XmrBazaar (beta)

Samsung has probably been a huge favourite of mine in the tech scene but I believe its honestly reached the point of no return. With the latest release of One UI 8. Samsung now locks the bootloader and you can not unlock the device to flash a custom ROM.

Its not like the setting is removed and you can use some ADB voodoo to get it back, no, the logic is no longer there, the code is ripped off from the phone.

This is a huge blow as now upon updating to this cursed release you can not move back. Your phone will be stuck here indefinately. Just a quick headsup to anyone on samsung rn. DO NOT UPDATE TO ONE UI 8 :)

If you want custom ROMS and privacy focused ROMS you are much better in the hands of Google Pixels. Samsung has been an utter sh*tshow.

I don't think you have a choice since it automatically updates you. That said, your real weak point in terms of privacy is always your ISP. That's really where the government is siphoning and storing most data from, and encrypting traffic doesn't really do much to stop them if your data request has a high enough priority (example, like a whistleblower). Any requests to compromise your device remotely would run through your ISP as well.

Your best privacy afaik is using a pager to notify you when you should return to your phone, because as a receiver instead of a transceiver, signals are only going one way. Just like a dedicated SATNAV (like etrex) instead of using a phone for navigation.