bootloader
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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There are services you can pay for that claim to unlock your US phone’s bootloader, but it’s not the relatively simple process found on the global version of the phone.
From The Verge • Aug. 24, 2021
The message shown to users trying to unlock their bootloader.
From The Verge • Aug. 24, 2021
The user reports that re-locking the bootloader made the cameras work again.
From The Verge • Aug. 24, 2021
To do this, it uses secure hardware on the device that uses cryptography to verify the bootloader code, which uses cryptography to verify the secure loading of the operating system.
From The Guardian • Jun. 22, 2017
The custom processor gives Sony some headrom to secure the system, and the bootloader will of course be locked down tight.
From Forbes • Feb. 21, 2013
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