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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 SeaJ@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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  • ASUS has apparently withdrawn the ability to unlock the bootloader on its phones.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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[–] i_am_hungry@meganice.online 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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.

[–] kokesh@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Xiaomi flagships are easily rootable. If not anything else, you can install Xiaomi.eu roms

[–] IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

These have got me curious: https://www.pine64.org/pinephonepro/

[–] skankhunt42@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I have a bunch.... If you're good with Linux and like to mess with your phone daily, you can probably daily drive it with minimal frustration. That is if you just want calls, SMS, and sort of MMS. Other apps or services are still rough around the edge.

If you just want something that works and you don't have to mess with it, stay with android/IOS. I still use my pixel3 with grapheneOS. I like the Speakers too much to upgrade.

[–] Reliant1087@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How usable is waydroid?

[–] skankhunt42@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I've stayed away from waydroid so I can't speak to this. Though, you can think of the phone as a Linux desktop in your pocket. Some programs/apps do not scale to a phone screen and battery life is used like a laptop so the phone can die quickly depending on what you're running.

Waydroid is no different. Give it a try on your PC to get a general idea. Notifications, if working, will cause the phone to die quickly. Android pushes everything through their services.

[–] Reliant1087@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Interesting. I have waydroid on my laptop and it has been pretty smooth. What's the deal with the battery drain? On my laptop battery life is comparable between Linux and windows. Is it driver issue?

[–] partizan@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Motorola Edge g52 is quite a nice phone for low price. They allow rooting, have a jack, supports lineageOS and so on.