Rajesh is a 26-year old freelance writer from Kolkata, India. He loves to tinker around with his Android devices and flash custom ROMs on them.... We maintain a strict editorial policy dedicated to ...

Cody has been writing with Android Police for ten years. While best known for the hundreds of APK Teardowns and breaking news on many of Google’s new products and services, he also covers deeper ...

IntroductionDue to recent vulnerabilities, it was possible to unlock the Bootloader of the OPPO Find X9 Ultra if it was on a ...

I chanced upon the XDA Forums while looking for a way to update the original Motorola Defy to Android 4.0 ICS. Now I help people find answers to similar questions while covering the latest ...

However, HMD Global — the company which revived the Nokia smartphone brand — switched gears recently and announced that it would allow users to unlock the Nokia 8 bootloader. The ability to unlock the ...

So, you’ve got a Nexus device and keep hearing about these factory images, but have no idea what to do with them. It’s ok—we’re here to help. This guide will take you from a locked Nexus device to an ...

Bootloaders are something we all come in contact with, if we have an Android device. A bootloader is a bit of software that either blocks or allows (depending on whether it’s ‘locked’ or ‘unlocked’) ...

That said, the company warns that 'modifications aren't supported by Google and can cause hardware, software, or security issues and may void [the] warranty.' ...