New Huawei OTA will make phones with Magisk (root) not boot, even the ones that are already rooted

[GoldenLag]

22 minutes ago, TopHatProductions115 said:

I think I may just sell my Nexus 6P...

The company of Nokia embrasses you with their sturdy arms and well supportet mind

[D13H4RD]

Huawei: How many layers of Knox are you on?

Samsung: Like maybe 5 or 6 right now, my dude

Huawei: YOU’RE LIKE A LITTLE BABY. WATCH THIS!

 

*bricks rooted phones*

[jsjones008]

On 8/28/2018 at 9:28 AM, jagdtigger said:

Which is illegal, both USA and EU:

https://www.xda-developers.com/xda-external-link/rooting-cannot-legally-void-your-warranty/

 

https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1998801

It's a gray area. Technically it's not the root itself, but the process in doing so counts as "unauthorized software". At least, so I have been told.

[jagdtigger]

1 minute ago, jsjones008 said:

It's a gray area. Technically it's not the root itself, but the process in doing so counts as "unauthorized software". At least, so I have been told.

Its not a grey area, they either prove that the root caused it or they most fix/replace the device.

[Djole123]

This wouldn't have been an issue if EMUI wasn't a clusterfuck of a skin.

 

The only way of getting (budget and mid range) Huawei phones usable for heavier tasks is to root them and put a custom ROM, however in order to get them rooted you needed a bootloader unlock code which they don't provide anymore, and now this.

 

My Honor 7 Lite is probably the last Huawei I want to own, which is sad considering how good the camera is. The software is so terrible it makes my phone hang even when I open Instagram. I did do a reset multiple times.

[jsjones008]

13 minutes ago, jagdtigger said:

Its not a grey area, they either prove that the root caused it or they most fix/replace the device.

I can tell you with 100% certainty they deny warranty repair claims to anyone who has a rooted device. I work for a place that does Samsung warranty repairs.

 

And that's most likely exactly how they get away with it. They can't prove that the root did cause any issues, but the consumer also cannot prove it didn't.

[jagdtigger]

23 minutes ago, jsjones008 said:

I can tell you with 100% certainty they deny warranty repair claims to anyone who has a rooted device. I work for a place that does Samsung warranty repairs.

 

And that's most likely exactly how they get away with it. They can't prove that the root did cause any issues, but the consumer also cannot prove it didn't.

The problem is the burden of proving it was caused by software is on the manufacturer.... Its like in case of PC, they cant deny warranty just because you wiped windows and put linux on it.