Comment on OnePlus update blocks downgrades and custom ROMs by blowing a fuse

Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Squizzy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Oh well then… if the bastion of open and customer focused development did it

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• Peruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Knox just displays a message when you boot the device. You can still install a custom ROM. I’m typing this on a Samsung tablet running LineageOS.

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  • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Never said the fuse prevented the execution of a non-Samsung OS.
    But the tripped efuse is permanent.

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Knox -> e-Fuse

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    • Peruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I assumed because of the headline.

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