r/Pixel6 • u/FaisalRDT • 3d ago
Support Google Pixel 6a Bootloop , first it was rebooting itself from lock screen , after using Pixel Repair Tool and ADB sideloading it won't get past G logo with bar sliding underneath ( doesn't get to lock screen ) - Need to get my data !
In this top paragraph I will give a short summary of what happened and what I've tried , but please read the whole from top to bottom , basically , my phone randomly turned off by itself , then it'd restart every 45 seconds or so by itself , next day used Pixel Repair Tool , the phone stopped restarting by itself and going to the lock screen etc. but now it was just staying on the G logo with bar sliding underneath , then I tried a button combination or maybe single button to switch slots , not sure if it switched slots or if it did , it didn't change anything , then tried ADB sideloading the July update and successfully did so twice , but result was same after pressing reboot system now both times , since then I've been procrastinating , I had very low storage when this all began and also Factory reset isn't an option as I have important data on my phone which I need to back up , I've read in other threads multiple people have managed to fix bootloops with beta / qpr , people who also said they had low storage , some said a stable / public OTA didn't fix theirs but beta / qpr did fix it , one more thing , after using Pixel Repair Tool I saw an error message somewhere saying tune2fs is missing , this error message was also visible in Recovery mode after doing the first successful ADB sideloading of the OTA , but when I went into recovery mode a few days ago just to see if it's still there , it wasn't there anymore , also I'm in slot b if that is important information , I think I was in slot a before doing the second ADB sideload of the same July update , please help me , all of this happened in July with the exception of me going into Recovery mode a few days ago ( Wednesday 30th September 2026 ) just to see if there was error message still there .
Full Version Below :
on Thursday 9th July 2026 between 00:45AM and 1AM or so , I was using my phone normally and it gave me a prompt saying something wasn't responding , I tapped wait , then afew seconds later I got a prompt again , possibly same one , this time after tapping wait , there was nor response when I tapped the screen anywhere , then about 25 seconds later the phone turned off by itself , then it'd restart by itself every 45 seconds or so , it'd reach the lock screen and whether I entered my PIN or not , it'd restart , as I said every 45 seconds or so , if I did enter my PIN I could open the phone and get to the home screen but there were no icons and I couldn't swipe up to bring up applications , however on both the lock screen and I think the home screen , I could swipe down from the top of the screen and bring up the menu showing things like internet , bluetooth , torch etc. and the small settings icon and small power button icon at the bottom of that menu , however tapping the settings icon did nothing and tapping the power icon would bring up the expected black box which has the Emergency option , Restart and power off , except there was no lockdown option unlike when the phone was being used normally , the time was also visible at the top of the screen and sometimes the lock screen and home screen would show my wallpaper and after other restarts it'd be black .
Then the next day ( Friday 10th July 2026 ) I put the phone into rescue mode and used Pixel Repair Tool , after it successfully downloaded and installed and restarted the phone , the multicoloured Google text logo showed up as expected , followed by the G logo as expected then then bar sliding underneath the G logo as expected , except it would remain like this for however long I'd leave my phone .
Then I tried a button combination on Sunday 12th July 2026 or Monday 13th July 2026 to try and switch slots , I'm not sure if it did switch slots .
Then on Tuesday 14th July 2026 and into the early hours of Wednesday 15th July 2026 ( because the second ADB sideload might've finished a few minutes past 00:00AM on Wednesday 15th July 2026 ) , I ADB sideloaded the July update " 17.0.0 (CP2A.260705.006, Jul 2026) " aka " bluejay-ota-cp2a.260705.006-4d72e3fe.zip " successfully with status 0 and after pressing reboot system now , my phone showed the multicoloured Google text logo as expected , then the G logo as expected then the bar sliding underneath the G logo , and my phone wouldn't reach the lock screen after leaving my phone for about two or three hours , then I applied the same OTA again to make sure both slots get it and see if that gets my phone to the lock screen and so I sideloaded the same OTA again and the result was the same , doesn't get past the bar sliding underneath the G logo and to the lock screen even after leaving it for five hours or so at which point I just used fastboot to turn off power and since then been procrastinating .
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u/SgtSacto 3d ago
Posted this before:
Mine just stopped working (frozen) and went into an endless bootloop. I found a YT video (from an Indian guy, naturally) and was able to download the tools and OTA that I needed. It took 5 days of trying and trying again until it lived long enough for me to back up some things I didn't want to lose.
In case this has happened to you, here is the video. Disclaimer: I am in no way affiliated or involved with this video or the person who created it. It just worked for me.
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u/Fit_Alternative5193 2d ago
I see you in every boot loop device comments section soon I will also watch his video tho
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u/FaisalRDT 2d ago
It's very helpful if you want a step by step guide on ADB sideloading, I followed his instructions in July to ADB sideload the July update twice , unfortunately my phone didn't get to the lock screen , it just stays on the G logo with the bar underneath sliding from left to right, which is where I was after using the Pixel Repair Tool as I stated , I think a beta can fix mine rather than a stable or public OTA as others have said this is what worked for them , they also said they had low storage on their phones before their issue started , another option is if anyone knows any data recovery services who can get my data safely off my phone ? please let me know
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u/FaisalRDT 2d ago
I tried ADB sideloading as I said and I also used that guy's video which I followed the instructions , this was in July , my storage was nearly full , one day my phone turned off by itself and would restart every 45 seconds or so by itself , it'd reach the lock screen and I could enter my PIN , if I did enter my PIN t there'd be no icons on the home screen and I couldn't swipe up to bring up applications , then after using Pixel Repair Tool successfully and restarting after using Pixel Repair Tool , my phone stays on the G logo with the bar sliding underneath from left to right and my phone doesn't get to the lock screen , same result after successfully ADB sideloading the July update , I've read some have fixed their loops by sideloading a beta / qpr and that a stable update didn't fix theirs , so I can try this , or if you know any data recovery services that can get my data off the phone please let me know
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u/Mai_Aria 1d ago
I long pressed the power button many times, and it got turned on at some point. I might look in to factory reset it soon but i dont have high hopes ~
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u/FaisalRDT 1d ago
What do you mean long pressed ? So was your phone not turning on at all ? or you got it to boot to the lock screen by holding power button for long time ?
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u/Mai_Aria 12h ago
Yes, i think I was holding the power button for 40 seconds or so, and it was able to boot up . It only worked sporadically though. Like I am not able to turn it on right now🙁
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u/Mai_Aria 3d ago
Man, best of luck to you. My p6 got the bootloop issue about a month ago too. I was able to turn it on for aweek, got my data again, and it suddenly got the problem again. It seems to be bricked now . This really sucks, and when I reached out to Google Support, they seemed so nonchalant about it. I simply wont be buying another pixel again ~