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  • ASUS has apparently withdrawn the ability to unlock the bootloader on its phones.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
    • ddkman@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Yes there is.

      If you want a cfw, which you do because your phone either comes with 2 years of updates or has touchwiz.

      If you run cfw you NEED safetynet. Even the witzair app crashes without it. If you cfw and need safetynet, you have to have magisk. Magisk needs root for the safetynetfix.

    • godless@feddit.de
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      1 year ago

      Plenty of reasons.

      • System wide adblock
      • Advanced permission management
      • Backups and exports of system apps
      • Full uninstall of bloatware (instead of mere hiding them with adb)
      • Enabling screenshots system-wide

      And a bunch of other stuff I need in order to have a fully functioning device.