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A fediverse post by Dataline (@somebody@tech.lgbt). It has an screenshot of a discord message saying “have you guys seen how people are unlocking xiaomi bootloaders now step 1: ask store to downgrade firmware step 2: before they relock the bootloader run away with your device.”. The screenshot has two imgur links showing this happening.

the links: https://imgur.com/P4n0pcI https://imgur.com/8UWg5hv

  • amino@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    9·
    6 months ago

    you could buy a used Google pixel, they’re the only brand that lets you unlock the bootloader and lock it again after installing a custom ROM.

    edit: forgot to mention, the only user modifiable bootloader that also offers good security by not ignoring all the Android security updates or refusing to use a secure element for verified boot.

    • Klara@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      81·
      6 months ago

      Fairphone does this as well. Happily running CalyxOS on my Fairphone 4 with a locked bootloader :)

    • Wolf@lemmy.todayEnglish
      61·
      6 months ago

      I was going to save up to buy a Pixel for that reason, but now that Goog has decided to to close source Android* I am looking at other options. It’s only a matter of time before it becomes a completely closed ecosystem like iOS.

      Edit: They aren’t closing the source code actually, just switching to private development.

      • deltapi@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        6 months ago

        What are you talking about, close source android?

        Are you talking about no longer including the pixel-specific device configuration files in AOSP?

        • Wolf@lemmy.todayEnglish
          6·
          6 months ago

          Well, it looks like I was a victim of a clickbait article. The one I read said that Google was going to make Android closed source, but it looks like the truth is that they are switching to private development, but will still release the source code once complete.

          Still not great, but better than what I was thinking. I hadn’t seen the corrected articles, so I apologize for spreading incorrect information.

          • dubyakay@lemmy.caBanned from communityEnglish
            5·
            6 months ago

            Your grasp of it is not wrong though. Source available != FOSS.

            • Wolf@lemmy.todayEnglish
              1·
              6 months ago

              Source available != FOSS.

              I don’t disagree with that, but according to that article it’s under an Apache 2.0 license. That’s an Open Source license correct?

              AOSP isn’t dead, is it?

              • deltapi@lemmy.worldEnglish
                2·
                6 months ago

                Not at this point, no. And further, if Google decides to close up the way that Apple has with most of their formerly open source projects, that doesn’t necessarily mean the end either, it could be forked, like how Illuminos is the continuation of Open Solaris after Oracle shut down the official project