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I'm a newbie and was just wondering if I purchase this Google Pixel 8 from Amazon, will I be able to install Graphene on it? How can I make sure it's a Pixel 8 (shiba)? 🤔

Thank you so much in advance, I would be happy if someone could help me out a little

I was thinking about this:
https://www.amazon.es/Google-Pixel-Smartphone-autonom%C3%ADa-funciones/dp/B0CGVP8NRC/ref=sr_1_3?__mk_es_ES=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&crid=2DVPZB5RUCRFA&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.W27atE2DUW0rygO__6Ls9TrRDSOVbkp3kZ9NPdXwY55PUdRGAEVH6PccIGqXpR03PEow6MNkUUa9-Vm39nQLSPkliI--UIdYeLixMZzW9K0EbTvJx34nUyUdyAlKmf6MW6NdqbPo0gDVN90BlmC2MdkCU8JgAgdOepkkAw2yxAUAmw_sJWwiKwSApTZoDsfY4AD5yjy4Vo1eWi2t2Pa1ajpUdugHiDQ7mOnKhqjEIg-yTLXRyE74bLYSsd1gSH3qio3-FK4OFU_KCXLzzm9y5n9rm6Q1u_Pbx_lb2d1vrrM.XAYsmagAOLKo_2Hw0QTP9Ss0raw-ItsjyjNcWIrnPzw&dib_tag=se&keywords=google%2Bpixel%2B8&qid=1727972354&sprefix=google%2Bpixel%2B8%2Caps%2C119&sr=8-3&th=1

  • de0u replied to this.

    from the information in the posting it should work. however, there is a chance the device is carrier unlocked but not OEM unlocked, which prevents installing GOS. you can ask the seller but they seldom know, in my experience the best option is to be sure they have a good return policy.

    99sikolaiey12 As phone-company wrote, if Amazon is the seller (not just the shipper), it's likely ok. But be aware that buying an expensive popular item on Amazon from a third-party seller has risks. If Amazon receives stock of some item from Seller A and Seller B, and you purchase from Seller B but you live closer to Seller A, Amazon may ship you Seller A's item instead. Sometimes the buyer ends up with the wrong item, in which case Seller B may get a bad review even when a mistake was made by Amazon or by Seller A, and the situation can take a while to untangle. This might happen more if the differences between the two items are very subtle -- such as, perhaps, OEM-unlock status.

    Sources:

    If you want exactly the right thing, the safest place to order from is Google. Ordering from a reputable chain is probably second-best, and probably good, as long as the product is sold by the chain. Third-party sellers, on any platform, pose added risk.

        Although that's the Spanish Amazon, what country are you in? I got mine from eBay UK as an "opened not used" without any issue

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