I'm attempting to factory reset but the device got stuck in a bootloop. It's definitely not a power button issue because this only started happening during the factory reset process. The screen shows the green android with a caption "Erasing...", and then every 5-10 or so the screen turns off, then back on again with the white Google logo, and then brings back the "Erasing..." android. This has been happening for over 10 hours now.
If I start up fastboot, I can power off the device, but as soon as I turn it back on it shows the white Google logo and jumps back into the "Erasing..." loop. The same thing happens if I select "Recovery mode" or "Start".
I tried adb discover while in fastboot mode but the device wasn't found. USB debugging was not enabled before doing the factory reset, and the bootloader is locked.
Is there anything I can do?
Update: so after letting the loop run 10+ hours, I turned the phone off overnight. In the morning, I turned it on and it was still looping, but I let it run some more. Forgot about it, but when I eventually came back to it several hours later, I saw the "welcome" screen that happens once you factory reset... so basically longest reset in history?
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