Unlocking your bootloader is like deciding to leave that gate unlocked because you’d rather have pizza and packages and take your chances than keep things locked down. It’s very secure and keeps unsavory types at bay, but it also blocks the good guys that you’ve deemed safe, like the pizza guy or your friendly neighborhood FedEx driver. Think of a locked bootloader like a gate in front of your house, designed to open only for you and no one else.
It’s also what stops you from doing all kinds of fun things, like rooting to install an ad blocker, or flashing a custom ROM. It’s what stops unapproved and potentially malicious third-party software from doing real harm. This is an extremely important part of your phone’s security. More specifically, the bootloader is looking for any unofficial software that the manufacturer (that’s us, in this case) or your carrier hasn’t signed off on. When you break it down, the term ‘bootloader’ is pretty self-explanatory: it’s the program that loads when your phone boots and checks to make sure everything is as it should be. To quote the late Benjamin Parker: “With great power comes great responsibility.” Unlocking the bootloader on your ZenFone is dead simple, but you should understand that it’s not a something to be done on a whim, either. If your relationship with your phone doesn’t go beyond standard, everyday use, and you’re happy with your phone as it is, you likely don’t need to unlock your bootloader or root your device at all. And, more to the point, why you’re doing it.
If you want to root your phone or personalize your Android experience with custom recoveries and third-party ROMs, well, who are we to stop you? ASUS has dedicated utilities that reduce the ZenFone bootloader unlock procedure to just a few clicks, and this step-by-step guide will walk you through the process from start to finish.īefore we get started, it helps to know what the heck you’re doing in the first place. While we can’t recommend unlocking, we’re not here to tell you what you can and can’t do with the hardware you’ve bought. The bootloader is a key part of your phone’s security, and it’s locked for a reason.
Unlocking the bootloader on your phone isn’t always a straightforward process.
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