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Anon thinks about Google (programming.dev)

submitted 5 months ago by starman@programming.dev to c/greentext@lemmy.ml

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[–] LodeMike 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Well actually they"re not sold with the bootloader unlocked, you have to connect to the Internet for it to do that first.

Edit: Boy do I love getting downvoted for saying factually correct things!

[–] FiniteBanjo 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

lmao wut?

"Bootloader unlocked" means you can change the firmware on the device. Google sells it as a feature so you can replace the operating system. You can't (not easily) unlock a pixel phone's bootloader if you buy it from another retailer like Verizon.

[–] LodeMike 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

It doesn't come unlocked, the OS must go through attestation via Google's proprietary servers connected to the Internet to actually unlock the bootloader.

They are not sold unlocked.