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bdonvr@thelemmy.club 10 hours agoThey 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 9 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 8 hours ago
Unless you do it all yourself? What more do you need? An unlocked bootloader means custom roms and rooting are possible, right?
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 8 hours ago
possible, yes. But usually noone does those things for these smaller fringe devices that are not mainstream. So, it’s either do it yourself or be happy you unlocked a bootloader to…have an unlocked bootloader :)