6.1 Plus on Pie - Revert to OST Oreo + Prevent Automatic Upgrade?

[RandomDude]

Hi,

So I have Nokia 6.1 Plus with bootloader unlock. I have reverted to the stock image via OST many times in Oreo. After the Pie OTA (which Nokia rushed out, completely buggy) I decided I didn't want to keep it just yet and loaded Oreo back via OST.

But it seems after a clean Oreo OST the Google setup forces you to download the Pie OTA. It doesn't let you skip it, regardless if you pull out the SIMs and skip Wifi setup. It won't allow you to get into the phone without an online setup first (I assume this is Google Factory Reset Protection)

Does any one know how to bypass this?

 

[klauer]

For me it worked like you discribed:

• Flash Oreo Rom via fastboot
• Set up the phone with internet connection
• Pause the update in settings (or block it on your firewall / router
• Maybe root the phone and disable update app
• Otherwise pause the update everytime you boot