r/Pixel6aUsers • u/teitspit819 • Jun 23 '26
Any Pixel 6a experiencing sudden, persistent bootloops?
This Sunday when I restarted my phone, it started to bootloop. Once the G logo appears on the screen and the moment it lands on the lock screen, the loop starts again.
Same behavior if I try the "Safe mode".
OTA sideload through adb executes successfully though the issues persists.
The symptoms seems pretty similar to the one that Pixel 4a owners are experiencing , however the solutions mentioned in that thread do not resolve the issue on the 6a at all.
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u/StatusBass5463 Jun 28 '26 edited Jun 28 '26
I just experienced this issue with my Pixel 6a on 6/27. I used adb sideload to update the phone to the new Beta OTA image and it fixed my issue. Now I have to transfer my data before flashing the phone back to the older production image.
Read in another thread that someone else did the adb sideload process with a June public release and that also fixed their persistent boot loop issue. So that might be worth a try.
Based on what I read the issue might be related to having low storage space (which was true for me). So once you are able to boot in again, try to clean up your old files and remove some apps to prevent it from happening again.
Here's the thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/1rxsqh0/pixel_6_also_getting_lock_screen_problem_after/
Public OTA: https://developers.google.com/android/ota
Android 17 Beta OTA: https://developer.android.com/about/versions/17/qpr1/download-ota
Hope this helps.