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TL;DR Several users with the Google Pixel 4a and Pixel 4 are reporting a peculiar bug that prevents them from going beyond the boot phase.
A complaint exists on Google’s Issue Tracker page, with the company acknowledging the problem on June 4, 2026.
Google has officially ended software support for the Pixel 4a, but issued a battery-related update for the smartphone in early 2025.
Google no longer sells the Pixel 4a, and software updates have expectedly stopped, aside from an early 2025 battery-related update. Despite these factors, it shouldn’t be a surprise that many owners still rock the Pixel 4a, even today. But now there’s some bad news impacting some of those Pixel 4a die-hard fans.
On the Google Issue Tracker, multiple Pixel 4a owners report their devices being stuck in a boot loop, beginning back at the start of June. We are also seeing a handful of reports of the same glitch affecting the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4XL. Most of these experiences appear identical, with the lock screen showing up briefly before the Google logo and the progress circle reappears.
Complaints about this same problem have also been popping up on Reddit since the issue first surfaced three weeks ago.
A Google representative acknowledged the problem on June 4, writing, “We have passed this to the development team and will update this issue with more information as it becomes available.”
Although Google hasn’t responded yet, a couple of user-identified solutions on the Issue Tracker page appear to have worked for some. One person claims their phone booted normally after turning off their Wi-Fi router and entering safe mode by holding the volume down button when the G appears on the screen.
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