Roman0@lemmy.world to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoEU votes to mandate removable batteries in smartphones in a landslide; no more glued together junk!www.youtube.comvideomessage-square108fedilinkarrow-up1104arrow-down13
arrow-up1101arrow-down1videoEU votes to mandate removable batteries in smartphones in a landslide; no more glued together junk!www.youtube.comRoman0@lemmy.world to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square108fedilink
minus-squareEmerald_Earth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoMaking it illegal to lock bootloaders would make each device community-maintainable.
minus-squareAras@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoI hope you mean, always make it possible to unlock the bootloader offline (to not be dependent on them). There are good security reasons to have it locked by default.
minus-squareEmerald_Earth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoYes. No more of that unlock code nonsense. Even Fairphone has an online bootloader unlocking process. I hate it.
Making it illegal to lock bootloaders would make each device community-maintainable.
I hope you mean, always make it possible to unlock the bootloader offline (to not be dependent on them). There are good security reasons to have it locked by default.
Yes. No more of that unlock code nonsense. Even Fairphone has an online bootloader unlocking process. I hate it.