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Did they send you back a Verizon phone? Verizon Pixels have locked bootloaders due to Verizon's own policies. They say they are "unlocked" but they only mean ca
by JohnTHaller 5y ago
Did they send you back a Verizon phone? Verizon Pixels have locked bootloaders due to Verizon's own policies. They say they are "unlocked" but they only mean carrier-wise. Source: Owned a Verizon Pixel 1 that I sold due to it having a locked bootloader.
Anecdotally, I purchased a 4a 5g from Google with a dead headphone jack. My replacement also had an unlocked bootloader though I think it was also new.
- nfriedly 5y agoIt was not branded as a Verizon model, but it seems to have the Verizon behavior of carrier unlocked, bootloader locked (and not unlockable). Based on anecdotes like yours, I believe Google stopped doing it after the Pixel 2, but that doesn't help me.
- joemazerino 5y agoGoogle refurbs are bootloader locked. Probably old Verizon stock