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*[[IPhone planned obsolescence incidencies|IPhone planned obsolescence incidences]]
*[[IPhone planned obsolescence incidencies|IPhone planned obsolescence incidences]]


=== Kill switch ===
===Kill switch===


* [[Oneplus phone update introduces hardware anti-rollback]]. Smartphone with [[Qualcomm]] SoC have so-called eFuse than can be "blown" by software means. The switch is manufactured in a way that once the bit in the EEPROM is written. it can't be undone except replacing the mainboard. This machanism is used by [[OnePlus]] to hard brick smartphones that users attempted to install a third-party ROM on.
*[[Oneplus phone update introduces hardware anti-rollback]]. Smartphone with [[Qualcomm]] SoC have so-called eFuse than can be "blown" by software means. The switch is manufactured in a way that once the bit in the EEPROM is written. it can't be undone except replacing the mainboard. This machanism is used by [[OnePlus]] to hard brick smartphones that users attempted to install a third-party ROM on.


===EOL repair blocking actions===
===EOL repair blocking actions===
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===Digital discontinuation bricking===
===Digital discontinuation bricking===
* [[Rosetta Stone bricks legacy CD-based and downloadable software|Rosetta Stone bricks legacy standalone CD software and downloadable products with perpetual license by blocking activation to push subscriptions]].


==References==
==References==