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

Asus removed its bootloader unlock tool, forcing users to stay on their phone's stock firmware. A Zenfone buyer in the UK took Asus to court, and has reached a settlement for a full refund in a ...

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 ...