Can't enable oem unlocking-Pixel 3a
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In developer settings the oem unlocking is grayed out. Message says connect to internet or contact carrier. Just bought it, unlocked. Nothing I've tried works.
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The bootloader might already be unlocked?
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Did you recently buy it? Can you return it? I went through 4 phones from Amazon, Ebay and the site that the UBports buy link goes to, before I got one that was OEM unlockable. Others here have had similar experience. Sellers might not understand what it means. Try to find seller who will check that or at least give you the IMEI number so that you can contact Google Fi support to find out if it was originally sold in Google Store. Those are unlockable.
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@farmer said in Can't enable oem unlocking-Pixel 3a:
Nothing I've tried works.
What did you try exactly ?!
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@mrt10001 No.
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@lsitongia Got it at Walmart and will call it live and learn.
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@nero355 I've tried all methods found on line and finally learned that although carrier unlocked the bootloader is probably Verizon locked and unlockable. That is unless someone has recently found a way to unlock it.
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@farmer Ok. Got another 3a G020G, unlocked it, but get an error loading the boot loader. (found version B4s4-0.3-7357923, looking for B4s4-0.4-7758097.) End of install. Can,t find how to change that.
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@farmer
That sounds like your Android base ROM is outdated ?! -
@nero355 Yes it seems so,however "About Phone" indicates Android 11. Build #RQ3A.211001.001;IMEI #359677097963609, and the kernel version is dated Jun/4th/UTC 2021. Are the newer 3a's not supported? If not it would be good to know before buying. Also the serial # in fastboot is 98JAY157KN. Thanks for the reply.
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@farmer said in Can't enable oem unlocking-Pixel 3a:
@nero355 Yes it seems so,however "About Phone" indicates Android 11. Build #RQ3A.211001.001;IMEI #359677097963609, and the kernel version is dated Jun/4th/UTC 2021. Are the newer 3a's not supported? If not it would be good to know before buying. Also the serial # in fastboot is 98JAY157KN. Thanks for the reply.
That doesn't say anything about the Bootloader version...
What I would do is try to flash the phone with the latest Android Stock ROM provided by Google in Fastboot Mode and then try installing Ubuntu Touch again!
Good luck!
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@farmer Think you need to downgrade the android version to 9 for UT install to work.
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@lakotaubp Finally downgraded to 9 'Bonito' version which flashes with many ''no sig'' errors. UT will install but is totally unresponsive. (Stuck on desktop).
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@farmer Bonito is the XL variant, you probably need to use Sargo for the specific touch panel firmware
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@nero355 Yes, LATEST is the key word. Instead of updating the phone I updated the computer. Enough said. Thank you.
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@fredldotme Got it. The bootloader was sargo, downloading the newest version now and hope to work through the install. Thanks to everyone for your help. Will let you know after a lot of trial and error.
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@fredldotme Again with the latest android version the Bonito bootloader was even lower on the phone (B4s4-0.1)and the sargo image would not recognize it.. Finally hopeing that the 0.1 version was Android-9, flashed the 190801 sargo image and it worked. From there it was my speed; just push the buttons. Best phone OS in the world. Thank you all for developing it and for taking the time to help.
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F Farmer marked this topic as a question on 23 Dec 2021, 18:59
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F Farmer has marked this topic as solved on 23 Dec 2021, 19:00