Have an LG smartphone and want to unlock the bootloader so you can install a custom recovery, custom ROM, or other firmware? Now you can do that… maybe. LG’s last few flagship phones have shipped with ...

TeamAndIRC released their SunShine bootloader unlock for the original Moto X and the DROID family from last year (MAXX, ULTRA, and Mini), this afternoon. The unlock tool comes in the form of an .apk ...

I've been writing about Android since 2011, with a focus on device reviews, Samsung and Google Pixel hardware, and the latest happenings in the ecosystem. In my entire writing career, I've reviewed ...

A couple of weeks ago, HTC announced that they would be releasing their bootloader unlock tool for a number of HTC devices this month. True to their word, HTC has now released the bootloader unlock ...

LG’s bootloader unlock tool now supports the U.S. version of the G5, though it’s important to note that this is just in relation to the unlocked model of the U.S. version, and not the carrier-branded ...

Motorola has surprisingly launched a new tool which they have designed to help users unlock certain Motorola devices, such as the Photon Q, RAZR developer edition, XOOM (Verizon), and XOOM WiFi. This ...

LG has now updated its list of phones that support the bootloader unlock tool, adding the G6 into the mix. To be more specific, it's actually the phone's European variant, which carries the model ...

The $199 ZenFone 2 placed Asus in the top of the best value-for-money smartphones of 2015. Two models came out, a cheaper version sporting 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of storage for $199, and a more ...

ASUS has released a bootloader unlock tool for the ASUS Transformer Pad 300, one of its Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich tablets. First discovered by Android Police, the bootloader unlock tool is ...

Soon-to-be Droid RAZR owners, this one’s for you. If you’re looking for a reason to be angry this Monday morning, I’ll do you one better with a reason for anger and a target toward which you can ...

Following the successful effort to unlock the Verizon Pixel bootloader earlier this week, developers @firewaterdevs @jcase and @therootninja have publicly released a Pixel bootloader unlock tool ...

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