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No. No hope, all is lost
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Unless you removed the Verizon SIM long enough to boot it and unlock the bootloader, no. If you boot the device with a Verizon SIM before unlocking it, you're boned.
ryaniskira said:
Unless you removed the Verizon SIM long enough to boot it and unlock the bootloader, no. If you boot the device with a Verizon SIM before unlocking it, you're boned.
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The SIM has not to do with it. There has been countless posts and threads about this. Some people were just lucky to get a unlockable one from Verizon.
aholeinthewor1d said:
The SIM has not to do with it. There has been countless posts and threads about this. Some people were just lucky to get a unlockable one from Verizon.
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There have also been posts and threads about people preemptively removing the Verizon SIM card and being able to unlock the bootloader. I doubt it's luck, Nexus/Pixels have been proven to act differently when you stick a certain carrier SIM card in them. Look at what happened with the Nexus 6 when you had an AT&T SIM in it, for example.
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I actually RMA'd a Verizon XL through Google. Had a Verizon SIM inside when I got it and was able to unlock the bootloader and root. It's still not greyed out either.
jaqua123 said:
I actually RMA'd a Verizon XL through Google. Had a Verizon SIM inside when I got it and was able to unlock the bootloader and root. It's still not greyed out either.
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Guy on Facebook just unlocked my Verizon pixel XL 8.1.0 his name is smail amzdak I didn't think it could be done...
puum1527 said:
Guy on Facebook just unlocked my Verizon pixel XL 8.1.0 his name is smail amzdak I didn't think it could be done...
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It can't.
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It can't.
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Yes it can mine was locked, after he did it remote I rebooted phone and slid slider to blue, then fastboot oem unlock. Now my phone is not locked. I hardly ever post but it can be done. If there is way to post pics tell me how and I'll post them.
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Yes it can mine was locked, after he did it remote I rebooted phone and slid slider to blue, then fastboot oem unlock. Now my phone is not locked. I hardly ever post but it can be done. If there is way to post pics tell me how and I'll post them.
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"We don't believe you, you need more people"
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FUZER384 said:
"We don't believe you, you need more people"
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He posted about it in another place on xda it works on EE pixel too, foreign version I guess.
Look here Bounty] Verizon Pixel bootloader unlock
Is this device's bootlooder come unlocked? If not c a.z n it be unlocked?
GDane1 said:
Is this device's bootlooder come unlocked? If not c a.z n it be unlocked?
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At the moment, Verizon bootloaders are locked and at the moment can't be unlocked
They are replacing phones with unlocked versions through verizon warranty replacement, hope this helps if you have any issues with your current device.
Thank you very much for your response to my question take care
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At the moment, Verizon bootloaders are locked and at the moment can't be unlocked
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I have a Verizon pixel 2 xl and I unlocked the bootloader
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How did you manage that?
Intelli69 said:
I have a Verizon pixel 2 xl and I unlocked the bootloader
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How did you manage that?
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Likely that he got lucky and received a replacement that was able to be unlocked because google/verizon messed up. It's actually happened a few times with other members.
Badger50 said:
Likely that he got lucky and received a replacement that was able to be unlocked because google/verizon messed up. It's actually happened a few times with other members.
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I bought my VZW Pixel 2 XL from Best Buy.
OEM Unlock
Badger50 said:
Likely that he got lucky and received a replacement that was able to be unlocked because google/verizon messed up. It's actually happened a few times with other members.
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So, I got a Verizon Google Pixel 2 XL with 8.1.0 & Android 9 waiting to download. The OEM unlocking, under developer options is greyed out. So, this phone has no hope for unlocked bootloader?
Any ideas.....
Thanks,
zach
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So, I got a Verizon Google Pixel 2 XL with 8.1.0 & Android 9 waiting to download. The OEM unlocking, under developer options is greyed out. So, this phone has no hope for unlocked bootloader?
Any ideas.....
Thanks,
zach
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Exchange it for a google version. Other than that, I'm afraid there is no current, reliable, bootloader unlocking method for the verizon variant device.
thanks
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Exchange it for a google version. Other than that, I'm afraid there is no current, reliable, bootloader unlocking method for the verizon variant device.
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Thanks, you are the 1st reply out of 5 peeps I've questioned about this.... on hour 3 & this learning curve is more like a roller coaster!!!
Last ?.... how does one go about exchanging? Do I contact Google directly? & if so..... Google store?
Sorry for the 2nd bother, just have no other options except list it as 4 parts on ebay.....
zach
been all over Google's Store site, & Verizon's.... I know I've read where people HAVE unlocked this bootloader, one through someone that charges kind of like Sunshine did/does for HTC devices.....
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Thanks, you are the 1st reply out of 5 peeps I've questioned about this.... on hour 3 & this learning curve is more like a roller coaster!!!
Last ?.... how does one go about exchanging? Do I contact Google directly? & if so..... Google store?
Sorry for the 2nd bother, just have no other options except list it as 4 parts on ebay.....
zach
been all over Google's Store site, & Verizon's.... I know I've read where people HAVE unlocked this bootloader, one through someone that charges kind of like Sunshine did/does for HTC devices.....
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If you purchased it from eBay, then your in a pickle. I have no idea what their policy is, or if the seller would even consider it. As far as bootloader unlocking it, I'm sure there are some folks that can/will do it for a fee, however, as the saying goes....buyer beware :fingers-crossed:
If "OEM unlocking" is greyed out, that means the bootloader is locked and cannot be unlocked. There is no way to hack a P2XL with locked BL to make it unlockable.
If you bought the P2XL directly from Google Store and you requested the "unlocked" version, then Google sent you the wrong one. Send it back and get the one you purchased.
If you bought it from Verizon store or Best Buy, those devices are *always* bootloader locked (buying directly from Google is the only way to get one with unlockable BL). You could return it but you will pay a restocking fee.
If you bought from an individual, you can try to get your money back. But it will be up to the seller to take it back.
UR Right
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If you purchased it from eBay, then your in a pickle. I have no idea what their policy is, or if the seller would even consider it. As far as bootloader unlocking it, I'm sure there are some folks that can/will do it for a fee, however, as the saying goes....buyer beware :fingers-crossed:
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Your right on that.....!!! Just had my dad throw it up on his Ebay account for a bill $100.... Shame, even the Google Assistant is "OFF THE CHAIN"!!! Never saw what it's like on a Google phone before! I know now it IS the phone I want, & the Pixel 2 XL has dropped dramatically in price. Just make sure NEVER get a Verizon phone!!! If it wasn't for the "SHEEPLE", no way Verizon would last in a free market economy, with the way they cram restrictions down their customers throats....... js smh
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It seems that Sprint and T-Mobile US both offer the Pixel 3/3 XL/3a/3a XL. Would Sprint/T-Mobile Pixels allow bootloader unlocking (unlike the Verizon versions)?
AFAIK, only verizon model has locked bootloader. There is no special model for Sprint/T-Mobile. This is only for the 3/3xl, 3a/3aXL is not out is not out yet. Nobody would really know.
wangdaning said:
AFAIK, only verizon model has locked bootloader. There is no special model for Sprint/T-Mobile. This is only for the 3/3xl, 3a/3aXL is not out is not out yet. Nobody would really know.
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I was doing work at a T-Mobile store today, and they just got a shipment of the pixel 3a and pixel 3axl today. Don't say they aren't out. They had a demo out for the xl. Bootloader was locked also. Was unable to get developer options enabled on the regular 3a
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I was doing work at a T-Mobile store today, and they just got a shipment of the pixel 3a and pixel 3axl today. Don't say they aren't out. They had a demo out for the xl. Bootloader was locked also. Was unable to get developer options enabled on the regular 3a
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Next time I'm at T-Mobile, I'll have to get pics, but I replace the hand scanners that go with T-Mobile iPads. Only way I knew they got them in today.
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I was doing work at a T-Mobile store today, and they just got a shipment of the pixel 3a and pixel 3axl today.
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Fair enough, but not many people have bought them or had time to play around with such things. There is not even a forum for them. I hope they make one or the Pixel 3/XL forums will be flooded with two devices each.
wangdaning said:
Fair enough, but not many people have bought them or had time to play around with such things. There is not even a forum for them. I hope they make one or the Pixel 3/XL forums will be flooded with two devices each.
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There is one, but it's empty, only due to it being announced today.
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Fair enough, but not many people have bought them or had time to play around with such things. There is not even a forum for them. I hope they make one or the Pixel 3/XL forums will be flooded with two devices each.
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There is one, but it's empty, only due to it being announced today.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-3a
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I was doing work at a T-Mobile store today, and they just got a shipment of the pixel 3a and pixel 3axl today. Don't say they aren't out. They had a demo out for the xl. Bootloader was locked also. Was unable to get developer options enabled on the regular 3a.
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They could be "demo" units where developer options had to be locked (otherwise people could just steal phones by enabling OEM unlocking and running off). The Sprint/T-Mo Pixels may allow bootloader unlocking, they may not, who knows? I'd still prefer to buy carrier unlocked myself, but if the Sprint/T-Mo are bootloader unlocked then that makes my life easier if I buy used (or from a carrier).
I remember reading that the demo units of the European LG G5 were bootloader locked (maybe developer options grayed out) even when the retail versions weren't, so the Pixel 3/3a (XL) may be the same. But that was in 2016 (when I was hoping my Sprint LG G4 got bootloader unlocked somehow).
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They could be "demo" units where developer options had to be locked (otherwise people could just steal phones by enabling OEM unlocking and running off). The Sprint/T-Mo Pixels may allow bootloader unlocking, they may not, who knows? I'd still prefer to buy unlocked myself, but if the Sprint/T-Mo are bootloader unlocked then that makes my life easier if I buy used (or from a carrier).
I remember reading that the demo units of the European LG G5 were bootloader locked (maybe developer options grayed out) even when the retail versions weren't, so the Pixel 3/3a (XL) may be the same. But that was in 2016 (when I was hoping my Sprint LG G4 got bootloader unlocked somehow).
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It's possible. The manager was just tinkering with one he had bought this morning. The xl was a demo, but IDK. Anything is possible these days
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They could be "demo" units where developer options had to be locked (otherwise people could just steal phones by enabling OEM unlocking and running off). The Sprint/T-Mo Pixels may allow bootloader unlocking, they may not, who knows? I'd still prefer to buy carrier unlocked myself, but if the Sprint/T-Mo are bootloader unlocked then that makes my life easier if I buy used (or from a carrier).
I remember reading that the demo units of the European LG G5 were bootloader locked (maybe developer options grayed out) even when the retail versions weren't, so the Pixel 3/3a (XL) may be the same. But that was in 2016 (when I was hoping my Sprint LG G4 got bootloader unlocked somehow).
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Sorry, please delete my comment. 8t appears I was speaking on incents last night.
smartymcfly said:
You can't enable unlocking oem unless you unlocked the bootloader first. You need to use a cpu to do that. Unlockable bootloaders would never be shipped to retail in an unlocked state.
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What are you smoking? You have to enable oem unlocking in developer options in order to unlock bootloader
And this is a Sprint pixel 3 xl, unfortunately it looks like we will not be able to get root
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And this is a Sprint pixel 3 xl, unfortunately it looks like we will not be able to get root
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And here I was thinking of changing from the V40 to the Google Pixel 3XL
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And this is a Sprint pixel 3 xl, unfortunately it looks like we will not be able to get root
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Darn.
Would it be possible to enable OEM unlocking after SIM unlocking (like the T-Mobile OnePlus), or is this impossible.
One person on Reddit says T-Mobile Pixels allow bootloader unlocking: https://www.reddit.com/r/tmobile/comments/bmjw8x/pixel_3_bootloaders_can_be_unlocked/.
However, a T-Mobile employee said that you need to pay off the device before BL unlocking a T-Mo Pixel (like T-Mo OnePlus): https://www.reddit.com/r/tmobile/comments/bm9ayz/tmobile_says_pixel_3_devices_can_be_bootloader/.
As for sprint version, can we just flash the regular pixel firmware over sprints locked down version?
DR4LUC0N said:
As for sprint version, can we just flash the regular pixel firmware over sprints locked down version?
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No.
About Sprint, I am assuming it's the same game as T-Mobile: you need to SIM unlock before you can bootloader unlock. I could be wrong.
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As for sprint version, can we just flash the regular pixel firmware over sprints locked down version?
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There is no such thing as a Sprint software version, or a Verizon software version. There is only one software version, from Google.
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There is no such thing as a Sprint software version, or a Verizon software version. There is only one software version, from Google.
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Maybe you need to check google on that. I am not aware of sprint or tmobile, but the verizon model does live among us.
got my 3axl today from sprint. OEM locked.. ill be a guinea pig. dont really care if the phone bricks
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Maybe you need to check google on that. I am not aware of sprint or tmobile, but the verizon model does live among us.
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The software is the same on both. Can't believe after all this time this topic still comes up.
It appears that my Pixel 3a XL, bought from Google, is now locked after using a Verizon SIM. Has this happened to anyone else? Is there a way around this? The OEM bootloader is now grayed out and nothing I've seen posted to unlock the phone works.
I thought that if you bought the phone from Google, it wasn't supposed to be locked - little did I know.
If anyone knows of a way to unlock the bootloader so I can root the phone, please let me know.
THanks!
Sry brother Verizon won the rights in court to lock phones to it's network for 90 days. Only thing u can do is call and ask them to unlock it if u get someone nice enuff they might. Other than that ur stuck for 90 days unless u default on a bill for Verizon then it's forever.
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Sry brother Verizon won the rights in court to lock phones to it's network for 90 days. Only thing u can do is call and ask them to unlock it if u get someone nice enuff they might. Other than that ur stuck for 90 days unless u default on a bill for Verizon then it's forever.
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He's referring to the bootloader being locked, not carrier locked.
spotmark said:
He's referring to the bootloader being locked, not carrier locked.
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Yes sir unfortunately when Verizon locks your phone they lock your bootloader also
Mech8 said:
Yes sir unfortunately when Verizon locks your phone they lock your bootloader also
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Mine didn't lock when I put my Verizon SIM in it.
spotmark said:
Mine didn't lock when I put my Verizon SIM in it.
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That's awesome I don't know how you did it I had a pixel 3XL, a pixel 3 and a Pixel 3A and once added to account and SIM inserted all bootloaders locked. Or maybe it has something to do with additional lines or adding lines I don't know. But thanks for letting me know.
Is there any fix to this. I'm experiencing same issue
ookami007 said:
It appears that my Pixel 3a XL, bought from Google, is now locked after using a Verizon SIM. Has this happened to anyone else? Is there a way around this? The OEM bootloader is now grayed out and nothing I've seen posted to unlock the phone works.
I thought that if you bought the phone from Google, it wasn't supposed to be locked - little did I know.
If anyone knows of a way to unlock the bootloader so I can root the phone, please let me know.
THanks!
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You did not state which model number you bought from Google. Just because you bought it from the Google store does not mean it comes unlocked. There are at least two variants of the 3a XL in the US. If you purchased the Verizon variant it will be bootloader locked. If you bought the Google unlocked version (clearly marked on the purchase page) you will easily be able to unlock the bootloader. In fastboot mode go to "Barcodes" and report the first few digits of your IMEI (MEID), your SKU and your Serial number. If confirm for yourself that did purchase a Google unlocked version, do a factory reset and try a SIM from another carrier upon first boot. Go into dev settings and the toggle for OEM unlock should be available. Note: this should not be necessary because once your device "phones home" (even with your Verizon SIM) and checks your IMEI against a whitelist (finding Google unlocked device) your OEM toggle should be available. More than likely you were sent a Verizon variant. In this case check your receipt. It's within the realm of possibility they made a mistake and sent you the wrong variant. It's happened before.
I bought a Verizon locked Pixel 6 pro on Craigslist. Anyone knows what happens if I flash stock unlocked image? Or know if it can be unlocked?
hotboyray said:
I bought a Verizon locked Pixel 6 pro on Craigslist. Anyone knows what happens if I flash stock unlocked image? Or know if it can be unlocked?
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Nothing will change. The only difference in the images is the modem software.
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Nothing will change. The only difference in the images is the modem software.
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My understanding is the lock is only a software lock.
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My understanding is the lock is only a software lock.
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The Verizon pixels run different software. Just wondering if anyone tried already. I know you can flash certain Samsung phones with stock unlocked rom and it carrier unlocks the phone
Verizon may help you unlock the phone to use on another carrier, if the phone was fully paid off and you have an account in good standing. Try giving them a call and speak with tech support.
However, phones that originated on the Verizon network will never have their bootloader unlocked. They have a different bootloader and signature, regardless of whether you change the carrier.
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Verizon may help you unlock the phone to use on another carrier, if the phone was fully paid off and you have an account in good standing. Try giving them a call and speak with tech support.
However, phones that originated on the Verizon network will never have their bootloader unlocked. They have a different bootloader and signature, regardless of whether you change the carrier.
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So Verizon pixel can't get bootloader unlocked?
hotboyray said:
So Verizon pixel can't get bootloader unlocked?
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Correct. That's been the case for every Pixel to date from the OG through today. I'd be surprised if Verizon ever changes their policy.
Would you please just stop. Yes, it can be done, you just don't have a clue on how to do it.
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Would you please just stop. Yes, it can be done, you just don't have a clue on how to do it.
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Nor do many generations of android developers i guess
Android Flash Tool
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You could use this tool to unlock bootloader. But I'm not sure if it's gonna work or not.
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Would you please just stop. Yes, it can be done, you just don't have a clue on how to do it.
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Enlighten us?
Yes, tell you how to do it on a forum so Verizon can then fix it. Really smart.
I'm in no need of money. Just sick of amateurs acting like this, and that is impossible. I've hacked every pixel released. They're all hackable through the sim.
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I'm in no need of money. Just sick of amateurs acting like this, and that is impossible. I've hacked every pixel released. They're all hackable through the sim.
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Claims like this without proof are meaningless.
All that guy does is brag on a bunch of posts that he's able to unlock bootloader on all the pixels and tells everyone else they're stupid. Has never given proof that he's able to. Just ignore or block him.
Plus we don't want to use vulnerabilities to unlock those get patched or open you up for attack. I'm with the others, your SIM method is not the way to go
What if you just want to tether a Verizon Pixel 3.Anyway to do it if you have AT&T unlimited data.I ask this because no root and unlock bootloader method I believe.
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What if you just want to tether a Verizon Pixel 3.Anyway to do it if you have AT&T unlimited data.I ask this because no root and unlock bootloader method I believe.
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Not really the place to discuss this as this is a subforum for the pixel 6 pro. That said boastful people aside, no if it's the verizon version of the 3 then it cannot be bootloader unlocked even if it's on a different network now.
Nergal di Cuthah said:
Not really the place to discuss this as this is a subforum for the pixel 6 pro. That said boastful people aside, no if it's the verizon version of the 3 then it cannot be bootloader unlocked even if it's on a different network now.
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Thanks
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Would you please just stop. Yes, it can be done, you just don't have a clue on how to do it.
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Verizon's bootloaders have been locked for years and years, and there's a great reason no reputable devs are continuing to work on unlocking them, it is not possible.
Unless you're prepared to share exactly how it to unlock a Verizon device's bootloader, and not just "talk" about it, please stop posting misinformation about it being possible.
This thread is about "carrier" unlocking a Verizon device, not unlocking the bootloader.
Please open a GENERAL thread about your opinion on the bootloader being unlockable.