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  • ASUS has apparently withdrawn the ability to unlock the bootloader on its phones.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.world
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      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.world
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        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.ca
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          1 year ago

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

      • TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world
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        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,