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Huawei Has Ended Support for Unlocking Bootloaders on Its Devices

posted by janrinok on Monday May 28 2018, @12:53PM   Printer-friendly
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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  • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 28 2018, @05:45PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 28 2018, @05:45PM (#685239)

    If you would rather live in "civilized" Europe and be raped and stabbed on a daily basis by Islamic savages..

    Live in Europe: check
    Live near any Islamic savages: nope

    It is possible to live in Europe without having to deal with your Islamic savages, increasingly difficult to do so maybe (due to shithead governments plans to import the buggers), but still possible, oh, fwiw, there's more general local hatred for 'white settlers' of various other EU nationalities who're just as likely to rape and stab as any of your Islamic savages, and they've more 'form' for it locally.
     

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 29 2018, @02:47AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 29 2018, @02:47AM (#685414)

    Sure, but do the white rapists target single victims usually?
    The islamic rapists are known for forming groups of 50 or more males to systematically target females for rape and sexual slavery. See Rotherham as an example.