ASUS is apparently killing the ability to root present and future Zenfones
www.androidauthority.com
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  • ASUS has apparently withdrawn the ability to unlock the bootloader on its phones.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.
    • Chemical WonkaEnglish
      16•1 year ago

      Pixel phones are the few ones that you can unlock the bootloader and lock again.

    • ahornsirup
      9•1 year ago

      Sony allows unlocking the bootloader on a lot of their devices. Except two new US-specific models, according to their site.

    • @joel_feilaEnglish
      9•1 year ago

      fairphone is fully repairable and rootable