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ASUS is apparently killing the ability to root present and future Zenfone, Updated (www.androidauthority.com)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Update from Asus

The service team reply misunderstood the situation. Unlock tool is unavailable at this moment but we are allowing the possibility to unlock, please stay tuned.

**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  • ASUS has apparently withdrawn the ability to unlock the bootloader on its phones.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 won’t be able to root their phones.
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[–] emergencyfood 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can't you remove bloatware with adb nowadays?

See https://www.makeuseof.com/uninstall-android-app-adb-system-apps-bloatware/

Also https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18755739/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It doesn't remove them, it uninstalls the app from the current user profile, but they persist on system level. That's what I meant with the comment in brackets.

It's the best you can do if rooting is not an option, but I prefer a full removal.

[–] emergencyfood 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah, I see. Would the app still run and consume resources? Or is it just sitting in whatever is a phone's equivalent of a hard disc?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It would just sit there and be dormant.