Rekall Incorporated@lemm.ee to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · edit-230 days agoXiaomi will reportedly end its global bootloader unlock programwww.notebookcheck.netexternal-linkmessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1159cross-posted to: hardware@lemmy.world
arrow-up1159external-linkXiaomi will reportedly end its global bootloader unlock programwww.notebookcheck.netRekall Incorporated@lemm.ee to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · edit-230 days agomessage-square75fedilinkcross-posted to: hardware@lemmy.world
minus-squareISOmorph@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up47·edit-230 days agoThe official process was a pain anyway, as it required sending personal identification data to China. Anyone that wants a custom ROM on their phone should be looking elsewhere, although I don’t know of any brand that makes that process easy anymore
minus-squarehiggsboson@dubvee.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·30 days agoPixel devices are trivially easy to unlock
minus-squarehunt4peas@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·29 days agoOnePlus phones have green lines on screen and damaging motherboard issues.
minus-squaredaellat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·29 days agoHeard about this too I believe this was mostly an issue in India because of their slightly different models?
minus-squareshortwavesurfer@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·29 days agoI’ve had the OnePlus 6 and the OnePlus Nord N200 and I’ve not seen those things occur but thanks for the information.
minus-squareAnivia@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·29 days agoThose are prehistoric phones in no way relevant to this discussion
minus-squareJustMarkov@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·29 days ago although I don’t know of any brand that makes that process easy anymore https://github.com/melontini/bootloader-unlock-wall-of-shame#ℹ️-safe-for-now-trollface
minus-squareRekall Incorporated@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·30 days agoAgreed, the official process was a massive pain and borderline non functional.
minus-squareTonyOstrich@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·29 days agoMy Fairphone 5 was easy to unlock.
minus-squareSudo Sodium @lemdro.idlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·30 days agoSo far I couldn’t unlock the bootloader because whenever I add a number it tells me to try again tomorrow
The official process was a pain anyway, as it required sending personal identification data to China. Anyone that wants a custom ROM on their phone should be looking elsewhere, although I don’t know of any brand that makes that process easy anymore
Pixel devices are trivially easy to unlock
Pixel or OnePlus
OnePlus phones have green lines on screen and damaging motherboard issues.
Heard about this too I believe this was mostly an issue in India because of their slightly different models?
Seems like it.
I’ve had the OnePlus 6 and the OnePlus Nord N200 and I’ve not seen those things occur but thanks for the information.
Those are prehistoric phones in no way relevant to this discussion
The nord n200 is 2021
https://github.com/melontini/bootloader-unlock-wall-of-shame#ℹ️-safe-for-now-trollface
Agreed, the official process was a massive pain and borderline non functional.
My Fairphone 5 was easy to unlock.
So far I couldn’t unlock the bootloader because whenever I add a number it tells me to try again tomorrow