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by Youden 1742 days ago
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...

1 comments

Why is this ironic?
Probably because it effectively means that Google’s own devices are the simplest to “deGoogle.”