Bootloader Unlock Wall of Shame (github.com)

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This is a list of phone manufacturers that lock their bootloaders to prevent people from installing custom operating systems (LineageOS etc) to remove bloatware and spyware/tracking.

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[-] ptz@dubvee.org 2 points 8 months ago

Honestly, I prefer A11 and agree it's gotten worse sense. Thinking mostly along the lines of security patches and the like.

The GSI ROM I'm running on my secondary one is LineageOS on top of the stock system (basically how GSI images work). There's no official LineageOS support, but I'm honestly not sure what the limitation is; may just be no one willing to maintain it.

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