A new Qualcomm GBL exploit is reportedly affecting Qualcomm SoCs, mainly the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. This enables bootloader unlocking on flagship phones that were previously difficult to ...

The Realme X50 5G is one of the company's first hits in 2020. It features Qualcomm's excellent Snapdragon 765G that comes with an integrated modem for seamless 5G connectivity. The handset that ...

It's a little bit exasperating for the more tech-savvy smartphone tinkerers who own an LG V20 to learn that some smartphones under LG do not support unlocking the bootloader. Android phone ...

The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is the current flagship chip for premium Android phones. It powers Xiaomi 17 Ultra, OnePlus 15, Galaxy S26 Ultra, and a few others. However, a new Qualcomm GBL exploit is ...

A vulnerability in Qualcomm’s Android Bootloader implementation allows unsigned code to run via the “efisp” partition on Android 16 devices. This is paired with a “fastboot” command oversight to ...

Bootloaders are one of the most vital parts of a smartphone’s system software, and researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara, have found holes in bootloader codes from multiple major ...

Researchers find six previously unknown memory corruption and unlock-bypass vulnerabilities in major chipset vendors’ firmware code. Six exploitable flaws in chipsets used by Huawei, Qualcomm, ...