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Yeah it might be a different issue now that I think of it. I didn't see any error on my device about it being carrier locked. My error was "Please connect to the internet or contact your carrier", not "Unavailable on carrier-locked devices."

A few people, myself included, had this issue as well. It seemed to resolve itself after about 24 hours (or a couple days for some) with the phones connected to the internet. How long have you had the device? My phone was listed as "Pixel 8 Obsidian 256GB (Unlocked)" on the Google warranty checker. I just started configuring and using the phone normally, with SIM and WiFi enabled, and checked in on OEM Unlocking every few hours. Eventually it allowed me to toggle the setting. Sounds like you have the same issue I had.

GrapheneOS Thanks for the clarification. No worries it finally enabled for me. Just had to be patient and wait 24 hours. Time to install GrapheneOS!

tnk479 Try telling Best Buy there is a software defect and it is advertised as Unlocked but it is not unlockable. Worked for me to avoid the restocking fee. However, I ended up with another device with the same problem. So I don't think it will help you very much, unless you get a different model.

GrapheneOS Unfortunately Google support has not been very helpful in my case. They walked me through a bunch of troubleshooting steps, including "checkin", factory reset, connecting to WiFi with Mobile Data disabled, etc. The warranty page shows it as "Pixel 8 Obsidian 256GB (Unlocked)". They eventually told me they have no idea what's wrong and to bring my device back. I brought my device back and have the same issue with another "unlocked device." There must be some bigger issue here. There's reports online of this happening when the Pixel 6 came out and was resolved with a system update. I'm just gonna wait it out at this point. Looking forward to using GrapheneOS, it has spoiled all other ROMs for me :)