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Google Pixel XL

Phone · Google

Partial Bootloader unlock + custom ROM

Difficulty

Moderate

Brick risk

Medium

Legal risk

Low

Not stock root. Needs an unlocked bootloader and a custom ROM.

Verizon and some carrier-locked Pixels cannot unlock the bootloader; factory/unlocked models can.

How-to

How to

Unlock the bootloader and install custom firmware (LineageOS and Ubuntu Touch).

Follow the specialist sources linked on this page. If this path is a jailbreak, unlock, or flash, the specialist wiki is the how-to — we do not copy those steps here.

Notes

Ubuntu Touch builds for this device are based on LineageOS device trees.

LineageOS 15.1, 16.0, 17.1, 18.1, 20, and 21 are available. Install with fastboot.

SourcesLast verified Oct 30, 2026

https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/marlin/ wiki.lineageos.org
https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/device/marlin devices.ubuntu-touch.io
https://grapheneos.org/faq#which-legacy-devices grapheneos.org

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Google Pixel XL

How-to

How to

Notes

SourcesLast verified Oct 30, 2026

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