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  • ASUS has apparently withdrawn the ability to unlock the bootloader on its phones.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.
  • @[email protected]
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    371 year ago

    Rooting users are only a small percentage of all users so they probably won’t even notice unfortunately.

    sent from rooted phone

    • @TwilightVulpine
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      61 year ago

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

      • @brygphilomena
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        171 year ago

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

        • @just_another_person
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          51 year ago

          Samsung unlocked is free to root, and they even provide the tools to do so. Most models supported in the free distros as well.

          • Hyacin
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            61 year ago

            Yeah, but then you break Knox, and can’t EVER fix it. The phone becomes instantly worthless for resale.

        • @TwilightVulpine
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          31 year 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,

    • @PunnyName
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      21 year ago

      Doesn’t matter if I ever want to root my phone or not.

      It’s mine.