rufuss {Privacy Related] Having to activate the phone on sotckos sending sim data or wifi data to google servers or cell towers seems tricky for me, is there a way to flash graphene os on a pixel phone that is not activated on stock os?
matchboxbananasynergy No. You need to be able to activate OEM unlocking on Stock OS before GrapheneOS can be flashed.
User2288 The way i did it was, Dont turn on your new phone near your home (first time). Don't insert any sim card. block the front cam with tape (if you are worried) Go to a nearby library or coffeeshop -Turn the phone on (first time). Put it into airplane mode. (Might not matter) Turn wifi on and connect to the library wifi. Update the phone. dont create a google account or log into google play. turn on OEM unlocking Now you are ready to install gos on it and google has not acquired any information about you yet. Install gos on the phone in the library using your laptop. Once gos is installed you can now insert your sim. go home. Best i could think of.