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		nradov on Dec 1, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: More Than 1M Google Accounts Breached by Gooligan No that's not how it works. Apple can push any iPhone firmware updates they want to without carrier approval.

Kurtz79 on Dec 1, 2016 [–]

You are right in the case of Apple, but I don't think it is the normal process.

Although my experience in this matter is limited, this is was I was able to find:

https://www.quora.com/Why-is-it-that-Apple-can-push-out-upda...

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