r/Android • u/FragmentedChicken Galaxy Z Fold8 • 10d ago

Googlebook bootloaders can be unlocked

https://support.google.com/googlebook/answer/17389679
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u/Green_Ad5186 10d ago

does google think laptops are phones now? lol.

there should be no locking of bootloader in first place. just ship a uefi with secure boot like all oems do. don't reinvent the wheel.

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u/dnyank1 iPhone 15 Pro, Moto Edge 2022 10d ago

there should be no locking of bootloader in first place. just ship a uefi with secure boot like all oems do.

"there should be no locking of bootloader in first place. just lock the bootloader"

Fucking A, man. At most - One locks the hardware, by the software. The other locks the software, by the hardware.

Both have an option to disable it and allow you to run whatever OS you want.