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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.

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InnerScientist@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Yeah that’s their excuse, luckily the law explicitly says that:

(19) Verification by radio equipment of the compliance of its combination with software should not be abused in order to prevent its use with software provided by independent parties.

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ExtremeUnicorn@feddit.org ⁨7⁩ ⁨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.

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