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|Type=Planned Obsolesence, Digital Restriction, Firmware Restriction, Anti-consumer Behavior
|Type=Planned Obsolesence, 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..
|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 contributer known as  "[https://xdaforums.com/t/bootloader-unlocking-option-removed-from-one-ui-8-0.4751904/ salvo_giangri]"<ref>{{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>  
}}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>{{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>  


==Background2==
==Background2==

Revision as of 03:19, 26 February 2026

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 "salvo_giangri"[1]. 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.[2]

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  1. ↑ Sharma, Adamya. "Samsung may be killing bootloader unlocking on all phones with One UI 8".
  2. ↑ "Stable One UI 8 removed Bootloader settings from Developer options: Report".


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