I'm sorry, I quoted more than I meant to. I was exclusively talking about unlocking the bootloader. > I've never had an Android phone I couldn't unlock and fla

I'm sorry, I quoted more than I meant to. I was exclusively talking about unlocking the bootloader. > I've never had an Android phone I couldn't unlock and flash. I've been using Android as long as I've had a smart phone, and I've never had a phone that I could flash. You should remember that most people don't have expensive flagship model phones.