Fabio ManganielloMar 12

#Samsung devices from today can no longer install custom ROMs.

Odin is gone and the Download Mode is also gone, which makes life hard also for repair services that want to restore a device.

This is your daily reminder that #Android is a liability, and major hardware manufacturers who ship Google’s version of Android are a liability too.

We need to get Linux phones to work, and we need manufacturers who are aligned with our principles.

https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-disables-odin-removes-download-mode-3648469/

Samsung's latest update is a serious gut punch to Galaxy power users

Samsung has released a controversial update that disables a tool widely relied upon by power users and service centers.

Android Authority
Show threadJeff MacKinnon

@fabio I have tried a few linux phone OS, and they are going to have the same issues as desktop, the development isn't focused enough.

A large part of the community needs to back one OS version and one "desktop" to create one default distro. Then that distro has to have the defaults as good as or better than those on iOS and Andriod.

Until there is at least 1-2% marketshare, the community should focus all of its efforts in one direction.

Mar 13 at 12:21pmWeb