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Line 2: [[File:Bootloader Android HTC Pico.JPG\|right\|thumb\|An unlocked bootloader, showing additional available options]] '''Bootloader unlocking''' is the process of disabling the [[bootloader]] security that ~~makes~~enforces [[secure boot]] ~~possible~~during the boot procedure. It can ~~make~~allow advanced customizations possible, such as installing [[custom firmware]]. On [[smartphones]], this can be a custom Android distribution or another mobile [[operating system]]. Some bootloaders are not locked at all and some are locked, but can be unlocked with a command, a setting or with assistance from the manufacturer. Some do not include an unlocking method and can only be unlocked through a [[software exploit]]. Bootloader unlocking is also done for [[mobile forensics]] purposes, to extract digital evidence from mobile devices, using tools such as [[Cellebrite UFED]].

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