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Samsung appears to be locking its boot loaders for everyone with One UI 8 (mobilesyrup.com)
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[–] Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 32 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

But it's okay, because people can choose whether or not to add features they don't agree with, right? Updates are objective changes and optional, right?? They'd never force updates so the product people bought becomes less like what they chose and more like a curated, restricted, leased item...

[–] PleaseLetMeOut@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 months ago

My new phone (Galaxy A16) keeps nagging me to update, despite having the notifications for them turned off. Samsung just forces it on you any ways, at least 1-2 times a day.

And guess why I was avoiding updating? Because of shit just like this... and there being no solid root method for the 2025 model (last I checked). So I definitely made the right call there.