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Pixel 9 owners might not want to unlock the bootloader
Unlocking the Pixel 9 bootloader may break some of the new AI features.
A few users on the XDA forums started a thread to mention that the Pixel 9's AI features break with an unlocked bootloader (via Android Authority). Pixel Weather's AI reports suffer when using an unlocked bootloader, similar to Call Notes on the latest series. The specific reasoning behind these bootloader/rooting issues on the Pixel 9 isn't clear, leaving users wondering if there's a bug Google needs to squash.
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