Android用户总是听说OEM厂商（原始设备制造商）对于Bootloader的控制，也见到很多玩家呼吁开放Bootloader，今天笔者就和大家聊一聊Bootloader的事儿。究竟OEM厂商为什么要紧抓着Bootloader不放，玩。

Bootloader的中文名称叫做“系统启动加载器”，简单的是就是在系统真正运行之前启动的一个小程序，通过这个程序可以把各个硬件调试到一个合适的状态，这样才能引导系统正常的启动。打个比方说，Bootloader就类似于 电脑 上的BIOS，Android系统中的Bootloader就是Android系统和手机硬件联系的桥梁。

近日，XDA Developers社区多名用户报告称，无法在三星基于Android 16的One UI 8.0中，找到原本应该在开发者选项的“OEM Unlocking”开关，并且不仅限于美版 ...

RT-Thread STM32F4 自制 BootLoader 的制作和使用（在线升级上位机篇Android）前言说明大致介绍思路分析使用方法前言说明前两篇文章分别介绍了通用BootLoader的编写和自制BootLoader的编写，本篇文章用来介绍串口YModem升级的上位机实现方法。大致介绍在上位机实现在下位机的在线升级，最关键的就是实现串口 ...

Smartphone bootloader firmware should be secure even if the operating system is compromised. But researchers have found five flaws in major chipset vendors' code that leave the process vulnerable ...

The Android Market doesn't require a vetting process for app submissions like Apple's App Store does. And being able to modify an Android device via unlocking the bootloader has been very ...

As promised, Sony Ericsson has just flipped the switch for its Android bootloader unlocking service, meaning those with an unbranded Xperia device from 2011 and onwards -- Play, Arc, Neo, and Pro ...

This is the first episode of our new series, Android Power User, where we talk about technology, definitions, and concepts to help regular Android users become Android Powerusers! The bootloader ...

It's important to recognize the significant difference between Android devices like the Nexus S that support bootloader unlocking by design vs. Android devices that can only be modified if ...

There's been a lot of chatter going around the interwebs in the past 24 hours about the Droid X's exceptionally well-locked bootloader -- a situation that is going to make running custom ROMs ...

HUAWEI announced yesterday that it will no longer support bootloader unlocking. Now we have an official statement on the matter from HUAWEI.