thing from Android Studio to SKIPSOFT through every fast boot command (flashall, sideload, ect) any help or ideas would be great. but i think i have a $700 paper weight at the moment.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] lupus2k:
Wow...there are a lot bricks over here... :(
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Balino:
the same bricks of our Nexus 6P... google does have screwed something with nougat
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] lupus2k:
Apparently yes...so sad for me as nexus/pixel fan :crying:
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] hulkvsspawn:
I had to RMA mine as well. They will be sending me my third one...come on Google, I'm rooting for you to get it right.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] zades9:
Could you solve it?

My Pixel XL it's bricked now, and as in your case, the recovery doesn't work.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] zyf0330:
Hello everyone, how to get a RMA from Google? I cannot find path.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] specter13:
Same thing to me

Bootloader is LOCKED

bootmode - > recovery = looping

bootmode -> start = looping

bootmode - fastboot continue = looping

i read about a bypass in an Nexus6

alephsecurity.com/2017/05/23/nexus6-initroot/

usenix.org/system/files/conference/woot17/woot17-paper-hay.pdf

search for a Pixel bypass :o
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] upupming:
My Pixel is bootlooping with locked bootloader, too.

Recovery is TWRP, but I get bootloop if I try to boot into recovery.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] lupus2k:
My solution was send it to RMA....no other solution found :(
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Phalanx7621:
Never ever lock the boot loader once it's unlocked.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] upupming:
Thanks for your reply, I think it was my fault, I shouldn't have locked my Pixel. I thought this was the only way to install OTA updates, but now I know I can get OTA updates with unlocked bootloader.

I'm in China now, so RMA is impossible. Is there any other way for me to unlock my Pixel? :crying: I have no idea what to do, maybe I need to disassemble my Pixel and do something tricky?
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] lafester:
There is only one way to unlock.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Phalanx7621:
Nope, I've actually tried to help a few other folks with this same issue and there is no way to fix it without returning it (RMA). There may be a way out there involving some very low level technical stuff, but I haven't found anything that works with our phones that I could understand.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] upupming:
Happy ending

Finally, I got my Pixel fixed with the help of someone using remote control. (No disassemble needed)

It seems that he used a HTC image and boot my Pixel into 9008 mode from bootloader, but I don't know what directive he used(he did this remotely). And then he executed this in 9008 mode:

fastboot oem readcid
fastboot oem readmid

And then he unlocked the bootloader use some command I don't know. I cannot ask him to tell me how do do this because he makes money by this technique.

Maybe someone in xda forum can achieve this, too. That's my hope! Cheers!
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] dangambino:
Maybe share what service you used and it might be able to help someone else with this issue
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] upupming:
I think he is a man who is making money by unlocking bricked and locked Pixel, and he is experienced with this stuff, too.

What I mean is that it is possible to unlock a bricked and locked Pixel by some hacking. He will not share this with us, so we could find it out by ourselves!
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Philips17111994:
Get same problem

Can you help me to contact him. I want to hire him fix my problem
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] upupming:
It's the fastest way to solve your issue, but I don't encourage doing this, I think we can do this hack by ourselves! Please do more research! I will also try to find a way to do this hack.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Philips17111994:
Do you remember some steps of it. May be hint for me?
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] upupming:
Yes.

He boot my phone in to HTC bootloader and unlock it.

The ROM he used is named G-2PIMG_M1_TWHL..... I didn't write it down totally.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Philips17111994:
Can you give me more detail in Step: into HTC bootloader, please check gmail inbox
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Groh1234:
Please contact the man who unbrick the device! Thanks!
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Phalanx7621:
I will never understand the idea behind being able to fix something for someone when no one else can and then choosing to charge for it. Don't get me wrong I get the concept is making money because you're one of the few people that can do something like that, but specifically talking about phones here and not everything else in the world, wouldn't you want to help people to help themselves by making videos and walkthroughs and releasing the information needed to fix these phones…it just seems like the right thing to do. If I had the ability and the available information to do something to help this community, I wouldn't even hesitate.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Groh1234:
i know, but this is the only method unbrick my Google Pixel :crying:
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] JJ0523:
Right, so I also went to the guy upupming used to fix this problem and I managed to take pictures and videos of what he did which I stitched together into a video here. youtube .com/watch?v=5rfk-NtWIIs

It's not very clear in the video, so I'll outline the steps here.

Unfortunately, there are still steps which he hid from me, the key steps to use the htc bootloader

1. Download necessary software, (First 2 seconds of video)

2. By creating a VPN service using teamviewer, redirect the plugged in phone to his computer.

3. Do something, not sure what. Only thing that could be seen is as 3:17, the token authentication

4. Use adb tools to load the htc download mode

5. Flash files

6. Bootloader unlocked around 11:20

7. Flash earliest verison of stock system image.

I'm sorry about the poor video quality at times, but I hope it provides some clues to solving this problem.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] PWn3R:
Hi JJ0523 - I have a set of files I found using information someone posted about this method over a year ago. These files were for Nougat, and seem to include all the files that you show in the video. The stock bootloader either requires a token of some kind to get it to accept or just does not accept fastboot oem reboot-download. Do you know if he flashed a different bootloader onto your device before he did that command? I am happy to try to work on this, and once I have my new device, I would even be willing to risk trying to flash some of the stuff I have to see if we can figure out how this works. I have a Mi Mix 2s that is slithering it's happy behind here from Hong Kong at water snake speeds. Once I have that, my VZW Pixel XL (with unlocked BL) can be sacrificed to see if I can help with this problem.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] JJ0523:
Hi PWn3R, I also kept the set of files and have uploaded them to Google Drive if you want to cross check the files. I have no idea whether he flashed a different bootloader before, but it seemed to be the same bootloader that the pixel was using as the information was still the same. After he remotely connected my phone to his computer, I have no idea what happened, other than what was seen in the video. the token authentication and then the HTC download mode.

I think this is also related to the other forum about the new way to unlock the bootloader.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] PWn3R:
I suspect that if we can figure out how to do the token authentication/get the phone into the download mode, we can use the files that you have or the ones that I have to flash a bootloader that allows unlocking, then unlock phones. I know most people have moved on from the Pixel/Pixel XL to newer phones but it could still be of benefit to some people.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Groh1234:
I can provide my google pixel brick verizon for you for remote control for experiments.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] upupming:
Hi all,

Thanks to Josiah Mendes's video, we can find more clues now!

I have uploaded all the files I have to Google Drive:

1. adb.rar(this adb file is htc's adb file, and it's different from we usually used.)

2. htc_fastboot.exe

3. platforms-tool.rar

4. ShuameSetup_4.2.3.223.1.exe(This software is used to download the driver for the htc bootloader, see here.)

However, I lost the file named "G-2PIMG_S1_TWHL_N70_MFG_0.20.997.24_Radio_8996-011002-1607051527M_test_492121_2.zip".

By the way, I think this command is the key point:

fastboot oem reboot-download

If you have any clues, please post it, let us work together to find a solution!

Update 2018.08.06

Thanks to [MENTION=7721249]almightysiman[/MENTION], we got a file shared by someone who has unlocked Verizon pixel:

5. G-2PIMG_S1_WHL_N70_HTC_Generic_NDE63H_user_release_Radio_Not_Specify_release_485607_2_4.zip

It has been added to the link to Google Drive!
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Mimamau:
So we still need this authentication token thing and the files to flash...

How can I contact this guy?
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Silenus21:
Hello Guys.

Please link the person doing the boot loader repair or give us the name so we can search on google if you don't want to link directly.

Some of us are willing to use the service meanwhile the helpful users here try to reverse engineer the process.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Ipostatos:
Did you succeed?
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Silenus21:
No I did not.

I got to a Chinese page but need an account to order and the account requires a Chinese phone number to validate which I don't have because they send you a code.

I'd really like a normal page where I can order with PayPal from the guy to fix my pixel.

Please help guys.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] crixley:
I have a pixel 2 but same issue. Would love contact info
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Silenus21:
The fastboot oem reboot-download command didn't work for him on my device. My device rebooted into the google logo and bootloop. I had to manually enter bootloader mode everytime.

He thinks my device is android P, I'm not sure 'cause I got it like this. And he says Google closed the HTC sideload on android P.

At the end he couldn't fix my device. :(
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Atsjne:
Can someone please help me get in touch with the guy who fixes this problem i dont have any other phone and i need to fix this as soon as possible please

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I have got the file you lost do you have any idea what was it used for and how?
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] upupming:
Probably we can get the authentication token on https://www.htcdev.com/

I don't have the USB-C to USB-A cable now, so please just try it!

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So was your Pixel Android P before bricked?

Please keep trying, there must be a way to solve this problem!
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] almightysiman:
I have this file G-2PIMG_S1_WHL_N70_HTC_Generic_NDE63H_user_release_Radio_Not_Specify_release_485607_2_4_cd6c0.zip.this file is Shared by someone who has unlock verizon pixel by paid service.Do you want it?
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] upupming:
You can change the motherboard of your Pixel, actually that's what I have done because I inadvertently broke the motherboard.

The motherboard is not tied to the fingerprint, and it's just 650 yuan in my case(128 GB Pixel XL). If you want to change the motherboard yourself, please take care about the screen(heat properly before disassembling) and the motherboard itself(easily be short circuited)!

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Thanks very much! Could you please link the file here?
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] almightysiman:
here is the link:https://pan.baidu.com/s/1jHYf8j0

password is gxx9.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Mimamau:
Can somebody please upload this to an english friendly host?
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Teletran:
I am having the exact same problem today; locked bootloader, device stuck in bootloop and I have not modded the phone. This happened after trying to open chrome. The phone crashed for no reason and since then I am stuck in bootloop, but can access the bootloader. Selecting recovery does not work.

:(
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] upupming:
Thanks, I have updated the Google Drive link! I hope it helps if anyone finds this post!
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] aweb31:
Anyone figure anything more out here, or have the contact info for this guy who can unbrick phones? I bricked mine today...
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Silenus21:
Guys my bootloader is finally unlocked but I'm still getting boot loop after flashing the stock firmwares.

Tried with 9.0, 8.1 and 7.1.2

Flashed to both slots and I still get boot loop.

Can't enter recovery and can't load TWRP.img

At least now I can flash things, any help is greatly appreciated.

Edit:

On the April stock I'm getting a ramdump after the google logo on boot. then it restarts.

At least It is getting somewhere.

Now how to fix the ram dump error?
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] :
Ok so I talked to the man in the video and I accepted to pay the 50$ fee

So he tried to fix my Pixel but apparently I don't have the boot loader so my Pixel is unfixable

I have all the files that are necessary to fix the pixel

I think there is something that we are missing

like that he is doing on his side

Oh and if it says on the fastboot that there is no bootloader sorry to say that but the problem is hardware no firmware :crying:

The only fix is to replace the motherboard

This what I'm going to do

Thanks for the help guys ill send the files

Hope it will at least fix your phone :fingers-crossed:
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Nicolia:
Hi,any solutions ?I bricked my phone....

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Someone tried to heat the phone as well as the nexus 6 ?

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I want to tear my hair and cry so I fell in love with this phone and I can not realize that I'm going to buy a new one because this guy is unlikely to unlock it because I had an android 9
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Mimamau:
Did you post the files somewhere?
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] xbiggyl:
I know this is a few months old, but since I am running into the same issue, could you please explain how you unlocked it?

Any news on this case? Has anyone been able to successfully unlock their bootloader?
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] godkingofcanada:
something fishy is going on here, ive never had an issue with my pixel xl and its been on oreo for the longest time. I upgraded to pie recently and it put my phone into a bootloop. fastboot works but thats it. things flash but bootloop persists. I cant boot a system.img or twrp.img, does not matter if I am in slot a or slot b. im going to have to dump the kernel and see what I can see I guess
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] C4rb0nf00tpr1nts:
I'm going to find the CEO of google and shove my bricked Pixel XL up his backside.

Put phone on charge.

Went out for 10 mins.

Came back, pick up phone - power button does nothing.

Tried everything.

Due to medical condition with an app that only worked on the Pixel now I am in serious trouble... and pain...

GOOGLE YOU SUCK!!!
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] xbiggyl:
Try holding the power button for 30 seconds.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] C4rb0nf00tpr1nts:
Did that too.

Black screen, after an indeterminate amount of time it vibrates and still black screen.

When it vibrates I let go of the power button and nothing.

I walked around holding the power button for more than 10 minutes at one point and all it did was vibrate every minute or so.

It's dead. I can put it on charge, once - and once only - I did get the battery with a lightning bolt to flash on the screen but otherwise nothing.

I plug it into the computer and the computer recognizes the device but I can't get it to connect as a drive or anything, only an Android Device in the printer and other devices list.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] rxc777:
Well i have the exact same problem, locked bootloader and only thing working is the fastboot nothing else. Every other area is a bootloop.

Is there anyone that can bypass the bootloader verification lol
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] xbiggyl:
Good luck finding a solution :rolleyes:

I've been researching that for more than a month to no avail.

Let us know if you get lucky!
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] BlueWRXPride:
I'll add my woes to this thread. Here's a post I made this morning, but no responses yet: https://xdaforums.com/pixel/help/help-stock-google-pixel-stuck-boot-loop-t3894159

From what I'm reading here, there's really no solution out there?
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] milanceolympia`:
Hello to all members..

My pixel 2 xl is bricked, too.

Does anyone have contact of man who can unlock pixel (Yingll2008)?

I cant find any mail on that site where he is the seller.

Second question, does anybody unlocked bootloader with video tutorial posted a few posts ago?
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] daniking:
i have the same problem with my pixel

Pixel XL bricked and recovery lost with bootloader and oem locked

any news ?

Im sorry for google on this ....
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] daniking:
Hello guys . i contact with someone in google and he advice me to do this as a solution :

Hi Danial. Unfortunately, the only way to enable OEM Unlocking is to enable developer options in the main Settings menu and this would not be possible if the 'phone will not power on and boot into the OS.

You could try placing the 'phone into the fridge for half and hour or so, taking care to keep it absolutely dry, and then try powering on. If you could do this you might be able to enable developer options and enable OEM Unlocking but the bootloop is highly likely to reoccur.

I do appreciate the position in which you find yourself and although I sympathise, there really is nothing I can suggest that will help you.

I'm so sorry for your disappointment.

Penny
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] daniking:
Any news ??????
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] jdmst77:
If you can get to bootloader, have you tried:

downloaded twrp .img file on another device

Install minimal adb and fastboot on device

Connect via USB and open up an "adb shell"

Use the command "fastboot boot <path-to-twrp-img>"

Or if you have a copy of a good boot image for your device:

Connect via USB and open up an "adb shell"

Use the command "fastboot flash boot <path-to-boot-img>"

I've unlocked my own bootloader, through an adb shell, by using the command "fastboot oem unlock" but this command will wipe the data and internal storage partitions on your device

Seems like a pretty good instructional for all Pixel devices but skip the relock bootloader step at the end: https://developers.google.com/android/images
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] daniking:
thanks for your reply , but we cant use fastboot flash command when bootloader is locked !

and also we cant use fastboot oem unlock command too .

because OS was gone and we dont have any recovery on the phone and bootloader and oem is locked
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] jdmst77:
IIRC, I unlocked the bootloader from the bootloader.

Booted to bootloader

Opened adb shell on computer

Used "fastboot oem unlock" command through adb shell

Some people have to use "fastboot flashing unlock"

Hope this works for you
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] jconaway99:
I have the same issue. This did not unlock my bootloader.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] daniking:
you cant use fastboot oem unlock or fastboot flashing unlock when oem is locked in os and recovery was lost and bootloader is locked !
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Phalanx7621:
And this is why you always unlock the bootloader and leave it unlocked no matter what all the time forever and ever.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] :
Can anyone refer me to that guy. My pixel is locked and is bricked and the google support tells me to change the motherboard which costs 300$. Please help me.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Homeboy76:
Check uBreakiFix