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How to remove FRP on Marshmallow 6.0.1 and fix DM Verification Failure stuck on boot

In case you bought an ATT Note 5 N920A and someone sold you a stolen device or did not remove their google account, well here you go
(Note this package will get you out of DM failure when your stuck on the boot screen )
To repair the root key you will need an IMEI Box
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6Edc179PBU
DOWNLOAD LINK
https://mega.nz/#!FxN0jIqa
DECRYPTION KEY
!ce4wrVhzllieGoKRuR3wIVGILWM_Ij-O7iagU8dMvMo

So these tools are to assist people in receiving stolen property? Shouldn't they instead be returning it to its rightful owner?

Gary02468 said:
So these tools are to assist people in receiving stolen property? Shouldn't they instead be returning it to its rightful owner?
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No Gary they don't build tools to use stolen property! Why should the person that bought the phone go and return it to the owner will that owner refund there money, will the guy he got the phone from refund it never this tools are made to help people that are in need not thief's!!!!!

otisman said:
No Gary they don't build tools to use stolen property! Why should the person that bought the phone go and return it to the owner will that owner refund there money, will the guy he got the phone from refund it never this tools are made to help people that are in need not thief's!!!!!
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Imagine if your phone got stolen. And imagine that a week later, you tracked it down and found it in the possession of someone who'd bought it from the thief. Would you say that the phone no longer belonged to you, that the person who has it now is the new rightful owner? Or would you think that person should return it to you?

Gary02468 said:
Imagine if your phone got stolen. And imagine that a week later, you tracked it down and found it in the possession of someone who'd bought it from the thief. Would you say that the phone no longer belonged to you, that the person who has it now is the new rightful owner? Or would you think that person should return it to you?
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Buddy your beating a dead horse OK imagine you bought a phone for 500 of Craig's list now you find out its lock what do you do I can go on on with this your post above pretty much I'm so many words called him a criminal or has been doing criminal things by helping people with lack list thing! What if the guy that sold the phone called it in stolen cause he insured it ATT would black list imei now what do you have all the info on what happened probably not so all I'm telling you GARY sometimes comments are best keep in your head instead of clogging up forums that's just me you have a nice day and move on with your issue thankyou

+1 otisman. Let me clue you in on something Gary your little Crusade isn't stopping anything the thieves that choose to steal phones and resell them on Craigslist don't need me and I'm not posting anything that's one big secret I'm here to help the honest man which I've been helping in my shop for years and that's folks who gets screwed over because they went out and honestly bought a phone and then found out later on that somebody stole that phone and sold it to them and in good faith they went on Craigslist and they tried to find the original owner but they couldn't or they got stuck with the handset so don't come on here and troll my post or anybody else's because that's what your doing yeah if you have something valuable to contribute to the conversation or the Forum please do if not go away
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otisman said:
imagine you bought a phone for 500 of Craig's list now you find out its lock what do you do
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What if this phone I bought on Craigslist was actually yours, stolen from you a few days earlier? Would you say it now belongs to me and not you, just because I paid the thief $500 on Craigslist?
To answer your question: what I'd do is return your phone to you and try to press charges against the person who stole it from you. I would not try to crack the FRP and keep your phone for myself.

Gary let me explain something to you if somebody steals my phone okay and they post it online nine times out of 10 I'm never going to be able to recover that phone. When I have some lady who comes into my shop who just purchased a phone that was stolen on Craigslist I can't find out who that phone belongs too neither and the carrier is not going to share that information with you and you can't go online and find out from the IMEI number who that phone belongs to I've had plenty of customers that have taken pictures of the phone that they purchased that was stolen and posted it on Craigslist and said hey is this your phone and nobody calls them back so when people do their due diligence and they try everything to return the phone and now they're stuck with something that they paid a lot of money for absolutely I will help them like hundreds of other shops do so do me a favor right now stop your whining stop trying to make points that don't make any sense and quit trolling our thread goodbye
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Ive posted a youtube video for you guys / girls the link is in the OP

MJHawaii said:
When I have some lady who comes into my shop who just purchased a phone that was stolen on Craigslist I can't find out who that phone belongs too neither and the carrier is not going to share that information with you and you can't go online and find out from the IMEI number who that phone belongs to
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The carrier has to protect the owner's privacy so yes, they won't reveal the owner's contact information to you.
However, given the IMEI number, you may be able to get the carrier to relay a message to the owner so the owner can arrange to retrieve their stolen phone.
You can also report the stolen phone to the police, who can then help recover the money that was paid to the thief for the phone.

From what I was told by a tech some people are selling phones that work and they get 3rd party ins and after a month or however they report them stolen and get another phone plus some cash considering phones now are upwards of $700+. I am a victim of this I bought a note5 from original owner but when he posted it for sale he also posted screenshot of the imei on facebook. No problems month in phone reported stolen I took phone to at&t and told me the issue. Never asked for the phone nothing they could care less. Who should I give the phone to the man that bought it that has receipt for it that I gave $450 too? There are cases when honest people get screwed and need help. I also understand some will use this to do what this man is clearly not advocating.

Loudpak said:
Who should I give the phone to the man that bought it that has receipt for it that I gave $450 [to]?
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That's a very different situation. Others here have been talking about helping someone keep a phone that had been stolen:
In case you bought an ATT Note 5 N920A and someone sold you a stolen device or did not remove their google account, well here you go
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When I have some lady who comes into my shop who just purchased a phone that was stolen on Craigslist [...]
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Gary02468 said:
That's a very different situation. Others here have been talking about helping someone keep a phone that had been stolen:
In case you bought an ATT Note 5 N920A and someone sold you a stolen device or did not remove their google account, well here you go
When I have some lady who comes into my shop who just purchased a phone that was stolen on Craigslist [...]
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I see what you're saying I misread it my sister dog got ran over last night and took it to vet emergency surgery and couldn't sleep. It's a harsh world we live in and in that type of situation someone loses out and can only hope they have ins. I know att wouldn't tell me nothing about who reported it stolen and didn't even want the phone. I was literally thinking police were about to show up when they said it was stolen.

Loudpak said:
I see what you're saying I misread it my sister dog got ran over last night
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Hey, no problem. I hope everything works out for you.

(Temporarily) Stuck in boot loop after doing this
I bought a phone on Craigslist from a guy 150 miles away. I tried this method and it seemed to work (Odin reported success) but after the reboot it kept rebooting after the AT&T logo. I finally went back into recovery mode, wiped the cache and factory reset, and it booted up again. However, it still required a previous account to continue. Before the factory reset I tried just wiping the cache but that didn't help.
Did I miss something? Should I try again. The seller says I can do a hangout with him to get his credentials (and let him watch me wipe it again). But I'd rather just get this done for good. At least I think it's for good.

Go to recovery and select the option to use ADB. You won't actually be loading anything but if you let it just sit, it will wipe everything after a few minutes of not receiving any files via adb. I know this will wipe, but not sure it will to the level you need regarding Google accounts. Worth a try maybe.

MJHawaii said:
In case you bought an ATT Note 5 N920A and someone sold you a stolen device or did not remove their google account, well here you go
(Note this package will get you out of DM failure when your stuck on the boot screen )
To repair the root key you will need an IMEI Box
DOWNLOAD LINK
https://mega.nz/#!FxN0jIqa
DECRYPTION KEY
!ce4wrVhzllieGoKRuR3wIVGILWM_Ij-O7iagU8dMvMo
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Interesting

DECRYPTION KEY
!ce4wrVhzllieGoKRuR3wIVGILWM_Ij-O7iagU8dMvMo
Just wondering could we use this to implement it into a custom firmware

will this work on an sprint note 5?

if you can not bypass frp you can contact facebook tungkick777 or skype : tungkick777. Or whatsapp:+84948012006 he can bypass online via teamvwier very very fast.

Can't get the phone into fastboot at all

Hello. trying to relock bootloader to return to bestbuy and for the life of me I cannot get the phone into fastboot with adb. I have USB Debugging on, the computer authorized through the phone, but fastboot devices doesn't do anything. I can't even flash a factory image. I can even get it to show up with adb devices but that's all I can do. I have all the drivers installed and am plugging into the back of the windows 10 computer and also tried two different cables. I'm not sure what to try next. I also cannot get it to go into fastboot with power and vol+. Phone works great otherwise. Nothing wrong with it.

You're typing adb reboot-bootloader? And that doesn't do anything?

Okay I'm an idiot. That was the problem. I was typing in fastboot devices. Still weird how the factory image wouldn't send it to bootloader.

spudsmac said:
Okay I'm an idiot. That was the problem. I was typing in fastboot devices. Still weird how the factory image wouldn't send it to bootloader.
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Are you getting a replacement or simply returning? Curious because I think I might be taking mine back. To many issues. Part of me wants to get another one but if it comes with 7.1.1 and I can't unlock bootloader I'd return for good anyways and skip this phone.

aholeinthewor1d said:
Are you getting a replacement or simply returning? Curious because I think I might be taking mine back. To many issues. Part of me wants to get another one but if it comes with 7.1.1 and I can't unlock bootloader I'd return for good anyways and skip this phone.
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I just got a new one from best buy last week for my wife. Hers came with the October build on it.

aholeinthewor1d said:
Are you getting a replacement or simply returning? Curious because I think I might be taking mine back. To many issues. Part of me wants to get another one but if it comes with 7.1.1 and I can't unlock bootloader I'd return for good anyways and skip this phone.
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I'm going to try to return because I don't like the locked bootloader and I also think the Pixel XL is too big. It's hard to use with one hand and I'm afraid I'm going to drop it. I'm on my Note 3 until my Pixel comes in from google, but I actually don't mind the Note 3 since the bootloader is now unlocked for Verizon. There's a lot of good roms out now. I don't know if I can step back to the Note 3 camera from the Pixel and 6P before....

toknitup420 said:
I just got a new one from best buy last week for my wife. Hers came with the October build on it.
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Haven't returned anything to best but before what did you tell them? Did you have to show them the issue? Reason I ask is because I was in there black Friday and the 2 people in the mobile department were very rude to the point where I got in an argument with them and had to talk to the manager. I just wanna at least try getting a new one before returning for good. Was there a restocking fee or anything

aholeinthewor1d said:
Haven't returned anything to best but before what did you tell them? Did you have to show them the issue? Reason I ask is because I was in there black Friday and the 2 people in the mobile department were very rude to the point where I got in an argument with them and had to talk to the manager. I just wanna at least try getting a new one before returning for good. Was there a restocking fee or anything
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I'm about to head there now. I'll update when I get back. I have a scuff on the phone so I hope they let me return.

spudsmac said:
I'm about to head there now. I'll update when I get back. I have a scuff on the phone so I hope they let me return.
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Good luck! Keep me posted I'm gonna head there tomorrow. Not even sure if they have any in stock. I don't know if they are gonna make me show them the issues or tell me to call Google support first.. or if they will simply swap it out.
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Crap I just realized I bought mine online..

aholeinthewor1d said:
Haven't returned anything to best but before what did you tell them? Did you have to show them the issue? Reason I ask is because I was in there black Friday and the 2 people in the mobile department were very rude to the point where I got in an argument with them and had to talk to the manager. I just wanna at least try getting a new one before returning for good. Was there a restocking fee or anything
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Hers was a new one that I ordered. But I've returned phones to them a bunch of times with no issues. I replaced my wife's old 6p twice at best buy. They just gave me a new one off the shelf both times.

They would not return it because it was outside of the 14 day return policy. Their return policy with the holiday season is ambiguous but I'm stuck with it now. Maybe I'll try to sell on swappa and get a Pixel or go back to my Note 3.

aholeinthewor1d said:
Haven't returned anything to best but before what did you tell them? Did you have to show them the issue? Reason I ask is because I was in there black Friday and the 2 people in the mobile department were very rude to the point where I got in an argument with them and had to talk to the manager. I just wanna at least try getting a new one before returning for good. Was there a restocking fee or anything
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So I managed to return it today. I brought in the return policy from online which shows off contract phones are under the holiday return policy. There might be a $35 restocking fee though. I had someone more competent today than last night.

spudsmac said:
So I managed to return it today. I brought in the return policy from online which shows off contract phones are under the holiday return policy. There might be a $35 restocking fee though. I had someone more competent today than last night.
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I actually got really lucky yesterday. I looked online and the only best buy that had them in stock was an hour and 10 minutes away from me. I called customer service to confirm. So then I wanted to talk to someone IN the actual store before driving there and confirm the return process and also make sure it was there. Figured out that if you call your local best buys number it's nearly impossible to get someone from that actual store and not customer service. I pretended to have a question for the Geek squad and once I got them on the line asked for the mobile department.
So I talked with them and confirmed they had it..told him what was happening with mine and he said it was no problem and he will set one aside for me. He mentioned something about "processing the return" so I wanted to clarify with him what was gonna happen. Best buys $10 a month deal is different than Verizon's. I was worried that if he processed my return and did the purchase from scratch that it might somehow mess this loop hole up and I'd be stuck with Verizon's 2 year bill credits. Thankfully this guy was familiar with EXACTLY what I was talking about. He said they don't know how it is different than Verizon's deal but said he is totally aware of it. So he said he would talk with someone about the exchange process and call me back. Over an hour later I had to call them again. He told me I had two options and he said the first option is something they aren't really supposed to do. He told me they would literally just swap them out and not process any kind of return/exchange with Verizon. He said the only downside to this would be if I ever wanted to trade the phone into Verizon I wouldn't be able to because the one on my DPP would be the original IMEI not the replacements' IMEI. Second option was to process a return and set it all up from scratch. He said we would then have to call Verizon to fix the pricing and get me the $10 deal and that it most likely would be with Verizon's bill credits though.
Naturally I jumped on the first option and told him I'd be right there. Then I asked if I HAD to activate the replacement there and he said "yea that's normally how they have to do it". I then explaied to him how I can't unlock the bootloader if it installs the software update during setup so I need to take the SIM out and skip the setup so I could unlock with my computer at home. Again he knew exactly what I was taking about and said he would ask the other guy again and call me back. 10 minutes later he called back and said "yea we can do that it won't be a problem" so I told him I'd head up there right then.
So I get there and it was as simple as handing him my box (they didn't even look it in).. he did some kind of magic on his computer.. as he was doing this I opened the new one..took out the SIM and skipped through the setup..enabled developer options and turned off automatic updates.. then he gave me a receipt and that was it!
What started out as a confusing nightmare because no stores had them in stock so I was worried about a replacement shipping with the new software.. ended up working out easier and better than I could have imagined.
I got so LUCKY that I dealt with the person I did at that Best Buy becasue the people at my best buy would have been clueless and not done anything like this for me.
Phone is already unlocked and updated now

aholeinthewor1d said:
I actually got really lucky yesterday. I looked online and the only best buy that had them in stock was an hour and 10 minutes away from me. I called customer service to confirm. So then I wanted to talk to someone IN the actual store before driving there and confirm the return process and also make sure it was there. Figured out that if you call your local best buys number it's nearly impossible to get someone from that actual store and not customer service. I pretended to have a question for the Geek squad and once I got them on the line asked for the mobile department.
So I talked with them and confirmed they had it..told him what was happening with mine and he said it was no problem and he will set one aside for me. He mentioned something about "processing the return" so I wanted to clarify with him what was gonna happen. Best buys $10 a month deal is different than Verizon's. I was worried that if he processed my return and did the purchase from scratch that it might somehow mess this loop hole up and I'd be stuck with Verizon's 2 year bill credits. Thankfully this guy was familiar with EXACTLY what I was talking about. He said they don't know how it is different than Verizon's deal but said he is totally aware of it. So he said he would talk with someone about the exchange process and call me back. Over an hour later I had to call them again. He told me I had two options and he said the first option is something they aren't really supposed to do. He told me they would literally just swap them out and not process any kind of return/exchange with Verizon. He said the only downside to this would be if I ever wanted to trade the phone into Verizon I wouldn't be able to because the one on my DPP would be the original IMEI not the replacements' IMEI. Second option was to process a return and set it all up from scratch. He said we would then have to call Verizon to fix the pricing and get me the $10 deal and that it most likely would be with Verizon's bill credits though.
Naturally I jumped on the first option and told him I'd be right there. Then I asked if I HAD to activate the replacement there and he said "yea that's normally how they have to do it". I then explaied to him how I can't unlock the bootloader if it installs the software update during setup so I need to take the SIM out and skip the setup so I could unlock with my computer at home. Again he knew exactly what I was taking about and said he would ask the other guy again and call me back. 10 minutes later he called back and said "yea we can do that it won't be a problem" so I told him I'd head up there right then.
So I get there and it was as simple as handing him my box (they didn't even look it in).. he did some kind of magic on his computer.. as he was doing this I opened the new one..took out the SIM and skipped through the setup..enabled developer options and turned off automatic updates.. then he gave me a receipt and that was it!
What started out as a confusing nightmare because no stores had them in stock so I was worried about a replacement shipping with the new software.. ended up working out easier and better than I could have imagined.
I got so LUCKY that I dealt with the person I did at that Best Buy becasue the people at my best buy would have been clueless and not done anything like this for me.
Phone is already unlocked and updated now
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Glad it worked out. Expecting my Google Store Pixel to come in Monday.

When will the Google Pixel XL 128GB finally be in stock?

I originally decided I wanted this phone for Christmas, but then I saw it was out of stock. I'm on the wait list, signed up for nowinstock.com to alert me - I've waited a while, and it still isn't restocked. The battery on my 5x is terrible, and i can only use my phone very lightly because of it. Is it worth waiting until the pixel restocks? I really don't want to settle, but I also won't know 100% how good the phone is until I actually buy it. Also, I will not buy it from Verizon (I don't want to be locked down and get bloatware, and I use at&t).
Does anyone know how long until there is a restock? It will take 3-4 weeks to let alone ship, so I wonder how long I'll be waiting to order in the first place. That "out of stock" every time I check is making me hopeless D:

I was in the same boat in November but the wait list never sent me an email. I ended up using nowinstock.com and got a notification from them in a day or 2 and bought one. You have to be Johnny on the spot though, by the time I finished up the checkout process and went back to Google devices site they were sold out again. I never did get an email from Google's wait list.
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I never got a waitlist email from google either. But I manually checked daily for about 10 day period in November and finally caught them available. Only took a couple days to ship.
Keep checking, seems like they get restocked periodically.

ahent said:
I was in the same boat in November but the wait list never sent me an email. I ended up using nowinstock.com and got a notification from them in a day or 2 and bought one. You have to be Johnny on the spot though, by the time I finished up the checkout process and went back to Google devices site they were sold out again. I never did get an email from Google's wait list.
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I use that site too. It's been a long time and still nothing, and it says they last restocked November 30th. That's over a month. I guess it will be a long wait I check daily just in case as well, and nothing.

The Verizon thread says they are finally seeing some deliveries (some had been pre ordered since Oct) . But, I wonder if the Google store has put a little hold on the pixels to play whack a mole with some of the issues.
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Well when you order through Verizon, the Pixel XL 128GB (all colors) have a ship date of February 17th, so I guess that means it'll be a while!

You might also keep an eye on Swappa and eBay. That's what I'm doing. I have a 32GB, but may make the switch to a 128GB. Not that I probably need it, since I can backup all my pics and videos at full resolution, but I always have to have the biggest a s best. LOL.

From what I'm told by a very reliable source at Google, they've been feeding Verizon with the bulk of all 2 million Pixels that will/have been manufactured. 128GB NAND is just very hard to source.

If you're paying full retail price, you could check the Fi store. You don't need to activate Fi as long as you pay full price of the phone (otherwise, if you're financing and buy thru Fi, you have to activate within 30 days or else you'll be billed the entire cost of phone).
That's how I got my black 128GB XL. I had been on that waitlist for a while. I think I still am lol and never got an email. But the Fi stock comes and goes certainly more often.

PsiPhiDan said:
Well when you order through Verizon, the Pixel XL 128GB (all colors) have a ship date of February 17th, so I guess that means it'll be a while!
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Yeah, that's pretty late. I will never buy from Verizon though. I want an unlocked phone.

Abbieru said:
Yeah, that's pretty late. I will never buy from Verizon though. I want an unlocked phone.
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I'll unlock mine upon receiving it. Plus, with Verizon, the phone costs $8.33/mo for the 128GB variant (holiday special). It's worth it for the 3 apps they put on (they're removable anyway)!

PsiPhiDan said:
I'll unlock mine upon receiving it. Plus, with Verizon, the phone costs $8.33/mo for the 128GB variant (holiday special). It's worth it for the 3 apps they put on (they're removable anyway)!
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How can one unlock a Verizon phone? Those phones are locked by design.... Is this a SARCASM post?

nabbed said:
How can one unlock a Verizon phone? Those phones are locked by design.... Is this a SARCASM post?
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No... You can definitely unlock the Verizon model if it's not on 7.1.1 yet. Many have done it and I'm planning on it to. You use the dePixel8 software.

DanRyb said:
If you're paying full retail price, you could check the Fi store. You don't need to activate Fi as long as you pay full price of the phone (otherwise, if you're financing and buy thru Fi, you have to activate within 30 days or else you'll be billed the entire cost of phone).
That's how I got my black 128GB XL. I had been on that waitlist for a while. I think I still am lol and never got an email. But the Fi stock comes and goes certainly more often.
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I check Fi daily, everything has been out of stock for weeks.

Got my 128gb slate gray from Verizon it's back ordered now but the blue one is shipping right away. The rest are anywhere from Jan 17 to Feb. But just because it says those dates doesn't mean it won't ship until then. Basically as they make more they'll ship earlier. I work for Verizon and they're not stocking stores with anything but the 32gb.

seshaz said:
Got my 128gb slate gray from Verizon it's back so ordered now but the blue one is shipping right away. The rest are anywhere from Jan 17 to Feb. But just because it says those dates doesn't mean it won't ship until then. Basically as they make more they'll ship earlier. I work for Verizon and they're not stocking stores with anything but the 32gb.
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I would never buy from Verizon, but I'm confused - how did you get the 128gb if they only will stock the 32gb?
I wish Google would restock the one I want. It's been well over a month now and I feel incredibly fed up.

Abbieru said:
I would never buy from Verizon, but I'm confused - how did you get the 128gb if they only will stock the 32gb?
I wish Google would restock the one I want. It's been well over a month now and I feel incredibly fed up.
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Verizon Replacement

My Pixel 2XL has had terrible battery life recently, and Accubattery tells me that my estimated capacity is around 3000 mAh.. I'm considering getting a replacement from Verizon since my family has the insurance plan, but does anyone know if Verizon is still replacing phones with Google versions? My first replacement (current phone) was one directly from Google, which allowed me to unlock/root, etc. Just wanted to see if anyone had replaced recently before I make up my mind!

aznsensazn29 said:
My Pixel 2XL has had terrible battery life recently, and Accubattery tells me that my estimated capacity is around 3000 mAh.. I'm considering getting a replacement from Verizon since my family has the insurance plan, but does anyone know if Verizon is still replacing phones with Google versions? My first replacement (current phone) was one directly from Google, which allowed me to unlock/root, etc. Just wanted to see if anyone had replaced recently before I make up my mind!
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The last replacement from Verizon was definitely locked...I'll go through Google if you want a unlocked one that's what I did when I ran out of replacements from Verizon and completely free btw.

trev23sks said:
The last replacement from Verizon was definitely locked...I'll go through Google if you want a unlocked one that's what I did when I ran out of replacements from Verizon and completely free btw.
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Okay, I see. Would you mind pointing me in the right direction for a replacement from Google? I bought the phone through Verizon a year ago so I'm not sure where I should file a claim. Thanks!

aznsensazn29 said:
Okay, I see. Would you mind pointing me in the right direction for a replacement from Google? I bought the phone through Verizon a year ago so I'm not sure where I should file a claim. Thanks!
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Hit up Google in the Support tab in your settings and let them know your issue and they will call back asap

trev23sks said:
Hit up Google in the Support tab in your settings and let them know your issue and they will call back asap
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Turns out Google can't send me the replacement first, so I'd be stuck 5-10 days without a phone... Ended up going with Verizon's replacement, but I guess we'll test my luck when it comes to bootloader unlockability.

How much was the replacement by Verizon? You could've gotten the battery replaced for $79.99 at ubreakifix store.
aznsensazn29 said:
Turns out Google can't send me the replacement first, so I'd be stuck 5-10 days without a phone... Ended up going with Verizon's replacement, but I guess we'll test my luck when it comes to bootloader unlockability.
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EeZeEpEe said:
How much was the replacement by Verizon? You could've gotten the battery replaced for $79.99 at ubreakifix store.
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I thought about that option, but then I wouldn't have a technical IP rating. Also because the replacement from Verizon was free, since I'm within the two year manufacturer warranty. I figured I may as well test my luck with a certified refurbished unit, just fingers crossed it's unlockable.

Free beats $79.99. Would've done the same thing.
aznsensazn29 said:
I thought about that option, but then I wouldn't have a technical IP rating. Also because the replacement from Verizon was free, since I'm within the two year manufacturer warranty. I figured I may as well test my luck with a certified refurbished unit, just fingers crossed it's unlockable.
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Question [CLOSED] FRP Locked Pixel

Hi!
I recieved a Pixel 6P with FRP lock from ebay. I've unlocked older pixels few years ago which were locked the same way.
Does the same method still work? Or the new methods I saw on YT? Should I send it back to the seller?
Haven't tried yet, just wanted to make sure.

Send it back for a cash refund. Don't make it your problem.

blackhawk said:
Send it back for a cash refund. Don't make it your problem.
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That's what I'd do if I were in the US. Unfortunately using a freight forwarder company and sending it back would cost me around 40-50$.

DevsV said:
That's what I'd do if I were in the US. Unfortunately using a freight forwarder company and sending it back would cost me around 40-50$.
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this might help https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/tool-samsung-your-frp-frp-removal-tool-updated-5-5-2020.4439497/

DevsV said:
That's what I'd do if I were in the US. Unfortunately using a freight forwarder company and sending it back would cost me around 40-50$.
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I'd bite the bullet; $50 is better than losing everything. The imei could be blacklisted latter. A lot of scamming going on

FireRattus said:
this might help https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/tool-samsung-your-frp-frp-removal-tool-updated-5-5-2020.4439497/
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Given the tool in question requires access to an emergency dialer and, to the best of my knowledge, the Pixels don't have an emergency dialer, the tool won't work.
DevsV said:
Hi!
I recieved a Pixel 6P with FRP lock from ebay. I've unlocked older pixels few years ago which were locked the same way.
Does the same method still work? Or the new methods I saw on YT? Should I send it back to the seller?
Haven't tried yet, just wanted to make sure.
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The fact FRP has kicked in on it at all means it is a lost or stolen phone. This means the IMEI is quite likely blacklisted. Since IMEI blacklists are global in scope, managing to unlock the device would still not give you a usable unit. I would eat the $50 and return this unit without hesitation.

+1...a total hassell and really not worth it. Hope is was from an established seller and/or you paid with paypal or your bank card has refund guaranties. It sux than there is soo much scamming going on with trying to buy a decent used phone these days. You just about have to stick with one of the major resellers these days...like Swappa but that makes it much less likely to stumble upon a smokin' deal.