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I visited 3 stores looking for the pixels 7a. One of these stores (best buy) sells it at a 20% discount for only 2 weeks, brand new, 128 GB, so I may go for it to buy and nuke to install graphene OS, then relock it.

A poster suggested me to avoid verizon, because they lock the bootloader to prevent you installing anything else.

This one seems to be a pixels directly from google: on a table displaying other google devices and earbuds, but I wouldn't want to buy something I cannot relock on non-stock software.

ETA: what port does it use for charging?

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Do NOT relock a phone unless stock ROM is installed!

The system image signature will be different and you will brick your phone.

This is true for Samsung and Xiaomi, might not be true for Pixels, but I wouldn't risk it.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Bootloader relocking is supported with an alternative OS on a Pixel. GrapheneOS supplies an avb custom key and they expect that you use their OS with a locked bootloader.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Thanks! Good to know

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Just don't get a carrier variant and you'll be fine. You can also check for sure by putting the device's IMEI into https://store.google.com/repair. For example, here's what mine says: Pixel 6 Pro Stormy Black 128GB (Unlocked) (Pristine)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Why do you want to relock it?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

More secure: any bootloader tampering happening via physical access to the device will trip the warning.

More compatible: some apps (banks usually) flag an unlocked bootloader as a security threat.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Thanks for answering!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

You don't need to worry about whether it's relockable, but it's important that it can be unlocked in the first place. Just don't get it from a carrier and you'll be fine. Buy the phone from some store like Best Buy.

To answer your second question: It uses USB-C.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I got my Pixel 8 Pro from Best Buy and it's unlocked. The other pixels come unlocked too, since they just get them from Google. I've been using Verizon as my carrier without any issue.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I just picked up a 7a directly from Google, unlocked. That's honestly the only way I recommend going about it, especially if the plan is to install Graphene.

USB-C for charging and data.