SeaJ@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoASUS is apparently killing the ability to root present and future Zenfoneswww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up150arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up148arrow-down1external-linkASUS is apparently killing the ability to root present and future Zenfoneswww.androidauthority.comSeaJ@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square39fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
TL;DR ASUS has apparently withdrawn the ability to unlock the bootloader on its phones.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-squareXperr7@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agoOh, fuck off. I’m not one to root my phone, but you own the damn thing. Once it’s in your hands, the maker should have no right to tell you what to do with it.
minus-squareXLRV@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoYeah, I’m really tired of this. We should be able to root and install any OS on our phones like we can do on PC. I don’t use root or custom ROMs on my phone anymore but this is something that should always be possible.
minus-squareJake Farm@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoConsumers seem to be too dumb for their own good.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoRegulators seem to be too captured for consumers’ good.
Oh, fuck off. I’m not one to root my phone, but you own the damn thing. Once it’s in your hands, the maker should have no right to tell you what to do with it.
Yeah, I’m really tired of this.
We should be able to root and install any OS on our phones like we can do on PC.
I don’t use root or custom ROMs on my phone anymore but this is something that should always be possible.
Consumers seem to be too dumb for their own good.
Regulators seem to be too captured for consumers’ good.