mcc

glitch girl

Avatar by @girlfiend

Also on Bluesky
Also on Mastodon.


Anonymous User asked:

sorry to be annoying with the anonymous asks but you might find the fact that the m11's bootloader can be unlocked (so you can use the hidden developer options menu to install a dynamic system update with gplay services without mucking about with custom images) useful
sorry if you have already considered this

Hi, this is actually very interesting to me. This particular tablet I specifically purchased for consuming DRM'd corporate context, so I had not been thinking about unlocking the bootloader (I assumed custom ROMs would get me banished from Play Protect or whatever). And in general, I don't know how to find out detailed information about this device because my usual source of data (XDA forums) do not specifically exist for the Lenovo Tab series.

Where can I learn more about this developer options menu? Thanks!


You must log in to comment.

in reply to @mcc's post:

Developer menu access is pretty stable across all Android:

Settings -> About -> Tap the build number a lot (7 I think). You should see "You are now a developer!". Back out of that menu and Developer Options should show up somewhere.

However you will probably run in to some issues from some random googling, which lead me to this guide:

https://github.com/bkerler/mtkclient (because it has an older chipset)

That's about as deep as my knowledge here goes, though.