Expected Android 12 props:
Often, raw .img files extracted from OTA packages do not work directly with fastboot flash because modern Android updates use a format called payload.bin . However, if system-arm64-ab.img is a raw partition dump, it can be flashed directly. If the file was extracted from a payload.bin , it is ready for use. system-arm64-ab.img.xz android 12
GSIs require a clean /data partition.
A "bootloop" occurs if the image flashes successfully but the phone refuses to load the OS. Common causes for system-arm64-ab.img causing bootloops include: Expected Android 12 props: Often, raw
This is mandatory. Without it, you cannot modify the system partition. GSIs require a clean /data partition
This denotes the . XZ is a lossless compression file format based on the LZMA/LZMA2 algorithm. It is favored in Android development for its high compression ratio, which significantly reduces file size for downloads, even though it requires more processing power to decompress compared to Gzip.