“OnePlus has announced a new system that limits who can unlock the bootloader on their phones. Stating reasons such as “data security” and an enhanced “system stability” […]. OnePlus has introduced a new procedure where anyone wanting to unlock the bootloader on their devices must first fill out an online request form for “Deep Testing””.

Even if it is for one region, it is still enshitification preventing phones to have custom ROM 🤦‍♂️

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[–] 39 points 1 year ago (5 children)

The writing's been on the wall since they swapped to ColorOS with Android 12 and the bootloader update that came with it that no longer supports relocking, along with the delayed/nonexistent source code releases for the kernel.

It's very sad that basically the only real option is Google's Pixels, and even there the tides are turning.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Sony is still an option! my Xperia is dead easy to unlock and it has a headphone jack and sd card slot. they're just a bit of a hassle to find since they only sell in select markets :p

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