As a result, you could now easily flash a custom ROM, install a custom recovery like TWRP or even gain access to the system partition by rooting the device via Magisk. However, all these tweaks could bring in a few risks as well. In the worst-case scenario, your device might end up in a bootloop or bricked state. Fortunately, there’s still a handy way out. You could unbrick Nokia 7.1/7.2/7 Plus devices via Fastboot Command and bring it back to life. And in this guide, we will show you the steps to do just that. So without further ado, let’s get started.
How to Unbrick Nokia 7.1/7.2/7 Plus via Fastboot Commands
The below instructions are listed under separate sections for ease of understanding. Make sure to follow in the exact same sequence as mentioned. 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 to unbrick Nokia 7 Plus/7.1/7.2.
STEP 2: Download Nokia 7.1/7.2/7 Plus Stock Firmware
Your next course of action should be to download the stock firmware for your Nokia device. So download it from the below links [Credits: XDA Senior Member raghu-varma].
Nokia 7 Plus Firmware
Android 9.0.0 B2N354H HOME BREW (July 2019)Android 10.0.0 B2N410C HOME BREW (December 2019)
Nokia 7.1 Firmware
Android 9.0.0 CTL354H HOME BREW (July 2019)Android 10.0.0 CTL408B HOME BREW (November 2019)
Nokia 7.2 Firmware
Android 9.0.0 DDV1400 HOME BREW (January 2020)Android 10.0.0 DDV2250 HOME BREW (March 2020)
STEP 3: Extract Nokia 7.1/7.2/7 Plus Payload.Bin
STEP 4: Boot Bricked Device to Fastboot Mode
In most cases, a soft-bricked or boot looped device might already be in the Fastboot Mode. However, if you are stuck in a bootloop, then long-press the Power key to turn it off. Then press and hold the Power and Volume Down keys together to boot your device to Fastboot Mode.
However, if you are unable to power off the device, then let its battery drain out. Once that happens, connect it to the charger. Then as soon as it is about to boot up, use the Power and Volume Down keys and it will straightaway boot to Fastboot Mode.
STEP 5: Unbrick Nokia 7.1/7.2/7 Plus via Fastboot Commands
The last command should automatically boot your device to the OS and with that, the issue stands rectified. So with this, we round off the guide on how you could unbrick the Nokia 7.1/7.2/7 Plus devices 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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