Asus no longer lets you unlock the bootloader of your Zenfone
- fran6325
- L8n
- 07 Aug 2023
oofio2461, 07 Aug 2023Ppl are forgetting all mediatek bootloaders cannot be unlockedHow? I've unlocked MTK phones but maybe it depends on the brand because Samsung phones can be unlocked as long as you aren't in the US you just trip Knox
- fran6325
- L8n
- 07 Aug 2023
So they have terrible software and now close their bl unlock method.. I hope they don't become the Taiwanese Huawei
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- Anonymous
- M8B
- 07 Aug 2023
This is a classical move that Chinese companies do, when they are planning to install more spyware to their phones. Huawei did it. It is very difficult to know what is installed in the phone if bootloader is locked.
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- Anonymous
- pUy
- 07 Aug 2023
Anonymous, 07 Aug 2023Me and my iPhone 11 🤣🤣🤣 at Android users crying over bootlo... moremore emojis please
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- Anonymous
- YUU
- 07 Aug 2023
Me and my iPhone 11 🤣🤣🤣 at Android users crying over bootloader lock for good by the manufacturer. Stuck on just 2 years of update 🤣🤣 ohh wait, I own an Android phone too 😅 running as my daily drive alongside with my iPhone 😅😅
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- Anton.
- 8xX
- 07 Aug 2023
that is where apple is eating them all, without competition in its segment.. the only one in android that comes close is samsung due to the duration of updates, and obviously google for owning the system... Which is not convenient for one manufacturer of android, which compresses a cell phone and lasts for years without spending money on another phone, this only looks like apple
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- Stoon
- rXP
- 07 Aug 2023
Zendroid, 07 Aug 2023So? The xda staff will find a way, faster than you can say zen. bootloader code is proprietary ... no one can access it without oem permission !
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- Anonymous
- rJ5
- 07 Aug 2023
Final nail in the coffin
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- Anonymous
- gqb
- 07 Aug 2023
Could it be that there are bugs in their software?
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- Bodygard
- nwX
- 07 Aug 2023
Vasra, 07 Aug 2023For me : Time to ditch Asus until they allow it again. I wa... moreSpot on. I have an Oneplus5 from 2017 still lying around as a backup and it's updated will pixel experience android 13, works like a charm fast and smooth, gcam, July security patch etc
If these brands at least gave us longer lasting update support, we wouldn't have to unlock and flash...but no, they want us to buy more and more of course...
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- Anonymous
- rJ5
- 07 Aug 2023
Totally noob here in flashing rom knowledge. One question, can we replace bootloader with custom one?
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- Asus
- raQ
- 07 Aug 2023
Ugh so sad.
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- Stoon
- rXP
- 07 Aug 2023
What's the point to make kernel sources available and make unlocking the bootloader unavailable ??? Even the pixel devices allow this procedure without any delay !!!
This is totally inacceptable ... i dropped huawei devices from a while because of this policy !
Asus ... goodbye. Next please !
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- Anonymous
- 3G%
- 07 Aug 2023
Welp, guess which phones I'm never gonna buy now
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- Anonymous
- pWD
- 07 Aug 2023
Alright, now increase the official updates to at least 3 or 4 years for major OS updates, then this isn't a too bad situation. Still wouldn't be ideal, but wouldn't be a deal breaker for me. Haven't rooted or replaced the rom of my phones since 2014, or something like that.
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- Phone Critic
- d%A
- 07 Aug 2023
OK ... Then increase your Android Support from 1 to 3 Years warranty
Otherwise
No one will buy your Phones
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- Cpt.Power
- SH3
- 07 Aug 2023
Like it ever matters.
Updates or not many brands proven their phones can easily working without any issues even 5-10 years after updates.