hi guys i bought one pixel 3a from ebay ,however i contacted the seller and tolme it was unlocked so i hitted the buy it now button.
got the device,looks really good but unfortunately when i pop my sim card it will appear one notification letting me know the sim card its not compatible.
like if its wasnt unlocked ,since when i hit the notification it takes to the unlocking site from tmobile where i can read about the tmobile device unlock app
however if i download it or use in version 1.0.3 or 1.0.4 it will open,go directly to the permament unlock request,show as unlocked and suggesting i should restart the device to apply the changes.
however even after the restart the issue stills present,the device is locked,no signal on phone and stills showing the notification bar,
has anyone had the same issue??
i even have the oem unlock option avaliable .
any idea?thanks a lot for reading
darkthugs said:
hi guys i bought one pixel 3a from ebay ,however i contacted the seller and tolme it was unlocked so i hitted the buy it now button.
got the device,looks really good but unfortunately when i pop my sim card it will appear one notification letting me know the sim card its not compatible.
like if its wasnt unlocked ,since when i hit the notification it takes to the unlocking site from tmobile where i can read about the tmobile device unlock app
however if i download it or use in version 1.0.3 or 1.0.4 it will open,go directly to the permament unlock request,show as unlocked and suggesting i should restart the device to apply the changes.
however even after the restart the issue stills present,the device is locked,no signal on phone and stills showing the notification bar,
has anyone had the same issue??
i even have the oem unlock option avaliable .
any idea?thanks a lot for reading
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Message the seller for a refund as it clearly not unlocked.
ya your best option is to return the phone. if the seller gives you trouble just open up a case with ebay and show them the messages that he said it was indeed unlocked.
darkthugs said:
hi guys i bought one pixel 3a from ebay ,however i contacted the seller and tolme it was unlocked so i hitted the buy it now button.
got the device,looks really good but unfortunately when i pop my sim card it will appear one notification letting me know the sim card its not compatible.
like if its wasnt unlocked ,since when i hit the notification it takes to the unlocking site from tmobile where i can read about the tmobile device unlock app
however if i download it or use in version 1.0.3 or 1.0.4 it will open,go directly to the permament unlock request,show as unlocked and suggesting i should restart the device to apply the changes.
however even after the restart the issue stills present,the device is locked,no signal on phone and stills showing the notification bar,
has anyone had the same issue??
i even have the oem unlock option avaliable .
any idea?thanks a lot for reading
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Based on your description, the device IS actually unlocked by t-mobile as indicated by the t-mobile unlock app. Maybe there is issue with your sim card. Try another non t-mobile sim to see if you can get signal. Also try factory resetting.
googlephoneFKLenAsh said:
Based on your description, the device IS actually unlocked by t-mobile as indicated by the t-mobile unlock app. Maybe there is issue with your sim card. Try another non t-mobile sim to see if you can get signal. Also try factory resetting.
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Already tried with many sim cards ,only TMobile will show service ,any other sim card att ,cricket ,Telcel ,Movistar wont work
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Hi
I finally made the switch from Iphone to android by buying a HTC one SV from amazon. It was mentioned that the phone was sim free and unlocked, however it was locked to t-mobile. I got the 8 digit unlock code which worked all right, but still i get no signal on the phone despite putting a sim card. I opened up the bootloader which says its still locked. What can i do? Can any of the high street shops fix this or do i give this phone back? Help please?
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Hi
I finally made the switch from Iphone to android by buying a HTC one SV from amazon. It was mentioned that the phone was sim free and unlocked, however it was locked to t-mobile. I got the 8 digit unlock code which worked all right, but still i get no signal on the phone despite putting a sim card. I opened up the bootloader which says its still locked. What can i do? Can any of the high street shops fix this or do i give this phone back? Help please?
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Hi, this forum is for the One S. The One S and SV are different, however I may be able to help.
First of all, the ***LOCKED*** warning in the bootloader does not show the SIM lock state, but instead shows the state of the bootloader. If you unlock the bootloader it will display ***UNLOCKED*** but is seperate from unlocking the SIM lock on the phone. It is unlikely to help if you unlock the bootloader.
This seems like an issue with Amazon, I would take it back. The phone should have been unlocked but it wasn't.
Hi everyone,
I'm in a bit of a mess with my Samsung S6. I've bought it from ebay and it turns out it's locked to O2. I've tried cellunlocker, unlockthatphone & mobileunlocked and they've all been unsuccessful when trying to provide the network unlock code - stating that the code isn't available for my IMEI.
Is there any other way I can unlock my phone? Or am I going to be stuck on O2 forever?!?!
I had a lot of trouble getting my EE locked S6 unlocked but in the end I found somewhere decent that was able to get the code in less than a day. I used http://www.samsungcodesource.com
How much did you pay to unlock it?
Just an update, I've now tried unlockunit & samsungcodesource as well and they can't seem to find a code either.
When I try to put a different sim card, I'm expecting something to come up to say that the sim can't beused due to a network lock, but nothing appears.
The only time anything appears is when I try to make a call and a popup appears saying "Not registered on network".
Does this mean my device is network locked? Or could it be a region lock or something?
Is there anyway to confirm that my phone is network locked?
Hey quill37,
PM, me I can have it rechecked for you, maybe it is possible to unlock it
quill37 said:
Just an update, I've now tried unlockunit & samsungcodesource as well and they can't seem to find a code either.
When I try to put a different sim card, I'm expecting something to come up to say that the sim can't beused due to a network lock, but nothing appears.
The only time anything appears is when I try to make a call and a popup appears saying "Not registered on network".
Does this mean my device is network locked? Or could it be a region lock or something?
Is there anyway to confirm that my phone is network locked?
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Go to O2 and ask for the unlock code.
unlock S6 O2 5.1.1
quill37 said:
Hi everyone,
I'm in a bit of a mess with my Samsung S6. I've bought it from ebay and it turns out it's locked to O2. I've tried cellunlocker, unlockthatphone & mobileunlocked and they've all been unsuccessful when trying to provide the network unlock code - stating that the code isn't available for my IMEI.
Is there any other way I can unlock my phone? Or am I going to be stuck on O2 forever?!?!
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Hi there, did you manage to resolve your problem. The same thing has happened to me. The bloke stated it was unlocked but its locked to O2 and am on EE. I've tried unlocking it but to no avail. Did you manage to unlock yours?
If you cant unlock by codes, buy the usb method here. Takes only a few minutes once the process starts
Also make sure your phone is not blacklisted. Check it using checkmend here
http://www.samsungcodesource.com have not sent me my unlock code after 72 hrs and they have not replied to any of my numerous emails
Purchased from Google unlocked.
Running .30 version.
When I initially received the device I pulled the SIM from my OG pixel 1 and inserted and booted the 3. Set it up (running on AT&T) and used it. This morning I decided to root for theming only to notice it was grayed out. First thought was to factory reset and reboot with no SIM inserted. Did that. Still gray.
Am I missing something new?
mostyle said:
Purchased from Google unlocked.
Running .30 version.
When I initially received the device I pulled the SIM from my OG pixel 1 and inserted and booted the 3. Set it up (running on AT&T) and used it. This morning I decided to root for theming only to notice it was grayed out. First thought was to factory reset and reboot with no SIM inserted. Did that. Still gray.
Am I missing something new?
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Are you sure you received the google version phone and not the Verizon one? Did you notice if it was grayed out before you inserted your sim?
Badger50 said:
Are you sure you received the google version phone and not the Verizon one? Did you notice if it was grayed out before you inserted your sim?
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Wouldn't the fact that it takes my AT&T SIM mean it is the unlocked variant?
To answer though... I did not notice.
UPDATE: Called Google. The tier 1 guy said, "Per our engineering documentation this option is designated as disabled on the pixel 3 line."
I have requested an RMA even though I hope he was wrong and that someone can enlighten me before I send it back.
mostyle said:
Wouldn't the fact that it takes my AT&T SIM mean it is the unlocked variant?
To answer though... I did not notice.
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Sim unlocked yes. But not bootloader unlockable. I'm guessing you have the Verizon variant.
Badger50 said:
Sim unlocked yes. But not bootloader unlockable. I'm guessing you have the Verizon variant.
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When my RMA is completed how will I specify that I don't want the Verizon variant?
As I'm sure you already know the store offers only three options and I verified that I chose the 'unlocked' option. Anything I can do to get what I need should I decide to reorder?
Also the store says the verizon variant comes with a SIM card which was not included in my packaging.
I'm really steamed at the moment... I do thank you for replying.
mostyle said:
When my RMA is completed how will I specify that I don't want the Verizon variant?
As I'm sure you already know the store offers only three options and I verified that I chose the 'unlocked' option. Anything I can do to get what I need should I decide to reorder?
Also the store says the verizon variant comes with a SIM card which was not included in my packaging.
I'm really steamed at the moment... I do thank you for replying.
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Again my friend, I'm just guessing. It could also be possible that from what I've read, the P3's were initially sim locked to Verizon only, even if you ordered the google version. It could be possible that when you installed your at&t sim, it locked the bootloader. Again, I'm just guessing.
Badger50 said:
Again my friend, I'm just guessing. It could also be possible that from what I've read, the P3's were initially sim locked to Verizon only, even if you ordered the google version. It could be possible that when you installed your at&t sim, it locked the bootloader. Again, I'm just guessing.
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Sure... I get that. I have been approved for an advanced RMA. Wasn't trying to seem harsh. The rep that gave me the advanced RMA did say that it SHOULD allow toggle. I'll be sure to attempt bootloader adjustments before inserting a SIM this round.
I don't think the Google version was sim locked to Verizon. That doesn't make sense at all. The device needs to connect to the internet in order for the switch to become active from what I understand. So if you don't put a sim in then you will need to connect to wifi. Something is amiss or we're not getting the full picture. Why would a Google bought Pixel anything not allow bootloader unlock? Even if you put in a Verizon sim it should still be active.
bobby janow said:
I don't think the Google version was sim locked to Verizon. That doesn't make sense at all. The device needs to connect to the internet in order for the switch to become active from what I understand. So if you don't put a sim in then you will need to connect to wifi. Something is amiss or we're not getting the full picture. Why would a Google bought Pixel anything not allow bootloader unlock? Even if you put in a Verizon sim it should still be active.
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My thoughts exactly. The grayed out switch does say 'connect to the internet or contact your carrier' below the toggle. All while there's an LTE signal indicator on the status bar. I'm perplexed, truly. This isn't my first Android rodeo and I've never encountered this before.
I bought mine through Project Fi. I tried to unlock the boot loader first thing but the OEM unlock was greyed out. I had to activate the phone on the Project Fi Network before OEM unlock became available (I used the eSim). I wonder if they've linked the OEM unlocking switch to the network activation somehow. Has anyone bought a Network unlocked Pixel 3 from the Google Store, stuck a Verizon simcard in it, and then tried to unlock the bootloader?
karthakon said:
I bought mine through Project Fi. I tried to unlock the boot loader first thing but the OEM unlock was greyed out. I had to activate the phone on the Project Fi Network before OEM unlock became available (I used the eSim). I wonder if they've linked the OEM unlocking switch to the network activation somehow. Has anyone bought a Network unlocked Pixel 3 from the Google Store, stuck a Verizon simcard in it, and then tried to unlock the bootloader?
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Thought of this, but don' have access to a Verizon sim card.
karthakon said:
I bought mine through Project Fi. I tried to unlock the boot loader first thing but the OEM unlock was greyed out. I had to activate the phone on the Project Fi Network before OEM unlock became available (I used the eSim). I wonder if they've linked the OEM unlocking switch to the network activation somehow. Has anyone bought a Network unlocked Pixel 3 from the Google Store, stuck a Verizon simcard in it, and then tried to unlock the bootloader?
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I unlocked mine with a Verizon Sim in it. No problems at all. I also did the same with 3 different pixel 2's when the pixel 2 was first released. Again, not one problem with any of them. I see a lot of talk about the unlock possibly being tied to the SIM. It isn't. I know first hand.
I bought my 3xl carrier unlocked from Google. I inserted a vzw sim and activated my phone. After all that I tried to oem unlock and it is greyed out. My phone is running build PD1A.180720.31 and as far as I know it is the vzw build. Tried factory reset several times and still greyed out. Also tried sideloading .30 but it didn't work. Any help would be appreciated.
i bought the unlocked pixel 3 from google on launch, i was able to unlock the bootloader and flash images with no issue. I didnt have my verizon sim in it tho
.31 is the verizon variant.
.30 should be the unlocked variant.
I'm on the phone now... For a third time trying to get an RMA issued. Google support is horrific.
Issued me 2 RMA requests that had a link that was already used.
I was on the phone with them this afternoon and they are sending me a new phone. Hopefully it will be the .30
TommyB322 said:
I was on the phone with them this afternoon and they are sending me a new phone. Hopefully, it will be the .30
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That's the scary thing for me. Mine is .30 and I was able to factory reset today and try a TMO SIM with the same result.
I processed my advance RMA today as well so we'll see.
mostyle said:
That's the scary thing for me. Mine is .30 and I was able to factory reset today and try a TMO SIM with the same result.
I processed my advance RMA today as well so we'll see.
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Interesting. On a side note 2 vzw apps showed up randomly in my app drawer. I was able to uninstall them but they weren't there before. One was messenger and the other I think was My Verizon.
TommyB322 said:
Interesting. On a side note 2 vzw apps showed up randomly in my app drawer. I was able to uninstall them but they weren't there before. One was messenger and the other I think was My Verizon.
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Those got installed when you inserted the VZ SIM.
For those of you getting RMAs best of luck. Their RMA department is a mess, they are not shipping anything. Some of us have RMAs open since day one. There is thread here on it, and a pretty big one on Reddit.
mostyle said:
.31 is the verizon variant.
.30 should be the unlocked variant.
I'm on the phone now... For a third time trying to get an RMA issued. Google support is horrific.
Issued me 2 RMA requests that had a link that was already used.
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I don't think this is right. I bought the unlocked variant from Verizon & unlocked the bootloader no problem.
Build number .031
The model is G020E, but does not have any Verizon branding on it; everything just says Google. I was told it was a Sprint phone, but I don't know if that means Sprint sold it, or if it was just moved to Sprint network at some point. Either way, the only branding (physical and software) is Google.
When I go into Developer Options, OEM unlocking is greyed out and says "Connect to the internet or contact your carrier." (Connecting to the internet doesn't change anything.)
From what I've read, there's no way to unlock the bootloader on the Verizon version. Does it sound like this phone is in that group?
Also, I've read some people saying that Verizon will unlock the phone after it's been activated for a couple months. It seems like they are talking about SIM unlocking, but I've also seen claims that people got the bootloader unlocked by just waiting the 60 or so days. Anyone have any experience with that?
Thanks
lemminman said:
The model is G020E, but does not have any Verizon branding on it; everything just says Google. I was told it was a Sprint phone, but I don't know if that means Sprint sold it, or if it was just moved to Sprint network at some point. Either way, the only branding (physical and software) is Google.
When I go into Developer Options, OEM unlocking is greyed out and says "Connect to the internet or contact your carrier." (Connecting to the internet doesn't change anything.)
From what I've read, there's no way to unlock the bootloader on the Verizon version. Does it sound like this phone is in that group?
Also, I've read some people saying that Verizon will unlock the phone after it's been activated for a couple months. It seems like they are talking about SIM unlocking, but I've also seen claims that people got the bootloader unlocked by just waiting the 60 or so days. Anyone have any experience with that?
Thanks
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I Googled the model and it said it's an unlocked model. But once you boot it with that Verizon SIM card in it, Verizon will lock you out of OEM unlocking. Remove your SIM card and factory reset. Go through the setup, then try the OEM unlocking again (remember after you flip that switch, you still need to go through fastboot to actually unlock). Then factory reset again, this time with your SIM card installed.
That 60 days thing is definitely SIM unlocking. It will be a cold day in hell before Verizon consciously allows the bootloader to be unlocked.
Hi guys, I'm a longtime member here and developer for Paranoid Android custom rom. While I haven't been active on XDA these days, I did want to share a bit of information about how I unlocked the bootloader on my AT&T Pixel 7 Pro. To my knowledge, carrier-branded Pixel's will not allow bootloader unlocking unless the carrier's requirements are met and a sim unlock is initiated. I had to pay off my Pixel 6 Pro to get it bootloader unlocked in the past so I assume the rules still apply. If anything has changed, feel free to correct me. I just picked up this phone today, and no it is not paid off and still on my AT&T installment plan. This thread does not and will not encourage evading paying off your device installments, while bootloader unlocking does not correlate with sim unlocking, I am not encouraging this glitch/workaround to lead to that discussion.
THIS IS NOT A GUIDE, this is just an detailed explanation on how I unlocked my bootloader.
I bought this phone with AT&T knowing the restrictions it had on unlocking the bootloader, but I wanted to take another crack at finding a workaround. My situation is a bit unique but can be comparable to others out there. I started digging through the com.google.android.apps.work.oobconfig apk. The same apk that was removed as a workaround to sim unlock the T-Mobile Pixel 6 Pro. Yes this apk exists on the AT&T variant of the Pixel 7 Pro. So I spent some hours figuring out how it works, and nothing I could get around code wise, but I got came up with an idea. The apk is heavily based on the inserted sim card.
My Pixel 6 Pro was unlocked through AT&T with that sim inserted. My phone number is now transferred to an eSIM on my iPhone 14 Pro Max, but my old physical sim card was still in my Pixel 6 Pro. Weirdly enough, it picked up the network, there was just no service but the sims ICCD was still registered to AT&T.
So just for laughs, I took my old sim card out of my Pixel 6 Pro, inserted it into my Pixel 7 Pro and did a factory reset and what do ya know, when I enabled developer settings the OEM unlock option was no longer greyed out. I thought it was probably a bug, so I booted to bootloader and used the fastboot unlock command and the phone unlocked. I still can't believe this worked, I'm not sure if it's an issue with Google's servers or AT&T's servers but I just wanted to share this information to prove that it's definitely possible. If anyone has a similar situation feel free to try it out, even with other carrier's and report back. I attached some photos of proof below. I'm also on A13 (TD1A.220804.031).
Thank you for this! I am going to try this on T-Mobile Pixel 7 Pro
Wish me luck!!
Edit: Didn't work for me
To be clear, you just factory reset it and put in a SIM card from a previously SIM unlocked device?
jkt97401 said:
Thank you for this! I am going to try this on T-Mobile Pixel 7 Pro
Wish me luck!!
Edit: Didn't work for me
To be clear, you just factory reset it and put in a SIM card from a previously SIM unlocked device?
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Try sim card first, then factory reset with the sim installed
sirhc said:
So just for laughs, I took my old sim card out of my Pixel 6 Pro, inserted it into my Pixel 7 Pro and did a factory reset and what do ya know, when I enabled developer settings the OEM unlock option was no longer greyed out. I thought it was probably a bug, so I booted to bootloader and used the fastboot unlock command and the phone unlocked. I still can't believe this worked, I'm not sure if it's an issue with Google's servers or AT&T's servers but I just wanted to share this information to prove that it's definitely possible. If anyone has a similar situation feel free to try it out, even with other carrier's and report back. I attached some photos of proof below. I'm also on A13 (TD1A.220804.031).
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That's awesome. A similar thing happened to me with a Verizon variant a couple of weeks ago using the android flash tool from google. Mine is full unlocked and rooted now.
jkt97401 said:
To be clear, you just factory reset it and put in a SIM card from a previously SIM unlocked device?
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Just a heads up. SIM unlock is different than carrier unlock which is also different from bootloader unlock. You're talking about carrier unlock. SIM locking/unlocking is controlled only by you and is a native feature of Android that you can optionally enable or disable at will.
I wouldn't enable it, by the way, otherwise in an emergency if your phone breaks, you wouldn't be able to simply put that SIM card in a different phone because it would still be locked to your current one.
This happened when I got my Pixel 6 Pro replaced I already had my phone unlocked. When I transferred my sim to the new phones OEM unlock was not grayed out. I just assumed T-Mobile automatically did it since I already had this done on the replaced phone. Sadly this was not the case with this 7 Pro. I sure was excited when I saw this post though.
sirhc said:
Try sim card first, then factory reset with the sim installed
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I tried it both ways Should I have put the SIM card back in my old unlocked phone before retrying the second time or do they not do anything???
I'll probably end up having to sweet talk some poor T-Mobile rep into helping me out haha
Yup, the thread title is misleading. You haven't unlocked your bootloader.
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Yup, the thread title is misleading. You haven't unlocked your bootloader.
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I mean, the OP posted screenshots and one of them clearly states that their bootloader is unlocked.
To be clear, I wasn't thinking that a carrier unlock / sim unlock automatically means that the bootloader unlocks. A carrier locked device such as the OP's AT&T model or my T-Mobile model cannot unlock the BOOTLOADER until they are CARRIER unlocked. The OP had a strange glitch in the matrix that tricked their phone into thinking it was carrier unlocked thus allowing the bootloader unlock.
I suspect if he tried to flash a Magisk altered .img file in an attempt to root it would fail.
Does the old trick where you claim to be traveling out of country for a week and request a temporary sim unlock not work anymore? I was planning on picking up a T-Mobile variant and going this route through a combination of T-mobile Twitter and Phone support.
jake.99x3 said:
Does the old trick where you claim to be traveling out of country for a week and request a temporary sim unlock not work anymore? I was planning on picking up a T-Mobile variant and going this route through a combination of T-mobile Twitter and Phone support.
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Tried this today and At&t would not do it
sirhc said:
Hi guys, I'm a longtime member here and developer for Paranoid Android custom rom. While I haven't been active on XDA these days, I did want to share a bit of information about how I unlocked the bootloader on my AT&T Pixel 7 Pro. To my knowledge, carrier-branded Pixel's will not allow bootloader unlocking unless the carrier's requirements are met and a sim unlock is initiated. I had to pay off my Pixel 6 Pro to get it bootloader unlocked in the past so I assume the rules still apply. If anything has changed, feel free to correct me. I just picked up this phone today, and no it is not paid off and still on my AT&T installment plan. This thread does not and will not encourage evading paying off your device installments, while bootloader unlocking does not correlate with sim unlocking, I am not encouraging this glitch/workaround to lead to that discussion.
THIS IS NOT A GUIDE, this is just an detailed explanation on how I unlocked my bootloader.
I bought this phone with AT&T knowing the restrictions it had on unlocking the bootloader, but I wanted to take another crack at finding a workaround. My situation is a bit unique but can be comparable to others out there. I started digging through the com.google.android.apps.work.oobconfig apk. The same apk that was removed as a workaround to sim unlock the T-Mobile Pixel 6 Pro. Yes this apk exists on the AT&T variant of the Pixel 7 Pro. So I spent some hours figuring out how it works, and nothing I could get around code wise, but I got came up with an idea. The apk is heavily based on the inserted sim card.
My Pixel 6 Pro was unlocked through AT&T with that sim inserted. My phone number is now transferred to an eSIM on my iPhone 14 Pro Max, but my old physical sim card was still in my Pixel 6 Pro. Weirdly enough, it picked up the network, there was just no service but the sims ICCD was still registered to AT&T.
So just for laughs, I took my old sim card out of my Pixel 6 Pro, inserted it into my Pixel 7 Pro and did a factory reset and what do ya know, when I enabled developer settings the OEM unlock option was no longer greyed out. I thought it was probably a bug, so I booted to bootloader and used the fastboot unlock command and the phone unlocked. I still can't believe this worked, I'm not sure if it's an issue with Google's servers or AT&T's servers but I just wanted to share this information to prove that it's definitely possible. If anyone has a similar situation feel free to try it out, even with other carrier's and report back. I attached some photos of proof below. I'm also on A13 (TD1A.220804.031).
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Going to try this tonight. Wonder if the old sim has to be from an unlock pixel 6 pro or if it could be from a oneplus 7 pro?
Beefheart said:
Yup, the thread title is misleading. You haven't unlocked your bootloader.
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My bootloader is definitely unlocked, look at the screenshots attached in OP
jkt97401 said:
I mean, the OP posted screenshots and one of them clearly states that their bootloader is unlocked.
To be clear, I wasn't thinking that a carrier unlock / sim unlock automatically means that the bootloader unlocks. A carrier locked device such as the OP's AT&T model or my T-Mobile model cannot unlock the BOOTLOADER until they are CARRIER unlocked. The OP had a strange glitch in the matrix that tricked their phone into thinking it was carrier unlocked thus allowing the bootloader unlock.
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You're correct, a sim unlock is required to unlock the bootloader, based on the apk that handles this, it downloads the configuration for your phone number/sim and based on that configuration it determines whether the phone can be sim unlocked, which in return allows the bootloader to be unlocked.
It did actually sim unlock the device, I just didn't want to mention it here because I don't want to encourage this on EIP devices
lkhafra said:
This happened when I got my Pixel 6 Pro replaced I already had my phone unlocked. When I transferred my sim to the new phones OEM unlock was not grayed out. I just assumed T-Mobile automatically did it since I already had this done on the replaced phone. Sadly this was not the case with this 7 Pro. I sure was excited when I saw this post though.
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I should've added, the moment I unboxed the phone I took the sim card out before booting it for the first time in case it writes to some un-wipable partition. Idk if that's confirmed to play a part in it working
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My bootloader is definitely unlocked, look at the screenshots attached in OP
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So when you power on or reboot the phone you get a warning saying the bootloader is unlocked and the option to pause the boot by pressing the power button?
Also, have you tried to flash a Magisk altered .img file and root it?
Just curious.
sirhc said:
I should've added, the moment I unboxed the phone I took the sim card out before booting it for the first time in case it writes to some un-wipable partition. Idk if that's confirmed to play a part in it working
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My wifes 6 Pro was strange. I set mine up as normal with my sim in and took the latest ota update. Then I went to Googles site to try and flash the full update via the flash tool. I connected my phone as it instructs you to and then I decided to check the OEM unlock and the it was. I think there may be some hick up in the server communication that allows this sometimes. Needless to say I'm thrilled.
Beefheart said:
So when you power on or reboot the phone you get a warning saying the bootloader is unlocked and the option to pause the boot by pressing the power button?
Also, have you tried to flash a Magisk altered .img file and root it?
Just curious.
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Yes I do, have not tried Magisk because I hate rooting, my sole intentions for unlocking the bootloader was to support my custom rom
Misterxtc said:
Mine was strange. I set mine up as normal with my sim in and took the latest ota update. Then I went to Googles site to try and flash the full update via the flash tool. I connected my phone as it instructs you to and then I decided to check the OEM unlock and the it was. I think there may be some hick up in the server communication that allows this sometimes. Needless to say I'm thrilled.
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Definitely sounds like server issues on Google's end, I'm glad I took advantage of it before they "fixed" it lol