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ouch but yea xiaomi closed their bootloaders later. I've seen great videos of people handing phones in for repair - have the tech unlock it and run off with it.
Htc also stopped "letting you" unlock bootloader.
Oneplus apparently lets you unlock it, pixel ofc and a few more. Here's a github list https://github.com/zenfyrdev/bootloader-unlock-wall-of-shame
I saw that github list while browsing a solution just to find out it's pretty much near impossible my heart sank after that, man I hated myself for not doing enough research if I did I probably saw that list sooner ๐ญ, just because it's listed on LineageOS site doesn't mean I can put a rom on it
Man Xiaomi were simple to unlock but their process was shit. Had to request and give a reason why you wanted to unlock the phone, then wait for a code to unlock the device. Pixel and Nothing look to be pretty simple so that may be something to take a look at.
MIUI was a fantastic rom for my Nexus 1, used it for until I cracked the screen on that device. Sad its gone the way it has.
yeaaa I know the feeling. I remembered getting the cat S52 last time, and expecting the company to unlock it as previous ones.
they did not...
I honestly don't know what phone to buy anymore Samsung, Sony, Poco, Xiaomi even some newer 1+ phone are starting locked their bootloader, fuck these companies
Semi-reluctant recommendation for Motorola - the unlock process is only a bit annoying, and many models have decent Lineage compatibility.
Try uniherz. Black Friday sale. I have the jelly star. Best phone I ever had. But they make lots of good ones for cheap.
Are they supported by lineage?
Wait what? I have a Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 5G, and I was able to unlock the bootloader earlier this year. And I unlocked the bootloader in HyperOS 1, not MIUI (which has fewer restrictions on unlocking the bootloader)