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ASUS is apparently killing the ability to root present and future Zenfones (www.androidauthority.com)
submitted 1 year ago by MargotRobbie@lemmy.world to c/android@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/3429727

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  • ASUS has apparently withdrawn the ability to unlock the bootloader on its phones.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

Well, there goes our hope for the Zenfone 10.

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[–] AlmightySnoo@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

From the article it seems that there's confusion around that at ASUS. Support staff are saying unlocking the bootloader isn't and won't be possible, but at the end of the article you also have this:

A Reddit user claims that the company’s developer liaison on its Telegram channel has no knowledge of any such development. “According to them, the unlock tool server is in maintenance and will resume in Q3,” the person writes.

[–] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Those big companies usually don't have great inter-department communications, we'll just have to wait and see if it's true or not.

[–] jayandp@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

Yeah, hopefully this is just a whole misunderstanding, as there's not much reason for them to stop allowing bootloader unlocks for the people that want them.

[–] jacktherippah@lemdro.id 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Huh, ok. Well then, fuck you Asus.

[–] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

This is still a rumor, let's wait for things to settle down a bit before we get too angry right now.

[–] kzhe@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Welp. Not going to buy Zenfones.

[–] Cheesebaron@feddit.dk 6 points 1 year ago

That sucks. I was considering one of their devices instead of a Google Pixel, mainly due to the form factor. I guess not anymore.

[–] Jaysyn@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I had no idea they even made phones.

[–] AureliusPublius@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

They're actually really good

[–] AlmightySnoo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I got an Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 in 2020 and it already gave up last year by becoming very slow and randomly rebooting from time to time. Updates also seem to have stopped but the phone was released in 2018 so the obsolescence doesn't surprise me, but what's infuriating is that right now it's pretty much garbage. I'm now using it only for work 2FA as the process to add my new Pixel phone to my employer's 2FA is pretty bureaucratic and takes a whole month (and during that month you have to give up working from home since they have to disable 2FA on your old phone).

[–] jayandp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

I've loved their ROG Phones. I had their ROG 2, and now their ROG 6. Complete overkill for most people, but I'm definitely an Android "Power User".

Their Zenfones have also gotten a good reputation as decent mid-range devices that kick some recent trends, like keeping the phones on the smaller side and keeping the headphone jack.

[–] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Pegatron makes a lot of things.

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Fuck Asus then

[–] ScaredDuck@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Mishaal Rahman's ASUS contact have since clarified that they aren't and to "stay tuned".

[–] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Again, for a company as big as Asus/Pegatron, major decisions like this travel slowly and chaotically down the pipeline. We'll have to wait for the Zenfone 10 release to say for sure.

[–] Anti_Weeb_Penguin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

If this is true then F them.

[–] skymtf@pricefield.org 2 points 1 year ago

Is it possible to exploit these phones in the future, I remember unlocking the bootloader on my amazon fire tablet using an exploit.

[–] passepartout@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

I was hoping they would anounce one day that they up their support window bc two years of updates is kind of ridiculous for a 800€ phone. This is of course another way to boost their sales smh.

[–] harry315@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

fucking hell

I was about to buy a Zenfone 9 because it was the perfect device for me

Asus no more, I guess