How to remove the Samsung warning message "bootloader is unlocked" S6 Lite

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Hello,

I have installed /e/ OS successfully but keep having these warning messages at each restart.
Would it be possible to remove them or skip the Samsung verification?

I found a similar topic here : https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/howto-remove-the-unlocked-bootloader-warning-galaxy-tab-s6-lite.4352463/
But it explains how to change the message…nothing else.

And last question, I guess the bootloader should be kept unlocked in order to use /e/ OS, correct?

Thanks by advance and have a nice day.
Richard

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Hi @richard3134 welcome to the /e/ forum.

Correct – if it is not included in the install instructions please do not attempt to to relock the bootloader. Currently ~95% of /e/ ROMs do not support locking … and not you cannot skip verification sanely as far as I know.

For further reading there are a few posts on this subject https://community.e.foundation/search?expanded=true&q=relock%20bootloader%20order%3Alatest

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Actually, it would be very cool to change the “Warning: Unlocked bootloader” message to something more bolshie like:

Congratulations on escaping the Google Panopticon

Anyone know how to do this on a Sony Xperia XA2??

And, while we’re at it, to change the subsequent very annoying BRIGHT WHITE SCREEN with small black “SONY” to reversed colours - black screen, white text. This would then match the /e/ logo very nicely on the next screen, and not be so alarming when rebooting at night :wink:

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I do not know if it’s sp applicable to your phone

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I had the same problem and the way you propose to solve it is not very serious because you change the warning but the device is very vulnerable.
This is to put patches but not to seriously solve the problem. If you want to fight google with that the war is lost.