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Huawei Has Ended Support for Unlocking Bootloaders on Its Devices

posted by janrinok on Monday May 28 2018, @12:53PM   
from the it's-for-your-own-good dept.

canopic jug writes:

The Inquirer reports that Huawei has ended the support for bootloaders on its devices. This greatly reduces the utility and desireability of the phones for developers and others keen on customization. It's for our own good, apparently:

"In order to deliver the best user experience and prevent users from experiencing possible issues that could arise from ROM flashing, including system failure, stuttering, worsened battery performance, and the risk of data being compromised, Huawei will cease providing bootloader unlock codes for devices launched after May 25, 2018," the firm burbled.

See also Android Authority on Huawei will no longer allow bootloader unlocking (Update: Explanation from Huawei).

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Original Submission

• Re:which brands can still be rooted/jailbroken? Re:which brands can still be rooted/jailbroken? (Score: 3, Funny) by edIII on Monday May 28 2018, @05:29PM (3 children)

  by edIII (791) on Monday May 28 2018, @05:29PM (#685229)

  Just wait. The Librephone is coming, and that will be fully open, blob/binary free, and run Linux. I currently use cheap ass burner phones and my laptop to do stuff, but I'm looking forward to a Librephone.

  Where Wifi is ubiquitous, I can turn off my cellular radio and GPS entirely, and then make and receive calls via VOIP.

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  Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.

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• No, it's not. No, it's not. (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 28 2018, @05:47PM (1 child)

  by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 28 2018, @05:47PM (#685242)

  And, you know it.

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  • Re:No, it's not. (Score: 2) by suburbanitemediocrity on Monday May 28 2018, @06:33PM

    by suburbanitemediocrity (6844) on Monday May 28 2018, @06:33PM (#685260)

    It has already been done. At least by individuals.

    https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=arduino+gsm+module&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=raspberry+pi+gsm+module&_sacat=0 [ebay.com]

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• Re:which brands can still be rooted/jailbroken? (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 28 2018, @09:18PM

  by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 28 2018, @09:18PM (#685314)

  So even the modem will run only Free Software? No blobs whatsoever?

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