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Some Google Pixel 2 XL Units Shipped Without an Operating System (androidpolice.com)

Posted by msmash on from the stranger-things dept.

Corbin Davenport, writing for AndroidPolice: Some Pixel 2 XL units are being shipped without Android properly installed. Obviously, the phone can't boot without the OS. It may be possible to flash a factory image, since fastboot is supposed to allow signed images to be flashed with the bootloader still locked, but the affected phones could have other problems that prevent this from working. The company confirmed the veracity of the story, but did not share more details. It said, however, that the issue had been resolved.

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  1. Mine didn't by 110010001000 · · Score: 2

    I just got mine yesterday and I noticed it didn't have Android installed. I'm preparing my lawsuit. Is $50,000 enough?

  2. That's the great hope of FOSS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Wouldn't it be nice if that were normal as an option?

    When will get the IBM PC of mobile computing? WHEN!?

    The world's technology will only improve when it's considered normal for a user to program his "device" as he sees fit.

    1. Re:That's the great hope of FOSS by bickerdyke · · Score: 2

      When they are large enough to feature the typical big red switch of the IBM PC area.

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      bickerdyke
  3. This might be a cool feature... by ctilsie242 · · Score: 2

    I wouldn't mind an OS-less phone, provided that it is easy to install one's ROM of choice. It would be nice to have LineageOS supported from the start, for example.

  4. FreeDOS by samwichse · · Score: 2

    Guys, you're overreacting here.

    They didn't ship without an OS, you just accidentally chose the "FreeDOS" option because you were just going to throw LineageOS on there anyway and didn't want to pay for a whole useless Android license.

    Just look for the little:
    C:\>