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Uh oh. I just brought a pixel 6a from Swappa, was hoping to use a different os. Not arrived yet though.
sometimes the option to unlock the bootloader doesn't work until you connect the device to internet. not sure if the original person who posted tried that. this might be a non issue.
In the context of an online marketplace "Unlocked" means "Not carrier locked". This has _nothing_ to do with the bootloader.
Maybe. But Swappa confirmed it meant bootloader unlock
In the context of an online marketplace "Unlocked" means "Not carrier locked". This has _nothing_ to do with the bootloader.
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I forget. What are the security implications of having your car play your music again?
Pretty sure Jeep was hacked via their infotainment system and remotely driven (by researcher Charlie Miller) So it’s actually kind of a real thing
Having said that, a successful car infotainment system attack on android auto or apple carplay could, of course, compromise your phone.
So it's up to you whether you decide to cope with that possibility by breaking the law and navigating with a handheld device, or simply declining to do banking on your phone, since successful car exploits mean the attack surface against your phone is much larger than you might presume.
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Imagine a supermarket telling you "sorry, it's not feasible to check the expiration dates on all of our products".
That essentially is the case. Grocery stores make a best effort to remove expired foods but you can often find expired food on the shelf in the US. Go make a stink about it at the customer service desk and they will probably say exactly that.
> we are unfortunately not able to guarantee bootloader unlocking, as it is not feasible for us to search through thousands of devices in order to find one that is Ohhhh, is that how it works? Maybe I should try that next time. Instead of selling broken hardware as "NOT TESTED, AS IS, PARTS MACHINE" I should sell them as "100% working!" and when someone asks, I'll tell them "sorry, it's not feasible to search through…
Imagine a supermarket telling you "sorry, it's not feasible to check the expiration dates on all of our products".
Source: I ditched the techpocalypse at the end of 2024 and now happily work at a grocery store.
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That essentially is the case. Grocery stores make a best effort to remove expired foods but you can often find expired food on the shelf in the US. Go make a stink about it at the customer service desk and they will probably say exactly that.
They… will not say that, because they get a large fine if you report them. Every store I've been too has been deeply apologetic when this has happened (a small handful of times in my entire life).
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Imagine a supermarket telling you "sorry, it's not feasible to check the expiration dates on all of our products".
I feel like supermarkets more or less do tell you this--I get expired crap all the time if I don't check myself.
In the context of an online marketplace "Unlocked" means "Not carrier locked". This has _nothing_ to do with the bootloader.
In the context of an online marketplace "Unlocked" means "Not carrier locked". This has _nothing_ to do with the bootloader.
> Devices sold in partnership with specific carriers may be locked by the carrier, which will prevent installing GrapheneOS. This is primarily an issue with US carriers and isn't common elsewhere in the world. To avoid this, either don't buy a carrier device, or make sure it can be unlocked.