Samsung appears to have removed the OEM Unlocking option in One UI 8, disabling bootloader unlocking on more devices than before.

Mobile phone giant Samsung has decided to kill off the bootloader on its operating system and prevent those who love to tinker with their phone from getting their fix. While most Samsung Galaxy ...

Samsung is blocking its phones' bootloaders with the upcoming One UI 8 update. A recent report from an XDA Developers contributor says that Samsung has started disabling bootloader unlocking on ...

Unlock bootloader on One UI 8? Samsung reportedly says no For those unfamiliar, unlocking the bootloader has long been a gateway for advanced Android users.

Now for the bad. If you do choose to unlock the bootloader, Samsung stops the Z Fold 3 cameras from working. Samsung even has a warning at the ready for would-be unlockers.

For now there are no details about how he was able to unlock the Galaxy S4 bootloader, but it is expected that Rosenberg will create a free AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4 bootloader unlocking tool.

Samsung seems to be trying to discourage users from modifying the software on their new Galaxy Z Fold 3s, giving them a message that unlocking the phone’s bootloader will render the phone’s ...