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Consultant32452 on Dec 1, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Pixel sent to Google for replacement. They used it...

I once got my screen replaced at one of the phone fix-it places. It's a decent sized chain, not just some rando. On the form you fill out during drop-off it asks you for your unlock code.

stjohnswarts on Dec 2, 2021 [–]

What did they say when you didn't include the passcode?

Consultant32452 on Dec 4, 2021 | [–]

I wiped the phone before I brought it to them, so I just gave them the passcode.

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