As we already discussed the option of Pixel 6 but now after the ending of the December 2021 update to Pixel 6 series phones, now the faulty update from its website, is going to be removed by Google to prevent it from being manually installed and downloaded.
Here we can say that it’s a smart move to make their users more interested in their functions. Shortly after the arrival of the December 2021 update for Pixel 6 phones — which was already an off-kilter release, coming a few days after other Pixel phones — it was making so that it would cause severe connection issues, especially for those in Europe.
Now the security fixes of the December update and subsequent January 2022 patch — which were released today — are set to arrive on the Pixel 6 in late January. However, it’s a great and powerful step for those with a bit more technical knowledge of Android — even for those also who were willing to follow a tutorial on 9to5Google — it’s been easily possible to download the December 2021 update directly from Google and install it yourself.
One of Google’s Android developer websites includes every update ever released for every Pixel/Nexus device, allowing you to download them and install them manually via ADB. So the hot topic was raised on Tuesday evening when Google was fully delisted the Pixel 6 series’ faulty December 2021 update (including variants for Verizon, European countries, and more) from their website. Here’s a quick rundown of the builds that were removed:
- Pixel 6 — SQ1D.211205.016.A1 — “Global” (including CA, TW)
- Pixel 6 — SQ1D.211205.016.A4 — EMEA carriers (UK, IE, FR, DE)
- Pixel 6 — SQ1D.211205.016.A5 — AU carriers
- Pixel 6 — SQ1D.211205.017 — US carriers
- Pixel 6 Pro — SQ1D.211205.016.A1 — “Global” (including CA, TW)
- Pixel 6 Pro — SQ1D.211205.016.A4 — EMEA carriers (UK, IE, FR, DE)
- Pixel 6 Pro — SQ1D.211205.016.A5 — AU carriers
- Pixel 6 Pro — SQ1D.211205.017 — US carriers
In all likelihood, the removal was done with the intention of protecting customers from installing an update that, for many, broke more than it fixed. Well, here we can say that this was a very important and highly anticipated move for the benefit of those who want to downgrade their Pixel 6 rather than wait a few weeks for the January patch.
So now there’s a 0 % of chance that they’ll inadvertently reinstall the same update on their phone. If you’re interested in such a downgrade for your own phone, the process is similar to downgrading from Android 12 back to Android 11 respectively and highly recommended.
Well in simple words, it’s maybe delisted an update like this for Google, with offering the pages effectively every software patch dating back to 2010’s Nexus S and over 70 individual patches & variants for the first-generation Pixel. If nothing else, it points to how serious the underlying issues must be for Google to remove the update from their historical record prospectively.