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ASUS is apparently killing the ability to root present and future Zenfones (www.androidauthority.com)
submitted 1 year ago by SeaJ@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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  • ASUS has apparently withdrawn the ability to unlock the bootloader on its phones.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
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[-] Zak@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Pixel devices don't require permission via a server. Unlocking is enabled via developer settings on the device.

Doing it any other way is user-hostile.

this post was submitted on 07 Aug 2023
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