Beberapa produsen, termasuk Xiaomi, OnePlus, dan Motorola, menyediakan dukungan resmi untuk membuka ''bootloader'', memungkinkan untuk rooting tanpa mengeksploitasi kerentanan.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2016-06-06|title=Everything you need to know about rooting your Android|url=http://m.androidcentral.com/root|newspaper=Android Central|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017100215/http://m.androidcentral.com/root|archive-date=2016-10-17|access-date=2016-10-08|url-status=live}}</ref> Namun, dukungan mungkin terbatas hanya untuk ponsel tertentu – misalnya, [[LG]] merilis alat buka kunci bootloadernya hanya untuk model ponsel tertentu.<ref>{{CiteCit Ikoe web|date=2015-06-02|title=LG Releases Its Long Promised Bootloader Unlock Tool, But It Currently Only Supports The G4 For The EU Open Market (H815)|url=http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/06/02/lg-releases-its-long-promised-bootloader-unlock-tool-but-it-currently-only-supports-the-g4-for-the-eu-open-market-h815/|website=Android Police|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160930172021/http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/06/02/lg-releases-its-long-promised-bootloader-unlock-tool-but-it-currently-only-supports-the-g4-for-the-eu-open-market-h815/|archive-date=2016-09-30|access-date=2016-10-08|url-status=live}}</ref> Juga, pabrikan dapat menghentikan dukungan membuka ''bootloader'', seperti halnya dengan LG<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-12-06|title=LG will shut down its bootloader unlocking service on December 31|url=https://www.xda-developers.com/lg-bootloader-unlocking-shut-down-december-31/|newspaper=XDA Developers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428215524/https://www.xda-developers.com/lg-bootloader-unlocking-shut-down-december-31/|archive-date=2022-04-28|access-date=2022-05-12|url-status=live}}</ref> dan [[Huawei]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2018-05-25|title=Huawei shuts down bootloader unlock program|url=https://www.phonearena.com/news/huawei-honor-bootloader-unlock-discontinued_id105187|newspaper=PhoneArena|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527194004/https://www.phonearena.com/news/huawei-honor-bootloader-unlock-discontinued_id105187|archive-date=2018-05-27|access-date=2022-05-12|url-status=live}}</ref>
