Rekall Incorporated@lemm.ee to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · edit-22 months agoXiaomi will reportedly end its global bootloader unlock programwww.notebookcheck.netexternal-linkmessage-square83fedilinkarrow-up1173arrow-down11
arrow-up1172arrow-down1external-linkXiaomi will reportedly end its global bootloader unlock programwww.notebookcheck.netRekall Incorporated@lemm.ee to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square83fedilink
minus-squaretoastal@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 months 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-up5·2 months agoGlad I didn’t buy a zenfone, looked like a great option but that sucks
minus-squaretoastal@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoI had it in my cart & went to double-check nothing changed about unlocking… happy I took a step back
minus-squarebarsquid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoIt is wretched that you have to maintain constant vigilance on this bullshit, though.
minus-squareEddoWagt@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months 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