This is the first episode of our new series, Android Power User, where we talk about technology, definitions, and concepts to help regular Android users become Android Powerusers! The bootloader ...

If you were ever wondering what bootloader encryption, signing, and locking actually meant, this post is for you. My name is Ivo, and recently I posted this write-up on Reddit (check out the ...

Android bootloader components from five major chipset vendors are affected by vulnerabilities that break the CoT (Chain of Trust) during the boot-up sequence, opening devices to attacks.

As we have explained in some of our previous coverage about Android rooting, the vast majority of Android smartphones are configured to prevent users from tampering with the underlying platform.

Taiwanese smartphone giant HTC has revealed it is considering changing the bootloader restrictions on its Android handsets after it posted a message to its official Facebook page to notify its ...

Android Wear 2.0 will not let you pay with a wearable that's tethered to a smartphone with an unlocked bootloader.

Esper editor Mishaal Rahman confirmed this is due to a vulnerability in the Android 12 bootloader. Android is open source, and that means it is potentially vulnerable to "downgrade attacks." ...

I have this problem on my Nexus 6P running Android 7.0 (both on NBD90X and NBD91K). Bootloader is unlocked, but it's running stock Android and is NOT rooted.