When the FCC cleared Verizon of its 60-day device unlock policy a week ago, we talked about how the government agency, which is as anti-consumer as it has ever been at the moment, was giving Verizon ...

Verizon has added on a step for customers wanting to unlock their fully paid-off devices by introducing a new waiting period in certain cases. Under Verizon’s current device-unlocking policy, ...

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After the FCC lifted a restriction on how soon carriers need to unlock devices, Verizon has extended its device unlock policy to a whopping 365 days. Effective starting today, January 20, 2026, ...

Verizon has confirmed that it plans to provide immediate device unlocking for all payment options “really soon.” This comes after the carrier imposed a 35-day waiting period for unlocking devices paid ...

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Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

Verizon has changed its policy on unlocking devices. The old rule that said devices would be unlocked automatically after 60 days is no longer in effect. With the new requierements, postpaid devices ...