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Leaker reveals which Pixels are vulnerable to Cellebrite phone hacking

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446 points akyuu | 2 comments | 30 Oct 25 23:12 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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j1elo ◴[31 Oct 25 22:10 UTC] No.45777248[source]▶
> Notably, the Pixel 10 series is moving away from physical SIM cards.

Is it? I hadn't followed news of the new Pixels.

I don't like the idea of modernizing this and going full eSIM. It will introduce a lot of new friction, somehow I don't doubt it. Just now arrived to Mexico for a quick trip and grabbed a prepaid SIM from a 7-11 in the airport. All quick and simple. I doubt things would be so seamless when not having a SIM tray in the phone. Having to go through an official process to register a new card, ID oneself, hope to not have any incompatibility with the eSIM slots in your phone (admittedly I don't know how this works)... vs. just paying MXN100 and leave the store with a ready to use number.

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Flere-Imsaho ◴[31 Oct 25 23:59 UTC] No.45778027[source]▶
eSIMs feel like a solution waiting for a problem. Consumers are happy with physical SIMs, you obtain one, you put it in your phone then you forget about it until you swap your phone.

I'm sure eSIMs are a good idea if your aim is to gain even more control over our personal devices.

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1. abraham ◴[01 Nov 25 00:31 UTC] No.45778207{3}[source]▶
eSIMs are nice in that you can install an app and it can activity service immediately. You don't have to go to a store or wait for a physical SIM to be mailed to you.
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2. embedding-shape ◴[01 Nov 25 00:39 UTC] No.45778246[source]▶
Also nice for people who frequent different countries, easier to switch by tapping a button in the phone than having to replace the physical SIM card each time. And no more forgetting the right SIM or not having a tiny thing to get the SIM card out in the first place (or having to borrow someone's earring).