Here’s how to install Android P developer preview on your Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, or Pixel 2XL. You can also use the same method to install any stock firmware or unroot your Pixel.
First, download the latest Android P here. If you want to revert back to Android 8.1 Oreo, also download the latest official firmware here.
Also you will need fastboot, download here:
Download fastboot.zip – Link (DO NOT USE OLDER fastboot.zip, use this updated one otherwise you will end up in a bootloop as they don’t support newer A/B slots of Pixel)
Download USB Drivers (for Windows ONLY, no drivers needed for Mac/Linux) – Link
Next, follow the video tutorial, here’s the commands I used in the video:
For Windows:
cd Downloads
cd fastboot
fastboot flash boot bootloader-xxx.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash radio radio-xxx.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot update image-xxx.zip
*Note – replace the xxx with the actual filename as there are different for each Pixel models.
*Note2 – You can also do “fastboot -w update” to wipe data if coming from non-stock firmware such as custom ROMs.
For Mac:
cd Downloads
cd fastboot
chmod 755 *
fastboot-mac flash boot bootloader-xxx.img
fastboot-mac reboot-bootloader
fastboot-mac flash radio radio-xxx.img
fastboot-mac reboot-bootloader
fastboot-mac update image-xxx.zip
*Note – replace the xxx with the actual filename as there are different for each Pixel models.
*Note2 – You can also do “fastboot-mac -w update” to wipe data if coming from non-stock firmware such as custom ROMs.
For Linux/Ubuntu:
cd Downloads
cd fastboot
chmod 755 *
sudo ./fastboot-linux flash boot bootloader-xxx.img
sudo ./fastboot-linux reboot-bootloader
sudo ./fastboot-linux flash radio radio-xxx.img
sudo ./fastboot-linux reboot-bootloader
sudo ./fastboot-linux update image-xxx.zip
*Note – replace the xxx with the actual filename as there are different for each Pixel models.
*Note2 – You can also do “fastboot-linux -w update” to wipe data if coming from non-stock firmware such as custom ROMs.
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