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ASUS is apparently killing the ability to root present and future Zenfone, Updated
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this post was submitted on 07 Aug 2023
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Buy motorola edge 30
Put lineage on it
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Profit
Don't these phones only have 2 years of security updates? I believe samsung S23 is a better choice as a small phone as it has 5 years of security updates.
OK. Pixels forever it is.
What phone should I buy that is not complete trash and I can do what I want with? My Samsung phone is almost dying and I really don't want another Samsung, or Asus.
Xiaomi flagships are easily rootable. If not anything else, you can install Xiaomi.eu roms
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I used to own a ZenFone, and Asus's technical support was awful. I guess I'm glad I don't use one now
I have been thinking about getting the ZenFone 10 as well. I have seen a lot of similar posts here and on various google searches. In the XDA forum for the phone there also a topic about not being able to unlock the bootloader/root, but there is a bit more info on the reasoning.
"A moderator in the Asus ZenTalk forum posted that they are working on a new release of the unlock tool and that it should be available in Q3 2023."
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/unlocking-the-bootloader.4607595/
Very cool. But they removed it for now, so I'll assume it's permanent until proven otherwise. Not very cool.
welp, no chance I'm ever considering their phones in future
One less potential customer here then
This is sad to see. Replying from Lineage OS on Asus.
Are they going to increase their abysmal security update support time?
Tbh, it has been years since I last rooted a phone. There is hardly any reason left to do it tbh.
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.
- Advanced permission management
- Backups and exports of system apps
Two things previously possible in stock android (via appops & adb backups), but no longer possible to any realistic extent (particularly ADB backups, as most devs disable this for their apps). These are the main factors for me rooting personally
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