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		Youden on Sept 14, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: S.Korea fines Google $177M for blocking Android cu... Ironically, Google's own Pixel devices are basically the only ones on the market that allow locking the bootloader with your own key [0]. They even follow the recommended bootflow [1], displaying a warning screen with the hash of the installed ROM when you boot the phone. [0]: https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/avb/+/mas... [1]: https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/avb/+/mas...

jefftk on Sept 14, 2021 [–]

Why is this ironic?

rav3ndust on Sept 14, 2021 | [–]

Probably because it effectively means that Google’s own devices are the simplest to “deGoogle.”

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