Tinkerers left in the cold as One UI 8 slams the door shut Mobile phone giant Samsung has decided to kill off the bootloader on its operating system and prevent those who love to tinker with their ...

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

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 is reportedly removing the bootloader unlocking option on more phones with the One UI 8 update, extending the restriction beyond US models.

The AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4 bootloader is unlocked thanks to the work of a well known hacker. The tool is not available yet, but will likely pave the way for custom roms.