Fixing a Google Pixel 4a Boot Loop and Return to Stock Firmware

[@shubhamsharma-wt5bg]

I have a Pixel 4a, and smashing the power button worked for me as well thank you Sir! you save a whole lot of time.

[@saikumar4956]

This is crazy..didnt even watch the video and started smashing the power button a bunch of times and the loop stopped and I got into the phone.

[@MobileSoftwareYT1]

Bro my pixel 4a sunfish dead 9008 problem please solve my problem

[@justinminchow5180]

I got the recovery mode screen to appear, but when I hit the volume buttons to select the option, it just jumps back into it's booting loop

[@SantoshTanu]

you are a life saver. Thanks a million. don't be lured into rooting pixel guys, you are so much better without it. luckily I had my bootloader unlocked.

[@agoogleuser5504]

Thank you. At 6:02 you mentioned that there's a bunch of files and one folder - mine did not have that folder, and I'm guessing it's a folder you ended up with after extracting the zip file with the same name. I was pretty sure it wouldn't be necessary to extract that zip file so I just skipped that and everything seemed to work without an issue.

[@rankit1123]

Awesome video.. Thank you so much for the detailed information. Much appreciate it.

[@dustinking6258]

You just saved my brand new Pixel 4a. thank you. donations incoming

[@st103650]

hello thank you for the video ... while magisk patc pixel 4 a ... the boot image was damaged and the fastboot mode was opened constantly ... thanks to your video I fixed it .... but there is no imei - 0 - showing how to fix it.. thank you sir

[@aznjezza88]

flash is not allowed when locked

[@justinw7323]

that happened to me when i flashed the wrong twrp i felt all freaked out that i wasted 350 dollars, then i did the android flash tool method and i saved my pixel 4a and kept my warranty.

[@ExplainingAndroid]

the android flash tool is great for these types of issues. happy to see you found the solution to fix your phone. how are you enjoying the phone so far

[@justinw7323]

@@ExplainingAndroid great i am on lineage os 18 right now. i downgraded from android 12. didn't care for 12 as theres no custom roms for pixel 4a yet with android 12.

[@ExplainingAndroid]

@@justinw7323 you know, I kind of agree. I am usually all for newer versions of Android but the UI changes (big buttons and such) seem too much imo

[@redimpswatson]

I have a Pixel 4a which is bootlooping, after a factory reset it now loops to the Welcome screen with the Next and emergency calls option but you are not able to select anything, after a minute it then goes off and loops back to the same part. I cannot get into the phone to go to settings and enable to bootloader options? is there another way?

[@ExplainingAndroid]

hrmm, not that I can think of. we unlock the bootloader via FAstboot Mode but hte command to unlock it isn't available unless we set that option in the hidden developer options menu what happens when you factory reset a second time? join the channel community so that I can help you more with this issue kzbin.info/door/nowc_KHgjVNj3Y-E-oQ8awjoin

[@Nebula_Protogen752]

I have a question. Dose upgrading/ downgrading the firmware delete all of the apps and phone numbers on the phone? because My family likes to call and text me on my phone and - I want to keep all of their numbers on my phone. and I also like to play games on my phone as well and I do not want to replay my favorite games all over again. SO I'll ask again. Dose changing the firmware change anything about my phone other than just the firmware?

[@a.postol]

Phone 4a 5g. I wanted to roll back from 12 back to 11. I don't know how? Hard reset did not help.

[@privatenexus5764]

6:22 I use to manually flash each months update, and instead of copying all the files into the ADB/fastboot executable folder, I simply changed my dos PATH variable to include that path in my path and placed the image files in their own path. PATH=%PATH%;"%SYSTEMROOT%\System32";"C:\Java\x86\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools";

[@ExplainingAndroid]

that is a GREAT tip! it's something I have set up as well but rarely recommend it since not everyone wants to make system-wide changes like this. but it can REALLY help make things so much more convenient

[@privatenexus5764]

@@ExplainingAndroid its not "system wide" its is only valid within the command shell window you run it in. Open a new command window, and it will be the standard PATH

[@louisbolton7605]

i can get it to boot into fast boot mode but before i can even press the volume down button to change into recovery mode, it re boots and starts again

[@thraxberserker9960]

wow with an unlocked bootloader?

[@ExplainingAndroid]

yes, you'll need an unlocked bootloader if you want to avoid sending your phone back in to get bootloops fixed

[@ЛотариоЛибертини]

I just soft-bricked my Pixel 4a after flashing the patched Magisk boot.img file. I freaked for a second, then decided to flash the original boot.img file. Phone boots again. Whew. I wonder what went wrong...

[@champagnepop]

how can I know the current firmware version of my phone?

[@yessir-pi9fz]

weird for me it's saying cannot load "bootloader-sunfish no such file or directory but its there lol

[@maltaethiron]

Thank you! I was missing one step when trying to reinstall stock on my 4a 5g and this helped.

[@ExplainingAndroid]

doh! I've made many mistakes like that before. but I'm happy to see I was able to help! don't forget to join the channel community too kzbin.info/door/nowc_KHgjVNj3Y-E-oQ8awjoin

[@almondf23]

If I'm already in official Android 11, can I do the same steps if I want to flash and downgrade to Android 10?

[@ExplainingAndroid]

You can try. But Google is known for adding in "rollback" aka "downgrade" protections to prevent it (for security reasons) It won't mess up the phone if your attempt fails though. You'll just get an 'anti-rollback' error message when it fails. You'll be able to reboot into your Android OS as normal afterwards

[@almondf23]

@@ExplainingAndroid thanks! Just wanted to make sure I don't brick the phone as Android 11 somehow resulted to a decrease of 4%/hour on standby

[@jcd2424]

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[@jcd2424]

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[@PirateKing47]

Great vid. Thanks man

[@andreweaton9021]

Do you know how to load android when it states "Can't find valid operating system"

[@ExplainingAndroid]

you could try doing a factory reset in Recovery mode

[@diaeai]

doesnt wor for loop screen problem

[@JahangirAlam-hv9rg]

My pixel 5a is stuck in boot load mode. It shows device state error what can I do?

[@harshaashok8516]

hey what to do if my phone wont turn on past the google screen so i cannot unlock the bootloader the way you teach...

[@mikelike6326]

thank you!

[@andreej206]

Where could i get that wallpaper at the end of the video?

[@ExplainingAndroid]

it's default with the Pixel 4a - www.xda-developers.com/download-google-pixel-4a-eclipse-live-wallpaper/

[@andreej206]

@@ExplainingAndroid Thanks

[@jtgruber980]

OH MY GOSH it worked thank you so much. i had to rewatch this a couple of times to get everyhting down right but once it was done my pixel restarted and i can now use it. im not going to try bootloading again

[@yt-1161]

It's hardware problem. Either faulty battery or a loose flex or water damage

[@ExplainingAndroid]

sometimes. but many software issues can cause a bootloop and this video will show how to fix it if it's a software related issue

[@Dimwitland]

Thanks for this helpful video. Yeah, I was also getting this endless loading G loop after only having the phone for four months and had no interest in either waiting to send this back or go to the local store to get someone else to get my phone working. I am leaving the country in a few days and have no time for that... I opted for the data wipe and reset since only 4 months ago I copied all the data from the last phone - so redownloading all those photos, numbers etc, from the old phone again only loses me a little bit as opposed to actually starting from square one. Thanks again for your help!

[@bboy6ify]

what if device is locked?

[@ExplainingAndroid]

then you can try to boot into Recovery Mode and perform a factory data reset. that's about the only thing you can do

[@JonSuejoj]

@@ExplainingAndroidi literally just mailed my phone back to my provider b/c if this issue should've watch this video first 😢

[@robertclarkguitar]

I haven't flashed a system img or rooted or unlocked bootloader or anything like that since I had the one plus 3t.....I bought a second hand pixel 4xl. Reset 3 times. Reverted from beta 12 3 times. Each time I tried was to hope to fix my issue. My phone will reboot on occasion and will reboot itself 2 or 3 times. Usually crashes when I open camera and or go into settings and hit face unlock. After reset it runs a month or so fine then it starts again and I have to reset. I am wondering if the issue is the partitions and if I hard flashed the system img boot img and all of that might fix my issues. I've heard it could be the battery showing symptoms of fault. I doubt it because the battery seems to have good life. Unless it's a flex wire or connection ...possibly heat as usually happens when it's hot and I use camera. But I cannot know for sure. The face unlock I wound up turning off as it was causing most of the issues. But still get reboots on occasion.

[@style2bboy]

Thanks

[@ExplainingAndroid]

Welcome

[@brunobernard86]

My new Pixel 4a doesn't charge anymore. I've used the charger on other devices. It works, but not on the pixel, I've tried other type C charger on it, nothing happens. Its at 0%, do you think this steps will resolve this issue ? The phone never fall, no have stuff inside the charging area. The phone is like 1 and a half month new. I'm disappointed already by the phone :(

[@Vinayy1882]

Hi Bro. I tried to root my pixel 3a. It worked but Wi-Fi is not turning. I tried to downgrade even it didn't work. Please help me

[@Darque.Lite74]

at the end where it says press any key to exit, mines says failed, and my pixel is still in bootloop

[@ExplainingAndroid]

ill need more of the text around the failed message to be able to help. at which file did it fail at. what was the response/message when it tried to flash whichever file it failed on. need more information

[@Darque.Lite74]

@@ExplainingAndroid thik I FIXED, BUT NOW ITS IN RECOVERY MODE WITH THE ANDROID ROBOT LYING DOWN, WHAT SHOULD I DO NEXT??

[@Darque.Lite74]

nvm i fixed it, swear i couldnt have done it without this video, thanks so much...

[@angelo4683]

So my phone's battery got drained and now It is only stuck with a google logo with a small bar loading below it, what should I do?

[@junkdisorderlyvintagepicke8665]

I've got the same issue. I've tried eveything and can't get it to recover.

[@ExplainingAndroid]

are you able to boot into Recovery Mode or Fastboot Mode (with button combination after a forced restart)?

[@ExplainingAndroid]

are you able to boot into Recovery Mode or Fastboot Mode (with button combination after a forced restart)?