• hypelightfly@kbin.social
    32·
    11 months ago

    ASUS killed off bootloader unlocking back in May and has yet to fix that. If you try right now, you cannot unlock your ASUS phone. They may fix that in the future and are saying that’s the case but as of right now, you can’t.

  • SHITPOSTING_ACCOUNT@feddit.deEnglish
    20·
    11 months ago

    Claiming that they want to allow it is pretty worthless if it has been killed off for months with no fix (and no fix in sight)…

  • wingsfortheirsmiles@feddit.ukEnglish
    11·
    11 months ago

    Doesn’t exactly reflect well on Asus’ customer service but good to get confirmation at least (especially as someone who just bought a ZF10!)

  • droidpenguin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    11 months ago

    Part of their Zenfone marketing is keeping “legacy” features like headphone jack and small form factor, they should allow unlocking. Hopefully they’ll follow through and allow you to modify the device that you purchased.

  • Never_Sm1le@lemdro.idEnglish
    10·
    11 months ago

    Let’s hope it’s not like Nokia situation. Promise BL unlock and only the Nokia 8 get it officially

  • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
    6·
    11 months ago

    Hopefully they keep to their word. Could be another Nokia or Huawei situation here. I’m still upset about the Huawei one, just after I unlocked my phone it was stolen, and by the time I got a replacement the unlock service was taken down.

      • lud@lemm.eeEnglish
        4·
        11 months ago

        The zenphones seems pretty nice actually.

        A bit too pricey for me though.

      • Setarkus@toast.oooEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        Well, it seems like I’ve had a roommate under that rock for years without noticing

      • jayandp@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        3·
        11 months ago

        I’ve had the ROG 2, and now the ROG 6. Up there as my favorite phones ever. Even if you aren’t a phone gamer, it’s great for Android Phone power users too.

        Surprisingly, though I didn’t originally buy with it in mind, the second side USB-C port quickly became one of my favorite features.

        • Jim Bean@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          11 months ago

          UHHH… it does. There are at least 3 in active development, plus official TWRP which is being constantly updated and one or two kernels including Kirisakura.

          • ominouslemon@lemm.eeEnglish
            1·
            11 months ago

            For real? That’s very good news, last time I checked on XDA there were none. What I would absolutely love is an official Lineage port, but those usually take a lot of time

            • Jim Bean@lemm.eeEnglish
              2·
              11 months ago

              Hell yeah! I imagine they’ll keep coming, soon as bootloader unlocking is available again. I believe the chap who maintains LOS on the Zenfone 8 also owns a ZF9, so you may be in luck… Omni is rock solid though, usually better than LOS!

      • pearsche@lemdro.idEnglish
        31·
        11 months ago

        true, but Mishaal is reliable I’d say. I can always get a motorola though. Otherwise, welp, I’d get an iPhone because I regret my Xiaomi

        • ijeff@lemdro.idOPEnglish
          13·
          11 months ago

          I’m thinking more in the sense of ASUS following through with commitment rather than doubting Mishaal :).

          • MishaalRahman@lemdro.idEnglish
            12·
            11 months ago

            Yeah, this is the right approach. It’s true that ASUS dropped the ball when it comes to getting their bootloader unlock tool server back online as well as in keeping users updated on their progress. It’s also true that you should never really take what support staff says at face value, and that a response from a PR rep is always preferable over support staff.

            However, there are times when even the PR reps aren’t aware of an internal policy change, or they aren’t allowed to communicate as such yet. I don’t think that’s the case here, though. The PR rep I’m in touch with is the same one who has been running the Zenfone developer program for years, so I trust them!

            • YⓄ乙 @aussie.zoneEnglish
              1·
              10 months ago

              Hey bro, I cant open your website because of all the trackers embedded in it. can you please talk to your team and get some trackers removed ?

  • notenoughbutter@lemmy.mlEnglish
    2·
    11 months ago

    Nitter-mirror

    mishaal is already on mastodon, so don’t link to that website once known as twitter