Reports of Pixel 3s Bricking are Growing

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https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/09/reports-of-pixel-3s-bricking-with-edl-message-are-growing/

A growing number of Pixel 3 and 3 XL users say their phones are dying an early death. For months, reports have been piling up on Google's issue tracker, support forums, and Reddit, all saying basically the same thing: one day, the phones suddenly stop working and become completely unresponsive. The phones can't boot into Android and will only show a Qualcomm recovery mode called "Emergency Download (EDL) mode." The phones that display EDL mode are completely useless bricks.

Reports of Pixel 3s bricking with “EDL” message are growing

Users say Pixel 3s are unable to boot into Android or do anything useful at all.

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