kebab@endlesstalk.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoSamsung’s One UI 8 might shut down bootloader unlocking on Galaxy phoneswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1158arrow-down14
arrow-up1154arrow-down1external-linkSamsung’s One UI 8 might shut down bootloader unlocking on Galaxy phoneswww.theverge.comkebab@endlesstalk.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-squareWhyJiffie@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months 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-square鳳凰院 凶真 (Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months 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