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tl; drag
- It seems that Samsung is disabled the bootloader that unlocks a UI 8 on a device more than ever.
- Earlier, only US models had a lack of OEM unlock toggle, but it seems that the ban is now spreading to global models.
- A collaborator XDA developers It turns out that Samsung is extracting the code necessary to completely unlock the boot loaders.
Samsung is probably quietly locking his phone more firmly with the update of an UI 8. A new report by AN XDA developers The partner has revealed that Samsung removes the ability to unlock the boot loader on more devices, including international versions that support it earlier.
Samsung phones in the United States already lack the ‘OEM Unlock’ toggle in the developer options, which effectively prevent users from unlocking boot loader and installing customs ROMs. But now, it seems that the ban can be applied globally.
What changed?
The partner, Salvo_Jiagari discovered that Samsung has added a line to the device’s boot loader configuration: Androidboot.OTHER.LOCKED = 1
This line tells the Android system whether the device is allowed to unlock the boot loader. If this is set at 1, the settings app will not show the OEM unlock option, which is the first step to open the phone.
In the latest one UI 8 firmware, the line is also available on non -American devices, which shows that the ban is no longer related to the region.
Samsung is probably unlocking the boot loader with an UI 8. Do you care?
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We can examine and confirm that the developer options in our non -American Galaxy Z Fold 7 do not have ‘OEM unlocking’ toggle. Some people believe that this may be a mistake by Samsung. However, an UI 8 beta -blooded operators also report that this option is missing from their devices.
Unlocking boot loader is essential for fans and developers who want to install custom rooms or kernels, want to access the full root to their devices, or further customize their phones.
If you are someone who likes to customize your phone or value tinker freedom with Android, this is an important step in Samsung. Anyone intends to update to UI 8 or buy a new Samsung device operating Android 16, 16 should know that the ban may apply to their devices. “We will reach Samsung for official confirmation on the matter,” he said.
For now, the boot loader on your current Samsung devices that is not running an UI 8 should still be incomplete, but with new updates and devices, this cannot happen anymore.
