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jossli
4 years agoNewbie Caller
Turn off 2G on phone
I have an S20 FE 5G phone that was recently upgraded to Android 12. I understand that there is a very dangerous 2G vulnerability called "Stingray". Is it possible to block or disable 2G on my phone? ...
tomwil
4 years agoBandwidth Buff
jossli wrote:I have an S20 FE 5G phone that was recently upgraded to Android 12. I understand that there is a very dangerous 2G vulnerability called "Stingray". Is it possible to block or disable 2G on my phone?
Stingray is used by police for surveillance and not dependent on a carrier’s continuation of 2G service. As such, it appears most cell phone manufacturer’s firmware does not allow turning off 2G unless jail broken.
https://www.cloudwards.net/how-to-block-stingray-surveillance
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