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What you need to know
- Users have started reporting experiencing problems with their Pixel 9 series device when rooting/unlocking its bootloader.
- Many of Google’s new AI features for the Pixel 9 stop working when one of these methods is applied to the device.
- It’s not clear why this is happening, though it’s unfortunate, considering unlocking the bootloader and rooting a device can help solve problems users may have.
Attempting any sort of deeper customization on your Pixel 9 might result in some faulty or non-functioning features.
A few users on the XDA forums started a thread to mention that the Pixel 9’s AI features break with an unlocked bootloader (via Android Authority). The original poster states that Pixel Screenshots stopped working on their Pixel 9 Pro/Pro XL when using a bootloader. Instead, their device displays a persistent “downloading model” message.