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…
Update 2: I inserted an European sim card, a few hours later I got the prompt where android asks if I want to replace Google and chrome with a different default search engine or browser (mandatory by law in Europe) and most important I finally got the prompt to update to Android 15 build AP3A.241005.015 which isn’t the Verizon “certified” one from 6 months ago
So at least I got this problem solved, I’m a bit sad that I can’t run lineageos (seller doesn’t give the super secret bootloader unlocking program that nobody ever saw and needs, but says I have to ship to him and pay an extra fee - I’m sure he’s just going to swap the phone with a T-Mobile one)