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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I still don't get why it would be time-dependent. If they are going to release a simple tool with a single simple function like that, why not just release a standalone tool that can be run in perpetuity? Does it really require authentication with Google servers or something to modify the firmware?

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Because Google doesn't do standalone tools. It's all web and they don't want to host it forever.

And no, because there are now third-party tools that can flash it that are standalone.