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No going back: Pixel 10's Android rollbacks rumored to go away

Rollbacks for Android software might vanish from Google's flagship Pixel 10 phones.

Pixel 10 series may lock you out of downgrades with a future Android update

A new leak claims that Pixel 10 phones (except the 10a) will soon get a bootloader update to prevents downgrading to older ...
MobilityArena

Pixel 10 series won’t receive downgrades anymore with this future Android update

Google wants to tighten software downgrade protections on the Pixel 10 series. According to the Mystic Leaks Telegram channel ...
Liliputing

Revolutionary: New tool for unlocking bootloader on most HTC Android phones

Unrevoked and AlphaRev, the development teams behind two popular Android hacking tools have teamed up to release a new tool called Revolutionary. It’s an S-OFF Tool that lets you flash a custom ...
Android

Qualcomm GBL Exploit Reportedly Enables Bootloader Unlocking on Flagships

A new Qualcomm GBL exploit is reportedly affecting Qualcomm SoCs, mainly the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. This enables bootloader unlocking on flagship phones that were previously difficult to ...
WinBuzzer

Android 17 Gets Quantum-Safe Encryption Across Full Security Stack

Google has deployed quantum-resistant encryption across Android 17's security stack, covering bootloader, keystore, and app ...
Android Authority

Samsung allows bootloader unlocking on Galaxy XR after killing it on phones

Samsung’s newly released $1,800 Galaxy XR headset includes support for bootloader unlocking. Unlike competitors like Meta Quest or Apple Vision Pro, this makes the Galaxy XR uniquely accessible for ...