Why would China allow the domestic sale of a device that could run GrapheneOS?

Historically, some very large Android OEMs based in China and selling in China also provided bootloader unlocking support in their devices including Xiaomi https://github.com/zenfyrdev/bootloader-unlock-wall-of-shame... and Oppo https://github.com/zenfyrdev/bootloader-unlock-wall-of-shame...

It doesn't have anything directly to do with GrapheneOS, and would have enabled custom OS support of any Android distribution.

	▲	mitxela 15 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Xiaomi claims to provide unlocking, but doesn't actually. I don't know about Oppo.

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palata 19 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Why not?

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mitxela 15 hours ago | parent [-]

Because it's a totalitarian state that does not tolerate dissent? It's the same reason North Korea requires all devices to be bootloader locked to RedStarOS, but weaker.

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palata 7 hours ago | parent [-]

So you're saying that running AOSP is fine, but running GrapheneOS is not? Huawei used to run Android, I don't think it was blocked...

	▲	mitxela 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I don't think they allow AOSP (which is not Android) either.