Monday, May 29, 2017

Restore Nexus 5X Stuck in Boot Loop

If your Nexus 5X gets stuck in a boot loop after upgrading to Android O, you can try to restore the previous Andriod version. You will to download the following

  • Android Debug Bridge https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/adb.html
  • Full OTA image for your device https://developers.google.com/android/ota

Boot to the recovery console and select install from ADB.

Open a command prompt and go into the platform-tools folder of the Android Debug Bridge.

Run
adb sideload <PATH TO OTA ZIP FILE>

Reboot the device upon completion.

Notes
You do not need to install any USB drivers.

References
https://mail.google.com/mail/ca/u/0/#inbox/15c52fab33730727

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