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HMD Global is considering unlocking the Nokia 8 bootloader

If you're a Nokia fan who likes to root, flash custom ROMs and modify their devices, you might be happy to hear the latest news.
Dennis D. Bednarz
28 Sep 2017

HMD Global is considering unlocking the Nokia 8 bootloader, reveals their Cheif Product Officer on Twitter. This could be a "deal-maker" for a lot of potential new Nokia customers, as pointed out in the Twitter thread.

The initial answer was a clear "no", however, the Chief Product Officer, Juho Sarvikas, later replied to himself that the company will "look at this". This indicates that HMD Global may be willing to unlock the bootloader in the future after some decisionmaking is done.

Great feedback. Chatted with our CTO @MikkoLJaakkola and agreed to look at this. Please allow us to focus on ramp up first. #heretolearn

— Juho Sarvikas (@sarvikas) September 28, 2017

This is a very welcome message. For a lot of people, a phone is an instant "no buy" unless the bootloader can be unlocked like on Pixel, Nexus and OnePlus phones. Unlocking the bootloader allows the user to easily root their device, replace the OS if needed, and do all sorts of customisation. This also future-proofs devices as developers can easily port newer versions of Android to the handsets, long after the company drops support, which is a common issue in the Android world.

This should all be taken with a grain of salt as Sarvikas only confirmed that HMD Global will look into this, not outright unlock the bootloader. The main reason to not allow unlocking of the bootloader, according to him, is security, which is an important thing for HMD Global with their Nokia-branded phones.

What do you think? Is a locked bootloader a deal breaker and would you buy a Nokia 8 if it had an unlockable bootloader? Let us know in the comments below!

via xda-developers

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Dennis D. Bednarz

Dennis D. Bednarz

Dennis D. Bednarz is the Editor-in-Chief at ModMy. He has been a recognised member of the Microsoft community for years and has moved to technology hacking after the death of Windows 10 Mobile. He swears often and drinks tea like a mad lad. You can go ahead and follow him on Twitter at @DennisBednarz.

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