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

3 years ago by SeaJ to c/technology

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ASUS is reportedly telling customers they can no longer unlock the bootloader on their phones, including the Zenfone 9 and Zenfone 10.

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  • ASUS has apparently withdrawn the ability to unlock the bootloader on its phones.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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unskilledlabor 2 points 3 years ago

If I ever come across anyone in the wild who actually has one I'll be sure to warn them not to root their phone.

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