Pro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoSamsung Removes Bootloader Unlocking with One UI 8programming.devimagemessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1175arrow-down11file-text
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minus-squareArmand1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 days agoI thought that OEM unlocking was removed years ago? That’s why I’ve not bought Samsung phones since the mid-2010s. They had a thing that would blow a fuse if you unlocked your phone. Did they get rid of that for a while?
minus-squareJustARaccoon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agoFyi the “feature” was called KNOX
minus-squareWhyJiffie@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agothey were not yet blocking it with knox, they were permanently tainting your device with it if you decided to assert your ownership rights
I thought that OEM unlocking was removed years ago? That’s why I’ve not bought Samsung phones since the mid-2010s.
They had a thing that would blow a fuse if you unlocked your phone. Did they get rid of that for a while?
Fyi the “feature” was called KNOX
they were not yet blocking it with knox, they were permanently tainting your device with it if you decided to assert your ownership rights
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