justsoup Mar 3

Being able to unlock the bootloader of a device you own should be legally mandated. I own the hardware, I should own the functionality of it too. I can get the modem being illegal to modify, since that has a ton of regulatory and public safety tape around it, but the OS being irreplacible is dumb.

Also, unlocking the bootloader should be as simple as sending a command to the device. Screw this trend of needing unlock codes (looking at you Motorola, Fairphone, and Co.).

Show threadwitch_t *naviMar 3
@justsoup bootloader unlocking imo should be an option in the developer menu, or if a remote command, it should need to prompt for your password

because people lose their phones a lot, and letting someone unlock the bootloader without a possword would at best cause their data to be wiped, and at worse let them install malware

otherwise, yeah, fuck those codes
Show threadjustsoup Mar 3
@navi I would say I agree, but the amount of devices I've seen have to go to the landfill because of FRP is at least over a hundred now. I think requiring a separate device makes the most sense because it prevents somebody from snatching your phone and unlocking it in the moment. If somebody has physical access to your device, your data is screwed anyways, so leaving more devices to the trash over that seems unwise.
Show threadWeirdTreeThing
@justsoup @navi FRP is neat idea in concept, but awful in execution. At least it can sometimes be bypassed though.
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