We already knew Samsung’s Galaxy Note II would be making its way to Verizon Wireless, but a new report suggests that the 5.5-inch behemoth will be locked down.
The second I saw this story on the XDA thread, I envisioned many Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III users giving Verizon the proverbial middle finger. This locked bootloader issue with Verizon’s Samsung Galaxy S III has certainly made a full circle.
Hey guys,
I was searching for a nice GB Rom for my Ray, but I have a locked bootloader :(
So I was wondering, is there a cool rom for locked bootloader? Cause i really don't want ICS...
(And someone ported MIUI for locked bootloader, but the ICS version, is this possible to put MIUI GB into a locked bootloader?)
Thanks ! :)
As we already knew, Verizon’s version of the Galaxy S III has a locked bootloader, but you didn’t think Samsung did that on purpose did you? Verizon has never been a fan of unlocked bootloaders, which always amazed me that they allowed the Galaxy Nexus on their network.
Basically, After performing the S-off and flashing JB 1.50 together, It doesnt show weither the bootloader is locked or not anymore. How do you tell if it is locked?
Can the bootloader be locked while on a different Hboot?
This isnt causing any problems yet, But I am curious about this now. :confused:
Looks like there’s news that Verizon and AT&T will both receive a developer edition of Samsung’s Galaxy S4. Both of these versions of the S4 have a locked down bootloader, so it makes sense for a developer edition to come out on both of these companies.
Well the Galaxy S III might be created for humans, but not for the development community. Well, at least for the Verizon version that is as its bootloader is locked by design. Now it was rooted over the weekend, but we need a method to permanently unlock the bootloader to allow unrestricted flashing from ODIN. Well our friends over at XDA created a bounty for anyone who can do it.
I'm considering this phone. Currently on the GNex.
First smartphone was completely locked down and filled with carrier bloat. So having a Galaxy Nexus that's completely open and developer friendly, I don't ever want another locked down phone again.
In yet another twist involving Verizon’s version of the Samsung Galaxy S III, contrary to our earlier report, Verizon will not provide a software update to unlock the encrypted bootloader.
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