ASUS is apparently killing the ability to root present and future Zenfone, Updated

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ASUS is apparently killing the ability to root present and future Zenfones
androidauthority.com

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  • ASUS has apparently withdrawn the ability to unlock the bootloader on its phones.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.
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asus has killed the possibility of me being a potential customer then lol

I still don't buy Sony over the rootkit escapade and that was nearly 30 years ago.

I bought their Zenfone 5 in 15 and I always chose ASUS MoBos whenever I need to upgrade. Not anymore.