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'''Difference from Rooting''' | '''Difference from Rooting''' | ||
Rooting grants runtime privileges, that is while the OS is running. | |||
BL unlock allows rewriting the storage drive where the OS is installed, but only while the OS is not running. | |||
BL unlock allows the user to get root access, either: | |||
* Manually, if the user knows what to do | |||
* Automatically, by using a program | |||
See [[Jailbreak]] for more info. | |||
==Benefits of unlocked bootloaders== | ==Benefits of unlocked bootloaders== | ||