: Ensuring the device isn't on a "bit" version that has patched current exploits.

: Preventing a perfectly good device from becoming e-waste just because a specific carrier is no longer used.

: Temporarily disabling the handshake between the hardware and the carrier’s SIM-lock service.

The A10 (A105), A10e (A102), and A10s (A107) represent a unique era for Samsung. Because they use a mix of and MediaTek chipsets, the "scripting" approach varies. The A10s, for instance, often requires MediaTek-specific exploit tools (like MTK Client) to bypass the bootloader security before a network script can even execute. The Freedom Factor