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Following the successful effort to unlock the Verizon Pixel bootloader earlier this week, developers @firewaterdevs @jcase and @therootninja have publicly released a Pixel bootloader unlock tool ...

It's a little bit exasperating for the more tech-savvy smartphone tinkerers who own an LG V20 to learn that some smartphones under LG do not support unlocking the bootloader. Android phone ...

LG has now updated its list of phones that support the bootloader unlock tool, adding the G6 into the mix. To be more specific, it's actually the phone's European variant, which carries the model ...

Motorola now lets you unlock the bootloader on selected phones and tablets using a Motorola tool. This lets you install a custom recovery utility or replace the firmware that came with your device ...

LG’s bootloader unlock tool now supports the U.S. version of the G5, though it’s important to note that this is just in relation to the unlocked model of the U.S. version, and not the carrier-branded ...

In the UK, a Zenfone buyer sued ASUS over the company’s broken promise to provide bootloader unlocking support for its phones. The buyer won, getting a full refund for the phone and their court fees, ...

LG shut down its smartphone division earlier this year, but promised to continue providing Android updates for its latest flagship phones through 2022. Want to keep using up to date software on an LG ...

Asus may be faltering at the moment with the release of the Android ICS update for Transformer tablet though the good thing is, it has kept its word and has come up with the unlock tool for ...

In June, HTC announced that the era of locked bootloaders would soon be over, and that future devices could have their bootloaders unlocked via a software upgrade. However, there was no word as to ...

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