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Quoting the tl;dr in the linked article:

  • Samsung could be stepping up its game by offering seven years of major Android updates for the Galaxy S24 series, and the generous update policy might extend to other Galaxy flagships.

  • The Galaxy S24 series might also introduce charges for AI features like Live Translate and Pixel-like photo editing tools after 2025.

  • There's speculation that users may need to sign in to their Samsung accounts for certain AI functionalities.

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[–] Osiris 40 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (5 children)

Samsung could easily win me over if their bootloader was unlock able.
Edit: Apparently it's just US variants that can't be unlocked

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Well, bootloader unlock toggle in developer options and fastboot eom unlock are available, am I missing something?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Even the ones that are not carrier-locked?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, my S22 Ultra was carrier unlocked but the bootloader was not unlockable.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Strange, never seen such threads on xda. Could you provide screenshots of developer options around "Demo mode" setting?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Look for SM-S908U1 specifically. There are a few threads (like this one), but I think most US XDA users were just implicitly aware of how Samsung operated in the US. This was my first device from them and I was caught unawares.

I'm back on Pixel now.

[–] keyez 2 points 10 months ago

It's broken right now so I cannot check again to verify, but I had an S20 FE direct from Samsung in the US and none of those options were available in developer options.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

@Gallardo994 @Osiris you can’t if you have Samsung with Snapdragon

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

I have Snapdragon variant of S23U (UAE version) and the bootloader is unlockable, are you sure it's snapdragon specific and not just US-specific, or carrier-specific?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

wdym, you just go to dev options and allow it, then reboot and do fastboot unlock.
press power button a couple of times (THIS WILL TRIP KNOX E-FUSE PERMANENTLY WITHOUT ANY WAY TO RECOVER), wait for data to be erased and boom it's unlocked

[–] jose1324 2 points 10 months ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

They aren't? My phone has an option to unlock it, tho I haven't used it.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 10 months ago