SeaJAug 7, 2023

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

https://lemm.ee/post/3429727

ASUS is apparently killing the ability to root present and future Zenfones - lemm.ee

TL;DR - ASUS has apparently withdrawn the ability to unlock the bootloader on its phones.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

Show threadStefen AurisAug 7, 2023
Well there goes any compelling reason to buy their phones lol
Show threadKingAug 7, 2023
Yeah no reasons besides only tiny stuff like being only flagship under 6", better speakers than samsung, better cooling and less throttling than samsung, headphone jack, near stock android. More like there are no compelling reasons to root anymore, enjoy your 1k samsung throttling tho
Show threadz2k_Aug 7, 2023
2 years of updates means you’ll quickly end up with a phone that’s waiting to be hacked
Show threadKingAug 7, 2023
They offer 4 years of security updates, what are you on about? It’s even better than sony
Show threadXLRVAug 7, 2023

Well it’s better but it’s still not enough imo.

People shouldn’t be left behind on security just because they don’t have the latest phone, 4 years isn’t long at all.

Now phones are powerful enough to last years, and could last even longer with replaceable batteries. This artificial limitation is anti-customer.

So yeah at least there should be an way to root and install custom ROMs, they may not want to support phones longer officially but they shouldn’t limit the user if they want to do it themselves.

Show threadKingAug 8, 2023
DAE 10 years of support for 800€ ?
Show threadXLRV
They don’t have to support it 10 years, but they shouldn’t prevent people to keep their phones updated themselves with custom ROMs.
Aug 8, 2023 at 7:33pmWeb
Show threadKingAug 8, 2023
Ah the peak of security, third party custom roms. Accept your hobby isnt popular and move on, grown ups like their banking apps working
Show threadXLRVAug 10, 2023

Yeah, you can use Open source roms.

Why being against freedom? Allowing ROMs and root won’t affect you if you don’t want to use them.

No need to be unpleasant too.

Show threadKingAug 10, 2023
Unpleasant lol top thread comment starts with fuck off, the whole thread is unpleasant. Btw open source means nothing if u cant read the code, hoping others will check it for you is not what we call security. So the venn diagram of those programmers who are also willing to read the code with the number of adults willing to not use banking apps leaves us with >1% people who can responsibly root. If you complain for 0 expect an “unpleasant” reality check