Automated credential porting for mobile devices

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more machine-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a wireless device, cause the one or more processors to:

• obtain, through a user interface, an indication of a user request to replace a particular credential of one or more credentials with a target credential;
• detect a network-provisioning state change;
• based on the detected network-provisioning state change, determine that the particular credential does not match the target credential;
• initiate a programming session with a network element communicatively coupled to the wireless device over a wireless access network;
• obtain an updated credential from the network element;
• and
• assist in storing, in memory, the updated credential as the particular credential.

A method performed by a network system communicatively coupled to a wireless device by a wireless access network, the method comprising:

• receiving, from the wireless device, a request to replace a first credential of the wireless device with a target credential;
• based on the first credential and the target credential, initiating a network-provisioning state change;
• sending a message to the wireless device, the message indicating the network-provisioning state change;
• receiving a request from the wireless device to initiate a programming session,
• establishing a programming session with the wireless device;
• obtaining an updated credential from a database, the updated credential associated with the wireless device;
• provisioning one or more network elements in accordance with the updated credential;
• and
• sending the updated credential to the wireless device.