An important note
Before you do anything, make sure you've got an unlocked Google Pixel. If you bought your phone through a carrier like AT&T, Verizon, or T-Mobile, it's likely your phone is locked and cannot be used for this guide. If your phone isn't unlocked and you're not able to get your carrier to unlock it, this guide won't be of any use.
Regular software updates are wonderful. Google Pixel phones update every month with new security patches and include Pixel Feature Drops once each quarter. Even though these patches go through lots of testing before being rolled out to the public, a bad one will pop up every once in a while, causing problems that didn't exist before.
