[Ologn]

Samsung has its own bootloader. Some people get it to work with AOSP/LineageOS, but it is an extra pain. So I avoid Samsung for LineageOS.

This is a list of support devices

https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/

I installed LineageOS on a Motorola Edge a bit back.

One problem is it takes a bit of time for a device to get officially supported by LineageOS. By the time it is, stores are often selling the next generation of devices.

That was not the case when I bought an Edge and put LineageOS on it in 2021.

[9cb14c1ec0]

> but it is an extra pain.

I've bricked several Samsung devices trying to flash Lineage on them. It is important to follow the Lineage installation instructions very closely.

[nubinetwork]

It used to be dirt easy, i remember my s5 was just "fastboot oem unlock" and flash the new image...

Sure you'd lose knox, but nobody really uses it anyways... But from what lineage is saying, it seems Samsung made unlocking impossible on North American devices.

I'm not sure what the law side of things is like for this, because I recall it being mandated that phones could be sim unlocked after contracts expire... someone should try seeing if there is a legal requirement for unlocked bootloaders.

Edit: I wish apps would also stop whinging about unofficial OSes or devices being rooted... banking apps, mostly.

[catlikesshrimp]

> someone should try seeing if there is a legal requirement for unlocked bootloaders.

The EU is only now applying usb chargers. They will be ironing appstores next. USA, maybe not with the next president.

[9cb14c1ec0]

> it seems Samsung made unlocking impossible on North American devices.

It is possible to unlock them. It just takes about 20 steps and multiple reboots.

[ghjfrdghibt]

My device is currently not supported, their FAQ about this is needlessly passive aggressive, though I can assume there's a reason.