[Warning, possible misinformation] EU Bans Android Bootloader Unlocking Starting August 1st - Chris on Crypto

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[Warning, possible misinformation] EU Bans Android Bootloader Unlocking Starting August 1st - Chris on Crypto

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innermeerkat@jlai.lu to Europe@jlai.luFrançais · 4 months ago

EU Bans Android Bootloader Unlocking Starting August 1st - Chris on Crypto

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On August 1st, 2025, the European Union's Radio Equipment Directive (RED) 2014/53/EU officially took effect, directly thwarting long-standing openness that's defined Android smartphones for decades.

Warning: This directive might be misunderstood, and some articles contain information that could be false.

Edit to add some more context and discussions:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44765939
https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/24601-eu-is-banning-bootloaders-unlock/14
the very comments here

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