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[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] rkial:
I get that. I've read people say about how IMEI shouldnt be shared.

I was just wondering what can be done with just the IMEI and no other information.

I dont have to register. NO name, no email, no physical address, No phone number. Just IMEI.

It's printed on the outside of the phone boxes. Surely just the number cant be that dangerous.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] zelendel:
With the IMEI. Someone could clone the device. Doing so can lead to many issues. It is how Terrorist can use untraceable devices. When law enforcment tracks down a device they use the IMEI to link it to people.

A perfect example is this.

A few years ago a cell phone was dropped durning a bank robbery. The device had a stolen IMEI, when they traced the device it came up being owned by some kid. That kid spent years trying to prove that he had nothing to do with it. That is just the beginging., There is a reason IMEI collection was banned and the cellphone cloning laws were put in place.

As for all that other info. Well that can be gotten easily enough.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] NoFear1183:
I didn't know about that story, I just know imei is unique and shouldn't be handed out for risk of it being cloned. If stolen/cloned, just report your device lost/stolen to your carrier so the imei can get blacklisted/banned.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] zelendel:
That would work except black lists are not shared. And the imei is easily changed.

Yeah before android cloning cell phones was a huge issue and even came down to forums being shut down because they contained how tos on how to change the imei. Ever since then it has been good security practice to keep that number private. The only ones even legally able to do aby thing with it is the oem.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] LLStarks:
10/24 manufacture date. Hope that was a good batch.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Hershberg:
Thanks for the info, also if you believed your IMEI was compromised, and you did blacklist it, are there ways to get new IMEI's through say Google or LG for the Pixel? Or does your phone basically become useless?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] zelendel:
There is a way but it requires them replacing the main board.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bennyboy_84:
So, Canadian units have started shipping out only today (pre-ordered the minute orders went live on Oct 4th) ... But it looks like we're getting "old" units. URGH

Mine is manufactured Sep 23rd 2017 and shipping only now!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Nephilim:
This doesn't work for me. I put my imei in and it doesn't find any information at all. I put the same info in on 4 other imei lookups and it recognizes my device model and storage size. Sucks because the other sites don't display build date.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] htc fan89:
Mine is manufactured on Oct 28th, might be luck of the draw
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] SyNoriixX:
Manufacture date: November 01, 2017

Shipped from factory: November 03, 2017

Estimated phone age: 2 week(s)

Ordered October 15 and now it's send out. I hope it comes this or next week :D
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] kenzi88:
Manufactured 31st Oct

Bad blue tint

Sigh..RMA woes
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] fcng:
Manufacture date:	November 09, 2017

Shipped from factory:	November 13, 2017

Dispatched on 18/11 and received 20/11.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] WorldIRC:
I can get one that was manufactured on Oct 29th or Oct 31st. How is yours?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] UnseenMaster:
Manufacture date:	October 17, 2017

Shipped from factory:	October 19, 2017

Minimal blue tint. Phone is nearly perfect.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] htc fan89:
Mine had slight blue tint , but fps wasn't working properly. So ended up returning it, and ordered white/ black one now.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] WorldIRC:
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Ah ok. Sorry to hear
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] aSquard:
Panda version, 128GB

Manufactured: October 13

Shipped: November 20

Blue shift is there, but it's not bothersome to me. Screen looks great!!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Fuzzy13:
I don't understand why people NOW are making a fuss about blue tint at sharp angles. Every Amoled phone I've had has had blue tint. We don't look at the damn thing from the charging port so it doesn't matter.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] kenzi88:
I dont understand why its so hard for some people to understand that their phone may have an acceptable tint but others may have received a bad batch.

No other OLED / phone vendor is having screen issues/tints this bad.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Juzman:
128GB Black.

Manufacture date:	October 20, 2017
Shipped from factory:	October 21, 2017
Estimated phone age:	1 month(s) 4 day(s)
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] George_Mn:
Hey, I just received mine in Germany and they've only been released November 15th and mine was still manufacturered on 10/08. Noticeable blue tint, but I was expecting that so whatever
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Agyr:
Manufacture date: October 09, 2017
Shipped from factory: October 11, 2017
Estimated phone age: 1 month(s) 2 week(s) 1 day(s)

Mine has very minimal blue tint. No screen problems, whatsoever. No other f*ck-ups elsewhere too.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] pmpntl:
is there no other way to check build date w/o this site?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] fcng:
You got it. Why you ask?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] can6rxw:
my build date is November 10, 2017 and ship date is November 11, 2017

:)
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Akshaybatwara:
Manufactured : 14 the Oct,

Shipped : 15 the Oct

No issues at all
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] nl3181:
just checked....

Unfortunately no results found for this IMEI number :(
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Cubeology:
Manufacture date:	October 25, 2017

Shipped from factory:	October 26, 2017

Estimated phone age:	1 month(s) 1 week(s) 6 day(s)

Black 128GB - No issues, screen looks great
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Ericarthurc:
Got my first Pixel 2 XL on December 1st, cane with two dead pixels. Got my new one on the 5th, manufacturered on November 16th, no problems! It honestly looks less blue then my first one. Someone the other day at work walked up to me and was like "wow your phone looks blue" hahaha.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] xflowy:
first one was manufactured when?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] EVOme:
Got a perfect XL2

Manufacture date:	November 24, 2017

Shipped from factory:	November 25, 2017

Estimated phone age:	1 month(s) 2 week(s) 3 day(s)
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Amritttt:
Manufacture date: November 16, 2017

Shipped from factory: November 21, 2017

Estimated phone age: 1 month(s) 3 week(s) 5 day(s)

Everything is working fine screen is also good
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] kedge:
Pixel 2 XL G011C

Manufacture date:	December 21, 2017

Shipped from factory:	December 26, 2017

Estimated phone age:	3 week(s)

Slight blue shift but can live with it, amazing phone other than this issue.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] xflowy:
128 or 64gb?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] kedge:
64gb
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
Got a Pixel 2 XL 128gb

Website says absolutely nothing for me lol
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] CayenneGTS:
Manufacture date:	November 18, 2017

Shipped from factory:	November 21, 2017

I got a Pixel 2 XL - 64 GB (on Jan 1) . I can't tell if it has the Blue tint issue, but the battery sucks big time. I barely get 3 hours of SOT. I've reset the phone, calibrated the battery, and put the phone in Safe mode. Nada, still drainage like crazy.

Just contacted Google support and am getting a replacement now. Very disappointed with the phone I got, but still love the phone.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] gianton:
Just got my 64GB Panda Pixel 2 XL, screen is perfect no issues!

Manufacture date:	November 11, 2017

Shipped from factory:	November 16, 2017

Estimated phone age:	2 month(s) 6 day(s)
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Badger50:
Congrats! Now go put some fonts on it! ??
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] gianton:
LOL! I'll stay with fully stock and locked bootloader for some time. It's my first device that I don't feel I need messing with it. ;)
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] CayenneGTS:
Just got my replacement Pixel 2 XL and haven't set it up yet, but I checked the IMEI number and its been just built recently:

Manufacture date:	January 05, 2018

Shipped from factory:	January 08, 2018
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] xflowy:
128 gb or 64? pls update us on blue tint.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] CayenneGTS:
64 GB. I can't see any blue tint when viewing the screen at an angle
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] zrepiV:
Can you share some pictures of it?

Also, where did you purchase it from?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] CayenneGTS:
Bought it directly from the Google store (Canada).

Here are a couple of pics taken at 100 % brightness and at 39%
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] zrepiV:
That looks pretty good. I'm jealous!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] lintern:
UK user here.

Manufacture date:	November 21, 2017

Shipped from factory:	November 23, 2017

I have a slight blue tint if I tilt it when going to plug the charging cable in but aside from that angle theres nothing wrong with the device.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] ellz09:
Just got a pixel 2 XL 128gb white and whilst blue tint doesn't seem to be an issue I have a few dead pixels so seems like screen issues are still ongoing imei check says phone was made 03/01/18 going to return it and see if I can get lucky
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] rickysidhu_:
Manufacturing date of Nov 10th and I have barely any blue tint, or any other screen issue for that matter; feels like I got lucky considering I traded my OnePlus 5T for it
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Humpie:
Mine one day before you, 64gb, and also no problems whatsoever! I came from the 6p with a Bootloop of Death (and bad battery and broken screen), so you can imagine how happy I am
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Char_G:
Just got my replacement a few days ago, I don't notice any blue tint on the new one, manufactured Dec 12. First one developed an odd problem with the power button within a couple of weeks of getting it from the Google store. When powering it on, a small burst of light could be seen shooting onto the dark screen from the power button area before the boot ani started. It created a dark line across the display with an area of unresponsiveness in the immediate area around the button.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] toddriffic40:
Blue tint Dec 23 on

Well I received my pixel 2 xl 64GB last Wendnesday Jan 17th 2018 from the Google store and It has a very noticeable blue shift on boot up with the white background. I was hoping the issue had been solved with recent phones. But since it left the factory December 23rd, I'll assume it is a quality control isssue. I'm not sure if I should RMA this unit as i really don't notice it much in normal use or if it could be a sign that I have a lemon. Anyone happy with one that has the obvious blue shift and decided to keep it? Or did you notice more issues as time has gone by?

Thank you,

Todd
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] ilal2ielli:
Mine has minimal blue shift, it's there if you're looking for it, but not enough to bother me.

You'll have to decide on your own if you can live with it or play more display lottery. The sooner you RMA the better though, I wouldn't be surprised if they start sending out refurbished phones as replacements soon.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] toddriffic40:
Thanks for the response. I'll be able to live with the blue shift as long as long as it does'nt lead to or isn't a sign of future issues to come. It's a bit frustrating at the price of the phone. I have zero blue shift with the shatterproof oled display in motorola droid turbo 2, so it was a let down at first.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] starxgamingx:
Can confirm Nov 10th build and hardly any blue tint.i didn't even notice it until I saw my friends Pixel 2 XL display
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] ILowry282:
What's the buyer code? Can I determine if the phone is a Verizon model or unlocked model from that info?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Gilley:
I just RMA'd my one from November because of screen burn in and was sent a unit from October so just be on the look out that you can go back as far as that still with RMA's . Honestly side by side though this screen looked better then my November one.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] toddriffic40:
Which color and storage do you have? Seems that my panada 64 would have been made just before Christmas and the have new models from October sitting around.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Gilley:
black 128
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] toddriffic40:
Thanks for the heads up. Hope your happy with your replacement!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Gilley:
Battery life doesn't seem to be as good as my other one but gonna give it a couple days longer before I worry about it. I was getting 5-6 hours of SOT with other one. This is 4-5.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] toddriffic40:
Thanks for the info. I do frequent top offs and instead of full charge cycles and AccuBattery estimates almost 7hrs SOT for mine. If that's true, I can live with the blue tint.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] xflowy:
was the blue tint worse on the nov device than on the recent october one? and how is the blue shifting in general on your "new" device?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Gilley:
Blue was worse on November so it's just a luck of the draw
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Rootuser3.0:
I have a 64gb panda manufactured in December 2017 and I can't see any blue tint
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] ChrisDeBear:
Manufacture date:

November 01, 2017

Shipped from factory:

November 03, 2017

I've the known Blue Tint. :D
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] justin654:
Manufacture date:	December 07, 2017

Shipped from factory:	December 09, 2017

Just ordered 64gb panda xl from google store. Fingers crossed it doesn't have blue tint.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] justin654:
Update. Phone arrived. Screen is grainy! Coming from an iPhone 7 plus. Blue shift almost unnoticeable. Hard to get past the grainy dirty look.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] umx:
Didnt google say they were making a revision change on the phone with different hardware? to address the screen issues?

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whats the manufacture date on it, i picked up one from target today and its dec9th
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] justin654:
Manufacture date is December 6th. Ship date is December 9th.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] umx:
pretty much same one i got.. I am wondering if a jan or feb one would be better...
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] umx:
just got my phone from google and its manu date is jan 16th, still has a slight blue hue to it..
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bkircher:
So when I use the checker tool, it tells me the imei is clean, but it doesn't give me the manufacturer date... Can anyone comment as to why that is?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] blsrbl:
Mine says shipped from factory December 26th but i got at Feb 14th. Does that mean i got a refurbished replacement phone?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] ilal2ielli:
No.

It means it was sitting in a warehouse until it shipped to you.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] gforceriders:
Just got mine today and have January 28 build date.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] blsrbl:
Please let us know how you like the screen.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Phazonclash:
View attachment 4429263

Here's mine. Purchased 2 weeks ago on the Google Store directly. I don't know if more recent build date = better displays and less issues, but my unit has been flawless since day 1. A little bit of blue shift, but nothing unacceptable. No retention so far, didn't notice it was grainy, etc.

White 128GB for the record
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bp328i:
I also ordered a white 128gb from the Play Store directly about 2 weeks ago.

Mine has a manufacture date of November 13th, 2017.

The screen on mine is fine as well.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] domineus:
Ordered mine yesterday and has the following:

Manufacture date:	November 27, 2017

Shipped from factory:	November 28, 2017

Slightly concerned my screen would be affected. It delivers Monday though
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bp328i:
I honestly don't have any issues with mine. Yeah it's got the blue tint but it's not show stopping or anything like that.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] gforceriders:
Screen looks great so far. I ordered this from Project Fi.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] hasso96:
How is the quality on october, 30 Manufacture Phones ?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] elijahblake:
Manufacture date:	December 07, 2017

Only issue I have is the speaker distorting over 50% volume
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] ridenickel9:
Me too, RMAd my original due to crappy lower speaker, replacement came with less blue tint, lower display power it seems at low %, and again a crappy speaker. Oh well.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] irmatt:
Just got my RMA in the mail, My current phone had a cracking top speaker, the one I got in has a worse blue tint,

Manufacture date:	October 08, 2017

Kinda annoyed not sure what to do.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] MArtyChubbs:
Ordered 3 days ago. Zero issues. Love the phone.

Phone model: Pixel 2 XL ~ Panda 64gb

Manufacture date:	December 17, 2017

Shipped from factory:	December 23, 2017

Estimated phone age:	2 month(s) 3 week(s) 4 day(s)
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] knightsh:
RMA'd one from November due to extremely slow charging(5 1/2 - 8 hours if turned off). Had some blue tint and speaker crackle when on calls. Replacement has build date of February 8. Alot better screen, normal 2 hour charge, and crackle on calls. Not bad I guess.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] gmitch528:
Ordered today. Should be here tomorrow. Originally had a Pixel 2. Moving up to the XL

Manufacture date:	February 12, 2018

Shipped from factory:	February 26, 2018
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] xflowy:
64gb i guess, panda or black?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] knightsh:
xflowy, Mines a 128gb panda.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] gmitch528:
Yes, 64gb panda. about to fire it up after i eat and see what I have.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] azam_:
Man i have some issues with my pixel 2xl so i got a replacement, i was told i would get a new one instead in email i check its refurbished, anyone think i should contact google and ask for a new one? I am not too sure about refurbished ones and i check the manufacture date it was nov 28 while the one i sent back was nov 30.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] henderjr:
My original pixel was manufactured on the first run back in October. Just got a RMA'd refurb with Nov 28th date too and it's perfect from what I can tell
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] azam_:
Thanks mate cheers. I hope i get a good one too
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Exelios:
Manufacture date:	December 21, 2017

Shipped from factory:	December 27, 2017

Considering I ordered 14 March from Google that's a pretty old phone to get, 64gb Panda, screen seems okay, blue shift is barely visible
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] :
My one is manufactured on Nov 7. Blue shift is present but doesn't bother me much. But the speaker cracks with mid-range sound specially during calls.

What is your experience with speaker ? If its good then I'll try to get it replaced or something.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] droyd4life:
Just recieved my Pixel 2 XL 64gb Panda, Manufacture date is December 20th, which is over 3 months old. Screen is pretty good, there is blue shift but it's not very noticeable, and the screen looks good to me. Battery life is about 4.5-5.5 hours of SOT with ~30 hours of usage
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] pa.pn2:
I got an rma device cause i had fingerprint issue's and the speaker problems

The new is fine and manufactured from January 4th
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] fAndroid513:
Hi everyone,

Just so you're aware, I'm currently using a Nexus 6P, but I'm in the market to upgrade at some point this year. For future reference, though, how can I figure out the manufacture date of a given device, via IMEI? Is there a way to decipher it without there being a manufacture date actually listed?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] iOStoAndroid:
Had a March 2018 Device from retailer in UK, 2 x RMA to Google for fault, both times got older devices (Nov 2017)

WTF Google?

Are they sending out reconditioned devices?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] ram4ufriends:
They are mostly sending refurbished devices for RMA
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] BoboBrazil:
Had phone built end of December, got 3 rma from Google all November build date. All 3 have a horrible blue tint the one from end of December didn't have.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] NightOrchid:
You and I got the same batch in UK... :

Manufacture date:	December 22, 2017

Shipped from factory:	December 26, 2017

Mines Perfect too ...
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bretrick30:
Just order a Pixel 2XL this morning and received the shipping notification this afternoon. Checked the build date and it is October 17, shipped from Factory October 20.... So I'm getting a six month old phone...Wtf?!?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] gettinwicked:
The port on my xl stopped working for charging (only c to c though), so I RMA'd. I received a refurb (blah) with a manufacture date of December 7th. This is my third xl (first RMA'd due to a red tint). The first phone, the blue tint did NOT bother me at all. Got the second one and it was like night and day, sooooo much better. So, totally happy with the second one obviously. The latest one is even more night and day! I didn't think that was possible? There is zero blue tint until you have the phone tilted at a pretty sharp angle. Score!

Google SERIOUSLY needs to get QC under check before the 3 comes out. This is absolutely ridiculous and unacceptable. The screens are all over the place. And, if they cared, this would no longer be a problem. But, I keep hearing that some screens are good and some bad, even with new phones manufactured very recently. Anyway, done ranting. Super happy now.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] BoboBrazil:
The imei checker is down, is there another one that shows build date?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Scott:
Yeah, I am looking for the same thing. I need to extract some data using that tool.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] fiffan86:
It's been 2 days since your post, but it is working now