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Samsung Removes Bootloader Unlocking with One UI 8 (programming.dev)
submitted 5 days ago by Pro@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] Armand1@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I thought that OEM unlocking was removed years ago? That's why I've not bought Samsung phones since the mid-2010s.

They had a thing that would blow a fuse if you unlocked your phone. Did they get rid of that for a while?

[–] JustARaccoon@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

Fyi the "feature" was called KNOX

[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago

they were not yet blocking it with knox, they were permanently tainting your device with it if you decided to assert your ownership rights