Pixel smartphones are among the most popular and in-demand handsets in the smartphone market. One of the features of a Pixel smartphone is the option to change the device’s region. There can be many reasons why you may want to get the job done.
The primary reason among them would be the option to mute the camera sound. Suppose you’re in the middle of a lecture and want to take an image of some important note, you could end up notifying or disturbing the whole class.
However, in most regions, Google doesn’t allow you to turn off the sound even if you’re using a third-party GCam app. With that said, there is a workaround through which you can change your Pixel smartphone’s region to Japan and enjoy the goodies it has to offer. In this guide, you will get to know how to change your Pixel device’s region to Japan.
How to change your Pixel device’s region to Japan
Here are the steps you need to follow to change your Pixel device’s region to Japan –
- To start off, you will need to root your Pixel smartphone using Magisk
- After that, find the Model ID for your current region and the Japan region
- For instance, in the case of Google Pixel 6 Pro, for the US, it will be G8VOU while for Japan, it will be GF5KQ
- Moreover, this Model ID will be stored in /dev/block/by-name/devinfo
- With that said, you will need to use the following command to enter the shell –
adb shell
- Now, you need to change to root using the following command –
su
- After that, copy devinfo to img using the following command –
dd if = /dev/block/by-name/devinfo of = /sdcard/devinfo.img
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Change the model ID using a hex editor like HxD
- Once it is done, you should save the changes and flash back the file –
dd if = /sdcard/Mod_devinfo.img of = /dev/block/by-name/devinfo
- Lastly, restart your Pixel device and the process will be completed
