Rekall Incorporated@lemm.ee to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · edit-213 hours agoXiaomi will reportedly end its global bootloader unlock programwww.notebookcheck.netexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up193arrow-down10cross-posted to: hardware@lemmy.world
arrow-up193arrow-down1external-linkXiaomi will reportedly end its global bootloader unlock programwww.notebookcheck.netRekall Incorporated@lemm.ee to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · edit-213 hours agomessage-square35fedilinkcross-posted to: hardware@lemmy.world
minus-squareISOmorphlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30arrow-down1·edit-212 hours agoThe official process was a pain anyway, as it required sending personal identification data to China. Anyone that wants a custom ROM on their phone should be looking elsewhere, although I don’t know of any brand that makes that process easy anymore
minus-squarehiggsboson@dubvee.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·10 hours agoPixel devices are trivially easy to unlock
minus-squareshortwavesurfer@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·12 hours agoPixel or OnePlus
minus-squareRekall Incorporated@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·12 hours agoAgreed, the official process was a massive pain and borderline non functional.
minus-squareWait A Minute@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 hours agoSo far I couldn’t unlock the bootloader because whenever I add a number it tells me to try again tomorrow
The official process was a pain anyway, as it required sending personal identification data to China. Anyone that wants a custom ROM on their phone should be looking elsewhere, although I don’t know of any brand that makes that process easy anymore
Pixel devices are trivially easy to unlock
Pixel or OnePlus
Agreed, the official process was a massive pain and borderline non functional.
So far I couldn’t unlock the bootloader because whenever I add a number it tells me to try again tomorrow