• @FiniteBanjo
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    09 days ago

    lmao wut?

    “Bootloader unlocked” means you can change the firmware on the device. Google sells it as a feature so you can replace the operating system. You can’t (not easily) unlock a pixel phone’s bootloader if you buy it from another retailer like Verizon.

    • Kairos
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      9 days ago

      It doesn’t come unlocked, the OS must go through attestation via Google’s proprietary servers connected to the Internet to actually unlock the bootloader.

      They are not sold unlocked.