Google Pixel 9 Fastboot Mode Guide - What it is & How Does it Work?

If you have any phone in the Pixel 9 series, then I can show you how to easily access the Fastboot Mode menu.

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If you own any device in the Google Pixel 9 series, then I can show you how to access Fastboot Mode.

#android #pixel9 #googlepixel9

The easiest way this can be accomplished is by bringing up the Power Menu, and then selecting the Restart option.
As soon as you see the screen go dark, begin to press and hold the Volume Down button.

And we want to continue holding this button down until you see the Fastboot Mode menu appear.


second fastboot mode method
If your Google Pixel 9 Pro is already turned off, we can still access Fastboot Mode by pressing and holding the Power button and the Volume Down buttons at hte same time.

After a few seconds, you will see the smartphone begin to boot up and then you'll be taken to the same Fastboot Mode screen.



what is fastboot mode
Fastboot Mode is a special boot mode that most Android devices have.
And the Pixel 9 Pro XL is no different.

While in Fastboot Mode, we cannot interact with the phone using the touch screen. So instead we are required to use the Volume Up and Volume Down buttons to navigate this menu.

You'll see one option highlighted at a time.
And we see features like

Start - which will reboot us back into Android
Power Off - which will turn the smartphone off
BarCode - will display the barcode details for the IMEI, SKU, and Serial Number
Rescue Mode - this is used in combination with Google's Pixel Repair tool
Recovery mode - which reboots us to the typical Recovery Mode menu for things like performing a factory data reset
Restart Bootloader - and this will reboot you from Fastboot Mode and take you right back into fastboot mode.
which is also known as bootloader mode.

This can be useful for those times when you flash firmware files to your device and you need them to be reloaded.



how to exit fastboot mode
Whether you found yourself on this page on purpose or on accident.
You can reboot back into the Android operating system by making sure the Start option is highlighted and then pressing the Power button.

As long as there aren't any corruption issues or filesystem changes that have messed things up.
Your Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold will restart from Fastboot Mode and take you right back into Android like a normal reboot will.

If you find that you're in a bootloop that will only take you back into Fastboot Mode. Your filesystem is either messed up or your hardware buttons are making the device think you are pressing the Volume Down button

Which as you saw, triggers the Fastboot Mode menu on boot.
If you're certain that you don't have any hardware related issues but are still facing this bootloop issue, then I would try a Factory Data reset from Recovery Mode.

If that fails, then manually flashing the firmware with the Android Flash Tool
Or using the Pixel Repair Tool will be your best option going forward.

Feel free to use the comments section below if you ran into any issues following this guide. Or if you just have a question about Android in genearl.

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