ASUS now actively sabotaging attempts to unlock Zenfone 9 bootloader

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I’m waiting for a fairphone with a headphone jack and then hopping on that.

That’s what these are for

They are also available in a few different shapes that may work better depending on device and user preferences and cost like 2-6 bucks on Ali. I use a different one with my steam deck that also has a little U adapter that 180s the plug direction and braces it against the back so it doesn’t torque off if I rotate the device in my hands.

3.5mm jack is practically unbreakable. My usbc port isn’t.

From personal experience, headphone jacks have been more susceptible to wearing out than USB-C.

  • The connection became so loose that the plug would slip out on its own.
  • The jack would (I assume) partially lose contact, resulting in missing frequencies in the audio and crackling if I rotate the plug.

Both of these can be partially remedied by cleaning the port, but after six years with my old phone even that didn’t work anymore. The USB-C port still did, however.