• db2@lemmy.world
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        1 month ago

        Do you not understand how the software on your phone gets there? The manufacturer makes a release and the carriers have it modified to their own spec, often disabling or removing things.

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          1 month ago

          Yeah, and that’s why it’s a stupid idea to get your phone through a carrier instead of unlocked from the manufacturer.

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            1 month ago

            Mine is factory unlocked, not a carrier specific model, yet I still don’t have access to the FM tuner inside. It’s better but still fucked with.

        • d0ntpan1c@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          1 month ago

          There are plenty of carriers which don’t do that, even in the US, assuming you are willing to part with a big name carrier.