I’m not too savvy with computer programming. And this is my first pixel phone. Actually arrives tomorrow so I haven’t even so much as held it, much less know anything about rooting and flashing.
That’s more my speed
even with autocorrect trying to make sense out The Sound of Music quote. 
well we are here to help. the main thing is to read and get as much info as you can before proceeding.....so you are off to a great start
Lol. I’m good up to the part where I plug it inwell we are here to help. the main thing is to read and get as much info as you can before proceeding.....so you are off to a great start
let us know what parts you do not understand......good luck and congrats on a new phone.
Buhahaha ya! I totally meant that too when I typed the sound of music. It was a 50/50 shot. Had to have been one of the two musicals I’ve seen.and that was not from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang but from Mary Poppins......dumbass
so when it comes to rooting and flashing custom roms, it is always better to do it yourself. for one, i never would trust somebody i do not really know to root my phone. just remember this, rooting is a process that bypasses your phone's security to allow access to the system files of your phone. if you are not careful, once the phone is rooted, they could add anything to the system os that could be nefarious to you without you ever knowing it......so be careful if you plan on going that route.Lol. I’m good up to the part where I plug it in
I have a Member here who offered to flash GraphineOS for me, and I’ve only just asked if they would do CaylxOS instead, but if I could do it myself without screwing it up, I’d rather.
I like to know how things work and I’m trying to learn all I can.
Thanks for the help tho. It’s as much appreciated as it is needed.
Are there any threads or stickies here about flashing and rooting and the like?so when it comes to rooting and flashing custom roms, it is always better to do it yourself. for one, i never would trust somebody i do not really know to root my phone. just remember this, rooting is a process that bypasses your phone's security to allow access to the system files of your phone. if you are not careful, once the phone is rooted, they could add anything to the system os that could be nefarious to you without you ever knowing it......so be careful if you plan on going that route.
if everything is in the up and up and this guy is legit, then there is also the fact that you know nothing about rooting. if something was to go wrong, you do not have the knowledge to troubleshoot the problem.
the best thing to learn something is to get your hands dirty. i would root the phone yourself. you are getting a pixel phone so the process is pretty easy actually. it is a lot easier then most phones.......just saying
yes, but some here in this forum are old....but the info still applies:
Thanks for all the references. I forgot to say thanks and Ive been busy reading.
The directions for unlocking the bootloader are clear enough, but the rest is technical terms I don’t know yet. AFB?
well that is what we are here for. the hardest part would be to get adb and fastboot running. after that you open up a command terminal and enter the right fastboot commands. now in the calyxos there are a few commands that i do not full understand tbh.
Still not working.
Ok. I can gig it. But do I need a special cable to connect? I only have usb x micro usb cables. This is my first google device and I see the usb x google phone connection (don’t even know what that is called).
Also, this is the first thing I’ve read that defines what ADB stands for
you mean adb.......LOLAlso, this is the first thing I’ve read that defines what ADB stances for
