No_@lemm.ee to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoMotorola is disabling Android phones purchased through unauthorized sellers in Mexico9to5google.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up19
arrow-up19external-linkMotorola is disabling Android phones purchased through unauthorized sellers in Mexico9to5google.comNo_@lemm.ee to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squarejet@hackertalks.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 years agoFirst sale doctrine should forbid this behavior entirely. Once you sold it it’s not yours to disable. The article doesn’t say they are offering a refund or replacement phone approved for mexico frequencies… so this is a massive dick move. Do the phones start to work again if operated outside of Mexico? Bricking phones by geolocation is massively evil and we should do everything we can to discourage it.
minus-squareSSUPII@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoCustom bootloaders, recovery and ROMs are more quickly going from a nerdy gimmick to a necessity.
minus-squareAsymptote@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoSamsungs Fold devices lose their camera functionality if you custom root 😂
First sale doctrine should forbid this behavior entirely. Once you sold it it’s not yours to disable.
The article doesn’t say they are offering a refund or replacement phone approved for mexico frequencies… so this is a massive dick move.
Do the phones start to work again if operated outside of Mexico?
Bricking phones by geolocation is massively evil and we should do everything we can to discourage it.
Custom bootloaders, recovery and ROMs are more quickly going from a nerdy gimmick to a necessity.
Samsungs Fold devices lose their camera functionality if you custom root 😂