XDA user Sachi315 discovered a method to obtain root on the Android O Developer Preview for both Pixel and Pixel XL. It's fairly convoluted and involves a full wipe and flashing 7.1.2 and the O Dev Preview to separate partitions, but here you go [emoji2]
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel/how-to/guide-root-android-o-dev-preview-1-pixel-t3591548
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too much work
id wait for chainfire
Really isn't that bad, took me about 15 minutes. Backed up in TWRP onto my PC, edited the flash-alls, flashed, restored my TWRP data and I'm rooted on O with all my stuff. No issues.
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As the title says ,always been unlocked but never rooted,want to lock it again so is there a guide ease and are there any issues like a fresh start etc once done .
Thanks for any help
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fastboot flashing lock
Make sure you are 100% stock b4 using the above if not you will brick .
And it will wipe your phone
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Hi guys I'm currently using nexus 6p android 7.0 nbd90x latest security patch. Previously rooted with twrp installation. Now returned back fully to stock. Even locked the bootloader. Did it using the nexus root toolkit.
My ques is that will i be able to download and install ota updates like I used to before rooting my phone. Thanks
Yes as long as it's full stock u will receive and install OTA updates.
This also works with Full Stock with unlocked bootloader's.
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Hi, I'm running stock Android 7.1.1 (N4F26O) on my rooted Nexus 6p with twrp installed. I just got the android 7.1.2 (NPF05F) Beta update. I tried installing it with flashfire. Flashfire kept stopping at 7%. Is there any way I can install the update without losing root
Sorry for bad english.
Thatoneguyyyy said:
Hi, I'm running Android 7.1.1 (N4F26O) on my rooted Nexus 6p with twrp installed. I just got the android 7.1.2 (NPF05F) Beta update. I tried installing it with flashfire. Flashfire kept stopping at 7%. Is there any way I can install the update without losing root
Sorry for bad english.
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Same here. Mine crashes while uncrypting at 22%.
I am also experiencing this issue.
Try removing root, go back to a completely stock rom - wait for 7.1.2 then download it. Let the phone update to 7.1.2 without using flash fire.
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Jxcorex29 said:
Try removing root, go back to a completely stock rom - wait for 7.1.2 then download it. Let the phone update to 7.1.2 without using flash fire.
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Obviously that will work. But we aren't trying to lose the ROM, kernel, recovery, root for a beta
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Everyone needs to calm down and wait! If you are not willing to go back to a full stock build, just wait until someone creates a flashable zip version. This is nothing new here. Factory ota's rarely if ever are comparable with aftermarket kernels, recoverys or root.
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CyberpodS2 said:
Everyone needs to calm down and wait! If you are not willing to go back to a full stock build, just wait until someone creates a flashable zip version. This is nothing new here. Factory ota's rarely if ever are comparable with aftermarket kernels, recoverys or root.
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For sure.
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I can't remember what the order was, because I remember it's something odd. Isn't it flash rom, then flash recovery, then reboot back into recovery, and finally flash vendor?
thats is correct. then reboot and flash supersu if u want root.
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metallized said:
thats is correct. then reboot and flash supersu if u want root.
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I've been leaving root off, allows for android pay and tbh I really don't use anything that requires root, the rom (pure nexus) offers enough customization and ability for me all on its own
Everywhere I read to back up before rooting, since the only time I unroot is for updates and those happen rarely I was wondering if there was a disadvantage in backing up the phone using twrp after rooting to always have my latest installs
Thanks
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Disadvantages? Losing 2 minutes of your life and space consuming maybe?
So it's better to backup after rooting ?
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You can flash the updates via twrp. Why unroot to just take otas when u can flash them? Yes whenever flashing am update always take a backup just in case something goes sour.