Here's why OnePlus bricked your phone when you tried downgrading it
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OnePlus has issued a statement after reports that some phones were bricked when trying to downgrade the firmware or install a custom ROM.

Original title: Here’s why OnePlus bricked your phone when you tried downgrading it

OnePlus statement:

To further strengthen device security, we’ve temporarily paused the ability to downgrade from 16.0.2.50x software builds to older builds. We will be restoring the ability to downgrade software builds in our next routine software update, but in the meantime customers looking to downgrade their build can contact OnePlus after sales channels directly.

Article also speculates about the reason for the temporary measure:

“prevented firmware downgrades due to a vulnerability that could allow a stolen device to be wiped clean and sold as a fully functional phone”

Whatever the reason, I’m glad they reversed course.

  • tabularEnglish
    10·
    16 hours ago

    I don’t own the phone if the manufacturer controls what firmware ^low level^ software I can use on it. Preventing theft by never selling it properly in the first place!