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You have to manually allow bootloader unlocking from within your phone's developer menu which is hidden by default, and then you need to boot your phone into the bootloader menu. Only then will the browser be allowed to interact with the phone, and even then you get messages on the phone that you have to confirm to allow anything to happen.
Nobody's accidentally going to replace the OS on their phone by visiting a website.