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Re:About the security content of iOS 14.7.1 and iPadOS 14.7.1 by JackGreyhat on Monday July 26, 2021 @04:52PM (#27965302)
> I understand that around the 90s owning anything with an OS also implied the ability to mess with the box of bolts and circuits that run the OS but that’s no longer the case. At least not when it comes to phones.

Incorrect. It is still the case with nearly all Android phones. You can install any OS version, gain full permissions, mess with kernels, modules, frameworks, recoveries, ...

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Re:About the security content of iOS 14.7.1 and iPadOS 14.7.1 by acdha on Monday July 26, 2021 @05:12PM (#27965554)
You mean all of the people I see complaining about locked bootloaders are mistaken?
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Re:About the security content of iOS 14.7.1 and iPadOS 14.7.1 by JackGreyhat on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @04:39PM (#27977319)
Thats because they bought a locked version, such as most carrier models.
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