topic Re: Experience switching carriers in Questions

Experience switching carriers

Sveney — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 04:12:15 GMT

I have an unlocked phone from Samsung, if I switch from Xfinity mobile to Google fi, how will the updates be handled? Will I remain in beta/receive official update?

Feel free to share you experiences. I'm thinking I probably just leave the beta prior.

Thanks.

Edit: for anyone looking in the future what I did was leave the beta, but kept the beta installed. I then swapped carriers and rejoined the beta. I was able to install beta 4 no issues and Samsung mod said everything looked ok on their end. This was an unlocked phone from Samsung and a switch from Xfinity mobile to Google fi.

Re: Experience switching carriers

Youu — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 02:12:04 GMT

It is recommended to switch after, since the beta is tied to your (unlocked/tmobile) device and switching networks will kick you out, all you will need to do than is to DM USBetaModerator3 and they should let you back in

Re: Re: Experience switching carriers

Sveney — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 02:18:20 GMT

Appreciate the guidance.

Re: Experience switching carriers

-CROW- — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 04:33:10 GMT

I have an unlocked phone with Verizon. I was with other companies and always got the beta but didn't switch during the beta time, so I don't know. All I know is that you will always get the beta no matter what company you're with because it's an unlocked phone.

Re: Experience switching carriers

Tom6068 — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 10:50:30 GMT

@-CROW- But did you not once specifically state that your unlocked device ends with the "U" model, but is in the beta currently? It is correct that the carrier does not matter if the phone is factory bought unlocked (model name ends in "U1") direct from Samsung or like Best Buy. But if a phone is bought from a carrier that has its firmware on it, it will end in a "U" only and then only T-Mobile devices are eligible. It does not matter if the phone is unlocked by the carrier even after meeting carrier conditions, if the device end with a "U" only, the Members app will flag that as ineligible sans formerly being T-Mobile.

Re: Re: Experience switching carriers

-CROW- — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:10:38 GMT

Thanks for the clarification. 👍.
That's correct
My current phone is U1 from Samsung. The other one I had was a U. I got rid of it because I knew it's not intentional unlocked and it was previously T-Mobile.

Re: Re: Re: Experience switching carriers

Tom6068 — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:05:40 GMT

I would suggest deleting or editing a recent post you made in the S25 community where it says this.

Re: Experience switching carriers

USBetaModerator3 — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:43:52 GMT

Hello,

Thank you all for sharing your thoughtful feedback.

Once you've changed your carrier from Xfinity to Google fi, your device may or may not restart for network provisioning. At this phase, your beta registration status may change as there was a network update.

If your updates become unavailable (showing "processing to join beta...") please let us know via community board or DM, and we will update your status.

Thank you for your contribution to beta program.

Regards,

One UI Beta Team

Re: Re: Re: Re: Experience switching carriers

-CROW- — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:11:20 GMT

Sir, I said the S25U unlocked ends with U, and I used a Verizon SIM card. I had the beta 8.5 at that time. What was wrong with that? And why would I delete it?
When I found out later that U is T-Mobile unlocked, I got rid of it and replaced it with an S25U U1, which is international unlocked.
I honestly don't know how to explain that to you. I'm confused.

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Experience switching carriers

Youu — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:14:16 GMT

My name ends in a extra u, does that count

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Experience switching carriers

-CROW- — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:59:53 GMT

😆 🤣 yes you're approved 👌 👍 hahahaha

Re: Experience switching carriers

Blindside590 — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 02:58:42 GMT

I switched carriers when I had a s24 plus last year and it would still update the software just wasn't able to use the beta forums.

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Experience switching carriers

KingJamesThe3 — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 03:19:32 GMT

LoL, that's a good one! 🤣

Re: Re: Re: Re: Experience switching carriers

Tom6068 — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:50:29 GMT

@-CROW- That post made in the S25 community had no other exceptions or context added as in your most recent reply here, so it appears that a device ending with a U and used a Verizon sim, was unlocked and was part of the beta 8.5, that is not possible. It implies that it is current in that state, no past tense, with a screenshot that is incorrect without context. Google will not provide a clear result as it meshes multiples searches into one. No where is there an mention of T-Mobile. Explaining the T-Mobile gives the S25 comment some validity, but since it was not in it, it is not valid. The search result in the screenshot is a generic result from a device sold by a carrier, or a third party, with its firmware that has been unlocked by the carrier. One cannot buy an unlocked version from a carrier without meeting certain conditions; one being the device is paid in full, the second is that the device used the carrier's services for a minimum period (like 50days etc) before being unlocked after being paid in full.

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Experience switching carriers

-CROW- — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:51:07 GMT

Tom, I apologize, but I have no further information to provide beyond what has already been communicated. This matter is consuming an excessive amount of my time. I wish you the best and hope you have a productive day.

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Experience switching carriers

Tom6068 — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:50:09 GMT

@-CROW- And I hope that such misinformation is not passed on again then made out as explained when it was not. Ngl here, the interaction on your part has been disingenuous as having been explained the original comment screenshotted, and has not been edited or expounded upon in the S25 community post, that is the issue, not what was explained here. And in any case where such comments are made, should be called out as incorrect. I expect no less for my own comments.

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Experience switching carriers

-CROW- — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:18:29 GMT

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