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How to lock your SIM on Android

Your phone's SIM card allows the device to make calls, send texts, and connect to the internet. The SIM card provides a phone number that identifies your device on the carrier's network, whether it's ...
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Android will help network operators to SIM-lock phones

Android Q is set to bring a selection of exciting new features, including a system-wide dark mode and improved control over app permissions. Other changes might not be so well-received however, such ...
Android Authority

Google Fi users now have a handy tool to fight illegal SIM swaps

Google Fi has implemented a Number Lock feature to fight illegal SIM swaps. This feature blocks your number from being transferred to another phone or to a new network. The FCC announced new rules to ...

How to unlock a Google Pixel phone, so you can switch carrier networks

If you want to switch carrier networks on your Google Pixel, you might have to unlock the phone. Here's how to unlock any ...
Android Police

[Update x2: Statement] The Pixel 3 is the first Verizon LTE Android phone to be SIM locked in a decade, and that'll be a problem for some

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Android Authority

Verizon Google Pixel 3 is SIM-locked, even from Best Buy (Update: VZW unlocking all)

Update, October 19, 2018 (12:20PM EST): It’s not clear whether it’s from customer backlash or if it was always planned this way, but Verizon is apparently remotely SIM-unlocking all Google Pixel 3 ...