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  • 1. FAQs
    • Cell Service Privacy
    • How am I protected from tracking?
    • Will my favorite app work on the phone?
    • How do I get cell service on the phone?
    • What mobile carriers can I use?
    • How long will the phones be supported?
  • 2. Getting Started
    • Export Contacts from iCloud
    • Connecting to WiFi
    • Ethernet adapter - via USB port
    • Audio adapter - via USB port
    • Glossary of Terms
    • Preparing for your Free Call
    • Managing Files
    • Phone Navigation
    • Transferring SIM Card
    • Changing Your PIN
    • Migrating SIM card from Apple iPhone (iOS)
    • Transfer Files
    • Migrating Contacts From iOS/Android
    • Start Here
    • Backup your Phone
  • 3. Phone Settings
    • Manage default apps to open links
    • User profiles
    • Profiles - create multiple users, separate apps and isolate identities
    • Work profile managing with Shelter
    • Setting Up Voicemail
    • Managing Permissions
    • Phone Navigation
    • Changing Your PIN
  • 4. Above Privacy Suite
    • Above VPN App Setup
    • Login to Above Webmail
    • Above Search
    • Contacts Export & Import
    • Calendar Export & Import
    • Syncing your Contacts and Calendar on Desktop
    • Migrating Emails to other account (IMAP)
    • Syncing your Contacts & Calendar on Mobile with DAVx5
    • Set up your Internet Phone Number (JMP.chat) with Cheogram
    • Setup Above Email on PC / desktop (IMAP/SMTP)
    • Is a website being blocked?
    • Jitsi Meet - Video Conferencing on Above servers
    • Setup XMPP (Cheogram)
    • Setting Up Email (K-9 Mail)
  • 5. Installing & Managing Apps
    • Backup phone apps and data with Seedvault
    • Updating Cheogram - adding the repository
    • Updating Apps with F-Droid & Aurora Store
    • App Info - Control app settings / permissions
    • Add Apps & Widgets To The Home Screen
    • Uninstalling Applications
    • Where To Find Apps: F-Droid & Aurora Store
    • Changing Application Permissions
    • Setup a F-Droid Repository
  • 6. Application Guides
    • XMPP - Changing Password
    • Messaging with XMPP / Jabber
    • Magic Earth: Free Maps & Navigation App
    • Updating Apps with F-Droid & Aurora Store
    • Music -NewPipe, Stream & Download Youtube/Soundcloud FrontEnd
    • Organic Maps - Offline Hike, Bike, Trails and Navigation
    • OsmAnd - Open Street Map for Android
    • Jitsi Meet - Video Conferencing
    • Searx - Search Engine
    • FlorisBoard - Keyboard
    • Simple Calendar Pro
    • Aegis Authenticator (2FA/OTP)
  • 7. Home Screen, Look & Feel
    • Add Apps & Widgets To The Home Screen
    • Phone Navigation
  • 8. Troubleshooting
    • SIM card not working - Reset mobile network
    • Telegram - Manage Storage, Clear Cache
    • Is a website being blocked?
  • 9. Privacy & Security
    • Cell Service Privacy
    • Using Sandboxed Google Play Services
    • Changing Your PIN
    • Changing Application Permissions
    • Using Your Phone Without a SIM Card
  • Reference
    • Glossary of Terms
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1. FAQs

Cell Service Privacy

This article is mostly a summary of the information available here in text & video form: Who Can We Call On? How Our Phones Are Tracked By Big Tech, Telecom, and GovernmentWatch The

Updated a year ago

How am I protected from tracking?

The above.phone can protect you from three layers of mobile tracking [https://takebackourtech.org/phones-who-can-we-call-on/]. The first is the tracking present in traditional operating systems that send unique identifiers from your phone,

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Updated 3 years ago

Will my favorite app work on the phone?

Each operating system has a different level of compatibility. GrapheneOS (Completely De-Googled): Every app available on F-Droid will work, since these apps are fully open-source. Proprietary applications like those available on Aurora may

  • above.phone
Updated 2 years ago

How do I get cell service on the phone?

The above phone works with all cellular service providers. Simply insert an activated SIM card in the phone from your carrier of choice. You may use your existing cell service, purchase a new

  • above.phone
Updated 3 years ago

What mobile carriers can I use?

All of our phones are fully unlocked & compatible with GSM on major phone carriers (Verzion, T-Mobile, ATT) and all mobile service resellers like Cricket, US Mobile, Mint Mobile, Ting, Boost, Etc. WiFi

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Updated 3 years ago