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.
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