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Not sure if its helpful, but I'm reminded of this story:
https://bugs.xdavidhu.me/google/2022/11/10/accidental-70k-google-pixel-lock-screen-bypass/
GOS Phone Unusable After Forgetting eSIM PIN due to Google eSIM management.
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Watermelon Perhaps the SIM PIN feature was implemented long time ago where the Android developers thought the user could easily eject the SIM, but didn't consider the case of eSIMs?
I expect so.
Watermelon Why not just make the SIM PIN entry screen less obnoxious, if it's (hopefully) possible?
I suspect it's a mixture of:
- It is messy code that is delicate to change because of security implications
- Most users don't set SIM PINs
- Many users with a SIM PIN know the PUK
- ...plus maybe other factors.
A factory reset solves the issue? I think by default isn't deleting eSIMs
Maybe the duress password will solve, due to it removes the eSIMs
cdflasdkesalkjfkdfkjsdajfd I'll try that. I'll update you guys on if it works or not
Pieter if you have enabled bootloader unlock from developer options you may install stock or any custom ROM then delete the eSIM then flash grapheneos again
de0u I reread the thread and indeed the situation is not the same, my apologies. Here's a brief description: My phone rebooted this morning and it asked me to enter my pin code for my esim, which I did, but it said it was wrong. I double-checked to see if the pin code was right or not and at it supposedly was. I entered it one too many times and so it asked me to enter my PUK-code. I did that too and it says its right and asks me to enter a new pincode for my esim and confirm it after but it keeps popping back to the 'enter PUK-code' screen with the number of attempts getting lower and lower.
cdflasdkesalkjfkdfkjsdajfd I'm not sure if I have bootloader unlock enabled on my phone, I can't navigate to anything besides the simcard screen. Is there anyway I could enable it through the safe boot screen?
Pieter I think your best option is probably waiting to hear back from Google before trying things and running your unlock count down closer to zero. It may be that flashing a new beta release would fix the problem, or that flashing a non-beta release would. But I suspect this forum is not likely to provide a solution to this eSIM issue.
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Pieter Hopefully you have a backup of your data. It seems like you have to wipe the device because the phone won't get any updates while locked. Maybe there is an option to wipe eSIM data from recovery or fastboot but I don't know anything about that. If nothing helps and you still don't have access to your phone after 7 days, you should just wipe it via fastboot.
domnru the phone won't get any updates while locked
It's still possible to sideload OTA updates. If a GrapheneOS update fixes this (e.g. by making the SIM PIN entry screen less obnoxious) it could be sideloaded from recovery mode and fix the issue cleanly without having to wipe or change anything.
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