All in all, devices from Nokia are usually the last in line to get blessed with new OS upgrades. And even when that happens, there could still be a few bugs and issues lying around. Along the same lines, some apps might not be optimized to run on the latest OS build. So if you have installed the eleventh iteration of the OS and are facing any of these issues, then you could consider rolling back to an earlier OS. And in this guide, we will show you how to do just that. Given here are the detailed steps to downgrade your Nokia 7.2 from Android 11 to Android 10.
How to Downgrade Nokia 7.2 from Android 11 to 10 via Fastboot Commands
The below process will wipe off all the data from your device, so please take a complete device backup beforehand. Droidwin and its members wouldn’t be held responsible in case of a thermonuclear war, your alarm doesn’t wake you up, or if anything happens to your device and data by performing the below steps.
STEP 1: Install Android SDK
First and foremost, you will have to install the Android SDK Platform Tools on your PC. This is the official ADB and Fastboot binary provided by Google and is the only recommended one. So download it and then extract it to any convenient location on your PC. Doing so will give you the platform-tools folder, which will be used throughout this guide.
STEP 2: Download Nokia 7.2 Stock Firmware
Your next course of action should be to download the Android 1o downgrade firmware for your Nokia 7.2 device. You may grab the November build from the below link or download one of your choices from a trusted third-party site.
STEP 3: Extract Nokia 7.2 Firmware
STEP 4: Unlock Bootloader on Nokia 7.2
Since we are about to flash the stock firmware files to their respective partitions, having the bootloader unlocked is an absolute necessity. So please refer to our guide on How to Unlock the Bootloader on Nokia 7.2.
STEP 5: Boot Nokia 7.2 to Fastboot Mode
STEP 6: Flash Android 10 Firmware on Nokia 7.2 | Downgrade It
The last command should automatically boot your device to the OS and with that, the rollback is complete. So with this, we round off the guide on how you could downgrade your Nokia 7.2 to Android 10 via Fastboot Commands. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.
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