While I was traveling to the United States, an acquaintance of mine posted this on Facebook and said, "If you have such a great camera function, you can buy the US version and bring it to Japan. I also tried to verify whether the shutter sound can be turned off.
In the past, it was popular to buy an iPhone overseas and bring it to Japan because the shutter sound does not sound, but now it is possible to mute even a SIM issued in Japan only when traveling abroad. ing. There was once a story that the overseas version of the iPhone would make a sound when combined with a domestically issued SIM, but it seems that it is still okay at the moment.
This trend has also appeared on Android, specifically since Android 11 released last year, at the time of AOSP, ``When a SIM issued in Japan or South Korea is inserted, the shutter sound will be forced in both countries. ”, and it is said that even if you bring an overseas terminal, the shutter sound problem can no longer be avoided.
On the other hand, there are considerations. Specifications change.
However, for example, if you insert a US SIM into a device purchased in the US and bring it to Japan, the shutter sound will not sound at all. There will be a need to say goodbye.
It is certain that the combination of the US version "Pixel 6 Pro" + Google Fi will not make a shutter sound, so this time I tried to test what happens with the docomo SIM temporarily inserted after returning to Japan.
Pixel 6 Pro with Google Fi inserted There is a setting item called "Camera sounds" in the camera settings, and I turned it off State test of the shutter sound with Google Fi insertedNext, insert docomo SIM instead of Google Fi. The visible change is that the "Camera sounds" item that appeared when using Google Fi disappears, and the shutter sound is forced to sound.
"Camera sounds" disappears from the settings of the Pixel 6 Pro camera with NTT DoCoMo's SIM inserted, and the shutter sound is forced to sound State of shutter sound with NTT DoCoMo SIM inserted TestWhat is interesting is that after returning the Docomo SIM to Google Fi and checking the camera settings again, the "Camera sounds" item appears and at the same time it returns to the "on" state. I understand.
In other words, when you insert a SIM issued in Japan, two things are happening at the same time: "hide the mute item itself" and "set the item itself to 'on'". Probably, it seems that the switch mentioned above will be turned on when the two conditions of "a domestically issued SIM is inserted" and "capturing a domestic network (and possibly South Korea)" are satisfied. I don't know if it was helpful, but the purchase of the overseas version does not change the shutter sound, so I concluded that those who are interested in the product should purchase the domestic version.
As an aside, there is a story that "Pixel Buds A-Series" originally priced at $ 100 comes with a free service as a benefit purchased in the United States. After returning to Japan, I received an email with a code for Redeem, so I tried to apply, but when I accessed from Japan, I was forcibly redirected to the Japanese store page and the code could not be activated. So, when I accessed using Google Fi, I got an IP address in the United States, so this time I was able to order without being redirected. Anyway, it's convenient, so I can't let go of the US version Pixel 6 Pro + Google Fi combination for the time being. However, looking at the shipping notice email that arrived from Google immediately after that, the arrival of the Pixel Buds A-Series was December 22-23, just before Christmas. After all, it seems that I have to visit San Francisco again in January next year to receive this.
![When switching from Docomo SIM to Google Fi, the item "Camera sounds" was restored and returned to "on"[Apology and correction] I installed a SIM issued in Japan to the overseas version of the iPhone There was an error in the description of the actual behavior. We apologize and will correct it.