Xiaomi Mi 9 is the flagship device of the Chinese smartphone maker. The successor of Mi 8 carries high-end specifications and features. Due to immense popularity, third-party developers have developed ...

A new exploit, dubbed "Qualcomm GBL exploit," is being chained with other exploits to bring bootloader unlocking to several flagship phones.

Realme 3 Pro and Realme 5 Pro received the Realme UI update last month. The update disabled the usual process of unlocking bootloader, but Realme is to the rescue here as a new way is already ...

In June, HTC announced that the era of locked bootloaders would soon be over, and that future devices could have their bootloaders unlocked via a software upgrade. However, there was no word as to ...

Xiaomi just launched its new “HyperOS” skin for Android devices, but in a bit of a twist of the knife to enthusiasts, the company is not only disabling the option to unlock the bootloader but is also ...

Despite sharing Android's roots, Android TV is surprisingly hard to mod ...

Some Google Pixel 3 owners who bought their device from the Google Store are unable to unlock the device’s bootloader. Verizon models of the Pixel 3 are unable to be unlocked, but Google Store orders ...

Recent news from Android Central has shown that the bootloader on the Droid X is locked. For the average consumer, this won’t be an issue. However, for some of the more tech savvy users who like to ...

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

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HTC finally gets it. The Taiwanese company will no longer lock the bootloaders on its Android devices. Rooting and flashing will be available to all. This news comes straight from CEO Peter Chou who ...