▲ 162 ▼ Xiaomi won't give Android updates if you unlock your bootloader (9to5google.com) submitted 2 years ago by ijeff@lemdro.id [M] to c/android@lemdro.id 67 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemdro.id/post/3017869 (!xiaomi@lemdro.id)
[–] FutileRecipe@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I prefer to leave it unlocked That's makes it much less secure and is a wide attack surface. https://grapheneos.org/install/web#locking-the-bootloader permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] csolisr@communities.azkware.net 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Is there a way to lock the bootloader and keep a ROM different from the one the device shipped with? Or do I need to relock and reunlock every time I need to update the custom ROM, with all the data loss this implies? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FutileRecipe@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Is there a way to lock the bootloader and keep a ROM different from the one the device shipped with? That might depend on the device. I used to tinker and switch a lot, but haven't in years. I do however have GrapheneOS (which is not a ROM, but "a privacy and security focused mobile OS with Android app compatibility developed as a non-profit open source project") on my Pixel and it gets regular updates. Most times weekly/every-other-week, but at worst monthly with the monthly security patches, often before Google releases them...all with the bootloader locked, per GrapheneOS' recommendation. I say all that to say...not 100% sure outside of my personal and recent experience with GrapheneOS on Pixels, and I haven't had enough coffee yet to do research into phones I don't have. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] csolisr@communities.azkware.net 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Is there a way to lock the bootloader and keep a ROM different from the one the device shipped with? Or do I need to relock and reunlock every time I need to update the custom ROM, with all the data loss this implies? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FutileRecipe@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Is there a way to lock the bootloader and keep a ROM different from the one the device shipped with? That might depend on the device. I used to tinker and switch a lot, but haven't in years. I do however have GrapheneOS (which is not a ROM, but "a privacy and security focused mobile OS with Android app compatibility developed as a non-profit open source project") on my Pixel and it gets regular updates. Most times weekly/every-other-week, but at worst monthly with the monthly security patches, often before Google releases them...all with the bootloader locked, per GrapheneOS' recommendation. I say all that to say...not 100% sure outside of my personal and recent experience with GrapheneOS on Pixels, and I haven't had enough coffee yet to do research into phones I don't have. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FutileRecipe@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Is there a way to lock the bootloader and keep a ROM different from the one the device shipped with? That might depend on the device. I used to tinker and switch a lot, but haven't in years. I do however have GrapheneOS (which is not a ROM, but "a privacy and security focused mobile OS with Android app compatibility developed as a non-profit open source project") on my Pixel and it gets regular updates. Most times weekly/every-other-week, but at worst monthly with the monthly security patches, often before Google releases them...all with the bootloader locked, per GrapheneOS' recommendation. I say all that to say...not 100% sure outside of my personal and recent experience with GrapheneOS on Pixels, and I haven't had enough coffee yet to do research into phones I don't have. permalink fedilink source parent