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Re:Huawei Mate 30 phones launch without Google apps by commoner on Thursday September 19, 2019 @03:56PM (#21020053)
Yes, since mid-2018, Huawei has not provided a public method for anyone to unlock the bootloader of any Huawei phone.

https://www.xda-developers.com/xda-huawei-decision-stop-boot...

If you can't unlock the bootloader, that means you can't change the OS or root the phone.

This upset developers, especially since Huawei pays XDA Developers to promote their sub-brand (Honor) with sponsored content. It's ironic to see Huawei ads plastered all over XDA when Huawei phones are not developer-friendly at all.

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Re:Huawei Mate 30 phones launch without Google apps by bubblethink on Thursday September 19, 2019 @05:19PM (#21020860)
xda the website is just like any other website that will take ad money. The developers are independent and do their own thing. xda is one of those relics of the past that just has a large number of users. So you get visibility and QA for free. Other than that, replacing a forum like xda that is not ad run should not be that difficult if it weren't for the inertia.
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