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Pixel 7 Security Update
My Pixel 7 will not receive the January 2023 security update . Tried doing it manually and no luck, have heard it's a T-Mobile issue but that's just hearsay. Heard you can just pull your sim out and...
pixel12a wrote:
So that only leaves something behind the scenes. Something tmo and google are hashing it out. Its got to be something that the two cant agree on. I highly suspect something feature related. I keep saying I think tmo wants something removed or blocked?
We're just going to have to wait it out. Once we do get a update. I'm pretty sure it will be a specific android build for tmo. We can pick it apart then and look for whats different.
- It’s more likely the time necessary to modify and fully test code, which is significant,
- It won’t be a specific T-Mo build for factory unlocked phones (like mine).
- It’s more likely a functional issue specific to the T-Mo network than something T-Mo wants removed or blocked.
I can confirm that it is very likely being held by T-mo. I too have a Pixel 7 Pro unlocked (not purchased through Tmobile) and cannot get the update installed, no matter how many “check for updates” I try.
I got the same answer from Google as another user here (wait until 1/15).
I then fished out a very old expired SIM from another carrier and as soon as I put it in, the update appeared for Jan. I put my Tmo SIM back in too quickly and that killed the update almost immediately. So I had to do it all over again and put the other SIM back in and it started again…
