In brief: People who are planning on buying a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 to play with custom software on it will have to make a bigger tradeoff than ever before, with the simple action of unlocking the ...

Unlocking allows you to root a phone and make changes to the core software. Naturally, most device makers discourage this behavior, but Samsung's setup on the Fold3 is downright hostile to modders.

The Galaxy Z Fold 3’s cameras don’t work after unlocking its bootloader. Samsung’s foldable warns users of this side-effect before actually unlocking the device. It wouldn’t be the first time camera ...

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.

Don't unlock your new Samsung Galaxy Fold 3's bootloader if you don't know what you're getting into, or you may just regret it. According to XDA-Developers, the foldable device shows a warning when ...

There’s good and bad news on the modding front this morning for Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 owners. First, the good: the bootloader has already been unlocked and root access achieved, which could pave the ...