Some Android recovery menu tools and options are being removed in the latest Samsung Galaxy updates, but the reason is unclear.

Samsung is removing several options from the Android recovery menu with the latest updates for Galaxy phones. Specifically, the update is removing:

Apply update from ADB
Apply update from SD card
Wipe cache partition
View recovery logs
Run graphics test
Run locale test
  • hornedfiend@piefed.socialEnglish
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    18 hours ago

    Not defending Samsung, not by a long shot, but isn’t referring to the ability to sideload in recovery (roms)?

    It doesn’t seem to affect normal sideloading for apps. Still very shitty move regardless.