We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. But since then, if you failed to unlock the bootloader on your RAZR HD (MAXX HD too) or RAZR M and have taken ...

For obvious security reasons, Android requires users to take a number of steps before it should be possible to unlock a smartphone’s bootloader and boot a modified firmware image. But with the OnePlus ...

What use is having a lock when you leave the door wide open anyway. That's the puzzle that OnePlus 6 owners are now facing after it was discovered how the phone may be fundamentally insecure right at ...

A security researcher discovered a vulnerability on the OnePlus 6 lets you bypass the phone’s locked bootloader with any modified boot image. You need physical access to the phone to take advantage of ...

Custom ROM aficionados will have to add the HTC Incredible S to the ever-growing list of Android devices whose bootloaders are signed and locked. Like the Motorola Droid 2 and Droid X, Milestone and ...

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 ...

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You have likely heard of the practice of rooting a smartphone to open it up to personal modification. Some owners root their phones to provide simple benefits such as ...

Rajesh started following the latest happenings in the world of Android around the release of the Nexus One and Samsung Galaxy S. After flashing custom ROMs and kernels on his beloved Galaxy S, he ...

HTC has some good news for anyone who’s wanted to root their Android phones: The company announced late Thursday that it will no longer be locking the bootloaders on its phones. Confirmed via a post ...

Following the debacle surrounding the locked bootloader issue on Asus’ quad-core Transformer Prime Android tablet, it appears that Asus is trying to rectify some early wrongs. The outfit is offering ...