How to Download and Install Android 11 on Pixel Phone

Android 11 preview is here and everyone is excited about it. However, as of now, it can only be installed in the Pixel devices. If you wish to avail of the same, then read through the blog. Here is how to download and install Android 11 preview on Pixel devices:

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Here are the lists of Pixel phones that support Android 11 Developer

• Pixel 2
• Pixel 2 XL
• Pixel 3
• Pixel 3XL
• Pixel 3a
• Pixel 3a XL
• Pixel 4
• Pixel 4 XL

How to Download and Install Android 11 Developer

If you wish to update your device with Android 11 developer, then you need to flash the factory mode.

To start your Phones with Android 11 developer updates, you need to know about previous updates and get the knowledge to work with a software development kit, command prompt and see the terminal of OS X or Linux. In some cases, it can harm your device, so it is an excellent idea to know about updating the device in a manure way.

If you wish to download the Android SDK, then you can download from the Android’s official website and then follow the instruction to install in your device. To install the Android SDK, you need fast boot and ADB files which are shown in the platform Tools. So always remember to read the description before downloading the updates.

 Here are the steps on how to enable developer setting and USB errors

1. Launch the Settings and move to About Phone.
2. Click on the Build Number several times until the dialogue box say you are now a developer.
3. Again go to the setting and find a new option in the menu as namely Developer options.
4. Hit the Developers options.
5. Verify that the developer option is switch on, and USB errors are checked on.
6. Attach your device into PC and then tap on OK.
7. Now the dialogue box asking you “Allow USB errors” when your device connected to your PC.
8. You can also choose the option always to allow access to your PC.
9. After doing the above process, you need to turn off and again turn on your device.

Unlocking Bootloader

If you wish to manually intermittently software, then you need to follow this method given below.

To start this process, you need to boot your device into bootloader. You can also switch off your tablet or phones by holding the power button and volume down key to start your phones or tablet bootloader menu. You can also enter the command as given below into your command prompt or terminal.

Run the given command into your device to check your device correctly attached to your PC.

./adb devices

Enter this command into Bootloader Menu to run the given command.

./adb reboot bootloader

At the bottom of the device screen, you can see a server including the local state of the Phone. It stays locked unless things that you have unlocked your bootloader earlier and not back it again.

To start to unlock your bootloader, you need a flashing stock, and you just have to enter the given commands. Remember one thing whenever you unlock your device it is automatically factory reset your device. So it is a good idea to keep store your all data from your device in an external drive.

Now enter the command:-

./fastboot flashing unlock

After entering this command a dialogue box popup on your device screen asking “you are sure about unlocking.” And this will again factory reset your phones or tablet.

Now enter the command:-

./fastboot reboot-bootloader

This command is advised to reboot the bootloader to check the device all the setting are properly working before process the next steps.

Factory Image Flashing

After the above troubleshoots your bootloader is unlocked, now you can flash a new firmware. To search the pictures move on the Android 11 Factory image page, and search your Phone, then download the latest image. It is easy to uncompress the picture as a platform tool and file and folder you have downloaded.

1.  To start this, you need to sure you are in the bootloader menu on your phones or tablet and cross-check that your bootloader is unlocked. Now enter the given command to reboot your device – ./fastboot reboot-bootloader.
2. You need to check the PC connection here to make sure your device properly communicating with your device. If your PC is correctly communicating with your device, then your machine serial number appears on the screen and ready to update your device.

./fastboot devices

• When you verified your PC and Phone communicate, then you need to follow the command to flash your device.
• Move to the directory on your PC where you wish to insert the factory image file.
• Use the ” flash-all” command to start flashing the firmware.
• On Windows use “flash-all.bat.“
• On Mac use “flash-all.sh.“
• If the above command fails, then you need to flash with different methods manually.
• First, you can flash the updated bootloader with the given command:-

./fastboot flash bootloader [bootloader file].img

You can also flash the updates radio, here are the compulsory steps that you need to update your firmware of tablet or phones:-

./fastboot flash radio [radio file].img

./fastboot reboot-bootloader

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