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This confusion is especially annoying when trying to purchase a bootloader unlocked phone on secondary market. I'm not even sure it's possible if you buy throug
by notjulianjaynes 2y ago
This confusion is especially annoying when trying to purchase a bootloader unlocked phone on secondary market. I'm not even sure it's possible if you buy through a dealer. By unlocked they exclusively mean carrier unlocked.
- lazide 2y agoThat term would be ‘jailbroken’ right?
- bubblethink 2y agoNo, jailbroken means that you make the device do something that manufacturer prohibits (breaking out of a jail). Unlocking the bootloader where the manufacturer supports unlocking the bootloader is using it as designed. The correct term is "unlockable bootloader", not unlocked. No one ships a production device with an unlocked bootloader.
- rocqua 2y agoGoogles pixel phones have an unlocked bootloader I believe.
- dcomp 2y agothere's a setting in the developer options called OEM unlock which allows the bootloader to be unlocked It is still shipped locked. Unlocking wipes the device. It also doesn't work if your device is carrier locked.
- polski-g 2y agoCorrect. And you still have to connect the Pixel to the internet before you can unlock the bootloader.
- agsnu 2y agoI've only ever heard "jailbroken" as using exploits to take control of a device that is intended by the vendor to be locked down - hence, breaking out of jail. I've only ever really heard of it being a term on iOS devices - on Android it's known as "rooting". Bootloader unlocked generally means that the vendor permits the execution of arbitrary operating system code, ie there is no jail to break out of.
- lloeki 2y agoI'd understand jailbreak as escaping the jail via some vulnerability of sorts, which might not even be persisting. In fact If I saw jailbroken in a listing I'd assume it's because the device cannot have its bootloader unlocked.