In recent years, Samsung phones sold in the U.S. generally have bootloaders that cannot be unlocked, so it's not possible to flash other OSes onto them.[1] The

In recent years, Samsung phones sold in the U.S. generally have bootloaders that cannot be unlocked, so it's not possible to flash other OSes onto them.[1] The Samsung devices that can be bootloader-unlocked tend not to be mod-friendly. For example, Samsung phones permanently disable the Knox security feature when the bootloader is unlocked, and it is not restored even if the bootloader is relocked after a factory reset.[2] /e/'s lead developer is based in France, so /e/ does support some non-U.S. Samsung phone models. [1] https://www.thecustomdroid.com/sampwnd-unlock-bootloader-samsung-snapdragon/ https://www.thecustomdroid.com/sampwnd-unlock-bootloader-sam... [2] https://www.reddit.com/r/galaxys10/comments/c91f8a/is_knox_not_tripped_by_unlocking_bootloader/ https://www.reddit.com/r/galaxys10/comments/c91f8a/is_knox_n...