While Google’s new Pixel 9 series stands out with its advanced artificial intelligence features, some of these features are disabled when the device’s bootloader is unlocked. This news may offend tech enthusiasts, especially those who want to unlock the bootloader to customize their device’s software and gain more control.

Google does not want to unlock bootloader

Unlocking the bootloader on Google’s Pixel 9 series will cause users to lose some AI-powered features like Pixel Screenshots, Call Notes, and the new Weather app. Interestingly, some other apps like Pixel Studio are not affected and continue to work without any issues.

According to an algorithm designed by Google, applications affected by bootloader locking are detected by a check performed by the server and these features are disabled when unlocked.

Google’s reason for imposing these restrictions is likely security-related. While unlocking the bootloader provides root access to the device and the ability to make various customizations, it also makes the device more vulnerable.

In this sense, we will see together whether the famous technology giant will back down after the reactions. Let’s see if Google will lift the restrictions it has imposed on users who unlock the bootloader of their device.