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Here's how Android 15 blocks thieves from bypassing factory reset protection

This article goes into more detail about how these new measures will actually work compared to the blog post earlier this year from Google. Namely:

  1. Enabling the OEM unlocking setting will no longer prevent FRP from activating.
  2. Bypassing the setup wizard will no longer deactivate FRP. FRP restrictions will apply until you verify ownership of the device by signing in.
  3. Adding a new Google account is blocked.
  4. Setting a lock screen PIN or password is blocked.
  5. Installing new apps is blocked.
ElPussyKangaroo ,

I’m more focused on the adorable plushie in the hero image 🥹❤️

jbk ,

This could still be bypassed by flashing a new OS that deliberately messes up the userdata wipe-persisting secrets. Well idk if there’s a way to prevent that, but I guess really needy and tech-savvy people could recover lost devices that way

Rikj000 ,
@Rikj000@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

The more I hear about Android 15,
the less excited I get for it…

shortwavesurfer ,

Okay, according to the article, this functionality will only activate after you have signed into a Google account for the first time on the device. So, at least for those of us who use custom software such as lineage OS, that won’t matter since we don’t put a Google account on the device to begin with in a lot of cases. A lot of us boot the phone for the first time, skip the entire setup wizard as fast as possible without signing in or any of that stuff, and then immediately enable OEM unlocking and flash the lineage or whatever software.

henfredemars OP ,

I also imagine FRP will be ignored by custom ROMs even if the secret data is set.

shortwavesurfer ,

Well, that won’t matter unless it’s a brand new phone or has been properly erased because you won’t be able to install lineage anyway unless one of those two conditions are met.

FuckyWucky ,

L tbh, if the thieves steal my phone I would rather them be able to have someone else use it than throw it away. hopefully they find a way around.

atleast they can still break it down for parts.

Chozo ,

Nah, fuck that. I'm not rewarding somebody's thievery, that just empowers them to do it again. I'd remote-destroy my stolen phone with thermite if I could; not to protect what's on the phone, but so that whoever stole it has absolutely nothing to show for it.

KickMeElmo ,

Sounds like good ideas that’ll be a pain in the ass for innocent power users.

philodendron ,

Until they sign back in to their own phone…? How is that a pain?

sebsch ,

I could imagine this could also deeply enforce OEM locks on the bootloader.

So for everybody trying to root or custom rom a device this isn’t the best situation.

jbk ,

Looks like they “just” have to stop signing in with a Google account, and may have to enable adb and install apps using it / e.g. Shizuku

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