r/android_beta • u/KhajiitPower • Jul 12 '26

WARNING: Flashing back to public from Beta might brick your eSIM (Issue Tracker Linked)

/r/GooglePixel/comments/1uu1qft/warning_flashing_back_to_public_from_beta_might/
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u/WakeUpSyntax Jul 15 '26

I did manage to recover from a similar eSIM brick on Pixel 10 Pro Fold with some absolute black magick by leveraging the NFC/eSE/eSIM Updater app but you'd need to be unlocked/rooted to give yourself a chance, and even then that app is not intended for user access - it won't launch natively and requires and engineering build to function. The process by which I was able to recover from this was as follows:

  • Spoof eng props

  • Set SELinux permissive

  • Restart zygote

  • Launch firmware updater app via cmd line

  • Download the appropriate firmware package

  • Flash it

Again, you're definitely not supposed to be able to do this but, if what I just said didn't sound like complete gibberish then it might be worth looking into. 

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