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Re:Remove Google Account After Factory Reset (2019) by Underphil on Friday March 25, 2022 @02:04AM (#30799112)
You can't change it, but you can find it inside the phone, no?
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Re:Remove Google Account After Factory Reset (2019) by Schroedingersat on Saturday March 26, 2022 @07:23PM (#30816255)
That's...the point?

Have a central database of registered owners.

Allow current owner to assert that they own a given imei in a way that the buyer can check on said database.

Register the transfer of ownership during sale.

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