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A locked bootloader is just another hurdle which those guys didn't opt to attack, but might not stop others. It's been shown that it is possible to bypass locke
by ce4 14y ago
A locked bootloader is just another hurdle which those guys didn't opt to attack, but might not stop others. It's been shown that it is possible to bypass locked bootloaders:
-> Shortcut specific pcb pins to force USB booting on Exynos devices (c.f. unbrickable mod and similar, http://www.xda-developers.com/android/explaining-and-advancing-the-unbrickable-mod/ http://www.xda-developers.com/android/explaining-and-advanci...)
- moxie 14y agoOr for that matter, just remove the internal MMC and stick it in a reader (most Android devices don't use MTD anymore). This was what was so shocking about the case with the FBI and the pimp, since that device wasn't even encrypted: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/03/fbi-stumped-by-pimps-androids-pattern-lock-serves-warrant-on-google/ http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/03/fbi-stumped-by-pi...