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Bought a Refurbished pixel10 pro, unlocked but it isn't. (lemmy.world)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/graphene_os@lemmy.sdf.org
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Finally decided to give GrapheneOS a try as I've got a fp6 with /e/os and love it.

Found an eBay listing for one in very good condition, and right in the subject it says unlocked. Got it yesterday, excited to try it. Start following the install instructions, only to see OEM unlock grayed out. One article says, it must be connected to the internet, so I connect it to wifi. Still grayed out. Another article says install all the updates and reboot. Two hours later, still grayed out. I've measaged the seller asking for a refund, but I don't know. Anyone else have an idea?

bootloader

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[–] 5 points 8 months ago (3 children)

99.9% of the time when someone says the phone is "unlocked" they mean carrier unlocked. Unlocked bootloader is only something a small number of people care about. Ask the seller if this is a factory unlocked phone or if they just unlocked it themselves.

Also never buy anything "refurbished" thats not straight from the OEM. If some 3rd party refurbishes a phone they just wipe it down and call it a day and you're paying a premium for it. You're better off saving your money and buying used from joe schmoe. Joe schmoe is probably less scummy anyways.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    How do you find Bootloader unlocked phones? It seems there are just dozens of "unlocked" but not any bootloader unlocked listings

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    There’s no reason to find one that’s already unlocked. Just find one that you know is unlockable. Any non carrier model pixel 10 should be unlock able. You just need to figure out what exact model number or whatever is the non carrier version and specifically get that.

    I found someone online who say they had to put a SIM card in their phone before the OEM unlocking option was enabled. Maybe try that if you haven’t already? Idk about the pixel 10, but on my 9a I don’t think I had to jump through any hoops to enable it.

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