Install in your browser

Install a verified experimental image using a desktop browser. No Python or local fastboot installation is needed.

Experimental browser installer. Software checks cover verification and failure handling. This browser path has not yet been qualified on a physical Pixel 2 XL. The operating system remains experimental; check exact-image hardware results before installing.

Use current Chrome or Edge on Windows, macOS or Linux. Windows needs the Google USB driver; Linux may need USB permissions. Safari, Firefox and mobile browsers are not supported by this installer. Back up your phone and unlock its bootloader using the device guide first.

If the browser cannot access your phone or has insufficient storage, use the native Bash or PowerShell installer. Separate files and the Python installer also remain available.

1. Choose the release

Select that ZIP from your computer

The file stays on this computer. Preparation checks the full bundle hash and each image, then streams the rootfs into temporary browser storage. Allow 8 GiB of free browser storage.

Verify and prepare imagesDiscard prepared images

2. Connect the phone

Connect one phone directly by USB and enter bootloader fastboot mode. Close other flashing tools. Select the phone in the browser’s USB chooser. Connecting performs checks only.

Select and check phone

3. Confirm installation

Installation replaces the operating system and erases all user data. Keep the cable connected until completion. The installer never unlocks or relocks a bootloader.

I have backed up my phone and understand that all user data will be erased. I understand that this browser installer and image are experimental.Type the device codename shown after connecting Erase data and install

Loading release information. No phone has been contacted.

If installation stops

No automatic reboot or further write is attempted after an error. Keep the phone in its bootloader, retain the error message, and follow manual recovery instructions. If any partition was written, reinstall the complete matching image set before booting. Reloading requires selecting and checking the phone again. Preparation failures can be retried without touching a phone.