Comment by Reelin
5 years ago
> Samsung has had bootloader unlocking as a feature in all their mobile devices
This is simply not true. Some of their devices provide that but many don't. Research carefully before purchasing.
5 years ago
> Samsung has had bootloader unlocking as a feature in all their mobile devices
This is simply not true. Some of their devices provide that but many don't. Research carefully before purchasing.
I just realized that the US carrier locked devices don't have it. So, if you have one of those, unfortunately, you'll have to use a third-party method.
Some of the unlocked ones, too.
All Snapdragon variants of Samsung's Galaxy lineup are locked, regardless of carrier. This has been going on at least since the S7, and there are exploits to unlock bootloaders for such phones, at least as far as the Note 9 [1]. I would argue that if you need an exploit to unlock the bootloader, you are no better off than purchasing Apple.
1: https://www.xda-developers.com/samsung-galaxy-s9-galaxy-note...
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