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Does Samsung offer an unlocking tool for the GS5? If not, they should. Google is making Android harder to root, which makes "official" unlocking all the more im
by higherpurpose 12y ago
Does Samsung offer an unlocking tool for the GS5? If not, they should. Google is making Android harder to root, which makes "official" unlocking all the more important, and hopefully people will keep asking for it whenever it's not available.
- cmelbye 12y agoIf they did, there probably wouldn't be a $17k bounty for unlocking the phone.
- skriticos2 12y agoSamsung does, they don't care all that much, they sell devices. ATT/Verizon (carriers) are the ones locking the phones down here (and want to lock the users into their contracts).
- codesuela 12y ago> Google is making Android harder to root Did I miss something? Could you please elaborate.
- voltagex_ 12y agohttp://www.securelist.com/en/blog/9175/Android_4_3_and_SELinux http://www.securelist.com/en/blog/9175/Android_4_3_and_SELin... and https://source.android.com/devices/tech/security/dm-verity.html https://source.android.com/devices/tech/security/dm-verity.h... Sorry for just dropping links, I'm not particularly well versed in this area.
- flym4n 12y agoIt's getting harder because they keep adding/enabling countermeasures like ASLR, NX, RELRO, FORTIFY_SOURCE
- xeroxmalf 12y agoIts important to note as well that "unlocking" and "rooting" are very different with very different end goals. One allows you to move between phone carriers (unlocked phone), the other allows you full software control of your phone (rooting).
- briandh 12y agoI think he/she is referring to bootloader unlocking, not network unlocking.