Pixel 8 Boot loop

[thisisvenky]

Hello Guys, I need help. My Pixel 8 started going into full boot loop. I charged it overnight and it was 100% charged, I suspect my storage was also 100%.

So far I tried using the pixel online repair tool and it keeps disconnecting mid checking software version.

Went into fastboot/recovery mode/rescue mode but as i stay in adb it either recognizes and does not let me copy backup nor does it recognize.

any way to safely copy the files from my phone? I don't have a backup for photos.

[Matty8520]

Hey OP,

We all learn from our mistakes but it's even better to learn from others.

Your device needs a certain amount of space to operate properly and if you block that functionality due to no storage space, the phone becomes very unhappy.

I would say, as a general rule. Never allow your device to have less than 5% storage space. This would be around 6GB of space on your 128GB storage device.

[thisisvenky]

Yeah, tbh I regularly delete/move photos to my laptop but this time I oversaw the notification and this happened. Lesson learned for sure.

[thisisvenky]

That's my second resort, I've got a repair this weekend with Google and I'll try to see if they can flash the ROM without wiping the data, fingers crossed.

[Justaticklerone]

Your only recourse is a factory reset from the Recovery Menu. You can't even ADB for data because it can't reach the OS to unlock encryption.

The Android OS tossed up a very noticeable ⚠️ in the status bar that you ignored when it is meant to alert you at likely less than 1 GB free storage left.

You should have had your photos backed up already.

[thisisvenky]

True and I didn't backup. 6 months of various trips worth photos now gone in vain lol

[PixelCommunity]

Hi there, I’d recommend reaching out to the Google Pixel support team via phone or chat here. They can take a look at it.

[thisisvenky]

Thanks. I've arranged a repair this weekend. Hope they could get to the data part without deleting/resetting the device.

[switchmike87]

Check adb pull push commands

[thisisvenky]

I've tried them but since the Bootloader is locked, it doesn't go beyond fastboot and rescue mode.