Haha haha h haha h haha haha…but also: no. Of course not.
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toothpaste_sandwich@thebrainbin.org 18 hours ago
Wow, very interesting. But being able to root it is pretty much a must, for me. I wonder if this will give users that freedom.
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 13 hours ago
bdonvr@thelemmy.club 13 hours ago
They have confirmed that you can unlock the bootloader, and are claiming 5 years of updates.
They have shipped hardware before and seem like a somewhat reputable company. They haven’t made a phone before though so we shall see.
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 12 hours ago
Aren’t the 5 yrs now mandatory in the EU? And unlocking the BL I can do on most phones. Doesn’t help a lot though unless you do it all yourself. So I’d still wonder if root will be possible. I like to own the devices I buy 😊
toothpaste_sandwich@thebrainbin.org 11 hours ago
Unless you do it all yourself? What more do you need? An unlocked bootloader means custom roms and rooting are possible, right?
toothpaste_sandwich@thebrainbin.org 13 hours ago
I suppose we could all band together and send them email after email asking for it... I suppose...
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 12 hours ago
I love your optimism, you must be new to this 😁 But yeah sure, we could. I probably just grew bitter over the last decade of total enshittification
bdonvr@thelemmy.club 13 hours ago
They have confirmed that you can unlock the bootloader to you’ll be able to root it yes.
toothpaste_sandwich@thebrainbin.org 13 hours ago
Very nice!