Pixel 3 XL and Pixel 4 XL as Development Platforms

The Automotive partner teams who develop front-end software need a Google-supported hardware platform on which to develop apps and user experiences. The Pixel 3 XL and Pixel 4 XL are provided for these purposes.

Caveats

These limitations apply when using a Pixel 3 XL or Pixel 4 XL as a development platform:

Only the Pixel 3 XL and Pixel 4 XL are supported. To learn more about the Pixel 4 XL, visit the Google Store.
You must use Android 10, build QQ3A.200705.002.
Support is not provided for All Bluetooth profiles.

Prerequisites

Before you continue, confirm you have the following items:

OEM unlocking is required. Use either an unlocked Pixel 3 XL or Pixel 4 XL.
Linux desktop capable of building Android code. For more information, see Establishing a Build Environment.

Code sync and build

To sync Android build QQ3A.200705.002:

mkdir aaos_on_phone
cd aaos_on_phone
repo init -u https://android.googlesource.com/platform/manifest -b android-10.0.0_r40 --partial-clone
repo sync -j4 -c -q

Download the proprietary binaries and patches.

Pixel 3 XL. Download the Pixel 3 XL binaries, such as the vendor image and Qualcomm drivers for Android 10, build QQ3A.200705.002:

curl --output - https://dl.google.com/dl/android/aosp/google_devices-crosshatch-qq3a.200705.002-f3cb7253.tgz  | tar -xzvf -
tail -n +315 extract-google_devices-crosshatch.sh | tar -zxvf -

curl --output - https://dl.google.com/dl/android/aosp/qcom-crosshatch-qq3a.200705.002-3c07d5f2.tgz | tar -xzvf -
tail -n +315 extract-qcom-crosshatch.sh | tar -xzvf -

Pixel 4 XL. Download the Pixel 4 XL binaries, such as the vendor image and Qualcomm drivers for Android 10, build QQ3A.200705.002:

curl --output - https://dl.google.com/dl/android/aosp/google_devices-coral-qq3a.200705.002-8c59c992.tgz  | tar -xzvf -
tail -n +315 extract-google_devices-coral.sh | tar -zxvf -

curl --output - https://dl.google.com/dl/android/aosp/qcom-coral-qq3a.200705.002-316d4246.tgz | tar -xzvf -
tail -n +315 extract-qcom-coral.sh | tar -xzvf -

Run the build. Be sure to replace <target> in the following example with either aosp_coral_car or aosp_crosshatch_car:
```
. build/envsetup.sh
lunch <target>
m
```

Build the Automotive-related packages:

m android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol@1.0-service android.hardware.automotive.vehicle@2.0-service

Set up the device to flash the build

If you haven't already done so, enable Developer options. Go to Settings > System > About Phone and then tap Build Number seven times.

When you've enabled Developer options:

Go to Settings > System > Developer options and enable USB debugging and OEM unlocking:

Flash the build

To place the device into fastboot mode and then unlock it:
```
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flashing unlock
```
On the device, select Unload the Bootloader. Doing so erases all data on the device!
To flash the build:
```
fastboot -w flashall
```
After the build boots and the Home screen is displayed:
1. To enable adb remount:
```
adb root && sleep 1 && adb disable-verity && sleep 1 && adb reboot && adb wait-for-device root && sleep 1 &&  adb remount
```
2. To push the required Automotive-specific files to the device:
```
adb sync vendor
adb reboot
```
3. Wait for the device to start: