Lemmy.one
  • Communities
  • Create Post
  • heart
    Support Lemmy
  • search
    Search
  • Login
  • Sign Up
0x815@feddit.de to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 years ago

Unleash the potential of your phone: Rooting your device does not void its warranty

fsfe.org

external-link
message-square
32
fedilink
  • cross-posted to:
  • tech@kbin.social
  • eticadigitale@feddit.it
132
external-link

Unleash the potential of your phone: Rooting your device does not void its warranty

fsfe.org

0x815@feddit.de to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 years ago
message-square
32
fedilink
  • cross-posted to:
  • tech@kbin.social
  • eticadigitale@feddit.it
Unleash the potential of your phone: Rooting your device does not void its warranty - FSFE
fsfe.org
external-link
As users we sometimes face the issue of rooting our devices. We may want to regain control of our device or we may want to keep using a device with an outd...
  • GVasco@discuss.tchncs.de
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    3
    ·
    2 years ago

    Many can be easily unlocked

    • AES@lemmy.ronsmans.eu
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      4
      ·
      2 years ago

      But few can be relocked.

      • Takatakatakatakatak@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        4
        ·
        2 years ago

        ?? If you unlock BL by fastboot method, it’s trivial to re-lock it.

        The only non-reversible method is usually via manufacturer unlock portal.

        • GVasco@discuss.tchncs.de
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          2 years ago

          Even when using another OS? Been trying to find info on relocking my /e/ OS install on my 1+7P and haven’t had any love luck.

          • Takatakatakatakatak@lemmy.dbzer0.com
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            1
            ·
            2 years ago

            Cursory glance at XDA tells me that OnePlus devices need an unlock token for that device to re-lock the bootloader but you would have to roll back to the original factory firmware to do so.

            https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/relock-bootloader.4412627/

            • GVasco@discuss.tchncs.de
              link
              fedilink
              arrow-up
              1
              ·
              2 years ago

              Sucks that vendors can keep such a tight control on what you can do with your device. Would be nice to have the possibility to safeguard your device with any OS of your choice.

              • Takatakatakatakatak@lemmy.dbzer0.com
                link
                fedilink
                English
                arrow-up
                2
                ·
                2 years ago

                It’s infuriating how few of them seem interested in holding the door open for us.

Technology@beehaw.org

technology@beehaw.org

Subscribe from Remote Instance

Create a post
You are not logged in. However you can subscribe from another Fediverse account, for example Lemmy or Mastodon. To do this, paste the following into the search field of your instance: !technology@beehaw.org

A nice place to discuss rumors, happenings, innovations, and challenges in the technology sphere. We also welcome discussions on the intersections of technology and society. If it’s technological news or discussion of technology, it probably belongs here.

Remember the overriding ethos on Beehaw: Be(e) Nice. Each user you encounter here is a person, and should be treated with kindness (even if they’re wrong, or use a Linux distro you don’t like). Personal attacks will not be tolerated.

Subcommunities on Beehaw:

  • Free and Open Source Software
  • Programming
  • Operating Systems

This community’s icon was made by Aaron Schneider, under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.

Visibility: Public
globe

This community can be federated to other instances and be posted/commented in by their users.

  • 240 users / day
  • 1.3K users / week
  • 3.08K users / month
  • 7.67K users / 6 months
  • 1.44K local subscribers
  • 38.6K subscribers
  • 4.17K Posts
  • 87K Comments
  • Modlog
  • mods:
  • alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.org
  • TheRtRevKaiser@beehaw.org
  • gyrfalcon@beehaw.org
  • rs5th@beehaw.org
  • coldredlight@beehaw.org
  • Leigh@beehaw.org
  • TheRtRevKaiser@kbin.social
  • Chris Remington@beehaw.org
  • BE: 0.19.7
  • Modlog
  • Legal
  • Instances
  • Docs
  • Code
  • join-lemmy.org