My Note 20 Ultra (US) came out like 5+ years ago and you can’t unlock the bootloader. There was a workable hack job that was possible for a little while, but even that got patched up through a firmware update back in like 2021, and there’s no way to roll back firmware anymore, either.
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ExtremeUnicorn@feddit.org 2 months agoSince when is this the case?
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
tomalley8342@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Since OneUI 8.0.
GriffinClaw@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
Dammit :(
Further reading says its most likely because European Union law 2014/53/EU which imposes new cybersecurity requirements on device manufacturers like Samsung. They must ensure that the devices they sell in Europe block the installation of unauthorized software and only run signed and approved ROMs. . Law was enforced August 01 2025.
Luckily my old phone still works (it is starting to show its age though). Gonna stretch it as long as possible. Hopefully someone will find a hack by then.
ExtremeUnicorn@feddit.org 2 months ago
Seems like a cheap excuse, the law doesn’t say specifically that.
But, of course, manufacturers like to lick down their devices as much as possible. And such laws play into their hands.
InnerScientist@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yeah that’s their excuse, luckily the law explicitly says that: