We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. As a part of the May 2025 update for Pixel devices, Google has added a note/warning to the factory image page, ...

Years ago, unlocking the bootloader on Android phones was more common. While far fewer people do it now, there is still a niche that likes to test advanced software modifications and more. That said, ...

Google has started rolling out an update for its enrolled Pixel testers for a bootloop issue that plagued Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3. The patch is rolling out for all devices; however, Google offered a ...

Xiaomi just introduced strict restrictions to unlocking the bootloader on its HyperOS-running phones, citing security and data protection. While MIUI devices offer some amount of flexibility in this ...

Unlocking your phone’s bootloader has long meant the risk of losing access to certain software features. In support documents, Google now confirms that Gemini Nano does not work on devices with ...

Samsung appears to be disabling bootloader unlocking in One UI 8 on more devices than before. Previously, only US models lacked the OEM Unlock toggle, but the restriction now seems to be spreading to ...

Google is preparing some kernel improvements for Android devices which are said to improve boot times by up to 30% on the Pixel 10, the first semi-official reference to the unreleased smartphone. Two ...