"VENDING_REQUIRE_SIM_FOR_PURCHASE"... Interesting...

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So I was skimming through some code looking for some specifics when I ran across the following stuff in Settings;

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/**
 * Frequency in milliseconds at which we should sync the locally installed Vending Machine
 * content with the server.
 */
public static final String VENDING_SYNC_FREQUENCY_MS = "vending_sync_frequency_ms";

/**
 * Support URL that is opened in a browser when user clicks on 'Help and Info' in Vending
 * Machine.
 */
public static final String VENDING_SUPPORT_URL = "vending_support_url";

/**
 * Indicates if Vending Machine requires a SIM to be in the phone to allow a purchase.
 *
 * true = SIM is required
 * false = SIM is not required
 */
public static final String VENDING_REQUIRE_SIM_FOR_PURCHASE =
        "vending_require_sim_for_purchase";

/**
 * The current version id of the Vending Machine terms of service.
 */
public static final String VENDING_TOS_VERSION = "vending_tos_version";

/**
 * URL that points to the terms of service for Vending Machine.
 */
public static final String VENDING_TOS_URL = "vending_tos_url";

/**
 * Whether to use sierraqa instead of sierra tokens for the purchase flow in
 * Vending Machine.
 *
 * true = use sierraqa
 * false = use sierra (default)
 */
public static final String VENDING_USE_CHECKOUT_QA_SERVICE =
        "vending_use_checkout_qa_service";

I located a few more interesting snippets - mainly about vending and requiring a sim card.

If there is anyone who is interested in testing some stuff out and has a dev/adp phone without a sim card - let me know. I’d be interested to see if a few patches I worked up would work :)