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how exactly is an unlocked bootloader after 4 years of use going to help to reduce e-waste? It allows you install a different operating systems. When newer ver
by webmobdev 5y ago
how exactly is an unlocked bootloader after 4 years of use going to help to reduce e-waste?
It allows you install a different operating systems. When newer versions of Windows ran slower on old systems, many people switched to Linux to use the same hardware for some more years. And we do have different mobile OS too today. The free LineageOS also has breathed new life to many an old device. Jolla, a Finnish company, even sells licenses for their Sailfish OS ( and https://jolla.com/sailfishx/ https://jolla.com/sailfishx/ ) for Sony Open Devices ( https://developer.sony.com/develop/open-devices/ https://developer.sony.com/develop/open-devices/ ). They supported their first phone with 7 years of free OS updates. ( https://blog.jolla.com/jolla7/ https://blog.jolla.com/jolla7/ ).
- AshamedCaptain 5y agoAnd absolutely none of these platforms will start working on 4-year old Samsung hardware because of an unlocked bootloader. In fact, the bootloaders can be unlocked right now on most Exynos devices, so why can't I run Jolla on a Samsung device?
- webmobdev 5y agoAnd absolutely none of these platforms will start working on 4-year old Samsung hardware because of an unlocked bootloader. It is a chicken and egg problem - if there is no market to port an OS to a device, work to port it will be limited. LineageOS is doing a pretty decent job in supporting a lot of devices. All that said, the lack of any OS is no excuse to lock bootloaders.