Samsung is blocking its phones' bootloaders with the upcoming One UI 8 update. A recent report from an XDA Developers contributor says that Samsung has started disabling bootloader unlocking on ...

Samsung appears to have removed the OEM Unlocking option in One UI 8, disabling bootloader unlocking on more devices than before.

Mobile phone giant Samsung has decided to kill off the bootloader on its operating system and prevent those who love to tinker with their phone from getting their fix. While most Samsung Galaxy ...

Samsung's One UI 8 update has seemingly removed bootloader unlock functionality from Samsung Galaxy devices.

A toggle that would let Samsung owners install custom software has disappeared on phones shipping with the new OS, and One UI 8 beta builds for the Galaxy S25.

Apparently Samsung is blocking Bootloader Unlocking with the recent One UI 8 update. This will change things for custom development.

And there's no workaround in sight. It's not all sunshine and roses with the latest One UI 8 software by Samsung. The company's take on Android 16 is ...