I have been reading about this issue some encounter when trying to install grapheneos.
I have bought recently a phone (that was very likely imported from whatsoever place, probably HK) on a french platform (rakuten) ; I wasn't expecting it to be OEM locked : when getting into developper options, it is greyed. I tried inserting a SIM right in, it works but doesn't do nothing to unlock OEM which stays greyed out.
My question is the following : how could I identify the product I have been provided with (knowing if it is Verizon locked or whatsoever carrier), from IMEI perhaps ?
When I got to setting everything up, it let me read the guaranty licence either in United States (english) or (spanish). Is it an American phone then ? The seller is saying it is Japanese as shutter sound is locked but I figured out there was no sound of the shutter when capturing pictures.
I launched sudo adb shell getprop ro.boot.cid with my Arch linux but there's an empty output. Any help would be pleased ! Thanks
An angry paisant.