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Re:Google blocks Android hack that let Pixel users enable Vo... by oneshtein on Sunday October 12, 2025 @01:12AM (#45555436)
A phone company cannot test every phone in the world to block or whitelist it.
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Re:Google blocks Android hack that let Pixel users enable Vo... by chillfox on Sunday October 12, 2025 @04:47AM (#45556540)
Pretty sure they have more than enough money to do that if it was a requirement.
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Re:Google blocks Android hack that let Pixel users enable Vo... by jojobas on Sunday October 12, 2025 @07:44AM (#45557471)
They could have made a fake emergency number and say "dial this number by Day X or we'll blacklist your IMEI". They didn't do that.
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Re:Google blocks Android hack that let Pixel users enable Vo... by ThePowerOfFuet on Sunday October 12, 2025 @01:23PM (#45559975)
This is what type approval is for.
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