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T-Mobile, AT&T oppose unlocking rule, claim locked phones are good for users (arstechnica.com)
submitted 1 month ago by return2ozma to c/technology
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[–] return2ozma 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

My T-Mobile phone that's been unlocked and moved over to Google Fi has the T-Mobile image whenever you start up the phone. I'll only buy phones directly from the manufacturer now.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

You'd have to flash new firmware for that to change. In the old days each phone was carrier specific and had to have the exact right firmware but now they're fairly generic and are cross compatible (do your own research). You could check XDA Developers for the process.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Thats basically just an image file you can replace. If the phone is rooted, there are tools to switch the image to whatever you want.

And if it's not rooted, you said it was unlocked; Feel free to root it.

[–] return2ozma 0 points 1 month ago

Good to know thanks