An Android Authority report detailed that Asus had seemingly removed the ability to unlock the bootloader on its Zenfone devices.

ASUS refunds Zenfone buyer for failing to provide bootloader unlock tools as promised A money claim case in the UK resulted in a Zenfone buyer getting a full refund after ASUS broke its promise.

ASUS is reportedly telling customers they can no longer unlock the bootloader on their phones, including the Zenfone 9 and Zenfone 10.

Samsung's Android 16-based One UI 8 update reportedly removes the option to unlock the bootloader on many Galaxy phones.

Xiaomi just introduced strict restrictions to unlocking the bootloader on its HyperOS-running phones, citing security and data protection. While MIUI devices offer some amount of flexibility in ...