An XDA Forums user confirms that after unlocking the bootloader, the Z Fold 3’s cameras were completely non-functional: facial recognition, loading the camera app, and trying third-party camera apps ...

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 is one of the company’s latest foldable smartphone. While it arrives with a lot of firsts for the company like the in display selfie camera, the company has added another ...

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 ...

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Samsung is apparently removing the option to unlock your bootloader from Galaxy devices with its One UI 8 update, at least in places where that was still available. For Galaxy owners in the US, ...

Don't unlock your new Samsung Galaxy Fold 3's bootloader if you don't know what you're getting into, or you may just regret it. According to XDA-Developers, the foldable device shows a warning when ...

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 owners ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Since the version of the Galaxy S3 on Verizon that thousands of you pre-ordered has a locked bootloader, ...

Earlier in the week, we heard that the AT&T version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 came with a locked bootloader, which disappointed many tech enthusiasts and developers. A locked bootloader restricts users ...

We didn't have too many reservations about the Galaxy S III for Verizon in stock form. Anyone who's been eager to load new firmware, however, has been up in arms over the particularly locked down ...