The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is the current flagship chip for premium Android phones. It powers Xiaomi 17 Ultra, OnePlus 15, Galaxy S26 Ultra, and a few others. However, a new Qualcomm GBL exploit is ...

OnePlus is placing new restrictions on bootloader unlocking. It requires filling out an application form and limits the number of requests to one every 30 days. Thankfully, these limitations only ...

Xiaomi has introduced significant changes to its Bootloader (BL) unlocking policy, effective from January 1, 2025. These updates mark a significant shift in the company’s approach to device ...

People generally want the ability to use purchased devices how they see fit. Xiaomi, on the other hand, wants to maintain significant, long-term control over what software your phone runs. A year ...

For many Xiaomi fans, using the phone as it comes out of the box is never enough. Some of us want more control. We want to install custom ROMs, root the device, or just explore features hidden under ...

OnePlus outlines a stricter bootloader unlock policy for ColorOS 16 and newer in a July 24 announcement, expanding on the Deep Testing Program it introduced in late 2025. New post from ColorOS in ...

OnePlus is making a considerable change with its Android 16 update which will require users to fill out an application before having the ability to unlock their bootloader. In a post this week, ...

Samsung is apparently removing the option to unlock your bootloader from Galaxy devices with its One UI 8 update, at least in places where that was still available. For Galaxy owners in the US, ...

Samsung’s One UI 8 update reportedly removes the option to unlock the bootloader on many Galaxy devices. This change impacts advanced users who customize their phones with custom ROMs or root access.

Whilst Samsung doesn’t allow users to unlock their phone’s bootloader, Xiaomi provides an official tool for this purpose. However, the unlocking process remains unnecessarily complicated, even for ...

Samsung appears to be disabling bootloader unlocking in One UI 8 on more devices than before. Previously, only US models lacked the OEM Unlock toggle, but the restriction now seems to be spreading to ...