Samsung appears to be removing the ability to unlock the bootloader in One UI 8, which would be a huge blow to Android customization.

OnePlus is making a considerable change with its Android 16 update which will require users to fill out an application before having the ability to unlock their bootloader.

OnePlus is making it difficult to unlock bootloader with ColorOS 16 based on Android 16. Here are the complete details.

Samsung appears to have removed the OEM Unlocking option in One UI 8, disabling bootloader unlocking on more devices than before.