Google Pixel 6 / 6 Pro (google-raviole)
![]() Green Pixel 6 on a blue background. | |
Manufacturer | |
---|---|
Name | Pixel 6 |
Codename | google-raviole |
Released | 2021 |
Type | handset |
Hardware | |
Chipset | Google Tensor G1 |
CPU | 2x2.80 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2x2.25 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55 |
GPU | Mali-G78 MP20 |
Display | AMOLED 1080x2400 90Hz |
Storage | 128, 256 GB |
Memory | 8 GB |
Architecture | aarch64 |
Software | |
Original software | Android |
Original version | 12 |
postmarketOS | |
Category | testing |
Pre-built images | no |
Mainline | yes |
Flashing |
Broken |
---|---|
USB Networking |
Works |
Internal storage |
Works |
SD card |
No data |
Battery |
No data |
Screen |
Works |
Touchscreen |
No data |
Multimedia | |
3D Acceleration |
No data |
Audio |
No data |
Camera |
No data |
Camera Flash |
No data |
IR TX |
No data |
Connectivity | |
WiFi |
Works |
Bluetooth |
No data |
GPS |
No data |
NFC |
No data |
Modem | |
Calls |
No data |
SMS |
No data |
Mobile data |
No data |
Miscellaneous | |
FDE |
No data |
USB OTG |
No data |
HDMI/DP |
No data |
Sensors | |
Accelerometer |
No data |
Magnetometer |
No data |
Ambient Light |
No data |
Proximity |
No data |
Hall Effect |
No data |
Haptics |
No data |
Barometer |
No data |
Manufacturer | |
---|---|
Name | Pixel 6 Pro |
Codename | google-raviole |
Released | 2021 |
Type | handset |
Hardware | |
Chipset | Google Tensor G1 |
CPU | 2x2.80 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2x2.25 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55 |
GPU | Mali-G78 MP20 |
Display | AMOLED 1440x3120 120Hz |
Storage | 128, 256, 512 GB |
Memory | 12 GB |
Architecture | aarch64 |
Software | |
Original software | Android |
Original version | 12 |
postmarketOS | |
Category | testing |
Pre-built images | no |
Mainline | yes |
Flashing |
Broken |
---|---|
USB Networking |
Works |
Internal storage |
Works |
SD card |
No data |
Battery |
No data |
Screen |
Works |
Touchscreen |
No data |
Multimedia | |
3D Acceleration |
No data |
Audio |
No data |
Camera |
No data |
Camera Flash |
No data |
IR TX |
No data |
Connectivity | |
WiFi |
Works |
Bluetooth |
No data |
GPS |
No data |
NFC |
No data |
Modem | |
Calls |
No data |
SMS |
No data |
Mobile data |
No data |
Miscellaneous | |
FDE |
No data |
USB OTG |
No data |
HDMI/DP |
No data |
Sensors | |
Accelerometer |
No data |
Magnetometer |
No data |
Ambient Light |
No data |
Proximity |
No data |
Hall Effect |
No data |
Haptics |
No data |
Barometer |
No data |
The Google Pixel 6 (codename: Oriole) and Pixel 6 Pro (codename: Raven) are Google's 2021 flagship pair of Android phones. The pair is notable as it is the first product utilizing Google's in-house silicon, the Google Tensor SOC. Both models are by and large identical. Differences include, amount of RAM, display resolution, refresh rate, and an additional camera module.
Contributors
Users owning this device
- 9lore (Notes: Pixel 6 Pro (raven), preparing to port and mainline)
- Al3x (Notes: Main)
- BenTheTechGuy (Notes: Daily driver (Pixel 6), running GrapheneOS)
- BlackEyedSquid (Notes: Pixel 6 (oriole), 256GB, Google Edition)
- Brooke (Notes: Running GrapheneOS)
- Cherryband (Notes: pixel 6, daily driver, runs grapheneos)
- Clevrpwn (Notes: daily driver with stock firmware)
- Emacsevangelist (Notes: Daily driver (Pixel 6 Pro), running GrapheneOS)
- Ettucompute (Notes: daily driver with stock firmware)
- Lost-Entrepreneur439 (Notes: Fully working)
- MasanoriOgino (Notes: oriole, UFS 128 GB SKHynix)
- Medusa (Notes: Daily driver, running GrapheneOS)
- Sellerie (Notes: Pixel 6 Pro (raven), daily driver, running GrapheneOS)
- Tecncr
- ThatGeekZen (Notes: Daily Driver for now)
How to Unlock Bootloader
WARNING: Doing this will wipe ALL data on your device. Please backup all your personal data before continuing!
- In
Settings
>About Phone
Scroll down and tapBuild Number
7 times. - In
Settings
>System
>Developer Options
Scroll down and enableUSB Debugging
and tap Ok. - While In
Developer Options
enableOEM Unlocking
. You will be prompted for your pin code (If applicable) and then warned about the risks of OEM Unlocking. Tap Enable. - Be absolutely certain you have any important data backed up.
- Connect your device to a PC and open a terminal.
- Confirm your device is detected by typing
adb devices
. - Authorize the device with the onscreen dialogue if it's listed as Unauthorized.
- Reboot to the bootloader with
adb reboot bootloader
. - Unlock the bootloader with
fastboot flashing unlock
. - Press continue on your device's screen.
- Reboot
How to enter flash mode
- Power off the device.
- Press and hold
Fastboot Mode
appears. and until
or
- Open
Build number
multiple times in )
> (unlock via clicking - Toggle on
- Connect your device via USB
- Execute in terminal:
adb reboot bootloader
You are now ready to flash!
Installation
This repo explains how to boot yocto on the phone [1].
To boot postmarketOS, build a pretty generic kernel with pmbootstrap and use the pmbootstrap export. Build the boot partition through the repo of linaro using the initramfs file from pmboostrap export
as the prebuilt cpio. For the rootfs, use pmboostrap flasher. pmOS should then boot. I did not do extensive tests but usb internet worked.
Notes
The phone seems to need a boot image header v4. As Boot-deploy only supports version 1 and 2, a work-around needs to be found to make the whole installation go through pmbootstrap.
WiFi
This is a tutorial to get the WiFi working: [2] It is made for yocto but should translate easily to pmOS.
Mainline Work
Thanks to the effort of Linaro and Google, the Google Pixel 6 has mainline support since v6.8. The following patch allows support for the Google Pixel 6 Pro and for the screen: [3].
See also
- Freak07 Proof of Concept Kernel: Pixel 6 Mainline Kernel
- Google Git 5.15 Mainline: raviole-device-mainline
- XDA Guide: Pixel 6 Unlock Bootloader
- Google Git: Raviole Kernel
- Mainline Kernel Supports Pixel 6: [4]