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 ...

Kirby Air Riders has 21 playable characters, with most of them also having alternate colors that you'll unlock as you complete goals off of the game's massive checklists. You'll need to check the ...

Most new Amazon Echo devices are powered by Amazon’s Linux-based Vega operating system. But older models shipped with a custom version of Android that’s been locked down to make them feel more like an ...

When you open up the Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds open network test on any given platform, the Online play option will initially be blanked out. It doesn’t tell you the reason for that up front, but ...

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 blocking its phones' bootloaders with the upcoming One UI 8 update. A recent report from an XDA Developers contributor says that Samsung has started disabling bootloader unlocking on ...

Early testers noticed that the "OEM Unlocking" option, which allows users to unlock the bootloader, is missing on both the Galaxy S25 Ultra One UI 8 beta build. It is also absent on the pre-installed ...

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.