ASUS is apparently killing the ability to root present and future Zenfones
www.androidauthority.com
ASUS is reportedly telling customers they can no longer unlock the bootloader on their phones, including the Zenfone 9 and Zenfone 10.

Update from Asus

The service team reply misunderstood the situation. Unlock tool is unavailable at this moment but we are allowing the possibility to unlock, please stay tuned.

**TL;DR

  • ASUS has apparently withdrawn the ability to unlock the bootloader on its phones.
  • As per the company’s technical support team, Zenfone 10 and Zenfone 9 users won’t be able to root their phones.
    • brygphilomena@lemmy.worldEnglish
      172·
      1 year ago

      Samsung goes so hard with their proprietary apps and intrusive ads. The closest to vanilla I’ve gotten is a pixel phone.

      • just_another_person@lemmy.worldEnglish
        61·
        1 year ago

        Samsung unlocked is free to root, and they even provide the tools to do so. Most models supported in the free distros as well.

        • Hyacin@lemmy.caEnglish
          6·
          1 year ago

          Yeah, but then you break Knox, and can’t EVER fix it. The phone becomes instantly worthless for resale.

      • TwilightVulpine@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        By vanilla I mean the most basic for consumers, not debloated factory default, which is what someone who roots their phone might want. The average customer is definitely not bothering with that,