OnePlus will limit bootloader unlocking, but it's not all bad news
www.androidauthority.com
OnePlus is placing new restrictions on bootloader unlocking for certain users starting its Android 16 update which arrives later this year.

“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 🤦‍♂️

  • Grass@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    10·
    2 days ago

    I had the 5 but really everything after 1 was aafter they had become just as bullshit as the competition

    • magikmw@piefed.socialEnglish
      1·
      1 day ago

      I switched to Nord after running my 3T down and I’m really happy, I got a great upgrade in hardware AND no shitty curved screen for 1/3rd of the price.

      • Grass@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        1 day ago

        I kinda want a phone in the exact shape of the oneplus one but with current wifi and recent ish processor. When I got the 5 I gave the 1 to my brother who proceeded to drop it at work and run over it with a forklift. The screen cracked and the wood back plate broke but the phone still worked. Some months later he got the 5t and ran over that too but it was decimated.