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Chris has reported for various tech and consumer goods outlets over the past decade, including Android Police and MakeUseOf since early 2022. Previously, he has contributed to outlets such as ...

Motorola has a reputation for releasing smartphones with locked bootloaders, which means that while user have been able to install some custom software, Android phones like the Motorola Atrix 4G ...

HTC is following through on a recent promise to do away with locked bootloaders. On the company’s Facebook page, HTC says that starting in August the global HTC Sensation smartphone will receive a ...

Just days after developers rightfully complained that the Transformer Prime would ship with an encrypted bootloader, Asus has backed down. Gentlemen, start your ROMs ...

Google‘s new Pixel phones have an unusual issue. Not all of them, but a few early buyers of the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro have noticed that the devices have arrived with an unlocked bootloader. It’s ...

Google’s new Pixel 9 series has caught a lot of attention, especially for its advanced artificial intelligence (AI) features. However, there's a detail that might disappoint some tech enthusiasts.

For years, enthusiasts could unlock bootloaders, install custom firmware, and even modify core system functions. It was a playground for curious minds and developers. That freedom came at a cost, of ...

Xiaomi‘s wide variety of devices have resulted in lots of interest from developers and users together. Following the release of many different Xiaomi devices priced at any budget, developers have ...

I only know that secure boot is a feature that checks the system bootloader is properly signed by something/somebody authorized to do so. So it would make sense that ...