Android 17's automatic SIM lock protection is nearly here

First visuals of a feature designed to save time ...
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You should lock your SIM card before someone else does

Protect yourself against SIM swapping and more security threats by setting up a SIM PIN right now.

First look: Here's how Android's cool automatic SIM lock protection works

We previously uncovered evidence of an automatic SIM lock protection feature coming to Android, and we've now got a first look at the option.
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How to lock your SIM on Android

Your phone's SIM card allows the device to make calls, send texts, and connect to the internet. The SIM card provides a phone number that identifies your device on the carrier's network, whether it's ...
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SIM lock

(Subscriber Identity Module lock) A function in GSM cellphones that restricts the phone's use to a particular cellular carrier identified by a SIM card. SIM locks are used to ensure subscribers finish ...
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Ugh, Android Q could give carriers more powerful ways to SIM lock phones

New Android Q code suggests the upcoming OS version will give carriers more control over SIM-locking phones. Carriers could, hypothetically, lock out the second SIM tray in a dual-SIM phone if the ...