Verizon suggests I should use an unpatched operating system or trash my device

https://community.verizon.com/t5/Google/Google-Pixel-2-OEM-Unlocking-needed/m-p/1781644#M8361

by headcr4sh • 2 years ago

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headcr4sh2• 2 years ago

There are lots and lots of old Pixel 2 phones out there, some of them in mint condition and still boxed.

Seems like a nice idea to put these devices to good use by unlocking their bootloader and installing a custom ROM image such as Lineage OS.

Except... when you are dealing with Verizon devices which -- for reasons unknown -- sinply cannot be unlocked.

tobinfekkes• 2 years ago

Currently reading this on my Verizon Pixel 2. I love it, old phones are great.

AStonesThrow• 2 years ago

Ok, brah, you started your post with a baldface lie. You did not purchase a "brand new" device. You went to eBay. Some shady reseller gave you what's known as "new old stock". A still-sealed White Album first press is not "brand new" because it's 56 years old.

The Pixel line is up to model 9 now; my 8 is still fresh. Those are the "brand new" and supported devices. Get real.

headcr4sh2• 2 years ago

What's a "brah"?

The package was sealed, the device (according to ADB output has no charging cycles) and was obviously never in use. That's what I would call brand new.... But if that's the wrong term and "new old stock" is what it should be called, I wouldn't disagree.

Doesn't matter though, as it's still a perfectly fine device that cannot be updated even though that's only limited because of Verizon's policy.

Since I already updated three other non-verizon Pixel-2s it was surprising to experience locked-down-for-no-obvious-reason devices that can no longer be put to good use.

Get real? ... Well,....

Verizon suggests I should use an unpatched operating system or trash my device

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