Android 10 is herefor Pixel devices, at least.
In this guide, well walk you through the process of reverting from Android 10 to Android 9.
Were doing this on a Pixel because thats what we have (and what has Android 10).
Click that link, grab the installer for Windows or Mac, and unzip its contents a folderyour pick.
The downgrade wont work if there are pending Pixel updates.
If so, download the update, install it, and start your rig.
Head back toSettings>System>Advancedand tapDeveloper options.
Scroll down to the Debugging section and enable USB debugging.
More on that in a bit.
Plug your phone into your system
Easy, right?
Navigate over to where you unzipped the Android SDK Platform-Tools package.
To get started, enter the following command to reboot your gadget into its recovery mode.
adb reboot recovery
When I did this, my rig pulled up a scary-looking No command screen.
I then rebooted back into ADB by typingadb reboot bootloaderin the Command Prompt.
I felt pretty ready at this point.
I unlocked my phones bootloader by typingfastboot flashing unlockinto the command prompt.
(Dont unzip them to a new folder within your platform-tools folder.)
Finally, I typedflash-allinto my Command Prompt and crossed my fingers.
And…that failed, too, because it said the image wasnt compatible with my gear.
AndGreat Scott!weve traveled back to the past.
(The most recent image might not be the optimal choice.
Also, dont use an OTA image.)
