You might want to get your G5 on T-Mobile. Photo: LG

Samsung’s focus on making its smartphones as secure as can be mean there’s little chance you’ll be able to flash third-party ROMs and tweaks on many handsets in the Galaxy S7 series. That’s not the case for LG’s new G5 handset.

If you buy the device on T-Mobile, it ships with an unlockable bootloader, paving the way for all kinds of user customizations.

Get your bootloader unlock code now. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Official bootloader unlock codes have been made available for 2014 Moto X handsets on Verizon, paving the way for custom ROMs and other third-party customizations.

Marshmallow has arrived. Photo: Google

Google’s latest Android 6.0 Marshmallow factory images are now available for Nexus devices, giving users the opportunity to update manually rather than wait for the over-the-air release.

Beware My Xperia on unlocked devices. Photo: Sony

If you’ve unlocked the bootloader on your Sony Xperia smartphone, then you should avoid the company’s My Xperia Theft Protection. Using it “might cause the device to malfunction,” Sony says.

The S6 Edge is compatible with CF-Auto-Root. Photo: Samsung

If you can’t live without root access on your Android, you’ll be pleased to know that there is already a root method for Samsung’s all-new Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge — weeks before they even go on sale.