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minus-square@return2ozmaOPlinkEnglish6•3 hours agoMy 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.
minus-squareAlexanderESmithlinkfedilink3•2 hours agoThats 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.
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.
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.
Good to know thanks