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New Pixel 8 install (self.grapheneos)

submitted 1 month ago by RandomUser to c/grapheneos

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This will be my first attempt at Graphene, and my first android phone for many years, so I'm rusty on how phones are out of the box.

The install instructions tell me to enable OEM unlocking on the phone. - Do I need to go through the android setup process first to get to this menu? - Or is there a way to escape this setup step? - If I don't have to, I don't really want to download everything onto the phone, just to change one setting and then wipe it.

Supplementary question... My current provider (GiffGaff [UK]) has a sim card. Is it better to convert that to an esim in android before installing Graphene, or to do it once the OS is installed? (GiffGaff do the conversion via their app.)

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[–] RandomUser 2 points 1 month ago

Thanks all, I'm now successfully running Graphene. I created the esim while on stock android as it felt safer. - didn't want an esim, but I use two sims and the pixel 8 only has the one physical slot.

Hats off to the Graphene team for a really easy install. Not sure that I've got the security model right yet, but can tweak that later. It's a learning curve, but I now have a phone that seems to work.