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Unlocking the bootloader and rooting your Galaxy Nexus is really only half the battle. There may come a time when you need need to lock everything back up, including that bootloader. Thanks to the ...
Motorola informed the world last night via Twitter that the first update for the XOOM (HRI66) would start rolling out today, and with this being a developer device, they were also kind enough to ...
It looks like Asus intends to release an official statement regarding the locked bootloader on the Transformer Prime that we heard about yesterday, as the company has now posted the following on ...
I wasn't aware locking the bootloader wiped anything. Unlocking it certainly does, though. Set aside half an hour, take a full backup, and issue the fastboot oem lock command. If it wipes, all you ...
According to enthusiasts, the T-Mobile version of the Galaxy S7 has a locked-down bootloader. This is causing so much consternation that owners have started a petition to get a bootloader unlock.
But with the OnePlus 6, these security measures appear to be ineffective as anyone with physical access to the device can jump right past its locked bootloader.
As a proof of concept, we’ve loaded our OnePlus 6 to a fresh factory default with an unlocked bootloader and found immediately that the warning was present. We locked the bootloader on the ...
Although the phone can now be rooted, the Droid X bootloader encryption hasn't been cracked yet—meaning that there is still no way to install custom ROM images on the device. It's possible that ...
According to a security researcher, it is possible to flash any modified boot image on to the OnePlus 6, regardless of whether the bootloader is locked or not.
Supposedly, the locked bootloader is intended to protect the enduser from breaking the phone; however, the general public that they are claiming to protect will likely be unaffected by Motorola ...
Verizon reveals locked bootloader stance in FCC letter, dodges Block C question In a letter to the FCC, Verizon has said that it supports locking bootloaders so as not to “negatively impact ...