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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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[–] Gallardo994@sh.itjust.works 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] Byter@lemmy.one 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] Gallardo994@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Even the ones that are not carrier-locked?

[–] Byter@lemmy.one 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Gallardo994@sh.itjust.works 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?

[–] Byter@lemmy.one 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@lemmy.world 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.

[–] jzentgg@mastodon.social 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Gallardo994@sh.itjust.works 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?