No_@lemm.ee to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoMotorola is disabling Android phones purchased through unauthorized sellers in Mexico9to5google.comexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1194arrow-down16cross-posted to: motorola@lemdro.id
arrow-up1188arrow-down1external-linkMotorola is disabling Android phones purchased through unauthorized sellers in Mexico9to5google.comNo_@lemm.ee to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square27fedilinkcross-posted to: motorola@lemdro.id
minus-squarejet@hackertalks.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up116arrow-down2·1 year agoFirst sale doctrine should forbid this behavior entirely. Once you sold it it’s not yours to disable. The article doesn’t say they are offering a refund or replacement phone approved for mexico frequencies… so this is a massive dick move. Do the phones start to work again if operated outside of Mexico? Bricking phones by geolocation is massively evil and we should do everything we can to discourage it.
minus-squareSSUPII@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up63·1 year agoCustom bootloaders, recovery and ROMs are more quickly going from a nerdy gimmick to a necessity.
minus-squarejet@hackertalks.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·edit-21 year agoMost of google doesnt care about ongoing hardware sales, so the software teams can do cool things.
minus-squareNeon 🏳️🌈🇺🇦🇪🇺🏳️⚧️🇹🇼🇮🇱🏳️🌈@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoi have heard of custom Roms and even TWRP, but custom Bootloaders?!
First sale doctrine should forbid this behavior entirely. Once you sold it it’s not yours to disable.
The article doesn’t say they are offering a refund or replacement phone approved for mexico frequencies… so this is a massive dick move.
Do the phones start to work again if operated outside of Mexico?
Bricking phones by geolocation is massively evil and we should do everything we can to discourage it.
Custom bootloaders, recovery and ROMs are more quickly going from a nerdy gimmick to a necessity.
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Most of google doesnt care about ongoing hardware sales, so the software teams can do cool things.
i have heard of custom Roms and even TWRP, but custom Bootloaders?!