Android曾是“自由”的代名词。若你不喜欢手机的默认UI或预装臃肿软件，只需刷入一款定制ROM（即Android系统衍生版本的通俗说法）即可解决问题。但这一黄金时代正迅速消逝——又一款主流Android衍生系统近期陷入了困境。 专注隐私保护的主流Android发行版CalyxOS，于8月初突然宣布暂停后续版本更新。尽管该项目并未彻底解散，但在可预见的未来，用户将无法获得任何系统更新。与此同时， ...

当Android系统本身变得越来越完善后，“刷机”这个古老的玩法也就不合时宜起来。日前随着一加方面宣布调整Bootloader解锁方式，刷机党的最后壁垒也开始崩塌。近日ColorOS升级助手在一加社区宣布，为保障用户设备和数据安全性、增强系统稳定性，ColorOS 16将调整Bootloader解锁的方式。

Android用户总是听说OEM厂商（原始设备制造商）对于Bootloader的控制，也见到很多玩家呼吁开放Bootloader，今天笔者就和大家聊一聊Bootloader的事儿。究竟OEM厂商为什么要紧抓着Bootloader不放，玩。

CalyxOS, a privacy-oriented Android fork, has announced a pause on updates. But given the challenges most custom ROMs face, ...

Bootloader的中文名称叫做“系统启动加载器”，简单的是就是在系统真正运行之前启动的一个小程序，通过这个程序可以把各个硬件调试到一个合适的状态，这样才能引导系统正常的启动。打个比方说，Bootloader就类似于 电脑 上的BIOS，Android系统中的Bootloader就是Android系统和手机硬件联系的桥梁。

As a bit of heads-up here, we wanted to let you know about a change that Google made to the bootloader in Android 13 for the Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, and Pixel 6a. In short, you won’t be able to ...

It's important to recognize the significant difference between Android devices like the Nexus S that support bootloader unlocking by design vs. Android devices that can only be modified if ...

Sony Ericsson has unveiled that they are to be releasing a new Android bootloader unlock tool later this year that will help unlock some of the new 2011 Android smartphones. Karl-Johan Dahlström ...

All the way back in April, HMD released the kernel sources for the Nokia 8, but it remained silent on this bootloader issue. This morning, however, Juho Sarvikas, the company's Chief Product ...

After confirming with Google, we've learned that Android Pay for Android Wear will not function if your paired smartphone has an unlocked bootloader. This is not surprising, but it is ...