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2y ago

ASUS is apparently killing the ability to root present and future Zenfones

www.androidauthority.com ASUS is apparently killing the ability to root present and future Zenfones

ASUS is reportedly telling customers they can no longer unlock the bootloader on their phones, including the Zenfone 9 and Zenfone 10.

ASUS is apparently killing the ability to root present and future Zenfones

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ASUS has apparently withdrawn the ability to unlock the bootloader on its phones.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

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Kapow @exploding-heads.com

2y ago

Asus has removed the ability to unlock the bootloader

www.androidauthority.com /asus-unlock-bootloader-tool-removed-3352783/

Asus has removed the ability to unlock the bootloader

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Margot Robbie @lemmy.world

2y ago

ASUS is apparently killing the ability to root present and future Zenfones

www.androidauthority.com /asus-unlock-bootloader-tool-removed-3352783/

ASUS is apparently killing the ability to root present and future Zenfones

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ASUS is apparently killing the posibility of me being a potential customer of their smartphones.
- Rooting users are only a small percentage of all users so they probably won't even notice unfortunately.
  sent from rooted phone
  
  Doesn't matter if I ever want to root my phone or not.
  It's mine.
  
  People who just want a vanilla experience likely all buy Samsung.
  
  Samsung goes so hard with their proprietary apps and intrusive ads. The closest to vanilla I've gotten is a pixel phone.
  
  Samsung unlocked is free to root, and they even provide the tools to do so. Most models supported in the free distros as well.
  
  Yeah, but then you break Knox, and can't EVER fix it. The phone becomes instantly worthless for resale.
  
  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,
- ASUS annihilated the possibility I'd ever buy any ASUS product after the way they handled the 7800X3D/AM5 VoC issue. I had never really noticed, but a pretty big swathe of my tech came from them (laptop, monitor, and motherboard among others) but no more.

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