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Updated Samsung unlocking policy (Samsung no longer allows bootloader unlocking from One UI 8 onwards) Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
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| [[Google Pixel|Google]]|| Easy (non-Verizon)<br>Medium<ref>https://joshspicer.com/root-pixel-1</ref> (Verizon) || Command-line (unlocked variant, not restricted to carrier, and non-Verizon carrier variants when paid off fully)
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| Enable option that allows OEM unlock (if it exists) in Development settings, then unlock bootloader in Download mode.
[[Samsung Knox]] (on supported<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.samsungknox.com/en/knox-platform/supported-devices |title=Device Compatibility Knox Solutions | Samsung Knox |access-date=2024-12-05 |archive-date=2024-12-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207152737/https://www.samsungknox.com/en/knox-platform/supported-devices |url-status=live }}</ref> devices) will be permanently tripped if modified or custom firmware is flashed, so [[Samsung Wallet]], Secure Folder and applications made use of the Knox framework will be permanently unusable even if the bootloader is re-locked.
From One UI 8.0, Samsung has removed the ability to unlock the bootloader in all regions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-26 |title=Bootloader unlocking option removed from One UI 8.0 |url=https://xdaforums.com/t/bootloader-unlocking-option-removed-from-one-ui-8-0.4751904/ |access-date=2025-07-27 |website=XDA Forums |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Leon |first=Jean |date=2025-07-26 |title=One UI 8 Could Be Killing Part of the Core Essence of Android |url=https://www.androidheadlines.com/2025/07/samsung-one-ui-8-prevents-unlocking-bootloader-galaxy-phone.html |access-date=2025-07-27 |website=Android Headlines |language=en-US}}</ref>
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| [[OnePlus]]|| Easy (non-[[T-Mobile US|T-Mobile]])<br>Medium ([[T-Mobile US|T-Mobile]])|| Command-line, except on T-Mobile US variants where an unlock code is needed
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