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0 pointscausi4y ago0 comments

I'm not aware of any manufacturer who allows bootloader unlocking without also displaying a warning screen every time the phone boots up.

Example: https://www.thecustomdroid.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Ho...

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piaste4y ago

My current phone (Xiaomi POCO F2 Pro) only displays a faint lock/unlock icon above the logo while booting. Easy to miss.

But that's not really important, because unlocking the bootloader factory resets the device on every Android phone that I know of. AFAIK it's not possible to unlock a bootloader without the owner's knowledge.

causiOP4y ago

Even if it's easy to miss, a person like Snowden would be looking out for it.

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