How to return from Android 11 to Android 10 in your step-by-step guide

Moderate hype meaning that the first new arrival of Android 11 developer, you may have more than one decided to jump into the pool and install the newest version of Android on your Pixel device to test the new features found with this update. But now that many more hours have passed failures and shortcomings This type of developer is starting to get lighter, no wonder there are those who are looking for it now return to "normal" for Android 10.

Fortunately The process of removing the Android 11 developer preview and returning to Android 10 is simple. In fact, the steps to be followed are the same as those performed when installing a new version on the device.

What you need to get back to Android 10 from your Android 11 updated phone

If at the time you decide to install Android 11 on your device, we think you are familiar with concepts such as installing an OTA update manually or opening the bootloader – by the way, the latter is required to complete the process we will describe next. Therefore, in this guide we will not go into detail on these types of ideas, and we will just list them the necessary requirements and steps to follow to return from Android 11 to Android 10.

So, before starting the best thing is to make a complete backup of your Android phone, because at the end of the process to be turned back for Android 10, all data stored on the device will be deleted, because the installation of the previous version requires a Factory reset that will be done automatically.

In addition, you need to be involved Installed computer with ADB driver be able to perform the Android 10 ROM installation process on mobile, and a USB cable.

Where to download Android 10 ROM compatible with your device

As you have done with installing Android 11, to return to Android 10 what you need enter the full factory image of the previous version. Of course, it's not appropriate to install any image, but it should be the one that fits your device. Below, we provide download links to the most recent types of Pixel series terminal:

Return to Android 10 from Android 11 step by step

Once you have fulfilled all the requirements and have downloaded a factory image that fits your signal, the steps to follow install Android 10 and thus remove all Android 11 DP1 features from your mobile phone are as follows:

1. The first step is to connect the device to the computer by removing the USB debugging active from the developer option.
2. Connect the cell phone to the computer with the USB cable, and open the command window.
3. Boot the phone into mode bootloader issuing a command Adb restarted bootloader.
4. In the command window, go to the path where the ROM file is limited by command "Cd / Users / YourUser / Desktop / ImageAndroid10" – The method will depend on where the file has been cut in each case.
5. To light an image, you must use text flash-everything included in the downloaded package. The command to perform this procedure depends on the system used on the computer:
   • For Windows: issue an orderflash-all.bat"
   • On MacOS or Linux: issue an order./flash-all.sh"

The installation process will have begun, and after five or ten minutes, the installation will be completed. By default, the device will restart. Remember that the most common is that this first reaction lasts longer than usual – between 5 and 10 minutes.

But if something fails to do the automatic installation with script by light included in the package, there is always a possibility manually installed to follow these steps:

• First, you must install the bootloader, restart the device, and install "radio" before restarting the bootloader mode:

  • fastboot flash bootloader – bootloader file -.img

  • hardboot-bootloader restart

  • fastboot flash radio file -name radio-.img file

  • hardboot-bootloader restart

• Photo of Flashea factory:

  • fastboot flash -w update -name file image-.zip

• Restart the device in the event of default

And that's all. When the phone starts up again, it will do it in a completely clean version of Android 10 -Remember that, as we previously warned, all your information will be deleted. You can now wait for Google to continue working on newer versions of Android 11 until it is time to launch the beta program, whose first version should be more stable than the original pre-developer version.

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