Rekall Incorporated@lemm.ee to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · edit-23 days agoXiaomi will reportedly end its global bootloader unlock programwww.notebookcheck.netexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkXiaomi will reportedly end its global bootloader unlock programwww.notebookcheck.netRekall Incorporated@lemm.ee to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squaretoastal@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoASUS did this recently & lost a lawsuit in the UK for lying to customers to say unlock servers were only temporarily down for a couple months (lol)
minus-squareEddoWagt@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoGlad I didn’t buy a zenfone, looked like a great option but that sucks
minus-squaretoastal@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoI had it in my cart & went to double-check nothing changed about unlocking… happy I took a step back
minus-squarebarsquid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoIt is wretched that you have to maintain constant vigilance on this bullshit, though.
minus-squareEddoWagt@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoRemember when phones just came unlocked out of the box? You could just flash whatever you wanted on day 1 and without any data loss
ASUS did this recently & lost a lawsuit in the UK for lying to customers to say unlock servers were only temporarily down for a couple months (lol)
Glad I didn’t buy a zenfone, looked like a great option but that sucks
I had it in my cart & went to double-check nothing changed about unlocking… happy I took a step back
It is wretched that you have to maintain constant vigilance on this bullshit, though.
Remember when phones just came unlocked out of the box? You could just flash whatever you wanted on day 1 and without any data loss