US EditionThe end of an era for custom ROMs on Samsung devices
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The freedom to modify their devices as desired is now taken from Samsung users. The boot loader can no longer be unlocked with One UI 8.
While Samsung is about to deploy One UI 8, its new overlay based on Android 16, a major change is going to upset the relationship between the brand and its developer community. According to the latest information relayed by Android Authority, Samsung has removed the option "OEM Unlocking" in the developer settings, making it impossible to unlock the bootloader on one of the most popular [...] The Samsung article locks the bootloader with One UI …
Samsung blocks access to the boot loader. Alternative operating systems are no longer possible.
The end of an era for custom ROMs on Samsung devices
Samsung may be discontinuing bootloader unlocking across its phone lineup with the One UI 8 update. An XDA Developers (via Android Authority) contributor reported the change, indicating that Samsung devices, including international models, may no longer feature the necessary OEM Unlock toggle. Previously, this restriction primarily affected US models. Samsung phones in the US already lacked the ‘OEM Unlocking’ toggle in Developer Options, preven…
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