I bought a refurbished pixel 7 in europe. I assumed it was the european version (GVU6C).
I tested it and it appeared functional in all functions, so i released the escrow to the seller.
Now because I don’t trust the software hasn’t been tampered, I wanted to clean it with flash.android.com but… can’t because it can’t unlock the bootloader (even if i connect to internet and call the code ##2432546## to get the “checkin requested” from google play services)
It looks like i have the model GQML3 for Verizon which can’t be bootloader unlocked. FUCK! I especially bought this because it can unlock the bootloader…
Anyway… about restoring the original software…
Phone says “phone is with latest update installed” with android 14 and security update from 5 june 2024.
Can I flash the full image for android 15 with october security update or i risk a brick? Do I need to wait for the lazy fucks at verizon to “certify” the android 15 update? Those fuckers take ages to “certify” the updates…
If you found something, please update! I’m in the same situation
I wasn’t able to unlock the bootloader and I didn’t trust the seller about his secret sauce program that can do it (but only if I sent it back) because I didn’t want to be without phone for 3 weeks (and what if he simply switched the phone with a T-Mobile one?)
And on the moment that i inserted a non-verizon sim card, the phone automatically installed the normal software, and not the Verizon certified one that is months behind, still on Android 14