>I mean, why can't they just have a regular bootloader like a PC? Because there are several limitations with the PC boot process. See the heads project for wha

>I mean, why can't they just have a regular bootloader like a PC? Because there are several limitations with the PC boot process. See the heads project for what a reasonably secure PC boot would look like. >The phone should at least always be unlockable by a single switch in the developer settings True. That's a business thing. Not technical. Buy pixels in general for fewer hassles. Also, not just unlockable, but also re-lockable with custom keys. Again, only pixels support this. >the whole idea of a system partition and data partition etc is just stupid It's not. System is readonly. It reduces the attack vector significantly. Also makes block based updates simpler, and allows other security features like dm-verity. If anything, traditional desktop OSes are trying to move towards this direction. Look at Fedora's atomic workstation/silverblue.