OnePlus will limit bootloader unlocking
“OnePlus has announced a new system that limits who can unlock the bootloader on their phones. Stating reasons such as “data security” and an enhanced “system stability” […]. OnePlus has introduced a new procedure where anyone wanting to unlock the bootloader on their devices must first fill out an online request form for “Deep Testing””.
Even if it is for one region, it is still enshitification preventing phones to have custom ROM 🤦♂️
https://www.androidauthority.com/oneplus-bootloader-unlocking-restriction-coloros-16-3587810/Open linkView original on programming.dev
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Very few remain, and we lost another one.
That is the underlying chip makers trying to destroy aftermarket cannibalization by force obsoleting the devices.
If we had competent governance we'd crack these parasitic corporations wide open.
The landscape is changing and I'm staying to wonder if I should go back to using a flip phone
Good way forward for OnePlus cough
Or maybe: good riddance