Carrier branding?

[outcastrc]

Just curious about something. According to everything I have read on the net, the Nexus didn't come with any carrier branding. Yet I see "Rogers" on my notification bar, as well as the lock screen. Wouldn't this be considered branding?

I figure this is the same as the "Google experience" yet stuck with updates through Samsung. None of this stuff is a deal breaker by any means, yet they are all reasons why I picked this phone in the first place. I don't want Rogers / Samsung anywhere near my devices, historically they just seem to make a mess of it...

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[cynkrzy]

The Carrier Text comes from the Carrier in the eri.xml file. It's a feature of Android for the Carriers.

[cynkrzy]

Forgive my bad manners, Welcome to GNF. One of the cool things about this phone is that the options in some of the Custom ROMS allow you to replace this text with anything you want, and we get the Latest updates to Android long before the carriers release them

[rayhodge02]

Do you mean on your pull down...if so verizon has it there too but if you root use aokp(thats what I use) and change it

[outcastrc]

Is there a way to change it on stock (yakju or one of the variants)?

I imagine I'll have to root to be able to access the file to make the change?

[Mujibar]

That is correct. Some custom ROMs offer that ability. Can't do it on stock.

Tap'd on my GNex

[rayhodge02]

^^ what Mujibar said