SeaJ@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoASUS is apparently killing the ability to root present and future Zenfoneswww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square121fedilinkarrow-up1496arrow-down118file-textcross-posted to: digitslfreedom@exploding-heads.comandroid@lemmy.world
arrow-up1478arrow-down1external-linkASUS is apparently killing the ability to root present and future Zenfoneswww.androidauthority.comSeaJ@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square121fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: digitslfreedom@exploding-heads.comandroid@lemmy.world
TL;DR ASUS has apparently withdrawn the ability to unlock the bootloader on its phones.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
minus-squarepallettownbry@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·1 year agoThis is exactly why I sent my Zenphone 9 back. Shame because it was such a good little phone and one of the few flagships with a headphone jack.
minus-squaretransistorlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 year agoZenfone 9 can’t be bootloader unlocked? Edit : I thought it was for future Zenfones only.
minus-squarepallettownbry@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoNope. At least not when I bought mine only a couple of months ago, I guess right when they blocked the unlocking tool from being used. Super annoying.
This is exactly why I sent my Zenphone 9 back. Shame because it was such a good little phone and one of the few flagships with a headphone jack.
Zenfone 9 can’t be bootloader unlocked?Edit : I thought it was for future Zenfones only.Nope. At least not when I bought mine only a couple of months ago, I guess right when they blocked the unlocking tool from being used. Super annoying.