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Samsung’s One UI 8 might shut down bootloader unlocking on Galaxy phones
(www.theverge.com)
This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
I bought unlocked (no carrier) phones from samsung's website and got locked bootloaders. I'm in the US.
that probably only means that its carrier unlocked, so that you are not forced to use a specific carrier that someone decided for you.
Exactly, which makes the "you can’t buy from a carrier in the US or you’ll often get a special version that" invalid, since its locked bootloader whether or not you get it from a carrier