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I bought a Pixel 7 recently.

When setting up the device, I was asked to insert my SIM card. Usually, I'd have skipped past this screen, but I thought "Ok, let me swap out my SIM", since I was trading in an older device.

Worst mistake ever. Even on an unlocked phone, all the verizon crapware was silently installed in the background. This doesn't happen when you put in the SIM after setting up the phone.

Such a backwards experience.



Sneaky.

Is it reversible? As in: can you eject the sim, reset the phone to factory defaults and restart the setup process, now inserting the sim card later?


Could this have happened on Graphene/Calyx/Lineage/Divest?




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