That’s because the secondary bootloader is inaccessible. Your phone shows a black screen and might just vibrate when connected to the wall charger or the computer over USB.A simple way to check this is by holding the Volume Up and Power buttons together while the phone is switched off. Your phone doesn’t boot into Fastboot and Recovery modes even after pressing the proper button combination.Your phone shows the ‘ Your Device is corrupt‘ message while booting and performing a factory reset doesn’t make any difference.So how do you differentiate if your phone has been soft-bricked or hard-bricked? Below are some of the signs that could help you figure this out. a soft-brick or a hard-brick), your OnePlus 8/8 Pro would stay stuck at the OnePlus boot screen and/or further get into a boot loop. Step 5: Flash OxygenOS Firmware on OnePlus 8/8 Pro using MSMDownload Tool.Step 4: Install Qualcomm USB Drivers (if required).Step 3: Boot your OnePlus 8/8 Pro into EDL Mode.Step 2: Launch MSMDownload Tool on your Computer.
