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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Unlocking the bootloader of a smartphone enables the user to install | Unlocking the bootloader of a smartphone enables the user to install [[wikipedia:List_of_custom_Android_distributions|alternative operating systems, colloquially known as "custom ROM"]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 Aug 2025 |title=Android ROM |url=https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/android-rom |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241223222958/https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/android-rom |archive-date=23 Dec 2024 |website=PCMag}}</ref> | ||
'''Difference from Rooting''' | '''Difference from Rooting''' | ||