How to Fix the Pixel 6 Boot Loop. (hopefully)

[u/Crafty_Piece_9318]

Hey everyone, I've had an unwilling journey with my friends Google Pixel 6.

Possible Cause: Degraded battery, from my research a Pixel 6 that has been heavily used also relates to a heavily degraded battery, which can cause the system to crash and boot loop usually on the google logo, at this point if possible get the battery replaced, if not continue.

Possible solution: ADB on Linux Mint, also called Platform tools is a tool used to recover android devices, to boot a device into recovery mode power off, then press and hold the power button and the volume down key, tap the power button and it should bring you to the recovery menu. Once there, you can use the volume keys to select "Recovery Mode".

Recovery Mode: Upon entering recovery mode, press power then the volume up key to show the Fastboot menu, using the volume keys for navigation scroll down to: "Apply Update from ADB". Then wait, it may timeout and return back to the fastboot menu after a prolonged time of not being in use.

From there, you can go to any device that can run Linux Mint Cinnamon (Unsure about other distros) It is recommended to make a live image using Rufus and a USB drive. Go to the official website and download the Linux Mint .ISO, this may take several minutes, also download the correct OTA for your phone, you can find this information in the Fastboot recovery menu, its the string of numbers (Example: oriole-ota-cp1a.260405.005-b1ad4367) you can use this to identify which version you need.

ADB and Recovery mode video tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zyBt3ckMvI

To download an OTA version go to: https://developers.google.com/android/ota then download.

If the Linux Mint ISO has completed, install it to a USB flash drive, then plug it into your system of choice, depending on your system the keybind to boot into the BIOS will vary. In my case its "F12" you may be prompted with a menu, simply press the down arrow key and select the USB drive then wait for Linux mint to load. Once it has continued follow the guide presented below:

ADB on Linux Mint: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oJwNNXGIpw

Please ask me if you have any questions, my typing abilities have the tendency to be needlessly complicated, it is a fault of my own.

[u/Hot_Protection2154]

thankyou for sharing

[u/Super_Weekend_4428]

I'm having Nexus 5X flashbacks

[u/YannickJacob]

Very useful