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TsomArp on Oct 4, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Google Pixel 2 and 2 XL announced

I bought a second-hand Pixel on Ebay. The seller sent it complete with boxes, manual, etc. After 6 months it received an OTA and now is a 600 dollars paperweight. They tell me that since the phone, which is not reported stolen, is assigned to another account they cannot do anything about it. I have contacted the seller but she won't respond. Be aware of this.

kilroy123 on Oct 4, 2017 [–]

Have you tried sideloading an update manually? It's really easy and quick to do.

https://developers.google.com/android/ota

TsomArp on Oct 5, 2017 | [–]

I will try it. I tried to get into download mode and recovery, and no luck.

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