This fix did not work for me. For those that it did: did your front camera still work though? Both my front a rear cameras weren't working. I went ahead and replaced the rear, but no change. Maybe I got a DOA camera, but why doesn't my front camera work… what was the status of both your cameras before and after repair?

NO...Did not work for me :( I am a semi experienced with smartphone repair, and I was able to put my pixel 2 all back together (tested the camera replacement several times before so) with all features working sans camera. Appears to be a motherboard issue. Or maybe it's the front camera…. Either way it's a software issue, because the Google Camera app should tell you what's wrong, and let you use that camera that does work. This repair, if you do attempt, is made easier with a heat gun (a 20 dollar one will do) of course and several picks (guitar picks are handy) to keep the screen from reattaching. Just heat until it's sorta hot to touch…not too much! Also note the instructions on how far to put the picks in to not damage the screen(don't go past the bezels).

I am going to phone into a debugger and figure out the error code next… but also might just buy a samsung (this is my second google phone to have motherboard problems).

I successfully (all previously working parts of phone still working) reinstalled a new camera- except the camera doesn't work still. So I am in the software camp on this plague of pixel cameras. And even if the rear camera doesn't work… why wouldn't the front!!! It's a motherboard issue… or software. Google please just print the error to the screen causing the camera not to work!!!! I had a Nexus 5x before (its motherboard went bad just like the rest)… so I am not going with Google for the next phone. Samsung's seem to hold up better statistically.

This photo and tutorial doesn't show the shielding on the chips of the motherboard. And the glue…My pixel 2 had the volume button ribbon cable glued to the shielding. Carefully pry the cable off. Very carefully slide under it. Maybe use a little heat to soften the glue. You cannot just remove the motherboard with removing the ribbon cable for the volume buttons.