Pixels have a pretty strong warning on boot for unlocked bootloaders and an easily-typed URL with a detailed explanation.
That seems like enough to me from the manufacturer side. Of course I can imagine someone ignoring the warning; people sometimes climb into tiger enclosures with predictable results, but it shouldn’t be on device manufacturers (or zoo management) to prevent all possible negative outcomes.
Pixels have a pretty strong warning on boot for unlocked bootloaders and an easily-typed URL with a detailed explanation.
That seems like enough to me from the manufacturer side. Of course I can imagine someone ignoring the warning; people sometimes climb into tiger enclosures with predictable results, but it shouldn’t be on device manufacturers (or zoo management) to prevent all possible negative outcomes.
Pixels also have this anti rollback protection, IIRC. I’m unable to flash LineageOS based on Android 15 since I’m on Android 16.
I hadn’t heard of Pixels doing that, but I’m guessing the attempt does not hard-brick the device.
I don’t disagree at all, this is my most charitable take, definitely just ends up being anti-consumer.