I’m pretty sure the Exynos S10/Note 10 series from 2019 was the last unlockable bootloader Samsung S you could get.

You could try to sell it or trade it in for something that’s unlockable. Outside of Pixels, Motorola and OnePlus tend to have the most new-ish devices that run custom ROMs.

I just found a decently priced Motorola Edge 40 Pro that I set up with LineageOS, it was stupid easy. Supposedly, it’s getting Android 16 at some point early next year.

This has lots of documentation for recent devices and what kind of challenges you might face. https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/

Barring any of that, some type of debloat software is gonna be your best bet. Good luck!

No, that’s UHF. You’re thinking of the cassettes we used to record and watch movies on.

Depending on the tablet, you might not be able to unlock the bootloader. I have a Chinese Lenovo model Y770 that’s not unlockable.

You can always remove your google account from the tablet and install Aurora Store and f-droid to keep google from tracking what you’re using. Every step in the right direction is a step away from google.

Using Open Street Maps, Mull, Brave, librewolf, various proton apps or whatever you prefer will let you get away from the built in google stuff.

There’s no such thing as man sized rats.

(That being said, I do appreciate how on the nose a lot of WH stuff is; such as the leader of the ninja assassin Clan Eshin being called Sneek lol)

This is unsettling to hear, because I haven’t had an issue in several months on my end. When it used to get bad, the one thing that always seemed to work for me was watching things in private tabs.

I’ve also used the Albanian VPN workaround, and it definitely worked in the past. Good luck, let us know if you find a solution!

Schenker is German and has some ridiculously specc’d laptops. But be ready to pay through the nose.

Like, I’m talking 200Hz 16:10 4k+ screens with 5090s and up to 256 GB of RAM.

My favorite rendition. OAM Trio - Puff the Magic Dragon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE8vGwVhtjY

I need to make a trek to the giant blue box. Lingonberry Master Race!

Don’t @ me cranberry peasants.

1-800-EAT-SHIT in my ass, talk about kismet

(Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol, awesome band I just discovered)