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- ASUS has apparently withdrawn the ability to unlock the bootloader on its phones.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.
Welp. Not going to buy Zenfones.
Huh, ok. Well then, fuck you Asus.
This is still a rumor, let’s wait for things to settle down a bit before we get too angry right now.
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.
Is it possible to exploit these phones in the future, I remember unlocking the bootloader on my amazon fire tablet using an exploit.
That sucks. I was considering one of their devices instead of a Google Pixel, mainly due to the form factor. I guess not anymore.
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.
Fuck Asus then
If this is true then F them.
fucking hell
I was about to buy a Zenfone 9 because it was the perfect device for me
Asus no more, I guess
I had no idea they even made phones.
They’re actually really good
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.
