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Bootloader Unlock Wall of Shame

101 pointsby thunderbongtoday at 3:57 PM42 commentsview on HN

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walterbelltoday at 5:06 PM

Only two options (Google Pixel and Nothing Phone) for relocking Android with custom keys? https://github.com/chenxiaolong/avbroot/issues/299

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preisschildtoday at 7:39 PM

Wall of Fame (allows re-locking the bootloader with custom key): https://github.com/chenxiaolong/avbroot/issues/299

dataflowtoday at 5:54 PM

> As a rule, almost all carrier locked devices do not allow the bootloader to be unlocked. This usually makes sense, as it would allow you to completely bypass the contract.

I don't understand how this works, why/how are a carrier lock and a device lock related? Shouldn't one be a lock on the baseband chip and the other on the main firmware?

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Lord-Jobotoday at 4:50 PM

Insane how bad this has gotten. So few options left to truly own your smartphone

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clot27today at 6:07 PM

fuck iqoo