Roman0@lemmy.world to Android (locked, see pinned thread)@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoEU votes to mandate removable batteries in smartphones in a landslide; no more glued together junk!www.youtube.comvideomessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up152arrow-down11
arrow-up151arrow-down1videoEU votes to mandate removable batteries in smartphones in a landslide; no more glued together junk!www.youtube.comRoman0@lemmy.world to Android (locked, see pinned thread)@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square58fedilink
minus-squareEmerald_Earth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoMaking it illegal to lock bootloaders would make each device community-maintainable.
minus-squareAras@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI hope you mean, always make it possible to unlock the bootloader offline (to not be dependent on them). There are good security reasons to have it locked by default.
minus-squareEmerald_Earth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoYes. No more of that unlock code nonsense. Even Fairphone has an online bootloader unlocking process. I hate it.
Making it illegal to lock bootloaders would make each device community-maintainable.
I hope you mean, always make it possible to unlock the bootloader offline (to not be dependent on them). There are good security reasons to have it locked by default.
Yes. No more of that unlock code nonsense. Even Fairphone has an online bootloader unlocking process. I hate it.