[Google Pixel 8] badabing2003:
Strange, your Active code page is correctly set to 850.

System Default Encoding: utf-8
File System Encoding: utf-8
Active code page: 850

This is so weird, I have never seen such a case.

You started with June release on AP2A.240605.024 and slot B

Selected Device on 2024-07-19 19:37:18:
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Device ID: REDACTED
Device Model: shiba
Device Active Slot: b
Device Mode: adb
Device Name: Pixel 8
Device First API Level: 34
Device Version End Date: October 2030
Device Security Update End Date: October 2030
Has init_boot partition: True
Device Bootloader Version: ripcurrent-14.5-11693900
Device is Rooted: False
Device Build: AP2A.240605.024
Device API Level: 34
Android Version: 14
Android Name: Android 14
Android Codename: Upside Down Cake
Android Release Date: Q3 2023
Android Latest Update: Present
Device Architecture: arm64-v8a
Device Kernel: Linux localhost 5.15.137-android14-11-gbf4f9bc41c3b-ab11664771 #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Apr 3 07:16:23 UTC 2024 aarch64 Toybox
Device Kernel Version: 5.15
Device KMI: 5.15.137-android14
oem_unlock_supported:
sys_oem_unlock_allowed: 1
ro.boot.flash.locked: 0
ro.boot.vbmeta.device_state: unlocked
ro.product.first_api_level: 34
ro.boot.veritymode: enforcing
ro.boot.verifiedbootstate: orange
ro.secure: 1
ro.zygote: zygote64
ro.vendor.product.cpu.abilist: arm64-v8a
ro.vendor.product.cpu.abilist32:
Magisk Manager Version: 27.0:27000
Checked for Package: com.topjohnwu.magisk
KernelSU App Version: :
APatch App Version: :

Sideloaded the July OTA

Which only went halfway

serving: 'C:\platform-tools\shiba-ota-ap2a.240705.005-3376b945.zip' (~44%)
serving: 'C:\platform-tools\shiba-ota-ap2a.240705.005-3376b945.zip' (~45%)
serving: 'C:\platform-tools\shiba-ota-ap2a.240705.005-3376b945.zip' (~46%)
serving: 'C:\platform-tools\shiba-ota-ap2a.240705.005-3376b945.zip' (~47%)
Total xfer: 1.00x
2024-07-19 19:45:26 Done flash script execution!

That should not have not been enough, but your system rebooted to July release and slot a

PF detected the change and applied the patch.

You are now on July release and slot A

Although PF does not say you're rooted, probably because you haven't granted su rights to shell.

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Selected Device on 2024-07-19 19:46:57:
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Device ID: REDACTED
Device Model: shiba
Device Active Slot: a
Device Mode: adb
Device Name: Pixel 8
Device First API Level: 34
Device Version End Date: October 2030
Device Security Update End Date: October 2030
Has init_boot partition: True
Device Bootloader Version: ripcurrent-14.5-11693900
Device is Rooted: False
Device Build: AP2A.240705.005
Device API Level: 34
Android Version: 14
Android Name: Android 14
Android Codename: Upside Down Cake
Android Release Date: Q3 2023
Android Latest Update: Present
Device Architecture: arm64-v8a
Device Kernel: Linux localhost 5.15.137-android14-11-g316696f1d1a4-ab11798290 #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri May 3 09:41:21 UTC 2024 aarch64 Toybox
Device Kernel Version: 5.15
Device KMI: 5.15.137-android14
oem_unlock_supported:
sys_oem_unlock_allowed:
ro.boot.flash.locked: 0
ro.boot.vbmeta.device_state: unlocked
ro.product.first_api_level: 34
ro.boot.veritymode: enforcing
ro.boot.verifiedbootstate: orange
ro.secure: 1
ro.zygote: zygote64
ro.vendor.product.cpu.abilist: arm64-v8a
ro.vendor.product.cpu.abilist32:
Magisk Manager Version: 27.0:27000
Checked for Package: com.topjohnwu.magisk
KernelSU App Version: :
APatch App Version: :