But for most phones, youâ ll have to enable the Developer Options to access the bootloader locks. Developer Options is a hidden settings panel in Android that houses the menu weâ re looking for.

Xiaomi just launched its new “HyperOS” skin for Android devices, but in a bit of a twist of the knife to enthusiasts, the company is not only disabling the option to unlock the bootloader but ...

Asus has announced plans to unlock the bootloader on its Eee Pad Transformer Prime and bring Android 4 to the device by January 12. After facing customer scrutiny Monday for locking and encrypting ...

Gaining access to the bootloader on Android can give you full control over your OS in a process known as rooting. It also allows you to install modded versions of Android, called ROMs. While some ...

The Android Debug Bridge (ADB ... Your Nokia 8 will have an unlocked bootloader and your device will be wiped. If you are having second thoughts, now is the time to turn back.

Motorola, the smartphone manufacturer famous for its locked bootloaders and difficult-to-root handsets, has finally released an official tool for unlocking the bootloader of its Android phones.

Now, Xiaomi has confirmed to Android Authority that bootloader unlocking will indeed be disabled out-of-the-box on HyperOS smartphones. The company revealed the stance in an emailed response to ...

Developer Ian Morrison has released a new tool called the Linuxium Bootloader which makes it even easier to boot Linux (or Android) on one of these devices. Linuxium Bootloader is a GRUB-like tool ...

Most Android devices are fairly easy to brick if you have full an unlocked bootloader, since you can (and regularly do) replace the bootloader (which also handles booting/flashing via USB!) ...