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Switching SIM between phones and other issues: Metropcs

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Hadron said:
What is this "register your IMEI" that you talk about? Is this some strange control-freakery from this carrier? It's not something that's technically required, so the carrier would have to add a check to their system to block you from using a different IMEI, which is either simple control freakishness or a deliberate money-making scheme. If you just change the SIM without this nonsense does it work or does it refuse to connect you?

(US carriers are weird...).
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It's probably a control thing. But I think enough people complained because you're supposed to be able to do it yourself through their metro app now.
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Please help! Annoying beeping during calls!!

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lauren717 said:
Has anybody found an answer to this problem mine and my husband's phone have loud dial tone noises during almost every phone call conversation he has the Galaxy Edge Plus and I have the Note 5 the caller on the other and can't hear it and I'm not pushing any buttons
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Try. Tap phone icon upper right corner tap tap settings tap call alerts tap notify during call
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Could it harm the device by wiping with alcohol

puppykickr
louis2008 said:
You may be overreacting. A lot of cloth specially designed for eyewear is made of microfiber
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Yes, this is true.
But if you have ever used any of them, especially when dry (which is inevitably going to happen with eyewear eventually), you will see particles left behind.

I have actually gotten these 'micro fibers' in my eyes, and it is quite a miserable experience.

That is why I do not use the microfiber for eyewear.

Thin, clean, white, 100% cotton cloth is the best, especially when the lenses can be wetted with plain water.
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Android 11 - Remove lock screen or place apps on lock screen

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Frank H said:
I would like to remove the lock screen on my Pixel 3 Android 11. Unfortunately, I cannot find such an option.

Next I would like to place a few apps on the lock screen.
I have tried to look on the internet and cannot find a method for Android 11 and none of the other methods work on my phone.

Is there a way to do either of these?
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For some reason, Google decided to protect this feature. Once you activate the pin screen lock, you will not automatically see the option to remove it. You need to double-tap on the Pin option to be prompted to re-enter the pin and find the main menu where you can select either none, swipe, pattern or pin again.
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Phone verification to do factory reset

iBowToAndroid
blahblah79 said:
I tried to change the number within Google to no avail. Is it still possible to do a factory reset? I have no idea where Google got this number they think is mine.
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This doesn't give much details. Assuming that it is indeed your own personal Google account that's on the phone, there's absolutely no reason that you shouldn't be able to change the recovery phone number or email that you have on file. So when you say "to no avail", what error message is it giving you when you try to change the phone number?
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