Wired

Set Up Your Phone’s Always-On Display So You’re Unlocking It Less Often

Break the pattern of unlocking your phone for one thing and then getting sucked into something else. Set up your lock screen to show all the information you need at a glance. The number is probably ...
AppleInsider

iBoot to mBoot — Apple's iPhone bootloader has a mysterious new name

The iOS bootloader just got its first name change, from 'iBoot' to 'mBoot.' As to why, nobody outside of Apple Park knows yet. While the second iOS 26.4 developer beta makes it possible to test end-to ...
Ars Technica

Verizon acknowledges “pain” of new unlock policy, suggests change is coming

Following our report last week that Verizon is forcing people to wait 35 days for phone unlocks after paying off device installment plans, Verizon is apparently trying to eliminate the inconvenient ...
Fox Business

Verizon customers face 35-day wait to unlock paid-off phones under policy change

Verizon has added on a step for customers wanting to unlock their fully paid-off devices by introducing a new waiting period in certain cases. Under Verizon’s current device-unlocking policy, ...
GitHub

Gtajisan/Miui-bootlooder-unlock

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ZDNet

How to enable Extend Unlock on your Android phone (and why it's seriously useful)

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The Verge

Verizon’s prepaid services add a 365-day wait to unlock phones

Visible, TracFone, Straight Talk, and Total Wireless customers will have to wait longer to switch to a new network. Visible, TracFone, Straight Talk, and Total Wireless customers will have to wait ...
Ars Technica

Verizon starts requiring 365 days of paid service before it will unlock phones

Verizon has started enforcing a 365-day lock period on phones purchased through its TracFone division, one week after the Federal Communications Commission waived a requirement that Verizon unlock ...
9to5google

OnePlus requires more users to get permission for bootloader unlock with Android 16

OnePlus is making a considerable change with its Android 16 update which will require users to fill out an application before having the ability to unlock their bootloader. In a post this week, ...
talkandroid.com

Samsung just killed off this longtime feature with Android 16 and One UI 8

Editorial Note: Talk Android may contain affiliate links on some articles. If you make a purchase through these links, we will earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Learn more. Samsung’s recent ...
ExtremeTech

Samsung Disables Bootloader Unlocking With One UI 8 Update

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 ...