• @latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    5 days ago

    At this point, bricking a smartphone by flashing dodgy ROMs is a rite of passage.

    Edit: at least it was before everyone started bootlocking like assholes…

    • irelephant [he/him]
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      114 days ago

      You can unlock the bootloader of almost any phone in the EU.

      Now, there will be literally no custom firmware for it, but its still possible.

      • @latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        34 days ago

        Well, that would be nice, but it’s still not all of them. Unfortunately, I own a Zenfone 10 as my main driver, and Asus have not released the unlock tools they promised since Zenfone 9. And, afaik, this is applicable to a lot of the top producers, with a few exceptions.

        I can’t wait for the new regulations to properly settle in, hopefully we’ll start seeing full unlocks with the upcoming generations…