By now, you all know that the bootloader on Verizon's Galaxy S3 is locked (signed), right? And you also probably know that Samsung has plans to release a developer edition that can be unlocked, only you have to fork out $599 to get it. Well, what if Big Red's stance has changed, all of a sudden?
On Friday afternoon, we received an email from a reader who had received a response from Verizon's support, concerning the bootloader situation. The email is below, but it essentially says that Samsung will be releasing a software update that will allow the device to be unlocked. There isn't a date for the release, but it could be "soon."
Being the skeptics that we are, we emailed Verizon's PR to see if this was true. While we have yet to receive official word back, we are seeing other signs that point to a software update as a possibility.
