ESPConnect is a capable flashing utility for ESP32 and ESP8266 boards. It depends on the Arduino IDE or PlatformIO IDE if you ...

Making an Arduino shield can be simpler than you think. This time I designed one to program Attiny and Atmega microcontrollers, that way I don't have to use a breadboard and make the wiring to program ...

Samsung’s newly released $1,800 Galaxy XR headset includes support for bootloader unlocking. Unlike competitors like Meta Quest or Apple Vision Pro, this makes the Galaxy XR uniquely accessible for ...

This project creates a complete standalone ISP programmer for Arduino Nano devices using another Arduino Nano as the programmer. It's designed to program the Optiboot bootloader onto ATmega328P ...

OnePlus is making a considerable change with its Android 16 update which will require users to fill out an application before having the ability to unlock their bootloader. In a post this week, ...

It's not all sunshine and roses with the latest One UI 8 software by Samsung. The company's take on Android 16 is currently available as a stable version on its Galaxy Z Fold7 and Z Flip7 smartphones.

Samsung’s One UI 8 update reportedly removes the option to unlock the bootloader on many Galaxy devices. This change impacts advanced users who customize their phones with custom ROMs or root access.

EasyBCD is a robust tool for modifying the Windows bootloader. It is incredibly useful and gives you unrivaled customization capabilities over one of the most delicate programs on your Windows 11/10 ...

Microsoft’s Threat Intelligence team has leveraged its AI-driven Security Copilot tool to identify 20 critical vulnerabilities in widely used open-source bootloaders — GRUB2, U-Boot, and Barebox.

IT security researchers have discovered several security vulnerabilities in the Universal Boot Manager U-Boot. They allow attackers to circumvent the chain of trust and inject and execute arbitrary ...

The modular Grand Unified Bootloader in version 2.x is still the boot method used by the installers of most Linux systems. Support for a number of file systems, EFI, secure boot and multiboot make ...