Remote management of displayed network technology symbols

A cellular communication device that supports Non-Standalone Architecture (NSA) communications using 4th-Generation (4G) and 5th-Generation (5G) radio access technologies, the cellular communication device comprising:

• a graphical display panel for display of a graphical user interface (GUI);
• one or more processors;
• one or more non-transitory computer-readable media;
• the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing designations of multiple device states;
• the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media further storing multiple configuration specifications, wherein each of the configuration specifications specifies one or more of the multiple device states;
• the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media further storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform actions comprising:
• designating a first configuration specification, of the multiple configuration specifications, as a default configuration specification;
• determining whether the cellular communication device is in at least one of the device states specified by the first configuration specification;
• in response to determining that the cellular communication device is in the at least one of the device states designated by the first configuration specification, displaying, on the GUI, a network technology symbol that is associated with 5G wireless access technology;
• receiving policy data from a wireless communication network, wherein the policy data designates a second configuration specification, of the multiple configuration specifications, to be used in place of the first configuration specification;
• after receiving the policy data, determining whether the cellular communication device is in at least one of the device states designated by the second configuration specification;
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• in response to determining that the cellular communication device is in the at least one of the device states designated by the second configuration specification, displaying, on the GUI, the network technology symbol that is associated with the 5G wireless access technology.