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Staring from the ColorOS version 16 the company is going to make the process of unlocking bootloader more complicated.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bbs.oneplus.com/thread/1926504022886318086|title=一加深度测试公告&QA|work=OnePlus|date=2025-08-13|access-date=2025-08-18|archive-url=https://archive.ph/zYm3W|archive-date=2025-08-14|url-status=live}}</ref> While as of now it is only going to impact users in China<ref>{{Cite web|url= | Staring from the ColorOS version 16 the company is going to make the process of unlocking bootloader more complicated.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bbs.oneplus.com/thread/1926504022886318086|title=一加深度测试公告&QA|work=OnePlus|date=2025-08-13|access-date=2025-08-18|archive-url=https://archive.ph/zYm3W|archive-date=2025-08-14|url-status=live}}</ref> While as of now it is only going to impact users in China<ref>{{Cite web|url= | ||
https://github.com/melontini/bootloader-unlock-wall-of-shame/pull/141/commits|title=OnePlus: Chinese phones running ColorOS 16.0 and above are now not as easy to unlock|author=progzone122|work=GitHub|access-date=2025-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250818154040/https://github.com/melontini/bootloader-unlock-wall-of-shame/pull/141/commits|archive-date=2025-08-18|url-status=live}}</ref>, there is a chance of this modification affecting global version as well, taking into consideration that EU mandates all the Android phones sold there to remove the ability of bootloader unlocking.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blazetrends.com/eu-mandates-android-bootloader-lock-ending-custom-roms-from-august-2025/|title=EU Mandates Android Bootloader Lock, Ending Custom ROMs from August 2025|first=Lena|last=Miles|date=2025-08-07|work=BlazeTrends|access-date=2025-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250818153847/https://blazetrends.com/eu-mandates-android-bootloader-lock-ending-custom-roms-from-august-2025/|archive-date=2025-08-18|url-status=live}}</ref> | https://github.com/melontini/bootloader-unlock-wall-of-shame/pull/141/commits|title=OnePlus: Chinese phones running ColorOS 16.0 and above are now not as easy to unlock|author=progzone122|work=GitHub|access-date=2025-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250818154040/https://github.com/melontini/bootloader-unlock-wall-of-shame/pull/141/commits|archive-date=2025-08-18|url-status=live}}</ref>, there is a chance of this modification affecting global version as well, taking into consideration that EU mandates all the Android phones sold there to remove the ability of bootloader unlocking.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blazetrends.com/eu-mandates-android-bootloader-lock-ending-custom-roms-from-august-2025/|title=EU Mandates Android Bootloader Lock, Ending Custom ROMs from August 2025|first=Lena|last=Miles|date=2025-08-07|work=BlazeTrends|access-date=2025-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250818153847/https://blazetrends.com/eu-mandates-android-bootloader-lock-ending-custom-roms-from-august-2025/|archive-date=2025-08-18|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
FIXME: The cited EU Mandate is [https://bsky.app/profile/grapheneos.org/post/3lvq6poe6kc23 apparently fake news] according to the GrapheneOS team | |||
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