Recently Google has started pushing out the Android 11 developer preview 3 for Google Pixel devices. Google always releases the Developer Previews or beta updates before the new version of Android OS. So Google continues its tradition and releasing the Developer preview for Google Pixel devices. In the month of March, the second developer preview was released. Now the Google started rolling out the Developer preview 3 based on Android 11 for Google Pixel devices.
By following our given below step by step guide you can easily download and install the Android 11 developer preview 3 for Google Pixel devices. Recently the Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL, Pixel 3a, Pixel 3a XL, Pixel 4, and Pixel 4 XL received the Android 11 developer preview 3. The Android 11 developer preview 3 comes with many bug fixes, added some new features, some improvements, customization, and much more. Also, the Android 11 developer preview 3 brings GWP-ASan heap analysis, Wireless Debugging, remembers connections over time, memory configurations, and so on.
So after flashing this most recent update on your supported Google Pixel devices, you will get the experience and enjoy all these features of Android 11 OS. Keep in mind that this is not a final build and still Android 11 is in the development stage. Given below we share the direct link of Android 11 developer preview 3 for Google Pixel devices. You can download the factory images from the given link and install it on your device by following our given below detailed guide. Now without wasting any time, go to the download portion and follow the given instructions.
Note:
Please note that this guide is working only for Android 11 developer preview 3 for Google Pixel devices. Do not try this root method on any other device or incorrect variants.
Pre-Requirements:
- Make a proper backup of all your data, in case anything goes wrong then you’ll be able to restore your data back.
- The bootloader of your Google devices should be unlocked.
- Your device should be running on the Android 11 developer preview 3.
- Make sure that the battery level of your phone is about 70% to avoid unexpected shutdowns.
- Enable USB Debugging mode in your Google devices
Required Files:
Android 11 Developer Preview 3
| Device | OTA | System Image |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel 2 | Link | Link |
| Pixel 2 XL | Link | Link |
| Pixel 3 | Link | Link |
| Pixel 3 XL | Link | Link |
| Pixel 3a | Link | Link |
| Pixel 3a XL | Link | Link |
| Pixel 4 | Link | Link |
| Pixel 4 XL | Link | Link |
GSI Downloads
- Download Android SDK
Steps to Install Android 11 developer preview 3 For Google Pixel Devices:
These are the detailed instructions on install Android 11 developer preview 3 for Google Pixel devices.
1 – First, download and install Android SDK on the desktop of your PC from the Android Developers website. Also, set it up with downloading platform-tools and USB drivers package in SDK.
2 – Next, download MagiskManager-v5.5.5.apk directly to your device.
3 – Download the Android 11 developer preview 3 from the official site and transfer it to your phone. (/sdcard/Download/ location)
4 – Now, install MagiskManager that you have already downloaded on your phone.
5 – After installation completes, run MagiskManager and then click on “Install“.
6 – It will prompt you to locate the boot image (/sd card/Download). Select it, MagiskManager will patch this boot image.
7 – Copy the patched boot image to your PC. The patched boot image would name patched_boot.img located in /sdcard/MagiskManager/
8 – Connect Google devices to your PC using its USB data cable. Use ADB to reboot to bootloader by giving the following command:
adb reboot bootloader
9 – Flash the patched image to your device by given 2 commands.
fastboot flash boot patched_boot.img fastboot reboot
Done! You have successfully installed Android 11 developer preview 3 on supported Google devices.
