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ASUS has clarified that it will continue to offer a bootloader unlock tool. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. ASUS Zenfone owners ...

In the UK, a Zenfone buyer sued ASUS over the company’s broken promise to provide bootloader unlocking support for its phones. The buyer won, getting a full refund for the phone and their court fees, ...

Unrevoked and AlphaRev, the development teams behind two popular Android hacking tools have teamed up to release a new tool called Revolutionary. It’s an S-OFF Tool that lets you flash a custom ...

OnePlus is making a considerable change with its Android 16 update which will require users to fill out an application before having the ability to unlock their bootloader. In a post this week, ...

ASUS has apparently withdrawn the ability to unlock the bootloader on its phones.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. A ...

A new Qualcomm GBL exploit is reportedly affecting Qualcomm SoCs, mainly the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. This enables bootloader unlocking on flagship phones that were previously difficult to ...

The good news is that as promised phone-maker HTC has launched a new web tool that you can use to unlock the bootloader on selected Android smartphones. The bad news is that right now selected ...

Years ago, unlocking the bootloader on Android phones was more common. While far fewer people do it now, there is still a niche that likes to test advanced software modifications and more. That said, ...

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Xiaomi just launched its new “HyperOS” skin for Android devices, but in a bit of a twist of the knife to enthusiasts, the company is not only disabling the option to unlock the bootloader but is also ...

Users have started reporting experiencing problems with their Pixel 9 series device when rooting/unlocking its bootloader. Many of Google's new AI features for the Pixel 9 stop working when one of ...