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

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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ASUS has apparently withdrawn the ability to unlock the bootloader on its phones.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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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 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,