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I think in 2019 it's practically impossible to completely brick a mobile by flashing wrong stuff on it.
by kzcqt 7y ago
I think in 2019 it's practically impossible to completely brick a mobile by flashing wrong stuff on it.
- ignoramous 7y agoTrue, not because it's 2019 but due to Project Treble's GenericSystemImages that cleanly separate OEM (Samsung, Sony, Lenovo) and silicon-vendor (Broadcom, Qualcomm, Mediatek) related blobs from the Android subsystem, such that the Android bits could be changed or updated independent of vendor support. https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2018/11/an-update-on-project-treble.html?m=1 https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2018/11/an-update-...
- johnnycab 7y agoEven a cursory glance at some of the sections on XDA or a search for '2019' and 'brick a mobile' will reveal that they are not mutually exclusive events.
- kzcqt 7y agoI meant to completely brick a mobile. As a newbie, it's possible to get into a boot loop, a black screen, etc. which are easy to recover events, but might seem as the end of the world. I even remember having to short two pins in the motherboard of my mobile to recover from a particularly bad brick. And it worked fine. But a complete brick, as in you have to throw away your mobile? Impossible, I'd say.
- colejohnson66 7y agoThat’s kind of splitting hairs, isn’t it?
- mindslight 7y agoSure, but that won't help convince someone who's justifiably worried about putting their primary device out of commission.