kebab@endlesstalk.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoSamsung’s One UI 8 might shut down bootloader unlocking on Galaxy phoneswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1159arrow-down13
arrow-up1156arrow-down1external-linkSamsung’s One UI 8 might shut down bootloader unlocking on Galaxy phoneswww.theverge.comkebab@endlesstalk.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-squareWhyJiffie@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agothat probably only means that its carrier unlocked, so that you are not forced to use a specific carrier that someone decided for you.
minus-squareDeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoExactly, which makes the “you can’t buy from a carrier in the US or you’ll often get a special version that” invalid, since its locked bootloader whether or not you get it from a carrier
that probably only means that its carrier unlocked, so that you are not forced to use a specific carrier that someone decided for you.
Exactly, which makes the “you can’t buy from a carrier in the US or you’ll often get a special version that” invalid, since its locked bootloader whether or not you get it from a carrier