SeaJ@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoASUS is apparently killing the ability to root present and future Zenfoneswww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square135fedilinkarrow-up1536arrow-down121file-text
arrow-up1515arrow-down1external-linkASUS is apparently killing the ability to root present and future Zenfoneswww.androidauthority.comSeaJ@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square135fedilinkfile-text
TL;DR ASUS has apparently withdrawn the ability to unlock the bootloader on its phones.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
minus-squarebrygphilomena@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down2·1 year agoSamsung goes so hard with their proprietary apps and intrusive ads. The closest to vanilla I’ve gotten is a pixel phone.
minus-squarejust_another_person@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoSamsung unlocked is free to root, and they even provide the tools to do so. Most models supported in the free distros as well.
minus-squareHyacin@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoYeah, but then you break Knox, and can’t EVER fix it. The phone becomes instantly worthless for resale.
minus-squareTwilightVulpine@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoBy vanilla I mean the most basic for consumers, not debloated factory default, which is what someone who roots their phone might want. The average customer is definitely not bothering with that,
Samsung goes so hard with their proprietary apps and intrusive ads. The closest to vanilla I’ve gotten is a pixel phone.
Samsung unlocked is free to root, and they even provide the tools to do so. Most models supported in the free distros as well.
Yeah, but then you break Knox, and can’t EVER fix it. The phone becomes instantly worthless for resale.
By vanilla I mean the most basic for consumers, not debloated factory default, which is what someone who roots their phone might want. The average customer is definitely not bothering with that,