Power off your device and hold the Volume Down + Power buttons.
If you flash a vbmeta with disable-verification but your custom kernel or system image is incompatible, the device may bootloop. Recovery is possible via re-flashing stock images, but stressful. vbmeta disable-verification command
To successfully use this command, certain prerequisites must be met: Power off your device and hold the Volume
Note: Re-locking typically wipes userdata. To successfully use this command, certain prerequisites must
| Error Message | Cause | Solution | |---------------|-------|----------| | FAILED (remote: 'vbmeta partition not found') | Device uses a different partition name (e.g., vbmeta_system ) | Find correct partition: fastboot getvar all | | FAILED (remote: 'Verification mode is already 0') | Verification already disabled | No action needed; proceed with your mod | | Invalid sparse file format at header magic | Corrupt vbmeta.img | Re-download stock firmware or rebuild with avbtool | | Boot loop after command | Missing --disable-verity flag | Reflash with both flags; then factory reset |
