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  • ASUS has apparently withdrawn the ability to unlock the bootloader on its phones.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.
  • boonhet@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    But here is the thing why do I need to use a tool to connect to a server just to be allowed to unlock the bootloader

    It’s been this way since I first flashed a custom ROM on my 2011 Xperia and I’ve never gotten it. It seems so useless. Either Huawei or Xiaomi wanted me to provide a REASON for unlocking.

    I think Nexus phones were unlockable without making a request to a server. I might be wrong though. But I do miss the Nexus line.

    • Zak@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Pixel devices don’t require permission via a server. Unlocking is enabled via developer settings on the device.

      Doing it any other way is user-hostile.