This is the first episode of our new series, Android Power User, where we talk about technology, definitions, and concepts to help regular Android users become Android Powerusers! The bootloader ...

Google Pixel and Google Pixel XL have been on the market for almost a week now, and initial reports suggest they're selling rather well. That isn't ...

Android security: Multiple bootloader bugs found in major chipset vendors' code Beware of attackers inside your smartphone's bootloader code. Written by Liam Tung, Contributing Writer.

With HyperOS, Xiaomi will now allow users to unlock the bootloader on their Android phones. This, however, isn’t really a change, as Xiaomi has required users to apply to unlock their bootloader ...

After facing some scrutiny over the locked bootloader on its Transformer Prime tablet, Asus announced that it is creating an unlocking tool for the device. Android 4 is also coming to the device ...

The Nexus 5 is a Nexus. Of course I'm sure you figured that out. But what that means is that the device was meant to be easily hackable. This also means ...

Unlocking your phone’s bootloader is an essential step if you want to install alternative ROMs, beta versions of Android, different operating systems, or get root access for greater control. So ...

As a bit of heads-up here, we wanted to let you know about a change that Google made to the bootloader in Android 13 for the Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, and Pixel 6a. In short, you won’t be able to ...

If you want to flash Android 13 onto your Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, or Pixel 6A, you won’t be able to flash back to Android 12 later because of a bootloader update.

All HTC Android devices released after September 2011 will have unlockable bootloader. HTC has kept its promise to offer Android smartphones with unlockable bootloaders for developers to tinker ...