I am thinking of trying a new OS on my Pixel 8 pro, and I’m wondering if switching will require me to inform or update my cell service provider, Verizon, in any way to stay connected. When I just moved my SIM card from one device to another, I learned that it activates an anti theft feature after a couple of days of working normally. This was easily fixed with Verizon support, but it was a hassle since I’m still on my parents’ phone plan. Am I likely to have this or a similar issue after installing a new OS, or should my cell service and data continue to work?

  • Zak@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    6 months ago

    It’s most likely that the anti theft feature is based on a hardware identifier (IMEI) and won’t be triggered by installing a different OS.

  • RaoulDook@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    6 months ago

    Shouldn’t be any problem. I’ve been doing open source ROMs since android v2 and it works fine on AT&T and Verizon.

    One caveat is to make sure you have VoLTE working on stock android before you flash a new ROM. Sometimes that must be activated on the carrier with stock android to work on LineageOS or GrapheneOS

  • peskywarrior@lemmy.worldEnglish
    41·
    6 months ago

    Unless something changed, I’m fairly certain you can’t unlock the bootloaders of Verizon devices

    • Abnorc@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      5·
      6 months ago

      It is an unlocked phone with a Verizon SIM card if that helps. I’ll update this thread if I try it out and it ends up working.