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[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] kennonk:
My phone audio always works fine but the media audio on both my nissan and ford sync system works randomly or not at all on both stock and Lineage based roms. My wife's iPhone 6s works perfectly every time on both cars. Fortunately for me it's not a big deal since both cars have usb inputs and I keep all my music on thumb drives...My old Galaxy S6 Edge works fine on both cars too so I am not sure why the OP3 is so spotty.

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I should also mention I ordered my OP3 on release day and this has been true since the beginning.
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] FahadMemon:
OP3 not working error unable to mount storage data

I have tried rooting my OP3 but I landed up getting my phone into a mess. I think my OS is not working properly and my phone is getting stuck at one place while rebooting and when trying to use recovery mode it is getting stuck at twrp page. I am unable to connect my phone to my pc. Can u please help me getting it resolved
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] TNSMANI:
Ask your question in the proper place. This is a thread regarding bluetooth connectivity.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] inneyeseakay:
A friend got a brand new 128GB Pixel from Verizon running 7.1.1 and the OEM Unlocking tab is not greyed out...

Has anyone else seen this?

Sent from my 0000FF Pixel XL
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] aholeinthewor1d:
So try to unlock with fastboot.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] mikeprius:
Did you just use oem unlock with fastboot ? Maybe Verizon stopped locking them lol
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] inneyeseakay:
Yeah... Normal unlock process. I'm hoping so. Might need to exchange my blue XL with Google in hopes of getting an unlockable one.

Sent from my 0000FF Pixel XL
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] mikeprius:
Nice. No more depixel8 then.

When you re-lock what's generally the best and safest accepted practice ? Flash all stock images, reboot, make sure oem unlock is checked just incase, reboot to bootloader, then oem lock ?
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] inneyeseakay:
If you needed depixel8 before, you'll probably still need it. I wouldn't lock it back if I were you.

Sent from my 0000FF Pixel XL
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] BDogg718:
To be clear..You unlocked a VZW model Pixel that was already on 7.1.1 when you got it?
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] inneyeseakay:
Yes, purchased from Verizon yesterday on 7.1.1 (January update) and was able to toggle the OEM Unlock switch and unlock it just as you would a Google Play version.

Sent from my 0000FF Pixel XL
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] BDogg718:
Huh..cool. Usually VZW models on 7.1.1 are not able to be unlocked. Sounds like you got lucky! Awesome. :)
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] inneyeseakay:
I realize that... it was kinda the point in the thread. Was wondering if anyone else who recently purchased had similar experience. Was kinda hoping Verizon has quit making bootloader perma-locked.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] aholeinthewor1d:
Yea there have been a few others on here and Reddit lately that got them from Verizon and were able to unlock. Verizon will never change its stance on bootloaders so I'm guessing it has something to do with them being backordered all the time and maybe they aren't worried right now with locking them
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] mikeprius:
Wow not bad. Myself, I don't have Verizon, I just have a regular pixel I unlocked.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] Charkatak:
I recently purchased new Pixel on eBay and it turned out to be a Verizon model. It came with 7.1.1 February patch and phone updated to March. OEM unlocking is grayed out at the moment.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] matiamb:
is there any way to force to unlock the bootloader today? because depixel8 0.3 doesnt work for me right now
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] TonikJDK:
Not of you are on 7.1.1. it only works on 7.1
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] LoliSmith:
Probably factory oversight. I know it isn't due to Verizon not caring.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] Charkatak:
Did you activate the phone with Verizon sim card and then checked for "OEM unlocking setting"? OR you had no sim card, but were on wifi only?
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] krazekid7:
Op, you received a Google device. If you went through asurion, it's most certainly a Google device
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] milan187:
Yeah sounds like you got a Google device.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] LoliSmith:
OP bought it brand new from Verizon, it is not a replacement device. Read the thread.

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=71543359&postcount=9

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OP bought it brand new from Verizon. Read the thread.

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=71543359&postcount=9
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] bobby janow:
You have a link to that Reddit thread? I'd be curious if that was an aberration or something else. I agree with the backorder theory and lack of communication with various departments. Which once again begs the question, what is it that is communicating with the Google servers and how is that determined when the phone is packaged?
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] LoliSmith:
Most importantly, the OEM unlocking option was not grayed out on OP's device as shown in the pics OP provided.

My unlocked Verizon Pixel running 7.1 has the OEM unlocking option grayed out.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] bobby janow:
Yes, I know that. That's the key here I believe. Even without connecting to Google servers either the option is grayed out (Verizon) or functional (Google). So does that mean in the manufacturing process, or installation of the firmware that this is determined? I have a Verizon model I chose to keep locked, but on my 5x I can unlock and relock anytime I want just as the OP here. I just installed dev preview O and then relocked the bootloader. I always keep my bootloader locked but it's nice to have the option in case you screw up. It's extremely hard to brick your device if you can unlock it although it is possible.

But I digress. How the heck did the OP get a Google device from Verizon?
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] LoliSmith:
I think so. I think the bootloaders installed at the factory are different on the Verizon Pixels than on the Google Pixels.

Depixel8 doesn't unlock the bootloader and it doesn't cause the OEM unlocking feature to be enabled. What depixel8 seems to do is to allow the bootloader to respond to the fastboot OEM unlock command.

I have never put an active SIM card in my Pixel before I unlocked it. I removed the SIM card so I don't know how it would have been able to communicate with Google's servers during the unlocking process unless it did it through my computer, which was connected to the internet while I was using it to run the fastboot OEM unlock command.

I just factory reset my device so maybe later today I will relock it. Then I will try to use depixel8 to unlock it again without my computer being connected to the internet. The phone doesn't have a SIM card in it so it can't connect to a cell tower.

As long as you can get into bootloader and the bootloader responds to fastboot commands and you have the stock firmware, you can't brick an android.

He didn't. He got a Verizon Pixel from Verizon. That's the whole point of this thread - the factory screwed up and whatever it is that is done differently at the factory for the Verizon Pixels was not done for OP's device.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] bobby janow:
Perhaps on the initial version when they released the device. But I'm not even sure of that. You'd have to extract the images to compare. But on subsequent images the bootloader are exactly the same. Even the images are exactly the same.

Yes, it seems that way.

Not true. I've seen people brick a 5x. They flashed an improper bootloader, locked the bootloader and they were bricked. They couldn't unlock it and the device would not boot. They might have turned off the oem lock switch too but not sure. I just shielded my eyes and moved on. It was painful to watch.

That's possible. Major screw up if that's the case. You don't think they just shipped the Google version because they ran out of their locked versions and wanted to keep customers happy?
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] LoliSmith:
How do you know this? You can't go by the size. They could be identical in size and everything else but there could be a variable something like UNLOCK = 1 or UNLOCK = 0 and if the value was 1 the bootloader was unlockable but if the value was 0, the bootloader was not.

There would be no way to know that without reverse engineering the bootloaders. They could be completely identical except for the value of a variable being 1 or 0.

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Go back and re-read what I wrote. I said this:

What I said is true. In the scenario you presented, the person could not get into the bootloader mode.

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Google ships the devices to Verizon, likely directly from the factory in China. So I think the factory in China shipped Verizon devices that were not properly configured to Verizon's specifications (i.e., the bootloaders respond to the fastboot OEM unlock command and don't have OEM unlocking grayed out).

Verizon doesn't inspect the devices, they just sell them to the customers as they receive them.

Whatever it was that the factory was supposed to do to the devices to grey out the OEM unlocking option and have bootloaders that don't respond to the fastboot OEM unlock command wasn't done at all or wasn't done properly. If it wasn't done at all, then yeah, they shipped Google Pixels to Verizon.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] bobby janow:
The images I know are the same because there is only one of them. How could it not be the same as itself? One image, one bootloader, there are not 2.

They could get into bootloader mode they just couldn't flash or sideload anything. As a matter of fact bootloader mode was all that some people could get into. They could factory reset, sideload an OTA but it would fail. So it's not merely getting into bootloader mode it's being able to unlock it that counts in those cases. Needless to say I was very careful when I flashed a new image with new bootloader and radio. I always did it one by one and never the flash-all method.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] LoliSmith:
OK, well what I said is still true. I said if you can get into bootloader mode AND the bootloader responds to fastboot commands AND you have the signed stock android firmware THEN you can't brick an android.

If you can get into bootloader mode and the bootloader responds to fastboot commands, you can flash the signed stock firmware and unbrick the device.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] bobby janow:
That is true. They made an honest mistake and paid the price. But the warnings were helpful to us.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] LoliSmith:
I never said it was.

No it is being able to flash that counts. As long as the bootloader responds to the fastboot commands and you have the signed stock firmware, you can flash back to stock even if your bootloader is locked. A locked bootloader will let you flash the signed stock firmware.

Yeah, I never do that either.

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Idk about the Nexus 5x, but with many Qualcomm snapdragon devices you can use the blank flash files to resurrect a bootloader. The one file has to be signed by the OEM though and so that means that someone has to leak them.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] inneyeseakay:
It's a Verizon device, as shown by device CID in the first pic. This is a Verizon Pixel that didn't have the bootloader permalocked. It's not just a Google device.

Sent from my 0000FF Pixel XL
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] matiamb:
Can you please give an update once you do that? And tell us if that way works? Because depixel8 it's​ not currently working with the latest release
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] LoliSmith:
And it wasn't a replacement device, just wanted to clear that up before anyone brought that up again.

What commands give you this info?

https://img.xda-cdn.com/M1N2eYy_buBF33pYRT7m67YfyfQ=/http://i.imgur.com/FiNodvI.jpg

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I am a little afraid to relock now with people telling me that some people on 7.1 relocked and then couldn't unlock again. I am going to try to find those posts before I relock.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] matiamb:
Ok, my bootloader it's locked (verizon) but i am using the phone right now so maybe that works only when it is the first start, right out of the box. Or you think that wiping data and start it with no internet connection will work? Maybe i could try
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] LoliSmith:
If you remove your Google account before you factory reset, then you can activate the phone without a SIM card in it and without turning on WiFi. That is what I did. Then I factory reset it again. Now debating whether to relock it and try depixel8 again with no SIM card and with my computer not connected to the internet.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] inneyeseakay:
No commands, it's an app called CID GETTER

...And I too, am afraid to relock.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] cabegol:
Here's my experience: I bought a verizon phone yesterday, sealed in the box. When I opened the box, it was saddening to see that the phone had the February patch (7.1.1) already installed (from the factory). The oem unlock option was completely grayed out but, for the fun of it, I tried to run the fastboot command to unlock it. Of course, it did not work.

Seeing that it was a lost cause, I updated the phone to the March release. Naturally, the "oem unlock" option remained greyed out after the reboot. I did try the fastoot unlock command and again, as expected, the phone gave me the error for an operation that was not allowed.

After all of this, I inserted my Google Project Fi sim in the phone and fully configured the service and installed all my apps. I went to sleep.

This morning, I went into the developer options again and to my surprise the "oem unlock" option was available!!!! I did move the slider, rebooted in bootloader mode, ran the fastboot command and the phone unlocked! Again, I'm on the March release (latest).

Did the Project Fi sim enabled the unlocking of the bootloader? Is a "verizon" pixel converted into a "google" one after a Project Fi configuration? (I know they're the same hardware model, of course). I hope my experience helps someone. If I could I would go through the same process again but I do not have any other pixel phone to try this on. Good luck!!!!
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] LoliSmith:
Wow that is fantastic!!!

[MENTION=471463]inneyeseakay[/MENTION] did you stick any other SIMs in your device other than Verizon SIMs?

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[MENTION=2376614]jcase[/MENTION] - any thoughts on this?
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] jcase:
no thoughts, buy a virgin phone and test
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] aholeinthewor1d:
I would create a new detailed thread with this information. That way if someone gets a Verizon pixel but has a Google FI SIM they could test it out. If this really ends up being true it's going to make a lot of people very happy.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] cabegol:
I would gladly create a new thread, is that something you suggest I do or would a MOD move my post into a new thread?

Thank you.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] PsiPhiDan:
I'd post a new thread (yourself) in the discussion section ASAP. This is is fascinating.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] LoliSmith:
Did you ever turn the device on with a Verizon SIM in it?
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] PsiPhiDan:
The devices come preloaded with a Verizon SIM, don't they?
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] LoliSmith:
Be as detailed as possible - did you ever turn it on with a Verizon SIM in the device?

Did you activate over WiFi?

Was your computer connected to the internet when you were issuing the fastboot commands?

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Yes but I removed mine without turning on the phone and unlocked it using depixel8 before it ever connected to any Verizon servers. I didn't get mine until 7.1.1 had been pushed and I didn't want it to update automatically.

Also if you buy them as an upgrade, if you turn them on with the Verizon SIMs in them, they autoactivate and bump your current SIM off your line. I always take the SIMs out to test the devices first without activating them over cellular data.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] cabegol:
No, the VZW SIM was removed from the phone before I turned it on. The computer (MacBook) I used to unlock the phone was connected to the internet during the process.

I've created a new thread for this (as suggested) and I've answered this question there as well.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] awakenedwithin:
Got my 32GB XL last month at Verizon and can confirm the OEM is greyed out on my side.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] spleenandcigars:
For those who were able to use depixel8 before the update successfully, couldn't they flash a stock ROM from Google that isn't the Verizon variant? Since the hardware is the same, what else could go wrong?
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] alpo1701:
Verizon pixel will unlockable only if the first time it powers on there is no Verizon sim in it . Then once you connect to the internet the grayed out option will become enabled.. You just can't let the Verizon servers detect the phone on their Network or it will be locked as soon as its registered on the network.. I have tried this 5 times on 5 different phones and it's worked every time..
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] TonikJDK:
That will work fine. But once unlocked there is no reason to avoid the Verizon version. And if you are on Verizon you should use that one.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] jtull89:
But after that, you can use the Verizon SIM without locking the bootloader, right? And you need to keep the bootloader unlocked even after flashing the Google factory image?
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] TonikJDK:
Yes to both questions.

Although technically you can relock the bootloader. Not a good idea, if something goes bad yoy will be out of luck.

And never move the slider. I don't know of any VZ owners that have had the guts to to try that.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] jtull89:
You mean the OEM unlock slider? Thanks for the warning. Last time I unlocked anything it was a Galaxy S III so I am supes rusty.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] Illb:
My phone came from google as a replacement, it had 7.1.1 installed and i turned it on for the first time without a SIM. the OEM unlock slider was not grayed out when i went into developer options. but the phone won't unlock with fastboot oem unlock, dePixel8 just fails every time too.

I figured since it was a new phone, i'd just factory restore it and try to sell it and buy a new one from the google store, but i found this thread

after factory restoring it in the settings and turning on the phone again, i noticed the phone installed 7.1.2, but i turned on developer options and the OEM unlock slider is still available to be checked. fastboot oem unlock still doesn't work and neither does dePixel8

Should i order a project fi sim card and see if i can unlock that way?

I'm just confused since the OEM unlock slider is not greyed out and is checked, but i can't unlock

thanks
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] bobby janow:
Did you try Fastboot flashing unlock?
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] Illb:
thanks for the reply, it just says "waiting for device"

when i'm in the boot loader it says Device is LOCKED

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I got it to unlock, I had to manually assign the driver while in the bootloader
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] spleenandcigars:
I'm not on Verizon, thankfully. Really looking forward to unlock and get back to some of my apps :(
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] bobby janow:
Just a note to others reading this, it would be extremely helpful if you mention things like this in your requests. This could have been solved in a matter of hours or less had you done that.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] extibal:
I received a replacement VZW Pixel and was able to unlock the boot loader I'll upload a video soon.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] Haz3:
I've had my VZW pixel unlocked (depixel8) since November and flashed ROMs kernels and TWRP numerous times and never paid attention to the OEM slider(other than the initial unlock because I always read not to touch it after). Well I just checked in dev options and it was off... Flipped it on and got a dialogue box stating it would be unsecure etc. But no ill effects. Just thought I'd share.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benj180:
Now for some reason my OnePlus One thinks its a OnePlus 2. I'm getting the following error when flashing a new ROM, can anyone help?

E3004 this package is for device: bacon,A0001; this device is OnePlus2.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr.Ak:
Which rom?
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jetlin16:
same problem Carbon rom
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] f41lbl0g:
Your build.prop probably says Oneplus2 instead of A0001
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yuvraj7862:
UPDATE your twrp recovery
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] personaljigo:
I have Samsung galaxy J7 2016 using Vodafone and Jio 4G SIM, but I have a issue in phone that whenever I turn on Mobile Data on Jio 4G as LTE primary network after 10 to 15 mins my phone internet stop working, also Vodafone SIM also get out of coverage. To make internet available I had to put phone on air plane mode and after some time disabled airplane mode, Phone started fatching internet connection. so I asked service Center to solve this issue and they told me that my phone motherboard is having problem and need to be change, as phone was in warranty I wasn't charged for that, but even after that service still my phone is having same issue. Please somebody is having Idea to solve let me know..
[Asus Transformer TF701] Rayj00:
I am running Android 4.4.2. I have installed the latest FB app v115.0.0.20.72

I have no problem starting FB Live, but the video is distorted. My head is elongated from top to bottom?

Changing the camera resolution does nothing.

As of now, I do not know how to verify if the TF701T conforms to the FB Live specs for some of the requirements like I-frame and video encoding?

Can anyone confirm that FB Live works on the TF701T or not?

Thanks,

Ray
[Asus Transformer TF701] Rayj00:
So there were 29 views....I'm sure most of you actually have an ASUS TF701T? So would you mind trying to access Facebook Live and let me know if it works or not?

Thanks,

Ray
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] jakeneal22:
So I followed a guide off of YouTube on how to root this phone. The steps were simply put use fastboot to enable oem unlocking. Use adb to push twrp. Use twrp to flash supersu walla you have rooted stock rom. I attempted this and got stuck after flashing supersu. The rom would not boot. I let it sit for 15 mins. Held the power button let it try again. Again it didn't boot. So I fiddled with it trying to figure out how to get stock rooted and wasnt able to. I could flash a stock image in twrp and it would boot. But as soon as I flashed supersu it would no longer boot. I read somewhere I needed a different supersu so I tried that one. Just asking simply how can I achieve stocked rooted. I also don't understand the encryption thing this phone has. Apparently you have to delete a partition to get rid of it but at boot it will just encrypt again. Any information on that would be greatly appreciated. Sorry for any spelling or grammar mistakes. Writing this out over my lunch break.