Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by causi 1735 days ago
I'm not aware of any manufacturer who allows bootloader unlocking without also displaying a warning screen every time the phone boots up.

Example: https://www.thecustomdroid.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Ho...
1 comments
piaste 1735 days ago
My current phone (Xiaomi POCO F2 Pro) only displays a faint lock/unlock icon above the logo while booting. Easy to miss.

But that's not really important, because unlocking the bootloader factory resets the device on every Android phone that I know of. AFAIK it's not possible to unlock a bootloader without the owner's knowledge.

link
causi 1735 days ago
Even if it's easy to miss, a person like Snowden would be looking out for it.
link