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It is good that Huawei is releasing software APIs for developers. However, despite them having the best phone cameras, I can't have one and be their customer. I

by hbbio 6y ago

It is good that Huawei is releasing software APIs for developers. However, despite them having the best phone cameras, I can't have one and be their customer. I would really want to though. The core of the problem predates the Google ban: https://www.androidauthority.com/huawei-bootloader-unlocking-869169/ https://www.androidauthority.com/huawei-bootloader-unlocking... When they then famously were banned from accessing Google tech beyond AOSP, they stick to this previous policy instead of embracing open source software on their devices, supporting alternate ROMs like LineageOS or even making them the default instead of their seemingly average Android version.

phh 6y ago
Yeah, I expected them to rollback that policy in light to this, and let gray market hit EU/USA with reflashed devices. I even received some weird bug issues on my ROM ( https://github.com/phhusson/treble_experimentations/issues/1430 https://github.com/phhusson/treble_experimentations/issues/1... ) that made me think they were actually trying to go this route, but nope. (FWIW this bootloader lock policy happened few months after Honor (USA branch) gave away devices for ROM developers, if you want a model of intra-company miscommunication)