Yep, I have a Fairphone… it can operate with an unlocked boot loader…
I’m not an Android developer, but reading more it seems that where I thought the modular kernel would allow patching, it does seem to be a monolithic compiled object.
So, ok, I could probably dig out the source for AOSP / LineageOS patches, but possibly not for the GKI.
Planned obsolescence. Many devices wouldn’t get an update. Plus, the bootloader being locked and no root meaning you can’t do anything.
Always buy a phone which will receive updates for a long period of time and/or is unlockable.
Options like Fairphone, Pixel, Oneplus. Samsung provides 7 Yrs of features and security updates but cannot be unlocked.
Yep, I have a Fairphone… it can operate with an unlocked boot loader…
I’m not an Android developer, but reading more it seems that where I thought the modular kernel would allow patching, it does seem to be a monolithic compiled object.
So, ok, I could probably dig out the source for AOSP / LineageOS patches, but possibly not for the GKI.