I live in Latin America and I found out here governements dont require Samsung to OEM lock bootloader for Samsung phones, so thecnically im able to boot a custom rom unto my phone. But Im curious if this still enables us Samsung users from Latin America to boot any privacy respecting android rom, since most of them doesnt support Samsung devices at least that's what they say on their web pages. So, do you guys think there's a solution for us?

  • 👁️👄👁️@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Don't think you can unlock the bootloaders on Samsung devices, so not really possible

    Most you can do to make it privacy friendlier (still not private) is to disable/uninstall app the bloat until you get to the minimum required apps, try to replace as many apps and you can with fdroid equivalents, and add an adblocking firewall. Settings your private DNS to dns.adguard-dns.com could probably help too.

    • 3yiyo3@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      This is the option I can enable after activating developer options on my Samsung. It is in spanish, but it do mean that you are able to unlock the OEM bootloader, letting you access to boot roms, as far as I understand. Is it really impossible?

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  • Nematodes [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    If you are able to OEM unlock, you probably can flash a ROM of your choosing. Now find a rom that is compatible with your device.

    As other have said, calyx, or lineage are good options. but if there are unofficial they are likely to have security vulnerabilities. If thats not a deal breaker for you than try it out.

    Ps make sure you have a usb 2.0 or newer. a cheap usb 1.0 will not work.

    Get adb and fastboot.

    Let me know how it goes!

  • Ilandar@aussie.zone
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    1 year ago

    iodéOS supports some of the older Samsung devices (9 and 10 S and Note series). Unfortunately there are not many options if you have a newer Samsung.