I knew devices were getting blocked, but not to this extent. Or the fact that mexico’s own government/regulatory bodies condemned the blocking itself.
Here’s a written article (not English): https://pisapapeles.net/bloqueo-celulares-mexico/
Xioami is the only one (in the list) that sent a notification but didn’t block any function or the device itself: https://www.gearrice.com/update/xiaomi-affirms-that-it-is-not-blocking-mobile-phones-purchased-on-the-gray-market-in-mexico-even-though-it-continues-to-be-a-problem/
Custom Roms are the best option
Which is why Samsung is the worst option
Yup, if you don’t control the OS, you don’t own the phone
You don’t control shit with OS on mobile phones. That’s the sad truth.
Wtf. There are some features my Samsung has that I don’t want to give up but this outweighs everything. It’s shocking that this functionality was ready for use in the software of many brands to begin with. I wonder if it could be disabled ahead of time without replacing the os/rooting…
You would have to dig deeper to see which system services and apps would need to be disabled and repeat those steps after every update. The simplest solution would be to flash a custom ROM.
Jokes on you! My Samsung hasn’t been updated in over a year!
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You definitely “own” your device
Get a Pixel, install GrapheneOS and something like this will never happen to you. And you will also be much more private and secure.
