Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2 is Soft-Bricking Pixels: Here’s How to Fix it

Google releasedAndroid 14QPR3 Beta 2 yesterday with many bug fixes, improvements, and a few feature additions. However, as soon as the update landed, a few users onRedditreported their Pixels were soft-bricked after sideloading the update.

According to9to5Google, attempts to restart Pixels once the QPR3 Beta 2 update is installed resulted in the device getting stuck on the Google logo. This isn’t the first time in recent months that updates to Pixels have resulted in boot failures.

This is usually referred to as a “soft brick,” it isn’t tough to get your phone out of this state, provided you’re a bit versed with the Android Debugging Bridge and Sideloading.

At Beebom, we updated our Pixel 7 Pro and Pixel 6a to the latest beta but we did not experience any soft bricking issues so far.

If you’ve got your Pixel soft-bricked during the process, the solution is to sideload the previous version’s OTA, i.e., Android 14 QPR3 Beta 1, and your Pixel should be back to functioning in no time. The process is as follows:

  1. Connect your device to your PC in Fastboot mode.

  2. Type “adb devices” in the terminal and allow USB debugging on the phone.

  3. Download the Android 14 QPR3 Beta 1 OTA package on your PC for your Pixelfrom this link.

  4. Enter the following command in the terminal and press enter.

Once done, your phone should boot normally and no data will be lost.

As for the improvements that the Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2 update brings to the table, they’re as follows:

What are your thoughts about Pixels frequently soft-bricking? Let us know in the comment section below.

Abubakar Mohammed

Abubakar covers Tech on Beebom. Hailing from a Computer Science background, the start of his love for Tech dates back to 2011, when he was gifted a Dell Inspiron 5100. When he’s not covering Tech, you’ll find him binge-watching anime and Tech content on YouTube, hunting heads in competitive FPS games, or exploring Teyvat in Genshin Impact. He has previously worked for leading publications such as Fossbytes, How-To Geek, and Android Police.

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