Google's latest release of the Pixel 2 flagship handset has seen a number of issues, including a lockdown version of Pixel 2, which has a bigger impact, that can not unlock the bootloader, leaving it with no doors. Fortunately, Google has now fixed the issue.
Google officials have confirmed that the bootloader can not be unlocked, Google recommends that the affected Pixel 2 users restore the factory settings, and then connect to the network at boot time. At this time, the user will find the OEM unlock option is not grayed out during setup It's important to note that this issue seems to affect only Pixel 2 and not Pixel 2 XL.
Some Pixel 2 netizens reflect that the device is indeed unlocked in this way, and Google is also marking the issue as 'repaired' on the issue tracking page. If you have encountered this problem, try this out.
