▲ 488 ▼ LineageOS is currently installed on 1.5 million Android devices (9to5google.com) submitted 2 years ago by ijeff@lemdro.id [M] to c/android@lemdro.id 115 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 31 points 2 years ago (2 children) Ironically that's one of the only phones that you have the choice of not running stock permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] nexusband@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago I know - which was the reason i got it in the first place. permalink fedilink source parent [–] deweydecibel@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) Not it isn't. Plenty of OEMs let you unlock the bootloader. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] 0ops@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) That isn't the only factor though. Take OnePlus, for example. You can still unlock their bootloaders, but if you check out XDA you'll see that their hasn't been any custom roms for a OnePlus flagship since the 9 pro because they stopped publishing the MSM tool, so the risk of bricking the phone is too great. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gunpachi@lemmings.world 2 points 2 years ago I guess the same thing is happened with samsung after the s10 series. No new roms for the newer ones apart from 1 or 2 oneui based roms. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sv1sjp@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago But in most of OEMs you cannot relock the bootloader with your own key.. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nexusband@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago I know - which was the reason i got it in the first place. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] deweydecibel@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) Not it isn't. Plenty of OEMs let you unlock the bootloader. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] 0ops@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) That isn't the only factor though. Take OnePlus, for example. You can still unlock their bootloaders, but if you check out XDA you'll see that their hasn't been any custom roms for a OnePlus flagship since the 9 pro because they stopped publishing the MSM tool, so the risk of bricking the phone is too great. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gunpachi@lemmings.world 2 points 2 years ago I guess the same thing is happened with samsung after the s10 series. No new roms for the newer ones apart from 1 or 2 oneui based roms. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sv1sjp@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago But in most of OEMs you cannot relock the bootloader with your own key.. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) That isn't the only factor though. Take OnePlus, for example. You can still unlock their bootloaders, but if you check out XDA you'll see that their hasn't been any custom roms for a OnePlus flagship since the 9 pro because they stopped publishing the MSM tool, so the risk of bricking the phone is too great. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gunpachi@lemmings.world 2 points 2 years ago I guess the same thing is happened with samsung after the s10 series. No new roms for the newer ones apart from 1 or 2 oneui based roms. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gunpachi@lemmings.world 2 points 2 years ago I guess the same thing is happened with samsung after the s10 series. No new roms for the newer ones apart from 1 or 2 oneui based roms. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sv1sjp@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago But in most of OEMs you cannot relock the bootloader with your own key.. permalink fedilink source parent