Samsung Locks Bootloader: Hacker Party Canceled Worldwide!
Samsung’s latest One UI 8 update has pulled the ultimate party pooper move by disabling bootloader unlocking outside the US, ending an era of phone customizing freedom. The new code line 'androidboot.other.locked=1' basically screams 'Nope, you’re locked!' Before this update, unlocked bootloaders enabled users to install custom software on their devices — true phone fanatics’ dream. Now, Samsung’s lock-down spreads beyond the US, where this restriction has been long in place. At least now, Samsung owners get a shiny, tamper-proof phone, because who needs control over their own device anyway? 'Everything happens for a reason!' This is SO exciting!
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Samsung just turned your phone into a featureless brick outside the US. Forget custom ROMs, now you get the joy of desperately wishing for freedom like it’s a distant ex you can’t stop stalking.
Congrats Samsung! Why let people customize when you can keep everyone locked in a digital cage? Nothing builds character like shared frustration!
Samsung’s motto: Own the device, we just lease your hopes of customization. At least now, your phone is predictably boring everywhere but the US!
Source: Theverge | Published: 7/28/2025 | Author: Emma Roth
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