For the uninitiated, some Pixel 6, 6a and 6 Pro owners have been reporting that their devices have bricked following a factory reset. After attempting to wipe the handset, an error message pops up with a warning that data on the device may be corrupt. Android then refuses to load and the phone gets lost in a bootloop.

The phone offers the option to try again, which reportedly fails, or try a factory reset again, but during the wipe, a separate error says the phone is missing a file called tune2fs, which appears to refer to a Unix command line tool used to set file system parameters.

Recent reports from Google Pixel 6 series users highlight a new issue that leaves devices bricked while performing a factory reset.

Google Pixel 6 users are facing issues when trying to factory reset their phones. Users are met with an error message, which leaves the phone unusable. Google is aware of the problem, but there is no timeline for an immediate fix.

Users have been reporting that factory reseting a Pixel 6 bricks the phone entirely and current fixes don't work.

In a strange issue, some Google Pixel 6 series owners have noticed that their phones are bricking themselves following an attempt to factory reset the device. Seemingly caused by recent updates, a growing number of Pixel 6 series owners are seeing their ...

A recent fault was bricking users' Google Pixel 6 phones, however, Google has released a statement that it is working on a fix.

Google is aware of the problem and is investigating, but a fix is not yet available. Google Pixel 6 users are dealing with a new software hiccup that's causing some serious headaches. During a factory reset,