Your Pixel. Two lives.

What you need

• A Pixel 7 Pro with an unlockable bootloader.
• A computer with Chrome or Edge.
• The USB-C cable packaged with the phone.

Back up first

Installing replaces the system and erases everything on the phone. Back up photos, authenticator apps, and files before you start.

The steps

1. 01

   Check your phone

   The first phone is the Pixel 7 Pro. A Pixel 7 is different hardware. Later Pixel models are planned.

2. 02

   Enable OEM unlocking

   On the stock phone, open Settings, then About phone, and press Build number until developer mode turns on. Then open Settings, System, Developer options, and turn on OEM unlocking. On carrier-sold models, the phone needs a network connection so the stock system can check whether that bootloader is allowed to unlock.

3. 03

   Use the browser installer

   The install is done from Chrome or Edge, with the USB-C cable that came with the phone. Unlocking the bootloader, flashing, and locking it again each erase the phone, and each one has to be confirmed on the device.

4. 04

   Set up both lives

   Choose a public code, a private code, a private-erase code, and a full-device code.