DIY enthusiast (i.e. salvager of old PC parts). An avid user of Android since the Eclair days, Skanda also likes to follow the recent development trends in the world of single-board computing. HTC ...

However, HMD Global — the company which revived the Nokia smartphone brand — switched gears recently and announced that it would allow users to unlock the Nokia 8 bootloader. The ability to unlock the ...

Now, unlock the bootloader by typing the following command: fastboot oem unlock You will get ‘finished’ output in the command prompt and phone will reboot. If you get any problem while unlocking the ...

Xiaomi Mi 9 is the flagship device of the Chinese smartphone maker. The successor of Mi 8 carries high-end specifications and features. Due to immense popularity, third-party developers have developed ...

While unlocking the bootloader of a Xiaomi phone running MIUI is possible, it's not as easy as it is on phones like the Google Pixel 2 or OnePlus 6. Excluding the Android One smartphones (Mi A2, Mi A2 ...

If you’re the sort of person that likes to load custom ROMs on your smartphone, the ability to load system software without unlocking the bootloader might sound like a good thing. But it also means ...