Google blocks Android hack that let Pixel users enable VoLTE anywhere

e8d79 @discuss.tchncs.de 3d ago

If anyone cares, GrapheneOS lets you override carrier settings for VoLTE. No workarounds needed.

socialsecurity @piefed.social 3d ago
What's the benefit of volte?
Esp forcing it?
- Blaster M @lemmy.world 3d ago
  VoLTE technically works over any internet connection. VoLTE is VoIP
- [object Object] @sh.itjust.works 2d ago
  In some countries you need it to make a phone call.
FunctionallyLiterate @lemmy.ca 3d ago
The article implies simply rooting will do - something I haven't done in quite a while, but last I knew didn't involve wiping your existing setup.
- K☰NOPSIK @piefed.social 3d ago
  Enabling root has always required a device wipe. It's unfortunate if you want to do it well after receiving your device and using it for months with the stock software.

Toes♀ @ani.social 3d ago

actively making their product worse. awesome

ByteMe @lemmy.world 3d ago
They’ve been doing it for quite a while

AndrewZabar @lemmy.world 3d ago

And what is the problem with VoLTE anywhere? Just curious.

higgsboson @piefed.social 3d ago
The carriers probably paywall it.
- AndrewZabar @lemmy.world 2d ago
  Ah, right. Why let you use the tech that’s already built-in and designed for just that, when they can call it something else and charge you more for it?
  Fucking savages.

owenfromcanada @lemmy.ca 3d ago

I see Google is amply funding their fun-ruiner division.

dan1101 @lemmy.world 3d ago
They only made one small update to their "Don't be evil" motto.
- Lka1988 @lemmy.dbzer0.com 3d ago
  They haven't had that motto in quite some time now.
- prettybunnys @sh.itjust.works 2d ago
  A single comma changes it all
FunctionallyLiterate @lemmy.ca 3d ago
That's how the big bucks are made.

artyom @piefed.social 3d ago

Next they're going to disable support for VPNs other than their own.

mindbleach @sh.itjust.works 3d ago

Shatter this corporation.

somerandomperson @lemmy.dbzer0.com 3d ago
That's not enough. Annihilate ALL of big tech.
- mindbleach @sh.itjust.works 3d ago
  
  Oh it's definitely not just Google. Apple's been this fucked since 2007. But since this is the Android community, it's helpful to stay on-message.

Toasted_Breakfast @lemmy.today 3d ago

Can someone explain it to me the privacy hobbyist? Why is this a concern? What exactly am I missing out on?

Zorsith @lemmy.blahaj.zone 3d ago
IIRC, it was announced at some point that US cell towers were compromised for several years (Salt Typhoon?) and it can't be confirmed that state actors don't still functionally own the infrastructure. This matters because the US for some fucking reason won't let SMS die.
- Possibly linux @lemmy.zip 3d ago
  NSA compromised them all decades ago
  Part of Salt Typhoon was abusing that access
- Gary Ghost @lemmy.world 2d ago
  We always rely on old technology. The us won't invest money into anything until they have to. This goes for our government and the private sector

deafboy @lemmy.world 3d ago

The dawn of the 4G will forever be remembered as the time our civilization forgot how to make phones that can make phone calls. I feel embarrassed every time I randomly think about VoLTE.

Google blocks Android hack that let Pixel users enable VoLTE anywhere

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