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Re:Apple releases Pkl – configuration as code language on Saturday February 03, 2024 @12:54PM (#39242873)
Copybara uses it
Do you think Samsung does not have non Korean employees?
How about "gatekeeper"
Re:Samsung Extends Android and Security Updates to 7 Years on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @10:07PM (#39037157)
They are industry leading in Android for quite some time. They often have innovations first that then Google generalizes in Android itself. For example, lock screen customization, secure folder, even work profile was first available on Samsung devices. Samsung literally contributed work profile (Knox) to AOSP.
Same, got my first Android dev job from my side projects. Don't think current state of app stores would let something like that happen easily.
> [citation needed]

https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/6/22612921/google-epic-antit...

> An unlockable bootloader isn't a hack. Try again.

Several apps rely on successful SafetyNet verification to start functioning. A unlocked bootloader will trip this and apps stop functioning. Current solutions to overcome this is a cat and mouse game.

https://www.xda-developers.com/bypass-safetynet-hardware-att...