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I’ve been using Google Fi for the last few Pixel phones I’ve been on. Each time I’ve switched, during setup I just get asked if I’d like to activate the phone (with a warning that my old one will be deactivated) and I click yes. It’s then active before I can even complete the phone’s OOBE setup.

Android also does apparently have a “copy to another device” function mentioned here, but they hint to what you said regarding carrier limitations applying. Though Apple’s quick eSIM transfer has a similar note as well.

Definitely seems like a “When it all lines up, it can be convenient, but when it doesn’t you’re fucked” situation.

Yeah, I think they’re thinking of SteamOS which has a steamos-readonly command which can be used to disable immutability (though, changes of course get wiped upon a system update).

Supposedly the compatibility is via a Wi-Fi spec that Apple was forced to switch AirDrop to which likely means that support for the spec needs to be implemented on the actual chipset.

This is a bit out of my realm of knowledge, but that would be my assumption. Kind of like BLE when that first became a thing.

Do you mean the call screening feature that Pixels have? When my Pixel does a call screen, it does announce to the other user that the call is being recorded.