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Select Echo Show models can now be jailbroken, allowing you to ditch Fire OS for Android and install any app under the sun.

For many Xiaomi smartphone users, the desire to customize their device beyond the standard MIUI or HyperOS experience is a significant draw. The first and most crucial step in this journey is to ...

OWN’s new documentary series “Unlocked: Family Secrets,” which follows six families as they reveal, unpack and confront their household’s tightly concealed secrets, is set to premiere on Sept. 27, The ...

For years, Android users have knocked iOS for being a "walled garden," with the iPhone locking users into Apple's ecosystem and limiting how far they can stray outside of the company's guidelines.

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. In a post this week, ...

Samsung is apparently removing the option to unlock your bootloader from Galaxy devices with its One UI 8 update, at least in places where that was still available. For Galaxy owners in the US, ...

Samsung’s One UI 8 update reportedly removes the option to unlock the bootloader on many Galaxy devices. This change impacts advanced users who customize their phones with custom ROMs or root access.

There are a lot of weapons in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone. Many you’ll unlock via leveling up in their respective games, but others have a message in the Loadouts menu: Unlocked in Armory.

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If you're looking to upgrade your iPhone, several professionally refurbished models are on sale during Amazon's Prime Day 2025 sale, which ends July 11. Each of the discounted iPhones is certified ...