Having boot issues after the Android 13 update on Pixel 6? This is what you should do

This week the Android 13 update came out for Pixel 4, 5 and 6. Great news, but there are people who like to make their phone better by removing Android 12 completely: it causes boot problems. However, that is easier said than done. At first it wasn’t even possible. Now Google itself explains how to go about it.

Android 13

Pixel phones work with a system that you can see as a kind of heart. The operating system is the heart of your smartphone in this, but there are two rooms: Android 13 is stored and used in the left room, but you still have Android 12 in the right room as a backup. The phone basically never uses this unless something goes completely wrong. Then you can go back to the old situation. Very safe: if something is wrong with your current operating system, you still have something up your sleeve.

However, due to a security problem on Pixel 6, 6 Pro and 6a, you can’t use that right room, because an older variant remains. As a result, if you have to reboot Android and want to use that right room, the device won’t turn on because of that weak. Fortunately, there is something that can be done about it. If you have put your device on Android 13 in one go and you want to get rid of that Android 12 build, you will have to flash the inactive room with Android 12 to Android 13.

Flashing Pixel 6

Flashing is overwriting such a ‘heart chamber’ with something else that you have downloaded somewhere. In this case it is wise to install an OTA. You can find that OTA and further explanation here. In addition, Google is releasing an update to the Android Flash Tool, which should make it easier to improve your Android 13 experience. Google does let us know that people who have sideloaded an Android 13 OTA and do not intend to flash it, better not take any action. Good to know: the difference between sideloading and flashing is that a flash is more like a ‘factory setting’ where you also remove a lot, while sideloading means installing something on top of something.

Have you put Android 13 on your Pixel via flash and does this method work for you? Leave it now in the comments.