yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] OMGLOLetcetc:
Appreciate the zip. I'm going to disable Substratum and test again shortly.

Thanks for your hard work!
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] furious.builder:
Hi [MENTION=2156844]fjsferreira[/MENTION], I'm trying to mod a OP5's framework-res but for Android 8.1. I used advanced apktool but with apktool.jar 2.3.1 which is supporting android 8.1. I tried everything (not signed, signed, zipaligned, not zipaligned), nothing is booting. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks!
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] RogerF81:
Oh thanks for that! Will try that!
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Tiago A:
Could you provide only the pixel blue accent color?
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
You can do that with substratum and ozone 1.7 I think. No need to mess with framework-res just for that :)
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
No idea unfortunately, this is all trial and error for me too. Have you tried with the tool I mentioned in the first post? Don't forget to replace apktool inside the DBFreak folder with the 2.3.1 version.
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] furious.builder:
[MENTION=2156844]fjsferreira[/MENTION] I see... Yes it was 2.3.1 ver. I'll try and try again!

EDIT: I opened an issue on apktool's github to see if they have a solution :)
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Macchinista:
Bootloop also for me, but the revert permit me to boot. i want try next update!
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
For me it boots only after booting a first time with stock framework-res.apk. But it boots :)
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Macchinista:
Great! I've tried to reinstall file in first post and now the phone boot correctly!
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] RogerF81:
Are you encrypted or decrypted?
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
I tried both ways. If it doesn't boot, flash the revert to stock, boot the ROM then try the mod again. Eventually it'll boot and every subsequent boot it works.
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] RogerF81:
Ah ok good to know, thank you! :)
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] k4get1:
looking for black notifications for oreo
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
That involves decompiling OPSystemUI.apk with apktool to make the modifications. But apktool fails oreo framework compilation at this moment. Better use overlays to achieve that.
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] enskje:
can I use this mod with another one you made to fix QS tiles?
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Yes, this one is unrelated to the other.
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] skyknife93:
Bro! Thanks for not giving up mate! Happy new year!
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] jordirpz:
Works, thank you!!

Stable OOS 5.0
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] str8str:
What's the other zip in op for? The ob3
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] str8str:
Nevermind got it. Both give me system UI has stopped upon boot

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I'm in ob3 and it's not working. Even the framework restore. It will boot back to recovery. Couple times it booted to the ROM but system UI kept crashing and a ton of apps crashed. I had substratum disabled as well
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] jordirpz:
[MENTION=2156844]fjsferreira[/MENTION]

Sorry, but for me your mod doesnt work in OOS 5.0.1
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Added the appropriate 5.0.1. But that wasn't why it doesn't work, I've added detailed instructions.

Working here, just tested.
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] jordirpz:
Deleted. Sorry.

Now work. Thank you
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Added Open Beta 4 Mod and revert to stock to OP. Please read the install instructions as usual.
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] bundysoat:
I like your mod! thanks buddy. But you can explain me that's means "burn protection"???
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] skyknife93:
Excellent! Thanks again bro!

It's something that will prolong the life of your amoled screen by preventing pixels from "burning in" by moving the stuff on the screen around by a few pixels. You won't notice it, but it's there.
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] str8str:
I really want this to work but I still can't. I'm on new 5.01 and get the same result system UI has stopped message and totally black screen after boot. First boot no go rebooted and flashed the stuck revert rebooted got Staten UI has stopped. Back to recovery flashed the mod again and it booted when the system UI has stopped and black screen again. Does this work with xxx rom? I know I've used it before with it
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] skyknife93:
Isn't xxx sort of a tweaked oos? And I think this mod is developed with stock oos in mind. I think the under the hood tweaks are interfering with the mod. It's running fine on stock versions and ob4
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] str8str:
Maybe, it worked on Android 7
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Added Open Beta 5 Mod and revert to stock files.
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Added stable 5.0.2 Mod and revert to stock zip to OP
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] smohanv:
Downloading OB5 from OOS website. Once flashed, I will try this framework and share my experience.

Thanks OP.
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] skyknife93:
Make sure to follow the instructions on the OP precisely. It works :)
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] smohanv:
Thanks. Flashed MOD and rebooted. Reboot was successful and doesn't require the steps, force reboot to recovery, flash stock framework, reboot, reboot to recovery and flash MOD again.

I am on OB5.
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Added 5.0.4 Mod and revert to stock files.
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] smerm07:
status bar icons have gone weird. OOS 5.0.4.

https://imgur.com/a/7gME2
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
I have nothing like that and the framework doesn't contain the statusbar icons (that's systemUI). Are you using a substratum theme or perhaps a diferent dpi? Try resetting those, probably will fix it.
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] smerm07:
thanks for the reply. not using substratum. will double check dpi.
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] turbotorsten:
What tool do you use? For me apktool latest version did the job.
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Aarju:
I am tired of this mod on oreo . It was working good on nougat but now its just a thing that causes bootloop.
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Did you follow the instructions on op? The bootloop is expected, but following the instructions it's resolved.
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Aarju:
I tried many a times
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Don't know then, it's working perfectly fine here. Do you use any substratum layers? Disable those first.
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Added to OP

Open Beta 6 (Android 8.1) framework mod with all the same features.

(Note: there's now an "config_dozeAlwaysOnDisplayAvailable" string in bools.xml, I tried enable it but didn't work. It probably requires some "settings put global ...." to true or false, but I'm not finding what the variable is. Maybe someone with more experience could enable AOD in this beta. Seems to be there.

The mod has this string unchanged (meaning, I didn't change it's "false" value).

Note 2: Tried this also, didn't work:

https://www.xda-developers.com/enable-google-pixel-2-always-on-display-on-nexus-6p-pixel-xl/
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] skyknife93:
You're the best mate! Kudos to trying to enable that as well... Hopefully we can get it to work if it's there.. although it's use will be pretty low with face unlock being so damn quick (and sensitive? I was holding the phone at a very extreme angle while driving and it ended up unlocking itself. I was the only one in the car as well)
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Added OB7 Mod and Revert to Stock zips
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Added OB8 mod and revert to stock files.
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] skyknife93:
Can we use the same one for the hotfix update released yesterday?
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] smerm07:
working fine for me
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Yes, I don't think they changed anything in the framework-res.apk. But I already did the mod in the hot fix anyway, will upload in a few minutes.
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Added Open Beta 8 (hotfix version) zips to OP
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] jordirpz:
[MENTION=2156844]fjsferreira[/MENTION]

Can you add your mod for 5.1.0?

Thank you
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Damn it, totally forgot to update the thread.

Mod added to OP. Thank you for the reminder.
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Aarju:
Can i use it on xXx no limit 10.4 based on OOS 5.1???
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Yes, unless the dev of xXx already mods framework-res, but I don't think he does.
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Aarju:
OK:good::good:
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Asv97:
Hello there!

Is it possible to add the old quick settings barwhich was present in the previous 8.0 builds?The new bar looks very ugly because of the unnecessary padding.

Edit: Quick settings and not navbar.
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Are you talking about the huge quick settings padding? I think that's in systemui, I have no experience with that man. Tomorrow I'll have some free time, I'll see what I can do.

If you're talking about the navigation bar itself, I don't use it, I don't know what changed, but I'll take a look too.
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Asv97:
Yes,huge quick settings padding.
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Sorry man, I took a look at OPSystemUI.apk and was unable to do anything about this :S
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Asv97:
No problems mate!Thanks a lot for the efforts you took.
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Latest OZONE substratum theme has a fix for this. The fix is very simple, the problem I encountered was not the dimension values inside OPSystemUI.apk itself, the problem is compiling the modified apk, because apktool is not supporting android 8.1 SystemUI.apk compilation at the moment. So, through overlays it's indeed possible to fix this.
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Asv97:
Yeah,I noticed that.Im using Ozone right now :)

Thanks for the efforts :)
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Aarju:
Open beta 9 is out update the mod plz
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
I'm not at the pc right now but I already did the mods.

Inside this file are both stock framework and nodded flashable zips. I'll update OP when I get home.

https://mega.nz/#!lQdQyJDA!bdHu8tfYl63-ZVBeIeLrVkH23gLebjpOT9y3UspEP5w
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Aarju:
Yeah got it .
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
BTW, added OB9 mod and revert to stock to OP.
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Aarju:
Can you make a magisk module of this mod ???
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
I already tried it, but seems it's not possible, phone bootloops always when replacing framework systemlessly. You can always use the return to stock zip to revert the mod.
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Aarju:
ok :good:
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Aarju:
Again another update OOS 5.1.1 can we use OOS 5.1 Mod zip on it ???
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Added 5.1.1 Mod and revert to stock to OP.
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] skyknife93:
Ob10 is out. And bro, if I can make a request, can you do something about the brightness on the adaptive brightness. I noticed it's going too low when I flash the mod. Can you look into it?

I've attached a screenshot of the level at which it stays in low light conditions. It goes below that after the mod flash. Just asking. It simply seems a bit too low. Or it maybe a beta 10 thing. Either could you just have a look?

Thanks in advance mate!
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Sorry man, I haven't touched any brightness values whatsoever. Could be OB10 related, but I'm not facing this myself.

BTW, added OB10 files to OP.
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Added 5.1.2 zips to OP.
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] skyknife93:
Bro, any update for ob11?
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Oops, sorry, forgot to update the thread. I'm on my phone, so I'll just post a zip with both mod and revert to stock inside, please extract it first.

https://mega.nz/#!oIc2hICL!lVuThCMK_vE1JVfh-5C0vEOotkIUNrN4GqO-mKRXY0M

I'll update OP when I can.
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] skyknife93:
Ob12 is out!
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Indeed, OB12 mod and stock zips added to OP :)
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Added 5.1.3 mod and revert to stock to OP
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] skyknife93:
I dunno if enough people are saying this, but thanks for your effort mate:laugh::good:
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] maikvitesse:
[MENTION=2156844]fjsferreira[/MENTION]

Can you disable this boolean?: OPSystemUI > Res > values > bool.xml <bool name="config_lockscreenAntiFalsingClassifierEnabled">true</bool>

It is unneccesary in OxygenOS beacause of the pocketmode.

Also causes the issue that the lockscreen is not very responsive as you can read here.

This problem will be fixed by OnePlus in the next update they told me in direct message.

The bug report is here.
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Last time I tried decompiling SystemUI of 8.1, apktool still wasn't working. I'll try version 2.3.3 but I don't see in the changelog that it's fixed... I'll report in 10mins.

EDIT: yes, still same error in apktool. No way to directly change systemui. But, using overlays should be very easy. Try asking in ozone substratum thread, it should be very easy for the dev to add that.

EDIT2: the fix you cited already includes an overlay. It doesn't work? I've already checked bools.xml of our OP5 and the boolean is the same indeed.

Edit 3: just tried the overlay mentioned in the fix and works great. Thanks man, makes a big difference, I wasn't aware of this issue.
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] maikvitesse:
Sorry late reply, the fix mentioned in the thread is working great indeed!

I tried to fix it myself with APKTool but i get the same errors i think (something with 1pixel 9-Patch files).

I thought, maybe it's me and you seem to have more experience than me. so i asked.

Thanks for trying!

I keep using the overlay then and wait for a OnePlus Update :)
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Exactly, pip_screen (or similar) 9patch errors everywhere with apk tool. It still doesn't support 8.1 systemui.

But once again, thank you for drawing my attention to this, now dismissing notifications on the lockscreen works everytime :)
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] maikvitesse:
Speaking of an update.

I believe it's fixed in 5.1.3!
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Added OB 13 zips to OP
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] skyknife93:
OB14 is live!
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Thank you. Files added to OP
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] skyknife93:
OB15 is live bro!

Thanks in advance!
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Done :)
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] skyknife93:
You're the best, mate! Thanks again!
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Macchinista:
There is also 5.1.4 can you add it, please?
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
That's right, I've been away for some days, but in a few minutes I'll post it for 5.1.4
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Done
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] skyknife93:
Bro, the new beta is out :)
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] shadowstep:
He knows. He's at work right now, but I'm sure once he's free, he'll upload the mods. :)
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] skyknife93:
Okay just a heads-up. I know he will and I really do appreciate him for this mod :) I can wait
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mervingio:
This is only for OP5 right? No OP5t?
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
It might work in OP5t, I think the framework file is the same, but I'm not sure man. Best to download the stock zip from OP, and do a file comparison between OP5 framework and OP5t framework. If they are different, then probably better not to install.

BTW, open beta 16 added to OP (sorry for the delay everyone, been very busy with work lately.)
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] rapdes:
Stock framework OB16 attachment in OP gives me a 404 not found error.
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Pls try again, it's working here now :)
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] rapdes:
thanks works great now!
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Macchinista:
5.1.5 it's out! thanks in advance
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Added files to OP. Thank you for the notice, been away from the pc the last few days.
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Added Open Beta 17 files to op
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Added Open Beta 18 files to OP
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Macchinista:
Open Beta 19 it's out! thanks in advance
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Added to OP :)
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] skyknife93:
Thanks bro!
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] skyknife93:
Hey bro, the new betas are out. Will the old mod work for them?
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Just added OB20 files to OP :)

Sorry for the delay, been very busy with work.
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Macchinista:
Hi fjsferreira, new OOS 5.1.6 build it's up! When you have time to edit files :)
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Added to OP.
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Macchinista:
Hi, from some days it's out OB21. If yuou kindly do the magic like previous versions :)

Thanks
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Added to OP, and also 5.1.7 stable zips.

Sorry for the delays, started a new job and really haven't got a lot of time. I think I'll make a screencast of how this is done, so that anyone can do it by themselves (sorry, I really haven't got much time anymore)
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Macchinista:
Thanks, i understand, this is an hobby to do in free times.

When you can please post instructions for me blue accents it's a must..

A question, where you find 5.1.7 for op 5?
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] shadowstep:
It's a hotfix for 5.1.6 that fixes Bluetooth stability issues for cars. Here's the incremental OTA link for OnePlus 5 (from 5.1.6): https://otafsg.h2os.com/patch/amazo..._OTA_039-040_patch_1811051816_133a67f45b7.zip
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fjsferreira:
Just for pixel accent, you can use this substratum theme, for example:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.folgore95.pixel

Select only Android System and change the accent to Pixel
[OnePlus 5 Themes, Apps, and Mods] OMGLOLetcetc:
Hope the new job is treating you well! Appreciate the work and time you put into these mods.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] s7frank:
I can't see it in the settings app. I downloaded an app from the Play Store(Phone INFO Samsung) and it shows nothing in fields related to CSC. Is it normal? How can I be sure about my CSC?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] s7frank:
Bump
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] AndrOmega:
If the phone is unlocked then no csc will show...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] s7frank:
And there is no way to know which one I have?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Xode:
Hi....have you tried with this codes *#1234#

SM-G935F using Echoe Rom
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] s7frank:
Happy new Year! With this code I get the message "connection problem or invalid code"
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] nexidus:
Check the file /system/CSCVersion.txt for info on currently loaded CSC.

You can also cross-reference this info with getprop or the folder /system/csc.

Happy New Year :)
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Zargone:
I have two Essential phones.

One is still in the box waiting for 'O'.

Is there a way to receive OTA updates BEFORE I activate the phone?

This seems preferred rather than activating, doing the updates, then doing a Factory Reset for a clean start.

Thanks!
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Charkatak:
Makes sense, you just want to get the update and set it up fresh. I do that too sometimes when I can. You don't need cell service to get OTAs, unless it is some weird device that is relying on that. My essential phone was without sim card when I got updates.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] dandan2980:
When I got my phone I did all my updates out the box over WiFi without a Sim installed so yes you can
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Zargone:
Great! I was wondering if the device could use WiFi for OTA.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] reverenddak:
Actually (I might be wrong) but I think phones Locked to Sprint (and maybe Telus?) rely on Sprint to push updates.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Caltinpla:
Nope, I bought 2 phones directly from Sprint and updated them without sim card over wifi fine before activation.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] The_Automator:
Oreo "O" is not yet available as an OTA update on the phone as its still in Beta.

You can go directly to the essential website (https://www.essential.com/developer/beta-builds) and download and install the Oreo Beta following Essential's Instructions. This really doesnt require an active sim card as you are doing all of the fun stuff yourself but you may have to wait a while longer for Oreo OTA.

Unless O doesnt mean Oreo than disregard this post.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] avd:
House do you set up ADB without activation?
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Zargone:
O still in Beta

Yes, I am aware. Patiently waiting for Oreo to be released for the Essential Phone.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] NaterTots:
You should be able to turn on the device and set it up via WiFi without ever having a Sim card in it.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] reverenddak:
Turn on without a sim card, on first boot, skip all the setup, and go straight to developer settings, and enable USB debugging and (maybe, not sure if this is necessary if not rooting) Enable OEM Unlocking.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] avd:
Usually you have to register with Google?

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Maybe not?
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] reverenddak:
I've lost track of what thread this was and what we're trying to do.

To answer the original question, YES, you can do OTA without activating with cell provider, just don't install the SIM card on first boot. It's like setting up a wifi only tablet.

Basically, you don't need to unlock bootloader if you're not installing TWRP/zip flashing, etc. You don't need to enter recovery/fastboot either if you're just installing OTAs. Your phone just needs to be on, connected via wifi, and you can skip a majority of the set-up steps.

Just doing OTA updates, right? Since you're going to be doing a full-wipe, it shouldn't matter what you do during setup.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] NaterTots:
Why would you have to register with Google? If that was the case just putting in your email address during setup would do that.

As was said, it would be the same as setting up a WiFi tablet. You'd get whatever OTA updates are available.

If you bought a Sprint phone then you may not get an update as often as the unlocked phones would since the Sprint variant does have Sprint and Telus specific builds.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Zargone:
Thanks Everyone!
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] avd:
I'm sorry. If the question is can you ota over wifi on an unactivated phone, then the answer is yes.

If the question is can you sideload on a phone that is not set up. Then I'm not so sure.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] lifeisfun:
Telus/Koodo phones are not locked