jystfact@sh.itjust.works to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 19 days agoGoogle will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next yeararstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square318fedilinkarrow-up1605arrow-down11
arrow-up1604arrow-down1external-linkGoogle will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next yeararstechnica.comjystfact@sh.itjust.works to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 19 days agomessage-square318fedilink
minus-squareDefault Username@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-218 days agoThe only way to bypass a forced bootloader lock is to find a bootrom exploit. It’s basically like jailbreaking an iPhone or a console at that point. Note, the iPhone hasn’t had a working jailbreak in years. Samsung phones in the US also haven’t been able to be unlocked in years. Android would be even harder because of how fragmented the market is. There are many different phones from many different manufacturers.
The only way to bypass a forced bootloader lock is to find a bootrom exploit. It’s basically like jailbreaking an iPhone or a console at that point.
Note, the iPhone hasn’t had a working jailbreak in years. Samsung phones in the US also haven’t been able to be unlocked in years.
Android would be even harder because of how fragmented the market is. There are many different phones from many different manufacturers.