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[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Jerry Garcia:
First off Ive been lurking around here at xda since the nook color, hp touchpad days still have two functioning tp's to this day. Ok here's my pixel vz story bought two pixel 3axl phones off swappa at different times once for work because it was cheap $75, it came bootloader unlocked supposedly had been on vz had to relock bootloader to take to vz store as i couldnt get esim to work still have the phone and bootloader unlock is Not grayed out. Second phone I bought to root and run viper mainly because it has a headphone jack, bootloader was grayed out..that phone was at the time and still is on Q, here is what happened I esimmed the device and when it asked for carrier I chose sprint, because i had sprint. It went to the my sprint login, Rebooted and no sh*t bootloader was unlocked.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] mrindependent:
Whos username?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Someone who shall not be named at this point. The thread was cleaned of most if not all of their posts.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] mrindependent:
Oh I saw that.. does their website show how to unlock the bootloader? Lol ...I'm guessing not?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] mrindependent:
:whistle:
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] MArtyChubbs:
No, it does not... ;)
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Zach Alt:
At this point we should just sticky an empty thread that says "NO YOU CAN NOT UNLOCK YOUR VERIZON PIXEL 6/PRO BOOTLOADER

🙃
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] MArtyChubbs:
I can't remember how, but my VZW Pixel XL's BL was unlocked at some point. It was not done by VZW, but who knows what I did or how it happened. I think @roirraW "edor" ehT posted how we did it, but I'm not sure I'm remembering that correctly, either. (update: he explained how in post #7... derp)

Anyways, I thought it was figured out a long time ago that VZW BLs are locked since the IMEI is referenced as being sold by VZW and locked per their policy.

I've since noticed that with a new Pixel, the OEM unlocking is grayed out until the phone is connected to the internet where it can verify where the IMEI came from. Short of an exploit or bug, it's not possible to unlock the BL on a VZW Pixel. That is well known and why I buy Pixels from the Google Store.

I respect the confidence, which his website illustrates quite well, but I agree he was confused. SIM unlock has nothing to do with the IMEI, thus does not unlock the BL.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] mustangtim49:
What's really sad is everyone just giving up and saying, nope, never unlock a Verizon bootloader. I've been on here since 2011, that's Eclair, people, so I really didn't appreciate all the internet gurus accusing me of posting not true things. You know if we gave up back there on Eclair like everyone is doing now, we wouldn't have an XDA to talk about it on. There's always a way, some exploit, some vulnerability, something to get around locks imposed by those that be that shouldn't be locking an open source code to begin with. I'm gonna keep researching, I said it before, there's a way to un-grey oem unlock by removing certain apps on other phones, there's a way, just nobody has found it and unfortunately, with the attitudes around here, nobody will anytime soon apparently.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Az Biker:
Many devs spent many years trying to unlock Verizon's bootloaders. The reason they stopped, the reason it still hasn't happened, the reason it's likely not going to happen until VZW allows it, is Verizon locks them down tight. Even IF someone figured out a magical solution, Verizon would plug it up on the next update, and you're back to square one.

But if you believe you're smarter and more ingenious than the dozens and dozens of devs who tried to find work-arounds when VZW started locking their bootloaders, go right ahead.

There's a ton of bounties out there in Big Red land, go get rich...
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
I don't have much to add to what @Az Biker said, but I want to say that the absence of public or your awareness of attempts does not mean they weren't (or aren't still) made.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] coolhandz:
Good luck! I remember you when I had the Pixel 3xl bounty up. You should start a thread for your progress if you haven't already.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] FernBch:
Thanks but it isn't going to happen with the P6P. I quickly grew tired of the issues and Google acting like Microsoft. You know, there X number of bugs, we issue a fix, only some are fixed, and OH, we broke a few other things while we were at it. Lol

Now I'm thinking about seeing if I can hack the S22 Ultra I replaced it with. I like it much better than the P6P.....

I do know for sure how the unlock yes/no gets set. At first boot the phone checks/sets things with the carrier. That's why no SIM/swapping SIM does not work. I can either find a way in after the fact or figure out how to intervene. Plus there's always Samsung Knox and breaking things if you root to deal with!! 🙄🙄🙄

I have crashed it already but I'm not sure how I did it. Yet.....
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] DirtyPISTOLA:
I had the Galaxy S20 5g carrier unlocked which was the snapdragon variant and the only way you could get the bootloader unlocked was to use a bootloader unlocking service to do so which A: had someone on the inside of samsung that someone running the service knew to get the token that needed to be flashed for your specific device and B: had to be on the correct firmware which for me was version 1. If you had the Exynos version of the s20 it could already be unlocked out of the box thanks to EU laws. The S21 snapdragon could only be unlocked the same way and now I'm assuming the same for the S22 but IDK I got a Pixel this time around.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] okashi:
Root can be achieved on (even the Verizon) P6/P6 Pro via:

GitHub - polygraphene/DirtyPipe-Android: Dirty Pipe root exploit for Android (Pixel 6)

Dirty Pipe root exploit for Android (Pixel 6). Contribute to polygraphene/DirtyPipe-Android development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

From there, might be able to achieve bootloader unlock on Verizon if you play your cards right.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] DroidHelp101:
Waiting for someone to post a riot method for the p6pro
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] zetsumeikuro:
Ah, the Rezound and the S-OFF trick back in the day. Those were some good times, and that forum lived on for a long time. Rezound gang for life.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] LLStarks:
Nothing will ever top the paperclip trick. Truly stunning.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] DroidHelp101:
Wow, yes the good old paper clip method
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] DroidHelp101:
Does anyone have a working root method for noobs using the new dirty pipes method? I'm willing to test...
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] LLStarks:
The proof of concept author has strongly advised against using the exploit on a bootloader locked phone. Do not attempt. You can gain temp root, but permanent root will brick the phone.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] DroidHelp101:
Incorrect. The author says trying to unlock the bootloader could result in a brick. Read his reply again
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] LLStarks:
If you overwrite the boot partition with a Magisk boot, it could brick or at least fail checks.

Even if you can temp root a Verizon variant, flashing partitions with dd is not going to be safe.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Lord_Saren:
It would be interesting if there is a way to force the Bootloader unlock process with the temp root. I don't know how Verizon locks it so it might possible or completely impossible
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] anthonyguseman:
GitHub - polygraphene/DirtyPipe-Android: Dirty Pipe root exploit for Android (Pixel 6)

Dirty Pipe root exploit for Android (Pixel 6). Contribute to polygraphene/DirtyPipe-Android development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

this is built for the pixel 6
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] anthonyguseman:
How would unlock my bootloader with ONLY root? My Verizon Pixel 6 is temporarily rooted via the dirty pipe exploit. There is no way to unlock my bootloader (officially), and was wondering if it's possible to use my temp root to allow oem unlocking? (currently grayed out)
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] DanielF50:
This is awesome, even if it doesn't enable the ability to BL unlock.

It would be super interesting to know if editing a dump of your devinfo partition in a hex editor & switching the model ID to one of the WW/Japan ids (GLU0G/GF5KQ), and/or changing your serial temporarily, would allow unlocking if you flashed the modified partition with DD, then again, this would be so, so, risky for a locked device as it could prevent booting at all.

I have no knowledge of Verizon bootloader locks, but theoretically this could also be useful to dump all partitions to then compare them to a BL unlockable device with OEM unlock disabled, and maybe even comparing a before & after BL unlock dump to compare changes?

I wouldn't suggest you try until someone with huge balls trys something like the above and confirms that it works 100%. If you modify any system file or a partition & then get stuck in a bootloop, you won't be able to recover the phone at all.

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edit: I'm not smort enuff, but couldn't someone theortetically create a module that spoofs the model no/serial, run the exploit, flash the module, reboot, temp root again and then check if OEM unlock is togglable? I don't know how temp root works, or how Magisk runs without starting at boot, to be honest.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] TotallyAnxious:
Those props you could spoof mentioned in your edit are loaded by the system every boot. I don't believe it's possible to have the system respect any edits you made without them being loaded on boot.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] biggiesmalls657:
It's easier to reset your data and get your 30 dollar premium back for buying ONLY with Verizon and buy straight from Google. It doesn't pay to buy carrier promotion phones unless you want a Chasity belt
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Lord_Saren:
I agree with this but sometimes people may only be able to buy direct from Verizon, It might be impossible but this is still a thread about possibly unlocking the Verizon bootloader and it would feel nice if someone can break Verzion's hold over their Pixels.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Doug8796:
ATT unlocks pretty easily. Also the att version has another modem in it .
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] biggiesmalls657:
I said Verizon. I've never used ATT. It lacks around my area as Verizon dominates but I went and got Xfinity Mobile which uses Verizon towers as a prepaid and also have TMobile post paid and I can switch between towers.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] mojorisin7178:
I have a question. I just joined Verizon But my p6 is from google because i know about the bootloader lock. But I am considering getting the p7 when it comes out and the only way that will happen is if I get it through Verizon. Theses days i really don't do much in the way of modding I just don't have time. But My question is will the android flash tool still be able to fix a Verizon branded phone? Like if something goes wrong or Like recently when google decided to keep the beta program going without telling anyone and I wanted the stable 12.1 and had to flash using the android flash tool to go back to be able to receive the next stable ota. Again I don't really need to unlock my bootloader but i do want to know that if something goes south that i still have options that i am used too to get a fix.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
The only flashing method that doesn't require an unlocked bootloader is OTAs / OTA sideloading.

Official Google Android Flash Tool

(OEM Unlocking needs to be toggled on - you may not have to manually unlock the bootloader - the "site" will do that on its own)

Factory Images for Nexus and Pixel Devices

Full OTA Images for Nexus and Pixel Devices
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] mojorisin7178:
Well from what I have read the oem unlock button is grayed out on Verizon phones so it looks like the answer to my.question is no the android flash tool will not be able to unlock the bootloader for recovery purposes or any other reason for that matter. Thank you for the answer. I tried to respond yesterday but the site was undergoing maintenance
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] d0x360:
Verizon is so bad that if you do much as wave a vzw sim over a non Verizon phone it will lock the boatloader forever. * Edit * The previous sentence is an exaggeration for humor sake. You have to put the sim in. I'm telling you it's for dramatic effect because apparently some people don't read posts before telling you you're wrong. * End edit *

When the Pixel xl launched I knew Verizon didn't like root and instead of being smart and unlocking the bootloader before inserting my sim, well I insert my sim and the phone updated and no chance of root.

Thankfully my son wanted the same phone and has no interest in this stuff so I gave him mine, and we went to Verizon and bought another XL but refused their offer to open the box and put a sim in. Then when I got home I unlocked the bootloader, rooted, installed the latest AOSP rom (2 updates had been pushed by then) and only then did I put the sim in.

I just got a pixel 6 pro to replace my barely used zFlip3 simply because I hate it lol. I've had the pixel a month and really need to root it. I'll probably do it sometime this week
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Nergal di Cuthah:
That's wholey untrue. I have the unlocked google p6p on Verizon with a physical sim and my bootloader is unlocked. Maybe because i unlocked before putting in sim but i doubt it, because my 2xl (also uncarrier version) was on Verizon sim before i unlocked it.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] d0x360:
Bro that's exactly what I said and yes it's ONLY because you unlocked it before putting in a sim.

Have you been asleep for the last 7 years? Verizon is the reason that getting root has only become more difficult.

Seriously... Dont tell me I'm wrong and then say the same damn thing I said.

Ridiculous...
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Nergal di Cuthah:
See my edit i made while you replied
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] TonikJDK:
Are you saying a Google purchased unlocked phone can't be unlocked if you don't unlock it before you put in a Verizon SIM? If so, that isn't true at all, and never has been.

Mine is Google unlocked. Never unlocked with a Verizon SIM in it. I never hit the slider until just before the 12L BETA, I did it then in case something went wrong. It can be unlocked anytime I want. The Verizon SIM did nothing to it.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] d0x360:
My post was about the

My post was about the original XL. I'm also talking about a phone updated with a Verizon firmware even if bought through Google.

I could have been more clear but if you let Verizon update the device that's it, game over. If you update yourself with google builds then it will be fine.

The original XL immediately tries to update when you put the vzw sim in and connect to the network. I imagine the 6 will do the same since checking for updates on 1st boot is normal behavior.

If that behavior has changed then I apologize but I think we are both right, it just depends on how you first begin setting up the phone.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] TonikJDK:
The XL had a bug upon original release, many of the VZ versions were unlockable. They updated it pretty quick, so that tis certainly what happened to you, exactly as you describe.

Nice when everyone is right!
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] d0x360:
Indeed it is lol. So if I put my vzw sim into my Google purchased Pro 6 and it updates with a Verizon firmware it won't lock the bootloader?

I'm not gonna do it that way lol...I'm way too scared of Verizon. Back when I had that XL I suddenly couldn't make phone calls about 6 months into owning it. I did everything I could think of and it refused to work. So I did the unthinkable with a rooted device and went to Verizon lol.

The guy messed with the phone for like 45 min and I was standing there just thinking to myself... Don't notice, don't notice. It was about 45 min because he noticed the open padlock on a reboot and then he literally threw the phone across the counter and said he can't help me.

So we leave and now my wife's phone which isn't rooted or unlocked wasn't working.

Turns out that my sim died somehow and while he was troubleshooting and messing around he somehow set her sim to both of our phone numbers.

I drive to us to another Verizon store about 20 min away and go in and just ask the guy if I can get 2 new sims for the 2 numbers. He gives them to me and both phones work fine.

Verizon!!!

It's our only option aside from maybe Comcast. T-Mobile & Sprint have service in our area but it's god awful and my house is in a 3G area of their coverage map! I live in the northeast in a very tech focused area. Like I can drive to many big tech companies and be there within 15 min. You would think we would have good coverage from everyone but nope. Just Verizon has good enough coverage and even theirs isn't great plus they are so mean lol.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] TonikJDK:
Correct, it won't lock it. it has always been that way on the Pixels except the first one with that short lived bug.

And just to be complete, there actually isn't a Verizon firmware. They all use the same one. There were a couple firmwares when the phone first released with different modems, and that is always the case when a new Pixel comes out but the only difference is the modem.

Google is controlling the lock/unlock and can tell the difference between Google and Verizon phones. I would assume via the IMEI number, but I don't know for sure.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] d0x360:
I think Verizon had their own firmware version because it installed system level Verizon garbage and would install anything you removed via adb. Plus I swear when I was downloading firmware updates from the website the Verizon version of the phone had it's own firmware posted as well and not just at the start because I used a custom firmware for about a year and it started getting buggy so I went back to AOSP.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] bobby janow:
As you've been told here a bunch of times, there is no separate firmware for the Verizon Pixel 6 or P6P. We're not in an XL forum or any other device thread so let's just put that aside. That being said, lol, there are a few files that Verizon somehow puts on the phone no matter where you bought it from. One of the main ones, which seem to re-enable at various points of updating, is the MVS (my Verizon services) under apps-all-show system. You can't remove it without root but you can disable it. It will allow Verizon tech, unbeknownst to you, to view everything you have on your phone and when you installed it, when you rebooted, when you wiped the device etc. I always disable it the first thing I do.

As for bootloader unlock, all P6s bought from Google (not the Verizon version which Google also sells) are bl unlockable no matter what sim you put in. You can flip the OEM switch before you log in or after or before you put the sim in or after. This is basically to let people know, without any misinformation floating about here, that if you bought a Google device, from Google you can *always* unlock the bootloader. I believe that goes all the way back to the P3 IIRC. Before that is too long ago for this discussion.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Superguy:
Hehehe, I did that one. Juopunut Bear! :D

$25 for S-OFF with Sunshine was worth it IMO too. :)

I miss the old HTC phones. Probably the most dev friendly phones ever made. Sad they went down the tubes.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] d0x360:
I was wrong, I get it. I haven't used a pixel since the XL so my memory was just foggy on it. I just got a 6 pro and haven't had a chance to do anything with it but since now I know I can pop my vzw sim in and not have my phone gimped I'm good.

That's why I stopped posting
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] DroidHelp101:
Can someone please reproduce the dirty pipe exploit for the p6p?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] DanielF50:
If you read the thread, there's actually a link in here.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] DroidHelp101:
It's for the pixel 6. Not the pixel 6 pro. The link your referring to needs to be modified to work with the p6pro.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] DroidHelp101:
So if you would have read the link. You would know why I was asking
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] DanielF50:
😂

If you had have actually read the link, it works for 6 Pro & even works on Samsung devices, etc, it was just originally compiled and created for the Pixel 6 - just add -f to the batch file.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] DroidHelp101:
😂😂😂💀💀💀 Well I guess I need to go back to school and learn how to read again. I was interpreting a different way. What a dumbass I am lol
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Juuuuune:
I have ever bought a vz Pixel 4 but the OEM unlock is allowed.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] anasmhds:
I got my P6pro from US, but was Verizon version, I put UAE sim, I am now on A13 beta 2..

Now I want my Pixel 6 Pro Bootloader to be unlocked but OEM unlocking in developer options is greyed out.

Any advice?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
You cannot and will not ever be able to unlock the bootloader of any Verizon device.

Sorry, mate.

You can unenroll from the Beta but it will wipe your device since it would technically be a "downgrade" to Android 12.1.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
I understand, and I've been there. :)
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Yeedatoy:
What happens if you delete the device setup app before booting the phone? Would it boot to the system, like custom roms are still able to? The package is modified by Verizon, according to Appops. Look. It also states clearly that it locks the device.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Yeedatoy:
This, most importantly.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Yeedatoy:
I can revoke the permissions, but the app restricts cache from being cleared, and the cmd line through adb can't clear it without using adb as root. Basically, is there a way to change permissions of the app before booting, but only the necessary ones, in the same way app ops is able to... Which does not disable the permission entirely, it just returns false information
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] tmessy:
OK. Hear me out.

I am throwing no shade at anyone at all.

But, I feel like over the years I have spent browsing this site and forums - after wrecking old Androids and even a couple PCs - I have came across a few user accounts that leave you saying, "oh *blank*, this person knows their *blank*"...

I say this because I have the hardest time with the, "oh, VZW locks their Bootloader, permanently. End of story. Can't do it. Etc.".

Isn't that what Apple intended before jailbreak exploits?

Someone wrote that code to lock the Bootloader.

Now I am not a Christian of faith in the slightest, but the only way for this to make sense to me is if Jesus himself wrote the code.

And that just might be the tangible proof to make me believe 🙃😂

I digress... So, really? No one here is remotely capable of figuring out how they locked it and therefore the process of unlocking it??

That I do not believe...
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] LLStarks:
If we had a bunch of Verizon units to play with and wire up to a JTAG or similar, maybe we could do some of the risky **** like blindly flashing partitions or more traditional root exploits.

But a locked bootloader isn't just locked. Partition integrity is frequently checked.

It's hard to brick a Pixel but nobody wants to risk it.

Similar conversations are had for OnePlus phones on Verizon.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] HolyHog:
I have a OP8Pro on Verizon and have been boot loader unlocked rooted since I bought it from Oneplus 2 years ago.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] TotallyAnxious:
That's because you bought it from OnePlus.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Zach Alt:
You are wrong. I'm using a Pixel 6 Pro on Verizon and did NOT unlock my bootloader before I put the SIM in and was still obviously able to unlock my bootloader and root my phone.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] KC69:
Did you buy it from Verizon? Or from Google? Cuz we All wanna know how you did it.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Zach Alt:
Google. Because that's the only way to have a pixel 6 Pro with an unlocked bootloader on Verizon. Which is why this thread is still pointless.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] d0x360:
Wth are you quoting my post for? Like 1 post down we settled the disagreement and I was wrong..

Don't bring things up without actually reading the thread... Just a couple more posts and you would have gotten the entire story from like a year ago. If the posts somehow aren't there then someone deleted like 6 of them