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Flashing stock recovery on Tmobile US 4.4.2

Hello, I am returning my Moto X back to motorola and had a few questions. I have the Tmo US xt1053 model that i've updated to 4.4.2, unlocked the bootloader, flashed twrp and rooted. I want to return it to stock but there are no factory firmware images for the Tmobile US 4.4.2 and I would like to avoid bricking my phone. I was going to return to the stock recovery and then just factory reset it from the privacy menu but I am afraid to flash the stock recovery for fear of bricking it.
So my question is, can I flash the stock recovery found here: http://www.addictivetips.com/android/root-moto-x-install-cwm-recovery-complete-guide/ ? I can't seem to figure out if there are different recovery versions like there is bootloader versions and if I don't flash the correct one I'll brick something.
I know the bootloader was updated with 4.4.2 so I can't return to 4.4 but if I flash that stock recovery can I just use the factory restore option in the stock rom to remove all my data and root? I know the bootloader will still be unlocked but I highly doubt they will notice that since they never seem to check the bootloader unless its obviously unlocked.

Are you slow???
Turn your phone off then turn it back on and explain to me how you expect them not to notice your bootloader is unlocked?
Even if you used a different boot image to hide the warning, it shows that you're bootloader is unlocked in fastboot. I wouldn't bother hoping they don't notice, I'd hope they don't care.
MotoX Developer Edition went from German 4.4.2 to Great Britain 4.4.2 to T-Mobile 4.4.2 no problem. Fastboot FTW!

Did you read at all when you unlocked the bootloeader? Your warranty is voided. They do not need to have physical contact with your phone at all to determine it's voided.
Just for xt1053, you can downgrade firmware from 4.4.2 to 4.4, but just for this specific case, it doesn't mean it won't brick for other version.

SymbioticGenius said:
Are you slow???
Turn your phone off then turn it back on and explain to me how you expect them not to notice your bootloader is unlocked?
Even if you used a different boot image to hide the warning, it shows that you're bootloader is unlocked in fastboot. I wouldn't bother hoping they don't notice, I'd hope they don't care.
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Fastboot OEM lock
Problem solved?
eksasol said:
Just for xt1053, you can downgrade firmware from 4.4.2 to 4.4, but just for this specific case, it doesn't mean it won't brick for other version.
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I hope you didn't flash the bootloader for 4.4, if you did... enjoy your new paperweight

mastarifla said:
Fastboot OEM lock
Problem solved
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Relocking the bootloader and never locking the bootloader are completely different things. Good luck with that.
MotoX Developer Edition went from German 4.4.2 to Great Britain 4.4.2 to T-Mobile 4.4.2 no problem. Fastboot FTW!

SymbioticGenius said:
Relocking the bootloader and never locking the bootloader are completely different things. Good luck with that.
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Turns out Motorola uses the QFuse system. While the bootloader will look perfectly "stock"/locked to you, Moto will be able to see that the secure boot fuse was blown, thus, re-locking your bootloader is effectively pointless.

mastarifla said:
Fastboot OEM lock
Problem solved?
I hope you didn't flash the bootloader for 4.4, if you did... enjoy your new paperweight
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It doesn't let you downgrade it regardless, so doesn't matter.
Also fastboot oem lock only work for developer version, and you have to go through the "fastboot oem lock begin" process: https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/recovery-images
I don't think you can relock the regular version.

eksasol said:
It doesn't let you downgrade it regardless, so doesn't matter.
Also fastboot oem lock only work for developer version, and you have to go through the "fastboot oem lock begin" process: https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/recovery-images
I don't think you can relock the regular version.
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...Unless if you manually flash the files, in which the problem occurs
T-Mobile version is the same as the Dev, maybe the AT&T version is different

[Q] Locking & Unlocking Moto X 2013

Hey Folks,
I was curious to know if you have unlocked your bootloader, and then locked it again via fastboot oem lock command, if you wanted to unlock the bootloader maybe in the distant future again, would you need to use the same unlock key that was given to you by moto?
Thanks!

alternetconcept said:
Hey Folks,
I was curious to know if you have unlocked your bootloader, and then locked it again via fastboot oem lock command, if you wanted to unlock the bootloader maybe in the distant future again, would you need to use the same unlock key that was given to you by moto?
Thanks!
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Yes the one you got in your mail.
Take care not to lose it.
I am not sure if they give it again

adity said:
Yes the one you got in your mail.
Take care not to lose it.
I am not sure if they give it again
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Ah okay great.
Thank you!

I've unlocked my bootloader but have never once considered relocking it. Why would you lock it after unlocking it in the first place? I can't think of a single benefit.

nhizzat said:
I've unlocked my bootloader but have never once considered relocking it. Why would you lock it after unlocking it in the first place? I can't think of a single benefit.
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I've seen some people claim they want to be as "close to stock as possible" when selling their phone. Unfortunately it doesn't really make a difference.
There are 3 states for the 2013 Moto X bootloader:
LOCKED Status:0
Unlocked Status:3
Locked Status:2
note: Status 2 is also known as relocked.
As users we can toggle it to either Status 2 or Status 3, but we can never set it back to Status 0. On Status 2 or 3, you'll get the Bootloader Unlocked warning message at reboot (where replacing the LOGO.BIN with custom one will hide the message).

alternetconcept said:
Hey Folks,
I was curious to know if you have unlocked your bootloader, and then locked it again via fastboot oem lock command, if you wanted to unlock the bootloader maybe in the distant future again, would you need to use the same unlock key that was given to you by moto?
Thanks!
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Have you managed to lock it?

alexhdkn said:
Have you managed to lock it?
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I didn't actually. I just tried right now but got the following message.
(bootloader) FAIL: Please run fastboot oem lock begin first!
The reason I wanted to re-lock it was for purposes of my phone getting stolen. I'm assuming if it was relocked, the person wouldn't get the joy of installing a custom recovery.
Yeah kind of silly. In any case, couldn't get it to lock.

alternetconcept said:
I didn't actually. I just tried right now but got the following message.
(bootloader) FAIL: Please run fastboot oem lock begin first!
The reason I wanted to re-lock it was for purposes of my phone getting stolen. I'm assuming if it was relocked, the person wouldn't get the joy of installing a custom recovery.
Yeah kind of silly. In any case, couldn't get it to lock.
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There is a process to re-lock which involves flashing the stock rom first, etc. and it does wipe the phone.
So if you re-lock, you'll also lose root. (at least until you unlock, flash custom recovery and root).

KidJoe said:
There is a process to re-lock which involves flashing the stock rom first, etc. and it does wipe the phone.
So if you re-lock, you'll also lose root. (at least until you unlock, flash custom recovery and root).
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Yeah. I think I realized that I would need to wipe my phone again to re-lock it. I turned it back to stock so I can get the OTA which should hopefully come out soon.
I guess once they allow us to download stock 5.0.2, I'll do a re-lock then.
Thanks though for the info.

XT1095 on 5.1 with 60.16 Bootloader - Need help Downgrading

I've read mixed things and dont' know what can and can't be done. I purchased an XT1095 from ebay that had device protection activated. The phone is running android 5.1 with the 60.16 bootloader. The phone has a locked bootloader. My thought is if I can downgrade to 5.0, it will let me start the phone without a google account, and then I can unlock it and go from there. Problem is, I haven't had any success yet. I can get the phone into fastboot and recovery mode, but I cannot get it to flash a lower version bootloader or system image (I get invalid preflash validation errors) and the system image says it's not signed properly. There's gotta be a way to downgrade it, but I can't find a solution. Any ideas?

darkprime said:
I've read mixed things and dont' know what can and can't be done. I purchased an XT1095 from ebay that had device protection activated. The phone is running android 5.1 with the 60.16 bootloader. The phone has a locked bootloader. My thought is if I can downgrade to 5.0, it will let me start the phone without a google account, and then I can unlock it and go from there. Problem is, I haven't had any success yet. I can get the phone into fastboot and recovery mode, but I cannot get it to flash a lower version bootloader or system image (I get invalid preflash validation errors) and the system image says it's not signed properly. There's gotta be a way to downgrade it, but I can't find a solution. Any ideas?
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You wont be able to flash anything if your bootloader is locked...its an xt1095 unlock the bootloader. There are many posts on how to do this for the xt1095 you basically get a code from moto that you apply through adb fastboot. After you unlock bootloader you can flash stuff BUT NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER try and downgrade the gpt or bootloader EVER. Just the system and boot images.
just to be sure you got it NEVER TRY TO DOWNGRADE THE BOOTLOADER OR GPT .

adm1jtg said:
You wont be able to flash anything if your bootloader is locked...its an xt1095 unlock the bootloader. There are many posts on how to do this for the xt1095 you basically get a code from moto that you apply through adb fastboot. After you unlock bootloader you can flash stuff BUT NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER try and downgrade the gpt or bootloader EVER. Just the system and boot images.
just to be sure you got it NEVER TRY TO DOWNGRADE THE BOOTLOADER OR GPT .
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I thought the system image is supposed to be flashable even when not locked. Motorola's instructions for returning something to stock has the bootloader and partition flashed - what's the point in doing that if you can't downgrade it?
Anyways, I have tried to unlock it, but since it is running android 5.1, it requires me to set the OEM Unlock option in Android Developer's Settings. Unfortunately, when the phone boots up, I cannot get into any settings without entering the google account information that was used to protect the phone in the first place. So I'm stuck - 5.1 won't let me get far enough to set the setting to unlock so I can't unlock bootloader to revert back to an earlier system version.

darkprime said:
I've read mixed things and dont' know what can and can't be done. I purchased an XT1095 from ebay that had device protection activated. The phone is running android 5.1 with the 60.16 bootloader. The phone has a locked bootloader. My thought is if I can downgrade to 5.0, it will let me start the phone without a google account, and then I can unlock it and go from there. Problem is, I haven't had any success yet. I can get the phone into fastboot and recovery mode, but I cannot get it to flash a lower version bootloader or system image (I get invalid preflash validation errors) and the system image says it's not signed properly. There's gotta be a way to downgrade it, but I can't find a solution. Any ideas?
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Try flashing the 5.1 images. I don't know if that will work but it seems like it might since you're not technically downgrading which would require an unlocked bootloader. Just follow all the commands on Motorola's website.
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There is nothing you can do. This is an anti-theft protection. You need to contact the seller and have him login to the account... then after that, the account can be removed. If the seller does not help you, then sorry to say but you have a paperweight because there is absolutely no way around this.
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AGISCI said:
There is nothing you can do. This is an anti-theft protection. You need to contact the seller and have him login to the account... then after that, the account can be removed. If the seller does not help you, then sorry to say but you have a paperweight because there is absolutely no way around this.
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Not quite...I got motorola to accept it under warranty to replace it. The IEMI says the phone was bought in Feb. 2015, so it still has a chunk of warranty left on it.

That surprises me... so if I steal a motorola phone that still has warranty they will send me a replacement that is unlocked just because it is under warranty? Seems like that is a huge problem.
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AGISCI said:
That surprises me... so if I steal a motorola phone that still has warranty they will send me a replacement that is unlocked just because it is under warranty? Seems like that is a huge problem.
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Is that really a huge problem? They will know who claimed the warranty and I'm sure can notice if anyone is abusing that. Not perfect, but not terrible either. Besides, when the phone is turned in for a warranty, how does Moto know that the reason it's locked out is not due to my own google account?

Supposedly the warranty is only with proof of purchase, which you don't have since you bought it from someone else on ebay. That is a big issue because that undermines the whole reason for having this option on the phone.
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AGISCI said:
Supposedly the warranty is only with proof of purchase, which you don't have since you bought it from someone else on ebay. That is a big issue because that undermines the whole reason for having this option on the phone.
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The person on ebay ran a storefront and I have a receipt from it - I did buy it. The warranty doesn't say you can't buy it from a 3rd party, nor does it say you have to to be the first end-user.

darkprime said:
The person on ebay ran a storefront and I have a receipt from it - I did buy it. The warranty doesn't say you can't buy it from a 3rd party, nor does it say you have to to be the first end-user.
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Mototola's warranty:
https://www.google.com/url?q=https:...6FUuSQ&usg=AFQjCNEGjgEU48cZkqSs2Y72u8W2SgI-mw
The very first thing it says is that it is for the first owner only and is non transferrable.
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AGISCI said:
Mototola's warranty:
https://www.google.com/url?q=https:...6FUuSQ&usg=AFQjCNEGjgEU48cZkqSs2Y72u8W2SgI-mw
The very first thing it says is that it is for the first owner only and is non transferrable.
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Ok, I stand corrected, but Moto doesn't know if I was the first end user or not. I'm sure I wasn't, but good businesses will honor warranties even when technically against the agreement, terms, or expiration.
Anyways, back on topic - if someone knows of something else I can try while I still have the phone, I would like to hear it.

Relock Droid Turbo Bootloader

What's the process for going about it? I did do a search, but didn't find anything useful. Any help would be appreciated.
Reasoning: I'm going to be upgrading and turning in the phone, so it's time to put it back to factory.

mlw4428 said:
What's the process for going about it? I did do a search, but didn't find anything useful. Any help would be appreciated.
Reasoning: I'm going to be upgrading and turning in the phone, so it's time to put it back to factory.
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1. Go back to stock everything by following section 0 of this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-turbo/general/guide-how-to-unlock-bootloader-install-t3292684
2. While in bootloader mode, use the fastboot command "fastboot oem lock"
If you're turning in the phone to Verizon, this method is okay. However, don't do this if you plan on selling the phone to someone else. If they were to try and unlock the phone again, they would most likely brick it.

According to jcase relocking the bootloader it still shows a modified status code. Your warranty is permanently voided.

Are you on an Edge plan? Otherwise I don't know why you would be returning the phone to upgrade. Also not sure what their rules are on permanently modifying the software of one of these essentially "lease-to-own" devices, so might want to check the terms and conditions if this applies to you. If you are just trading it in for credit toward a new phone, I'd just sell it yourself unlocked and get a lot more for it.
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SpyderPride said:
If you are just trading it in for credit toward a new phone, I'd just sell it yourself unlocked and get a lot more for it.
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A bootloader unlocked, rooted XT1254 would be more valuable to a buyer than one locked down. You've already done all the hard work.

TheSt33v said:
1. Go back to stock everything by following section 0 of this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-turbo/general/guide-how-to-unlock-bootloader-install-t3292684
2. While in bootloader mode, use the fastboot command "fastboot oem lock"
If you're turning in the phone to Verizon, this method is okay. However, don't do this if you plan on selling the phone to someone else. If they were to try and unlock the phone again, they would most likely brick it.
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Heya so I'm in a serious bind.
I skipped your step 1 and locked my bootloader. I have an unlocked bootloader. I recently upgraded through the normal verizon pushed update the marshmallow update. Anyhow. I now want to return the phone for an upgrade and well... I locked the bootloader. Then turn the phone off and turned it back on and it now says locked, but it says failed to validate system image. I then got freaked out and downloaded all the step 1 files and tried to flash the stock rom (which i already had installed!) and that doesn't seem to work. Did I brick my phone? Is there any way to get it working now that it is locked with any kind of android at all?

You're probably fine @droidfun1. You just need to use the marshmallow firmware package instead of the lollipop one. Get it here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/dr...-official-stock-firmware-6-0-1-mcg24-t3531571

Yup, I tried flashing the stock 6.0.1 rom with fastboot on my mac but I got all kinds of fails.
I found a mac compatible command line version of RSDLite and it totally worked! Not sure why fastboot couldn't successfully flash the same stock rom?
Now I just need to remove the bootloader unlocked warning (my phone is now locked status 2), but not sure if I can now that it is locked.
TheSt33v said:
You're probably fine @droidfun1. You just need to use the marshmallow firmware package instead of the lollipop one. Get it here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/dr...-official-stock-firmware-6-0-1-mcg24-t3531571
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droidfun1 said:
Yup, I tried flashing the stock 6.0.1 rom with fastboot on my mac but I got all kinds of fails.
I found a mac compatible command line version of RSDLite and it totally worked! Not sure why fastboot couldn't successfully flash the same stock rom?
Now I just need to remove the bootloader unlocked warning (my phone is now locked status 2), but not sure if I can now that it is locked.
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Strange. As far as I understand it, RSDlite just automates fastboot, so even if you're using RSDlite, you're actually using fastboot. Whatever works though.
As for the unlocked bootloader message, see my response to that post you made.

Question Help, i did something stupid.

Hello
Hoping somebody can help getting my phone up and running again.
I wanted to unroot my phone, because i was having issues with danish "MitId". And was a bit sloppy with it.
First i tried using SuperSU to remove root. Because i didnt feel like setting everything up again. Didnt work.
Then I locked the OEM Lock in developer settings. Not thinking this would be a fatal error.
Got home from work, and said to myself. Jusk lock the bootloader and the phone will reset itself.
But this is not the case, when you have been stupid enough to lock the OEM lock.
Now I am stuck on "No valid operating system could be found. The device will not boot"
I can get in to fastboot by pushning power+vol down. But cannot flash anything since the phone thinks the OEM Lock is locked on it.
Does anyone know of a solution for me. Or is it going to the shop tommorow and say that my phone is going this. And hope they will sort it for me?

Can't you fix stuff by using https://flash.android.com/ ?

No, unfortuantly not. It fails:
Device Unlock Disabled​For security reasons, you need to enable "OEM unlocking" in order to flash your device. See the device preparation instructions for more information.

Pearsondk said:
No, unfortuantly not. It fails:
Device Unlock Disabled​For security reasons, you need to enable "OEM unlocking" in order to flash your device. See the device preparation instructions for more information.
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Try sideloading the full OTA. You don't need an unlocked bootloader for that.

Unfortuatly not, if I try to enter recovery mode. The phone just goes back to the screen saying "No valid operating system could be found. The device will not boot"
ADB is not available to me

If you can't sideload the OTA, I'm afraid there is not much else you can do with a locked bootloader except try to RMA it.

Can you get into recovery at all. Even if it's the stock you can attempt a sideload of the stock OTA.zip from Google. You may also try if your on boot slot A
fastboot --set-active=b
On b use
fastboot --set-active=a
Try to see if the other boot slot has an a bootable OS.
*****I apologize I just saw it's actually still locked****"
Contact U-break I-fix if I typed that correctly. The third party warranty repair center for Google's warranty. I believe they can attempt to switch the boot slot with a locked bootloader with the equipment they use to reflash these devices. If anything it's under warranty get the RMA and if the bootloader is locked on it trade someone or sell it and use it to make buying a new cheaper..

JovialQuestion said:
Can you get into recovery at all. Even if it's the stock you can attempt a sideload of the stock OTA.zip from Google. You may also try if your on boot slot A
fastboot --set-active=b
On b use
fastboot --set-active=a
Try to see if the other boot slot has an a bootable OS.
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No, I can get into fastboot and that is it.
But everything I try in fastboot gets rejected, since it says the phone is locked.

Does the bootloader screen on the phone have the option to boot into Rescue. This has a ADB connection but I am not sure if adb sideload works

Really mad that Google intentionally locks phones this way, turning them into completely functional, but useless piece of junk. I guess that's late stage capitalism for you xD

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Does the bootloader screen on the phone have the option to boot into Rescue. This has a ADB connection but I am not sure if adb sideload works. Use the volume keys and power button to select it
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Kofa1 said:
Really mad that Google intentionally locks phones this way, turning them into completely functional, but useless piece of junk. I guess that's late stage capitalism for you xD
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Google is not responsible for phone's with locked bootloaders. They make the device with the specifications the carrier that sells it stipulates. Google themselves allows the unlock.

Lughnasadh said:
If you can't sideload the OTA, I'm afraid there is not much else you can do with a locked bootloader except try to RMA it.
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Iam guessing the same. Phone doesnt want to do anything.
And since i cant get into the phone to oem lock i am stuck. Live in Denmark, so by law I havnt voided the warrenty by rooting.

Pixel warranty is always valid even if you unlock and root. Google doesn't void the warranty. Go to Google pixel support page. Find warranty and act as if your submitting a RMA and it will tell you after you enter the device IMEI how long your warranty is valid for

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If that were true. Android flash tool https://flash.android.com/welcome
Would work as it's the same process for the browser to flash the very same file. Motorola allowed signed factory img on locked. Google had never allowed that in fastboot as far as I am aware

DroidRommer said:
All you need to do is go here Factory pixel firmwares and scroll down to pixel 7 panther assuming you're not on the pro (cheetah)
-select the latest version for your model whether that's Verizon or whatever if you have the carrier unlocked one like myself just choose the Feb firmware that doesn't have a carrier name at the end of the firmware number (you should have your phone plugged into your PC and in fastboot mode) click flash and follow the steps. These are Googles factory images so it doesn't matter if your bootloader is unlocked or not as long as you choose the latest version and the correct version for your phone. Tbh you can't really brick the pixel 7 as long as you have a PC and are able to put the phone in fastboot mode (holding the volume down and power button while powering on)
-Anytime you run into some kind of bootloop issue or wanna get rid of root flashing the stock firmware from this website will factory reset and revert your phone to the way it was the very first time it was pulled out of the box and powered on. If you have already tried this and you know forsure you did everything correctly then I must admit I have never had this happen and I'm someone who flashes custom roms and goes back to stock to get the latest security update just to turn around and flash another custom rom right after lol. If you need any help or advice feel free to pm me whenever. I have been rooting phones for a long time and have to say that the Google pixel is by far the most user friendly phone I've ever owned when it comes to custom rooms, rooting etc. You can ALWAYS go back as long as you know what steps to take. Sorry for the rant especially if you already figured it out.
Happy Customizing!
DROIDROMMER
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Their bootloader is locked. You cannot flash a factory image like that with a locked bootloader. They also turned off OEM Unlocking in the developer settings. If they had left this enabled they would be able to use Android Flash Tool as that tool will unlock your bootloader if OEM Unlocking is enabled.

Kofa1 said:
Really mad that Google intentionally locks phones this way, turning them into completely functional, but useless piece of junk. I guess that's late stage capitalism for you xD
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This wouldn't be Google, they basically encourage you too unlock the bootloader and root if you want as they give you all the tools you need and factory firmware options to go back if you make a mistake. Tbh if you are able to unlock and root the phone to start then you can go back. Even with a locked bootloader you can always flash the latest factory image on googles dev website, you just can't downgrade firmware or install different carrier firmware without the unlocked bootloader. If we really wanna poke at some phone developers I vote Samsung as I have had multiple people ask me to root their phones and if it's a US snapdragon version it cannot be done its so frustrating lol thanks for letting me vent, have a great day if you have the the carrier unlocked dev edition of the pixel 7 and ever need any help feel free to pm me. I have been rooting and romming pixels for a long time
Edit: I was not aware you couldn't flash the stock firmare using googles dev page without oem unlock. I apologize for jumping to conclusions. I thought I had every possible bad scenario happen to me by now but apparently I learned something new today.

DroidRommer said:
This wouldn't be Google, they basically encourage you too unlock the bootloader and root if you want as they give you all the tools you need and factory firmware options to go back if you make a mistake. Tbh if you are able to unlock and root the phone to start then you can go back. Even with a locked bootloader you can always flash the latest factory image on googles dev website, you just can't downgrade firmware or install different carrier firmware without the unlocked bootloader. If we really wanna poke at some phone developers I vote Samsung as I have had multiple people ask me to root their phones and if it's a US snapdragon version it cannot be done its so frustrating lol thanks for letting me vent, have a great day if you have the the carrier unlocked dev edition of the pixel 7 and ever need any help feel free to pm me. I have been rooting and romming pixels for a long time
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Dude. You cannot flash factory images of any kind on any Google phone with the bootloader in locked status. Please stop giving false information on here. If you want to talk up Samsung do it on a Samsung post. Let's not confuse everyone please

DroidRommer said:
Even with a locked bootloader you can always flash the latest factory image on googles dev website, you just can't downgrade firmware or install different carrier firmware without the unlocked bootloader.
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To use Android Flash Tool, you have to have OEM Unlocking enabled in Developer Options for it to be able to unlock the bootloader.
To flash the factory image in fastboot you must have an unlocked bootloader.

Lughnasadh said:
Their bootloader is locked. You cannot flash a factory image like that with a locked bootloader. They also turned off OEM Unlocking in the developer settings. If they had left this enabled they would be able to use Android Flash Tool as that tool will unlock your bootloader if OEM Unlocking is enabled.
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Okay my bad you are right fortunately I have never had this happen. And like someone else said if he can't get into recovery then he can't sideload a factory ota... sorry I'm at a loss on this one. Some custom roms use "fastboot update file.zip" would that do anything in this case or would that command not even work with a locked bootloader I'm assuming. I apologize for trying to act like a know it all I've just never heard of this happening