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ASUS is apparently killing the ability to root present and future Zenfone, Updated (www.androidauthority.com)

submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by SeaJ@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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ASUS has apparently withdrawn the ability to unlock the bootloader on its phones.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.

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[–] TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago (4 children)

People who just want a vanilla experience likely all buy Samsung.

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[–] brygphilomena@lemmy.world 14 points 3 years ago (3 children)

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

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[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

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

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[–] Hyacin@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 years ago

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

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[–] TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years 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,

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