[Help Thread][Google Pixel 3](2018) Ask Any Question, Noob Friendly

[Md Husain]

Can anyone share the updated build.prop of Pixel 3, please?

 

[suhho1993]

[Noob ALERT] My Pixel 3 won't boot!

What I did
1. boot pixel 3 to fastboot mode
2. use pc to boot into TWRP by fastboot boot twrp-3...img]
3. wipe system
4. rebooted

now none of my buttons work.... it wont even boot into anything
Any idea?
by the way, my phone was charged like 99%

 

[Badger50]

What I did
1. boot pixel 3 to fastboot mode
2. use pc to boot into TWRP by fastboot boot twrp-3...img]
3. wipe system
4. rebooted

now none of my buttons work.... it wont even boot into anything
Any idea?
by the way, my phone was charged like 99%

You wiped your system! So you have no OS to boot into. Fastboot the factory image or possibly the rom you were going to use.

 

[rjbogz]

Recently bough a Pixel 3a and a Pixel 3. I have unlocked the bootloader and installed magisk on each. Running into some trouble when trying to install a system app to /system/priv-app. Any time I install an app there (to either device), the device fails to boot. Both are running Pie and have had 0 updates since I bought them. Is there something I am not thinking of? I have tried manually installing them via a root explorer, installing them regularly and then moving them using Link2SD, and installing them directly as a system app. All fail after I reboot the device. I have tried searching this elsewhere, but couldn't find many other people with the same issue, so I suppose it's something I'm doing wrong.

Another note, I have also tried the magisk module Terminal Systemizer, which seems to work just fine, but the app itself does not recognize that it is a system app (GPS Joystick). Does anyone have any thoughts or suggestions?

EDIT: I have also tried fooling around with package-restrictions.xml to no avail.

 

[ychknz]

Sorry, maybe its a noob question, but i cannot solve it myself, i cannot google any experience same as me.
Do anyone of you cannot pass the CTS profile in safetynet?
After i updated to android 10, i cannot pass CTS profile match, it always shows failed to pass.
I cannot install netflix through google play( protect certification status also failed ), i cannot use google pay.

I have ever installed magisk, but somehow i uninstalled it through the magisk manager (in android 9)
I also flash twrp 3.2.3

Is there anything i can do to solve the problem?

thanks a lot!

 

[thedosbox]

[edit] nvm, the update didn't actually install android 10

 

[[email protected]]

Stuck on boot loader

Hi. I was trying to update my rom today. I followed the instructions in the OP, at the same time upgrading to twrp 3.3.0.0 (from 3.2.3.0), and I was getting system UI crashes. So I figured I'd just go back into recovery and reflash the original rom I was on, back rolling so to speak. After I did so, I was stuck in a boot loop. So I went back into recovery to see if I needed to go back to the previous version of twrp, maybe that was causing problems, but it said my internal storage was empty (0mb). I know I didn't wipe it. So I went into bootloader mode so I could temp boot the previous twrp img (3.2.3.0). Now when I attempt to boot into twrp (either one) using fastboot commands, I get this message...


C:\Users\Pimp Daddy D\Downloads\platform-tools_r29.0.3-windows>fastboot boot recovery.img
Sending 'boot.img' (65536 KB) OKAY [ 1.621s]
Booting FAILED (remote: 'Error calling AvbLoadAndVerifyBootImages Load Error')
fastboot: error: Command failed

I have very important files on this device. I cannot afford to lose them. I need to find some kind of way to boot into a rom, any rom, so I can save the data before I lose it. Can anyone point me in the proper direction? Thanks in advance.

edit: I'm sorry, I forgot to mention. When I try to boot the phone, I get a black screen. Same thing when I try to boot recovery from the bootloader.

 

[sd_shadow]

Hi. I was trying to update my rom today. I followed the instructions in the OP, at the same time upgrading to twrp 3.3.0.0 (from 3.2.3.0), and I was getting system UI crashes. So I figured I'd just go back into recovery and reflash the original rom I was on, back rolling so to speak. After I did so, I was stuck in a boot loop. So I went back into recovery to see if I needed to go back to the previous version of twrp, maybe that was causing problems, but it said my internal storage was empty (0mb). I know I didn't wipe it. So I went into bootloader mode so I could temp boot the previous twrp img (3.2.3.0). Now when I attempt to boot into twrp (either one) using fastboot commands, I get this message...


C:\Users\Pimp Daddy D\Downloads\platform-tools_r29.0.3-windows>fastboot boot recovery.img
Sending 'boot.img' (65536 KB) OKAY [ 1.621s]
Booting FAILED (remote: 'Error calling AvbLoadAndVerifyBootImages Load Error')
fastboot: error: Command failed

I have very important files on this device. I cannot afford to lose them. I need to find some kind of way to boot into a rom, any rom, so I can save the data before I lose it. Can anyone point me in the proper direction? Thanks in advance.

edit: I'm sorry, I forgot to mention. When I try to boot the phone, I get a black screen. Same thing when I try to boot recovery from the bootloader.

There are 2 recoveries, 1 for each slot, a and b
Try changing active slot, and select recovery

To check active slot

fastboot getvar current-slot

To change to slot a

fastboot --set-active=a

To change to slot b

fastboot --set-active=b

To toggle from active to inactive Slot

fastboot set_active other

Sent from my Essential Phone using XDA Labs

 

[[email protected]]

There are 2 recoveries, 1 for each slot, a and b
Try changing active slot, and select recovery

To check active slot

fastboot getvar current-slot

To change to slot a

fastboot --set-active=a

To change to slot b

fastboot --set-active=b

To toggle from active to inactive Slot

fastboot set_active other

Sent from my Essential Phone using XDA Labs

Thank you so much. This got me back to booted. Im still having some issues, but I can at least back up important data. Much appreciation kind sir.

 

[sd_shadow]

There are 2 recoveries, 1 for each slot, a and b
Try changing active slot, and select recovery

To check active slot


To change to slot a


To change to slot b


To toggle from active to inactive Slot



Thank you so much. This got me back to booted. Im still having some issues, but I can at least back up important data. Much appreciation kind sir.

Guess I would reflash full stock firmware.

 

[bulsatar]

Hello,
I just updated to android 10 and rooted with magisk. However now my root directory is showing 100% full. I looked in system /apps but didn't see anything that required deleting.

Can you please suggest other avenue to clean up the root directory? Trying to get adaway working but can't change the hosts file because of 100%

 

[ShinGaiven]

Hi guys very new to Pixel devices here, I just brought a Pixel 3 from some stranger online..got it in a really good price, but now I came to know the phone is managed by an admin and I can't add my google account on it, and it keeps notifying me that my phone will reset in an hour..anything I can do to fix this?

 

[bulsatar]

Hello,
I just updated to android 10 and rooted with magisk. However now my root directory is showing 100% full. I looked in system /apps but didn't see anything that required deleting.

Can you please suggest other avenue to clean up the root directory? Trying to get adaway working but can't change the hosts file because of 100%

After reinstalling with a full wipe, I was still having the same issues. Turns out turning on systemless hosts in magisk solves the issue. No more ads

 

[acidspider]

Here's hoping face unlock will come to p3

 

[mattlach]

After the Pixel 4 launch I found the Pixel 4 to be a disappointment, so I bought a Pixel 3 instead (my first gen Pixel died last week).

Charging seems strange. I'm wondering if I got a defective one.

It seems to scharge will with the included charger, but if I plug it in to a traditional USB A port on a computer (same ones I've charged my previous phones from, including my first gen Pixel) it actually slowly discharges if used at all.

We aren't talking heavy use, but just setting up apps, and going through phone settings.

Is this normal behavior for these phones, or should I be RMA:ing it right away?

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Here's hoping face unlock will come to p3

Personally I'd pass. I don't need or want any AI/Assistant/Voice Control/Face Recognition/Cloud junk they are offering. I just want a phone.

 

[tbudke]

I believe I have a rootkit that's blocking me from flashing the stock images. I get some kind of remote error when flashing certain images. I believe there are some remote capabilities installed as well. After flashing I'm forced to use an Enterprise wizard (which I'm not entirely sure of what that is) I can provide further details if someone can help me such as my prop configurations etc.. I believe it all to be tampered with

 

[kenship]

Hi, I'm looking for help to unbrick my device.

Current situation:
i. phone can only boot into fastboot mode, other such as recovery, rescue won't work
ii. Message "Enter reason: error boot prepare" at bottom
iii. ADB can't list device but accepts command to restart
iv. Fastboot flash command ended up with the failed partition write message

USB driver, Fastboot and ADB all using latest. Tested on Windows 7 and 10 machines, same result.
Bootloader says unlocked.

Cause: Following root guide to flash magisk patched boot img into Pixel 3 on Android 10. Could not restart phone and ended up bricked at Fastboot.

Appreciate any help.

[EDIT: I managed to save the phone by activating slot b, booted the phone, activated USB debugging then flashed the boot.img back to slot a. Problem solved.]

 

[andr0077]

I don't know since really then, but my pixel can not restart very easy. What I'm doing if I want to restart is turning it off, then turning on, I see wow screen but nothing happens, then I turn it off again (hold power button for quite a long time) and then it starts properly.

Also I have an issue with my bt headphones it works work a noticeable lag. The same headphones with iPhone 7 works smooth.

Does anybody know how to fix all these?

Thanks

 

[ivshah]

Hello, I'm having Pixel 3 from USA and using it in India. Running latest stock OS. I'm not getting eSim option.

Please guide me for enabling the eSim option.

 

[luqman.mirza]

Com port

Hi, i want to ask if i want my pixel 3 to connect as a com port then do I have to unlock bootloader? and if so then is it safe?