From what I understand, they fought a bit to give Verizon customers an option. But think about this situation for a second. If you have a locked down version that the majority of the public has, plus this developer version that very few will likely buy due to price, you will have two developer scenes. The unlockable phone will have developers busting out full AOSP ROMs and freely doing whatever they please to their phone, while the rest of the world will be stuck with kexec hackjobs. Which do you go with — unlockable and potentially smaller community or locked and big community?
In theory, locking bootloaders probably means less bricked phones since you are trying to keep people from doing too much damage, right? But what about the theory that people will continue to try everything in their power to hack on their phone because it is locked, which could lead to more bricks?
Sure, we have a factory ROM for the phone already, but you could argue that even that is just giving people more incentive to hack away and potentially brick.
Now that you can potentially have stock, Android 4. Samsung and Verizon Wireless recognize that there are many enthusiasts and professional developers that are interested in customizing their device with third-party ROM software.
Unlocking the bootloader can put the stability of the phone in jeopardy; therefore, only experienced developers should attempt to unlock the bootloader. Those models are available directly from the respective carriers. The Developer Edition will be sold online directly from Samsung. When the device is available for purchase, it will be sold through the Samsung developer portal at developer.
Depending on the device, an open bootloader could prevent Verizon Wireless from providing the same level of customer experience and support because it would allow users to change the phone or otherwise modify the software and, potentially, negatively impact how the phone connects with the network. The addition of unapproved software could also negatively impact the wireless experience for other customers.
Unlocking the device also voids the warranty. While not all previous Samsung Android devices have had an easily unlockable bootloader, all of our other current Galaxy S III flagship lineup, and all Nexus-branded devices, support the standard bootloader unlocking procedure. Problems caused by unlocking the bootloader and installing custom software will not be covered by the warranty. Problems with third-party and customized bootloader software can cause irreparable harm to the Galaxy S III.
Users interested in performing these actions should proceed with caution and at their own risk. With the Galaxy S21 FE launch out of the way, all eyes have turned to try to figure out when Samsung will unveil its next trio of flagship phones. Those models are available directly from the respective carriers. The Developer Edition will be sold online directly from Samsung.
When the device is available for purchase, it will be sold through the Samsung developer portal at developer. Depending on the device, an open bootloader could prevent Verizon Wireless from providing the same level of customer experience and support because it would allow users to change the phone or otherwise modify the software and, potentially, negatively impact how the phone connects with the network. The addition of unapproved software could also negatively impact the wireless experience for other customers.
Unlocking the device also voids the warranty. While not all previous Samsung Android devices have had an easily unlockable bootloader, all from our other current Galaxy S3 flagship lineup and all Nexus-branded devices support the standard bootloader unlocking procedure. Problems caused by unlocking the bootloader and installing custom software will not be covered by the warranty.
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