Pixel 10’s May update blocks Android downgrades, recovery issues remain unresolved

Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Google’s May 2026 update for the Pixel 10 series blocks downgrades to older Android versions by updating the bootloader. Users say devices can become unrecoverable if they enter certain recovery modes without access to Google’s internal tools. The issue has been raised for years, but Google has yet to provide a solution for affected users.