Showing off carrier-explode, one of my side projects that continuously archives carrier settings for all major phone brands.carrier-explode also contains decoders and explanations for all the common baseband configurations, etc.There’s still quite a bit of work to be done in checking my assumptions, but the tool has already been proven useful for a few enthusiast groups.
Show HN: See *almost* any carriers phone settings
Carrier settings from iPhone, Pixel and Galaxy firmware, decoded and compared: APNs, VoLTE, 5G and Wi-Fi Calling per carrier, and what each build changed.

Key takeaways
carrier-explode 2.0 is released with an improved backend for viewing carrier phone settings.
- It allows users to look up APNs, VoLTE, Wi-Fi Calling, and 5G settings.
- Users can compare carriers and phone versions.
- Data is available as JSON or a daily CC0 dataset.
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