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Alyse Stanley

Google's latest update fixes Android 14 issue that bricked some Pixel phones

Google Pixel 8 Pro held in hand.

Google has been working on a fix for an Android 14 bug affecting Google Pixel owners with multiple profiles on their devices which caused their newly updated phones to become stuck in an endless reboot loop, among other issues. Today, Google pushed out an Android update to address the issue on supported Pixel phones. 

As for the problem itself, users reported being locked out of the device storage or being asked to reboot the device with a "Factory data reset" pop-up prompt. Accepting the message would purportedly trigger a factory reset, erasing all data that hasn't been backed up, while declining the prompt sends the device into a reboot loop. 

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