When will Google start posting the factory images?

[SexySOnic23]

Yes, I do, too. But I roughed it out setting up the phone without it. Most of my apps had data in the cloud or their own backup file. I transferred other files manually. I'll root, but I don't need to setup my phone twice because I unlocked the bootloader first.

No I totally get it, I exaggerated a little. I'm just being a little whiny, I know I won't have to do a full setup. I've been rooting my phone for ten years, I'm just annoyed that I'm being held up by Google's lack of transparency kind of

 

[Archangel]

Yeah I hear ya,,,I too am a little annoyed that the images are not out yet and if you go by what Google has done in the past the first Monday of Sept is the 7th when it will possibly get released. Seems pretty long for a Pixel device.

No I totally get it, I exaggerated a little. I'm just being a little whiny, I know I won't have to do a full setup. I've been rooting my phone for ten years, I'm just annoyed that I'm being held up by Google's lack of transparency kind of

 

[digger16309]

Yeah I hear ya,,,I too am a little annoyed that the images are not out yet and if you go by what Google has done in the past the first Monday of Sept is the 7th when it will possibly get released. Seems pretty long for a Pixel device.

We could be lucky in that someone may do a ROM dump and get us to root faster.

I looked up the instructions and it's fairly involved. I was thinking of trying it but not sure I have the skill to not screw it up.

 

[PhobiaSoft]

I'm in the same boat. My device actually arrived on the 19th and I feel a bit guilty for getting it a little early and not being deep enough into Android development to do much of anything at this stage.

 

[TheSayaMan]

We could be lucky in that someone may do a ROM dump and get us to root faster.

I looked up the instructions and it's fairly involved. I was thinking of trying it but not sure I have the skill to not screw it up.

I've always thought that you need root to do that because you need root to have access to system files which includes system.img, boot.img, etc.

 

[SexySOnic23]

I've always thought that you need root to do that because you need root to have access to system files which includes system.img, boot.img, etc.

Same, I'm kind of handy with a terminal so I'm willing to try if someone has a good tutorial. I've been searching, but everything that looks credible seems like it requires su

Also it's been a few days, so I'm sure people smarter than me would have done it (if it can be done)

 

[Zlatty]

Same, I'm kind of handy with a terminal so I'm willing to try if someone has a good tutorial. I've been searching, but everything that looks credible seems like it requires su

Also it's been a few days, so I'm sure people smarter than me would have done it (if it can be done)

I'm surprised that there is not a working Magisk by now. I miss ad away and tethering so much.

 

[SexySOnic23]

I'm surprised that there is not a working Magisk by now. I miss ad away and tethering so much.

Right? I know how to not break Linux, there have to be people that really know Android enough to do it. But the fact that no one has, makes me think it can't be done without the system images

 

[Archangel]

I am pretty sure unless we have the system images not much if anything can be done by way of rom making until the factory images are released, unfortunately.

 

[kc6wke]

I am pretty sure unless we have the system images not much if anything can be done by way of rom making until the factory images are released, unfortunately.

This is true, need the images to do this.

 

[fronto]

.........Sept is the 7th when it will possibly get released. Seems pretty long for a Pixel device.

and the word is that Android 11 officially drops on the 8th

 

[CoryCoolguy]

The factory images are up now.

 

[xxTECRAxx]

I can confirm, images are available now!

 

[fronto]

 

[renzyyy]

wooo root time

 

[Ramocity]

I was able to enroll in the beta a little while ago, as well. No OTA ready yet.

 

[HolyAngel]

Factory Images just got posted!
https://developers.google.com/android/images#sunfish

 

[xxTECRAxx]

I was able to enroll in the beta a little while ago, as well. No OTA ready yet.

Both the factory image and full OTA image are available.

I understand OTA is over the air, but how does the OTA differ from the factory image? OTA I would image would be more like to rolling releases. Factory image obviously comes on the phone from the factory, where OTA are pushed, right? More up to date for OTA? But in this case, I believe both are the same for August 2020 and Android 10. Please help me understand ?

 

[HolyAngel]

Both the factory image and full OTA image are available.

I understand OTA is over the air, but how does the OTA differ from the factory image? OTA I would image would be more like to rolling releases. Factory image obviously comes on the phone from the factory, where OTA are pushed, right? More up to date for OTA? But in this case, I believe both are the same for August 2020 and Android 10. Please help me understand ?

The ota is a smaller zip and meant to be sideloaded. does not contain all the partitions that the full factory image does.

 

[jmh123]

Amazing! Magisk works great, but now I need to deal with ctsProfile false :crying:...