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Considerations for buying Used Pixel Phone? (links.hackliberty.org)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Negligent_Embassy@links.hackliberty.org to c/privacy@links.hackliberty.org

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Hi all,

Sorry for the foolish question but I have to make a quick decision here and trust you to point me in the right direction.

I am about to buy a google pixel phone second hand with cash. (for graphene, not gonna use a sim)

1: What things do I need to be on the lookout for? How can I quickly verify it is unlocked/rootable?

2: Any recommendations on where to buy? I've never used stuff like FB market, craigslist, etc. but I think those places would be my best bet. Please tell me if you have a better idea.

Thanks in advance and hope you have a good rest of your day

EDIT: Graphene in hand! Good to be back on custom roms, rocked cyanogenmod for a long time

Thanks guys

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[–] c0mmando@links.hackliberty.org 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

also consider any prior activity from this used phone will now be associated with you. when people are considering switching to grapheneos, i typically recommend buying a new pixel 7a in store using cash.

[–] Negligent_Embassy@links.hackliberty.org 1 points 4 months ago

Very good point, I actually had thought of this but dismissed it as overly paranoid

Thanks