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> Samsung has had bootloader unlocking as a feature in all their mobile devices This is simply not true. Some of their devices provide that but many don't. Res

by Reelin 6y ago

> Samsung has had bootloader unlocking as a feature in all their mobile devices This is simply not true. Some of their devices provide that but many don't. Research carefully before purchasing.

AntiImperialist 6y ago
I just realized that the US carrier locked devices don't have it. So, if you have one of those, unfortunately, you'll have to use a third-party method.
- saagarjha 6y ago
  Some of the unlocked ones, too.
  - d3nj4l 6y ago
    All Snapdragon variants of Samsung's Galaxy lineup are locked, regardless of carrier. This has been going on at least since the S7, and there are exploits to unlock bootloaders for such phones, at least as far as the Note 9 [1]. I would argue that if you need an exploit to unlock the bootloader, you are no better off than purchasing Apple. 1: https://www.xda-developers.com/samsung-galaxy-s9-galaxy-note-9-snapdragon-root/ https://www.xda-developers.com/samsung-galaxy-s9-galaxy-note...
    - vinay427 6y ago
      It's still a far fry from "no better," in my view. There's an ecosystem of Android software for these environments. For instance, LineageOS, as the typical first target, was unofficially ported to the Note 9 Snapdragon soon after the bootloader exploit. There are also existing tools for Google Apps, microG, Xposed, etc.
      - d3nj4l 6y ago
        You've got fairly good jailbreaks for most iPhones, too, so in my opinion they're close.
        vinay427 6y ago
        Admittedly it's been a while since I've been on a jail broken iPhone, but AFAIK custom ROM support is almost completely missing from iPhones. The jailbreaking ecosystem there is more comparable to Xposed tweaks and root access on an Android device. Custom ROMs are far more extensive with their own software and theming frameworks, perspectives on usability and performance, and often completely different OSs (that are not Android) thanks in part to GSIs these days.

by Reelin 6y ago

> Samsung has had bootloader unlocking as a feature in all their mobile devices This is simply not true. Some of their devices provide that but many don't. Research carefully before purchasing.

AntiImperialist 6y ago

I just realized that the US carrier locked devices don't have it. So, if you have one of those, unfortunately, you'll have to use a third-party method.

saagarjha 6y ago
Some of the unlocked ones, too.
- d3nj4l 6y ago
  All Snapdragon variants of Samsung's Galaxy lineup are locked, regardless of carrier. This has been going on at least since the S7, and there are exploits to unlock bootloaders for such phones, at least as far as the Note 9 [1]. I would argue that if you need an exploit to unlock the bootloader, you are no better off than purchasing Apple. 1: https://www.xda-developers.com/samsung-galaxy-s9-galaxy-note-9-snapdragon-root/ https://www.xda-developers.com/samsung-galaxy-s9-galaxy-note...
  - vinay427 6y ago
    It's still a far fry from "no better," in my view. There's an ecosystem of Android software for these environments. For instance, LineageOS, as the typical first target, was unofficially ported to the Note 9 Snapdragon soon after the bootloader exploit. There are also existing tools for Google Apps, microG, Xposed, etc.
    - d3nj4l 6y ago
      You've got fairly good jailbreaks for most iPhones, too, so in my opinion they're close.
      - vinay427 6y ago
        Admittedly it's been a while since I've been on a jail broken iPhone, but AFAIK custom ROM support is almost completely missing from iPhones. The jailbreaking ecosystem there is more comparable to Xposed tweaks and root access on an Android device. Custom ROMs are far more extensive with their own software and theming frameworks, perspectives on usability and performance, and often completely different OSs (that are not Android) thanks in part to GSIs these days.