[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] nyanahaha222:
Hi, I have a Verizon variant of the OG Pixel, and decided to try to unlock the bootloader when I found this guide recently.

https://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-unlock-bootloader-verizon-google-pixel-xl-running-android-10/

So my phone was working properly before I did anything following this guide, it did not bootloop or had any problem whatsoever.

I'm not sure what version of the OS I had before I wipe/factory reset and sideload ota image, but when I did the first factory reset, it boot into the system and through all the setup process without any problem, so I decided to factory reset again through the settings menu.

This time I did not let it boot into system but going straight into recovery, factory reset through recovery, sideload OTA image, then factory reset again through recovery like the guide said, then reboot.

Now I got a constantly bootloop device. It stuck in Google logo for longer then I think it needs, then reboot; sometimes it get to the G logo but freezes then reboot; sometimes it couldn't finish the G logo animation and freezes there then reboot; sometimes it goes through Google logo, G logo animation, Android logo on the bottom, then freezes and reboot; the furthest it make so far was the progress bar animation under the G logo but freezes after all and reboot with no luck.

Since this is a locked devices, I could not:

-Wipe anything through fastboot

-Flash anything through fastboot

-Boot into a custom recovery image through fastboot

-Downgrade through adb sideload

-Push files through adb (I have no usable system or custom recovery, no listed adb devices in recovery, push command in adb sideload mode was not permitted.)

Things I've tried:

-Factory reset through recovery

-Sideload OTA image with different USB cables or computers (It only allows me to sideload the latest OTA image, no downgrade premitted, and the result was always success with status 0 without any error message using any combination.)

-Smashed the power button to make sure it is not the case that my power button was stucked

-Make sure it has enough power in the battery (Charge while powered off did shows the charging animation though.)

-Tap on the phone/massage the phone like some Youtube video siad

-Put it into a freezer like some article said

I think I've done anything I could. I thought it was software problem since I had a properly working device just not a long time ago, and have no problem booting into bootloader or recovery, had no error message when I sideload OTA image and factory reset, but now I begin thinking that this could be caused by faulty hardware maybe a non-wetting joint or something (similar symptom did happened on my Nexus 7 2013 which will not boot unless I apply some pressure on the back where motherboard underlies.) But before I did all these factory reset and OTA thing it has no problem at all, so I still not fully convinced that my beloved phone becomes a paperweight just because the hardware suddenly decides to loose a solder point or something.

Did this happened to you guys? Is there something I can do that I missed? Or any way I can get my phone back alive again?