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It just so happens I was looking into this recently. Yes, the bootloaders can be unlocked, but iirc, the OnePlus 9 pro was their last phone that they released an msm tool for. I don’t remember what that stands for, but it’s a software that’s capable of reliably unbricking the phone and restoring it’s factory software. Currently, only the people doing repairs and service at OnePlus have access to this tool, but they used to make it public. If you check out xda, phones since the 9 pro haven’t seen ANY custom ROM development because it’s too risky. Without the msm tool as a safety net, one wrong move can brick a phone. It can be difficult enough flashing a proven ROM, successfully developing a ROM without soft-bricking the phone at least once is probably just about impossible
@0ops@MigratingtoLemmy I heard this had something to do with one of the owners of the company leaving and starting his own phone company which left the other guy who didn’t really care about the modder community.
This is just what I remember so its prob not 100% accurate
You’re talking about the Nothing Line of mobiles. So maybe they take over as the custom ROM favourite in the US? Who knows.
I do not see why this is a problem though; I just found instructions on how to unbrick a OnePlus 11 device with fastboot. Why has this stopped development?
unbrick a OnePlus 11 device with fastboot. Why has this stopped development?
What you’ll find out after you go down that rabbit hole is maybe the instructions work, maybe they don’t. Worse, they’ll point to links to 3rd parties that will charge you to use their tools.
I spent two weeks with an N20 trying to root it and gave up after hitting a batch of files with really ugly viruses. I gave up after I got it factory reset, but the cell radio wouldn’t work. It was just obscure problem, virus, scam, obscure problem…over and over.
It’s the first time where I’ve hit that level of scamminess in the modding community and a total lack of support from the manufacturer.
It just so happens I was looking into this recently. Yes, the bootloaders can be unlocked, but iirc, the OnePlus 9 pro was their last phone that they released an msm tool for. I don’t remember what that stands for, but it’s a software that’s capable of reliably unbricking the phone and restoring it’s factory software. Currently, only the people doing repairs and service at OnePlus have access to this tool, but they used to make it public. If you check out xda, phones since the 9 pro haven’t seen ANY custom ROM development because it’s too risky. Without the msm tool as a safety net, one wrong move can brick a phone. It can be difficult enough flashing a proven ROM, successfully developing a ROM without soft-bricking the phone at least once is probably just about impossible
Edit: okay the 9 pro was the last flagship with an msm tool. https://onepluscommunityserver.com/list/Unbrick_Tools/
@0ops @MigratingtoLemmy I heard this had something to do with one of the owners of the company leaving and starting his own phone company which left the other guy who didn’t really care about the modder community.
This is just what I remember so its prob not 100% accurate
You’re talking about the Nothing Line of mobiles. So maybe they take over as the custom ROM favourite in the US? Who knows.
I do not see why this is a problem though; I just found instructions on how to unbrick a OnePlus 11 device with fastboot. Why has this stopped development?
What you’ll find out after you go down that rabbit hole is maybe the instructions work, maybe they don’t. Worse, they’ll point to links to 3rd parties that will charge you to use their tools.
I spent two weeks with an N20 trying to root it and gave up after hitting a batch of files with really ugly viruses. I gave up after I got it factory reset, but the cell radio wouldn’t work. It was just obscure problem, virus, scam, obscure problem…over and over.
It’s the first time where I’ve hit that level of scamminess in the modding community and a total lack of support from the manufacturer.
Which other brand would you suggest, for the US other than Google?