Pixel prevented me from calling 911

Re:Pixel prevented me from calling 911 by m3nu on Thursday December 09, 2021 @05:42AM (#29495929)

My Gen1 Pixel is still going strong here. 2-3 days battery life with light use and monthly AOSP updates via Pixel Experience ROM. Hope to use it another 5 years.

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Re:Pixel prevented me from calling 911 by Sosh101 on Thursday December 09, 2021 @06:20AM (#29496186)

That's where I was before the update. I loved that phone :-( Now about 7hrs bat life and a half working device.

> AOSP updates via Pixel Experience ROM

I'd be interested to know what this is! Is it something I can use?

Edit: Found it now - looks interesting. Was the installation relatively pain free?

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Re:Pixel prevented me from calling 911 by m3nu on Thursday December 09, 2021 @08:00AM (#29496861)

Yes, it's "relatively" easy. They had over-the-air delta updates with Android 10, but not for 11. Here my current steps for each ROM upgrade. Installation would be similar:

- Connect USB

- Boot in Fastboot: Press and hold Volume Down, then press and hold Power

- Install TWRP recovery `fastboot flash boot twrp-...`

- Select to boot recovery mode using Volume Up/Down

- Format system and cache partitions ONLY. Leave data and internal

- Choose Advanced > Sideload, then run `adb sideload PixelExp...zip` on computer

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Re:Pixel prevented me from calling 911 by Sosh101 on Thursday December 09, 2021 @12:13PM (#29500083)

Thank you, I will likely try this.

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