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Samsung is apparently removing the option to unlock your bootloader from Galaxy devices with its One UI 8 update, at least in places where that was still available.<\/p>\n
For Galaxy owners in the US, bootloader unlocking hasn\u2019t been available for quite some time, really almost never at all. But in other parts of the world, Samsung left the option open. That\u2019s apparently changing with the One UI 8 update.<\/p>\n
SammyGuru<\/a> gathered reports and evidence from One UI 8 that shows that, like in the US, bootloader unlock is no longer available. Specifically, the \u201cOEM Unlocking\u201d developer option has vanished. This has been observed both in beta builds on Galaxy S25 Ultra, as well as on Samsung\u2019s Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Fold 7 which ship with One UI 8 pre-installed. A code snippet from<\/a> Samsung\u2019s firmware shows this, as does further user findings<\/a>.<\/p>\n For the bulk of Samsung buyers, this change won\u2019t really have an impact. <\/p>\n \tAdvertisement – scroll for more content<\/p>\n The vast majority of smartphone buyers never touch half of the advanced options on their phone, with far fewer doing anything that would require an unlocked bootloader. As SammyGuru points out, though, it\u2019s certainly a shame for enthusiasts who enjoy custom ROMs, kernels, or even just rooting their device for expanded functionality. <\/p>\n There will still be a way to unlock the bootloader, though, it just won\u2019t be user-accessible. Samsung will still have a way to do it when needed, but the user won\u2019t, which is what\u2019s changing here. <\/p>\n It\u2019s still unclear if the One UI 8 update will make this change on devices that are already on the market, but it\u2019s entirely possible. In recent years, it\u2019s become more common for Android manufacturers to disable this ability. In China, for example, Xiaomi disabled the ability to unlock your bootloader a while back, with users taking pretty drastic actions<\/a> to get around the limitation. <\/p>\n More on Samsung:<\/p>\n Follow Ben:<\/strong>\u00a0Twitter\/X<\/a>,\u00a0Threads<\/a>, Bluesky<\/a>, and\u00a0Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.<\/a><\/p>\n
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