Google blocks Android hack that let Pixel users enable VoLTE anywhere
Google blocks Android hack that let Pixel users enable VoLTE anywhere
www.androidauthority.com
Just a moment...
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actively making their product worse. awesome
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They’ve been doing it for quite a while
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And what is the problem with VoLTE anywhere? Just curious.
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The carriers probably paywall it.
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Ah, right. Why let you use the tech that’s already built-in and designed for just that, when they can call it something else and charge you more for it?
Fucking savages.
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Next they're going to disable support for VPNs other than their own.
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Shatter this corporation.
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That's not enough. Annihilate ALL of big tech.
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Oh it's definitely not just Google. Apple's been this fucked since 2007. But since this is the Android community, it's helpful to stay on-message.
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Can someone explain it to me the privacy hobbyist? Why is this a concern? What exactly am I missing out on?
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IIRC, it was announced at some point that US cell towers were compromised for several years (Salt Typhoon?) and it can't be confirmed that state actors don't still functionally own the infrastructure. This matters because the US for some fucking reason won't let SMS die.
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We always rely on old technology. The us won't invest money into anything until they have to. This goes for our government and the private sector
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NSA compromised them all decades ago
Part of Salt Typhoon was abusing that access
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The dawn of the 4G will forever be remembered as the time our civilization forgot how to make phones that can make phone calls. I feel embarrassed every time I randomly think about VoLTE.
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If anyone cares, GrapheneOS lets you override carrier settings for VoLTE. No workarounds needed.
What's the benefit of volte?
Esp forcing it?
In some countries you need it to make a phone call.
VoLTE technically works over any internet connection. VoLTE is VoIP
The article implies simply rooting will do - something I haven't done in quite a while, but last I knew didn't involve wiping your existing setup.
Enabling root has always required a device wipe. It's unfortunate if you want to do it well after receiving your device and using it for months with the stock software.