LG’s new decision will tie users’ hands!

LG, which is one of the important players of the mobile industry and became a legend among its users, withdrew from the smartphone market this year. The South Korean company, which also terminated the production in its factories, turned its resources to electric vehicle components, smart homes, etc. while expressing that he will divide it into areas; It was on the agenda that it would sell different brands of phones in its stores.

LG has made a decision that will attract the reaction of users. It announced that it will turn off the Bootloader unlocking tool, which allows software interventions such as installing ROMs and rooting smartphones from third-party sites.

Bootloader unlock of LG phones can no longer be unlocked

A screenshot shared by a Twitter user shows LG’s controversial decision: the company announced that it will terminate the website for developers from December 31. This decision also means that LG’s Bootloader unlocking tool will also be retired.

So what does it mean that the bootloader cannot be unlocked? If you are not dealing with Custom ROM installation or rooting, there is no need to worry. You will be able to use your phone as always without any problems. However (at least in an official way) you will not be able to delete the firmware developed by LG and installed on the phone and install a third-party ROM instead.

Since you cannot install software from outside sources on phones whose bootloader is not unlocked, you will have no choice but to trust LG for updating. In fact, the company said that after leaving the smartphone industry, it would provide update support to its existing devices for a while. In fact, the list of LG phones that will receive Android 12 has also been announced.

While manufacturers such as Samsung, OnePlus, Xiaomi have largely completed the beta process of Android 12; There was no sound from LG on this issue. If you believe that you can change the software by installing a Custom ROM on your phone, you can unlock the Bootloader using the Bootloader Unlock tool on the LG Developer page.