Downloads for Google Pixel

If you are a developer with a supported Google Pixel device, you can manually update that device to the latest build for testing and development. This page helps you download an 12L Beta system image and flash it to your device. You'll need to do a full device reset, so make sure to back up your data first. 12L Beta builds are only available for the following Google Pixel devices:

  • Pixel 3a and 3a XL
  • Pixel 4 and 4 XL
  • Pixel 4a and 4a (5G)
  • Pixel 5 and Pixel 5a
  • Pixel 6 and 6 Pro (coming soon)

After you've flashed a Beta build to your Pixel device, you'll automatically be offered over-the-air updates of later preview builds. We'll also deliver flashable images at each milestone, so you can choose the approach that works best for your test environment.

Use the links and instructions below to update your supported device to the latest milestone build for your device. See Get 12L for other ways to get 12L for testing and development.

Android Flash Tool lets you securely flash an 12L Beta system image to your supported Pixel device. Android Flash Tool works with any Web browser that supports WebUSB, such as Chrome or Edge 79+.

Android Flash Tool guides you step-by-step through the process of flashing your device—there's no need to have tools installed—but you will need to unlock your device and enable USB Debugging in Developer options.

Connect your device over USB, then navigate to Android Flash Tool and follow the onscreen guidance. For complete instructions, see the Android Flash Tool documentation.

Flash your device manually

You can also download the latest 12L Beta system image and manually flash it to your device. See the following table to download the system image for your test device. Manually flashing a device is useful if you need precise control over the test environment or if you need to reinstall frequently, such as when performing automated testing.

Once you back up your device data and download the matching system image below, you can flash the image onto your device.

You can choose to revert to a production build at any time.

Device factory images

Device Download Link SHA-256 Checksum
Pixel 3a 5dfc760bb7022316572bbebc36f2ec380b1e7a796f863b697ead8a5af8dc4e38
Pixel 3a XL 8cebac8c73940a78bea8b501aca3b17a0dac9e09b2fa860ebcbaf1fdbdd75259
Pixel 4 9113027e1b6a45239fb3b978d19e65d365e5a728893f6076861f91ad7e48b2b4
Pixel 4 XL 73fb5f2d347316c3d0f13f842ad8328d33b198484afd064c84652b61659b7481
Pixel 4a c456e8fe4d4734bd8be0fe18082256d49e65df618adc7aeab39fb374b5c80bbd
Pixel 4a (5G) 5128af914e1d75ed4607012ccdc6eeffe042076590f8744da337ee1f07e41393
Pixel 5 54144b89e85bf6df211cb3dadd72ee3eb24365f0496dea893d38485372fdfbd5
Pixel 5a 2ec9307b71df6b04b234636830b289fe36a52035ed4eaa457d95a64201ca162b

Uninstall a preview version from a device

You can use the Android Flash Tool to flash the factory image or obtain a factory spec system image from the Factory Images for Nexus and Pixel Devices page and then manually flash it to the device.

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By clicking to accept, you hereby agree to the following: All use of this development version SDK will be governed by the Android Software Development Kit License Agreement (available at https://developer.android.com/studio/terms and such URL may be updated or changed by Google from time to time), which will terminate when Google issues a final release version. Your testing and feedback are important part of the development process and by using the SDK, you acknowledge that (i) implementation of some features are still under development, (ii) you should not rely on the SDK having the full functionality of a stable release; (iii) you agree not to publicly distribute or ship any application using this SDK as this SDK will no longer be supported after the official Android SDK is released; and (iv) you agree that Google may deliver elements of the SDK to your devices via auto-update (OTA or otherwise, in each case as determined by Google). WITHOUT LIMITING SECTION 10 OF THE ANDROID SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT KIT LICENSE AGREEMENT, YOU UNDERSTAND THAT A DEVELOPMENT VERSION OF A SDK IS NOT A STABLE RELEASE AND MAY CONTAIN ERRORS, DEFECTS AND SECURITY VULNERABILITIES THAT CAN RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE, INCLUDING THE COMPLETE, IRRECOVERABLE LOSS OF USE OF YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR OTHER DEVICE.

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