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  • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I did once on a nexus 5. It was a pain in the ass, but it can be done. What phones are easier to get root access (is that the proper term? Idk. I think in Canada they can’t be carrier locked.)

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      1 year ago

      Carrier locked != Locked bootloader

      One keeps you tied to a single carrier, the other allows you to access the bootloader to load custom ROMs