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Samsung’s One UI 8 might shut down bootloader unlocking on Galaxy phones

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Submitted ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨kebab@endlesstalk.org⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.world⁩

https://www.theverge.com/news/714902/samsung-one-ui-8-bootloader-unlocking-android-roms

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  • just_another_person@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Doesn’t this break laws in the EU, JP, and US?

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    • thejml@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      As long as they grease the right palms in the US it’s fine.

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    • artyom@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      There's definitely no law in the US. In fact the vast majority of Android device bootloaders come locked. Pretty much just Pixels and Galaxies that allow this.

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      • MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Yeah they might come locked, but the owner needs to be able to remove that lock if they want to.

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      • neblem@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        And even when it comes to Galaxies, you can’t buy from a carrier in the US or you’ll often get a special version that, you guessed right, has a locked bootloader. (Two phones now, never again).

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      • just_another_person@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        …wikipedia.org/…/Unlocking_Consumer_Choice_and_Wi…

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  • redti@lemmy.zip ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I checked, I didn’t know but if you reside in Canada or in the states they are hardware blocked so its literally impossible to hack the device and unlock the bootloader. So yes don’t buy samsung phone anymore.

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  • kadup@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    That would be illegal here, so I’m assuming this will depend on regional differences.

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  • hexagon527@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    When they say One UI 8 does this include phones besides the Galaxy S25? I have an S24 and am hoping it won’t hit me

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    • redti@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I have a s24 here and the last update to One Ui 7 removed the bootloader unlocking option in dev mode. But that was mounts ago and no talk about it back then so they did it hidden in the dark. Disgusting.

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      • MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        I just checked my s23 and you’re right, the bootloader unlock option is completley gone - this is a disturbing trend of manufacturers taking away control of devices we actualy own.

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      • coffeetastesbadlikecoffee@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Huh, I have the s23 and just updated yesterday. I still have it in dev options (haven’t tried enabling it though)

        Wierd if they allow it for older but not newer phones on the same os version.

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    • Suburbanl3g3nd@lemmings.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Next major Samsung OS update is One UI 8 and the S24 is getting that update

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  • Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Great news! Stop buying them.

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    • sommerset@thelemmy.club ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Can someone start making android with Google being optional. I don’t fucking want Google on my phone

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      • Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Best I can see is a Fairphone 5 with e/OS.

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  • arch@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    The move towards Chinese market lol

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  • MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    OT but form factor looks like a Sony Xperia. The trend points to sleek now?

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    • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Sony got a lot of shit for making their phones skinnier and 21:9 but I honestly think it was great

      The screen being less wide meant typing one handed was easier, and I frequently have my apps split one on top and one below

      If only their phones weren’t so bloody expensive upon release. It’s always the same with them. Good phones that cost way too much, they get panned in reviews for it, then 3-5 months later they drop the prices because people aren’t buying at the full price… but by that point the reviews are already out there! So stupid!

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      • ebolapie@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Reading this comment in Zek’s voice was quite amusing.

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      • MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        What, shit, that’s one of the reasons i bought it. The other being sdcard for backups. And got the Xperia 10 VI on Ebay for $250, factory-unlocked but it wasn’t. No shady stuff on it either but on it goes LineageOS anyway. Well, i would like to, but google thought i meant the IV, VI has no releases yet. But Sony is working on adding it to their Source program, trying Generic System Image (GSI) for now.

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    • Sxan@piefed.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I have a foldable, and it's the best thing to happen to phones since they started creeping up in size towards phablets. One UI is terrible for the amount of bloatware that comes with it, though.

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      • MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Are there foldables with custom ROM support?

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