ASUS is apparently killing the ability to root present and future Zenfones
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ASUS is reportedly telling customers they can no longer unlock the bootloader on their phones, including the Zenfone 9 and Zenfone 10.

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  • ASUS has apparently withdrawn the ability to unlock the bootloader on its phones.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.
  • CamileBlah@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    11 months ago

    I have been thinking about getting the ZenFone 10 as well. I have seen a lot of similar posts here and on various google searches. In the XDA forum for the phone there also a topic about not being able to unlock the bootloader/root, but there is a bit more info on the reasoning.

    “A moderator in the Asus ZenTalk forum posted that they are working on a new release of the unlock tool and that it should be available in Q3 2023.”

    https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/unlocking-the-bootloader.4607595/

    • Fubber Nuckin'@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      11 months ago

      Very cool. But they removed it for now, so I’ll assume it’s permanent until proven otherwise. Not very cool.