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Samsung Galaxy update removes Android recovery menu tools, including sideloading (9to5google.com)
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Samsung is removing several options from the Android recovery menu with the latest updates for Galaxy phones. Specifically, the update is removing:

Apply update from ADB
Apply update from SD card
Wipe cache partition
View recovery logs
Run graphics test
Run locale test
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[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 36 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I feel these companies are forgetting the lessons from the mid 2000’s. When you remove the hardware features from your devices, which only the most advanced users use. It doesn’t mean you’ve locked it down, but instead invited these users to find alternative ways to bypass your security.

PS3 had Linux support. PS3 removed Linux supper. PS3 was cracked wide open.

Xbox One has a Dev mode, devs who wanted to play emulators on their Xboxes could. So the hardware was left be.

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Their goal is to have no ways to bypass it. Sure, it's an ideal that might not hold up, but they will keep trying over and over and over again

Backed up by server-side authorization, and supported by powerful entities such as banks or governments. They will not stop trying

[–] balder1993@programming.dev 1 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Surely they will never stop trying, and the challenge will get certain people really worked up to be creative in how to do it.

Remember iOS used to have a huge community on hacking the phone. The interest slowed down after Apple sort of implemented the features people used that for. iOS is certainly more secure nowadays, but there’s no shortage of vulnerabilities being constantly discovered, and with vibe coding apparently being integrated even large companies, I suspect more and more dumb vulnerabilities will be looming just waiting to be exploited.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

a powered system is a vulnerable system.

they will never have the ability to 100% lock down hardware.