Pixel 2 XL stuck at boot screen

[TraderGary]

Good thing you're not a product designer.

When I go on solo trips for days into the National Forests with one backpack, I can't bring a second computer with me. The computer I chose to bring was the Pixel because of it's size, functionality, exceptional photo quality (i could also leave my Canon behind thanks to Pixel) and supposed reliability. I never even wanted to transfer my photos to another computer in the first place/. I just want take them and share or back them up, safely. Something I can't do with all of my Google 2FA codes on my phone, along with MANY other things. It's not about photos....Imagine if every 6 months you had to wipe and lose all the data on your desktop or laptop. Ive been using computers for 20 years and still have hard drives from 20 years ago that work. The cloud backup is a brand new thing. It is BACKUP, a second copy, and data has been stored for decades without it. Google is falling behind the times.

Ah but the product designers aren't designing for a very tiny fraction of the people who take solo trips for days in the National Forests with one backpack and who, by choice, have no way to do backups and are totally trusting one single point of failure, their cell phone.

In almost 40 years of using personal computers, phones, and cameras, I've made and saved hundreds of thousands of photos, I've always made sure I have multiple fail-safe backup systems in place. I've had computer, hard drive, camera, and phone failures. And I've never lost a single photo or file. And you have!

Today the cloud backup is only one of my multiple fail-safe backup systems that are always in place.

Google is falling behind the times? Is it possible maybe you have?

 

[GSDer]

I wasn't going to say anything on this matter but:
- it's a HORRIBLE oversight in the OS that lets this happen - the user should never be allowed to fill up the file system to the point where this behavior ensues. The OP (and this latest poster) should contact Google Support and explain exactly what led to the current situation and get them to file a bug so that in the future it doesn't happen to any other unsuspecting user
- then they, and any others that plan to go off and capture thousands of pictures or tons of video, should purchase an inexpensive USB-C flash drive and occasionally move (not copy) all of their content onto the flash drive.
- or they should purchase a non-Google device that includes SD card support, be sure to set the destination for the Camera app to that device, and then click away until the SD card is full and just swap it out when that happens.
A note to the wise...

 

[TraderGary]

I wasn't going to say anything on this matter but:
- it's a HORRIBLE oversight in the OS that lets this happen - the user should never be allowed to fill up the file system to the point where this behavior ensues. The OP (and this latest poster) should contact Google Support and explain exactly what let to the current situation and get them to file a bug so that in the future it doesn't happen to any other unsuspecting user
- then they, and any others that plan to go off and capture thousands of pictures or tons of video, should purchase an inexpensive USB-C flash drive and occasionally move (not copy) all of their content onto the flash drive.
- or they should purchase a non-Google device that includes SD card support, be sure to set the destination for the Camera app to that device, and then click away until the SD card is full and just swap it out when that happens.
A note to the wise...

A USB-C Flash Drive isn't automated, but it is definitely something that shouldn't add any meaningful weight to a backpack and would solve the current storage problem. If you're somewhere with no internet connection, it's still a single point of failure however if you are simply moving your images to the USB device.

And agreed that the OS shouldn't let this happen. But it apparently does for now, so it's definitely prudent to have a backup/storage solution.

If you want to insure you never lose your photos, a fail-safe backup system for all your devices should always be in place.

 

[Kizzy Catwoman]

A USB-C Flash Drive isn't automated, but it is definitely something that shouldn't add any meaningful weight to a backpack and would solve the current storage problem. If you're somewhere with no internet connection, it's still a single point of failure however if you are simply moving your images to the USB device.

And agreed that the OS shouldn't let this happen. But it apparently does for now, so it's definitely prudent to have a backup/storage solution.

If you want to insure you never lose your photos, a fail-safe backup system for all your devices should always be in place.

I back up my entire phone to a usb-c flash drive. It means that when I factory reset i can copy all my data back to my phone.

 

[NO3WAGG]

I'm asking some folks at Google for help. Pretty optimistic that there is a way to get our data back, now that I've had some conversations with them. Will keep you posted. Also feel free to reach out via PM.

I have the exact same problem with the storage and the G on the screen. So did you fix it? If you did, please help me

 

[Lilybell2]

Some have said they were able to fix the problem by sideloading the OTA for Android 9.0.

 

[mustang7757]

if your trying to save your picture and videos those automatically get back up to the cloud , do a factory reset and get the phone up and running and they will sync back up . unless I missing something else you guys are talking about