GitHub - zenfyrdev/bootloader-unlock-wall-of-shame: Keeping track of companies that "care about your data 🥺"
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Keeping track of companies that "care about your data 🥺" - zenfyrdev/bootloader-unlock-wall-of-shame

This is a list of phone manufacturers that lock their bootloaders to prevent people from installing custom operating systems (LineageOS etc) to remove bloatware and spyware/tracking.

  • ThunderLegend@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2·
    11 months ago

    So…almost every company… It would have been easier to make a list about the companies who do allow bootloader unlock

    • eldavi@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      even companies that don’t sell phones anymore; who’s still buying windows phones?!

  • QuestionMark@lemmy.world
    1·
    11 months ago

    Samsung? I’m pretty sure I saw bootloader unlocking in developer options though…

    DO NOT UPDATE to OneUI 8

    Checks System Info

    OH SHIT.

  • FauxLiving@lemmy.world
    1·
    11 months ago

    They care about your data, which is why they’ve taken steps to ensure they always have access to the data that they care so much about.