I sent the FTC a letter asking them to look into the practices of bootloader locking. They did they they would consider looking into it
Comment on FCC proposes ending cellphone carrier locks after 60 days
cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 4 months ago
OK, now ban bootloader locking next.
androidisking@lemmy.world 4 months ago
refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 4 months ago
How did you go about doing that? I wanted to ask them about being able to replace the primary bootloader, including signing keys for any device that a user has paid for, which is a step above bootloader unlocking.
brb@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
It’s one command to unlock so what’s the point?
BigFatNips@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
…on OEM unlocked devices that you buy upfront and pay full price for. Buy one second hand? Fuck you. Get one through a carrier? Fuck you. Get a gift from a family member who has upgraded? You guessed it, fuck you.
brb@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
I wasn’t aware that anything can block unlocking it. Learned something new thanks
sunzu@kbin.run 4 months ago
Don't Sammy do and apple do it... Not even carriers?
Lojcs@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Pretty sure Samsung does it to appease carriers since they sell unlocked snapdragon variants elsewhere
LodeMike@lemmy.today 4 months ago
If you buy a phone from Verizon its perma locked for no reason
bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Oh there’s a reason. Hotspot bypass being a big one is wager.
LodeMike@lemmy.today 4 months ago
But I can use a non Verizon phone on Verizon? Are they just trying g to dissuade it because the people doing hotspot bypass are likely gonna do the research.
dinckelman@lemmy.world 4 months ago
For quite a long time now, it’s been the case that if your vendor makes this hard as is, a carrier on top of that will make it considerably worse. As an example, take a look at older Samsung devices, that all needed special-tailored roms for each carrier variant