# Tecno 

- Verdict: **⚠️ Proceed with caution!**
- Verdict: **🍅 Terrible!** (Unisoc)

Tecno requires you to have a [Tecno ID][Tecno ID] for two weeks before the OEM Unlocking option becomes available in the settings. Afterwards, you can follow the [standard unlock guide](../../misc/generic-unlock.md) for devices with a MediaTek SoC. Unisoc devices cannot be unlocked, this is *not* Tecno's fault, Unisoc does not allow unlocking.

## Kernel sources
Tecno, despite using the GKI (Generic Kernel Image), does not release the kernel source code for its devices. This constitutes a violation of the GPL license, which requires manufacturers to distribute the source code along with the binary kernel builds.
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Authored by [Ivy / Lost-Entrepreneur439](https://github.com/Lost-Entrepreneur439), [DiabloSat](https://github.com/progzone122).<br/>

[Tecno ID]:https://xdaforums.com/t/guide-rooting-tecno-spark-20-kj5n-twrp-custom-recovery.4667636/