Yep, my Pixel 2 is as good as dead because the bootloader can't be unlocked, Google refuses to do anything about it, and software updates stopped a long time ago. Great way to lose me as a customer.
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Just upgraded from a, I think, 6 year old Pixel 2 to a carrier discounted Pixel 7. Being in Germany, I am fairly certain tue bootloader is unlocked (-able), I might try it during the weekend. Reason forbthe switch was that a) even CalyxOS stopped supporting it b) the phone lost the mobile network evervso often c) the screen was held together by clue and proteczive glass. Otherwise, it isbstill working and will stay as my backup phone.
Now I kust try to make up my mind regarding CalyxOS on the Pixel 7. The pure Google andrpid looks good, I think I turned most of the tracking off (unique add ID to improve persobal adds, WTF?). But there are still some annoying things, e.g this crappy, unremovable, Google search bar. If Ibread correctly, one can go back from CalyxOS to stock android now, right? Not that I would really mind so, I didn't miss anything the last couple of years except maybe Google maps at some occassions, and I could have installed that using microG and Aurora store.
I'd be interested to hear about your experience. My contact info is in my bio if you're up for it. I do really like the Pixel line, and I'd be excited to upgrade if I were sure the new device could be successfully unlocked.
May I recommend LineageOS, which supports Pixel 7 [0] and the Pro version. Whatever you go with, yes I do think you can flash stock Android back on your phone if you like.
In my experience, it worked great with a Pixel 2 XL. Except my botched attempt at getting stock back onto it, which resulted in warning during boot. Otherwise CalyxOS worked like a charm, incl. banking and 2FA apps.
We'll see when I have time, and patience, to get it on my new phone... Might be a while, so far I manage to convince myself that I got rid of almost all tracking so far...