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All valid points. But I’ve made the mistake of trading in or losing all of my old Android phones which had unlocked bootloaders. Also, installing a phone OS i
by ralmidani 5y ago
All valid points. But I’ve made the mistake of trading in or losing all of my old Android phones which had unlocked bootloaders.
Also, installing a phone OS is more intimidating to me than, say, putting Debian on a laptop/desktop. I’m happy to go into a BIOS, play with voltages, overclock, etc. but please don’t ask me to hold some combination of buttons to start a process that can easily brick my phone.
- Pfhortune 5y agoAs someone who has loaded custom roms on more than a couple of dozen Android devices over the years, it is really hard to brick a device installing an OS. The closest I came was an Xperia Play years ago, but even that was recoverable after pulling the battery. These days there are some decently high guardrails for not bricking a device, as long as you follow installation instructions.