Mine got locked once, but I managed to work around it with support from the team. Last year, I pre-booked the Nothing Phone 2 and then traveled to the US the following day. I activated it with an Indian SIM before leaving, but a faulty update within a month rendered the phone unusable, requiring a factory reset. Subsequently, the phone was stuck on the welcome screen with both an Indian and a US SIM inside; surprisingly, I could still receive calls but couldn’t get past the welcome message. After emailing Nothing on Friday, by some magic, the phone started working on its own by Monday, and the restriction message was somehow bypassed. They responded quickly, apologizing for the delay and inconvenience.
