Custom ROM aficionados will have to add the HTC Incredible S to the ever-growing list of Android devices whose bootloaders are signed and locked. Like the Motorola Droid 2 and Droid X, Milestone and ...

One of the biggest advantages of Android over other mobile operating systems is the freedom users have to install different versions of the system on their phones. Since Android is Open Source, you ...

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We recently heard that the new Samsung Galaxy Note II will be headed to US mobile carrier Verizon, and showed you some photos of the device. Now according to the guys over at Brief Mobile, who have ...

According to CyanogenMod’s Steve Kondik, the AT&T version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 comes with a locked bootloader, which means that the AT&T version will not be the best version to get if you are ...

Shortly after the first Amazon Kindle tablet was released in November, 2011, hackers rooted the tablet and then started installing custom firmware replacing Amazon’s firmware with other versions of ...

What use is having a lock when you leave the door wide open anyway. That's the puzzle that OnePlus 6 owners are now facing after it was discovered how the phone may be fundamentally insecure right at ...

Verizon has confirmed that it is locking the bootloader on the Samsung Galaxy S III, which puts up a small hurdle for Android hackers. Verizon has confirmed that it is locking the bootloader on the ...

Just days after developers rightfully complained that the Transformer Prime would ship with an encrypted bootloader, Asus has backed down. Gentlemen, start your ROMs ...

So short story, Acer's last official automatic update has broken screen rotation for many users. It has to do with boot synchronization of accelerometer from what I gathered. So people have had to ...