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|Company=Samsung
|StartDate=2025-07-18
|Status=Active
|ProductLine=One UI
|Product=One UI 8
|ArticleType=Product
|Type=Planned Obsolescence, Digital Restriction, Firmware Restriction, Anti-consumer Behavior
|Description=Samsung quietly disables bootloader in One UI 8 worldwide where previously it only affected the U.S..
}}
==Summary==
==Summary==
|Company=Samsung
Samsung quietly disables bootloader in One UI 8 worldwide where previously it only affected the U.S..
<nowiki>|</nowiki>StartDate=2025-07-18
Samsung globally disabled the ability for consumers to unlock the bootloaders on their Galaxy devices, eliminating the possibility of installing custom operating systems discovered by a contributor to custom ROM's, known as  "[https://xdaforums.com/t/bootloader-unlocking-option-removed-from-one-ui-8-0.4751904/ salvo_giangri]"<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Adamya |orig-date=July 27, 2025 |title=Samsung may be killing bootloader unlocking on all phones with One UI 8 |url=https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-bootloader-unlocking-disabled-one-ui-8-3581366/}}</ref>.  At the time One UI 8 was still in beta and there was hope that it would no longer be the case in the stable release,  however with the stable version release in July 25th 2025 on Galaxy Z Fold 7 / Z Flip 7 family, the restriction was still present.<ref>{{Cite web |orig-date=July 26, 2025 |title=Stable One UI 8 removed Bootloader settings from Developer options: Report |url=https://www.sammyfans.com/2025/07/26/stable-one-ui-8-removed-bootloader-settings-from-developer-options-report/}}</ref>  
<nowiki>|</nowiki>Status=Active
<nowiki>|</nowiki>ProductLine=One UI
<nowiki>|</nowiki>Product=One UI 8
<nowiki>|</nowiki>ArticleType=Product
<nowiki>|</nowiki>Type=Planned Obsolesence, Digital Restriction, Firmware Restriction, Anti-consumer Behavior
<nowiki>|</nowiki><nowiki>Description=Samsung quietly disables bootloader in One UI 8 worldwide where previously it only affected the U.S..
}}Samsung globally disabled the ability for consumers to unlock the bootloaders on their Galaxy devices, eliminating the possibility of installing custom operating systems discovered by a contributor to custom ROM's, known as  "</nowiki>[https://xdaforums.com/t/bootloader-unlocking-option-removed-from-one-ui-8-0.4751904/ salvo_giangri]"<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Adamya |orig-date=July 27, 2025 |title=Samsung may be killing bootloader unlocking on all phones with One UI 8 |url=https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-bootloader-unlocking-disabled-one-ui-8-3581366/}}</ref>.  At the time One UI 8 was still in beta and there was hope that it would no longer be the case in the stable release,  however with the stable version release in July 25th 2025 on Galaxy Z Fold 7 / Z Flip 7 family, the restriction was still present.<ref>{{Cite web |orig-date=July 26, 2025 |title=Stable One UI 8 removed Bootloader settings from Developer options: Report |url=https://www.sammyfans.com/2025/07/26/stable-one-ui-8-removed-bootloader-settings-from-developer-options-report/}}</ref>  
==Background==
==Background==
"One UI is a user interface (UI) developed by Samsung Electronics for its mobile, computing devices and TVs, including Android devices running Android 9 "Pie" and later."<ref>{{Cite web |title=One UI |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_UI#References_and_notes |website=Wikipedia}}</ref> Since its release in 2018, it has always featured a locked bootloader to U.S.<ref>{{Cite web |title=OEM Unlocking option is missing from Beta 3 on SM-G981U1 |url=https://xdaforums.com/t/oem-unlocking-option-is-missing-from-beta-3-on-sm-g981u1.4188771/}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Pandey |first=Rajesh |date=2025-07-28 |title=One UI 8 spells the end for custom ROMs on Samsung phones |url=https://www.androidpolice.com/one-ui-8-spells-the-end-for-custom-roms-on-samsung-phones/ |website=Android Police}}</ref> Consumers, however outside the U.S., it has been a different story and many international phones samsung phones, supported the unlocking of the bootloader unlike U.S. phones. Unlocking the bootloader was only an option for Non U.S. phones, and U.S. phones lacked the OEM unlock toggle seen only in international model's.<ref name=":1" />
"One UI is a user interface (UI) developed by Samsung Electronics for its mobile, computing devices and TVs, including Android devices running Android 9 "Pie" and later."<ref>{{Cite web |title=One UI |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_UI#References_and_notes |website=Wikipedia}}</ref> Since its release in 2018, it has always featured a locked bootloader to U.S.<ref>{{Cite web |title=OEM Unlocking option is missing from Beta 3 on SM-G981U1 |url=https://xdaforums.com/t/oem-unlocking-option-is-missing-from-beta-3-on-sm-g981u1.4188771/}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Pandey |first=Rajesh |date=2025-07-28 |title=One UI 8 spells the end for custom ROMs on Samsung phones |url=https://www.androidpolice.com/one-ui-8-spells-the-end-for-custom-roms-on-samsung-phones/ |website=Android Police}}</ref> Consumers, however outside the U.S., it has been a different story and many international phones samsung phones, supported the unlocking of the bootloader unlike U.S. phones. Unlocking the bootloader was only an option for Non U.S. phones, and U.S. phones lacked the OEM unlock toggle seen only in international model's.<ref name=":1" />
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